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From “I’m a man!” to “The band! The band!”

Abe Froman

5:55am

POLL: How do you pronounce SHERBET?

SBB

5:53am

I’m liking how this team believes in themselves. …and it’s paying dividends

Borg

5:44am

Headed for the airport to go to the BYU game in Waco. Go Cougars!

byuluvr On My Way

5:23am

Bring home the W!

robear16

5:57am

When does a joke become a dad joke?

CopperLix All-American

4:30am

Did you hear about the woman who backed into an airplane propeller?

XORCoug

4:50am

OP question re-phrased for younger parents "What financial future do you expect for your older siblings kids?"

greatbam 1% better everyday

3:01am

Honestly, IMO, just you asking this question puts your children in a successful advantage.

TANK

4:00am

RE : "Expose them to EVERYTHING you believe in the church" : Not that finances are the only thing that matters or..

greatbam

4:40am

My question is less about your particular kid and how you’ll raise them and

conetah

4:10am

I was mostly focused on your poll answers and I have imagined how I could've ended up much differently with better..

greatbam

4:53am

Something I hadn't noticed or thought much about during the first time watching Severance

greatbam 1% better everyday

2:43am

The rangers broadcasters ripped into the A’s owner John Fisher. Good for them.

BaseCoug

12:54am

What’s wrong with the guy?

Cooouuugs

5:50am

Modern day Forest Gump completes Appalachian Trail in 41 days

greatbam 1% better everyday

12:40am

What do you think the main cause for both parents needing to work today is?

conetah

12:12am

Cost of goods, services, living, are high and a one middle class income can't cover it.

TANK

12:17am

Exponential rises in the cost of healthcare, housing, food, insurance.

rad dawg

12:18am

All of the above plus a need/desire for excess.

mulletino

12:20am

Higher standard of living, and lower wages

Jericho

12:32am

Two household incomes becoming the norm many years ago, which created more

CougFan4EverEver

12:36am

“Unintended”

BaseCoug

12:49am

Agreed

conetah

3:50am

Yep, now schools and media control the agenda for kids instead of string nuclear

palangi

5:35am

This is a big part of the answer. A 2-income household in a world of 1-income

delbert

2:18am

All other answers are correct, but I’d ad that at least in America, middle class

gwalker

12:39am

As middle class you bought your home before this exponential inflation because

palangi

5:40am

The most important holiday in America used to be Christmas, and we didn't have

Shihan

12:49am

Greed. All around

BaseCoug

12:52am

FOMO

Dr MoBYU

12:55am

Middle class w 1 working parent is dying.

VenomFarmer

1:57am

Need?

MormonThug

2:55am

How low could your income be and your wife still be able to stay at home? $80k? $60k? $50k?

KingDave

3:05am

You're asking the wrong crowd. Did you forget? Everyone on CB is north of $500K

Y05

3:43am

Well, in our family’s case….

Yukon

3:09am

Man I had a beautifully crafted explanation I typed up but it didn’t save haha

conetah

3:18am

Reattempt: I’ll try to summarize.

conetah

3:46am

Primary worker income earnings is insufficient.

Recipefordisaster

3:18am

Everybody else is doing it, so they have more disposable income

Y05

3:29am

When everyone does the extra credit, it's no longer extra credit

Dataguy

3:33am

As # of dual-income families increase, so does the cost of living & real estate.

cougfrvr

4:31am

People like stuff. I used to do home health. Met a lot of people that raised 5

Squirt

4:32am

I bet you have a lot of stories you could share!

tyler durden

5:32am

Need/want confusion. I agree with a lot of what has been written here

Gentleman Stan

4:51am

The rise of too many other dual-income homes

Gustav

4:53am

An unfortunately ironic result of feminism

Gustav

4:55am

POLL: What financial future do you expect for your kids under 30?

conetah

12:08am

With home prices it's grim

BluebloodOR

12:10am

It’s already both parents need to work

jes2332

12:12am

Both sons under 30 work while their wives are staying home with kids.

