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Remember that time a supposedly serious Athletic Director of a low-tier power

LaVellIfIKnow

3:16pm

If I understand correctly, Utah will make more money from the Big 12 this year

spoxjox

3:15pm

It's basically like the Jewish Wheeties box

CougarCanuck76

3:15pm

Hearing aids

hitechcpa

3:09pm

The new ones don’t work as well.

Archaea

3:10pm

Costco

Rusty Crab Daddy

3:11pm

Huh? What did you say?

BYU Grounds

3:12pm

Red Dead Redemption - Is game RDR1 important storyline before RDR2?

tarmstrong

3:05pm

Both are great games (this coming from a guy who hasn't played any other game

Manti

3:08pm

Not necessarily. RDR2 is a prequel to RDR1, so it’s not necessary for the story

RealTaysomHill

3:09pm

This is a good post I found elsewhere:

RootieBoy

3:10pm

Can I just throw out that I thought RDR2 was incredibly boring?

byujacob

3:11pm

Can we take some time to argue over Mac vs PC please? I'm looking for a laptop

Cru Jones

3:04pm

I've used a mb pro for the last 20-25 years, no complaints. you should be fine

franklyvulgar

3:07pm

4-6yo Macs should do fine with Adobe apps, but I would suggest a Macbook Air M1

cougarmeister

3:09pm

Will be totally fine. Just make sure you buy from a reputable dealer.

rad dawg

3:09pm

I would get a new macbook pro with apple care if I was going to be doing a lot of photo editing.

byujacob

3:10pm

I'm not willing to do new, I want closer to the $500 range rather than $1500.

Cru Jones

3:15pm

My relative who edits photos for BYU

korihor

3:15pm

What % of the poptarts/Alamo payout does BYU keep vs. thrown in the B12 pot?

bluehawaiian

3:03pm

Just travel expenses the rest goes to the conference

cougarfann888

3:05pm

I was afraid of that. Do the P-12 stepchildren keep their old bowl payouts?

bluehawaiian

3:07pm

Also, are we getting a half share of the bowl payouts. That = insult + injury

bluehawaiian

3:12pm

Back to you, Cam Rising

CougarCanuck76

2:58pm

Aren't they going to go with Rangel next year anyway?

Huge Manatee

2:59pm

They want him back?

cougar95

3:00pm

Definitely not legit

TouchdownCougars

3:01pm

A lot of guys go to college for 8 years

Gustav

3:05pm

Can you imagine being in college for 8 years. No easy classes left to take.

maYbe

3:06pm

Dude should have at least one Ph.d by now

Still Blue

3:15pm

This makes me just love Jake Retzlaff even more

HimmerFredette

2:55pm

LOL what?

Fishbones

2:50pm

Partying like it's 2019!

HuskerFan2

2:51pm

Which bowl will it be?

momowagon

2:53pm

RE: Which bowl will it be?

CougarCanuck76

2:54pm

The only one they deserve.

VACOUGFAN

2:56pm

Whit himself, in that pic, looks like he is questioning the validity of going to

bluesloth

2:54pm

Haha that didn't last long

goidcougs

2:55pm

I saved a copy for posterity

Fishbones

2:56pm

lol they likely scheduled that to be tweeted before the season so they wouldn't

cougarfann888

2:57pm

RE: LOL what?

dut99002

3:05pm

"Next man up" QB for Utah when Whittingham asks him to start in the bowl game:

momowagon

3:11pm

Article: Big 12 power rankings: Arizona State, Iowa State playing for league supremacy. Where did BYU, Utah stack up in the Big 12? View

[Deseret News]

2:47pm

What are your solutions to the problem the athletes are facing with these chants

DodgerCoug

2:47pm

The players should just be classy and ignore them. Others should call it out

BaseCoug

2:50pm

Team of offending fans, forfeit the game.

BruceBruce

2:51pm

My solution? Ignore it.

Eddie

2:51pm

They have to just tune it out. It's not their home crowd,

BlueFever

2:54pm

Get the national media to pick it up and compare it to disparaging Muslims

chismoso

2:54pm

Unlikely since the media and academia see the church and its members

Still Blue

3:12pm

Easy:

Gustav

2:58pm

When they buy a ticket, make it clear what is acceptable/not acceptable behavior

Rhubarb

3:00pm

But that's not FREEDOM OF SPEECH (sarcasm)

DodgerCoug

3:01pm

Flamethrowers

Still Blue

3:04pm

Hopefully beat their [butt] in the game and then chirp back about it.

shimmy

3:09pm

Is there an argument to be made that losing to Michigan was better for Ohio

GRCoug

2:44pm

I still think that the loser of the ccg shouldn’t get into the playoffs. That

cougaman

2:51pm

If you only allow winners in, then how do you get to 12 teams?

JJCoug

2:57pm

The loser of a CCG might be the second best team in the country

RealTaysomHill

2:59pm

I disagree. The top CCGs losers should get to host Round 1.

Doogal McCougar

3:15pm

Disagree on your last statement.

Ghost of Peanut

2:58pm

I guess I'm just thinking of the Ohio State Michigan rivalry

GRCoug

3:01pm

I listened to a bit of Steve Bartle on the radio today

TADOW Truly Addicted User

2:40pm

Him and Furlong are just fans masquerading as journalists. They don't

Dangerous

2:47pm

Alai Alai alas Alai? Did Alai sign?

