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This is an alternate universe, no way this is happening....Maybe the eclipse caused a shift?

Wizbang All-American

12:06pm

Mood:

Trinity

12:06pm

Kevin Young is now my favorite person in basketball! Thank you Ryan & Danny!

Coug Dude

12:05pm

The reported salary makes me think the Kevin Young really was BYU's top target

BYU Fan

12:05pm

Gotta think at least 1 current (Robinson, Feuger) or recent (Burgess) assistant

d-coug

12:05pm

We need somebody focused on recruiting TODAY.

The Y's Insider

12:06pm

Ryan Smith and Danny Ainge after snagging Kevin Young

LV Mike

12:04pm

RE: Ryan Smith and Danny Ainge after snagging Kevin Young

Crowd Factor

12:06pm

Seized authority from Pope to a leader named Young.

Skeptical Optimist

12:04pm

Holmoe grabs the top NBA assistant to be the Mens Coach. Still scratch my head

dallasbyu

12:04pm

You think the coaching pool is shallow for the men? LDS women coaches even harder to come by.

Yllage Vidiot

12:05pm

I'd offend people if I shared my thoughts.

Jeffacka

12:06pm

Love this.

JB2JH

12:04pm

This is awesome!

Cougar TD

12:04pm

This is interesting too from the article.

JB2JH

12:05pm

RE: Love this.

jvr7

12:06pm

Please respect his decision.

snowbird

12:03pm

With that being said.....

RGGeemer

12:04pm

Mark Durrant: "We're not going to get any Suns players, I don't think, but..."

Mitty

12:03pm

From Robby McCombs a few days ago

jvr7 All-American

12:03pm

BYU loses their guy to KY, immediately hires a KY of their own.

Gorgias

12:02pm

you gotta go all-in and maintain continuity.

TheRowdy

12:05pm

That's pretty slick.

Shihan

12:06pm

So many good posts today, Jefe, give us unlimited POTD's for this special occasion.

Wizbang All-American

12:02pm

CB is magical right now

mjmill

12:03pm

Honest question: Who do I contact to contribute to the NIL collective?

Rocketman

12:01pm

you can do everything online

Zombre

12:01pm

RE: Honest question: Who do I contact to contribute to the NIL collective?

cougfanblue

12:02pm

all you guys saying tom wasn't doing anything and just hanging out with

Zombre

12:01pm

Like this one implying Tom was asleep and doing nothing.

BW84

12:03pm

Trey Stewart is on board.

Tesla Coug Lord of the Manor

12:00pm

Suck it, Pope!

DieHarder

12:01pm

Keep 'em coming.

cougfanblue

12:01pm

Interesting song choice

GlutealGuy

12:01pm

Lol. Awesome

palangi

12:02pm

One thing I highly respect about Stewart is he has been all in as a byu guy. He

Chefcurry

12:02pm

I think the guys will all be excited about this hire

LV Mike

12:03pm

CB the last few days!

FT487

11:59am

Do we even know exactly what Kalani and his assts make? Stunned that BYU shelled out the dough and that we know about it

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

11:58am

About the same. BYU is now paying its coaches market rates.

Archaea

12:00pm

Are you sure? I think Kalani is significantly less than KY. BYU saved him from

johnnybyu

12:02pm

Actually last time we had contract negotiations with Kalani we were worried he’d go to Oregon or Washington

puntersarepeople

12:03pm

Who filed taxes the latest last night? I filed mine at 11:30 pm Mtn time. I was

Hinta

11:58am

Extensions baby.

Archaea

12:01pm

Same. K1 in July each year

Crazy Joe Davola

12:01pm

I did my 2023 Roth contribution late last night, just in time.

Crazy Joe Davola

12:01pm

I had to resubmit for a last second problem. I was about 11:23 pm so you have me beat.

Yllage Vidiot

12:01pm

11:55

2ndTrombone

12:02pm

If KY wanted to be an NBA HC more he wouldn’t have come here

Warner

11:58am

He could be a Jazz HC in 5-7 years.

Benfica1

11:59am

True, but if he's successful here his resume looks great for an NBA HC job after

Mitty

12:02pm

He did not need a stepping stone. He was quite literally going to have an NBA

kimdaddy35

12:04pm

According to some he could have had the Nets job this week

puntersarepeople

12:04pm

So, who is high on the list as assistants???

trumpetur

11:58am

Burgess and Peery are the big names

Warner

11:58am

I'll be stunned if we pull them in after they just got passed for the HC job.

Kdubb

12:01pm

Sounds like they weren't really in the running.

ballen

12:02pm

RE: So, who is high on the list as assistants???

occougar

12:03pm

Do we have an idea on how much Popes buyout was?

