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My 2 teenage daughters are having a deep discussion on which One Direction

DodgerMike

1:09pm

Blog: Will Big 12 Conference Look To Include BYU In Their Next Realignment Move? View

[KSL Sports]

1:08pm

Spoken with someone that has Texas Tech connections. Texas Tech legitimately

Ozymandias

1:07pm

RE: Spoken with someone that has Texas Tech connections. Texas Tech legitimately

Mississippi

1:08pm

They must be a brilliant academic institution

Don Carlton

1:08pm

This story went 1 step further last night. My son went into the utility closet

JAGA97

1:05pm

antifreeze in the water bowl

panacablue

1:06pm

That could be a solution for the cat and skunk.

JAGA97

1:07pm

If BYU gets an invite I swear I will never post again!

Tank's Dad

1:04pm

an invite to the where? The MWC?

Cougar TD

1:08pm

Do you think Horns Down will be a penalty still?

Alpi Gusto Truly Addicted User

12:58pm

We had someone in the SEC pretend to pee like a dog... ugh, the horns down might be the mildest thing done...

Coug

1:00pm

Texas won’t be top dog in the SEC.

Everyman

1:03pm

Build me your best new conference from the remnants of the Big12, G5 and Indy..

cougarmikey

12:56pm

RE: Build me your best new conference from the remnants of the Big12, G5 and

Cougar TD

12:59pm

RE: Build me your best new conference from the remnants of the Big12, G5 and Indy..

DieHarder

1:02pm

USC and UCLA won't leave Stanford and Cal. They all view themselves as the Ivy

RyneK

1:06pm

USC is all about USC.

BluesBrother

1:08pm

RE: Build me your best new conference from the remnants of the Big12, G5 and

Kavorka

1:06pm

RE: Build me your best new conference from the remnants of the Big12, G5 and

bigbossbyu

1:06pm

What is the best mouse and rat trap?

dryflycoug

12:56pm

Glue boards with peanut butter.

Corn

12:58pm

If you like squealing mice that you still need to kill, sure.

Corn Pop

1:03pm

I just use the standard snap traps for both mice and rats

Tricky

12:58pm

If it’s mice they are easy, almost anything will work

Jericho

1:00pm

Normal snap trap. But put chewed up hot Tomales on it. They are sticky and the

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

1:00pm

We have a cat who earns his keep. This one looks interesting though

deejo

1:01pm

That's a cheap knock off of this one. See my post below.

durandal

1:07pm

This one looks pretty convincing. This guy's channel I'm sure has other recommendations too.

durandal

1:03pm

Snap traps + glue traps. Cheese or peanut butter work on snap traps.

lightmann

1:05pm

My vote goes to the Joe Carter method.

bluedad

1:06pm

So we’re going to the AAC now, right?

LyleLanley Starter

12:53pm

B12 teams need time to figure out their future. At least 6 will be resigned

CougarCanuck76

12:56pm

Maybe I'll fly this next July 24th

Florwood

12:53pm

Do they make a rainbow striped one? Oops, that's appropriate only for June.

StarMan

12:55pm

Dang it, now I'm hungry for some spanakopita and moussaka.

LeftOfNormal

12:55pm

Needs to be a little more royal, but yeah

Florwood

1:01pm

POLL: How many identical expansion threads and polls will we see over the next few months?

Nikomedes

12:51pm

The annual attempt by Box Elder bugs to infiltrate my house is usually right before it snows (in late Fall). This year

Division Bell Intervention Needed

12:50pm

They want out of the cold AND the heat now. Selfish little things, aren't they?

LeftOfNormal

12:53pm

I had a neighbor buy chickens to take care of that problem

chitchatfan

1:01pm

Lubbock mayor sends letter go Gov Abbott re: "A strong Big 12 is essential"

Y'zGuy

12:49pm

Here's letter without going through FB

Y'zGuy

12:54pm

The state of Utah is an overachieving busy bee bunch.. View

@CriddleBenjamin Benjamin Criddle

12:48pm

Without UT to hate (and to a lesser extent OU), what will bind the “Orphan 8”...

BluesBrother

12:46pm

Survival

Turnpike Lane

12:47pm

So TCU, TT, and Baylor, and maybe KSU, will huddle together in the lifeboat ...

