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LOL! Great tweet from Joe Wheat

Cougar TD

11:18am

This feels like the first time in ages that the 👀👀 have actually come through. Am I right?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

11:18am

Or how about this angle to re-recruit Chandler?

Carnac

11:17am

RE: Or how about this angle to re-recruit Chandler?

Cougarclaw

11:18am

Are Ryan Smith and Kevin Young the most important Smith-Young combo in BYU history?

TCuz Coastal Elite

11:17am

in Church history

RGGeemer

11:18am

RE: Are Ryan Smith and Kevin Young the most important Smith-Young combo in BYU

Coop

11:18am

File this under: "headlines I never thought I would see in my lifetime"

Crazy Joe Davola All-American

11:17am

Kyle's got the right idea. We need a big event but leave the bus outside & not on Sunday.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

11:17am

And not in the Marriott Center. You don't try to beat Kentucky at their own game (ridiculously rabid fanbase).

kccougar

11:18am

I hope he can lure an NBA analytics guy too

Indy Coug

11:17am

My faith is totally restored. To think people were making a case for Lewis.

rjb52

11:17am

Is Young an upgrade from Pope? is that possible?

bald man

11:16am

1 million percent yes.

YbeatsU

11:17am

Ever decent basketball mind would say this is a big upgrade. Everyone.

The Chief

11:18am

Next Step...Raid Utah's staff. I love Burgess, and I would also love

The Chief

11:16am

Meanwhile...the highest paid professor on campus....

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

11:16am

Dude. That's every professor on every campus.

ShinobiCoug

11:17am

Econ professors understand so they won’t be surprised

A Drew Aitch

11:17am

For those of you who say that Byu is cheap. It looks like that may have changed:

kC Cougar

11:16am

Nice!!!

acougfan

11:17am

That's 4.2 million a year. That is like 3rd highest in the B12.

Magneto

11:18am

The smoke clears and it's better than we could have hoped

osbooks

11:16am

ESPN article

TNT

11:16am

Can we all agree to call him KYoung and not KY? Thx

DanSmith

11:16am

You jelly of the cool nickname ?

SpecialKC

11:16am

I think his name should be Kentucky from now on.

foofcoug

11:17am

So are we all hoping for a PHX Suns early exit from the playoffs so Young can

Magneto

11:16am

Kevin’s first new recruit!

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

11:15am

Shmevin Durring. I hear he has potential.

DazeofBlue

11:17am

Now recruit a super team.

Malcolm Reynolds

11:17am

Legacy family…

ochobeeguy

11:17am

Don’t muff this

kapcreations

11:15am

Do Saunders, Hall, and Aly come back now?

arizonacougarfan

11:15am

I would say Saunders and Hall yes. Less likely AK. Also add Kozlowski

spidercoug

11:17am

Young reportedly turning down the Nets to come to BYU is setting the table for

BYUheaven

11:15am

Dang I already used my POTD...

Ol Big Bear

11:15am

gotcha covered

Bert609

11:18am

If BYU can pay up and grab the top NBA assistant coach. The sky is the limit for

dallasbyu

11:15am

The DC

TNT

11:15am

Rex Ryan

Knee Brace

11:16am

Massaging the feet is against the Honor Code

TNT

11:17am

Only if you're single

Knee Brace

11:17am

*sniff*

TNT

11:18am

Pope and Young have something in common.

LaVellIfIKnow

11:15am

RE: Pope and Young have something in common.

Big12Yfan

11:15am

I would way rather coach in the NBA than coach/recruit/HnrCd in college, but I'm

Undefeated

11:15am

Was Burgess interviewed for a HC position? Will he feel spurned?

Warner

11:15am

Probably. But he has spurned BYU so many times now he can't be mad.

Oompabluepaw

11:16am

If it's true he gets to be AHC, along with a 'coach in waiting' promise

Cougarclaw

11:16am

He shouldn't get coach in waiting promise. If maddog survives a few years at Cal

johnnybyu

11:17am

Young was the only one “formally interviewed”

ProvoY

11:16am

One of the articles said KY was their only formal interview.

