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Does NIL hurt higher education? I believe it will have a negative impact. More

JAGA97

11:20pm

Athletic departments will have to look at it as payroll cost lumped in with

BlooCoug

11:39pm

Wow. Huge win for the Kings

Magathis Lifelong Coyotes Fan

11:10pm

And for America.

Disco Lemonade

11:12pm

This was the one series I thought would be a sweep

mannheimadler

11:13pm

At this point it feels like every Eastern conference matchup besides Bruins Leafs could easily be a sweep

Magathis

11:16pm

Hockey is such a funny game. The Stars easily could be up 2-0 right now

mannheimadler

11:18pm

I personally hope the Islanders manage to focus their frustration into turning the series around

Magathis

11:23pm

The crazy thing is I would not be shocked if the Stars came back and won 4 straight.

JohnnyComeLately

11:27pm

The biggest issue they will have is Vegas has been really good at home, and they

mannheimadler

11:28pm

The crazy thing is Dallas had a 26-10-5 record on the road this year. Vegas was 27-12-2 at home.

JohnnyComeLately

11:33pm

I absolutely know this isn't over, and I'm not trying to offend the hockey gods

mannheimadler

11:35pm

This message has been flagged for editing

cougarfann888

11:29pm

Also, I know you're joking, but I love how everyone inflates it to "$20 million

mannheimadler

11:32pm

I still think they need to make it so if you miss the final 6 weeks of regular season you have to miss round 1.

JohnnyComeLately

11:36pm

I think it should be changed, but I'm glad VGK took advantage of it. I don't

mannheimadler

11:38pm

Glad I stayed up.

eysikal

11:23pm

Creighton. How did they rise to this level? No FB team. Not academically elite.

Forzaitalia

11:09pm

You answered it. No FB team. That’s so much cash from fan support that can be put towards basketball.

RdF3

11:09pm

The move to the Big East and a really fantastic coach

mannheimadler

11:12pm

Two really great coaches in a row

RenoCoug

11:26pm

I spent a month in Omaha one night

basc-coug

11:14pm

Big East affiliation helps. Good coaches.

BlooCoug

11:15pm

And their coach’s son was the best player in the country for a couple years

Kolipoki

11:17pm

Yeah, he's back with the Pacers. Doug was their Jimmer

mannheimadler

11:22pm

Dallin Hall does not care

Ten_Hour_Drives

11:07pm

What a perfect comment to go with your sig pic. LOL. Nope. Hall is not Zach in the hair dept.

Soupie

11:08pm

Best restaurants around Thanksgiving Point? Any ideas?

Yiowa

11:05pm

There are a ton of counter casual stuff. For sit down, Strap Tank is good or if you like sushi, Tsunami

Soupie

11:06pm

I always avoid restaurants that serve alcohol and you’d be wise to avoid

Forbidden Fruit

11:34pm

Board name

Soupie

11:37pm

The Harvest Restaurant at Thanksgiving Point is good.

Florwood

11:10pm

Edna’s is good and not far

jollaksentie

11:14pm

J Dawgs.

BlooCoug

11:32pm

Need a new audible listen…

TPcoug

11:00pm

RE: Need a new audible listen…

Magic8Ball

11:07pm

What genre of book?

touchdownbyu

11:15pm

Any.

TPcoug

11:16pm

I’ve been listening to harbinger of doom. Before that I went through the Joe

blueaussie

11:16pm

East of Eden

Trent

11:17pm

Brilliant prose. Too long. Very slow and boring in spots.

BlooCoug

11:19pm

Some of the writing is just pure awesomeness. How about ‘Smiley’s People’

Trent

11:23pm

Atomic awakening

Bert609

11:19pm

The Alex Verus Series by Benedict Jacka is entertaining, urban fantasy.

Magic8Ball

11:24pm

Patrick Fishburn and Zac Blair are partners this week at Zurich. They both are in desperate need of Fed Ex points.

