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That last episode of The Penguin was daaaaaaaaaark

P-Boy Squad All-American

10:03am

Just found out I lost out on the job. It was gonna be big. We’re talking 7 figs

SBB

10:02am

RE: Just found out I lost out on the job. It was gonna be big. We’re

TheWanderer

10:04am

Never too soon. Plus I didn’t even hid it. It’s completely obvious

SBB

10:07am

That's a lot of figs. But I didn't realize that some jobs paid in figs.

Skeptical Optimist

10:18am

The first rule about being a true baller.....Not talk about being....

byu1

10:19am

Need 3-4 tickets for Friday. Don't force me into the streets...

jrifkin48

9:58am

I hear it's going to dump 2 ft of snow. Also, what is your annual income?

TheWanderer

10:03am

Admittedly I live outside the Mormon Belt and just making my annual mecca

jrifkin48

10:19am

can you wait, if it is snowing and raining on Friday you might be able to get

BYUheaven

10:03am

There were many, many people looking for tickets to the game outside last week.

BostonCougar

10:18am

POLL: Is BYU for real?

BlueFever

9:56am

Have to recruit better to be a perennial contender.

Lifer

9:58am

What is real…

Big12Yfan

10:01am

What is, is?

BlueFever

10:03am

Is reality real? Does existence exist? What is the meaning of meaning?

Kilgore Trout

10:04am

What is real?

Xenon

10:08am

It isn't birds, that's for sure. They are fake fake fake

JimmyZ

10:09am

Yes, with caveat about what "BigXII power" means...

Xenon

10:04am

How many conference championships come out of your formula?

BlueFever

10:05am

As shown by Baylor it’s hard to build a long term consistent program

Heath Squashwell

10:07am

RE: POLL: Is BYU for real?

CougBlu

10:08am

Other: real and spectacular.

gangbusters

10:10am

I think the defense is for real. With improved recruiting and improvements to offense...ya. BYU is for real

Preppy

10:10am

I can see someone post this if BYU is 11-0

Indy Coug

10:11am

It seems we have just enough depth across most positions, injuries are low right now, offense is serviceable and

dingus79

10:13am

BYU might need to be pushed up so to speak to reflect their magnificence but

SBB

10:14am

Weather and fishing

dingus79 All-American

9:53am

Depends on where you are fishing. I like heavy wind when I’m fishing Pyramid

PhilPete

9:56am

So you like the wind pushing into the shoreline? That's a bear to cast into the wind, I guess no indicator fishing at

dingus79

9:58am

our best day on Pyramid was in like 50 MPH winds. Insanity. Every outhouse on the shore got blown into the lake.

dryflyelk

10:10am

My experience has been mostly lake and stream fishing in Utah

OU Cougar

9:58am

If rain is knocking bugs into the water they may go on a feeding spree. Just

hadmonster

9:59am

My FIL and his friends all live in Utah and are big fishermen.

BYU Sportz Fan

9:59am

Fish will feed aggressively in the fall in preparation for winter, maybe since it's been warm they have not felt the

dingus79

10:01am

The fall BWO hatch hasn't turned on due to the warm weather. Unsure if the bugs will react as quickly as Friday. I think

GfB

10:08am

I primarily fish in the spring and fall.

Corn

10:00am

What about after it passes?

dingus79

10:02am

Fall is just a good time to fish. I think you'll be good.

Corn

10:04am

True, true

dingus79

10:14am

Weather matters for sure. For fly fishing for trout on streams….

docrick

10:19am

I’ve heard exactly what you’re talking about in terms of Stillwater fishing and barometric pressure, but haven’t seen it

mvtoro

10:06am

No hard and fast rule. Depends on location and time of year. Fish typically prefer the weather that people do -

dryflyelk

10:11am

The only weather where I don't enjoy fishing is when my guides freeze up every cast

letthewookieewin

10:19am

Where can I find the current CFB empire map?

Hyrum in Houston

9:46am

Here you go

Knee Brace

9:50am

We really needed AZ to beat TT, we’d have half the country.

robin

9:57am

Look at all that Vandy

JohnnyComeLately

9:57am

How is Texas not over Oklahoma now?

Skeptical Optimist

10:17am

It is terrible when you are old enough to have hair constantly growing out of

hadmonster

9:45am

POLL: Have you ever been audited by the IRS?

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

9:42am

Incidentally, many people think if they get a notice from the IRS, that they

BYU-Ite

10:12am

Monty just picked Iowa State vs Utah in the Big 12 championship 😂

andrewg3

9:41am

I will never understand the passes the Ute program continues to get. Insane.

