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

TheLost

11:36am

Obligatory - what will Jay Drew's headline be?

Rhubarb

11:36am

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

In a startling change to the BYU Honor Code, beards are now mandatory on all upper classmen.

PJMort All-American

11:35am

Does he have any relationship with Peja?

ochobeeguy

11:35am

I never dreamed I would one day see Woj break BYU basketball news. What a time to be alive!

RoaroftheCougartails Rogue Jedi

11:35am

LOL at Ainge about the Young hire. "Thanks for sharing that news" Haha.

ballen

11:35am

What’s better than having a BYU guy as the HC?

Unibro

11:35am

Blog: BYU Basketball Roster Kevin Young Inherits For 2024-25 Season View

[KSL Sports]

11:34am

So what are your honest expectations for Young. Year 1, but also and beyond?

Cougar TD

11:34am

The first test is roster building/retention

Indy Coug

11:35am

RE: So what are your honest expectations for Young. Year 1, but also and beyond?

BYUheaven

11:36am

It has been a good sports week for me

HingleMcCringleberry

11:34am

I hope we can bring back Hall and Saunders. I feel like teams figured out Aly

Magneto

11:34am

The teams that had a lot of success against him mostly relied on him missing threes

puntersarepeople

11:36am

So Pope goes to Kentucky (KY). Now we refer to Young as KY. Well played, CB.

Coug Eastwood

11:34am

KY very jelly of our KY hire

machete

11:35am

No offense to Suns fans, but I hope they get ousted from the playoffs 1st round

nova_coug_fan

11:34am

RE: No offense to Suns fans, but I hope they get ousted from the playoffs 1st round

cougfanblue

11:34am

I am torn as a Suns fan. I want a NBA Championship but also want KY to get going

dallasbyu

11:36am

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Parker Schnabel

11:33am

Professional coaching can be a major stress and drain. Kevin Young's decision

osbooks

11:33am

Pope leaves for UK and we hire an upgrade over Pope. Just wow

threezeroeight

11:33am

That “woosh Kevin” graphic bout to hit different

puntersarepeople Intervention Needed

11:33am

What? No praise for our former coach?

Blue Print

11:34am

Do we like Santiago too? Just trying to keep this straight.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

11:33am

No one really likes that guy

Beggar

11:33am

Okay...we like TH but not Santiago....got it

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

11:34am

I do

kC Cougar

11:35am

Kevin Young's first order of business...thank you note to Suns Organization.

The Chief

11:33am

RE: Kevin Young's first order of business...thank you note to Suns Organization.

Kilgore Trout

11:34am

Dallin Hall Please consider this:

kC Cougar

11:33am

I have literally ZERO interest in forking over $600k to get Hall back...

Coug

11:34am

RE: I have literally ZERO interest in forking over $600k to get Hall back...

BYUHawk

11:36am

lol @ Danny Ainge pretending to act surprised at the Kevin Young news

TouchdownCougars

11:33am

I am just happy that Kevin Young chose BYU over the Nets, Hornets and Aggies

BYUheaven

11:32am

Okay be honest, who knew who Kevin Young was before today? I heard his name but didn’t know anything beyond the basics.

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

11:32am

Me

BigTex

11:33am

We need a summary of his resume - I never heard the name until today.

TeeKaa

11:33am

Good stuff in the press release:

cougfanblue

11:36am

I heard of him several years ago when he coached for the sixers.

A Drew Aitch

11:34am

Learned last night in the Y's Guys podcast.

cougfanblue

11:35am

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Rhubarb

11:32am

What the Tom Holmoe just happened? Is this excitement I feel again?

TailgateU

11:32am

We will know how good a recruiter KY is if he shows up to the presser w/ a beard

ordinary tri guy

11:32am

Time to one up Kentucky and fill up LES for Kevin’s introductory press conference.

TCuz Coastal Elite

11:32am

I vote for just having a normal press conference. One up Kentucky during season.

dYrtbYkerYder

11:33am

The Mormon Mafia pulls it off. 🙂

airbug

11:31am

RE: The Mormon Mafia pulls it off. 🙂

Kilgore Trout

11:34am

Kevin Young's first words at his press conference: "This is the right place, drive on!"