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

10:54pm

Fishburn has had a horrible year especially. 7 missed cuts out of 9 tournaments

JOPE

11:15pm

Are most professional sports teams cash flow positive?

cougarfann888

10:39pm

TV tends to be a large part of their income as well

Cougs4Lfe

10:43pm

That's the main thing I was looking at nhl tv deal

cougarfann888

10:46pm

Nba is slightly better they get about 90 million per team in tv revenue

cougarfann888

10:48pm

Nfl seems to be exception. Revenues are higher than salary

cougarfann888

10:49pm

Don’t know, but with sponsors, merchendise, licensing on top of the things you

4mack

10:49pm

They aren’t a cash cow for their owners—until the team is sold. And then…

BlooCoug

11:18pm

Poor Toronto, going down 1-2 to Boston, 56 years since they have won a Stanley

RC Vikings

10:35pm

Montreal is more of the Yankees, Lakers or Cowboys. Toronto is more like the Red Sox who went 87 years between titles

JohnnyComeLately

10:37pm

This

mannheimadler

10:39pm

Montreal has more Cups but Toronto has more fans, more money, more of a

RC Vikings

10:45pm

Montreal is more popular. Boston and Chicago are above both though. Toronto has slightly more value as a franchise.

JohnnyComeLately

10:51pm

Really, you believe Pittsburgh is the third most popular team in the NHL, you

RC Vikings

11:13pm

Wow, that was a great rebuttal. Can't argue with those stats and logic.

JohnnyComeLately

11:14pm

I have very little trouble believing the Penguins and Red Wings are third in

mannheimadler

11:17pm

Do you believe they are the third most popular team, yes or no.

RC Vikings

11:17pm

Sure, I have never lived in Pittsburgh but know dozens of Penguins fans. When I was a season ticket holder for the

JohnnyComeLately

11:22pm

They couldn’t even sell out their building every night.

RC Vikings

11:31pm

My data was a third party source that said they were third most popular. But yeah you totally got me!

JohnnyComeLately

11:37pm

The Knicks are another good comparison

mannheimadler

10:52pm

The Knicks may be the closest comparison, big market, big money, nothing to show

RC Vikings

11:16pm

Except Montreal has been at the bottom of the league for a while now

Magathis

10:48pm

Checks year. Uh you realize Montreal made the Finals only 3 years ago right?

JohnnyComeLately

10:53pm

That was a real fluke year, though. They didn't go through a normal playoff run

mannheimadler

10:55pm

What part of what I said is incorrect?

JohnnyComeLately

10:57pm

Nothing. But Magathis wasn't wrong either. They were near the bottom of the

mannheimadler

10:58pm

"But can't make a deep run." I guess making the Finals no longer counts as a deep run?

JohnnyComeLately

11:02pm

Oh, I'll give you that. I missed that part of Magathis' post. I was going more

mannheimadler

11:03pm

I was saying that about the Leafs

Magathis

11:04pm

Ok, but that is not how the pre-edit post read. But yeah that is correct.

JohnnyComeLately

11:06pm

Yeah my bad lol

Magathis

11:07pm

RE: Yeah my bad lol

Ojiisan

11:25pm

<< Deleted >>

JohnnyComeLately

11:02pm

Oh, good point. Now that I read your post a third time (lol), I see that.

mannheimadler

11:05pm

I’ve seen some stuff pop up on YouTube with the local clowns like dave fox

Ojiisan

10:32pm

It’s almost like Dallas won The Presidents Trophy

CBaass

10:32pm

To be fair, not many No. 1 seeds get stuck with a No. 8 who really is a top 3

mannheimadler

10:35pm

Yet VGK was a definite underdog

Archaea

10:37pm

Only among people who didn't really know what this team is when healthy

mannheimadler

10:38pm

...but they haven't been healthy together until now. Fun series; not over yet.

CougaReb

10:41pm

That's the point I'm making. Now that they're healthy, they're a Cup contender

mannheimadler

10:43pm

Yes. The heroic efforts will mark a Herculean accomplishment

Archaea

11:01pm

GOOD KNIGHT!

CAROLINACOUG96

10:27pm

Good Knight!

mannheimadler

10:26pm

GG, Dallas. That was a hard-fought game. Oettinger was excellent

mannheimadler

10:26pm

NIL payment

BYU4eVeR

10:25pm

That proposal isn't any more legal than not being allowed to pay for NIL at all.

Lance71

10:28pm

Eichel with EN!

mannheimadler

10:24pm

If George Costanza were a dad… 🤣🤣🤣

GangstaLean All-American

10:17pm

For those who have watched Fallout and played the game:

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

10:13pm

Different

CycloneCoug

10:27pm

Fallout 1 and 2 were all about California.