BluesBrother

12:50pm

Sure, BYU vs Iowa State . . . our new rival

2FarGone

12:49pm

Obviously, BYU/TCU is the most promising future rivalry. We already loathe ...

BluesBrother

12:52pm

Hate of BYU.

kccougar

12:53pm

So, we “got that going for us ... which is nice.”

BluesBrother

12:55pm

If BYU got P5 money, what would they do with it?

DKN #TeamBrooks

12:43pm

Donate it to Utah’s law school

4th and Niner

12:44pm

Easy. You are going to set Ragnar off

TNT

12:44pm

RE: Donate it to Utah’s law school

Deleted

12:47pm

RE: Donate it to Utah’s law school

hxmCougar2000

12:53pm

Pay coaches better. Upgrade the stadium.

Future_Tacos

12:44pm

Replace the carpet in the University of Utah law school.

DieHarder

12:44pm

RE: If BYU got P5 money, what would they do with it?

Borg

12:44pm

Renovations to facilities, then add some sports back.

Turnpike Lane

12:45pm

Double the size of Cougar Tails but keep the price the same.

Soy Celeste

12:46pm

RE: Double the size of Cougar Tails but keep the price the same.

2FarGone

12:46pm

Spend it.

Everyman

12:46pm

Imo not nearly as different as many here think

cougfanz

12:49pm

Add a Gender Studies chair.

panacablue

12:50pm

which one?

yahtzee

12:54pm

LOL. That may actually have to happen.

BluesBrother

12:54pm

they'd be like a mule with a spinning wheel

yahtzee

12:52pm

Build a top notch intramural activities building

Marc Spector

12:52pm

Payoff the 132nd Ward to not reserve the practice facility.

mudpupper

1:02pm

Connelly: great reasons for B12 leftovers to stick together, add on

mjmill

12:41pm

Exactly. He gets it. And other sports would be awesome as well.

Turnpike Lane

12:43pm

Bill Connelly for the win

2FarGone

12:44pm

Agree on everything but point 4. Memphis does not help any conference expand IMO

squints

12:45pm

Location helps them. And their football is solid and hoops could be elite, which helps Kansas. Gotta throw them a bone.

Turnpike Lane

12:46pm

An in-conference team for BYU to immediately hate

LosAlcoug

12:50pm

Leftovers B12 would have the least variance from top-to-bottom of any P5

LeonMarek

12:48pm

Bball would be fun. I like this idea for BYU the best.

Hoss Bonaventure

1:06pm

Just paid way too much for expedited passports for four kids. And my trip isn’t

BYUHawk

12:39pm

I would do what you did (and curse our government the whole time) 🙂

Tricky

12:49pm

Did the same thing for a trip in November....

StapleGun

12:53pm

Yeah, but seems random. I’ve heard other stories of taking really long. But

BYUHawk

12:59pm

Big 12 Commissioner says cable is dead

IndepYndent

12:39pm

Rutgers, man. Rutgers.

CosmoK

12:40pm

That helps us, yeah? Makes markets like Houston and San Diego irrelevant

BlueVU

12:41pm

It means conferences are only interested in schools that bring measurable value

hansel

12:45pm

What is "value" in today's collegiate sports/football marketplace?

Borg

12:47pm

In the end, value is still $$$, but you have to look at all the ways in which

cougarfan84

12:55pm

And buy fits the bill...just depends on if we add enough to overcome our

ColonelMustard

1:02pm

Looks like he is building the case for a BYU invitation

2FarGone

12:41pm

Fan base makes the world go round

Nat Gas Man

12:42pm

This benefits BYU. BYU doesn't own any market outside of Utah, but it is a Top 5

dYrtbYkerYder

12:42pm

Is that true? Pretty amazing.

CosmoK

12:46pm

Basically the entire West. No need for BSU

Nat Gas Man

12:47pm

Do you have any links to back that up?

ldssdl

1:02pm

Shouldn’t have been an argument at the time. So short sighted

YIsForBrigham

12:58pm

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Kansas is our FCS-level game each year

rivercitycoug

12:35pm

I think Wagner, Savannah State, and Utah Tech would be tougher

2FarGone

12:38pm

Team handball is a great sport. Spain vs Norway on now -NBCSN

Everyman

12:32pm

I honestly have no idea what handball is.

rivercitycoug

12:36pm

It's like soccer on a basketball court but you can use your hands..and all shots

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

12:37pm

It was by far the the most fun sport in high school PE

deejo

12:37pm

The Olympics is trying to convince me how very few great sports there are.

