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Is hockey the sport with the biggest gap between live experience and TV

macdizzle

8:55am

All cybertrucks recalled due to accelerator. Fun purchsse

Deleted True Conservative

8:55am

I need some assistants named so I can justify all the work I’m procrastinating

DanSmith

8:54am

POLL: Which is worse

Squirt

8:53am

The one that I don't do, obviously

The Dark Knight

8:55am

For people obsessed over college kids playing sports there’s a lot of hate for

cre1ghton

8:52am

Leave her alone!!!

CougGolf

8:55am

Is this Gary Crowton’s kid?

the_byu_flash

8:51am

I don’t know, but looks like a 12 year old in that helmet

cougaman

8:52am

yes

BYUheaven

8:53am

Don’t know. But that picture makes him look like he’s playing pee wee ball.

Sparkling Delirium

8:53am

The thing that sucks in this Brave New World

TNT

8:47am

Yep, player development will be someone else’s fruits to reap

IGlowInTheDark

8:48am

But if K. Young can find a way to get continuity, it might be the secret sauce

cougarmeister

8:49am

That's laughable- maybe if they retain Hall, but it sounds pretty sketchy right

byusage

8:52am

which makes it all less interesting. How long until NCAA starts losing fans?

runnincoug

8:49am

You have to have team continuity to win. I can't think of the last team that

Mostlyaccurate

8:52am

SLC-based prog metal band Eidola released a new album

letthewookieewin Walking Carpet

8:45am

Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid. Utah Outlaws makes sense

arizonacougarfan

8:43am

How about the Utah Mountain Meadow...it's gonna be a massacre! Too soon?

RugbyCoug

8:46am

Do you work for the SLTrib?

Ojiisan

8:52am

Have a Yeti as a mascot and name him Butch

arizonacougarfan

8:47am

I like it, but I generally don’t think human-based mascots look good.

ballen

8:48am

Utah Bandits may be a good alternative

Rhubarb

8:49am

Personally I like the connection to ice. The blizzard, summit, yeti, snowcats, black diamonds, etc.

RdF3

8:52am

Those in the know I have a busy day, should I be checking CB every hour for news

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

8:41am

I could see some assistant coaches getting announced around noon today.

Mostlyaccurate

8:44am

I agree. It's Dunson and Lewis.

CougLyfe

8:46am

Ryan already got one thing right, making the team name “Utah” and not“Salt Lake”

GhostRider

8:34am

Outlaws much better than Venom or Fury.

threezeroeight

8:36am

Those are both so bad. Like a little league team where the kids choose the name

DanSmith

8:38am

Venom and Furries are both such terrible names.

RugbyCoug

8:41am

Venom and Fury sound like Arena football names

Rhubarb

8:41am

Or American Gladiators

Nuke

8:55am

Sorry, I think outlaws sounds like a disorganized mess.

squints

8:41am

The mock-up designs on Twitter for outlaws are incredible.. best I’ve seen.

GhostRider

8:42am

By far the best mockups out there

LaVellIfIKnow

8:50am

I think Salt Lake sounds better for hockey. I also like the SL options on hats

Medute

8:36am

SL is good for logos.. but like the Jazz, the team represents the entire state.

GhostRider

8:39am

Meh

LaVellIfIKnow

8:50am

POLL: New cup of noodles flavor

JimmyZ

8:33am

Bagel, cream cheese with tomato or capers mmmm. In noodle form? Uh-uh.

BlueFever

8:40am

I would like to proudly announce…

cougXor All-American

8:31am

And yet you did …

JimmyZ

8:35am

It’s true - this is what CB has done to me!

cougXor

8:48am

Woah. So you are a Swiftie and your wife/daughters aren't?

TNT

8:52am

Good job on getting the conversation started

Born2Fish

8:39am

So you homeschool? No judgement.

BYUtka

8:47am

No - that’s the confusing part.

cougXor

8:49am

You’re a lucky man.

Islandercoug

8:47am

Everytime someone says it's time to make players employees of the universities

byusage

8:31am

How about Tim Duryea from Boise State for AHC?

arizonacougarfan

8:23am

Remember when Utah hired Harlan and he had a sense of humor about his BYU moving

Gustav

8:19am

The saddest part is he is still better than Chris hill.

crimedog

8:25am

What is your second point?