PJMort All-American

11:31am

"And much like Brigham, I'll be keeping the beard..."

foofcoug

11:33am

What's Jaxson gonna do now? 🤔

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

11:31am

Regardless of coach, it’s gonna come down to NIL money

JOPE

11:34am

"Hey Jaxson, we had you way down here on our draft board... Come back and

foofcoug

11:30am

Ha! You just beat me to it!

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

11:31am

Preview of Holmoe's next Halloween costume:

Bossk82

11:30am

RE: Preview of Holmoe's next Halloween costume:

dallasbyu

11:31am

RE: Preview of Holmoe's next Halloween costume:

PJMort

11:32am

RE: Preview of Holmoe's next Halloween costume:

Sandstone Cougar

11:33am

Dude—that is a chupacabra, not a goat

Carnac

11:35am

Holmoe to Kentucky' AD

Adam_Pontipee

11:30am

RE: Holmoe to Kentucky' AD

Cougar TD

11:31am

That video is gold. And the backstory behind it is fantastic. He was directing it to a 12 year old that was taunting

slappy

11:31am

POLL: Did you know who Kevin Young was before last week?

Hambone

11:30am

These guys did:

kimdaddy35

11:31am

I knew who he was but figured he was an unrealistic option for us

DanSmith

11:33am

Linehan: Putting Pope's new tithing dollars to good use. LOL

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

11:30am

I don't think it's that funny. I've never found joking about other members' tithing money to be in good taste at all.

RdF3

11:30am

I'm trying to think of anything you ever thought was funny though.

ochobeeguy

11:32am

Somebody pinch me.

IceBlue

11:30am

Young leaving the NBA when so close to getting a HC job tells me that

Hinta

11:29am

If he’s 42 he may have younger kids, lds and Utah lifestyle is better for family

jigidajrit

11:31am

My guess it is a family decision. HC at BYU can be a pretty good gig if you do

johnnybyu

11:31am

For real. If he wins he could stay as long as he wants and then sail off into

ballen

11:36am

It tells me he thinks BYU is a amazing job and he thinks he can make us a winner

Blueto

11:32am

HC at NBA would last for 1-3 years because it would be a team like Charlotte.

ochobeeguy

11:33am

If I am a high school player and get to work with the guy who coached and knows

Ojiisan

11:34am

If Young makes over $4.2 million a year and Andy Reid makes $12 million a year

Magneto

11:29am

Make it happen Ryan

Bobber

11:31am

Holmoe...Do an extravaganza in the MC for Young that makes....

docrick

11:29am

Can we get people dressing up as Brigham young?

GlutealGuy

11:30am

Then don't mention his name just say the last coach. . . etc.

fldnstrm

11:31am

RE: Then don't mention his name just say the last coach. . . etc.

docrick

11:32am

Have a busload of former players walk in with a Deseret First Duel trophy.

Bossk82

11:34am

So is BYU a Basketball School now?Head BBall Coach makes more than the FB Coach.

House_Of_El

11:29am

Is TH just hiring based on last names? Young>Pope 😀. Great hire!

JWin

11:29am

The Ainge presser strengthens my argument that he prefers building through

Hypnotoad

11:29am

Not watching... anything substantial or interesting?

Cougar TD

11:29am

You know what type of player you could trade for with a top 3 pick in the trade 2025 draft?!

RdF3

11:30am

Yeah, I know. But he's all about quantity and diversity of assets. It seems he

Hypnotoad

11:31am

Jazz need to convey the FRP to OKC next year or it screws up the 2026 draft somewhat.

ManicBlue

11:32am

How so exactly? I don’t follow the logic.

RdF3

11:33am

Because the Jazz have pick swaps with both Minn and Cleveland in 2026.

ManicBlue

11:36am

IMO, the Jazz need a good starting guard (or 2) via trade/FA and another good young guard from the draft.

ManicBlue

11:31am

interesting in the game of coaching musical chairs in the power leagues how few

cwilke1

11:29am

Looking NBA like with coaches that move from one NBA gig to the next.

