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Holy Crepeau. What a wildly brave idea. Just happened to work out

RSL This is my dupe account

6:45pm

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BigD Coug

6:43pm

Are there any Canadian fans there? Or are they still waiting for the Stanley Cup to finish?

RSL This is my dupe account

6:43pm

You guys remember when random people would drive to a random street light

777

6:39pm

Give me Pokemon Go 100× over the two candidates for president we have

RSL

6:41pm

Dang. Canada looks great.

RSL This is my dupe account

6:38pm

Does FS1 know that the audio is 3 seconds behind the video?

RSL This is my dupe account

6:37pm

I love soccer tournaments

BlueTemplar

6:36pm

Argentina needs to burn their shorts

Mister P

6:36pm

Video: College Basketball Analyst Evan Miyakawa talks BYU Basketball - College Basketball Analyst Evan Miyakawa joins Spencer & Jarom to talk about his article, composing... View

[BYUtv Sports]

6:35pm

Blog: Purdue Head Coach Claims New BYU Signee Kanon Catchings was 'Concerned About His Role' at Purdue View

[Cougs Daily]

6:27pm

What a tool

Garn

6:45pm

Painter on Catching's decommitment

Gustav

6:16pm

Classic Painter

JOPE

6:17pm

It's not like we would expect to him to say "well, we did not have what BYU offered, and so that's why he left. sorry"

Bob Vance

6:20pm

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a coach say something like

StantonMac

6:24pm

All the hits:

Gustav

6:28pm

“He begged me to let him back and I was like ‘nah, I’m good.’”

cougfanblue

6:26pm

"It was mutual!"

MaxxPower

6:35pm

Yeah, the guy we spent months of time and expenses recruiting, that is widely

NOCAL_YFAN

6:41pm

Months? He committed after his Sophomore yr.

Soupie

6:44pm

Under-known fun stops between Omaha and Denver and Denver and Santa Fe?

Xenon

6:04pm

NM: Taos Pueblo is a pretty cool place to experience. CO: Garden of the Gods,

Thrill

6:14pm

We thought The Archway on I-80 in Kearney, NE was interesting

sole

6:15pm

Air Force Academy is cool.

Setpoint

6:26pm

Lincoln to Denver is best seen between the hours of 10pm-5am.

unctoothman

6:35pm

Honestly...not a lot

OU Cougar

6:38pm

Lavine to the Jazz?

fredetteaboutit13

5:53pm

Ugh

palangi

5:56pm

Damaged overpaid player

I'mBatman

5:57pm

RE: Lavine to the Jazz?

sethj250

5:56pm

RE: Lavine to the Jazz?

HimmerFredette

5:58pm

Please just be a smokescreen

CougarCanuck76

6:00pm

I might be the only person on here that likes him.

HingleMcCringleberry

6:03pm

He’s a good player…just can’t seem to stay healthy anymore

PHXSUNS31

6:11pm

RE: Lavine to the Jazz?

CougarGuy84

6:24pm

I guarantee the source for that story is with the Bulls.

Hypnotoad

6:36pm

Headed to Olympic National Park tomorrow, anything we shouldn't miss?

purplmonkeydishwashr

5:53pm

7 Lakes Basin trail is pretty great, and doable in 1 day.

cougfanblue

5:59pm

Link:

cougfanblue

5:59pm

A couple things I just thought of…

cougfanblue

6:14pm

It’s a crazy beautiful area.

Lifi

6:01pm

Shi Shi Beach is my favorite

Billie Ruben

6:07pm

Ruby Beach, Hurricane Ridge, Hoh Rain Forest.

The Y's Insider

6:19pm

Video: Underdog Cougs 😤 - That's okay, BYU Football loves to prove the doubters wrong 😌 View

[BYUtv Sports] BYU Sports Nation

5:50pm

Some familiar faces…

hamaca All-American

5:49pm

RE: Some familiar faces…

gmoney7

5:56pm

RE: Some familiar faces…

hamaca

6:06pm

RE: Some familiar faces…

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6:26pm

Some coaching nuggets…

Adam_Pontipee

6:30pm

Acolyte Episode 4 SPOILERS

mannheimadler

5:49pm

fell asleep- worse than woke, boring

BeyondTheMark

5:52pm

I think there a few candidates:

jacobugath

5:54pm

This post also has a Rings of Power SPOILER

mannheimadler

5:58pm

RE: This post also has a Rings of Power SPOILER

MarylandFan

6:31pm

RE: Acolyte Episode 4 SPOILERS

MarylandFan

5:57pm

RE: Acolyte Episode 4 SPOILERS

mannheimadler

6:04pm

I thought the Sith hadn't been seen in 1,000 years? What is the timeline for

fbguru

5:58pm

You think Kathleen Kennedy is following almost any of Lucas's SW lore? LOL

futbalmaven

6:03pm

Star Wars should be divided up in Before Disney(BD) and After Disney(AD)

futbalmaven

6:09pm

How many of you remember this oldie but goodie from Queen?

Y-Zag

5:44pm

Remember how? I don’t remember its release because I wasn’t alive, but I do

Russell Feathers

6:01pm

This will always be my favorite song by Queen

Islandercoug

6:06pm

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

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

rcbyufan

5:53pm

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

5th this year gets us a 3 or 4 seed

RenoCoug

5:48pm

That'd be beautiful. Honestly, I'm hopeful our new staff does well - but I'm prepared for them to struggle.

