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📌 Post your Sweet 16 post-game favorites (interviews, x posts, CB posts, etc.)

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Mar 27, 9:12pm

I don’t even remember the last charge I saw called. Were they down this year?

Warner

6:21am

Tech was a big win for the XII. Now with Houston we can still get 2 in E8

Warner

6:19am

KY coaches from the analytics. It was clear from the under screen defense

Squirt

6:15am

Hindsight bias is painful. I really wish we had known what we know now.

Jimmertime

6:18am

The biggest problem seemed to be not getting the defensive rebound after missed

downtownchrisbrown

6:21am

I can see that. In the NBA there are a lot more games, and the playoffs are

Schultz is back

6:22am

Just wanted to say...

mflood

6:15am

Alabama opens as 6.5pt underdogs to Duke...

VinnyBYU

6:08am

That should be an interesting game.

realtall

6:09am

Duke by 20. Alabama 6 for 38 from three.

Iman23

6:20am

RE: Alabama opens as 6.5pt underdogs to Duke...

Slovis GOAT

6:25am

BYU back on TOP

44C

6:06am

“safely in our rearview mirror.”

Sea Chicken

6:14am

Barstool thinks the Knell T was “the softest technical in the history of the

East_is_up

5:59am

we were coming back and it killed the momentum & the run. Our defense was

44C

6:01am

Then they called Knell for being on the receiving end of a charge right after

ryebrye

6:09am

Prompted a text from non-LDS buddy (played at Harvard, not the average fan)

oxcoug

6:23am

Knell is known for being an instigator. Padilla knows this and makes garbage

Frolfy

6:15am

To the extent that this is true, it is zero basis for making that call. And the

oxcoug

6:21am

Is there an element of higher standards bc we’re BYU?

Soupie

6:26am

Alabama would have beat the Celtics last night!

44C

5:59am

All three of our sweet 16 teams were deep

44C

5:57am

Things that stood out in the game:

conetah

5:18am

Not sure on your math there...Bama shot 51 3's out of 66 total shots...

icecougar

5:44am

POLL: Will Coach Young get us to a Final Four sometime in the next five years?

nova_coug_fan

5:10am

No. The Ginal Gour will soon be exclusive to the SEC and Big10. That’s where the

Brigham

5:31am

BYU has the $$ to compete.

Blue for Life

6:13am

Hope so. Tall order I’d be happy with another 16 or even an 8

44C

6:07am

I think the question is would another year improve Demin's draft position and

Ssebo

4:53am

RE: I think the question is would another year improve Demin's draft position

Undefeated

5:29am

He’d have to significantly improve to improve his draft stock next year

I'mBatman

6:16am

Game/Season Thoughts - Thanks for a Great Year BYU BB!

WVU_Prof

4:37am

It was a great ride,it’s sad when it finally ends,but looking back,it was an awesome season.

Islandercoug

4:59am

We did force Alabama to make 25 threes to beat us.

CasualFan

4:07am

Good point. Gunna go put a 1️⃣6️⃣ in all my social media bios

ryebrye

4:18am

We forced them to set a NCAA tourney record 3's.

BYURider

5:46am

🥀 🥀 🥀

Icecat

6:17am

Why did we stop giving the ball to Saunders and drawing fouls?

archie

3:09am

Once we got in the bonus.. drive to the rim and draw fouls. I was perplexed.

Recipefordisaster

4:54am

Ended up with About 40 people tonight.

VACOUGFAN

1:57am

I've had our flight with Hawaiian Airlines flight rescheduled literally five

federer

1:27am

Pretty sure it is weather related. I just got home from Oakland and about 1/2 of

TheSpiker

1:59am

It was actually delayed due to inter-island flight delays, at least according

federer

2:21am

How quickly do we start seeing guys in the portal?

TigermanCougarman

1:18am

Within the week

KYU

1:22am

Probably today.

CougarGuy84

2:12am

48 hours

ChiCityCoug

5:28am

Well - good year

gurt

12:44am

Great year

Mr. Belding

1:09am

Great year

WallaX2

4:31am

I think Duke-Bama winner wins NCAA this year

PortlandCoug

12:21am

Bama won’t

palangi

12:22am

If they shoot like they did they might.

dYrtbYkerYder

5:15am

BYU is out so, they can revert to their crazy averages.

