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I found it difficult to focus on work this week. Now I really find it difficult to focus on work!

Division Bell Recovering

10:59am

Video: What's Trending: Potential Hires and Devastating Departures - Spencer and Jarom sit down and break down the latest news concerning Mark Pope and Collin... View

[BYUtv Sports]

10:59am

When do we expect BYU to announce a new HC. They gotta do it this week or the

IBC

10:59am

I'd like to thank Mark Pope for allowing BYU this opportunity

RSL 429 Too Many Requests

10:58am

Chandler…

HingleMcCringleberry

10:58am

Nah, we only want folks who want to be here.

foofcoug

10:59am

Mark Madsen after seeing Young's salary.

Powerbait DPM

10:58am

Utah fans after seeing Pope leave vs seeing the Young hire and Burgess leaving.

Cougs4Lfe

10:58am

Is Burgess coming?

vagabonder

10:59am

I think Hall will return now.

CSoul Hardcore Democrat

10:58am

Hall mentioned he wanted a coach that would help get him to the NBA.

Mostlyaccurate

10:59am

Does this mean we could pay more for a better football staff?

JimmerEatWorld Starter

10:58am

That was the fastest 15 days of my life.

yorksama

10:57am

Good on the BOT for moving fast on this one.

Yllage Vidiot

10:58am

(in dog days)

Benfica1

10:58am

If Dallin Hall wants to get to the NBA, here's his best shot.

Adam_Pontipee

10:57am

Exactly my thought. Makes a statement about wanting to make the NBA and then

provoprodigy

10:58am

9 months from now how many little Kevin Young’s do we have running around?

Cougs or die

10:57am

"Young, who was born in Salt Lake City, will continue working with the Suns in..

cvd6262

10:57am

Team trip to Phoenix!!

Yllage Vidiot

10:58am

Its actually great PR for BYU. Go SUNS

johnnybyu

10:58am

Announcement from BYU

UVCoug

10:57am

THE DANNY AINGE'S RYAN SMITH'S TOM HOLMOE'S JIMMER FREDETTE'S DAVE ROSE'S KRESIMIR COSIC COURT AT MARRIOTT CENTER

Knee Brace Flight risk

10:57am

Young’s NBA recruiting pitch will be incredible

mjmill All-American

10:57am

Interesting to see how Young handles everything while still helping the Suns

arcawley

10:57am

What if his beard is the key to his basketball success? Think about Samson, BYU.

foofcoug

10:56am

Also remember Caleb Lohner

provoprodigy

10:57am

He may get a waiver due to a "skin condition".

Shihan

10:59am

Young hasn’t just been Suns assistant coach, he has been associate head coach

BYUfan92

10:56am

And the highest paid assistant in the NBA

CougLyfe

10:57am

I don't follow the Suns, why are we excited about Coach Young? Honest question.

Sparkling Delirium

10:56am

I don't know either, but he did have NBA head coaching offers coming.

BYUCougarsFan

10:57am

Because those who do follow the NBA generally consider him one of the best young coaches in the league.

kccougar

10:57am

The reviews from those that know the NBA

CougarForLife

10:57am

Okay hear me out, J.Rob comes back now? I mean Kevin Young was a long shot. I’m

Cougs or die

10:56am

Might be fatter fish to fry in the portal. Is Stoj still available?

Yllage Vidiot

10:57am

Phoenix is 25 out of 30 teams in 3-pointers attempted. We'll probably see a

Jesse Pinkman

10:56am

I think that says more about the personnel than anything. Booker and Durant

Hypnotoad

10:57am

A lot of that is their best players. Durant, Booker and Beal all love the

ThEJOKER

10:57am

Anyone who wanted Quincy Lewis should be permanently banned from this website.

DKN

10:56am

what about jimmer

Deleted

10:56am

Them too

Coug

10:56am

Quincy is a great coach. Add him back on the staff and let him grow.

BabyJ24

10:57am

He is a high school basketball coach. You don’t hire him for the Big 12

RealTaysomHill

10:58am

I don’t mind Lewis

SJS

10:58am

The best way to get over a coach is to get under a new coach

Finneas

10:56am

Ninja move by Holmoe

WillsPitStop

10:57am

Well that’s enough internet for today

DanSmith

10:57am

Is this true?!?!? Young turned down the Nets job and a $5 million salary for BYU

BYUheaven

10:55am

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Revolution

10:56am

Did he turn it down or did he lose out?

RGGeemer

10:56am

Did you read the line from the article that I posted? Here it is:

BYUheaven

10:58am

NBA head coach would suck. NCAA head coach would probably suck too, but there...

COACHdrn

10:57am

Unbelievable. Major kudos to Holmoe, admin, and the BOT. This hire shows that...

Team Chaos

10:55am

He mentioned that he has a short list of potential coaches at all times. I'm

Benfica1

10:56am

Nice to have our own T Boone Pickens

Rhubarb

10:55am

Young going to stay with the Suns for the playoffs

arizonacougarfan

10:55am

Then BYU really better get those other 2 for recruiting.