TheRowdy

11:17am

Speaking of Ainge. He's speaking right now about the Jazz.

Hypnotoad

11:14am

Stay HOME and play in front of family and friends with an NBA quality coach Colin!!

CLCougar Truly Addicted User

11:14am

CB

It's A Bowling Ball

11:14am

Holmoe gets one complaint-free halloween costume with this hire

Skeptical Optimist

11:14am

{grins&blows dust off index card that says "Miley Cyrus wrecking ball costume"}

foofcoug

11:16am

Is Ryan Smith/BYU > Phil Knight/Oregon?

OldFogey

11:13am

Not until Ryan Smith donate hundreds of millions to the program and facilities

JOPE

11:14am

RE: Not until Ryan Smith donate hundreds of millions to the program and

OldFogey

11:16am

RE: Is Ryan Smith/BYU > Phil Knight/Oregon?

Cougarclaw

11:15am

It ain't just Ryan Smith.

SoCalCoug

11:15am

Knight has given more than $2 billion to Oregon over the years.

Thrill

11:15am

Paying this much sends a message... Elite LDS coaches outside of BYU

1984coug

11:13am

Just read that Kevin Young coached in the Ireland Super League

Beggar

11:13am

POLL: Who is the most important retention target for Coach Young?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

11:13am

Chandler

Moab Rising

11:14am

Technically not retention. And he’s already committed to UK. I think he gone.

Yllage Vidiot

11:15am

Technically Chandler can commit and decommit twenty times a day if he wants.

Yukon

11:16am

Is this a fact?

Croweater

11:17am

Chandler. 100% Chandler

Ol Big Bear

11:15am

Hall, then Robinson, then Chandler, then Saunders.

Yukon

11:16am

Chandler made decision based off current information at the time. If he’s smart

sparky

11:13am

I think he’s loyal to Pope. Maybe next year.

Yiowa

11:13am

Yep. The timing says he chose Pope.

GfB

11:14am

Didn't Brody Kozlowski just reopen his recruitment?

ManicBlue

11:14am

Wow. I've been afraid to click on CB the last few day. Great news!

AF_Puma

11:12am

All my friends that are Suns fans saying KY is a great offensive mind and should

brazilcoug

11:12am

KSL says a source informed KY turned down $5M a year with the Nets. Wow.

Rivers Cuomo

11:12am

That's like $180K in Utah dollars plus you have to live in NYC

Rhubarb

11:13am

Nets job isn't a good one right now. It'd make sense a new coach would want

BGRTHNUMEGO

11:14am

I love how quickly this happened.

SoCalCoug

11:12am

Is the lifestyle of a college coach better than an NBA coach? It’s a long NBA season and offseason. Not for everyone.

Yllage Vidiot

11:14am

When do we start seeing our portal players come back?

Ol Big Bear

11:12am

Would be nice, but with this hire, I'm no longer as worried. He can hit the

westsidecoug

11:13am

When do we start seeing Young snag Kentucky's one-and-dones that are currently in the portal?

Bert609

11:15am

From the KSL article

JOPE Resident Golf Fanatic

11:11am

How many years? That team is a mess too. Would anyone want Ben Simmons on their team?

ManicBlue

11:13am

I am choosing to believe this is true. If I knew literally any Nets fans it would be hilarious.

TCuz

11:13am

Excuse me sir

Tare

11:11am

Hey Isaiah Harwell, come play for a NBA coach at BYU

arizonacougarfan

11:11am

I doubt this will change his mind

crimedog

11:12am

7 year, 30m... a little over 4m a year for Young. LFG!

CougLyfe

11:11am

So does that put what we will pay for a FB coach at that premium as well

Big12Yfan

11:14am

I'm thrilled that BYU's showing they'll commit that much money to the HC.

SoCalCoug

11:17am

$30M / 7yrs wow not bad. $4.3M/yr.

MrSandman

11:11am

what is it after tithing though?