O Gaucho

12:21am

Daughter with 2 kids stays home doing freelance work w/ minor income. Owns a home.

Soupie

12:44am

I’m not married but I don’t expect to ever own a home.

BaseCoug

1:07am

One parent working for me:)

Recipefordisaster

3:22am

You don’t have to say but I wonder what the income that is needed to make this

conetah

3:59am

We did it at $52,000

cougfrvr

4:24am

We've only ever had one parent working. You do what it takes. Worth it to be the

cougfrvr

4:22am

Blog: BYU Football Team Adjusts Sleep Schedule For Early Baylor Game View

[KSL Sports] Mitch Harper

Sep 26, 11:50pm

Great continuing story on Wrexham

Archaea

Sep 26, 11:49pm

Scrubs. JD can be a real jerk sometimes

TNT

Sep 26, 11:44pm

Blog: No. 22 BYU vs. Baylor: Preview, Prediction And Betting Lines View

[Fan Insider]

Sep 26, 11:40pm

Going to miss this place, hundreds of memories at the coliseum. A few that stick out

GangstaLean All-American

Sep 26, 11:19pm

Yep my very first mlb game I attended was in the coliseum

cougarfann888

Sep 26, 11:28pm

I served my mission there

Jack Teacher

Sep 26, 11:49pm

I was at an A’s game there when Ricky Henderson stole two bases and extended

PhilPete

4:25am

U of Arizona campus huge quad - I was impressed. Institute right across road

SwanSong

Sep 26, 11:14pm

There are lots of direct flights from Tucson to several cities in CA.

Flyski

Sep 26, 11:48pm

No direct flights from CA? there are direct flights to and from SD, LAX, SFO.

RyneK

Sep 26, 11:50pm

It’s worth having a conversation about what recruiting rankings actually mean

Stopper6700

Sep 26, 11:09pm

Like I said

Methusaleh22

Sep 26, 11:06pm

Bring back the Majestic brand jerseys

Rhubarb

Sep 26, 10:46pm

It's like the original Warriors sleeve jerseys

RealSimsShadY

Sep 26, 10:52pm

POLL: Best possible World Series matchup?

Mr. Belding Truly Addicted User

Sep 26, 10:46pm

You spelled Dodgers/Royals wrong

robear16

Sep 26, 11:00pm

Phillies tigers.

BYUinTX

Sep 26, 11:09pm

Astros/Phillies rematch

LaVellIfIKnow

Sep 26, 11:13pm

Pirates/anyone else 🙁

coug719

Sep 26, 11:15pm

14.0

BYUinTX

Sep 26, 11:31pm

RE: 14.0

coug719

Sep 26, 11:52pm

Dodgers Royals

bigbossbyu

6:00am

Only once have the Dodgers not won the NLWest since I got home from my mission

Kolipoki

Sep 26, 10:44pm

Mr. Belding

Sep 26, 10:45pm

get some new material, that's so old, and foolish

Count Cougar

Sep 26, 10:47pm

You misspelled Astros, but the symbol does work for them

jdub

Sep 26, 11:12pm

Yep pretty pathetic given how many times they’ve been there. Have fun!

Coach's Dad

Sep 26, 11:24pm

I’m pretty sure you’ve been back longer than that Brother Groberg

puntersarepeople

Sep 26, 11:27pm

Well Friars

Methusaleh22

Sep 26, 10:42pm

Dodger board, see ya padres

Count Cougar

Sep 26, 10:40pm

It was a cute try. At least they can say they beat us more than we beat them.

brazilcoug

Sep 26, 10:42pm

Good series.

Pierre Delecto

Sep 26, 10:43pm

So tired

LakeshowCougs

Sep 26, 10:43pm

RE: So tired

Pierre Delecto

Sep 26, 10:44pm

Who are these bandwagon Dodgers fans of which you speak?

BlueNtheFace

Sep 26, 10:48pm

Literally the only one who is not is Billyrust.

