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$31 ÷ 7 = $4.43/year

Croweater

11:50am

Young finishing playoffs with Suns. Now we have a reason to root against PHX (I mean, other than Booker and their fans)

Crazy Joe Davola All-American

11:50am

I knew a short time could swing the mood around here:

gwalker

11:50am

So excited I had to tell my wife!

Chefcurry

11:50am

BYU gets their top candidate ... Kentucky gets their 4th or 5th

davidsonlaw

11:50am

Was Pope that high? Maybe 6th the same place he finished in the WCC last year

johnnybyu

11:50am

When I see people on CB claim to know what a recruit or coach is thinking or wanting to make some grandiose prediction:

BW84 All-American

11:49am

CB was looking for a thank you from Mark Pope. This will do

CougarForLife

11:49am

So what is Kevin Young's personality? I like the idea of hiring an NBA guy

Archaea

11:49am

My cousin works with him and said he thinks Marvel movies are overrated

Gustav

11:50am

Video: Mark Durrant reacts to Kevin Young named Head Coach - Mark Durrant joins the show and reacts to Kevin Young being named Head Coach for BYU Basketball.... View

[BYUtv Sports]

11:49am

Sports are literally a drug

DanSmith

11:49am

Amazing hire Recruiting is going to fall off badly but hope he figures it out

Kolipoki

11:48am

It won’t.

ballen

11:49am

?

Blueto

11:49am

Depends on which assistants come on board.

Preppy

11:49am

Hire assistants who know the recruiting game.

cougfanblue

11:50am

this has the feel of stability. also street cred from being in NBA

niqmadu

11:50am

Hiring Kevin Young could be Holmoe's best

occougar

11:48am

Big round of applause to TH and the Board for going for (& getting) the best

NOCAL_YFAN

11:50am

BYU fandom is manic, the highest of highs and lowest of lows.

CallSign

11:48am

POLL: APRIL MAYHEM TIME! Disney Song Challenge - Round of 64 - #8 Un Poco Loco vs #9 You're Welcome

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

11:48am

Burgess and Peery as assistants? Buy or sell?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

11:47am

That would be great if true.

dwhitebud

11:48am

Anybody worried about this group’s ability to recruit?

Yllage Vidiot

11:48am

No

Cougar TD

11:49am

Burgess and Peery under Young? Not in the least. We just upgraded top to bottom. More to come.

BYU-Provo

11:49am

I guess Burgess has improved in recruiting from his previous stint then, or it’s okay if that’s not his forte?

Yllage Vidiot

11:50am

Buy, but feels like a pipe dream.

BlueFever

11:48am

Today, everything is possible!

Cougar TD

11:49am

Huge buy. Peery is a tireless worker and as fiery as they come

A Drew Aitch

11:48am

I would do it in a heartbeat! That makes this HR a Grand Slam

Cougar TD

11:48am

Ab-so-freaking-lutely!

Soupie

11:49am

Buy, Mortimer

kccougar

11:49am

Considering that they were probably options 2 and 3 for the HC position if we couldn't get Young...

Coug

11:49am

I’d that happens id be so pumped

ballen

11:49am

I’m worried that Young will leave us as soon as there’s an opening at Clayton St

Salami Karate

11:47am

POLL: Who has the higher salary

Skeptical Optimist

11:47am

Can an NBA guy recruit 17 yo kids and his entire team each year? Its a different

Magneto

11:47am

I’m sure he will bite some solid assistants with great recruiting connections

ballen

11:48am

Agreed, he's inexperienced there so probably his #1 task is landing assistants

Mitty

11:49am

Ainge said he wants every player working out with Sexton because he's a psycho

Hypnotoad

11:47am

Been with America First CU for business checking for 7 years. Done with them, what recommendations do any of you other

Swag Kazekage All-American

11:46am

Mountain America has been great for us

Magneto

11:48am

That is where I am leaning

Swag Kazekage

11:48am

UK couldn't even get a coach who turned down an NBA HC gig? #PovertyProgram

Gustav

11:46am

What’s Amazons return policy on sackcloth and ashes?