TheLoneCougar

8:28am

RE: What is your second point?

LaVellIfIKnow

8:31am

RE: What is your second point?

TheLoneCougar

8:35am

He's the AD of our rival, we are all going to find reasons to hate him.

The Dark Knight

8:28am

Geez dude, get a room!

LaVellIfIKnow

8:32am

I'm sure he's a decent guy

Gustav

8:33am

He did send his daughter to BYU so maybe this is just all a cry for help

YIsForBrigham

8:40am

Harlan did? You sure you don't mean the Univ Pres Randall?

threezeroeight

8:48am

Harlan thinks U of U is the center of everything.

BlueFever

8:45am

What did he tweet about KY hire?

Iman23

8:46am

Harlan is just like Hill behind closed doors

1984coug

8:50am

Anyone else put a deposit on season tickets? If you haven't been to an NHL game

Stucoug83

8:16am

Yep, deposit on 2 seats. Interested to see the options for full or half season

NarfUte

8:19am

NHL playoff hockey is one of my very favorite in-game experiences. My 12 year

BerkeleyCoug

8:30am

Yep. I’ve got the deposit in for 2 seats.

squints

8:46am

NIL (players vs coaches).

charles

8:15am

Yes. You want BYU NIL to be at the level it needs to be to get what we need.

AF_Puma

8:26am

From what I understand, BYU has made some pretty significant moves to allow for

cougarfan84

8:36am

I am always somewhat skeptical of the numbers thrown out when it comes to NIL. With that being said, I had heard a

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

8:10am

hundreds of thousands in early 20's is life changing if the kid is smart

fulano

8:12am

Yep. If I had a few hundred thousand dollars upon graduation, my life would be

mudpupper

8:16am

Unfortunately we have substantial evidence that very few young, talented

shoganai

8:20am

Yep

Adrielle

8:24am

true. but many that are realistic re: NBA could benefit greatly

fulano

8:29am

Hundreds of thousands is life changing for pretty much anyone outside a small

BYUheaven

8:32am

Imagine buying a house cash right after college & never having a mortgage/rent

CaliWG

8:43am

Totally. Can’t fault the kid at all.

ballen

8:14am

Hundreds of thousands at 19-21 seems pretty life changing to me…

Whosyourdaddy

8:15am

Uhh, I’m almost 40 and almost all these numbers I’m hearing would be massive

Alan Schaefer

8:42am

Same. Paying off the house immediately would be nice

ballen

8:46am

600k at 23 is life changing. You literally just funded a pretty nice retirement

Adwight

8:42am

Just remember, when they jump that high they hit the highest tax bracket and lose close to half...

Adrielle

8:49am

We’ve joined a select group of 3

OU Cougar

8:09am

With NIL and that to takes to compete in football, it’s honestly probably the

ballen

8:10am

Plus basketball is just better

downtownchrisbrown

8:14am

I love basketball, but Football is the greatest game ever invented.

ballen

8:15am

RE: I love basketball, but Football is the greatest game ever invented.

downtownchrisbrown

8:17am

Timing fluke. Won't be the case for very long.

shoganai

8:15am

BYU would be crazy to pay Kalani more than someone else would be pay him. It

BYUheaven

8:36am

So, what is Kalani getting paid?

CPAcoug87

8:19am

3 million a year was USA Today’s guess

OU Cougar

8:25am

Basketball first would be cheaper.

Mister P

8:33am

Let me be careful how I say this cause I have a teenage daughter obsessed: TS is a generational artist, but when her

Preppy Truly Addicted User

8:04am

How much time do you spend here? Swift is her BYU football.

Viva Campeche

8:08am

RE: How much time do you spend here? Swift is her BYU football.

RobAdams

8:23am

That is because TS does put in Easter Eggs and clues to her next albums for Fans who want to figure things out.

