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Oct 30, 2:21pm

There are terrible people out there. I searched through my kid’s Halloween

Fatalplacebo

8:30am

Wow UNLV went hard after Sluka..

crimedog Insensitive ....

8:27am

This is employees getting paid. Not kids. At first sounded like UNLV boosters

SBB

8:30am

Watch this drone video. Top gamers will be key in the future of warfare.

oxcoug

8:25am

Article: Could BYU lose its top 2 wide receivers after the season? Chase Roberts explains View

[KSL]

8:20am

Cool Halloween Night + Dad Brag

jxncoog All-American

8:18am

There are few things more fulfilling that seeing your kids hard work pay off.

Pete

8:21am

BYU scoring in 30 seconds but not breaking the honor code

SBB

8:17am

POLL: Kalani's Contract goes through 2027

conetah

8:11am

decide at end of season

fulano

8:19am

Blog: BYU WR Chase Roberts is 'Leaning Towards' Entering NFL Draft After 2024 Season View

[Cougs Daily]

8:00am

I love Chase, but is he projected to be a decently good pick? I hope not another great player that leaves early then

cruiserhead

8:13am

With NIL uneducated opinion he should stay for a pay check.

SBB

8:23am

Agree...and what's the upside to announcing this now? It's a distraction and bad karma. People make bad decisions

CLCougar

8:28am

All these kids are thinking NFL even if they don’t say it.

SBB

8:31am

We need KSU to lose 1 game before farmageddon

Icelandic Cougar

7:55am

There is also this little team in Boulder, Colorado...

Six Foot Seven

8:00am

Don’t we beat them on most criteria for tiebreakers though?

Icelandic Cougar

8:01am

I still can't believe how good Avery Johnson is for a Freshman.

conetah

8:03am

You mean CCG and not CFP? Two losses = 0% chance for CFP

FrontLineFan

8:07am

How about we just keep winning.

Sea Chicken

8:11am

The only teams we need to lose games

CasualFan

8:12am

Conditioning and depth matter more than ever

Happy As Larry

7:54am

What is the most you have ever had your insurance billed for issue/visit?

AggieWeekendCougar

7:51am

My son had a procedure that required an emergency surgery. Total was about $85k.

Bin01015

7:54am

Our system is so great!!!! That sounds so reasonable!!!

Iman23

8:00am

156k. Birth of child, emergency surgery right after for wife.

citron

8:04am

$245,279.75 (first days days after kidney transplant)

MichCoug

8:22am

The cardiologist was paid between $1200-1400 dollars for that procedure

cougfanz

8:22am

Insurance companies do not pay anything close to the number on those bills

CasualFan

8:26am

That seems low. If he can only do 2-3 of those procedures per day, how is he

AggieWeekendCougar

8:26am

Twins were in the NICU for 30 days after being born. $300k+

Superman21

8:30am

UNFORTUNATELY, there is only one way this football season ends -both college&pro

rotorhead

7:51am

Big 12 defensive coordinator on BYU

Art Director

7:46am

Pretty good assessment

Torsades

7:47am

lol never mind he’s only thrown picks in 2 of 5 big 12 games

cougfan03

7:48am

Army's Helmets vs Air Force.

crimedog Insensitive ....

7:43am

Would be good for Halloween.

bluesloth

7:49am

So Chase is gone after this season? That's too bad.

RexIdaCoug

7:42am

Strike the iron while it’s hot and he’s old by NFL draft standards

arizonacougarfan

7:44am

It's of course good to put guys in the NFL, and thankfully our WR room is one of the deepest groups on the team.

BYUMizzou

7:45am

Good for him, he deserves to get drafted. Has amazing hands. Someone will

Chefcurry

7:47am

Fantastic possession receiver, proving more and more to also be a playmaker.

Hawk in the 303

8:19am

Chase is great, but we're gonna be good. We have, indisputably, the strongest

oxcoug

7:47am

Didn’t even mention we have a kid named NACUA either

puntersarepeople

7:50am

Fair. Plus McKenzie. Tons of talent in the pipeline.

oxcoug

7:50am

Don’t forget Kody Epps. A couple of years ago many had him slated as our top

Soy Celeste

7:59am

Yeah I don't have a lot of confidence in Kody being back in the mix and I don't

oxcoug

8:19am

Sounds like he’ll be graduating too. Good for him. I’d think he’ll make a team.