Cougarclaw

11:11am

Lol, still a lot of dough

MrSandman

11:12am

3.857143 Million per year.

Ode to Hoy

11:14am

Just a little under CB standards but close enough that we can accept him

coug10278

11:18am

We now live in a world where BYU pays its basketball coach at least $4.28M/yr.

rivercitycoug

11:11am

I'm impressed. Kevin Young does seem like quite a good get for BYU. And I'm sure

Roko's Basilisk

11:11am

BYU fandom in a nutshell:

TheAirForceCoug

11:10am

If they'll spend this much on basketball...imagine football with full P4 money👀

Cougs4Lfe

11:10am

Exactly! Me likey. Love that we are acting like a big time school. Bout time!

JC6

11:12am

When I see KY I still think of Keena Young, I guess I will unlearn that quickly

jvr7 All-American

11:10am

The words "under-rated" and "under appreciated" come up on CB.

Madam Pattirini

11:15am

Wow this is the new Big XII BYU with money?

DanSmith

11:10am

Uuumm...Colin...you sure about that?

CougID

11:10am

RE: Uuumm...Colin...you sure about that?

4slyce

11:10am

Pope went with KY...BYU goes with KY.

Shihan

11:10am

choice of couples everywhere.

TheRowdy

11:10am

At some point along our journey, we will all go with KY

RH84025

11:11am

Made for a frictionless transition

Beggar

11:11am

Awesomeness

palangi

11:17am

I hope the team gels with KY.

Shihan

11:12am

Just when we thought things were slipping through our fingers.

Kilgore Trout

11:12am

Players will find it hard to stay on the bench.

Shihan

11:13am

Forget Pope

RGGeemer

11:09am

Who?

Ted Lasso

11:16am

KY fans seem impressed by the hire.

Cougarclaw

11:09am

"Happy for those magic underwear fellas. They're some nice people"

Croweater

11:12am

Awww, so sweet!

vegas guey

11:15am

May the Suns get swept by the T-Wolves.

rivercitycoug

11:09am

RE: May the Suns get swept by the T-Wolves.

FootBackwards

11:11am

Blog: Report: New BYU Basketball Head Coach Kevin Young Gets Big Payday View

[KSL Sports]

11:09am

POLL: How quickly do we want the Suns to lose

IBC

11:09am

Kids want to play for winners, there's plenty of off-season left.

joelvandyne

11:11am

Just think of the added help having an nba champion coach would be

PHXSUNS31

11:12am

My only regret in life is that Qualtrics wasn’t worth even more money. Give Ryan Smith all the money. All of it.

TCuz Coastal Elite

11:09am

BYU aside he really has been a great person to be entrusted with riches. He does

Cougs or die

11:12am

I have long been tremendously skeptical of BYU’s ability to “get out of its own

TheMediator

11:08am

It really does feel like a new era in BYU athletics. We are willing to pay to

WillsPitStop

11:11am

There’s no way he doesn’t quit the Suns effective immediately.

brazilcoug

11:08am

My fellow Y fans, we just got a major upgrade in men's bball head coach!

Coug Dude

11:07am

Kalani has to win this year because if the bball coach is worth $4mill a year, football is worth more. & if Kalani can't

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

11:07am

Isn't it $30MM over 7 years?

Benfica1

11:08am

$7 million? Where's that coming from? Thought he was making like $4 million+

bebo189

11:09am

Check your figures

WallaX2

11:09am

Fixed it. But the point remains.

Spiff

11:10am

If anything, the rumored salary of the new Bball coach actually confirms that Kalani is getting paid quite handsomely

Zach Morris

11:17am

This hire doesn't happen without the Big 12.

Cougarclaw

11:07am

RE: This hire doesn't happen without the Big 12.

Kilgore Trout

11:10am

BYU legitimately hired a much better coach than Kentucky!

The Chief

11:07am

Did he turn down a gig? I know he was on the Nets shortlist and it was likely

Lord Jim

11:08am

He turned down the Nets last night to come to BYU.

dwhitebud

11:09am

His reported brother in law said as much on the Suns Discord

JOPE

11:09am

Yes...see below:

The Chief

11:10am

God bless the BOT! To them I say thank you.