Corn Pop

11:30am

Help me understand...We like Tom again?

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

11:29am

Tom got us into the Big 12. He is hugely underappreciated. Love that guy.

The Chief

11:29am

Me to BYU hiring a coach super fast ...

dallasbyu

11:28am

I have some close ties to KY though I've never met him. I doubt I'll have

rockyrd

11:28am

Best part about this hire is Young looks like a long term head coach.

Mostlyaccurate

11:28am

I don't ask for much, just 30yrs at BYU, 10-15 Big12 championships and 4 NCs

Cougar TD

11:29am

Even if he isn't, we could have a good coach in waiting with Burgess

violetjazz

11:29am

Well, let's just hope Clayton State is not his dream job...

TheWanderer

11:30am

Agreed there is no Yewt background. If he wins it would be only for the NBA

johnnybyu

11:36am

Coach Young is bringing his luggage with him, and it's Louis

COUGND

11:28am

Underrated comment.

Sandstone Cougar

11:30am

POLL: Kevin Young?

TailgateU

11:28am

Best available option by far

Poseidon

11:28am

It’s certainly going to rule this news cycle

Indy Coug

11:28am

RE: POLL: Kevin Young?

Blue Print

11:29am

Well, well, well...... Kimdaddy35

Cougar TD

11:28am

RE: Well, well, well...... Kimdaddy35

kimdaddy35

11:29am

Hmmm, maybe BYU will snag those recruits that decommitted from Kentucky.

Benfica1

11:28am

How does KY recruit right now? He's pretty busy....

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

11:27am

Slick

foofcoug

11:28am

Well, I think by simply singing on the dotted line, we stand a chance to bring

The Chief

11:29am

Get his assistants ASAP and then tell his recruits to tune into TNT, ESPN & ABC

BYUheaven

11:30am

Kalani seeing what Holmoe just pulled off for the basketball program.

WillsPitStop

11:27am

LOL all those people saying UK wouldn't take top LDS recruits away from us,

Mitty

11:27am

Just wait - I believe again!

BYU Fan

11:28am

Good article on Kevin Young in the Athletic from May 2023

MHOP

11:27am

BYU made a bigboy decision on a coach in less than 4 days?? Who is this school?

Magneto

11:27am

And are paying big boy money. Top 10 HC $.

SoCalCoug

11:33am

Can't wait for the intro presser. Kevin Young's walkout goes hard.

scootsy

11:27am

Tom Holmoe, this is for you from all us arm chair AD’s out here who always seem to know a bit more than you do

GangstaLean All-American

11:27am

This was a new, better BYU we saw in action the last 5 days. We didn’t

Crowd Factor

11:27am

Did everyone butt heads with Pope? Sounds like he was a real pain to work with

Magneto

11:26am

Maybe Kolby Lee was right

Yiowa

11:28am

He chose to sell cars rather than play for Pope again

Moab Rising

11:29am

And Nick Emery

robear16

11:33am

And Conner Harding

Superman21

11:35am

Just some post break up spinning I think.

PJMort

11:28am

"Keeping it under wraps" and "sounds like" usually aren't in the same sentence

SUAVO

11:31am

Keeping it under wraps, "until now"

Magneto

11:32am

Not everyone. And not all the time. But enough people and often enough that it

shoganai

11:33am

I graduated HS w/Connor Harding's dad, although I didn't really know him.

Y-Zag

11:34am

Pope was cutthroat, doesn’t surprise me if he pissed people/former players off

palangi

11:35am

Lets go Suns. Bring home a NBA Championship and send Kevin out a Champion!!

dallasbyu

11:26am

Let's get Kevin in Provo ASAP

RGGeemer

11:26am

No, no, no. We a quick exit so he can get to work here.

Soupie

11:27am

That's Kentucky level thinking right there.

Division Bell

11:31am

I am a huge Suns fan so want then to win it all!!

dallasbyu

11:27am

Just stay in it long enough to knock the Nuggets out, then get to Provo ASAP.

foofcoug

11:28am

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Finneas

11:28am

With Ryan Smith in the fold, anything big $$ at BYU is possible now!