Hypnotoad

10:56am

But recruiting and working staff immediately. One suffers...oh well poor Suns

coug10278

10:56am

Hearing Burgess is coming as well to be Associate Head Coach

smootharch

10:55am

Awesome if true

Kuga

10:55am

We'll need him for when KY gets too fired up

Heath Squashwell

10:58am

If we get all 3...

Knee Brace Flight risk

10:54am

It’s all coming together

Yiowa

10:54am

Oh, right. Suns coach. The coach for the Suns, the coach chosen especially ...

Bossk82

10:56am

Ok. All is well in the world.

spidercoug

10:54am

Three days ago, no one had ever heard the name Kevin Young...

Homo Erectus

10:54am

If you hadn't heard of him, you haven't been paying attention

Coug

10:55am

Why does it keep not getting hired by N b a teams if he's that great

CarolinaCoug

10:59am

Is he going to have to shave?!

RSL 429 Too Many Requests

10:54am

Pay me millions and I'll shave too.

KCFan85

10:55am

I'd hire someone to do it for me.

2ndTrombone

10:57am

Please no. But probably yes.

Heath Squashwell

10:58am

Given more 😁/👍 in last couple hours than in my whole time on CB probably

coug10278

10:53am

Breathing new life into the “Whoosh Kevin” graphic that ESPN never updated.

d-coug

10:53am

keep it!

Avery

10:54am

BYU’s New Head Coach!!!!’

cmarrio

10:52am

Sitake right now:

Niiineteeen84 Blowhard

10:52am

#extendKalani?

DieHarder

10:53am

Whoa there! Save that extension for the Southern Illinois post-game celebration

HBCoug

10:58am

He's already overpaid

AZ Coug

10:54am

RE: Sitake right now:

kccougar

10:54am

More $$ means more accountability

Cougs1

10:55am

KEVIN

JackArchi

10:52am

Kevin is right...

bluecheese

10:54am

What do you think Pope does when he hears of 7yrs/$30m for KY?

SJS Shaky place kicker

10:52am

Laughs in sponsorships

RSL

10:52am

Pope would’ve left for Kentucky no matter what

JOPE

10:53am

Isn't he getting an average of $5.5MM over 5 years?

Benfica1

10:55am

Good Tom, now go and get Andy Reid to commit

Blue Ridge

10:52am

The sales pitch to Chandler

Carnac

10:52am

That will be pitch after he spends a year in KY, unfortunately.

Madam Pattirini

10:53am

I am guessing Chandler decided to commit to Kentucky when he found out who the

RH84025

10:53am

Well. If you do a blind test who will prep you for the NBA

Carnac

10:57am

Imagine how many NBA connections Young has. Over the past 2 years he's

Mostlyaccurate

10:55am

Devil’s Advocate: Kentucky has 28 players currently in the NBA. BYU has 21 players ever drafted.

ProvoY

10:57am

Article: BYU to hire Phoenix Suns assistant Kevin Young as its new head basketball coach View

[Deseret News]

10:52am

Mark who?

BlueFever

10:51am

This doesn't happen without President Reese. Baller first year President!

The Chief

10:51am

Whoosh Shane

ballen

10:52am

And Clark Gilbert 🙂

Hammurabi

10:55am

How many more rabbits will Tom Holmoe need to pull out of his hat before CB universally recognizes his value?

kccougar VABL

10:51am

Yikes.

Benfica1

10:51am

For that costume? I'd say at least a dozen more.

BlueFever

10:53am

well played

4slyce

10:55am

Suns fans on social generally happy to see Young leaving.

ProvoY Contributor

10:51am

Never been a very smart fanbase.

DieHarder

10:51am

Phoenix sports has been good to us the past few days.

HingleMcCringleberry

10:52am

First time anyone has ever said that.

DieHarder

10:53am

Weird. Are there examples? Talk radio sings his praises, as do the players. Not

The Pope

10:52am

Suns Offense has been underwhelming this year

arizonacougarfan

10:53am

It is Booker and KD, what would you expect?

Adam_Pontipee

10:54am

Neither are high isolation guys…both have been mostly off ball players

PHXSUNS31

10:56am

Suns fans are just dissatisfied with everyone this year..disappointing season

PHXSUNS31

10:54am

Does this mean Andy Reid isn’t out of the question if Kalani moves on?

Skeeziks

10:51am

Holy crap…7 years 30 million

TempeCoug

10:51am

RE: Holy crap…7 years 30 million

RSL

10:51am

Legit.

Niiineteeen84

10:51am

This is a serious departure from strategies of the past.

LifeLongLakerFan

10:52am

It's a whole new world of college sports.

kccougar

10:52am

Big12 $$

RGGeemer

10:56am

yessss, puting that future Pope tithing to work!

4slyce

10:53am

This might be the first hire to significantly benefit from Big12 revenue...or

Avery

10:53am

Young and Pope and BYU fans

Captain Rex

10:51am

Please mark this so I can gloat or eat crow. Chandler will leave Kentucky in 2 years. Not for the NBA but back home..

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

10:51am

Thank you Kentucky

CougarForLife

10:50am

Burgess and Peery as Young's assistants? Are you kidding me?

Croweater

10:50am

Best case scenario?

