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Joey Brackets has BYU as a nine seed. Seems a bit low

HimmerFredette

5:41pm

The team hasn't even stepped foot on the court lol

Burton162

5:44pm

Just win, baby

RenoCoug

5:44pm

For the Dance? Big 12's my only concern at this point. Honestly, I'd be pleased if we could finish 5th again.

SinkingQuffa

5:44pm

Strawberry days in pleasant grove

Chefcurry

5:38pm

There seems to be a lot of confusion lately out there even amongst our own fans

ratherberoping

5:38pm

POLL: During Your Career Have You Taken 2 Weeks (or More) of Consecutive PTO

UpsideDown

5:37pm

I take 3 weeks every year at the end of the school year. My wife is a school

JAGA97

5:39pm

PCT: Mammoth to Kennedy Meadows North

Mozey Redshirt Freshman

5:36pm

Spent a lot of time around Mammoth. So much to see. Looks like Devil's postpile.

O Gaucho

5:42pm

You are correct

Mozey

5:43pm

Any recent Civil Engineering grads around? My niece is starting Civil/Structural at Utah State and wants a

Radioactive Coug Sometimes Coherant

5:31pm

Not recent, but I would recommend Lenovo ThinkPads. The industry uses them

3ngin33rCoug

5:39pm

Why oh why when Costanza was on a date with Marisa Tormei

TNT

5:24pm

You're forgetting the episode called The Opposite, where he walks up to a woman

Cougar Junkie

5:27pm

TNT tried that. It didn't work

TNT

5:29pm

You live with your parents in a cardboard box?

Cougar Junkie

5:30pm

It bothers me to this day that he said he was sort of engaged.

Brisco

5:37pm

Purdue coach had something to say about Kanon decommitting

ProvoProwler

5:24pm

Them grapes is sour.

byubyu

5:25pm

Weren't Purdue fans sayin Kanon was crying and begging for his spot back?

tacallaway

5:36pm

Maybe he expected Purdue to keep recruiting him after the release. Either way

Mostlyaccurate

5:38pm

Land yourselves one too many top Portal guys — yeah, expect that from your Freshman leave-early hopefuls.

SinkingQuffa

5:41pm

RE: Purdue coach had something to say about Kanon decommitting

JAGA97

5:42pm

Dude’s a baby. Acted the same about Haarms.

mulletino

5:43pm

Ok hockey guys. Who should the Utah Hockey Club select in the upcoming NHL Draft

bob falfa

5:22pm

I'd select Bronny with the first pick tbh

machete

5:24pm

BPA

DieHarder

5:24pm

Gotta protect the tots

DJROSS All-American

5:21pm

"Hey Napoleon, give me some of your tots."

Cougar Junkie

5:23pm

Favorite tots are Taco Time's stuffed mexi-fries.

ManicBlue

5:29pm

Preston is nowhere near the Oregon-Idaho border

AZ Coug

5:32pm

Kuest finishes with a 7 under 65. Good for T7. He really needs a big week this week.

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

5:17pm

What’s the best universal remote? We just picked up a bunch of home theater

SuperTank

5:11pm

RE: What’s the best universal remote? We just picked up a bunch of home theater

Niiineteeen84

5:14pm

RIP Harmony

scootsy

5:16pm

The Logitech Harmony remote was the gold standard for years, but they decided to close down Harmony

KingDave

5:18pm

Doing some searching, it sounds like the Unfolded Circle remotes are really good, but they're always sold out.

KingDave

5:37pm

The universal remonster

vagabonder

5:27pm

Video: Do you agree?? #big12 #nba #byusports #kevinyoung #byubasketball View

[BYUtv Sports]

5:10pm

Sounds reasonable.

Bobby Lee Swagger

5:39pm

Love to see it

AggieWeekendCougar

5:07pm

POLL: CALLING ALL UTE FANS (again) Do you accept Ute Twitter users as your own?

CycloneCoug

4:53pm

What does “accept” even mean? Do you “accept” all the fans from all your teams?

Medute

5:15pm

Easy. Do you denounce Cheesefries and all that he says? Also do you denounce

ChiCityCoug

5:30pm

BYU fans will absolutely eat their own on X when they embarrass the fanbase

stansburycoug

5:37pm

I do not use X. I have heard that there are some obnoxious Ute fans there.

ImaFBfan

5:34pm

At least TNT hasn't said anything about Mother Nature lately

TNT

4:47pm

Don't poke the bear!

Cougar Junkie

4:48pm

Jazz bear?

TNT

4:53pm

I'm sorry, but I have stopped following the Jazz.

Cougar Junkie

5:04pm

Well they have no plan

TNT

5:25pm

They may have a plan, but I have no patience.

Cougar Junkie

5:28pm

Am I old school and out of touch or pretty reasonable?

