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

Cylon Coug

1:51pm

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

Cosmos-beard-card

1:49pm

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

SouthernBlueBlood

1:49pm

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

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

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

RC Vikings

1:47pm

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

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

1:46pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mbappe running at Frenkie de Jong at CB for an hour is going to be good entertainment

RSL 429 Too Many Requests

1:36pm

RE: Mbappe running at Frenkie de Jong at CB for an hour is going to be good

YSMACK

1:38pm

"Woosh Kevin" makes sense again

Greg4BYU

1:35pm

Great interview with Kevin Young regarding his philosophy, etc.

Gustav

1:34pm

Never shave that beard

BYUCougarsFan

1:35pm

His offense is like poetry

ryebrye

1:35pm

How Kevin Young gets a beard card...

Les IsMore

1:34pm

Give him what he needs and wants. The beard proscription relate to the Vietnam

Archaea

1:35pm

So the assistants that are being considered supposedly are

Archaea

1:33pm

Who is Preedy?

LifeLongLakerFan

1:39pm

Peery. I type poorly.

Archaea

1:43pm

I hear the Cougartail-eating kid was a huge reason why Young accepted the job.

Bossk82

1:33pm

Have you no respect? His name is Beckham.

Lifer

1:37pm

“We had a variety of excellent candidates and a lot of interest in this position

Plantagenet

1:32pm

I mean…I saw at least 10 CBers say they were interested in coaching

Rexy Coug

1:33pm

I mean, obviously that was a positive spin by BYU and they wouldn't admit

cougarfan84

1:36pm

Whelp. That was dumb from Araujo

RSL 429 Too Many Requests

1:31pm

what a massive call. Red card, no pen given

RSL

1:32pm

Went down too easy imo

coug10278

1:32pm

sure, but Araujo lost the debate when he reached his arm out and grabbed the shoulder

RSL

1:34pm

Sure...maybe even more the touch right before foul so felt like he had 2 call

coug10278

1:36pm

From behind. I want Barca to win, but I think that ws perfect officiating.

YSMACK

1:37pm

Super stupid.

YSMACK

1:32pm

I think it is called right. Red, free kick. Goal would be better than red.

YSMACK

1:34pm

At least it was outside the box. Gotta park the bus for the next hour.

HingleMcCringleberry

1:33pm

I would rather concede a goal than a red for an hour.

YSMACK

1:34pm

It was very soft. Barcola went down way too easy, but can’t really blame the ref

babycarrot

1:35pm

I don't think that is soft at all. Arujo is completely behind and interferes

YSMACK

1:36pm

He reached out from behind and grabbed the shoulder. I agree it was soft contact but the right call

RSL

1:37pm

Yeah, not saying it was the wrong call, but I don’t think it was a bad mistake

babycarrot

1:40pm

Picture this to top Kentucky's Pope entrance - Kevin Young comes rolling into

foofcoug

1:30pm

Feel like it’s been forever with no news, who will the assistants be?

Warner

1:30pm

Who's the NBA assistant rumored to be coming with KY?

Tare

1:29pm

Director of Player Personnel/Analytics

specialk808

1:28pm

Haven’t heard it mentioned so prolly not, but is KY an actual descendant of BY?

NOCAL_YFAN

1:27pm

Nephew

Gustav

1:28pm

Queue Jack Damuni

palangi

1:29pm

Great Great Great grandson of his namesake, Kevin R. Dough

Underhill

1:29pm

I'm more interested if he is related to Steve Young.

ochobeeguy

1:30pm

That would be cool and then a distant cousin to me. Tickets?

AF_Puma

1:31pm

Its a set up. Ryan Smith is getting KY ready to coach the Jazz in a few years. He's gonna rip our hearts out.

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

1:27pm

no... laugh laugh ... cry

4slyce

1:27pm

If he's a good coach and goes to the Jazz

Cougs4Lfe

1:28pm

This

BYUCougarsFan

1:29pm

But also Ryan Smith loves BYU like all of us. He's invested, we can know that.

BYUCougarsFan

1:29pm

Nobody cheers for the Jazz

OldFogey

1:33pm

It's possible. Do I believe a guy who was "almost" a NBA HC wouldn't want

AF_Puma

1:33pm

I'd be ok if he left in several years after a successful tenure at BYU.

Cougs4Lfe

1:36pm

and has some successful assistants to lead BYU after he leaves

BYU Grounds

1:40pm

Yes, but he's going to entice Burgess over as BYU's top assistant and set him up

cougarfan84

1:49pm

No wonder we lost Chandler. We really need to up our meme game…

ochobeeguy

1:27pm

Oh man. That is so bad. You'd think they could do better.

