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📌 Go on the official BYU Cruise in April 2025!

El Jefe Evil Genius

May 2, 8:35pm

Good addition to WBB: Kemery Martin.

rocker

5:58pm

as if the Cavs constructing their roster like it’s 1993 wasn’t enough, they also brought in playoff legend

Probable Sacko All-American

5:51pm

RE: as if the Cavs constructing their roster like it’s 1993 wasn’t

WJCougar

5:53pm

Women's softball is killing Kansas 12-1 BOT5

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

5:50pm

POLL: Do you subscribe to Patrick Beverly's pod?

GRCoug

5:41pm

This might be the most random question I've been asked today.

Japan Coug

5:44pm

I was just reading about his interaction with that reporter

GRCoug

5:45pm

I had no idea he had a podcast. I barely remembered that he's still in the NBA.

Japan Coug

5:55pm

Explanation:

TheWanderer

5:46pm

Yeah this is the context. Layered into his fan altercations last night.

The Pope

5:49pm

where is the option for not even knowing he had one...

ColonelMustard

6:07pm

Victory!!! replaced touch screen in HCBW Camry!!!

Xenon

5:32pm

Well done

rmsenior

5:34pm

Thou good and faithful husband.

calblue

5:46pm

UTAH needs playoff hockey!

CAROLINACOUG96

5:21pm

I’ve never been a big hockey guy but I really want to get into it now that I

Finneas

5:22pm

Me too….i feel like getting tickets the first year in the league will be

JohnnyC

5:27pm

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Mike Bolton

5:26pm

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RSL 401 Authentication Required

5:20pm

Who can afford car repairs these days? It's just nuts (like cost of everything

Hoopster

5:20pm

It’s terrible - I have ended up doing a lot of this myself

RWaters

5:21pm

$300 for a lug? That's a $15 part and 30 min.

Ragnar Danneskjold

5:23pm

The threaded stud to which the lug attaches was broken and needed to be drilled

Hoopster

5:24pm

You're actually lucky they were willing to drill that out for you.

BlueKoolaid13

5:37pm

I just got some repairs done on a company truck.

JuicyJam

5:27pm

Glad my son is in AMT school. I have saved so much in repairs already.

JAGA97

5:30pm

I just paid $1700 for some brakes

2FarGone

5:32pm

Xenon, evidently.

Japan Coug

5:33pm

Yeah, but I've never tried anything like the OP's list......

Xenon

5:38pm

Inflation is transitory or good. Can’t remember which

Longseason

5:36pm

It is scary to compare to stuff 4 to 5 to 10 years ago....

Xenon

5:39pm

This is why it's usually worth it to buy a new car. You get the warranty,

Japan Coug

5:40pm

I just bought a 6 year old car with 42,000 miles on it for $17,000. The new

JAGA97

5:44pm

Sure, but I guarantee that the newer car is much better than the older car in

Japan Coug

5:49pm

We’ve done certified used our last two car purchases and it’s been great.

Powerbait DPM

5:46pm

RE: Who can afford car repairs these days? It's just nuts (like cost of

Doctor Rosenrosen

5:48pm

Been driving an Accord since 2010. Bought it new and now has 150k miles.

WabiSabi

6:01pm

That's a different topic, but regarding brand perception, yours might be a bit

Japan Coug

6:05pm

In your careers, have you ever been close enough to someone that's one of

Mitty

5:19pm

Yes

NOCAL_YFAN

5:20pm

Yes

Plato

5:21pm

The vast majority I’ve ever worked with have not been like that at all.

Senora Featherbottom

5:23pm

Yes. Uncommon, but yes.

Ragnar Danneskjold

5:23pm

Absolutely.

Marvelous

5:24pm

Of course

2FarGone

5:25pm

Oh, man. That's totally NOT always the case.

squidmark

5:27pm

I hope I’m not that way but I’ve learned that most employees

blueaussie

5:28pm

For sure, multiple times.

zonacougar

5:31pm

I worked for a small company, the owner was one of the best people I’ve ever met

webster242

5:33pm

Yes.

trueblueinarizona

5:33pm

Yes. I used to write the quarterly call scripts for the CEO and CFO, both of whom were good people and good leaders.

Tokolosh

5:34pm

I’ve worked with 5-6 owners/CEOs and in general I agree that

PortlandCoug

5:46pm

Your experience isn't typical. Most business owners have integrity.

Dryfire

5:36pm

Yes

Carnac

5:40pm

Definitely. Both of the CEO’s I have worked under have been incredible

jr0b44

5:40pm

I LOVE my CEO/founder. He is extremely generous and tries his best to treat employees well. Does he get it wrong

P-Boy Squad

5:43pm

The ones I've seen struggle with this are the ones who can't admit a mistake.

maYbe

5:45pm

In my experience people that are at the top are better than the people who think

Leishdoggydog

5:45pm

Oh yeah. Most of them are great guys who are very demanding, in my experience

WP17

5:49pm

Not yet. Just changed jobs and I hope this one is even a little better. Current

PKCoug

5:50pm

Yes, but maybe you’re seeing things as black & white and I’m seeing things

Odysseus

5:52pm

You work for some terrible companies. Those usually fail miserably. Leadership

VegasCoug

5:54pm

Yes

PickleButton

5:54pm

Yes, many.