Ungoy

9:46am

For sure. Remember in 2022 when they finished ranked #10 with 4 losses??

andrewg3

9:52am

Oh Monty, he is always trying new tactics to increase listeners.

BYUheaven

9:47am

Rage baiting BYU fans appears to be pretty effective.

ebv

10:17am

Utah has to go undefeated the rest of the way for that to happen and I just don't see that happening...

Coug

9:48am

Exactly, I think they finish 4-2 AT BEST

andrewg3

9:51am

Not only does Utah need to go undefeated but they need EVERYONE else

Kajdin

9:52am

That is how Utah won their 2 conference championships...

Coug

9:54am

You have to hand it to Monty. He built a sports talk show brand that is half Dollar General half Vape Shop

The 435

9:52am

Lol great description

Polecat

9:56am

Never heard oh her

LaVellIfIKnow

9:53am

That hair is brutal

deliciousmocha

9:55am

Monty is Wish Gordon Monson. He knows exactly what to do and say to get BYU fan clicks.

dryflyelk

10:07am

this is comedy gold...

Garn

10:08am

Wow, that's really bad on so many levels. Loved some of the melodrama though.

Emmett Fitz-Hume

10:10am

Thoughts on Utah Toll pass? Does it actually save you time?

TPcoug

9:40am

I'm interested as well! I literally just purchased one 5 minutes ago. That's

cougarbob137

9:45am

My anecdotal observation and a response from UDOT Express Lanes

ThirdStringStreamer

9:54am

I certain hope they enforce this... So many HOV violators!

Lekker01

9:59am

Nice. Now we know we can use it without penalty until at least Winter.

ochobeeguy

10:16am

It's cheaper to use a dummy in the passenger seat

Painterboy

9:55am

I have the pass, but don't make your commute. It's so inexpensive I don't see why a regular on I-15 wouldn't have one.

HarlemCoug

9:57am

Going from Bangerter <-> I-80 on I-15 it CAN save you time.. but it really depends on the day.

TheLost

10:00am

This is so frustrating... There just needs to be better enforcement of the rules

Lekker01

10:02am

I used it for 5 years commuting to North Salt Lake and it was worth it.

OPINIONS

10:12am

Sitting in DFW for the next 9 hours heading to Provo. Yay!

Six Foot Seven

9:31am

Nine hour layover. You need a new travel agent.

Phreddy

9:33am

If it wasn’t for the Abilene Christian volleyball team, I likely would have had

Six Foot Seven

9:35am

Such a crazy year so far. I would have bet we would have OSU's record going into

hadmonster

9:50am

Rent a car and find something to do and some good eats

byuTX

10:08am

Tom Brady truly is the GOAT. Fox gives him unprecedented money to do a job

DieHarder

9:30am

Brady is the worst NFL broadcaster on the air today, although sadly, Al Michaels

Japan Coug

9:35am

Bears fans right now

Mostlyaccurate

9:29am

As a Bears fan, I am well aware that this run is Fool's Gold.

Coug Eastwood

9:31am

Shut your mouth. Those teams are only bad because of the fear of the Bears.

Baron

9:54am

If anyone is looking for a new band to listen to - Raynes

nukeduker

9:27am

Good stuff. They remind me a bit of Mumford and Sons.

bbqoug

9:41am

Powder Mountain announced yesterday that weekends in February are going to be

arnold palmer

9:26am

That's interesting. Aren't day passes how a lot of ski areas make their money?

letthewookieewin

9:29am

I have no clue, seems like everywhere is trending towards mega passes

arnold palmer

9:34am

The annuals pass have effected that model, they need to mine the pass hold for

germ1

9:35am

Why would locals be upset by that? Just because it means less tourism? Or that

fattycoug

9:32am

I honestly think it’s just the change, people hate change and Reed Hastings

arnold palmer

9:38am

I don't see lines at the ticket windows anymore, with the Mt Collective or Ikon

RC Vikings

9:35am

I’ve been curious as to what the new owner (Netflix guy) intends to do up there.

bob falfa

9:36am

Smoke pot and take drug from what I have heard.

germ1

9:37am

I would be shocked if they gave up the money they get from the public

arnold palmer

9:42am

I almost switched our family from Snowbasin to Powder passed this year.

5150man

10:18am

Mike Gundy got head butted by one of his cows.

Oompabluepaw

9:25am

They might be better now.

2FarGone

9:26am

Owning cattle sounds like a hazard that should be avoided by football coaches.

