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BYUBandfan

2:03pm

BYU fans would probably prefer the Suns lost in 1st round so KY can start the

robin

2:05pm

Now w/Young at BYU, time for Ryan Smith to reach out to Connor McDavid

ExitStageLeft

2:03pm

Article: Analysis: Hiring of NBA assistant Kevin Young shows BYU is serious about paying for top-flight talent View

[Deseret News]

2:03pm

Guess we don’t have to talk much about that last coach anymore.

IGlowInTheDark

2:02pm

Well done Mr. Holmoe- a top shelf Athletic Director-- GO COUGS!

acougfan

2:02pm

He's the G.O.A.T for BYU

RenoCoug

2:03pm

YES! Thank you! I'm sick of the Holmoe slander we see here sometimes.

Cougs4Lfe

2:05pm

Can someone give a decent summary on Kevin Young for a basketball ignoramous?

Choke

2:02pm

Won't be poached by his alma mater

RenoCoug

2:04pm

Turned down $5M/year NBA HC job last night to sign with BYU

AZ Coug

2:04pm

Dude! I think I'm in love.

Choke

2:05pm

ChatGPT's thoughts on BYU's hiring of Kevin Young:

yorksama

2:01pm

AI: Facial Hair and facial hair and...

Choke

2:03pm

Why Not Burgess? This is Why!

ghettomagic

2:01pm

I would just caution that Smith might be be more of a basketball booster

spidercoug

2:02pm

Feels that way, not sure if true

Dr T-bone

2:03pm

Looks to me that Reese was integral to this process as well. Great to have a

babycarrot

2:01pm

Barca probably needs to pull Lewa off. I doubt he'll be in a position to help

shoganai

2:01pm

Big 12 checks just cleared. Pay that man.

Tesla Coug Lord of the Manor

2:00pm

President Reese loves BYU athletics

spidercoug

2:00pm

Where was this--Tuesday Devotional?

AF_Puma

2:03pm

Will Kevin Young thank the Suns? That’s all I care about

cougarblue

1:59pm

POLL: Do we get Burgess on staff?

conetah

1:57pm

I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up at Kentucky, if he doesn't become a HC

beefytee

1:59pm

That would be shocking to me.

kimdaddy35

2:00pm

Not sure Burgess and Pope are close now

WallaX2

2:01pm

If Young wants him I think he will be on staff.

kimdaddy35

1:59pm

We should let Young hire who he wants and not pull a Kalani

777

2:00pm

I'm confused, what did Santiago do?

Hup

1:57pm

This is Ryan Smith, Danny Ainge and Holmoe

Archaea

1:59pm

I'm still 100% on board with moving on from Santiago. Sorry Gman.

kimdaddy35

1:59pm

Maybe he abstained from the interview process

vegas guey

1:59pm

Was supposedly never a Pope supporter and was one reason cited (not by Pope) for

Hoopster

1:59pm

Seems odd. He and Holmoe devised the interview with Pope at the MC

WallaX2

2:04pm

Brought in the pen. Got the color right on the third try.

rivercitycoug

2:00pm

RE: I'm confused, what did Santiago do?

CougarTwins

2:01pm

Don't know if this is true, but according to Brian Santiago (as of a few years

CougSilver

2:01pm

Best of luck Collin, at Kentucky

FatherOFive

1:56pm

I know what the NBA looks for, I was the NBA and I looked. Have fun in KY.

AltTabbins

2:00pm

Any dentists want to share your thoughts?

BYUfan92

1:55pm

I just use the one through Dentrix. I pay for it because I don't want to do it.

fldnstrm

1:58pm

We use Dentrix and Dolphin's billing.

AltTabbins

2:01pm

Not sure if already posted, but I thought it was funny.

robin

1:53pm

POLL: Who would you most like to see back at BYU out of Khalifa, Hall, and Saunders?