Mr. Belding

Sep 26, 10:56pm

I have been a Dodger fan since I was 9 years old

jdub

Sep 26, 11:08pm

1981 for me. Though technically I was bandwagon back then as a 7 year old

Methusaleh22

Sep 26, 11:37pm

11. Funny enough, first ever fitted hat and I wear the same size now as I did

Pee Wee Reese

12:26am

Go Rockies. It’s not over yet!

Crowgar

Sep 26, 11:18pm

Video: BYU Women's Volleyball vs Colorado | Full Game Highlights (2024) View

[BYU Cougars Video]

Sep 26, 10:37pm

247 prospect rankings of all the starters against Kansas State

donnerstag

Sep 26, 10:31pm

They might want to relook at Lassiter and Epps. Lassiter is better than a 77.

Undefeated

Sep 26, 10:35pm

I'm pretty sure if they re-ranked all of them, most of them were whiffs by the

donnerstag

Sep 26, 10:39pm

Or their recruiting rankings were that low and the coaches have coached them up.

Soy Celeste

4:33am

The recruit rankings are supposed to be a projection of potential

donnerstag

6:01am

Tbf a bunch of these guys are transfers who BYU only wanted after developing

puntersarepeople

Sep 26, 11:18pm

Now we see why high school recruiting has died. Let “lower” teams find the under

palangi

5:31am

Good night Madres. Hope to see you in the NLCS.

robear16

Sep 26, 10:31pm

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Undefeated

Sep 26, 10:30pm

Video: running through people in slow mo 😤 #byufootball #gocougs #collegefootball View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

Sep 26, 10:30pm

Dave Portnoy said he’s going to pay $3M a year to get Michigan a top-10 QB from

rivercitycoug

Sep 26, 10:25pm

Ugh. Welcome pro football being played on Saturdays

TNT

Sep 26, 10:26pm

So far so good for me. I seem to like the product better now.

HarlemCoug

Sep 26, 10:30pm

So right. It’s ridiculous

zerome4sooners

1:29am

Semi-pro

Cooouuugs

5:52am

There has to be salary caps for the NCAA. Just do it now

Borg

Sep 26, 10:29pm

The NCAA can’t. They have no power over it. There would need to be a union

A Drew Aitch

Sep 26, 10:31pm

So basically we go back to the system like it was before

TNT

Sep 26, 10:32pm

agreed - "come here and we'll give you the full salary cap payment plus an extra $100k on the side"

HarlemCoug

Sep 26, 10:33pm

Until another school ups the ante. Ugh. What a mess

TNT

Sep 26, 10:36pm

Bigger issue here is transfer rule eligibility. Need to bring back mandatory yr

palangi

Sep 26, 10:39pm

Amen. It needs to be done. The question is. Will it?

TNT

Sep 26, 10:40pm

Paying more money for college QBs does not guarantee good QB play (or pro QBs either for that matter).

ManicBlue

Sep 26, 10:39pm

Or that they'll even play.

Soupie

Sep 26, 10:42pm

It does when they’re already proven college qb commodities

palangi

Sep 26, 10:45pm

Think Caleb Williams OU>USC or even Jackson Dart USC>Ole Miss

palangi

Sep 26, 10:47pm

Definitely not guaranteed. See Russell Wilson.

ManicBlue

Sep 26, 11:20pm

Or that they will even get the money

LakeshowCougs

Sep 26, 10:51pm

Not sure that 3 million gets a top 10 QB.

ParentingNotForSissy

Sep 26, 10:58pm

Speaking of too much or too little T...

mulletino

Sep 26, 10:58pm

They have a good QB. They just decided not to start him until last week

zerome4sooners

1:29am

Sounds like a waste of money. Nobody is a proven commodity in college

BigHouse Coug

3:19am

So trying to follow this one

TNT

Sep 26, 10:15pm

Choose carefully, TNT. That, or be super-rich.

Cougar Junkie

Sep 26, 10:17pm

Well he sucks at the first and nada on the ladder. Next

TNT

Sep 26, 10:18pm

Stop looking for love on ladders.

Cougar Junkie

Sep 26, 10:19pm

Marriage is the only contract that pays insane benefits for wife to break it.

happyhiker

Sep 26, 10:23pm

But doesn't a prenup indicate a lack of trust?