JayOwen

8:13am

Yep. Swift is super deliberate about this stuff. She does ambiguity on

Jay Rick

8:18am

I go to comic cons and present on the psychology of a fictional character

The Dark Knight

8:32am

If you don't think TS is a creative lyricists you are either haven't listened to

memento

8:33am

She's above avg lyric writer, below avg musicality, w/ unprecedented fandom.

The Old Y

8:38am

Yep….where is Donny Osmond when you need him!

Chicago Cougar

8:41am

Article: 🔒 Two Assistant Coaches To Be Announced Very Soon. What Does Our Flight Tracking Say About Who It Will Be? View

[CougConnect]

8:00am

Lol. Flight tracking. What about dumpster diving?

SWKTNative

8:03am

Seriously? Kinda classless

palangi

8:05am

How so? It is a joke about how people were riffling through trash cans for info

SWKTNative

8:09am

Ok I misunderstood. Just a little below we’re talking about Quincy Lewis

palangi

8:13am

lol 🙄

LaVellIfIKnow

8:19am

I see what you did there.

BluesBrother

8:11am

RE: Article: 🔒 Two Assistant Coaches To Be Announced Very Soon. What

Kdubb

8:35am

A lady at my work said on her first day at the office, that her Taylor Swift

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

7:57am

So this is her?

crimedog

7:59am

Are you sure you aren’t a middle school teacher, and the lady isn’t a student?

cougaman

8:00am

Did she take the day off today?

SWKTNative

8:01am

She is a hockey fan?

Sea Chicken

8:04am

Me laughing as I take off my BYU hat while reading CB and reading articles about

macdizzle

8:27am

POLL: Which of these options should the Jazz do for next season?

arizonacougarfan

7:55am

C. Neither. Tank for a top 3 pick & then trade it with other picks for a star to pair with Lauri.

RdF3

8:03am

Its either or top 3 pick or Lauri. He won't stick around for another tanking

spidercoug

8:10am

You don’t know that for sure, if they give him a clear path to competing in 2025 & promise to trade him if they don’t

RdF3

8:15am

Neither but of those two choices I go with tank.

boctabulous

8:27am

Bridges=Yes. Young=No.

CaliWG

8:44am

This illustrates the importance of building relationships.

Everyman

7:54am

It also highlights the importance of having billions of dollars

YIsForBrigham

8:46am

Looks like Erin Livingston is moving on from BYU Volleyball to play professionally.

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

7:53am

Cool! I honestly didn't realize there was any pro Volleyball in the US yet...

BamaCoug

8:09am

There are a lot of questions about next fall’s team - lots of key holes to fill.

LeGrandBleu

8:22am

Quincy Lewis?!?👀

palangi

7:51am

id hope KY is aiming higher

Deleted

7:51am

Quincy's certainly worthy & capable, imo. He's a proven winner w high, high integrity as a coach.

SinkingQuffa

7:54am

You think we'll get 5 assistants better than Quincy? No way

dYrtbYkerYder

7:55am

I’m hoping he doesn’t bring back all the easy hires

Zombre

8:05am

Quincy Lewis would be a great add. He is the best coach in High School Basketball in the state of Utah

Adrielle

7:55am

He has a track record of success and knows how to build a pipeline of talent.

Trent

7:57am

Guy has more experience coaching than most candidates out there. And he's a good

Jwine21

7:57am

Why couldn’t he be in charge of in-state recruiting? Seem like he would be a

JohnnyC

8:00am

And he's a gret X's and O's coach as well.

Adrielle

8:03am

I think you give an Assistant Coaching/Head of recruiting title.

JohnnyC

8:05am

Assistant yes for sure, but no on AHC. Need someone more collegiate experienced

arizonacougarfan

8:16am

If Peery is coming he’s probably the AHC.

puntersarepeople

8:17am

<< Deleted >>

Adrielle

8:18am

If KY needs help with recruiting, this is a good place to start.

Y'zcrack

8:05am

splashy assistant hires? I legit know one asst coach in college, Burgess, aside

palangi

8:09am

RE: splashy assistant hires? I legit know one asst coach in college, Burgess,

Y'zcrack

8:13am

I'll say it again... three of the four final four coaches were HS coaches at one point...

P-Boy Squad

8:08am

how many went back to hs after a few years at one college

Deleted

8:22am

This could be just that he’s done since his kid graduated.