Soupie

7:50am

Seems like he is a fringe NFL player and could make more NIL than a regular job

johnnybyu

7:59am

I think he'll be a mid-late pick. He's a very good receiver, and I think scouts

wildeone

8:02am

I’m old

the_byu_flash

7:40am

Keithcoug’s travel mystery, where are the HCBW and I going? Day 2 Clue #2

keithcoug All-American

7:40am

India

MotorCityCoug

7:42am

Sri Lanka

mokelembembe

7:44am

Mauritius. Have a great trip!

TN_Coug

7:46am

Patagonia

BIG XII Coug

7:46am

Omaha?

JimmyZ

8:31am

Does anyone know if the results of this will be posted

HimmerFredette

7:39am

The last ones were. I'm sure these will be.

paulb

8:03am

Pitt vs SMU tomorrow seems like it could be a big one for us

dryflyelk All-American

7:35am

Yup. That’s a big one for us.

CasualFan

8:25am

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keithcoug All-American

7:33am

Puka taking over games AND interviews

SV72 Sale

7:30am

Link?

sammycoug

7:31am

My bad, embedded

SV72 Sale

7:32am

Predictions for BYU Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country teams at the Big12 Championships (today at 9 AM MDT on ESPN+).

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

7:28am

Great work! Let’s see what happens.

WallaX2

7:46am

Offensive Line/T J Woods

Norge Coug

7:16am

the lack of drive-stalling holding calls and false starts have been huge

LeonMarek

7:18am

#1 reason for the dramatic turnaround IMO. He changed everything.

dryflyelk

7:21am

No question funding has helped but I also think Kalani has learned a lot over

gmj81

7:27am

I know for a fact that Kalani has reached out to a lot of people for advice

tamasiaina

7:29am

That and the defense being more disruptive and opportunistic. TJ Woods and Jay

WillsPitStop

7:32am

Perhaps this is the best coaching staff at BYU ever. TJ Woods is excellent

HighHorse

7:25am

I think the Big12 officials also let a lot of holds go uncalled. Just look at CB

BackPacker

7:28am

I think that is college football

Projectoor

8:23am

Moving 401k - better to go to new employer’s 401k or convert to IRA?

Brute66

7:11am

IRA gives you more investment options.

maYbe

7:14am

You can typically get far more investment options in a self-directed IRA than an

NOCAL_YFAN

7:14am

What about management fees? I would assume the company plan has more?

Brute66

7:19am

There is a big difference between an IRA and a self directed IRA

Schultz is back

7:22am

IMO an IRA is better if...

CommodoreCoug

7:18am

Will you be retiring at 55? 55 vs 59 1/2 on pulling funds without penalty

ovalY

7:30am

Does your employer match contributions to any extent? If they do, I’d probably

The Pope

7:31am

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supertux

7:43am

Pick Six Previews: BYU has a Top 10 Defense

Abe Froman

7:11am

BYU has a much better chance to end 12-0 than ISU. If both do, its 2 in the CFP.

FrontLineFan

7:08am

It’s really rare to get 2 undefeated teams to perfectly line up in the CCG,

NOCAL_YFAN

7:11am

I agree.

FrontLineFan

7:12am

I don’t want this at all.

Idacoug

7:28am

Unless your QB is injured….

ColdFusion1989

7:45am

Bo Nix, rookie of the year?

novacoug1

7:07am

RE: Bo Nix, rookie of the year?

Russell Feathers

7:25am

It’s gotta be Jayden Daniels if he stays healthy

Hopeful Realist

7:54am

Got two bills for the SAME medical service (routine x-ray), one is 10x the other

Bobber Contributor

7:03am

And where I live the hospital is functionally a monopoly. We could drive

AggieWeekendCougar

7:12am

There's no free market if consumers don't know prices upfront. We need laws--providers claim "we can't tell you because

Sunflower

7:13am

And, they could at least tell you the maximum they would possibly try to bill you (before insurance adjustments).

Sunflower

7:16am

No they wouldn’t, because they don’t own the facility/hospital, don’t own the

cougfanz

7:19am

Two simple things would help immensely:

Schultz is back

7:32am

All I know is that there’s not going to be one piece of legislation that

cougfanz

7:38am

The hierarchy in medicine:CMS>Insurance>hospital admin>>>>>>doctors>patients

Powerbait DPM

7:44am

If none of their "employees," as you call them, can charge for any service unless the price is upfront, I'm sure they

Sunflower

8:23am

I own my own practice. I’ll tell you how it works.