Japan Coug

5:57pm

For sure. Been in at my current company for 15 years and it's so refreshing

C-dubb

5:59pm

RE: In your careers, have you ever been close enough to someone that's one of

Johnny Vatos

6:03pm

Lot of bosses/owners on this thread.

AZcougLawyer

6:04pm

Yes

Biyamiti

6:06pm

How many chances do kids have to apply to BYU?

bYuFB

5:12pm

As many as they want. I was told by admissions there is no limit.

FootBackwards

5:13pm

And supposedly each application stands on it's own merit.

FootBackwards

5:19pm

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Princepete

5:17pm

TNT has been applying for years

Finneas

5:25pm

So has bigute

Longseason

5:40pm

RM gets picked up by the Eagles. Never played football before.

Blueto

4:54pm

Another miss by ARod.

DieHarder

4:56pm

The tush push just got even more unstoppable.

blackandblue

5:18pm

How many of these international roster guys pan out?

jacobugath

5:26pm

POLL: Better 1 time Champion coach?

arizonacougarfan

4:46pm

Ty didn't coach.....Lebron did.

WJCougar

5:22pm

Ty Lue by a mile. I’d take him as a coach in a heartbeat.

The Pope

5:51pm

Why?

BlooCoug

4:43pm

Because he’s a good coach

puntersarepeople

4:44pm

I can respect their org still if they pick him. Not if it's Reddick tho

machete

4:48pm

What has he accomplished that is noteworthy?

BlooCoug

4:48pm

NBA is much more about talent than anything else. I’m very impressed with his Xs and Os

puntersarepeople

5:01pm

I just looked at his coaching record. Better than I thought. So maybe keep him.

BlooCoug

5:07pm

They’re always hurt. You can’t win without talent

puntersarepeople

5:27pm

They should give Leonard an extension too.

WJCougar

5:22pm

You’re favorite team has clearly not been in a

The Pope

5:52pm

Man AI is really freaky

CougarCanuck76

4:33pm

Marge looks like she's always struggling to breathe.

Russell Feathers

4:37pm

Homer did well for himself. Much better than the cartoon implied. Kids are all pretty good-looking too.

SinkingQuffa

4:38pm

Bart looks like a stud. I’d want to be friends with him.

Yukon

4:45pm

Is Gary Oldman going to play Ned Flanders in the live-action movie?

BYUBandfan

4:52pm

No, William H. Macy has that nailed down.

XORCoug

5:10pm

I thought that was Bryan Cranston.

No touching

5:10pm

I think Bart played on my youth soccer team.

Benfica1

4:56pm

Millhouse = Paul from Wonder Years

deejo

4:58pm

yeah, the AI phoned that one in.

jpesk2

5:04pm

Lisa's eyes can see directly into my soul.

Scratch

5:09pm

I’m here at the Huntsman Center for the U of U convocation program for the

Soy Celeste

4:23pm

How low are the curtains?

Born2Fish

4:25pm

Pretty low. I was telling my wife I think it’s one of their core

Soy Celeste

4:27pm

Just got done with Humanities convo. I threw up in my mouth every "go utes"

coug10278

4:40pm

Not sure it’s really that impressive given where she was going to school

puntersarepeople

4:45pm

It’s ok to be proud of college students graduating, even wearing red.

PJMort

5:25pm

I agree 100%! That’s why I’m here.

Soy Celeste

5:56pm

Rumor: walmart to buy specialized bikes

Longseason

4:17pm

The whole company or just a licensing and sales agreement?

scall

4:20pm

Whole thing. Guess specialized is in financial trouble line the rest of the

Longseason

4:23pm

Bentonville loves their mountain biking

kccougar

4:24pm

specialized has recently become a big name there lending credibility to the rumo

Longseason

4:25pm

Why would the Foundation be the buyer?

CommodoreCoug

4:25pm

Interesting. I had been using a training platform owned by Specialized up until

blackandblue

4:25pm

I just bought an s-works epic. Wouldn’t be stoked about this.

Longseason

4:27pm

If Walmart has a bike with specialized on the name, it will ruin their whole

blackandblue

4:29pm

Good example of brand snobbery. Your bike isn't going to become worse

kccougar

4:30pm

Agreed. 👍

Longseason

4:33pm

Posted as a fellow Specialized owner.

kccougar

4:37pm

This isn’t unique to bikes. What if Porsche was bought out by Hyundai and sold

blackandblue

4:51pm

Guilty. But my S-works Stumpjumper is probably the last bike I'll ever buy.

Radioactive Coug

5:01pm

I buy a new bike every 10 years. I try to future proof as much as I can.