BYUfan92

11:58am

It was either 5 million or 4 million

JOPE

11:58am

reports were $4-5M

Soupie

11:58am

I heard 5mil

DanSmith

11:58am

Assuming KY's contract is tiered, it essentially pays for his first two years.

shoganai

12:04pm

I was among those ticked at Pope for leaving BYU behind in a classless way.

LV Mike

11:57am

Exactly my sentiments

AZ Coug

12:01pm

CB assured me interviews were today and BOT was taking its time.

MajorZeus

11:57am

I think they learned from what happened with football last year.

SoCalCoug

11:59am

I don’t know, folks. Still pretty mad at Holmoe for giving a short lecture to

Nikomedes

11:57am

RE: I don’t know, folks. Still pretty mad at Holmoe for giving a short

TheHop

12:00pm

Well that was lame. But this and most he had done has been great. Prefer jokin

johnnybyu

12:04pm

Video: Today at BYU: Kevin Young named next Head Coach for BYU Hoops - Kevin Young named next Head Coach for BYU Hoops, Collin Chandler commits to University of Kentucky,... View

[BYUtv Sports]

11:56am

Is there any chance Chandler come back?

GoodGuyGary1

11:58am

I don't think there is a rule prohibiting it. He is a free agent right now, unless he signed an LOI...

PJMort

11:59am

Highly doubtful....he was committed to Pope and not BYU

kansascougar

12:02pm

Virgin Mark Pope vs Chad Kevin Young.

scootsy

11:56am

Kevin Young’s recruiting pitch to Chandler

LaVellIfIKnow

11:55am

He is already gone

Stucoug83

11:55am

I agree--but weirder things have happened. It would be a long shot though.

BYUHawk

11:56am

Pssh! He's not even off his mission yet

Moab Rising

11:57am

Which is disappointing, but also OK.

Eddie

11:58am

Also….

kotacoug

11:56am

“Have you ever seen an attractive girl from Kentucky?”

TCuz

11:56am

Well, an attractive lds girl from Kentucky.

PJMort

11:58am

Met one at an EFY once. That's it though.

ldssdl

11:59am

and she ran back to the waiting arms of her cousin?

Jesse Pinkman

12:06pm

Yes on both counts

Shawarma

12:06pm

Also this

LaVellIfIKnow

11:58am

WHY can't Chandler change his mind...again? is it impossible?

BYUJoJo

11:58am

A contract like that has to have a sizeable buyout, right?

whirl

11:55am

Next up?!?

palangi

11:54am

This destroys the narrative that BYU can't pay coaches

whoneedscorners?

11:54am

Grateful it is no longer true. It's a brave new world.

Archaea

11:54am

That narrative should have been destroyed when we joined the Big 12.

2ndTrombone

11:58am

"But think of the money that could go to the women's badminton club team".

gopman

12:01pm

Yeah, well, but BYU still won't hire a non-LDS HC!

Buster Scruggs

11:58am

Young 42 yrs old

Level43

11:53am

If things work out, he will give us 5 years and move back to NBA.

GoodGuyGary1

11:54am

Maybe either that or he likes the lifestyle here. He won't be leaving BYU for

johnnybyu

11:55am

Give us 10 years, then he can go coach the Jazz.

GfB

11:57am

Why didn’t he accept the Nets offer?

puntersarepeople

12:06pm

I just turned 42. Maybe Holmoe should have interviewed me.

Bossk82

11:54am

Well, then he's more than a man...

cvd6262

11:55am

Man, I should’ve been a basketball coach!!

Texas Hammer

11:58am

Another first __________ younger than me milestone that reminds me

FootBackwards

11:59am

Trey Stewart's IG story shows he's returning

Jamaalthegoat

11:53am

Crazy how bad he wanted out the first half of the season

TNT

11:54am

This is a fast moving day. Love it!

Yllage Vidiot

11:54am

I imagine the texts flying around between the players are insane!

Yllage Vidiot

11:54am

Love Trey!! Important team guy

Mostlyaccurate

11:54am

Trey has serious physical tools. I think Young can really help him develop

mjmill

11:55am

Yes and no, he needs to learn a new shooting form.

kimdaddy35

11:57am

No argument there

mjmill

11:58am

He's 24 years old and his dad was a coach

AZ Coug

12:05pm

Watch Trey become a legitimate PG under young

1984coug

11:55am

Is it, though? I mean I don't know.

Mitty

11:59am

Cue the twitter haters saying our money should be spent not like this

Warner

11:53am

Do we have any idea what BYU is spending here?

