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POLL: Better news?

SoBlueitHurts

12:36pm

Who is the current NBA assistant that Young is looking to bring with him?

seco03

12:35pm

BYU's getting a lot of press on ESPN now

occougar

12:35pm

Post your favorite forgotten Synth Pop song from the 80s

BigHouse Coug

12:34pm

Colin Chandler

TailgateU

12:33pm

Blog: Social Media Reacts To BYU Basketball Hiring Kevin Young View

[KSL Sports]

12:32pm

Collin Chandler when he tries to sing hymns in a tunnel on UK's campus

GlutealGuy

12:32pm

Prefer Robinson to stay over bringing in Burgess. Assuming Robinson hasn't burnt

johnnybyu

12:32pm

That’s silly. One above average player is not worth more than a coach.

molodyets

12:34pm

Coach Robinson

Yukon

12:35pm

Nick Robinson!

johnnybyu

12:36pm

Does anyone else not really like this tweet from Jarom? That Loss hurt so bad

Kolipoki

12:32pm

Kalani was not a big hire. A hopeful hire but not a big hire.

johnnybyu

12:33pm

Clown comment.

Alan Schaefer

12:33pm

I'd rather have the Vegas win…

ochobeeguy

12:35pm

Any word on a press conference or anything? I’m excited to hear from him!

DanSmith

12:31pm

A few thoughts on the hiring of Kevin Young

kimdaddy35

12:31pm

Gonna be bummed if he shows up at the press conference shaved

Warner

12:31pm

Just so long as he doesn't voluntarily shave his head like our former coach.

ConnCoug

12:35pm

Me too

Forth Eorlingas

12:35pm

Good article on Young from The Athletic from a year ago.

cougfanblue All-American

12:31pm

Pretty good the first three times it was posted, but GREAT this time!

Geldir

12:34pm

Collin Chandler when he tries to go on a date in Kentucky

Heath Squashwell

12:29pm

Nah the singles branch there probably has dozens of options

ryebrye

12:31pm

Friday night's date:

BlueFever

12:32pm

RE: Friday night's date:

Heath Squashwell

12:33pm

Young going to be making more than Madsen at Cal. Credit to Mad dog for loyalty

arizonacougarfan

12:29pm

Where on earth is the report a rule violation feature?

kansascougar

12:29pm

The little red flag icon

foofcoug

12:30pm

re-reading some of your old posts, huh?

Geldir

12:32pm

RE: re-reading some of your old posts, huh?

kansascougar

12:34pm

Is Jonny the new Boney?

civilcoug

12:29pm

Boney has always been a poor imitation of Jonny

StantonMac

12:31pm

He got that from me.

Undefeated

12:31pm

It feels like we all just became fans of a totally different program

YIsForBrigham Give me a break!

12:28pm

The shift is palpable

Forth Eorlingas

12:36pm

I've been MIA the last while due to tax season

Huge Manatee

12:28pm

Overall very positive and gives Holmoe some credibility

MajorZeus

12:29pm

Tribune headline for the Kevin Young hire?

TeeKaa

12:28pm

BYU looks back to the 1840's with new hire.

Blue Print

12:29pm

Mormons find their guy

BlueFever

12:29pm

In sign that Young's NBA coaching career has peaked, he takes BYU job

nova_coug_fan

12:30pm

NBA coach takes a step back, but for how long?

Gorgias

12:30pm

Bring'em Young - BYU settles for young, inexperienced college coach

germm

12:30pm

BYU gives tons of money to white guy

thewaterboy

12:33pm

Something along these lines.

johnnybyu

12:35pm

Brigham Young's distant relative now the coach of BYU Basketball.

rebelCoug

12:34pm

After being rejected by Nets, Young settles for BYU job and loses Chandler.

ochobeeguy

12:34pm

"BYU hires bearded assistant as program lead."

AltTabbins

12:35pm

If UW knew Pope was willing to leave BYU to “go home”, would they have preferred

scootsy

12:28pm

Some might see this as weakness, but we need more mentors willing to say this

Gorgias

12:28pm

Maybe late, but McCombs reporting that Young might bring Burgess back? Wouldn't

TailgateU

12:28pm

I am so happy right now. What a haul by BYU. A blessing in disguise that Pope is

bdizzle

12:28pm

If you're interested...Locked on B12's Drake Toll weighs in

Sacto Cougar

12:28pm

Drake gonna be baptized... He's now saying "what the heck!"

Don Carlton

12:32pm

The only thing I disagree with is him saying, "95% of fans will be happy they

spidercoug

12:34pm

When Young leaves BYU to take an NBA HC job will everyone on here be calling him

gaffer

12:27pm

No, because a banner will be hanging in Provo

MajorZeus

12:28pm

Most likely, but that is just how these things go.

303coug

12:28pm

Unlikely. And unlikely he purposefully leaves that lifestyle to just go back

gaspasscoug

12:30pm

Well he won’t take players with him at least

dixieutahbyuzag

12:34pm

RE: Well he won’t take players with him at least

Kilgore Trout

12:35pm

SLTRIB headline: BYU hires man with beard as HC. Concerned parties can call the Honor Code Dept at 801-422-2981

TADOW Truly Addicted User

12:26pm

RE: SLTRIB headline: BYU hires man with beard as HC. Concerned parties can call

ebv

12:27pm

Fake news. SLTrib will send all complaints to the Utah Compliance Office so they can file a formal complaint.