Captain Rex

11:06am

*Ryan Smith

TCuz

11:07am

Doesn’t matter what Ryan wants if BOT says no. But god bless Ryan too.

Captain Rex

11:08am

Elder Holland’s dying wish was to see BYU great again on the court

DKN

11:07am

dangit... so the ute board guy actually had a good source

CrashMcLarson

11:06am

I would like to thank the University of Kentucky!

Unibro

11:06am

CB to Holmoe after missing on Madsen and landing Young

vagabonder

11:05am

Ryan Smith must hate Phoenix...

1984coug

11:05am

Not sure, but they must hate him.

vagabonder

11:08am

RE: Ryan Smith must hate Phoenix...

Bossk82

11:09am

Booker has a few years of eligibility, any chance that he comes too?

Jimo Dashen We few, we happy few

11:05am

HOLY. CRAP. He was my #2 choice behind Ainge.

Alan Schaefer

11:05am

Ainge?

Benfica1

11:06am

It was my fantasy choice. So I guess Kevin Young really was my #1

Alan Schaefer

11:07am

Past 12 hours

Warner

11:05am

Young stays w Suns through playoffs…. Checks playoff schedule… ok coach will

kotacoug

11:05am

Suns match up well with Twolves and swept the season series

arizonacougarfan

11:06am

Which means they'll get swept in the playoffs.

ManicBlue

11:07am

Suns have been destroying the T wolves including in the last couple weeks.

Yllage Vidiot

11:07am

I will now have a reason to check NBA playoff games.

westsidecoug

11:09am

RE: Young stays w Suns through playoffs…. Checks playoff schedule… ok coach will

Yllage Vidiot

11:09am

Guess the GAs woke up early for Young today

Warner

11:04am

He interviewed and was offered the job yesterday.

jreid191

11:06am

From Ryan Smith himself:

babycarrot

11:03am

We're lucky to have Ryan Smith on our side.

Niiineteeen84

11:04am

{Suns report Smith to the NBA for tampering with another team's staff}

foofcoug

11:04am

RE: From Ryan Smith himself:

Division Bell

11:04am

It's funny because KY has more than one meaning!

ryebrye

11:04am

It does?

TNT

11:05am

That is how I first read it. It confused me or was it intentional?

Dr T-bone

11:05am

Only those who know know... and I don't know. 🙁

ryebrye

11:05am

At least three that I know of.

Ham

11:05am

RE: It's funny because KY has more than one meaning!

Russell Feathers

11:05am

Keena Young.

Yukon

11:05am

I thought the same thing lol. He had to know right?

Haysom Till

11:06am

That’s how I read it the first time.

Malcolm Reynolds

11:07am

Boardmail foofcoug

kccougar

11:07am

Kevin Young, Kentucky, and something that doesn't make sense with "congrats"

BYUCougarsFan

11:09am

When I first read it, I thought he was congratulating Kentucky

Blue2thebone

11:14am

Yeah, I read it as Kentucky. Guess I'm still feeling burned. Ha ha

KCFan85

11:16am

Congrats KY for your hire of Mark Pope! wait.

Cougarclaw

11:05am

Ryan hitting send on this tweet

Knee Brace

11:05am

No need for Pope to say goodbye. Ryan did that for everyone.

Division Bell

11:06am

I take back every bad thing I’ve ever said about Ryan Smith

A Drew Aitch

11:05am

Flat brims, especially on old guys, are still dumb.

foofcoug

11:07am

You are right but if RS hooked up BYU with the kind of cash being talked about

A Drew Aitch

11:10am

Curved rims, especially on young guys, have always been dumb. (Yes, I am an old guy)

Real G Man

11:10am

RE: From Ryan Smith himself:

Toubibe

11:06am

He's really going to help the team gel!

tony

11:07am

Great now more yewts will boycott Jazz and our new NHL games! lol

Desert Rat

11:09am

That would be epic. Much more pleasant experience to attend those games...

bluecheese

11:10am

Last name: YOUNG. Initials: KY. I love it! The irony is sweet.

BackPacker

11:11am

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