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Point for the “they played against plumbers” crowd.

Faceman

9:15am

One more idea, tapping into Utah's WW2 history and Hill AFB - Utah Bombers

Rhubarb

9:15am

Utah Enola Gays. Can be called the Gays for short

Lord Jim

9:16am

I have a friend who's SIL is on the yewt football team (BOOO)...he isn't a

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

9:14am

People think NIL and the transfer portal are bad. Things used to be worse.

Jeffacka

9:13am

Don't worry, it looks like it will be back to that soon.

Benfica1

9:17am

UPDATE from yesterday. "Living to Fight Another Day"

BYUHgrad

9:12am

Good Luck!

Tokolosh

9:15am

I’ve finally realized/ discovered just how fascinating General Erwin Rommel’s

Alan Schaefer

9:12am

In my mind, there seems to be a fairly obvious solution to all the transferring

DanSmith...BYU

9:11am

The NIL isn't supposed to be tied to playing for a certain school

Huge Manatee

9:12am

Sure they could But then someone else would step and say "sign with us, we won't make you sign a contract requiring

RdF3

9:13am

I know you have all been wondering what I think about NIL, so here goes...

ballen

9:09am

Pope Has My Vote!

lindoncoug

9:07am

Can we all finally agree that Utah's NHL team will blow up w/ success?!

Desert Rat

9:06am

The first 5 years of newness will help. New arena will help

CougarCanuck76

9:08am

You would think the NIL carouse would drive away fans. It certainly degrades the

VACougMD

9:03am

It will probably chase away a percentage of fans here and there, but like anything else fans will get used to it

JOPE

9:04am

Free agency in the pros took some time to get used to. College is only

Acorn

9:08am

I think you’re right, which is unfortunate. Maybe if enough big schools lose

VACougMD

9:09am

Taylor Swift to Matty Healy this morning

novacoug1

8:59am

Is hockey the sport with the biggest gap between live experience and TV

macdizzle

8:55am

OLED is closing the gap but yea

CougarCanuck76

9:01am

Having watched an NHL game this year for the first time, I can honestly say

pink22

9:04am

yes. Bigger and better TVs make it better. Watching hockey is one of the best perks of my home theater setup

YIsForBrigham

9:07am

Baseball.

rad dawg

9:12am

Hockey and baseball are both so much better in the stadium.

shimmy

9:16am

All cybertrucks recalled due to accelerator. Fun purchsse

Deleted True Conservative

8:55am

Wait, there are only 4,000 delivered Cybertrucks?

TCuz

8:59am

TNT thought the same

TNT

9:00am

😂

BlooCoug

9:00am

RE: 😂

BYUheaven

9:04am

Trying to make money as an automaker sounds horrible

Rhubarb

9:17am

I need some assistants named so I can justify all the work I’m procrastinating

DanSmith

8:54am

I'd feel comfortable guaranteeing Quincy Lewis is one

fattycoug

8:56am

It’s gonna be the two you’re already aware of.

Kdubb

8:57am

But then the questions, doubts, even likely criticisms will invariably come

basman

8:58am

POLL: Which is worse

Squirt

8:53am

The one that I don't do, obviously

The Dark Knight

8:55am

For people obsessed over college kids playing sports there’s a lot of hate for

cre1ghton

8:52am

Leave her alone!!!

CougGolf

8:55am

One is entertainment. The other is dangerous and threatens a spiritual future

TNT

8:59am

RE: One is entertainment. The other is dangerous and threatens a spiritual

Corn

9:00am

Darth Vader: Search your feelings. You know it is true

TNT

9:02am

RE: One is entertainment. The other is dangerous and threatens a spiritual future

John Doe

9:07am

maybe, but I'm not quitting sports.

Nittany Cougar

9:12am

Even as a kid, I always thought or maybe a better way of saying it, I

Alan Schaefer

9:10am

Is this Gary Crowton’s kid?

the_byu_flash

8:51am

I don’t know, but looks like a 12 year old in that helmet

cougaman

8:52am

yes

BYUheaven

8:53am

Don’t know. But that picture makes him look like he’s playing pee wee ball.

Sparkling Delirium

8:53am

The thing that sucks in this Brave New World

TNT

8:47am

Yep, player development will be someone else’s fruits to reap

IGlowInTheDark

8:48am

But if K. Young can find a way to get continuity, it might be the secret sauce

cougarmeister

8:49am

That's laughable- maybe if they retain Hall, but it sounds pretty sketchy right

byusage

8:52am

I said "IF"

cougarmeister

9:00am

which makes it all less interesting. How long until NCAA starts losing fans?

runnincoug

8:49am

You have to have team continuity to win. I can't think of the last team that

Mostlyaccurate

8:52am

Cam Spencer for UCONN was a major factor….