TNT

Sep 26, 10:25pm

Find a woman richer than you are. In that case, a prenup will show that you

Cougar Junkie

Sep 26, 10:28pm

So he should just walk outside?

TNT

Sep 26, 10:30pm

Fortune favors the bold, my friend.

Cougar Junkie

Sep 26, 10:45pm

Nah. It's dark outside

TNT

Sep 26, 10:55pm

Enjoy your penury.

Cougar Junkie

Sep 26, 11:01pm

Is that when they make peanut butter out of peanuts?

TNT

Sep 26, 11:42pm

Video evidence

TNT

Sep 26, 10:29pm

Forget the dollar part of this inconceivable concept, when did TNT get a wife?!?

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Sep 26, 11:48pm

Good golly man. He said it's conceptual

TNT

Sep 26, 11:49pm

My deepest apologies. Some concepts just won't ever compute.

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Sep 26, 11:51pm

So.....can he have his dollar back?

TNT

Sep 26, 11:53pm

No, It's inconceivable that TNT had a dollar. Maybe a quarter, but that found

Emmett Fitz-Hume

12:00am

So there is I guess a star or something way out in the Western sky right now lik

Goliath

Sep 26, 10:14pm

You're in Utah, right?

Soupie

Sep 26, 10:18pm

Venus?

Cougar TD

Sep 26, 10:18pm

Maybe I know really absolutely nothing about astronomy. I can find the Big Dippe

Goliath

Sep 26, 10:19pm

I'm going to have to guess that it is Venus. But I have never seen so many

Goliath

Sep 26, 10:23pm

Idaho. Maybe our sky is just extra ultra clear tonight. I don't know

Goliath

Sep 26, 10:19pm

Just walked out my front door (north facing) and it’s the first thing I saw

Peterbilt

Sep 26, 10:19pm

Just woke up my 9 year old and asked him

Peterbilt

Sep 26, 10:24pm

He said it’s more vibrant when it’s lower in the sky

Peterbilt

Sep 26, 10:25pm

I'll Google this

Goliath

Sep 26, 10:30pm

He may have been lying to get me out of his room

Peterbilt

Sep 26, 10:33pm

I went outside in my nightshirt. 🙂

Soupie

Sep 26, 10:35pm

UFO most likely

TNT

Sep 26, 10:26pm

Not an astronomer but my daughter is & think it might be a satellite. Her phone's off after 10pm but

Soupie

Sep 26, 10:28pm

It hasn't moved at all in the sky and my wife actually got a really good video

Goliath

Sep 26, 10:30pm

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Jrod Gman

Sep 26, 10:54pm

Install Google's Sky Map

BYUpsychom

Sep 26, 10:31pm

Get outta here. What the heck is that?

TNT

Sep 26, 10:32pm

Really cool app that shows the sky where you point your phone, labeling stars

BYUpsychom

Sep 26, 10:38pm

Point your phone?

TNT

Sep 26, 10:39pm

From google: Yep, must be Venus.

Soupie

Sep 26, 10:37pm

Welp… I know who’s grounded tomorrow

Peterbilt

Sep 26, 10:43pm

Capella

Jrod Gman

Sep 26, 10:55pm

This is in west, however.

Soupie

Sep 26, 11:00pm

Looks more northeast to me.

Eog

Sep 26, 11:03pm

Hmm Sure it could be. It was to the NW for me & that's what Goliath said too.

Soupie

Sep 26, 11:15pm

I remember the first time I saw it while flying in an airplane. I was convinced it was another airplane with its landing

Busting Coveys

Sep 26, 11:01pm

Blog: BYU Experience Means More Than Football For WR Kody Epps View

[KSL Sports] Ally Braithwaite

Sep 26, 10:10pm

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Retzlaff on with Keyshawn today

247 prospect rankings of all the starters against Kansas State

Got to go to a recent practice. So pumped for this team.

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This transition slaps.

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Chase Roberts always spilling the beans in his interviews...it cracks me up

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