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📌 Video: What is next year’s football roster looking like? CougarBoard Question of the Week: Dec 2 2024 View

[Y's Guys Podcast] Y’s Guys

12:15pm

📌 Enjoy a Christmas light show, and donate to gastric cancer research

El Jefe Evil Genius

Dec 1, 8:33pm

What missionaries will be coming back for the 2025 season? Who should we be excited about?

Pollster QB2

12:49pm

POLL: What are the odds Chase Roberts gets drafted?

SoBlueitHurts

12:48pm

If someone just told the committee that BYU 2024 is what Utah was in the Pac 12

Y05

12:46pm

This offseason is going to be wild. And I'm choosing to be excited.

Ham

12:42pm

yes it will be exciting, but I can't emphasize enough how much I would hate to

Hawk Talons

12:44pm

I almost got scammed today.

Ted Lasso

12:40pm

This happened to my wife's cousin on Thanksgiving... Her post even included

HouseDeeking

12:45pm

As usual, CB overreacts to things. Baron and his wife are fine. Believe it or

Nikomedes

12:40pm

These CB stories about gym affairs seem to be tall tales.

Y05

12:49pm

Maybe look up the well established theories on...

runnincoug

12:50pm

Unlike the AP Poll, BYU moved up to an 8-seed in Lunardi’s Bracketology.

DC15

12:33pm

When I got to Brazil a little over a year ago the exchange rate was about 5 to 1

deja-blu

12:31pm

Colombian peso was about 2000:1 20 years ago. Now it's 4000:1

Cougarclaw

12:35pm

I read that as "When I got a Brazil a little over a year ago..."

LosAlcoug

12:35pm

3/1 in 2017. Woof.

vagabonder

12:39pm

1998 $1 was about 400 chilean pesos. It's near 1000 pesos today

reagan21

12:48pm

Career change- International opportunities

goseabass

12:28pm

Have you considered being a CEO of a multi-national company? Or an "date" for

Vincent's Picks

12:34pm

Do these businesses that ask you if you want to round up for charity get a tax

SuperTank

12:27pm

<< Deleted >>

Ragnar Danneskjold

12:27pm

Yes I’m pretty sure. Which is why I never do it. They’re double dipping.

Chefcurry

12:27pm

Logic would make me think they don't collect taxes on the donations, and they don't get to claim the benefit. But it's

Ragnar Danneskjold

12:29pm

You're effectively reimbursing them for their donation.

d-coug

12:29pm

100% incorrect.

TCuz

12:48pm

Not if they’re following the law, no.

allaboutthegainz

12:30pm

No, I mean they aren't paying taxes on it if that what you mean

cougarfann888

12:32pm

If they round up $50k in donations and actually donate it then they should

ShinobiCoug

12:36pm

But they aren’t the ones donating the money. It should be a tax deduction for

SuperTank

12:47pm

No, they do not. Common internet myth.

TCuz

12:47pm

It's annoying when during a game they say "They beat #8[school]" and they aren't

maYbe

12:21pm

Yes. I saw an ASU post last night that listed one of their accomplishments as

Schultz is back

12:46pm

Does anyone know how many blocked/tipped passes Jake had this year?

DeepCCoug

12:21pm

Don't know the numbers, but it seems like a lot of his passes were tipped

cougarmeister

12:22pm

I know ~43% of his passes fell incomplete, which seems like an awful lot.

HBCoug

12:27pm

Last year it was right at 50%, so it's actually dramatically improved.

d-coug

12:32pm

And yet behind most of our previous QBs.

Brisket

12:47pm

If a B12 team wins the SEC this year, a PAC12 team wins the B1G, and an AAC team

ChubbyMoose

12:13pm

Yes. You are absolutely right.

DirtyWater

12:14pm

And a PAC 12 team winning the BIG 12

TheAirForceCoug

12:20pm

One would think so, but the committee would disagree.

dYrtbYkerYder

12:20pm

Prior conference affiliation does not matter. When you join the SEC you are an

Nikomedes

12:23pm

Actually, I think the main conclusion is that the Utes suck

Bob Vance

12:44pm

anyone have a wall mount for dual monitors in a corner?

SalmonOfCapistrano

12:11pm

Have you considered a ceiling mount with a post descending?

DirtyWater

12:13pm

I use a desk mount with a clamp with 2 monitors

BigTex

12:47pm

Landed in RI. Home sweet home.

VACOUGFAN

12:09pm

That would be a fun place to go see a game. Go Cougs!

homegrown

12:10pm

How did the pilot land in Rhode Island? That's some precision flying.