John Doe

12:33pm

I've been on CB for a long time. Never seen a mood turn-around like today. Ever.

LifeLongLakerFan

12:25pm

Maybe the Iona game?

yahtzee

12:27pm

BYU to the B12 after languishing has to be close... and thumping Utah the same weekend.

Division Bell

12:28pm

Collin Chandler after his first game at UK

Icelandic Cougar

12:25pm

He wants in the NBA

AltTabbins

12:32pm

Daily Universe Headline:

The Y's Insider

12:24pm

Help a senior. "Pope gave BYU the KY"--what does KY mean?

AF_Puma

12:26pm

Jelly

cougstyle

12:27pm

RE: Help a senior. "Pope gave BYU the KY"--what does KY mean?

Mikey

12:27pm

"BYU goes back to its LDS roots hiring a Young after trying out the Pope"

dallasbyu

12:26pm

Great article on Young and his high level of competitiveness from The Athletic

BYUfan92

12:24pm

It was great, which is why I posted it

BYULAWGUY

12:25pm

I hadn’t seen your post, probably buried in the CB meltdown yesterday

BYUfan92

12:29pm

Yeah, if it is not on the front page it is lost.

BYULAWGUY

12:33pm

Fire!

Division Bell

12:25pm

Video of that Kevin Young confrontation with another coach...

swingcat

12:27pm

If he went chest to chest with Musselman he’s only like 5’6”. Probably chest to

Big Daddy D

12:30pm

Lots of insiders said the burgess thing was a done deal. I don’t think most of

ColonelMustard

12:24pm

Associate HC 😉

RGGeemer

12:24pm

Those rumors felt attached to KY last night, and KY was right

Warner

12:24pm

BYU interviewed one person only according to report.

MajorZeus

12:25pm

Apparently, only Young was even interviewed. Lots of smoke.

Hoopster

12:26pm

Interviewed and spoken to can exist together.

ordinary tri guy

12:35pm

Which coach to choose? The one that hasn't played in the NBA in 2 decades or the one currently coaching in the NBA?

slatecoug All-American

12:23pm

Well, if we were an NBA team, the question is probably more relevant, but the

basman

12:35pm

I have already gone through the cycles of emotion. Good Luck Chandler...Now..Let's hit the Portal HARD! GO COUGS!

Swag Kazekage All-American

12:23pm

This is the best Smith-Young duo since the 1840s!

freshprince

12:23pm

Me at work today ...

dallasbyu

12:23pm

You look much more masculine than I imagined...

foofcoug

12:23pm

RE: You look much more masculine than I imagined...

dallasbyu

12:24pm

Curious, who had a better resume when entering the college game

Warner

12:22pm

Bummer that our new coach has the same number of NCAA wins as our old one.

Lalau

12:22pm

Not enough POTD available to give all that are needed! Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!

ColonelMustard

12:22pm

Solution:

yahtzee

12:24pm

RE: Solution:

ryebrye

12:30pm

We should be able to bank all POTD’s we haven’t used to issue more when needed

TeeKaa

12:25pm

So we have a HC that can start off a sentence to a player/recruit with "so it's

yahtzee

12:21pm

But he will only be able to say that for one week

TNT

12:26pm

RE: But he will only be able to say that for one week

yahtzee

12:28pm

I still can't believe the salary at BYU

jvr7 All-American

12:21pm

We were right when we said the handcuffs would come off with BYU in the P5.

kccougar

12:22pm

Thank goodness Kentucky acted so fast

Skeeziks

12:21pm

Being Ryan Smith would be awesome. What a week. Buy an NHL team, then shell

ballen

12:19pm

Ryan Smith owns Arizona.

crazY

12:20pm

The drink company?

Benfica1

12:22pm

No the JC Penney denim brand

threezeroeight

12:34pm

His double exit from Qualtrics worked out well for him.

CSoul

12:21pm

Also prob has his mortgage paid off, which would be pretty nice.

yahtzee

12:22pm

That must be his secret. He's been following the Dave Ramsey baby steps.

ballen

12:23pm

Still gotta pay them property taxes tho

yahtzee

12:26pm

I want to know if Rick Pitino approves of our hire.

Unibro

12:19pm

Can Young now recruit Chandler? Worth a shot now!

TailgateU

12:18pm

No he likely needs to pass the ncaa test first

I'mBatman

12:19pm

Stay close to home and play for someone that can prepare you for the NBA

Dr T-bone

12:20pm

What is posts that don’t age well for $400

King of Y

12:17pm

RE: What is posts that don’t age well for $400

TailgateU

12:18pm

RE: What is posts that don’t age well for $400

Kdubb

12:18pm

Give me 30 years of Kevin Young success.

cougfanblue All-American

12:17pm

After Young leaves BYU, coaches in the NBA for several more seasons, and wins a

Nikomedes

12:17pm

Why would Young leave the NBA if he just wanted to go back? That makes no sense

kimdaddy35

12:20pm

Perhaps the goal would be to get a high end NBA offer instead of a job with a rebuilder

puntersarepeople

12:22pm

Can Ryan Smith bring the Diamondbacks to SLC now too?