pink22

12:38pm

I get the goal of wanting somewhere for people who are enthusiastic about niche

joelvandyne

12:45pm

My JR High school is like a 20 time national champion in team handball. I am

jholling

12:49pm

Article: The inside story of how 2 relatively unknown BYU players became first Cougars to land NIL deals View

[Deseret News]

12:30pm

The Big 12 was not a real conference, it was the Big 2 + 8

HawkeyeCoug

12:29pm

You could say that about every P5 conference. Maybe the number varies a little (but not much) by conference

Indy Coug

12:37pm

*Except for the SEC

Goliath

12:55pm

That is the same thing with every conference. They all have 2-3 teams that win

Cougz19

12:38pm

Big 12 has actually been very competitive in Football. Outside of KU and TTU

Submariner

12:48pm

Balanced in performance, but not money

HawkeyeCoug

12:56pm

That's basically the ACC And PAC12 also...

Coug

12:50pm

POLL: How many identical expansion threads and polls will we see over the next few months?

TEXAS mutual friends

12:29pm

At least one too many

Don Carlton

12:31pm

But it we keep talking about it, maybe we'll catch some fire!!

Marc Spector

12:39pm

Next few months? It could be the next few years,

Everyman

12:42pm

I think in the end we will realize that the journey and the friends we make along the way are just as important and it

TEXAS

12:56pm

BYU - The kind of the round hole in a square peg world.

Tank's Dad

12:27pm

Can never think of round pegs without thinking of this now

Bandersnatch

12:29pm

Compare these 3 conferences with a few assumptions:

nephicoug All-American

12:24pm

That hypothetical Big 12 looks stronger than that ACC, but not by much. Kind

bigbossbyu

12:32pm

I think it's actually WAY stronger than what the ACC could put together and is close to on par with the existing PAC-12

nephicoug

12:33pm

Yeah you’re probably right. The new G5’s in that Big 12 are much stronger than

bigbossbyu

12:35pm

One big winner of the Big12 implosion: Mike Leach. Laughing at TTU.

bruincoug

12:20pm

He’s been gone for 11 years, so he’s probably moved on.

Texas Hammer

12:23pm

I was let go from a job 14 years ago. I haven’t forgotten. And I didn’t even

bruincoug

12:25pm

ha! no he hasn't... they still owe him a bunch of $$$

Y'zGuy

12:25pm

Not with the way it happened

BYU '80

12:26pm

Would be awesome if TT ended up in the MWC with Utah state.

Unibro

12:27pm

I think it’s a nervous laugh, hoping the new guys don’t open up that shed.

rivercitycoug

12:41pm

Lengthy ESPN+ article on realignment. Here is the section relevant to BYU

Tonto

12:19pm

This would be great. Not sure it is likely, but if BYU can get in, it's the best

Shinshin

12:25pm

Unfortunately, “fun as heck” isn’t high on the list of realignment priorities.

Cougarclaw

12:28pm

How has the landscape shifted "for better" exactly? I'm not seeing it.

Iman23

12:31pm

Holy crap. Kate Beckinsale is almost 50

TNT Intervention Needed

12:19pm

Won’t live past 60 with how much she smokes

Squirt

12:21pm

Dr Cox: I've seen smokers live to be 100 and triathletes keel over at 21

TNT

12:22pm

Reminds me of something President Hinckley used to say:

Brisco

12:34pm

She's always smokin

RealSimsShadY

12:30pm

She certainly sounds old due to smoker voice. She used to have a very youthful voice. Not anymore.

Turnpike Lane

12:30pm

RE: Holy crap. Kate Beckinsale is almost 50

deejo

12:22pm

her dating that guy tells me all I need to know about her. Ugh.

Taccoug

12:35pm

Repentance is real, man. I'll give her a pass.

m0resn0w

12:36pm

RE: Holy crap. Kate Beckinsale is almost 50

Eddie

12:36pm

RE: Holy crap. Kate Beckinsale is almost 50

Marc Spector

12:35pm

RE: Holy crap. Kate Beckinsale is almost 50

FT487

12:37pm

RE: Holy crap. Kate Beckinsale is almost 50

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

12:41pm

She looks good in Jolt, the movie was terrible but she looked good.