Japan Coug

9:27am

RE: Mike Gundy got head butted by one of his cows.

osbooks

10:01am

Anyone have some good outdoor LED floodlights you like?

Buffalo

9:22am

POLL: High school A/B day schedule — does your local high school use one?

Tricky

9:16am

RE: POLL: High school A/B day schedule — does your local high school use

i2m4byu

9:22am

We had that when I was in High School. It was great.

2FarGone

9:28am

I did too. I think it allowed a bit of flexibility to manage your week the way

Tricky

9:32am

The worse thing about the A/B schedule is the length of each class period. The

Hoopster

9:34am

5 sessions per day with 7 courses that rotate

jxncoog

9:39am

I would hate every class every day at the Jr. High and HS level. How do you

Adwight

9:53am

Blog: SP+ Predicts No. 13 BYU Football vs Oklahoma State View

[Cougs Daily]

9:14am

Here’s the tl;dr

KingDave

9:16am

If your CPA says the goal is to not get audited, you need to fire your CPA

Skeptical Optimist Intervention Needed

9:14am

Tax evasion is illegal. Tax avoidance should be pushed to its furthest limit.

ChiCityCoug

9:15am

Non-sequitur. OPs post says three different times that he's talking about legal

Tricky

9:20am

I’m agreeing with him. And reiterating that CPAs should do all they can to

ChiCityCoug

9:21am

Ha. I misread "pushed" as "punished" and missed the distinction you were making

Tricky

9:23am

i did too

Level43

9:40am

Guess I should have said “stretched” lol

ChiCityCoug

9:43am

Not a non-sequitur. He's echoing OP's point in a more succinct way.

ebv

9:23am

On balance an audit is incredibly frustrating and time consuming.(For me it was)

BYUfan92

9:20am

CPA translation: "I don't want to spend the time an audit would require"

Tare

9:22am

Or "I'd rather you pay more taxes so I don't have to spend the time an audit would require"

Skeptical Optimist

9:23am

I disagree. I don’t want the IRS looking into the gray areas on my clients’

BYU-Ite

9:36am

I don't follow. My CPA charged me big time for my audit. Why wouldn't they want the work? It's generally during a time

HarlemCoug

9:37am

This is true.

BYU-Ite

9:38am

Fighting an audit will likely cost tens of thousands in attorney fees and CPA fees and even that is no guarantee

BIG XII Coug

9:24am

Exactly. There are some things that raise more flags than others. And if they

byubyu

9:33am

THIS

johnnybyu

9:51am

My experience taught me just to accept

BYU71

9:44am

Every taxpayer should be allowed to set his/her comfort level.

Archaea

9:34am

Paying your CPA for ten more billable hours just to spite the IRS out of one

joelvandyne

9:39am

Taxes are your single largest expense throughout your lifetime

Skeptical Optimist

9:49am

In total, sure. But not the marginal deductions you're asking for your CPA to

joelvandyne

9:53am

Audits can be very costly. Been through 2, both paid no extra tax but they were

johnnybyu

9:47am

I wish there was some type of reimbursement, but if it comes from the

ChiCityCoug

9:56am

Not sure it’s quite that black and white, but we agree on what the main goal is.

Japan Coug

9:49am

POLL: If BYU makes the Big12 championship game, who do you think they will most likely play.

Zoobieman

9:13am

Iowa State, because they have K State at home. Farmageddon will be a play in

NOCAL_YFAN

9:17am

Personally, I have no idea

Zoobieman

9:19am

BYUs path we just need to stay healthy/consistent.

Zoobieman

9:29am

It's not overly optimistic, we should win every game left on the schedule.

CougarTwins

9:39am

I really think our Defensive Front 7 will be a nightmare for all the inexperienc

Zoobieman

9:45am

Popular vote is ISU...I'm picking K-State to beat them at home

UVCoug

9:43am

I view the remainder of the year like we are currently in double elimination

ChiCityCoug

9:12am

Good job everyone!

Abe Froman

9:09am

I only feel that one fan base brought toxicity to Big 12...

WJCougar

9:10am

I'm sure that fan base really enjoys seeing all the great things

hooscoug

9:14am

BYU is 2nd in country at yards per play and 11th at off points per drive

nephicoug

9:09am

tHeY oNlY wIn BeCaUsE oF tUrNoVErS aNd DeFeNsE

CycloneCoug

9:19am

Didn’t we just have four scoring drives of over 70 yards including a 99 yarder?

Six Foot Seven

9:33am

You do know those are defensive stats, right?