IGlowInTheDark

8:58am

<< Deleted >>

Mostlyaccurate

9:09am

And team continuity is what BYU needs to be successful IMO

Yucaterco

8:57am

This is my worry. Our "secret sauce" IMO is excellent college players who ...

runnincoug

9:08am

Yep. And the players don't give a fig about "continuity" or anything like that.

gangbusters

8:57am

For a lot of them it's their big payday in life

TNT

9:00am

True, and I shouldn't be so butt hurt, but the hurt remains.

gangbusters

9:01am

Agree completely

TNT

9:04am

Continuity is the main reason the team had a good 1st yr in the Big12

RockyBalboa

9:00am

SLC-based prog metal band Eidola released a new album

letthewookieewin Walking Carpet

8:45am

I’m a fan of prog metal music, but that screaming is awful. No thanks.

StantonMac

9:13am

Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid. Utah Outlaws makes sense

arizonacougarfan

8:43am

How about the Utah Mountain Meadow...it's gonna be a massacre! Too soon?

RugbyCoug

8:46am

Do you work for the SLTrib?

Ojiisan

8:52am

Have a Yeti as a mascot and name him Butch

arizonacougarfan

8:47am

Very lgbtq+ inclusive too

machete

9:07am

I like it, but I generally don’t think human-based mascots look good.

ballen

8:48am

Utah Bandits may be a good alternative

Rhubarb

8:49am

Personally I like the connection to ice. The blizzard, summit, yeti, snowcats, black diamonds, etc.

RdF3

8:52am

I think the outlaw with a hockey mask on has a lot of potential to be a really cool opportunity

JOPE

9:11am

Fitting that Logan is named for the worst outlaw in America

2FarGone

9:14am

I'm sure Ryan has conversations with Church leadership

CaliWG

9:15am

Those in the know I have a busy day, should I be checking CB every hour for news

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

8:41am

I could see some assistant coaches getting announced around noon today.

Mostlyaccurate

8:44am

I agree. It's Dunson and Lewis.

CougLyfe

8:46am

Ryan already got one thing right, making the team name “Utah” and not“Salt Lake”

GhostRider

8:34am

Outlaws much better than Venom or Fury.

threezeroeight

8:36am

Those are both so bad. Like a little league team where the kids choose the name

DanSmith

8:38am

Venom and Furries are both such terrible names.

RugbyCoug

8:41am

Venom and Fury sound like Arena football names

Rhubarb

8:41am

Or American Gladiators

Nuke

8:55am

Sorry, I think outlaws sounds like a disorganized mess.

squints

8:41am

The mock-up designs on Twitter for outlaws are incredible.. best I’ve seen.

GhostRider

8:42am

By far the best mockups out there

LaVellIfIKnow

8:50am

I think Salt Lake sounds better for hockey. I also like the SL options on hats

Medute

8:36am

SL is good for logos.. but like the Jazz, the team represents the entire state.

GhostRider

8:39am

Meh

LaVellIfIKnow

8:50am

It was always going to be Utah, that was a stipulation in the tax money going

Dat_rmishner

9:15am

POLL: New cup of noodles flavor

JimmyZ

8:33am

Bagel, cream cheese with tomato or capers mmmm. In noodle form? Uh-uh.

BlueFever

8:40am

I tried the everything bagel version and the breakfast version. Bagel was tolerable. Breakfast was awful.

shokupanmanbo

8:58am

I would like to proudly announce…

cougXor All-American

8:31am

And yet you did …

JimmyZ

8:35am

It’s true - this is what CB has done to me!

cougXor

8:48am

Woah. So you are a Swiftie and your wife/daughters aren't?

TNT

8:52am

Good job on getting the conversation started

Born2Fish

8:39am

So you homeschool? No judgement.

BYUtka

8:47am

No - that’s the confusing part.

cougXor

8:49am

You’re a lucky man.

Islandercoug

8:47am

How small are your twins?

BYUheaven

8:59am

I am proud to say I have two sons

FuriousMonkey

8:59am

Everytime someone says it's time to make players employees of the universities

byusage

8:31am

How about Tim Duryea from Boise State for AHC?

arizonacougarfan

8:23am

Remember when Utah hired Harlan and he had a sense of humor about his BYU moving

Gustav

8:19am

The saddest part is he is still better than Chris hill.

crimedog

8:25am

What is your second point?

TheLoneCougar

8:28am

RE: What is your second point?

LaVellIfIKnow

8:31am

RE: What is your second point?

TheLoneCougar

8:35am

He's the AD of our rival, we are all going to find reasons to hate him.

The Dark Knight

8:28am

Geez dude, get a room!

LaVellIfIKnow

8:32am

I'm sure he's a decent guy

Gustav

8:33am

He did send his daughter to BYU so maybe this is just all a cry for help

YIsForBrigham

8:40am

Harlan did? You sure you don't mean the Univ Pres Randall?

threezeroeight

8:48am

Harlan thinks U of U is the center of everything.

BlueFever

8:45am

What did he tweet about KY hire?