Kdubb

8:06am

Like done coaching? He’s in his 40s

palangi

8:10am

Adtually he's in his early 50s. I believe he graduated HS around 89 or 90

Adrielle

8:21am

Is his kid playing in college somewhere?

Iman23

8:22am

If that were the case then he would have resigned right after the state game

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

8:29am

Fair. Just providing an alternate potential explanation.

Kdubb

8:37am

I believe he did a fine job under Coach Rose. Someone that should be a quick

AF_Puma

8:12am

I’m ok with this. Accomplished coach, has coached in college, understands HS

kansascougar

8:18am

We have five assistant spots. So landing this guy and Dunson to recruit is fine

puntersarepeople

8:22am

Jarom just posted the IG story on Twitter.

Mostlyaccurate

8:42am

Hall, Khalifa, and NIL

mjmill All-American

7:45am

Doesn’t Khalifa only have one year of eligibility left?

CrimWalCoug

7:47am

Redshirting next year

Mexicougazul

7:48am

so hes getting 600k for sitting a year of 2? good for him

Deleted

7:48am

He's RS'ing this season. It was announced shortly after his Louisville signing was announced.

SinkingQuffa

7:49am

How? I thought foreigners can’t get NIL deals due to visa restrictions

carwasher3000

7:47am

It’s Louisville

Carnac

7:50am

They can, but only if it's a passive engagement

Skeptical Optimist

7:52am

Please use an Oxford comma.

TCuz

7:48am

Wow they over paid NIL for Khalifa.

crimedog

7:48am

Hmm. Maybe not. His style of play could put a lot of people in seats. Including non-fans.

SinkingQuffa

7:51am

Ramadan is earlier in 2025, so maybe he will be more useful come March.

TheLoneCougar

8:22am

Standing at the top of the key and passing the ball?

crimedog

8:24am

He's actually a great ball handler on the perimeter. Not stationary out there at all.

SinkingQuffa

8:28am

yes I am over simplifying it. He was still an extremely one dimensional player.

crimedog

8:44am

His athleticism & reach are really bad, but his D in the paint was surprisingly good, despite.

SinkingQuffa

8:49am

I'm sure individual players jockeying for more money from a limited pool

runnincoug

7:50am

It needs all the contracts, obligations, and caps of a professional sport then

2FarGone

7:51am

If BYU can’t keep prototype BYU RM guys named Dallin…I don’t know what to

Iman23

7:52am

Yep...we are screwed if we can't keep RMs named Dallin who are barely top 100

Lifer

8:15am

I'm told the reason Hall was asking for 600K is that he felt players should be

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

7:52am

I actually heard it was the number

Blue2thebone

8:51am

That's good

TNT

8:55am

Pro sports where everyone is a free agent every year would suck

FatThor

7:53am

Ever since Ashworth visited last year before signing with Creighton

RockyBalboa

7:55am

The same ashworth that I saw on tv helping his team actually win a tournament

Ojiisan

8:25am

Sucks. Can't say I wouldnt do the exact same if I was them tho

machete

7:56am

RE: Sucks. Can't say I wouldnt do the exact same if I was them tho

Lifer

8:17am

But doesn't he know our coach is an NBA assistant??? That's what really matters!

gangbusters

7:59am

Can't blame him. Unlikely to make out in the nba. Might as well get paid now

Covid-19

8:00am

Doesn't mean it doesn't suck as fans though

TNT

8:55am

I’m fine with NIL, but that AND the transfer portal with no sit out penalty

ballen

8:05am

Yes, and need a cap

palangi

8:49am

Paying these kids big $ is fine with me….once there are actual contracts in place.

cougXor

8:20am

Agree 100%. I’m okay with NIL in principle

mjmill

8:38am

Sounds pretty spot on. Creighton #1 fan is Warren Buffett. They get who they want.

roseyscenario

8:20am

If we're really in the big boys club now, pay DH what he wants. We need him

AF_Puma

8:21am

Dick Harmon?

KCFan85

8:36am

Wow maybe I can get paid for my one inch vertical too

MrSandman

8:51am

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