Cougs4Lfe

1:53pm

Hall and Saunders for sure. They are BYU guys. Would like all 3

johnnybyu

1:55pm

I think the quick and solid coaching hire gives us a good chance to keep all 3

CalY

1:55pm

I think Saunders is the best player of those three.

shoganai

1:56pm

Out of those 3 I would list in order: Saunders, Khalifa, Hall. But I would

kimdaddy35

1:57pm

Hall would be the most important for a good season next year. Not really close

johnnybyu

1:58pm

Considering we don't even have a backup PG.....

Plato

2:01pm

We have Baker and plenty of time to get another one in the portal. But like I

kimdaddy35

2:04pm

I think Saunders and Hall will both be back.

ochobeeguy

2:03pm

Will Pope to KY and KY to BYU make our portal players reconsider?

Cylon Coug

1:51pm

Hopefully Hall and Saunders

acougfan

1:52pm

If it doesn’t, they’re stupid and probably don’t belong at BYU

2FarGone

1:52pm

Stupid? That sounds harsh.

The Y's Insider

1:56pm

It was meant to be. NIL money runs out quick.

2FarGone

1:58pm

Nah. $500k at age 21 is life-altering.

The Y's Insider

2:03pm

Couldn't hurt. If Richie and Hall want a crack @ the NBA & lots of college PT

Forzaitalia

1:53pm

For Dallin for sure. I’ve heard Dallin wasn’t a huge Pope fan. It may be wrong

A Drew Aitch

1:54pm

Fun national (or at least regional) take on the Kevin Young hire:

Cosmos-beard-card

1:49pm

This video helps explain how huge this hire really is.

BlueFever

1:57pm

Reading ESPN & for today it seems BYU is looking better. UK is all about losing

SouthernBlueBlood

1:49pm

We win.

Mjolnir

1:53pm

POLL: Kentucky Fans:

The 435 All-American

1:49pm

Both?

BYUCougarsFan

1:49pm

🤷‍♂️

jlm252

1:51pm

Pope is good but a college coach with 0 Tourney wins vs NBA Associate Head Coach

Scott_Tenorman

1:51pm

Most wouldn’t want either of them

AFCougK9

1:58pm

Lol, just read in the CBS sports article "Young will replace Mark Pope, who left late last week to take the

Betteroffblue Walk-on

1:48pm

Utebuntu crying on twitter is hilarious

RdF3 Inactive user

1:47pm

He realizes UU gets tax money too? Checkmate

puntersarepeople

1:48pm

I'm not sure if he's smart enough to realize that the state significantly helps funds Utah's athletics or not.

RdF3

1:49pm

I’ll be honest, taxation, deductions, non-profits and their interactions are too

Solomon Levi

1:50pm

That’s a pretty hilarious take from a fan of a public school team

TCuz

1:49pm

utes are happy only when they can stomp on BYU's head.

BlueFever

1:49pm

Don't taxpayer dollars contribute to KWhitt's salary?

Yucatan

1:49pm

Ute sports has been subsidized for decades.

MajorZeus

1:49pm

BYU is not a drain on Utah tax payers

MajorZeus

1:50pm

And if SLC doesn’t work with Smith. He will move the Jazz to Draper.

JohnnyC

1:52pm

The Draper DDz!

DiamondMo

1:53pm

Ute fans drive trucks, work at gas stations, and frequent jails for a reason...

Team Chaos

1:57pm

Utah still might not have a stadium if not for the Olympics.

The Y's Insider

1:59pm

McIlroy confirming he’s staying with the PGA tour, said he hasn’t seen anything

RC Vikings

1:47pm

Rory needs to start winning tournaments that matter. Too often he’s irrelevant.

garyfan

2:01pm

The view from my new NEZ seats at LES. Not too bad I guess.

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

1:46pm

hah...jokes on you. You can't even see the grass from those seats.

ordinary tri guy

1:57pm

Dang we're adding beach volleyball?

df101coug

1:59pm

Still 50-50 that PSG blows this.

shoganai

1:46pm

As a PSG fan, I agree. It is completely expected at this point.