Iman23

8:46am

Nothing that I'm aware of. Its his attention starved comment in this

BlueFever

9:03am

Harlan is just like Hill behind closed doors

1984coug

8:50am

Anyone else put a deposit on season tickets? If you haven't been to an NHL game

Stucoug83

8:16am

Yep, deposit on 2 seats. Interested to see the options for full or half season

NarfUte

8:19am

NHL playoff hockey is one of my very favorite in-game experiences. My 12 year

BerkeleyCoug

8:30am

Yep. I’ve got the deposit in for 2 seats.

squints

8:46am

Hockey is lowest sport on my interest list, but live NHL is best sport to attend

MrSandman

8:58am

Agreed

Stucoug83

9:12am

NIL (players vs coaches).

charles

8:15am

Yes. You want BYU NIL to be at the level it needs to be to get what we need.

AF_Puma

8:26am

From what I understand, BYU has made some pretty significant moves to allow for

cougarfan84

8:36am

Anybody know the NBA coaches vs players compensation ratio?

charles

9:01am

I am always somewhat skeptical of the numbers thrown out when it comes to NIL. With that being said, I had heard a

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

8:10am

hundreds of thousands in early 20's is life changing if the kid is smart

fulano

8:12am

Yep. If I had a few hundred thousand dollars upon graduation, my life would be

mudpupper

8:16am

Unfortunately we have substantial evidence that very few young, talented

shoganai

8:20am

Yep

Adrielle

8:24am

true. but many that are realistic re: NBA could benefit greatly

fulano

8:29am

Hundreds of thousands is life changing for pretty much anyone outside a small

BYUheaven

8:32am

Imagine buying a house cash right after college & never having a mortgage/rent

CaliWG

8:43am

Totally. Can’t fault the kid at all.

ballen

8:14am

Hundreds of thousands at 19-21 seems pretty life changing to me…

Whosyourdaddy

8:15am

Uhh, I’m almost 40 and almost all these numbers I’m hearing would be massive

Alan Schaefer

8:42am

Same. Paying off the house immediately would be nice

ballen

8:46am

600k at 23 is life changing. You literally just funded a pretty nice retirement

Adwight

8:42am

Just remember, when they jump that high they hit the highest tax bracket and lose close to half...

Adrielle

8:49am

I struggle to see how having $300k+ in early 20s is not life changing

ballen

9:14am

We’ve joined a select group of 3

OU Cougar

8:09am

With NIL and that to takes to compete in football, it’s honestly probably the

ballen

8:10am

Plus basketball is just better

downtownchrisbrown

8:14am

I love basketball, but Football is the greatest game ever invented.

ballen

8:15am

RE: I love basketball, but Football is the greatest game ever invented.

downtownchrisbrown

8:17am

Timing fluke. Won't be the case for very long.

shoganai

8:15am

BYU would be crazy to pay Kalani more than someone else would be pay him. It

BYUheaven

8:36am

So, what is Kalani getting paid?

CPAcoug87

8:19am

3 million a year was USA Today’s guess

OU Cougar

8:25am

Basketball first would be cheaper.

Mister P

8:33am

That's not correct.

cougarfan84

9:01am

Let me be careful how I say this cause I have a teenage daughter obsessed: TS is a generational artist, but when her

Preppy Truly Addicted User

8:04am

How much time do you spend here? Swift is her BYU football.

Viva Campeche

8:08am

RE: How much time do you spend here? Swift is her BYU football.

RobAdams

8:23am

RE: How much time do you spend here? Swift is her BYU football.

Preppy

9:07am

That is because TS does put in Easter Eggs and clues to her next albums for Fans who want to figure things out.

JayOwen

8:13am

Yep. Swift is super deliberate about this stuff. She does ambiguity on

Jay Rick

8:18am

I agree that it could be worse

Preppy

9:13am

I go to comic cons and present on the psychology of a fictional character

The Dark Knight

8:32am

If you don't think TS is a creative lyricists you are either haven't listened to

memento

8:33am

She IS a generational artist

Preppy

9:12am

She's above avg lyric writer, below avg musicality, w/ unprecedented fandom.

The Old Y

8:38am

Yep….where is Donny Osmond when you need him!

Chicago Cougar

8:41am

Article: 🔒 Two Assistant Coaches To Be Announced Very Soon. What Does Our Flight Tracking Say About Who It Will Be? View

[CougConnect]

8:00am

Lol. Flight tracking. What about dumpster diving?

SWKTNative

8:03am

Seriously? Kinda classless

palangi

8:05am

How so? It is a joke about how people were riffling through trash cans for info

SWKTNative

8:09am

Ok I misunderstood. Just a little below we’re talking about Quincy Lewis

palangi

8:13am

lol 🙄

LaVellIfIKnow

8:19am

I see what you did there.

BluesBrother

8:11am

RE: Article: 🔒 Two Assistant Coaches To Be Announced Very Soon. What

Kdubb

8:35am

A lady at my work said on her first day at the office, that her Taylor Swift

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

7:57am

So this is her?

crimedog

7:59am

Are you sure you aren’t a middle school teacher, and the lady isn’t a student?

cougaman

8:00am

Did she take the day off today?

SWKTNative

8:01am

She is a hockey fan?

Sea Chicken

8:04am

Me laughing as I take off my BYU hat while reading CB and reading articles about

macdizzle

8:27am

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