Radioactive Coug

10:11am

To be clear, that's defense allowed yards per play and allowed points per drive

Bartimaeus

9:26am

Twitter hate week is the best now that Utah is in the conference

-C9-

9:09am

worst part about OU/UT leaving was talking smack Big 12 had 4 Rosebowl wins

Bobmarleyjr

9:25am

I hope this doesn’t come across as bragging, but there are many jobs out there

garyfan

9:08am

I too hope to one day make millions so I can tackle some home maintenance items.

byubyu

9:12am

I make fractions of what he makes (like 15/16ths)

Covid-19

9:14am

As someone with a base salary of $513,967, I too have been passed over.

TheWanderer

9:31am

Blog: BYU is Nearing Another Sellout for Oklahoma State Game View

[Cougs Daily]

9:07am

Blog: Teams that BYU Fans Should Start Cheering Against View

[Cougs Daily]

9:00am

I went to Indiana Univ…they may only win one more game. Still have Ohio St,

truecougster

9:03am

Started listening to yesterday's Locked On Big 12 show

HimmerFredette

9:00am

Did he tell everyone how great the Utes are still

WJCougar

9:01am

How "unlucky" they are

HimmerFredette

9:04am

It wasn't bad. He said repeatedly that BYU is the best team in the state.

cmoney

9:10am

“Yeah, but who have they played?”

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8:53am

Is it true that BYU and Bama are the only teams

CageyVet

8:56am

3 losses among teams listed. Wins by ‘bama over Georgia, BYU over KState and

NYC and Japan

10:01am

RE: “Yeah, but who have they played?”

NOCAL_YFAN

9:07am

“Bo Diddley Tech.”

Brisco

9:09am

It's kind of funny how the narrative against BYU has shifted from "they've only

NOCAL_YFAN

9:14am

ND is the most overrated school this year. If the CFP comes out and they still

SBB

9:24am

ND is always the most overrated school.

88Coug

9:26am

WVU & Cincinnati really blew their games against Pitt

CaliWG

9:30am

I enjoy Disney parks. I stopped going because there is better entertainment that

maYbe

8:53am

I still think they could build a 2nd park in the SoCal area and both parks would

mudpupper

9:03am

Either that or add one in Texas. I doubt that will happen anytime soon, though.

federer

9:05am

I wonder how much a new park would cost. Probably in the billions.

mudpupper

9:09am

Disneyland brings in 20 million per day.

Ted Lasso

9:13am

Interesting. Maybe they could call that second park “California Adventure.”

garyfan

9:20am

Like an exact replica of Disneyland but put in the Inland Empire?

mokelembembe

9:26am

I believe that is the plan. They are working on a huge expansion project.

inertiaman

9:57am

Or stop supporting those grooming commies

Kolobrdm

9:09am

Got the rejection email. Job would have had a $150k sign on and $400k-$500k/yr

justAnotherCoug

8:51am

Bummer. More opportunities will come in the future. Stay ready.

DirtyWater

8:53am

'Medium bucks'? What are you making now?

RGGeemer

8:56am

I hope to make medium one day

Bobmarleyjr

9:08am

Bummer. Don't lower your expectations too much.

Skeptical Optimist

8:56am

Sorry to hear that. Easy to feel inadequate when we only look “up” at higher

4thand19

8:56am

You are absolutely right

justAnotherCoug

8:57am

A good bump in pay like double what you make now?

Chester Copperpot

9:03am

Impressive humble brag

Odysseus

9:03am

What is the point of mentioning the salary?

spinner

9:03am

Just to say that it was a truly unusual opportunity

justAnotherCoug

9:12am

Then just say "Missed on an opportunity that would have been really great pay"

TheWanderer

9:19am

Because it describes scale of opportunity

BYUfan92

9:42am

Maybe you didn’t get the job because you lack the self-awareness required to

garyfan

9:06am

I don’t think that is fair. This is an anonymous message board and probably

4thand19

9:08am

Neither is making 300k/yr but some poor people have to live that way

Forbidden Fruit

9:10am

I support him. But the lack of self-awareness comes in not recognizing

garyfan

9:11am

Isn’t it funny how our own experiences shape us? For me, that salary would be

Nikomedes

9:14am

Was it 400k or 500k? There’s a big difference.

Salami Karate

9:15am

They had a range but honestly, either would have been amazing

justAnotherCoug

9:18am

Try applying for NIL at the UofU. I hear they will pay big money even if you

Northwest Cougar

9:52am

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I'm not pulling a Ute by posting this. It's strictly a hypothetical.

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