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

4:45pm

Probably should get some time off, even kids at In n Out get paid time off

SwanSong

4:47pm

Hourly employees?

Great38

5:13pm

In N Out gives PT hourly employees PTO?

fattycoug

5:16pm

Yes this isn’t North Korea. Costco gives PTO also, Chipotle etc

SwanSong

5:30pm

Id bet most places that employ kids part time don't offer it.

fattycoug

5:38pm

He’s an hourly position I take it? If he’s easily replaceable tell him no,

4mack

4:48pm

My philosophy

Knee Brace

4:50pm

RE: My philosophy

CrimWalCoug

4:55pm

That’s part of contract life. Welcome to self employment kid.

molodyets

4:50pm

Don’t most companies provide pto?

conetah

4:50pm

RE: Don’t most companies provided pto?

conetah

4:52pm

I don't think Contract Employees typically get PTO...

UpsideDown

4:54pm

You’ve never taken two consecutive weeks off in your career? I’m so sorry

Junior Deputy

5:20pm

I think it's time for a poll, I am genuinely curious.

UpsideDown

5:35pm

I admire your work ethic and you do what works for you. I would just lose my

Junior Deputy

5:40pm

another idea. accrue PTO with hours worked

insanobueno

4:54pm

I think this is fair even for contract work. He probably won’t accrue

arnold palmer

4:58pm

No way in heck do u pay it unless it was part of his original comp package

BR549

4:56pm

You’re talking about a cb mod aren’t you. Didn’t realize you and EJ were tight

Longseason

4:56pm

he asked for it you say sorry no.

Mayor of Cougartown

4:57pm

Contract workers get paid for the work they do. That is it

chismoso

4:57pm

Exactly. That’s the breaks for a contractor

Longseason

4:58pm

If PTO isn't in his contract, then I would say no. Like others have said,

TheNerd

4:59pm

Kick him to the curb. Pour salt in his wound. He doesn’t deserve anything. He’s not a child of God worthy of treatment

Haysom Till

5:00pm

I would say you are being unreasonable. Offer to pay for the trip expenses as

777

5:02pm

Are you 24 years old? Asking for a friend

md7Coug

5:19pm

You’d earn lots of goodwill from the heavens. Think how many people in your position would do that. No one. World full

Haysom Till

5:19pm

Could TNT have some money?

TNT

5:28pm

Maybe he'd like a more permanent, salaried position. Do you want to keep him?

ochobeeguy

5:06pm

What do you mean by contract employee?

Rivers Cuomo

5:09pm

If you're paying him as a 1099 contractor, giving PTO might create legal risk

Jack Burton

5:09pm

RE: Am I old school and out of touch or pretty reasonable?

Niiineteeen84

5:10pm

Depending on age this kid has most likely been taught to behave like this

Recipefordisaster

5:10pm

Since we are getting your story I’m trying to think from his side: is this a

TO11

5:10pm

It's actually illegal as well in many cases. There's lots of laws around contract workers and dictating work and hours

P-Boy Squad

5:16pm

Him asking for it is okay. But it's up to you to decide if it's granted. Given

OldFogey

5:14pm

My experience is contract employees make way more per hour than a salaried

septicpumper

5:17pm

He’s really asking - Am I worth it to you to treat me as an FTE (with benefits like PTO) in the future?

cougXor

5:20pm

Agreed. I coown a business as well. If he is valuable then 2 wks pto is worth it

YoungstownCoug

5:26pm

yep. the truth is that when you have someone valuable its worth keeping them

Don Carlton

5:28pm

Most businesses don't understand this principle, and instead spend tens of

Mitty

5:40pm

Tell him you have some extra work that you would like him to do for free

cougarmeister

5:27pm

Sounds a little like this, and yes there are days I feel like this.

specsauce

5:28pm

One thing I will caution…how long has he been a contract employee, do you expect him to work certain hours and tell him

specsauce

5:33pm

What does co-founding w another CBer have to do w this?

Forbidden Fruit

5:33pm

So your employee is asking for a compensation/benefits increase?

Mitty

5:34pm

It's not his employee. It's a contract worker.

BlooGeek

5:39pm

RE: Am I old school and out of touch or pretty reasonable?

Lavella

5:37pm

Saw a dumb video of a dude ordering onion rings at In-N-Out but I don't believe

Ted Lasso

4:41pm

Thats popular right now on social media, to say a restaurant is selling things

carlstud

4:43pm

When fries are that bad, always ask for onion rings…

ochobeeguy

5:06pm

They should really sell them

mokelembembe

5:10pm

They'd butcher them just as bad as their "fries". Styrofoam rings.

Hoid

5:29pm

"All of our food sucks, so buy our nasty onion rings to go with our meh fries"

OldFogey

5:17pm

Where can I find the ooc schedule so far?