Tare

11:46am

Underrated post here

Future_Tacos

11:46am

Days like today we need 2-3 POTDs.

Bert609

11:47am

Gently used or soaked?

Blueto

11:47am

Who comes back to BYU from the transfer portal? Hall, Saunders, Kalifa? All?

Cougar TD

11:46am

Maybe all but think Jax is still gone.

Soupie

11:46am

Hall and Saunders will be back, Jax will go the KY

A Drew Aitch

11:47am

I think Kalifa and Jax are gone.

Niiineteeen84

11:48am

Hey, who's that in Kalani's view looking back over his shoulder?

whirl

11:46am

Happy for Kevin young but can he even afford a house here?

Unibro

11:45am

Maybe out in Eagle Mountain or Tooele

Chefcurry

11:46am

Might need to go as far as Nephi

Preppy

11:48am

He'll probably do interest only for a while.

Niiineteeen84

11:47am

Maybe him and an assistant can get a room at The Glenwood.

AltTabbins

11:48am

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ.....Come back, Chandler......༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

11:45am

Message boards are all the same

ProvoY Contributor

11:45am

Fans are basically all the same. Only thing that sets BYU apart is the lack of

shoganai

11:46am

Who do you think most Kentucky fans would have rather had? Pope or Young?

Blue Print

11:46am

Silly to think that it would hurt them, but also I really hope it does.

CouchPotato

11:47am

would be awesome if Young took all those 4 and 5 star KY recruits that left.

Cougarclaw

11:47am

How many LDS players have they ever wanted in the past? IOW-- No.

Soupie

11:47am

Someone on here posted the B12 Coaches salaries a few days ago? Where does that

Magneto

11:45am

did we just get a better coaching hire than Kentucky???

niqmadu

11:44am

Yes (fingers crossed)

touchdownbyu

11:45am

Both coaches have the same amount of tournament wins

Ojiisan

11:46am

aww ... beat me by mere seconds

Coug Eastwood

11:47am

He already has as many NCAA Tournament wins as Pope ...

Coug Eastwood

11:46am

He does have fewer tourney losses!

niqmadu

11:47am

RE: did we just get a better coaching hire than Kentucky???

NOCAL_YFAN

11:47am

As a fit for the school, we did by far.

Blue Print

11:47am

Okay, some actual data and a bit of inside info about the Kevin Young hire

macdizzle

11:44am

Praise be to Ainge and Smith

Ojiisan

11:45am

THIS is why I come to CB. For this kind of info. Thank you, kind sir.

LifeLongLakerFan

11:46am

Love the hire of Kevin Young for BYU's head coach. Obviously bummed about

richvan

11:43am

He is not one and done talent, even before his mission.

HFF

11:44am

This news really puts a damper on things

HandwovenBox

11:43am

“Stupidity” LOL

Yllage Vidiot

11:44am

RE: This news really puts a damper on things

dYrtbYkerYder

11:45am

Wow, magic man, check it twice before you hit the send button....

Hawk in the 303

11:46am

he/him, 26. 🏳️‍🌈/🏳️‍⚧️ally and women's sports supporter....enough said

Bar7h

11:49am

Wait, is that guy serious?

LifeLongLakerFan

11:49am

This is the kind of hire I was hoping for. Will it work out? Who knows, but it

BYUtka

11:43am

When it comes to playing the long game, I hope KY gets a ring with the Suns this

lurKing5000

11:43am

I'd rather they get swept in rnd 1 and he comes to provo asap

fulano

11:43am

Short game mindset

lurKing5000

11:45am

not at all. the ring means little imo

fulano

11:49am

BYU probably has something more than 5x the annual athletics revenue compared to just a few years ago, right?

TCuz Coastal Elite

11:43am

Not until next year. We're only getting half a share for one more year.

gwalker

11:45am

I mean BYU made about $11.5 MILLION more from the College Football Playoff payout this year then they have...