Bossk82

10:51am

Holmoe should me enshrined, if true

Croweater

10:52am

I've been following Kevin Young closely ever since

ballen

10:50am

<< Deleted >>

SJS

10:51am

Me for 12 mins….super stoked too

Crowd Factor

10:51am

I’m a Suns fan and didn’t know until his name popped up on here a few days ago

Finestcitycoug

10:51am

I don't follow the NBA much, but did play a lot of NBA jam as a kid

ryebrye

10:54am

What a day for you and all Cougar Nation!

JC6

10:51am

GIF me last year telling my future self KU hired 6th place finisher Pope and BYU

johnnybyu

10:50am

RE: Cougarboard is hilarious today. We’ll be fine.

Kuga

10:50am

Ryan Smith and Danny Ainge run the BYU Cougars now too...

Elvis

10:50am

I openly welcome it.

fldnstrm

10:50am

Yeah, you gotta think those NBA connections helped facilitate the KY hire

cougarmeister

10:51am

utah fans about to cry foul when Smith throws money at Burgess to come too

1984coug

10:52am

Next step -> football

UVCoug

10:53am

They'll dump half the roster in the middle of the season when they realize they

Hypnotoad

10:55am

Collin Chandler right now…

Cougs or die

10:50am

He can probably unmake the mistake.

ballen

10:51am

RE: He can probably unmake the mistake.

Cougs or die

10:53am

The kid has been preaching repentance for almost two years now. He knows what to do.

zonacougar

10:53am

If he can bring in even one of the 5* Kentucky defectors he should get a bonus.

Malcolm Reynolds

10:49am

Well that was a shocker. Don't know what to make of this, other than I am all in. GO COUGS!!

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

10:49am

Why does BYU always rush these decisions?

kccougar VABL

10:49am

Geez. WE ARE SO BACK!!! The top 3 candidates all on staff.

spidercoug

10:49am

Wow

Bossk82

10:49am

No way. I went from deep despair to being pumped immediately.

ballen

10:49am

I am still hesitant to believe. Too good to be true.

DawgHaus

10:52am

If it happens.... unreal!!!

JC6

10:50am

RE: Geez. WE ARE SO BACK!!! The top 3 candidates all on staff.

zonacougar

10:50am

"young minds"...I see what you did there.

Niiineteeen84

10:51am

One word ....... Dayumn!!!!!! Huge.

DawgHaus

10:51am

Best of all worlds I really really like Peery. He is as intense as they come

A Drew Aitch

10:52am

If we can land Burgess and Peery as assistants, that's a major W.

cougarfan84

10:52am

Why would they need a top flight staff? I guess getting top pilots would be a

Malathion

10:53am

Whoa.

Ham

10:53am

RE: Geez. WE ARE SO BACK!!! The top 3 candidates all on staff.

joelvandyne

10:53am

Somebody with deep pockets is shelling out for this staff

thewaterboy

10:54am

i would like Kevin to bring some people he's familiar with too

CrashMcLarson

10:58am

New coach first call - Chandler family.

mottman

10:49am

"Hello, Chandler family? Sucks to be you, I guess... Smell ya later!"

foofcoug

10:51am

Guys... we're in the BIG12 and this proved it. There's NOOOOOO way a WCC BYU

ballen

10:48am

Wow!!!! I cannot believe this. Not like BYU. Shocked.

DawgHaus

10:49am

Huge kudos to Holmoe. I never thought this was possible.

BYUfan92

10:48am

Huge kudos to Ryan Smith and Danny Ainge!

coot20

10:50am

This honestly would be hilarious.

westsidecoug

10:48am

I'd love to do this!

BYU Fan

10:49am

Whip out the friendship bracelets!!

Superman21

10:49am

Let's totally have him step off a bus holding the MWC tourney trophy from 2001!!

BGRTHNUMEGO

10:50am

Get the old pump up video from the jumbotron that says BACK TO BACK TO BACK MWC

westsidecoug

10:51am

Why would we want a guy whose team is the worst 4th quarter team in the NBA?

StantonMac

10:48am

Mom, StantonMac is on the computer again.

Benfica1

10:49am

Is it his fault that they have old players that don't have anything left in the tank in the 4th Q?

ManicBlue

10:49am

There is no 4th quarter in college BB. We’re golden! Perfect fit for both!

mvtoro

10:49am

Because college doesn't have 4th quarters.

Shihan

10:50am

I type slowly

Shihan

10:51am

Excellent response!

BYU Grounds

10:58am

Chandler right now looking at the Young hire (probably)...

Hambone

10:48am

They didn’t photoshop the beard out?

Indy Coug

10:48am

Brigham Young had a freaking beard. time to stop this garbage

fulano

10:49am

So is it guaranteed that Chandler is gone? He can still come back to BYU, right?

Benfica1

10:48am

He could but probably doubtful. He likely knew who we were getting I'd think.

GfB

10:49am

I doubt he knew who BYU was hiring.

Benfica1

10:50am

This, he saw the rumors on CB last night & decided to take his chances with UK

Kolipoki

10:51am

I’m sure he’s after the money 💰. He’ll get more at Kentucky

texbird33

10:49am

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