SinkingQuffa

5:58pm

We all know that it is an open question how well this roster will gel and how effective of a team they will end up

dilbert

6:03pm

Seeds don’t matter to me, be ready to win when you get there

GlutealGuy

6:06pm

Brackets are meaningless until the real one is published. No one can predict

Thrill

6:17pm

Strawberry days in pleasant grove

Chefcurry

5:38pm

why

ChubbyMoose

5:47pm

Extremely crowded. Waited in line 30 minutes just for ride tickets.

Chefcurry

5:48pm

All City Festivals I'd avoid..

xarope8

5:55pm

If you are gonna go to one Nephi is the one

Cougz19

6:12pm

My wife's uncle was one of the judges of the "bathing beauty" contest

AZ Coug

6:36pm

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

ratherberoping

5:38pm

Yep, that sounds about right.

SnickSnack

6:09pm

So, you know how all Ute fans feel?

ImaFBfan

6:17pm

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

I have done the week of Christmas and new years once or twice. So

cougarfann888

5:46pm

The only thing close to that was when I quit one job and the next job started 3 weeks later

KingDave

5:46pm

I'm doing it this summer for 3 weeks. Gonna be awesome.

OverratedHumor

5:49pm

The most consecutive vacation days I’ve ever used is 8.

Jeff Spicoli

5:55pm

Actually many times.

Xenon

6:00pm

I have never taken more than 4 consecutive days off before.

JoeExotic

6:02pm

Three week trip to Europe. BTW, my boss was not happy about it.

Hinta

6:03pm

When we goto Europe, it’s usually for 2weeks or more

bald man

6:04pm

I'm taking 2 weeks plus a day this summer, will be my longest ever.

jrob30

6:08pm

Does getting laid off with a severance count?

Born2Fish

6:15pm

Never

ImaFBfan

6:42pm

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

Did you tightrope walk across the river on the handrail? 🙂

SingleStrapBackpack

5:52pm

I did not--that was the second bridge over the San Joaquin that I had to detour around but

Mozey

6:14pm

This is awesome

inertiaman

5:53pm

North Yosemite looks nice right now. The waterfall by Glen Aulin is roaring

Turd Ferguson

5:58pm

I think I recognized Glen Aulin and maybe Cathedral Lakes?

Thrill

6:31pm

RE: I think I recognized Glen Aulin and maybe Cathedral Lakes?

Mozey

6:37pm

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

We use Dell laptops. I can solve 1M+ DOF models no problem.

delux_247

6:14pm

I thought I needed a super machine when I was in school (also CE at USU)

Leonardo

5:49pm

I'd imagine they have an engineering lab with high power machines at school. I'm

delux_247

6:12pm

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

Because that’s the luck of Costanza.

Islandercoug

6:07pm

But George making out with the pillow has to be one of the funniest scenes in the show.

Islandercoug

6:08pm

Aye

TNT

6:21pm

Purdue coach had something to say about Kanon decommitting

ProvoProwler

5:24pm

Them grapes is sour.

byubyu

5:25pm

Weren't Purdue fans saying 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

Throws out any claim of tampering

RenoCoug

5:47pm

For someone who talks about culture constantly, this is a bad look. Don't over

Donybrook

5:48pm

I hope we play Perdue in that tournament this year. KC gonna go off.

BYUCPA

5:51pm

45 points would give us a decent chance at winning.

byubyu

6:15pm

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

As if more than 18 people in America know that

Born2Fish

6:22pm

Fair point

AZ Coug

6:33pm

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

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

5:17pm

He, Danny, and Tony all played well today

dtownCoug

6:20pm

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

To may fellow Utes - Grow up an quit posting Jr High rhetoric.

ImaFBfan

5:47pm

Do you denounce CB posters who post things like

ImaFBfan

5:51pm

I don’t care about any of those people

Medute

6:09pm

Got it, I’ll mark you down as passively allowing it. I’m sure you don’t have the

ChiCityCoug

6:16pm

One of the most shocking things starting my degree at BYU was

CycloneCoug

6:22pm

I don’t think it’s shocking at all

Medute

6:34pm

It surprised me being from out of state

CycloneCoug

6:38pm

The Jello cup thing was disrespectful and wrong IMO.

ImaFBfan

6:24pm

A lot of folks on CB need to take a look in the mirror as well

CycloneCoug

6:31pm

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

stansburycoug

5:37pm

I wouldn’t know

Medute

6:22pm

But it’s not just isolated to Twitter though. I care about BYU’s reputation

CycloneCoug

5:58pm

Ripping on BYU the institution is just wrong IMO.

ImaFBfan

6:06pm

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

ImaFBfan

5:34pm

This is the correct take. It’s a freaking sports team people

CycloneCoug

6:01pm

Didn't realize there were so many Ute fans on here!!

BYUCPA

5:53pm

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

Full time generally yes. Part time very seldom. Some employers keep

Acorn

6:01pm

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

I got PTO as an hourly PT employee while in college 20+ years ago.

NorCal_Coug

6:09pm

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

Not for an hourly contract employee. Do you pay your plumber PTO?

justAnotherCoug

5:51pm

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

This! Pay attention to this! Paying him PTO could cause you legal problems.

justAnotherCoug

5:54pm

100%

Thrill

6:19pm

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 that we will know that the next post isn't a reverse post

Great38

5:51pm

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

Give us a little more context. Why do you have a contracted arrangement instead

The Chief

5:47pm

Negotiation. Call his bluff or give it to him. If he’s a 1099 employee, he’s

Acorn

5:49pm

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

Great38

5:53pm

Employed hourly jobs often (more often than not) will have PTO you accumulate.

TO11

6:04pm

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