Pro Logic

5:20am

I doubt Bama ever shoots that well again. They’ll come back down to earth soon.

ninja math

12:36am

BYU has around the 270 3 point defense, so no Bama won’t shoot like that again…

BYUHgrad

5:28am

Hoping for a Houston - Texas Tech final

byuwahoo

12:43am

An all Texas championship…

CougarGuy84

1:58am

I still give Houston a shot.

Forzaitalia

12:44am

Agreed. If Bama gets by Duke, Houston will shut them down.

specsauce

2:02am

Florida beats both of those teams.

Adwight

4:36am

On the bright side, I'm currently ranked 487 overall on play.ncaa.com's bracket

Ol Big Bear

12:19am

Sadly, I picked all 4 games right today

RenoCoug

12:48am

I like those numbers

FT487

1:02am

An all sec final four would suck 😬

BYUFootballisBack

12:18am

Some interesting Spring ball news that slipped through the cracks with the Sweet 16 run.

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

12:16am

If Kanon had hit that 3, that was the time to make a run. Can’t hit every shot

Dr MoBYU

12:06am

That and the bogus T on Knell were the small windows that closed rapidly.

ColonelSaunders

12:07am

A full off-season together for KY, Richie, Dallin, Keba, Dawson, Bosco and AJ

ColonelSaunders

12:02am

Bet it's 50-50 for Richie. Great season & tourney run. Older. Declined to commit

Forzaitalia

12:13am

If it's about the money, he'll definitely stay. The ONLY reason he could leave

SinkingQuffa

5:09am

I think the Freshman coming back with a year under their belt could start to

Crowd Factor

12:14am

Crawford may be better than Hall in a couple years/maybe by end of the season

44C

5:48am

Would love to see Houston play AL!!!!

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:56pm

RE: Would love to see Houston play AL!!!!

yahtzee

Mar 27, 11:58pm

They did earlier in the year, Nelson went off against Houston.

SportsLover

12:00am

Spoiler alert: they would defend against the three much better than we did.

Roko's Basilisk

12:00am

Somebody who knows the upcoming calendar please share with the group…

Luminous Being Starter

Mar 27, 11:53pm

Portal closes April 22nd, but when a coach leaves a school

cougarfann888

Mar 27, 11:55pm

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Mar 27, 11:51pm

Not ready to see Fouss leave. Get im in some pads, Kalani!

SinkingQuffa

Mar 27, 11:48pm

I wonder what he would play.

AZPTCOUG

5:33am

I wish he had the time to develop that way. I'd assume DL for one year. In my

SinkingQuffa

5:46am

“It’s a no-brainer to get to the second contract a year earlier.” While it’s

gwalker

Mar 27, 11:47pm

There werent many sophomores taken in the first round of the 2024 draft

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:49pm

I’m not talking about improving his draft status. I’m saying, if he were my son,

gwalker

Mar 27, 11:53pm

He is a non-LDS kid from Russia, not an LDS player enjoying Provo. Not saying.

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:57pm

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:59pm

Which goes back to how much he’d enjoy it. Maybe he wouldn’t enjoy another

gwalker

12:01am

But he does have an LDS GF who lives in Provo. So that could be a draw

ATX

12:11am

Hopefully it is

johnnybyu

12:13am

If you are paying attention, he is loving Provo and the BYU experience.

Cougarbib

1:04am

I mean he left his home when he was what 15? 16? Never really just got to be

kalifi

Mar 27, 11:53pm

For his sake, I'm so glad he came to BYU w/ a more wholesome environment for all those things.

Soupie

12:07am

And girlfriend

Ten_Hour_Drives

1:03am

So let’s say he is the 8th pick this year

MwangoleCoug9

Mar 27, 11:55pm

He could get an insurance policy that would pay him more than just what

gwalker

Mar 27, 11:59pm

Sometimes people make decisions outside of $$$

RGGeemer

12:06am

Egor hasn’t been one he left Moscow to go to Spain and then Spain to go to

johnnybyu

12:10am

Math changes significantly >15th pick, if he’s projected below he should go Pro

12:23am

I want Egor to stay. But I don’t think it’s realistic play the

garyfan

12:18am

I’m not saying people don’t see it how you say they do. Clearly nearly everyone

gwalker

12:21am

But Egor hasn’t made that money yet and it’s far from guaranteed. I agree more

johnnybyu

12:21am

No. Enough to never have to work again is a virtual certainty. And if he isn’t

gwalker

12:23am

It is not a certainty at all. Lots of examples of a great prospect

johnnybyu

12:24am

“Enough to never have to work again” is a goal and mentality you have as a

garyfan

12:26am

That would be a stronger argument if he had already made that money.