Shihan

12:12pm

RE: How did the pilot land in Rhode Island? That's some precision flying.

StarMan

12:16pm

Let us know what the game experience is like

blue13

12:16pm

Does the Fox Sports app record the games like ESPN app does?

ProvoProwler

12:08pm

This is where Youtube TV shines. I have it set to add all NCAA basketball (and football) games to my library

BYUMizzou

12:24pm

The cut is back again? They only show them when we win? What are we fair

archie

12:07pm

What happens to the unused Cut videos? Do they end up in Africa?

Yukon

12:09pm

Yes, with those crates of "University of Utah — Rose Bowl Champion" t-shirts.

Hawk in the 303

12:16pm

For the cost of a Cougartail, you can feed a transfer portal grad student moving to a G6 team.

AltTabbins

12:18pm

Its always been this way. They only create them for wins.

AltTabbins

12:15pm

They could end the losses with the CYE theme

deejo

12:27pm

Would love to see alotta Sione Moa in future- guy just runs with a purpose, no

MrSandman

12:06pm

I was a huge Fui Vakapuna fan and Sione gives me that same vibe

icecougar

12:13pm

Why are eggs so expensive again. Disgusting.

Adwight

12:03pm

It is ruining lives. Thanks trump

chismoso

12:04pm

Costco had ZERO eggs yesterday. Said it was due to recalls.

Cougarclaw

12:05pm

Glad I have chickens.

VACOUGFAN

12:06pm

our HOA bans chickens. we might do it anyways.

Cougarclaw

12:07pm

Just make sure to not get the crowing version.

VACOUGFAN

12:09pm

we won't be getting roosters.

Cougarclaw

12:10pm

Bird flu is killing chickens.

Eddie

12:19pm

Most hens are hibernating.

Tesla Coug

12:35pm

Part of the reason our TE usage is low

Blueto

12:01pm

and it's hard to keep them on the field when the TE's block so poorly.

Cougarclaw

12:06pm

To clarify a bit - it was low this year - but it has typically been average during ARod's tenure.

HarlemCoug

12:06pm

I think the concern is that it's a low year coupled with a (seemingly) stacked

HRCougar

12:36pm

I was looking at data & many of Roberts' catches were hybrid-ish TE routes

Das_Countach

12:07pm

..completing my thought, a lot of TE productio may have been absorbed by Roberts

Das_Countach

12:17pm

Also that our OC is inept.

bluecougar1985

12:09pm

Yep.

runnincoug

12:09pm

Funk did a lot of damage to the O line. I genuinely think TJ Woods is starting to turn it around but it might take a few

runningryan

12:39pm

POLL: If Alabama had BYU's exact schedule/results, do they make the CFP?

ChubbyMoose

12:01pm

Yes, because they have the right name on their jersey

Remigius

12:06pm

yes because they start top 10 not unranked

Beggar

12:10pm

Yes because they're part of the club and BYU isn't.

BlueFever

12:13pm

Another possible Transfer to BYU?

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

11:59am

Every p4 team is going to want him

arizonacougarfan

12:00pm

Is he an OT? We'll need a couple.

IdahoCoug

12:01pm

Umm...YES PLEASE!!

BlueKarma

12:09pm

Get ready for an opening play alley-oop.

Mostlyaccurate

11:57am

Tax question: can i claim my daughter on a mission? Also I have a niece that

Rusty Crab Daddy

11:52am

No. But you can claim your mission payments

Blueto

11:53am

POLL: What's worse on Cougarboard - All the complaining or all the scolding of the complainers?

Zip

11:50am

RE: POLL: What's worse on Cougarboard - All the complaining or all the scolding

Doctor Rosenrosen

12:07pm

Video: BYU and NFL Legend Austin Collie Reflects on BYU’s Season and What Comes Next with Dave and Blaine View

[Y's Guys Podcast] Y’s Guys

11:50am

I know everybody is disappointed in how the season ended, but I'm still glad for 1 more game.

jpesk2 All-American

11:47am

The “would you like to round your purchase up for this charity” is getting as

Magneto

11:47am

then say no. if everyone did, they'd take them away

Cougarclaw

11:50am

I always do. The fact that literally everywhere is asking now is annoying.

Magneto

11:53am

I really don't mind that as much as I mind the perversion that is

Cougarclaw

11:57am

Good luck with getting everyone to do that. Just be easier to note it's annoying

futbolmaven

12:03pm

And if everyone said yes, it could make a big difference in the lives of poor

Nikomedes

12:26pm

So many times I will go to pay thinking I clicked all the necessary buttons in self checkout.