Pee Wee Reese

1:50pm

I mean, they still have to score twice more on the road. It's not the easiest

shoganai

1:54pm

Okay, but is KY publishing a thank you to Suns fans??

Gustav

1:45pm

Is he planning on stabbing them by bringing any Suns players?

Future_Tacos

1:49pm

he's doing better — he's coaching them through the playoffs

Dangerous

1:53pm

Pope seeing Kevin Young still coaching games after the regular season is over

ryebrye

1:58pm

Barca under siege. No positive play. It will be a minor miracle to not concede 2

YSMACK

1:45pm

2023 BYU Athletic Dept revenue = $106.4M

Everyman

1:45pm

Impressive TR jump. And this year put it all back into the department.

rocker

1:51pm

I love 2nd leg games in CL! These games are both so fun and intense.

toukokuu

1:44pm

Maatsen is a Chelsea loanee. He's going to be very good. Stellar season for Dortmund.

RSL 429 Too Many Requests

1:44pm

As much as I'd love to see him back in blue, I think he'll be sold to balance $.

toukokuu

1:45pm

Freaking Dembele. That kid has a rocket shot.

YSMACK

1:43pm

CB takes that didn't age well for 200, Alex.

BlooCoug

1:43pm

If Kevin Young is our stallion...

TheWanderer

1:45pm

I mean, it was honestly hard to argue with that take. I would have guessed our..

Team Chaos

1:47pm

I am shocked.

gww687

1:49pm

Dang, what a finish.

babycarrot

1:43pm

Kimdaddy right now

MrSandman

1:42pm

I didn't realize so many of you took my posts so much to heart.

kimdaddy35

1:45pm

Have you owned it yet? Your post was pretty condescending.

LifeLongLakerFan

1:49pm

Where is he supposed to post that where everyone will see it?

Eddie

1:53pm

You think it was condescending? Saying that it made zero sense and that I had

kimdaddy35

1:55pm

You owned it, and if you are truly happy about it, which I believe you are,

BYURider

2:00pm

I don’t know if this is still true but BYU basketball makes more profit

cougarblue

1:42pm

Ticket revenue maybe close considering the # of games

johnnybyu

1:43pm

RE: I don’t know if this is still true but BYU basketball makes more profit

Tesla Coug

1:44pm

We have a huge arena that is full when we're good. You gotta be willing to pay.

dYrtbYkerYder

1:44pm

basketball expenses are much lower than football expenses are

cwilke1

1:52pm

I'm guessing this doesn't include TV contract revenue.

beefytee

1:56pm

POLL: Suppose Big12 can add two of either UCONN (BB/FB), Gonzaga(BB), & Duke(BB/FB). Who do you pick?.

Cougs4Lfe

1:42pm

No to Gonzaga. We need schools with football programs. When Few retires, Gonzaga

BlooCoug

1:47pm

Incredible finish from Dembele after a bad whiff from Mbappe. Barcelona is in trouble

RSL 429 Too Many Requests

1:42pm

Theyll be fine.

HingleMcCringleberry

1:44pm

Was the Red to Ronald deserved?

MajorZeus

1:44pm

Yes

RSL

1:44pm

Bored, uninterested Martin Tyler is the worst commentator I’ve ever listened to

scootsy

1:45pm

No English teams involved and he's no fun. But I'm listening to the American broadcasters you sinner

RSL

1:46pm

Some thoughts on an intro speech for Young

BYUheaven

1:42pm

RE: Some thoughts on an intro speech for Young

SJS

1:42pm

We’re only worried about farewell posts over here

cougarblue

1:43pm

If you love basketball, LeBron and JJ Reddick’s podcast is mana from heaven.

scootsy

1:41pm

I need to watch the video version. Tried to listen to the audio but it was too

boorad

1:47pm

Ute fans are taking this well

BYUCougarsFan

1:39pm

Yewts gonna yewt.

BlooCoug

1:41pm

Wait till Burgess is announced as AHC..

CougLyfe

1:41pm

Priceless.

Archaea

1:41pm

RE: Wait till Burgess is announced as AHC..