garyfan

12:24am

I already addressed the “material” argument abundantly. What people think will

gwalker

12:29am

I get that and don’t entirely disagree.

garyfan

12:35am

Isn’t the purpose of getting to a second contract a year earlier to have one

gwalker

12:42am

It’s not just about getting to the second contract a year earlier.

garyfan

12:52am

I agree & said exactly what you did 3 wks ago & got killed on CB for it. Loads

Forzaitalia

12:40am

Tree ale out a 7 mill ins policy. If he sticks

kotacoug

12:48am

If he’s in the top 12 he should go. That’s too much money to delay. Otherwise

kotacoug

12:46am

Rookie deal is 4 years guaranteed, you take the money. Even if he is late 1st

JWin

4:21am

How does money at a certain threshold make you more likely to be enslaved by it

Undefeated

5:46am

Great season and a lot to take away from this year for next. If BYU wants to

Ozymandias

Mar 27, 11:46pm

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Mar 27, 11:44pm

Egor, AJ, and Richie would be an absolutely amazing trio next year. If Egor and

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:44pm

IMO Richie is key. We lose some of our identity w/o him. He’s a tone setter.

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:47pm

I'm with you. He's grown into a phenomenal player.

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:51pm

We reallly need some guards in the second unit who can defend and create. Baker and Hall are not quite there

WP17

Mar 27, 11:49pm

Exactly. That can defend and/or that can get to hoop. Perfectly said!

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:52pm

Give them another off-season. KY will develop them into killers.

ColonelSaunders

Mar 27, 11:53pm

DH had the killer attitude at the end of last yr as a starter. Not this yr.

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:55pm

He had an interesting season. Looked really good at times in Big12 play, but

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:58pm

Everyone was trying to figure out their role the first 20 games. Not easy.

ColonelSaunders

12:03am

He got a month late start on that process too. Tough position with a new team & staff. He did well

Soupie

12:20am

Most helpful would probably be an athletic guard to play off of

puntersarepeople

Mar 27, 11:57pm

I’m so glad there is a next year to look forward too. If we lost this game, and

NorthernCougifornia

Mar 27, 11:38pm

Blog: BYU’s Defensive Struggles Against Alabama Bring Season To Close View

[KSL Sports]

Mar 27, 11:37pm

What an amazing ride this season turned out to be. Much love to the four seniors

ColonelSaunders

Mar 27, 11:36pm

Selling 3 tickets for Saturday’s Duke / Alabama game. Section 121 Row 2.

TheManintheArena

Mar 27, 11:31pm

Wrong board

Crowd Factor

12:16am

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Mar 27, 11:29pm

I love that dude. Hope he has a long professional career. He will be missed.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Mar 27, 11:44pm

He played great tonight, sad he only got 7 minutes

RenoCoug

1:13am

I think Fous should have played more

JKLCoug

5:10am

Here is what is especially great about BYU. They weren't a fluke Sweet 16. They were a legitimate top 16 team at the end

CSoul Hardcore Democrat

Mar 27, 11:27pm

Yeah, BYU has never advanced so far without the national player of the year

Still Blue

Mar 27, 11:30pm

What ended up happening with that Hugo guy we were trying to get?

Hup

Mar 27, 11:26pm

Gonzales? Idk if we tried that hard. He went to Real Madrid. Likely nba now.

Kdubb

Mar 27, 11:28pm

Projected to be picked around 20

BYUheaven

Mar 27, 11:29pm

According to the UNC women’s basketball coach. I need to get my blood

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:23pm

Context?

Iman23

Mar 27, 11:24pm

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Mar 27, 11:22pm

So what’s this about

OU Cougar

Mar 27, 11:21pm

Squally found another year of eligibility

ElCapo

Mar 27, 11:22pm

My guess is it's about recruiting.

TheNerd

Mar 27, 11:22pm

Hasn’t she and others been saying this for over a month now? I could do the same

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:24pm

In the past this gets posted right before a commitment, at least from what I’ve

puntersarepeople

Mar 27, 11:26pm

I’m pretty sure she said this same thing recently. And nothing has happened

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:31pm

Oh great - another year of vague shots in the dark and then watching everyone

Bald Eagle

Mar 27, 11:24pm

Honestly thought it was you running the Footballbabe account

Zak

Mar 27, 11:27pm

This is just her shot in the dark while people are talking about BYU. Easy follows and engagement. Nothing new from her.