Desert Rat

11:26am

Ryan Smith, Ainge did their part... now you do yours...

Coug Texan

11:26am

Utah fans to their basketball program right now.

Superman21

11:26am

Does Elder Chandler even flinch w/ the Young news? Or he probably knew already?

4slyce

11:26am

My guess is he had some idea when he asked for his NLI release

arcawley

11:26am

When did he find freetime to be released. I thought he was still on a mission?

Magneto

11:28am

he has 2ish more weeks in London

4slyce

11:29am

I mean it was P-Day yesterday. My guess is he got permission to sort stuff out

arcawley

11:34am

You mean when KY was still in the running for BKN?

palangi

11:28am

I wonder if they all knew and they waited for Chandler to make his announcement

Rhubarb

11:27am

Collin Chandler rn…

Das_Countach

11:25am

He's now a case study in why you shouldn't announce things before you need to

ryebrye

11:26am

💯

Das_Countach

11:26am

RE: Collin Chandler rn…

PJMort

11:26am

If Chandler wants to be a one and done, who better to play for than Kevin Young?

Short_Changed

11:27am

But Pope has his geezer friends from the bus!

TheWanderer

11:28am

Utah fans seeing that BYU has come to play now that the big boy money is here…

Cougs or die

11:25am

RE: Utah fans seeing that BYU has come to play now that the big boy money is

ordinary tri guy

11:26am

Let's just step up with FB, then this will be very true

Preppy

11:26am

There is no way they don’t after a move like this. The precedent and expectation

Cougs or die

11:28am

Just throwing this out since Ainge is talking about Hendricks - in 23 games

BGRTHNUMEGO

11:24am

Now gotta root for an early suns playoff exit, easy enough

Warner

11:24am

To the contrary, a deep Suns run is a great BYU recruiting tool. Extremely high profile for these impressionable players

Yllage Vidiot

11:27am

It would be cool to hear them mention it on broadcasts

arcawley

11:28am

Wait, what was he paid….?

Malcolm Reynolds

11:24am

This is the first time I’ve ever felt like BYU made a legit big boy move

DanSmith

11:24am

Because this if the first major hire with P5 money coming in

SpudNut

11:28am

Yup

DanSmith

11:33am

Someone that isn’t getting a lot of talk right now, but was probably huge in

babycarrot

11:24am

It's speculation, but it confirms my beliefs, so I'll allow it

COUGND

11:25am

I mean yeah, I have no insider info, but you best believe he helped. I just

babycarrot

11:27am

I believe!

COUGND

11:28am

I would guess Ainge had more than a little bit to do with it

Bluforever

11:27am

I thought BYU coaching pay was hush hush. How'd they find out about the pay?

Magneto

11:24am

First time Woj has been interested in knowing. He usually finds a way 😂

RoaroftheCougartails

11:25am

Probably his NBA level agent.

TCuz

11:25am

Present day strategy...hold everyone accountable

coug10278

11:27am

I wouldn’t be surprised if BYU wanted it leaked, they have paid pretty well since the big 12 announcement, but they

JOPE

11:29am

Interesting thought, I didn't realize that

Magneto

11:31am

CB and fans are ridiculous and awesome. I had a meeting that lasted for 1 hour..

macdizzle

11:23am

RE: CB and fans are ridiculous and awesome. I had a meeting that lasted for 1

ordinary tri guy

11:24am

I happily admit this was me.

ChiCityCoug

11:24am

RE: CB and fans are ridiculous and awesome. I had a meeting that lasted for 1 hour..

slappy

11:25am

Your point being?

Yllage Vidiot

11:25am

Please bless all things in paragraph 2 happens

Preppy

11:25am

RE: CB and fans are ridiculous and awesome. I had a meeting that lasted for 1

docrick

11:26am

And those who really know probably believe the truth is somewhere between these

Tricky

11:26am

In all fairness, I don't think many of us expected BYU to pony up the big $$$. This is a monumental shift for BYU.

runningfoo

11:27am

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