Longseason

5:15pm

Are specialized popular in UT? I’ve generally found them to be a bit

The Pope

4:27pm

I have a specialized, Scott, Trek, Felt, and Salsa in my tool kit. Trek is my

blackandblue

4:30pm

Santa Cruz all the way.

Magneto

5:03pm

So many brands, so little time…

blackandblue

5:07pm

You are living a good life. All MTBs?

The Pope

5:47pm

One of the most random partnerships/acquisitions I can think of

Rhubarb

4:34pm

Would make sense, bike industry is getting destroyed, probably needs a savior.

HingleMcCringleberry

4:42pm

The Waltons are VERY into biking so this is not surprising

nc-puma

4:44pm

Mongoose and Diamond Back ruined their brands by doing the same decades ago.

JAGA97

4:57pm

Gt as well

Longseason

5:00pm

I wanted a Super Viper so bad when I was a kid

cougarstrong

5:50pm

I worked for specialized two summers during college.

Acorn

5:16pm

what happened to Walmart's Viathon bike brand? Supposed to be high end.

byuwahoo

5:17pm

Wondered that myself. I don’t think it actually happened.

Longseason

5:20pm

I looked at buying one in 2020.

byuwahoo

5:24pm

I have an amazing specialized 64 cm, Big beautiful road bike just perfect for pr

nybyblue

6:08pm

You know what would be fun? A short distance EMP where you could fry EVs on the road that are slowing down the passing

Ragnar Danneskjold You know...

4:14pm

How is this exclusive to EVs? I see all cars doing the same thing..

AltTabbins

5:01pm

RE: How is this exclusive to EVs? I see all cars doing the same thing..

Ragnar Danneskjold

5:16pm

I can’t think of a less appealing vacation than this….

Yukon

4:13pm

It reminds me of the old joke...

Division Bell

4:17pm

As if cruises didn’t already have a huge problem with fecal—>oral infectious disease outbreaks like Norovirus…

Virginia Ute

4:19pm

Are they hiring? I know someone looking for work.

Russell Feathers

4:19pm

I see a great fantasy football loser prize

Baron

4:19pm

I suspect the group of people that go on these:

LaVell's_Scowl

4:31pm

Define appealing. Does it depend on who is on the cruise?

BlooCoug

4:36pm

Ever notice most the people willing to go on these are the exact people no one

Soupie

5:44pm

I like koi fish and my 12 year old daughter drew this for me for my birthday

WhirleyPop

4:09pm

What is your favorite recipe?

JimmyZ

4:10pm

Salt, pepper, butter, and lemon

WhirleyPop

4:11pm

Try it sashimi next time

Salami Karate

4:13pm

That’s awesome. Way to go WP Jr.

Soupie

4:42pm

Awesome.

dryflyelk

4:55pm

Some day I will have a koi pond

WhirleyPop

5:37pm

Just keep the blue herons away. I understand they love koi.

Soupie

5:40pm

True

Tiburon

5:51pm

Talented

OmahaOmaha

5:50pm

POLL: If you didn’t actively fulfill your dad duty of throwing away things in your house, what would be the consequence?

blackandblue

4:08pm

Wow, I thought I was alone.

ImRonBurgundy?

4:17pm

My kids don’t even ask where stuff is now. They assume it got thrown away if

blackandblue

4:23pm

I don't even know where to start with this post...

TheLost Parody account

4:04pm

Is that weight with the battery charged, or uncharged?

Ragnar Danneskjold

4:07pm

charged.. its so light when the battery is down to 30% its basicly unsafe.

TheLost

4:08pm

But on a more serious note, most EV drivers around here like to test their 0-60 at each red light. I'm sure that is

Ragnar Danneskjold

4:11pm

That only leaves the $$ tires on the road.

TheLost

4:25pm

RE: That only leaves the $$ tires on the road.

Ragnar Danneskjold

4:47pm

Someone sent up the bat signal

BYUMizzou

4:07pm

That 10 years thing is conjecture right? Do we have any real world evidence of

NC CougarBear

4:13pm

I can believe it on the early EVs. Old Nissan Leafs are not worth the cost of a replacement battery pack.

John Doe

4:21pm

My 2016 Nissan Leaf is still going strong. Battery has degraded some, sure.

CPAcoug87

4:25pm

I agree on cars. The arguments I saw were specific to long-haul semi trucks. No idea whether they are valid or not.

John Doe

4:15pm

Save the world, rebuild a 50-year old classic car.

Division Bell

4:18pm

All or nothing reasoning isn’t reasonable (on either side of this issue)

RWaters

4:18pm

The BMW looks 1000% better.

Swag Kazekage

4:36pm

Pig snout grill, nuff said.

OnEMoReTrY

5:13pm

Why isn’t the Model 3 compared to something actually similar?

MarylandFan

5:08pm

WSJ: EVs emit WAY more particles

septicpumper

5:31pm

Guardian article. EV ecological disaster

septicpumper

5:35pm

EVs cause more than twice the road damage

septicpumper

5:37pm

Precisely why we need a universal weight tax. Unfortunately neither side seems

Yiowa

5:40pm

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