Bert609

10:56pm

RE: Fallout 1 and 2 were all about California.

CycloneCoug

11:05pm

No it’s totally original just in the world and atmosphere of the game

Hsaru

10:37pm

I’ve only played fallout 4

EarlSpeak

11:04pm

There is something so gratifying about listening to 1940s-50s music while

EarlSpeak

11:07pm

Some similarities but a lot of differences too

spugeddy24

11:23pm

Utah ligers

Longseason

9:51pm

Liger Cats

ExitStageLeft

9:54pm

RE: Utah ligers

Hup

9:56pm

RE: Utah ligers

crimedog

9:57pm

Utah Linger Longerers

Gustav

9:58pm

Honey Bears

ExitStageLeft

10:04pm

RE: Utah ligers

CougarGuy84

10:05pm

Honey Bees

ExitStageLeft

10:06pm

Honey Cats

ExitStageLeft

10:06pm

Utah swingers. It works on 2 levels

Stucoug83

10:07pm

Ok this post should have all the bad options possible so we won’t need anymore

A Drew Aitch

10:07pm

47's is legit. I'll take it for the MLB team though.

777

10:11pm

Utah Cold Fusion

Perseguir

10:14pm

Utah Deseret

cougarfan84

10:22pm

Utah Pyramid Schemezz

Your Royal Blueness

10:27pm

Utah Valley Rats

A Drew Aitch

10:35pm

Whoever suggested Utah Essential Oilers locked in my vote.

KCFan85

10:39pm

Why “liger” instead of “tion”?

Japan Coug

10:57pm

Utah Slapsticks

BYU Folsom Fan

11:14pm

Whenever I see OKC play well, I feel sorry for Seattle and Washington. It’s

Japan Coug

9:40pm

Agreed. They retained the Sonics name and history. Time for them to restart it.

BlooCoug

9:41pm

Name means little now that Boeing isn’t even a big deal

fulano

9:52pm

Sonics is a historic brand. Smart move to keep it.

BlooCoug

10:32pm

they had a chance to keep them and blew it. OKC had the same chance this year

FieroCoug

9:42pm

also, look at this atmosphere. Oklahoma is a great sports state.

FieroCoug

9:59pm

If only it were that simple. It was trickery.

seacougar

11:08pm

Trying to remember. Was it an arena issue with Seattle or something else?

Bonoman

9:42pm

No one wanted to pay for a new arena

gaffer

9:56pm

Many issues. NBA wanted them to build a new arena (Key Arena wasn't great but

BYUHawk

9:57pm

There was a documentary made on it. It's been 10 years since I watched it.

BYUHawk

10:01pm

This^ The arena issue was a contrived pretext to justify the deceitful move that

seacougar

11:13pm

Huge metro with a ton of money. It’s crazy they don’t

Lord Jim

9:48pm

I still hope that eventually the NBA goes to 32 teams with Seattle and Vegas.

ColtsCoug

9:51pm

They will as soon as the new media deal kicks in

PHXSUNS31

10:25pm

The thing that is frustrating is right after they let a group from OKC by the sonics then They prevent groups

Osteotome

10:03pm

Correct. The OKC move was a bit underhanded. SEA has been blocked multiple times

seacougar

11:10pm

RE: Whenever I see OKC play well, I feel sorry for Seattle and Washington.

Russell Feathers

10:03pm

A Pox On The Thunder!

Lifi

10:11pm

POLL: What’s the bigger what if - 2020 or 2025 w/Pope & the full team?

Kolipoki

9:39pm

I picked 2020. Even if Pope Stayed, I think Jaxson still goes to the draft. It’s too weak of a draft not to go.

cougarfanatic

9:54pm

You’re probably right, Jax is gone no matter what.

Kolipoki

9:55pm

I’m a skeptic on byu doing anything in the 2020 tournament

GlutealGuy

10:11pm

2011 with Davies

Greg4BYU

10:40pm

I could get behind this ‘Mammoth’ look idea

RdF3 Inactive user

9:38pm

RE: I could get behind this ‘Mammoth’ look idea

Tesla Coug

9:43pm

Someone tell him to do one for the Utah Blondes. Home uni, long twisty hair and

Malathion

9:51pm

Actually, that's not bad. But mammoth's doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.