RC Vikings

12:43pm

RE: She looks good in Jolt, the movie was terrible but she looked good.

joelvandyne

12:57pm

POLL: Which of these players could be most easily replaced at a third of their annual current salary?

BGRTHNUMEGO

12:18pm

Probably Bogdanovich. Kent Bazemore could probably provide pretty similar value

Jay Kay

12:25pm

Joe Ingles for the #10 pick if the right guy falls to that spot

Charles Darwin

12:31pm

He wouldn’t fetch close to #10.

DieHarder

12:32pm

How many future 1st rounders would it take?

Charles Darwin

12:34pm

You can't possibly be serious.

Manti

12:33pm

#10 pick?! You're massively overvaluing Ingles. I'm not even sure they could get a 1st round pick for him.

RdF3

12:34pm

No way they get first round pick for him.

Jay Kay

12:38pm

Rockets got 2 first round picks for Robert Covington (#16 in 20 and #22 in 21)

Charles Darwin

12:48pm

I think Bogey is a better player than appears. When Donovan is in the game,

RealSimsShadY

12:31pm

My son finally finished some custom BYU shoes he’s been working on for a long

TripleB

12:17pm

That's way cool.

Division Bell

12:18pm

Those are sick

BenTheBoss

12:19pm

I'd wear them.

Little Mac

12:20pm

Really nice! Suggestion: clean up color edges before selling for $75.

LegitCoug

12:22pm

Thumbs up.

Tank's Dad

12:29pm

Is he trying to sell these? I have a buddy that I'd buy a pair of these for in a heartbeat.

SingleStrapBackpack

12:45pm

Yes he is. I’ll BM you

TripleB

12:59pm

Craziest time on CB: Going Independent, BIG12 maybe-expansion, or now?

BlueSpartan

12:17pm

Michelle and Jimmer. What. A. Night.

Mathew

12:33pm

Generally, Conference Re-Alignment favors better schools

HawkeyeCoug

12:15pm

TNT's homeschool brain just had a terrific idea. BYU should go Independent and thus control its own destiny

TNT Intervention Needed

12:15pm

Independence is for loners

2FarGone

12:16pm

Exactly!

TNT

12:17pm

Not being locked-in is a very valuable commodity

HawkeyeCoug

12:20pm

POLL: If a super league is formed of the college football bluebloods and by some miracle BYU was invited, would BYU accept? Would you want them to?

Shinshin

12:14pm

Was saddened to hear that David Paulsen of BYU's philosophy dept died of COVID

oxcoug

12:13pm

My favorite professor at BYU

cougarbob137

12:14pm

Was at Chicago Law w Rex Lee and (4th and Niner wouldn't forgive me if I

oxcoug

12:19pm

Two classic Paulsen moments: going on abt the word "ineffable" and how

oxcoug

12:15pm

RE: Two classic Paulsen moments: going on abt the word "ineffable" and how

SierraCoug

12:19pm

He was beloved in the program.

Jay Rick

12:16pm

One of my favorite professors at BYU.

cosmohio

12:18pm

Huge BYU guy. Wore a BYU sweater every Friday. He'd start every Friday class

cougarbob137

12:30pm

Was he vaccinated? ...

MormonDevil

12:41pm

Died in November last year, so I'm not sure the vaccine had fully hit yet

oxcoug

12:43pm

Touché ...

MormonDevil

12:46pm

I do, Mr. Van Winkle, I do -)

oxcoug

12:48pm

Why doesn't the Big10 take the best of the west (USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, UW,

Windward_Coug

12:12pm

If the big 10 wants to compete with the SEC I think that is the only option for

johnnybyu

12:13pm

Rose Bowl could become the CCG, with semifinals in Indianapolis and Las Vegas

Doogal McCougar

12:14pm

Would get really expensive for travel for all other sports for those 4 schools.

Turnpike Lane

12:14pm

8 PAC schools. Limited out-of-division games for Olympic sports to limit travel

Doogal McCougar

12:21pm

Big10 has reaffirmed their AAU snobbery requirement to join, so no ASU

LifelongAP

12:15pm

You call it snobbery they call it academic minimum requirement.

Everyman

12:17pm

Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Cal, USC, UCLA

jimmyling

12:17pm

plus Colorado. Add another 7-team division. And Col-Nebraska is a rivalry game

Doogal McCougar

12:22pm

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