Powerbait DPM

7:32am

Are you saying the specialist who referred me to the hospital got a 10% kickback for the referral?

Bobber

7:56am

cougfanz

7:57am

No, that’s highly illegal. That specialist likely had no idea how much it would

Powerbait DPM

7:59am

So certain medical systems out there have optimized billing rules that they

tamasiaina

7:34am

With imaging there are 2 components that are bulked: the technical fee that pays for the acquisition of

Littlerich

7:38am

It's the same CPT code in both cases

Bobber

7:52am

It’s “place of service” that changes it. It costs more because its at the

Powerbait DPM

8:19am

Just did walk in service for a broken bone at a large network clinic.

DirtyWater

7:42am

People don't understand how hospital based medicine is one of the

EQD2

7:44am

WHY RANKINGS MATTER

realisticCoug42

6:55am

Hopefully SMU absolutely smokes Pitt and rises 4 more spots before the playoff

whirl

7:00am

Brands matter more unfortunately. These two teams could be #1 and #2 and fewer

tevye

7:06am

Yep, brand bias is more real in CFB than any other sport

thewaterboy

7:07am

Plus the least squares error between where these schools are and the population

novacoug1

7:14am

Isn't Penn State-Ohio State the only other ranked matchup?

Six Foot Seven

7:16am

Long term ranking and EXPOSURE drives high viewership, and perhaps EXPOSURE

bald man

7:30am

Wow

greatbam 1% better everyday

6:34am

Last night I was giving out treats and a 6 or 7 year old girl informed me that

Bin01015

6:34am

Every family has a bowl that’s used for popcorn and puking. No secret there.

Joe Banks

6:46am

No dual purpose puking bowls at our house.

tkh9

7:03am

RE: No dual purpose puking bowls at our house.

Joe Banks

7:28am

We have a puke bowl

TheHop

7:08am

RE: We have a puke bowl

byujacob

8:00am

November 1st…

Squirt

6:29am

It's November

Loyal2Royal

6:28am

...and now the favorite to land the projected #1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft

oxcoug

6:30am

Let's do No Loss November In BYU sports again!!

Xenon

6:32am

RE: It's November

Dark Forest Green

7:03am

My shot: BYU 24 - Utah 14. 1984 repeats itself.

oxcoug

6:23am

I like it. 40 years later might as well repeat the 1984 feat in its entirety!

BlueTooth

6:35am

I’m more 27-14. Maybe 27-17. But right close to where you are

Future_Tacos

6:57am

My prediction was 24-13 simply based on my own looking at the numbers, so a

cougarfan84

7:00am

I think it'll be 24-15. Only because I see them scoring 5 fgs, not 2 TDs

LeonMarek

7:09am

I'm thinking like 69-0

shakavaka

7:12am

Yeah, it's crazy talk, but, maybe Michigan can beat Oregon!

Xenon

6:21am

Dominant is the adjective you are looking for.

TCuz

6:51am

It's a great day for running fans.

whirl

6:15am

I haven't paid much attention to college cross country this year. I assume it's us and OSU who are the main contenders?

BYUMizzou

6:18am

Nationally, Arkansas is right there with us and Iowa state is close

Joe Banks

6:29am

OSU is favored on the men's side. BYU on the women's side.

whirl

6:30am

I’ll be at the Big Sky championship today

Bald Eagle

6:19am

Really curious how NAU looks. Everyone has discounted them, but Mike Smith is a miracle worker.

CrimWalCoug

7:15am

uu game officially ruled out for Pay.

AZPTCOUG

6:08am

Pay (out). Money (out). Bad time for finance -related player names.

BluePostum

6:18am

ARod: Run the ball if we can’t count on dimes.

bruincoug

6:28am

Just win each quarter and we'll be fine

volleyjiver

7:02am

Take it to the bank!

thewaterboy

7:09am

But how to Pay the fine? Might need Pay the younger to step up

bruincoug

7:13am

RE: Pay (out). Money (out). Bad time for finance -related player names.

NOCAL_YFAN

7:16am

Are there any Bills on the team?