P-Boy Squad

11:50am

The Chevron I go to has a tip jar. Made me laugh

reagan21

11:52am

so I saw a thing where the company already donated to charity for tax benefits

Mayor of Cougartown

11:53am

I can't speak to what you saw, but companies can't take donations like these as a tax deduction

Clark Addison

11:54am

it was like on IG and I didn't investigate further doesn't surprise me it's wron

Mayor of Cougartown

11:59am

If you’re paying them back do they have to claim your donation as income?

bluecougar1985

11:55am

I ask them if they would like round down for my charity.

idcougarfan

12:07pm

I donate to St. Judes everytime. No on the others.

byubyu

12:09pm

"Not today. Thank you."

couldge

12:13pm

If we were to beat Michigan/Missouri/any highly overrated team in week 2

ChubbyMoose

11:46am

When we were 9-0, we were #6 behind Oregon, tOSU, Texas, Penn State, and Indiana. How would we be #2 or #3?

RealTaysomHill

11:51am

That's what happens when you get ranked high early on in the season. You climb

ChubbyMoose

11:52am

But which of the teams ahead of us would we have jumped? I don’t see how we’re any higher than 5

RealTaysomHill

11:55am

We easily could've jumped any of them but Oregon. When you're ranked just a few

ChubbyMoose

11:58am

Where you start in the rankings & where your opponents start has too much effect

cougarmeister

12:04pm

My wife just set us up on a group date night tonight right at 6:30!!

Chefcurry

11:46am

RE: My wife just set us up on a group date night tonight right at 6:30!!

PJMort

11:51am

It'd be fine if it's my favorite restaurant and I don't have to talk to anybody.

BlueFever

11:51am

RE: My wife just set us up on a group date night tonight right at 6:30!!

BYU71

11:52am

RE: My wife just set us up on a group date night tonight right at 6:30!!

Belboz

11:55am

Tell her to have fun

Cougar TD

11:56am

Isn’t there a Hulu reality show about this?

gaspasscoug

12:08pm

Who is she taking?

Born2Fish

12:19pm

I assume it's a game-watching party.

Mark

12:21pm

Kind of crazy that B1G championship tickets are lowest priced P4 championship

Jesse Pinkman

11:42am

I just want whoever we play to be at full strength. Bowl games are lame when the 2nd-3rd string players are starting.

cougarfanatic All-American

11:39am

Meh. I just wanna win.

paulb

11:44am

But what if you force the 2nd and 3rd stringers to play their absolute best to

pistol12

11:50am

Are Gym New Year's parties a new thing? Our local gym is having one this year and my wife really wants to go.

Baron Sovereign User

11:37am

I’m sure she’ll be fine there alone with her boyfriend

Beggar

11:38am

Very funny guys. She is at a gym and has friends of both sexes there. Not sure why people think that is so funny.

Baron

11:44am

How adventurous of her

BigT801

11:52am

RE: Very funny guys. She is at a gym and has friends of both sexes there. Not

Cougarclaw

11:59am

RE: Are Gym New Year's parties a new thing? Our local gym is having one this year and my wife really wants to go.

P-Boy Squad

11:39am

Will Fabio the yoga instructor be there? Always great to get a stretch in before

Vincent's Picks

11:42am

Buddy, it feels like you're missing so many warning signs...

XORCoug

11:43am

If it's in Draper I'll have to run it by the HCBW

RockyBalboa

11:44am

Is the guy she got coffee with going to be there?

RealTaysomHill

11:52am

She has a big group of friends, so he might be and she already told me there was a large group of people

Baron

11:58am

I've never heard of Gym New Year's parties before. Maybe is just your local gym?

durandal

11:55am

Do you guys share locations on your phones? Does she password protect her phone?

Cougarclaw

12:05pm

I share with her and she usually shares with me. And I am pretty sure I know her password but I haven't looked at her

Baron

12:08pm

maaaaybe you should take a peek at it.

Cougarclaw

12:19pm

RE: Are Gym New Year's parties a new thing? Our local gym is having one this

Ol Big Bear

12:11pm

Since it's a New Year's party, she won't be back until 3 or 4 am I guess?

Cougarclaw

12:19pm

You have to be trolling at this point.

Ham

12:43pm

Big loss for Bama. Wrightsell out for the year. 26 mpg, 11 ppg, key piece.

BGRTHNUMEGO

11:36am

I feel bad for the kid. Bama can go to H-E-double hockey sticks!

BlueKarma

12:13pm

Just pretend Colorado is still part of the Pac. That way you won't be so sad.