KCFan85

9:51pm

Just singular. Utah Mammoth

CrashMcLarson

9:59pm

And why singular? That's so dumb

threezeroeight

10:09pm

The Utah Ma'ams.

StarMan

10:15pm

That’s great. Like the color scheme too.

Tygger

9:53pm

Do we like free market principles in college sports?

Squirt

9:36pm

RE: Do we like free market principles in college sports?

Eddie

9:38pm

Only as long as (and as far as) we are okay with college sports being a market.

LeftOfNormal

9:38pm

Free market plus player unions are the answer for pro sports. College is pro, at

BlooCoug

9:40pm

No because our church has a problem with free market principles as it applies

A Drew Aitch

9:41pm

Like the shopping mall? I was fine with the mall because it’s important to

BlooCoug

11:11pm

Generally in sports some level of stability is needed for them to be interesting

Trent

9:45pm

Why aren’t there more collectives in pro sports? Why don’t the Denver Broncos fans pool all their money and tell

rainorsnow

9:47pm

College sports is not currently free market. Schools “can’t” pay players direct

Rexy Coug

9:55pm

Yep. This isn't even close to free market. These schools are funded by states,

JAGA97

10:05pm

Yep not free market non direct pay is strange then 4 years and some school

johnnybyu

10:11pm

its literally a monoploy

Jeremy

10:27pm

NIL was supposed to be about paying players for using them in marketing products

Hinta

9:33pm

Wasn't it more about schools and video games using their name, image and

Plato

9:36pm

Until players are paid employees who can unionize and collectively bargain, this

BlooCoug

9:38pm

"out of control" is a great description

BYUJoJo

9:45pm

Nobody in charge is the problem. Many solutions possible but nobody empowered to

Rexy Coug

9:57pm

Exactly, Rexy Coug! And that's a huge part of the problem,

BYUJoJo

10:07pm

Everybody could see that is what was going to happen. The NCAA did everything

Lance71

10:26pm

The schools are tightly involved. They are telling the businesses/donors how

Hinta

10:32pm

Did you think that would not happen? Most of the people who weren't opposed to

Lance71

10:39pm

At this point, good riddance. I wish this weren't the case, but after this Hall

TailgateU

9:31pm

Calm down. He hasn’t done anything to relationships that couldn’t be smoothed

gwalker

9:31pm

Seriously - just took a visit.

Eddie

9:33pm

You don't think he's lost respect and trust?

TailgateU

9:33pm

I don’t think so. But what do I know?

Trent

9:35pm

Not at all, if he comes back

RenoCoug

9:35pm

I don't think we know what he's lost or what the other players are thinking.

Eddie

9:36pm

No. A lot of people have put words in his mouth. The only thing I know that I

gwalker

9:36pm

No. Explain how he would have

fattycoug

9:37pm

From you maybe, but that doesn't really matter…

ochobeeguy

11:08pm

What current basketball players do you think are 100% committed to their team and not in any way to money

Magathis

9:34pm

Given that 75% of 'em think they're NBA bound, gotta say not many.

KCFan85

9:52pm

What exactly did he do? Play gol in Omaha while in the portal? That's how the

fattycoug

9:36pm

It’s time to replace these cancers with *checks notes* players that are doing

DieHarder

9:37pm

Commitment to coach? Game? Personal development?

Plato

9:38pm

Ummm, Dallin isn’t gone. He’s taking some visits, just chill and let it play

A Drew Aitch

9:48pm

Posts like this crack me up.

fredetteaboutit13

10:01pm

Because he’s golfing? This take is a hard earned F

wisconsincougs

10:09pm

Dallin and Steven are actually really good friends.

BYU-Ite

11:12pm

Top 10 recent

Well, at least they didn’t take Richie too like I thought.

as a parent that has spent a fortune in time, effort and money on my kids

Hall in Omaha?

When McCombs tweeted that Dunson "had players ready to follow him from the

NIL makes me like players less.

Talked with a former player yesterday about Pope

This is not new news by any stretch, but had an interesting conversation with

I hope Stephen Ashworth realizes that spilling tea undermines recruiting

NIL was supposed to be about paying players for using them in marketing products

The best argument for Richie to not go to UK is 2 things.

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