Coug

11:46am

Both Mark Pope and us got our version of KY

md7Coug

11:42am

Article: Sources: Suns' Young finalizing deal with BYU View

[ESPN] Adrian Wojnarowski

11:42am

Wow, Elvis was wrong. He did offer to delete his account, right?

Unibro

11:42am

Meh, spaghetti at the wall. There were only so many options.

Mitty

11:43am

RE: Wow, Elvis was wrong. He did offer to delete his account, right?

Preppy

11:44am

Elvis has provided a lot of insider information to this board. I sure hope

kimdaddy35

11:45am

Underrated aspect of this hiring:TH just buried the Chandler news.

VenturaCoug

11:41am

I had noticed that ESPN hadn't even included the Chandler story in their Top

AF_Puma

11:47am

I just wanted to point out that I called for KY and got what I wanted.

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

11:41am

No one ever pegged you as a wizard guy.

BYU-Provo

11:50am

Kalani seeing our new bball hire, then seeing how much he’s getting paid-

Kdubb

11:41am

Maybe he should look to see if other schools would pay him more?🫢

Crowd Factor

11:43am

Kentucky would be a great place for him. SEC needs talent like his.

AltTabbins

11:49am

Would be great if KS had the same kind of resume before his BYU hire

LV Mike

11:49am

What kind of coach is KY? What kind of offense and defense does he run? Is he

Magneto

11:40am

We need to get some Suns fans on here to explain this to us.

Mostlyaccurate

11:41am

Watch a Suns game

Blueto

11:42am

His last team finished 2nd in the NBA, we don’t finish 2nd at BYU

GlutealGuy

11:42am

I see what you did there...

JaromJordan32

11:49am

He was essentially in charge of the offense at Phoenix this last year, so

cougarfan84

11:43am

It's interesting to note that Young was Holmoe's #1 target, when a lot of us

Mitty

11:39am

Didn't even interview anyone else.

spidercoug

11:40am

It's almost like he had a list of people prepared and was ready to act when needed.

kccougar

11:40am

Kudos to Tom. Had a solid succession plan in place.

AZ Coug

11:41am

🤯

Crowd Factor

11:41am

For all the flak he's received from frustrated fans at times, the dude has always seemed to be on top of the AD game.

Bert609

11:42am

And consensus #1, Madsen

Rhubarb

11:40am

Nobody thought he was possible. Crazy if he turned down the nets for BYU.

cougaman

11:40am

Imagine being hired as somebody's 3rd, 4th, or 5th choice.

cougfanblue

11:41am

Probably lower than that

BYU '80

11:42am

Fans are still in the pre-BigXII mindset.

swingcat

11:41am

^^^THIS

Schultz is back

11:45am

It' because it's not normal BYU behavior and even beat writers think that.

Malathion

11:44am

Holmoe is an amazing AD

bald man

11:47am

UK puts out article about getting 2 new recruits & CC is not one of them. We'll take you Chandler.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

11:39am

If we get Burgess as well, Colin is going to change his mind

BYU Fan

11:45am

Pope and BYU basketball

CouchPotato

11:39am

Is Marcus Adams worth re-recruiting or is he a bust?

Moab Rising

11:38am

Definitely worth it if he can get healthy and in shape. Last I saw he looked like he was working towards it.

PJMort

11:39am

I wish Marcus all the best. Don't think he will be back.

dwhitebud

11:40am

If would be nice if we could and land his little bro as well.

Malcolm Reynolds

11:41am

not unless his family moves here

Zombre

11:43am

The thing I’m most excited about? BYU’s willingness to step up to the plate.

TPcoug

11:38am

Had a weird dream that I went to UK and tracked down Pope

NorthwestCoug

11:38am

RE: Had a weird dream that I went to UK and tracked down Pope

docrick

11:39am

"I'm still not sure he's a franchise point guard." - Ainge on Keyonte.

Hypnotoad

11:38am

His best position might be at SG. Maybe Ainge is trying to motivate George to work hard this off season.