Cougarclaw

1:54pm

Yeah.. let’s stop linking losers twitter accounts.

AltTabbins

1:43pm

Yeah, Craig Smith is not going to make it past next season. As for Ryan Smith,

CallSign

1:44pm

Craig Smith is a very good coach.

The Y's Insider

1:51pm

If this upsets Cheese Fires, that is just frosting on the cake. I am sure the

Hoopster

1:44pm

Wait until he finds out that the U is a non profit and a 30 million dollar

Solomon Levi

1:45pm

More reasonable Utes on Twitter today than this type to be fair.

BYUCougarsFan

1:49pm

Dang it an honest and rationale Ute!

BYU Grounds

1:49pm

Yeah, but the Church's tax-exempt status is a main gripe of the ex/anti-mo's

cougarmeister

1:51pm

Yes, exactly right

Solomon Levi

1:55pm

The one idiot bringing up a potential tax deduction is hilarious

ryebrye

1:46pm

2nd reference today using "Dollar Tree Coach". What's that about?

AF_Puma

1:47pm

Stupid Yewt humor. They obviously shop there a lot

BYU Grounds

1:50pm

The U of U has a streak of loser BB coaches that will be unsurpassed for

Rocketman

1:50pm

Utah fans hate BYU more than they like Utah

Jericho

1:59pm

Yewts quoting Cheese Fries as if he knows something, that's hilarious.

John Doe

2:02pm

Can we get the "Sitake & Detmer are coming to town" guys to make a song for KY?

ryebrye

1:38pm

I vote to ban ryebrye forever

Coug

1:39pm

Dortmund 1-0 (2-2 on aggregate)

RSL 429 Too Many Requests

1:38pm

Brandt has been reborn the last two years.

YSMACK

1:39pm

Make that 2-0 (3-2)

RyneK

1:42pm

So what's the relationship between CougConnect and The Royal Blue Collective. I know they are both NIL related to BYU

Zenoch All-American

1:37pm

They are completely different organizations, but both NIL collectives.

cougarfan84

1:40pm

Does BYU admin have final say

BYU71

1:42pm

From what I gather (based on current rules - correct me if I'm wrong), the

cougarfan84

1:44pm

Everyone in the BYU administration seems to be talking about RBC. 🤷‍♂️

BYUCougarsFan

1:44pm

That's because RBC is the collective that the BYU admin officially works with. I

cougarfan84

1:46pm

That’s because RBC paid $250k to be official

Zombre

1:57pm

One is amateur hour and haphazard. The other has the full backing of those that

Six Foot Seven

1:55pm

One doesn’t force players to sign non competes

Zombre

1:57pm

Coke makes their folks sign non-competes & fires them if they tweet promotional

Six Foot Seven

2:00pm

We know Ainge has watched a lot

BYU71

1:37pm

What are current rules re assistants

Gustav

1:37pm

Probably right but funny. Anyone can buy players at anytime, they come/go as

Rexy Coug

1:44pm

Asst. coach possibilities and their current salaries

Gorgias

1:36pm

McCombs mentioned Peery and Burgess as targets. Would be thrilled with those 2.

cougarfan84

1:38pm

Surprised at Quincy Lewis' salary if I'm being honest....

NorCal_Coug

1:39pm

For real. I double-checked that one a couple times.

Gorgias

1:41pm

Couple other HS coach salaries in Alpine District for comparison

Gorgias

1:49pm

What about Norm Parrish?

sanderso

1:49pm

I hadn't seen his name and wasn't familiar with him.

Gorgias

1:54pm

Keep in mind the high school salaries include all benefits. So whatever health

gwalker

1:53pm

The database separates benefits from salary. With benefits QL is at ~$200k

Gorgias

1:55pm

Interesting. What database are you seeing?

gwalker

1:57pm

Quincy bank rolling at the high school. That's bizarre.

Mjolnir

1:54pm

Not really, I know high school teachers at wasatch high making over 100k

AllHailTheOverlord

1:56pm

That seems odd

pink22

1:57pm

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