Ozymandias

11:54am

Response to those people:

Skeptical Optimist

11:54am

RE: Response to those people:

BYU '80

11:55am

Michelle Peralta?

Bossk82

11:57am

It will be interesting to see who KY picks as assistant coaches: who to retain

Hinta

11:53am

Can we not use the KY abbreviation until the Pope to KY news fizzles out?

BYUHawk

11:54am

RECRUITING RECRUITING RECRUITING. That is all that matters

TNT

11:53am

I'm not sad about losing Chandler anymore. I think this is the kind of coach who

SoCalCoug

11:54am

He's a loss no matter how you spin it

TNT

11:55am

Yes, he is.

Archaea

11:56am

I feel better about being able to overcome that loss now.

SoCalCoug

11:56am

Elite LDS recruits don't grow on trees

TNT

11:57am

We had 2 four-star recruits who were coming for this next season.

SoCalCoug

12:01pm

TNT’s search for a girlfriend: recruiting and NIL. Good plan.

BW84

11:55am

Good point. TNT need money please help

TNT

11:57am

Has anyone said what "long term deal" means?

NOCAL_YFAN

11:53am

7 years is the report.

SoCalCoug

11:53am

7 years

PING Man

11:53am

So can we fit a bus inside the Marriott Center? Who will be onboard?

tander123

11:52am

Jimmer will come out holding the Deseret First Duel trophy.

Bossk82

11:53am

Do it at LES

willkie40

11:55am

Yes. There's an access tunnel that fits a bus.

whirl

11:55am

Cosic will walk out….. I think that would be impressive enough to trump kentucky

A Drew Aitch

11:57am

Now that would be remarkable...... since he died in '95.

Soupie

11:58am

Yeah that’s the whole point

A Drew Aitch

12:02pm

I'd prefer we not. They were recreating the Untouchable celebration. We'd look pathetic copying it.

Soupie

11:57am

forget a bus, I want a full Boeing 747

Cougarclaw

11:57am

With Uchtdorf in the cockpit.

Soupie

11:58am

Amazing. Articles came out today saying interviews would be happening today and

dallasbyu

11:51am

I think we are witnessing a shift in focus at BYU from football to basketball.

WillsPitStop

11:51am

Haven't been a BYU fan long I see.

ManicBlue

11:52am

Since 1980. How am I wrong?

WillsPitStop

11:53am

Then, you should know. These things are cyclical. Bball was already bigger than football in the late 70s/early 80s when

ManicBlue

11:59am

It sounds like you are making my point for me.

WillsPitStop

12:05pm

I’ve always liked BYU basketball over football. Would love both to be top notch though, and other sports too.

Yllage Vidiot

11:53am

This was a hire that a program in the best B-ball conf. in the country makes

NOCAL_YFAN

11:54am

BYU will always be a football school (in my mind). I hope that we're seeing both

a priori

11:54am

Hard to disagree with you on this one

Forth Eorlingas

11:54am

The shift is more due to the relative quality of the respective head coaches

ldssdl

11:55am

Great post. Basketball is moving away from requiring freak athletes. It's becoming more of a cerebral game.

cougfanblue

11:56am

There’s also competitive advantages from an NBA owner and GM being involved

TouchdownCougars

11:57am

Does this make us a "big boy" school? Honestly I'm amazed right now.

TailgateU

11:51am

Yes. We are paying a Basketball coach 30 million over 7 years. Sitting at the

A Drew Aitch

11:53am

Remember the last pro assistant BYU hired?

Indy Coug

11:50am

Hack

jvr7

11:51am

I'd be happy for a replication of that first year

Lord Jim

11:51am

RE: Remember the last pro assistant BYU hired?

Skeptical Optimist

11:53am

$31M ÷ 7 years = $4.43M/year

Croweater

11:50am

I seriously cannot believe that offer. BYU has joined the arms race

BYUheaven

11:51am

Ticket prices went way up, Big12 money, plus Pope's buyout $

AZ Coug

11:53am

Valid point. BYU couldn't go cheap with a HS coach with current ticket prices

johnnybyu

11:54am

Shocking for us, but if I had enough laying around I'd pay it. Thanks Ryan!

TailgateU

11:52am

Is Kalani making that much? I say no. I get football is bigger than bball but

johnnybyu

11:53am

It also helps that Ryan Smith loves basketball.

BYUheaven

11:57am

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

Why would we do that?

Yiowa

11:52am

So he can get to work?

downtownchrisbrown

11:55am

Yep. We need him here

Crazy Joe Davola

11:56am

Recruiting will benefit more from the exposure

Yiowa

12:01pm

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