ManicBlue

11:40am

If he's not a point guard they should trade him. Being small on the perimeter

Hypnotoad

11:42am

6'4" is not small

ManicBlue

11:47am

At shooting guard? It's maybe average to below average. I want length at every

Hypnotoad

11:50am

Ha, Yewts all jelly over KY.

MightyFreakingCougar

11:38am

Careful using "jelly" and "KY" in the same sentence here...

Ol Big Bear

11:38am

Signed, John Amaechi

foofcoug

11:39am

All of us older Utes have hated Kentucky since the 90’s

Solomon Levi

11:43am

I have a quote to share

df101coug

11:37am

Some perspective: The last time a Smith landed a Young it took two years.

Ham

11:37am

No way this happens without Big 12 prestige and money.

garyfan

11:37am

Any chance KY leaves if the Clayton State HC job opens up? JK

Coug Eastwood

11:37am

Curious why Kevin Young "Makes no sense"

Future_Tacos

11:37am

He’s eaten his crow on this already. let’s just all be happy together.

Soren Tversky

11:38am

I was just curious as to if it was style of play

Future_Tacos

11:45am

easy, kimdaddy didn’t know BYU had $30MM on the table

palangi

11:39am

Why did it make no sense to me? Young was the highest paid coach in the NBA and

kimdaddy35

11:49am

it's been 30 seconds, have we recruited all of the 5 star players yet?

Cougarclaw

11:36am

29 of them. Couldn’t quite get 1 a second. Failure

jollaksentie

11:39am

Coaches usually bring players with them…

Northpaw

11:36am

"I just don't see him having any interest in the BYU job"

Skeptical Optimist

11:36am

I’m okay with that take. This is a big surprise.

DieHarder

11:37am

Agreed. I don't think most people thought it was realistic.

cougfanblue

11:40am

Yup - insiders didn't think we could get him

Skeptical Optimist

11:43am

This is shocking for most of us.

kimdaddy35

11:47am

Andy Reid could learn a lesson from all this. Seriously.

Lance71

11:36am

Like don't win at the highest level when you could be mid?

Malathion

11:39am

Andy Reid and Kevin Young are on completely different levels

Flyingdolphin

11:39am

As your kids turn into adults... the truth comes out.

TheLost

11:36am

Tik tok? That Chinese propaganda tool should be banned on CB

WDaddy

11:39am

Obligatory - what will Jay Drew's/Monson’s headline be?

Rhubarb

11:36am

"LDS Church Spends Widow's Mite on Basketball Coach"

bluecheese

11:37am

Even better question, Monsons?

RoaroftheCougartails

11:37am

LDS Church is hypocritical for hiring coach with a beard.

kccougar

11:39am

BYU forced to overpay for unproven coach

Beggar

11:37am

BYU settles for the Utah Flash HC

BYUBandfan

11:38am

BYU wastes millions of limited dollars on sports hire:Poverty continues unabated

WallaX2

11:38am

BYU hires a coach, but Chandler looks to the brighter future at Kentucky.

Preppy

11:39am

I haven't read a GM article in 20 yrs. Drew may soon get the same treatment

refunder

11:39am

BYU hires coach with no college experience

kimdaddy35

11:40am

BYU rushes coaching hire by targeting NBA team coach from team stumbling into the playoffs

Cougs1

11:40am

Monson: BYU Angers LGBT Community with Coach that Embraces Proclamation on Family

Bob Vance

11:42am

With BYU hoops hire, church maintains exclusionary practice based on religion

vegas guey

11:43am

BYU Hires Young, eliminating his dream of being an NBA Head Coach

Skeptical Optimist

11:43am

BYU hires White Christian male to lead basketball team.

Yukon

11:46am

BYU hires Young, but how long until he bolts for NBA head coaching job?

Undefeated

11:48am

It's almost lunchtime and all is right in my world.

Y-Zag

11:36am

It's been a rough few days. Today is a good day to be a BYU fan.

SierraCoug All-American

11:35am

Crazy the day it was announced we lost Colin Chandler is considered a good day

FootBackwards

11:38am

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