CougarGuy84

4:31pm

you could search cougarboard. Cougarboard has searching features. BYU hasn't

cwilke1

4:39pm

Donors and boosters have come out to support SMU athletics.

Everyman

4:27pm

Should’ve taken them over Houston

molodyets

4:38pm

But will they even get 30K fans out to there home games?

thewaterboy

5:11pm

They will need to keep doing this because of their arrangement. I am not sure how sustainable it is. You cannot stay an

Lynk

5:31pm

What is something you always purchase on impulse?

Huge Manatee

4:27pm

Alex, what is 'everything'?

Bob Vance

4:28pm

Any Blu Ray I might watch at least once under 5 bucks, any 4k under 10

paulb

4:28pm

Pretty much anything less than 50 bucks

Jimo Dashen

4:29pm

Stuff from the new items section at Trader Joe's

Cougar Junkie

4:29pm

Dr. Pepper

JimmyZ

4:29pm

Gardetto’s Special Request garlic-roasted rye chips

Ray Shoesmith

4:32pm

Golf stuff

kotacoug

4:32pm

Gum / mints

Pretorian

4:35pm

Engagement rings

Knee Brace

4:35pm

Name checks out

Mexicougazul

4:38pm

If only you knew

Knee Brace

4:45pm

chocolate milk

BYU Grounds

4:41pm

Nerds gummy clusters…

Adam_Pontipee

4:42pm

Food because I get hangry.

TO11

4:46pm

Maps are something I sort of collect but never conciously seek. But if I see a cool one somewhere, I'm always tempted.

mokelembembe

4:55pm

Ice cream. Cereal.

Hambone

4:59pm

Tools. I might need it someday, right?

TLCougar

5:24pm

Only 4/15 national league teams are over .500. Math is interesting

BaseCoug

4:14pm

A ton of parity right under .500 and then 4 teams way above it

Warner

4:22pm

I can’t wait for Roberts to overthink things and allow for a sub .500 team to

BYUheaven

4:37pm

There's the 3 division leaders, the Braves (who finally came back to life), and

Corn Pop

4:49pm

5 Billionaires within 20 miles of LES? If Utah fans would pay tithing…

ColdFusion1989

4:09pm

Five?

Blueto

4:13pm

RE: 5 Billionaires within 20 miles of LES? If Utah fans would pay tithing…

Coug

4:20pm

So that’s what not having the windows of heaven opened looks like

puntersarepeople

4:34pm

POLL: Best tool company

carlstud

4:09pm

If you mean the company that produces the most tools

SalmonOfCapistrano

4:11pm

Drills? Impact wrench? Driver?

Division Bell

4:11pm

Rigid does lifetime guarantees, even on their batteries

SWKTNative

4:11pm

I thought that ended

DiamondMo

4:13pm

Perhaps. Last time I bought was about 3 years ago. Still had it then

SWKTNative

4:23pm

My son-in-law's cabinet manufacturing/installation company swears by DeWalt

Hoopster

4:13pm

Snap on, but

cruiserhead

4:18pm

I heard that John Bobbitt has endorsed Snap-on tools.

Cougar Junkie

4:27pm

RE: I heard that John Bobbitt has endorsed Snap-on tools.

mvtoro

4:28pm

Extra points if you can remember the name of his penis-slicing wife

Cougar Junkie

4:40pm

Lorenna!

cruiserhead

4:52pm

Lorena. What do I win?!

gmj81

4:53pm

Doh! Beat by a razor thin margin

gmj81

4:53pm

You win because you spelled her name correctly. Your prize is

Cougar Junkie

5:02pm

Vivint

4mack

4:19pm

For hand tools, warranty and ease of exchange is big deal. Craftsman.

Madam Pattirini

4:24pm

Craftsman warranty is nice, but quality of tool seems lacking compared to other

cougarfan84

4:54pm

I bought a set almost 50 years ago and still using most of them.

hitechcpa

5:37pm

50 years ago the quality was likely much better than it is now.

cougarfan84

5:40pm

U of U Athletic Dept

Ray Shoesmith

4:24pm

Baron

4:28pm

Are any of them bad? Like you'd never want to own one?

lightmann

4:55pm

First 4 are all good - but also cost more than others

RWaters

5:15pm

After watching probably 13-15 comparison tests on YT, I am going with Milwaukee

OldFogey

5:23pm

Hilti

coolblue

5:40pm

If you live in Utah County and have softwater, please kindly share with me who installed yours? I have to get softwater

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

4:05pm

I did it myself. Easy just youtube

BYUBuckeyeGoCougs

4:10pm

Same but I was replacing one so the pipes were already there. Easy with Shark

O Gaucho

4:16pm

Thanks but I don't want to mess with it. I want a professional service.

BYU Grounds

4:43pm

Bert’s water works.

Tank's Dad

4:52pm

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