Genghis Spreads

11:28am

I prefer Miami to Colorado, but I'm excited if it is BYU vs Colorado.

Cougar TD

11:29am

I would prefer a team outside of the current BIG12 members, but getting to a

Ode to Hoy

11:31am

Colorado is better than a G5

DataMouth

11:38am

I'll just pretend it's a 10th Conference game, since that's what it is.

RockyBalboa

11:46am

A look at TE usage under ARod:

DieHarder

11:27am

One other thing to consider here.

dwhitebud

11:31am

very few teams have a TE that is a "focus" of their offense. Most often, its a

LeonMarek

11:39am

Thanks man - It was especially helpful to see Utah's data too. Because they use their TE so often, perhaps some here

HarlemCoug

11:43am

Ooh - I asked about these stats recently and some guy lost his mind. Careful, ..

KCFan85

11:55am

Seems pretty simple

I'mBatman

11:55am

I kept waiting for Swanson to do something, but ARod never got him up the field

Iman23

11:56am

It’s interesting that Colorado te’s were essentially non-existent given they

palangi

11:58am

Article: What are BYU’s latest bowl projections, and why is BYU-Colorado in the Alamo Bowl possible? View

[Deseret News] https://www.deseret.com/authors/brandon-judd/

11:25am

CB is hilarious sometimes. BYU has looked terrible the last 4 games and no one

OKchief

11:24am

We haven't looked "terrible", but I agree with everything else you said

darkcoug

11:26am

But did we look like a playoff team? Like a first-round bye, playoff team?

NewYorkCougar

11:29am

I agree with that. Part of it was that our schedule was a lot tougher and many of the bounces that went for us

darkcoug

11:31am

Schedule tougher in the second half of the season? Are you kidding?

CameronG

11:44am

Yes, I think @Utah with everything on the line, Kansas during their 3 ranked team massacre, and end-of-season @ASU

darkcoug

11:48am

Mmmm, yes... 3-6 Kansas at home was very tough. Utah and Ok State were tough

reddead

12:25pm

I think yes - what 12 teams are better?

HarlemCoug

11:53am

All of the undefeated and 1-loss P4 teams (yes, SMU is better right now). Boise

reddead

12:29pm

Yeah terrible is a strong word. But they haven't looked good

OKchief

11:30am

Uhhh... From the 2nd half of UCF, all of Utah, all of Kansas, and the first half of ASU. We looked really bad.

Boomcannon

12:37pm

BYU hasn’t looked terrible. BYU had two close losses against solid teams, and

FieroCoug

11:29am

This. We all look through our BYU lens, but other teams are also flawed.

Allstate

11:30am

Terrible is the wrong word…they’ve looked mediocre

PHXSUNS31

11:32am

idk if you noticed but there were a lot of worse losses than ours above us.

FieroCoug

11:50am

We looked blah since second half against UCF, just trying to burn clock instead

88Coug

11:59am

We definitely did not “control the game” against Houston

RealTaysomHill

11:38am

almost all of their losses were by one score and they beat 3 of the top 4 big 12

FieroCoug

11:50am

They could be the best 5-7 team of all time. That doesn’t make them good

RealTaysomHill

11:54am

i didn’t say they’re good. just that they’re solid. ASU is good and that was a

FieroCoug

12:42pm

Man, Taysom is a little snarky after his injury Sunday.

Captain Stubing

11:55am

not top 25

Deleted

11:43am

Collapse and looking terrible are not terms that apply this year. Try BYU 6 v Texas 35, BYU 7 v WVU 37, BYU 13 v ISU 45

PJMort

11:30am

So you've been happy with the effort, focus and preparation? Sure the scores are

OKchief

11:39am

So, the choices are collapse/looks terrible OR being happy?

PJMort

11:46am

This is a fair analysis if you only look at BYU

Remigius

11:41am

Which playoff teams should BYU be ahead of?

RealTaysomHill

11:43am

Miami, for one. Alabama looke far worse than we ever did in their 24-3 loss to

Threw and Through

12:34pm

BYU has not looked like a top 25 team the past 4 games

Projectoor

11:42am

BYU shouldn't be evaluated in a vacuum. What about Bama getting blown out to OU?

Mr. Scoobs

11:52am

They do have some things going for them, but some going against them

Projectoor

12:22pm

Ok Chief

HarlemCoug

11:51am

RE: CB is hilarious sometimes. BYU has looked terrible the last 4 games and no

Longseason

12:21pm

BYU would likely get hammered in a playoff game IF they play the way the have

Blew

12:44pm

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