Soupie

1:33pm

Quality content

Skeptical Optimist

1:33pm

Only in Bama...Amber Alert for 5 yr old. Abductor is 13 yr old driving White

ordinary tri guy

1:26pm

POLL: You magically can give BYU thing to help the program be elite..

BYUfan92

1:26pm

Elite recruiting coach/staff would drive NIL.

BlueFever

1:28pm

Trademark: Kevin Young University

Cougs4Lfe

1:25pm

Somebody get the ROC working on this...

cougarmeister

1:25pm

I want to change my POTD nom AGAIN! Today's crazy lol

BYUCougarsFan

1:26pm

This is what the field at LES looks like today. First view from SW corner, second from Champions Terrace.

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

1:24pm

Hard to tell. Is the crown gone? Has it been gone?

RSL

1:25pm

The crown LES had in the 80s and 90s has been gone for a long time.

HuskerFan2

1:27pm

No more crown at all?

RSL

1:28pm

I went down and looked at field level. No crown at all, at least not for now.

Yllage Vidiot

1:34pm

Just a small one the last time I was at field level.

HuskerFan2

1:35pm

Crown?

Pee Wee Reese

1:31pm

Very minimal crown that I can see. But they’re down to the way sublevel at this point.

Yllage Vidiot

1:29pm

I just want to sneak in there and take it all in. That's how good a mood I'm in!

BlueFever

1:26pm

Getting ready for that Monster Truck Event!

BYU Grounds

1:27pm

Sadly it looks better now that after some of the games last year

mudpupper

1:32pm

I’m nervous it won’t be ready in time. 🤞

Tank's Dad

1:36pm

Just a little paint and it’s better than last year!

rivercitycoug

1:38pm

Blue paint will kill the dirt.

Tesla Coug

1:47pm

that looks like it did last season. THey haven't started yet??

Belboz

1:40pm

Hey, that’s not fair. Looked more like this:

Yllage Vidiot

1:47pm

"Do your best where you are at" - Kevin Young

BYULAWGUY

1:24pm

"treat every game like it's game 7 of the finals" Hmm... fans don't like that.

Belboz

1:43pm

I hope we don't get so many complaints about 2024 Ticket prices for basketball

Syre

1:24pm

A good time to revisit this post from Tom Holmoe yesterday.

Division Bell Recovering

1:23pm

Are any of the Holmoe haters going to man up and eat their crow. All the

Lifer

1:26pm

If he fixes football, sure

vegas guey

1:49pm

POLL: Have you experienced the "Power Close" where someone tries a power move by ending your Zoom call just slightly before it should be ended?

BlooCoug

1:23pm

I have never once considered it a power move. If it happens I assume it was by accident or they thought it was wrapped

Baron

1:26pm

Sometimes it's an accident; other times, the same person will do it over

BlooCoug

1:28pm

You make a great poin..*…closes browser *

Baron

1:30pm

Exactly haha.

BlooCoug

1:36pm

You mean ending the meeting (essentially kicking everyone off the call) not just

scottfunkel

1:36pm

Hoping we can get KC Beard in as an assistant.

Kdubb

1:21pm

RE: Hoping we can get KC Beard in as an assistant.

Mikey

1:22pm

We need some recruiters out there.

Archaea

1:23pm

Hopefully that can happen. He was one of my favorites for HC.

BlueFever

1:23pm

Peery is a defensive mind as well

puntersarepeople

1:24pm

BYU has leveled up. Now we can finally be done talking about Pope.

VenomFarmer

1:21pm

Who

A Drew Aitch

1:22pm

BYU

RyneK

1:23pm

No, who is the pope he’s talking about?

A Drew Aitch

1:49pm

Papal visits are so passé

Archaea

1:22pm

just wait till it's the first round of the NCAA BYU vs UK

GlutealGuy

1:22pm

This is wild, but I no longer see BYU as a stepping stone destination.

BYUCougarsFan

1:21pm

So will we get to hear the BYU / USC volleyball game on KSL Radio?

Syre

1:20pm

My only worry about Coach Young is can he adapt his NBA scheme to college ball?

Cougs4Lfe

1:20pm

I totally understand that concern, but for some reason I'm not worried about

BYUCougarsFan

1:22pm

I'm more worried about him adapting to recruiting than X's and O's

ldssdl

1:23pm

Way to sum up my post in a clearer and shorter way you jerk. Haha 100% agree.

BYUCougarsFan

1:27pm

He has a good variety of experience

VenomFarmer

1:23pm

One is going to exist next season and the other won't 😂

Cougs4Lfe

1:24pm

After reading this article, I'm not as worried.

Mostlyaccurate

1:27pm

Love this

Cougs4Lfe

1:29pm

Where the uncalled fouls flow like the salmon of Capistrano.

dYrtbYkerYder

1:42pm

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