AltTabbins

Mar 27, 11:39pm

Ryder

Jericho

Mar 27, 11:42pm

Swanson? He left on a mission.

CrimWalCoug

Mar 27, 11:47pm

He said RyDer not RyNer

puntersarepeople

Mar 27, 11:56pm

RE: He said RyDer not RyNer

CrimWalCoug

12:03am

RE: So what’s this about

Thrill

Mar 27, 11:49pm

Walt Williams will finally come.

CoogsWin

12:21am

Fred Warner has one year of eligibility they just found!

CougarGuy84

2:01am

Anyone selling Session 2 tickets for Saturday, Duke vs Alabama?

kccougar VABL

Mar 27, 11:17pm

I have 3 listed for $275 a ticket. But will sell them here for $250/ticket.

TheManintheArena

Mar 27, 11:27pm

Man - this interview with Demin. Wow

JoeExotic

Mar 27, 11:17pm

Egor is just an incredible young man, and I'm super happy that he's in the BYU family. He's the perfect BYU fit.

CalGTR

Mar 27, 11:33pm

I so agree.

BYUJoJo

Mar 27, 11:39pm

Sad about never playing with the four seniors again. He’s talking like he’s coming back. That’s crazy to me.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Mar 27, 11:35pm

You can tell he absolutely loves BYU and would be very hesitant

BYUJoJo

Mar 27, 11:37pm

He is just real. These are huge decisions for him and he is taking it seriously

5thGenCoug

Mar 27, 11:57pm

He is incredible. So happy he’s a Cougar

Hawk Talons

Mar 27, 11:47pm

BYU has made him better? He has made BYU better! I wonder if he sees/feels a

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:51pm

<< Deleted >>

Zip

12:28am

It would be so great to have him back. He’s an all timer at byu if he comes back

BYU '80

12:15am

Incredible interview. His 3rd language. Wow. What a great young man.

Phreddy

12:15am

What a fine young man

Zip

12:29am

Very cool. His English is amazing

Rooney

1:40am

Love to see him return, either way I am a huge fan

Cougarpride

3:54am

It would seem that even while playing their best ball, BYU was probably a top

Crowd Factor

Mar 27, 11:16pm

It's just one game. AZ just lost a close game with Duke. BYU beat AZ

GSwarriorcoug

Mar 27, 11:43pm

I would have said Alabama beats us 7-3 if we played ten times, with tonight

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:47pm

Gap bt BYU & top 8 is real. Houston boat-running BYU twice is additional proof.

Forzaitalia

12:55am

POLL: Was Conan in on the Paul Rudd “Mac and Me” prank?

Unibro Utah fans are sensitive

Mar 27, 11:15pm

Do you mean the first time he pulled it off? Or for the subsequent ones?

TheNerd

Mar 27, 11:21pm

Article: After team falls in Sweet 16, freshman guard Egor Demin doesn’t rule out return to BYU View

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Mar 27, 11:15pm

POLL: Which higher seed will most likely lose tomorrow?

Cougs4Lfe

Mar 27, 11:13pm

For some reason I thought Keba was a senior. It’ll be amazing if he stays

Yiowa

Mar 27, 11:13pm

Key stat of the game:

Hiccupless

Mar 27, 11:10pm

Ball didn’t go in the hoop

RenoCoug

Mar 27, 11:11pm

Jazz with a 14% chance to get Flagg

OU Cougar

Mar 27, 11:10pm

RE: Jazz with a 14% chance to get Flagg

sethj250

Mar 27, 11:15pm

Will you cry if the Jazz get the #1 pick and select someone else or trade down? 😃

ManicBlue

Mar 27, 11:16pm

I think Flagg will decide to stay in school if they win that lottery May 12

OU Cougar

Mar 27, 11:17pm

Can teams draft people who decide to stay in college still, pull a Larry bird?

Soren Tversky

Mar 27, 11:50pm

Danny gonna trade that pick for more picks in 5-10 years.

Nakedbootleg

Mar 27, 11:22pm

Nah ... just down a spot or two to pick the guy he wants like he did to get Tatum instead of Markell Fultz. 🙂

ManicBlue

Mar 27, 11:25pm

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