LaVellIfIKnow

12:17pm

He’d be a much better owner than Kendrick

arizonacougarfan

12:22pm

Just for the record Coug Connect was wrong

I'mBatman

12:17pm

Not exactly true. They did say that 2 sources said that it would be Kevin Young

kC Cougar

12:24pm

They must have added that to the article after the first publication

I'mBatman

12:30pm

Who is a successful college coach that when hired had never

CarolinaCoug

12:16pm

John Wooden

BIG XII Coug

12:17pm

He was HC at Indiana State prior to UCLA

arizonacougarfan

12:19pm

^^^ What he said.

AT Cougar

12:21pm

Wooden coached a couple of years at Indiana State before UCLA.

AT Cougar

12:20pm

Mark Madsen

RenoCoug

12:17pm

Hasn't Young at least been a Gleague head coach?

Mitty

12:17pm

Yep he has less ?? marks than everyone but Madsen. Maybe more upsdie than Madsen

johnnybyu

12:19pm

Yes, head coach in G league for about 5 years

Tygger

12:19pm

Its all about the assistants. If he brings in Burgess and Peery we will be fine

dallasbyu

12:17pm

What does Peery bring? He wasnt great at Portland State.

Kolipoki

12:28pm

Jim Harbaugh

scootsy

12:18pm

Young was a G-league head coach for like 6 years.

Super Chicken

12:19pm

Fred Hoiberg

Gustav

12:20pm

He was a college coach for two years. Besides, his pitch is super easy & strong.

Short_Changed

12:21pm

I can’t think of any successful head coach who wasn’t an assistant coach first

Odysseus

12:21pm

He has been a head coach multiple times of G league semi-pro teams.

BYUfan92

12:27pm

Herm Edwards

scootsy

12:27pm

He has lots more head coaching exp than

BYU-TIFUL

12:28pm

This could go down as one of the biggest weeks in Ryan Smith’s career and

Crowd Factor

12:16pm

RE: This could go down as one of the biggest weeks in Ryan Smith’s career

swingcat

12:18pm

3 for 3 in my book.

cougfanblue

12:19pm

Chandler and Pope should have listened to Jerome Tang

Gustav

12:14pm

The only valuable words to ever come out of Tang's mouth

Mitty

12:16pm

The UK fan reaction to a 2 year mission not being an advantage is gonna be good

GlutealGuy

12:16pm

Speaking of overdue or unspoken “thank you’s” we need to look in the mirror.

Unibro

12:14pm

Article: Who is new BYU basketball coach Kevin Young? View

[Deseret News]

12:14pm

POLL: More Utah Hockey Names. Again 🙂

byucougarsbig12

12:13pm

The Kevin Youngs

ballen

12:14pm

A lot, it was a good list.

byucougarsbig12

12:15pm

One I came up with yesterday:

2ndTrombone

12:18pm

Black Diamond is gaining a lot of momentum the last couple of days. 👍

byucougarsbig12

12:18pm

As it should. Much better than many other options

threezeroeight

12:34pm

Cougar Club Luncheon getting upstaged by Basketball. Live stream if you want to

Malathion

12:12pm

POLL: If given a choice between Young and Pope, who would most P4 ADs prefer to hire?

shoganai

12:12pm

How should I know? I thought there's no way UK would come for Pope.

Mitty

12:14pm

You aren't supposed to know. You're supposed to express an opinion.

shoganai

12:15pm

Pope is UK' Kalani. No way he gets the job if not for playing there and some

johnnybyu

12:16pm

Hopefully he's about as successful

Mitty

12:19pm

Most college coaches dream of being PART of an NBA program in some way.

AltTabbins

12:17pm

An inside source told me that Kevin Young probably doesn’t make this move if BYU is still in the WCC. More to come.

TCuz Coastal Elite

12:12pm

Also, less than likely to join as an assistant if Pope was still here.

The Y's Insider

12:14pm

POLL: Would being coached by Kevin Young give Richie Saunders a shot at the NBA?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

12:12pm

Collin just reposted his commitment to Kentucky seconds ago on X

dallasbyu

12:12pm

It's not even P-day.

ochobeeguy

12:13pm

Hope he has fun playing basketball in HELL

Gustav

12:15pm

That's okay. We want guys who want to be here. I've been to Lexington, and

Archaea

12:13pm

Don't really care about Chandler or Pope. Out of sight, out of mind.

CSoul

12:13pm

100%

FT487

12:14pm

He's trying to get word to Kentucky

Moab Rising

12:14pm

Who?

byuluvr

12:20pm

Who lasts longer at UK? Pope or Chandler? Not to wish them bad but Pope

johnnybyu

12:21pm

Probably Pope

I'mBatman

12:27pm

Thanks for the repost buddy

Don Carlton

12:25pm

Wait, did it say Kentucky, or KY?

ochobeeguy

12:30pm

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