BluePostum

7:20am

RE: uu game officially ruled out for Pay.

VACougMD

6:32am

He said he's still on track to play vs. Kansas. The bone has healed nicely and

cougarfan84

6:56am

Long season ahead. 8 more games. 😉 Better to heal fully.

Happy As Larry

7:59am

Yeah, that’s what he said. My guess is he dresses for Kansas but doesn’t play…

AZPTCOUG

8:02am

I hope we aren't overpaying for Dybantsa, because Bill Self thinks so

nova_coug_fan

5:57am

If your not paying for him, why do you care?

Magneto

6:00am

People keep saying this, and the answer is obvious- there isn't unlimited NIL

nova_coug_fan

6:06am

If you pay attention to what has been leaked, it is very clear that our big donors are willing to give extra to sign

BYUMizzou

6:10am

But who else are we passing up on? KY is recruiting the best players available

robin

6:12am

This is probably the most persuasive counterargument to me

nova_coug_fan

6:17am

Every team would want AJ if they had the resources. Next year we have those

Magneto

6:56am

Meanwhile we're going to pull in a 2nd consecutive top 10-15 recruiting class...

icecougar

7:18am

The enthusiasm generated from signing a top recruit will influence others to

joelvandyne

7:22am

That's like saying that once you get married, there's another woman you wont be

anonymous37

7:33am

That is absolutely not how it works. The supply may as well be unlimited

Belboz

7:46am

Bill Self has less money to spend.

dYrtbYkerYder

6:01am

Bill is jealous everyone can buy players now. And he's an Adidas school. Loser.

byubyu

6:06am

Can't imagine anything worse. Unless it were Under Armour.

Hawk in the 303

8:01am

Bill Self lost at home to a BYU team w half the talent of this year's team a bit

oxcoug

6:06am

I don't agree with your assumptions. You state that a team signing Dybantsa is getting a one man show and will not be a

BYUMizzou

6:08am

That's easy for him to say at Kansas.

cougargollum

6:09am

The funny thing about this take is no one takes into consideration that the team

ordinary tri guy

6:12am

Kansas is in a much different place than us in CBB. They don't need to make a

LifeLongLakerFan

6:13am

He would know. They overpay for Dickenson.

Mostlyaccurate

6:14am

Was the first thing I thought. STILL the most over-hyped player in D1 ball. Gonna go three years running?

SinkingQuffa

6:54am

Do we know his NIL #? (Dickinsons)

VinnyBYU

8:00am

What does having a player like AJ instantly do to BYUs brand? What does it do

Squirt

6:26am

Yes. Kansas already has an established brand. BYU does not. That's why Self

Mostlyaccurate

6:38am

1. He won’t be alone. 2. If we don’t pay him to play for us…

xgbs

6:34am

Gotta give KY the benefit of the doubt

inertiaman

6:42am

You must be mad that Villanova didn’t make his list.

Magneto

6:57am

Demin and Catchings aren't the only ones getting NIL on this team. Getting the

GMGlenn

7:00am

You’re going to hear excuses like this from the programs who lose out on AJ

NOCAL_YFAN

7:08am

He may not end up being the best player in college but he is

davidmj10

7:10am

Also Bill Self himself is overpaid.

davidmj10

7:12am

Why can't you build a team and have the #1 player?

Cthack1

7:11am

sounds like self is unhappy that he can't compete for high end players.

bald man

7:27am

This is a classic example of sour grapes.

Adwight

7:37am

Blue bloods don't like the leveling of the playing field. Just ask Nick Saben

GMGlenn

7:39am

In the NIL era, everyone is overpaid.

MajorZeus

7:53am

Every championship roster prior to this offseason is largely irrelevant the

wisconsincougs

8:00am

You can trust Bill Self for Kansas, his team is in a different spot

stansburycoug

8:01am

Bill Self is just mad he can’t pay under the table anymore

coug719

8:10am

I dont care I just want to elevate our basketball influence and have a good

goblin

8:11am

BYU has a much more narrow recruiting net

Projectoor

8:14am

I hope we are

niqmadu

8:16am

The main goal of paying for AJ isn’t a national championship next year

MwangoleCoug9

8:22am

1. Sour grapes. 2. Dybantsa would be worth more to BYU than other blue bloods.

Reasonable1

8:30am

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