Cooouuugs

2:38pm

RE: Alai Alai alas Alai? Did Alai sign?

Sandy Lyle

2:38pm

The utes have a Bishop Gorman commit that hasn't signed yet either. Maybe the school is doing a later signing ceremony?

ManicBlue

2:55pm

2:45 link PT

Archaea

3:08pm

One of the biggest problems of the BCS era was it was extended to just 2 teams. The combination of myriad computer polls

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

2:37pm

I'd guess the committee probably does use something like this.

JuicyJam

2:41pm

Truth!

CougarCanuck76

2:37pm

You know the system is still broken when even the "haves" are complaining.

Ode to Hoy

2:40pm

If you are in the SEC, don’t schedule anyone, and if you win 6/8 you are in. 5/8

cougaman

2:42pm

And if you get lucky, you can avoid playing many of the top dogs in conference some years.

TADOW

2:42pm

It’s absolutely ridiculous

zuko

2:43pm

That’s really it when you think about it. I’d take my chances trying to win 5 in

VACougMD

2:45pm

4 of those games are against teams with down years, or that aren’t very good in

cougaman

2:48pm

And you get credit for losing to top teams, especially if don't get blown out.

dfudge

2:57pm

Now do the Big Ten: 1 tough game and you don't even have to win!

Doogal McCougar

3:01pm

100%

Bob Vance

2:49pm

He’s highlighting Indiana and he’s right. They shouldn’t be in. They beat nobody. Only good team they played blew them

RdF3

2:53pm

Part of case for Indiana is that their conference Big 10 plays 9 conference

cwilke1

3:08pm

I like it when the coaches speak out. Joey McGuire at Texas Tech had a good point

kccougar

2:53pm

The list of currently ranked teams that actually have at least one win over

Doogal McCougar

2:54pm

Blog: BYU Football Offers Transfer Portal TE From Tulsa View

[KSL Sports] Mitch Harper

2:35pm

Wait CB told me that ARod is bad at recruiting?

Cooouuugs

2:35pm

What did they tell you about TJ Woods?

CougarCanuck76

2:38pm

Wait, CB told me that Arod doesn’t recruit Olineman - hence the reason Funk was fired for poor recruiting results.

Zach Morris

2:38pm

We also told you that you're bad at posting, but that certainly doesn't seem to be holding you back

Knee Brace

2:38pm

RE: We also told you that you're bad at posting, but that certainly doesn't seem

Cooouuugs

2:40pm

we always get 3 star lineman. how has that changed?

claw

2:46pm

OL commits is an interesting way to support that he's a good recruiter.

LosAlcoug

2:53pm

That’s worse than I thought it was. Wow.

deliciousmocha

2:55pm

Mbappe now shoots a terrible PK, easily saved

RSL This is my dupe account

2:29pm

My take on Mbappe

YSMACK

2:33pm

When he's on, he's all world. But he's way off more than he's on

slappy

2:36pm

“I’ll take things that never happened for $300”

runningryan Pretend Athletic Director

2:25pm

I'll take "Didn't read that twitter bio before posting" for $400.

reagan21

2:26pm

Du du du du du du. How much would you like to wager on your daily double?

paulb

2:31pm

$.67

reagan21

2:32pm

RE: $.67

paulb

2:33pm

I think he said it, but he didn't mean it

Nikomedes

2:27pm

That is a satire account.

kccougar

2:27pm

Crazy how fake accounts can get things going. Ute fans will be telling it like

O Gaucho

2:32pm

And yet without satire accounts Twitter would be useless

rcbyufan

2:39pm

As soon as I read his comment on the AD apology tweet I knew it wasn't

Tricky

2:43pm

I'm not one to gossip but I will say this much...

realtall

2:29pm

I just think any use of the term "little man"

Goatnapper'96

2:35pm

This actually did happen. My friend recorded it. But then he died. And his phone

Russell Feathers

2:38pm

Mbappe looks disastrous. That's an easy look at goal

RSL This is my dupe account

2:19pm

RE: Update on the lawsuits

Endocoug

2:19pm

I am curious as to why you are posting on this lawsuit. Is it of public

Jdoc

2:28pm

I was looking for a good journaling app. Maybe I'll just put it on here?

momowagon

3:02pm

Also, there are several posters asking what your case is about in earlier

Jdoc

2:39pm

RE: Update on the lawsuits

momowagon

3:01pm

Even Jake has spoken out against this

spidercoug

2:16pm

Jake's perspective on it is very interesting.

Madam Pattirini

2:24pm

Don’t worry Jake there’s people on cougaboard that say it’s no big deal and fans

franklyvulgar

2:26pm

I hate it but unfortunately the only way to stop it is to get out in front on

Bluforever

2:29pm

You can't be serious

novacoug1

2:32pm

As a former D1 athlete, I assure you winning shuts them up.

Bluforever

2:38pm

I was at the USC game a few years back. The "eff the Mormons" chant started

DodgerCoug

2:41pm

Maybe the players but the fans are different

novacoug1

2:41pm

Please read my statement. Get out in front, then win. Last second daggers are

Bluforever

2:43pm

Ok so your simple strategy is just to win every game tip to buzzer

novacoug1

2:46pm

I mean I am okay with that strategy if the cougars actually did it…

BaseCoug

2:55pm

Diving doesn't count. They're are no fans there

Sandy Lyle

2:42pm

This is why it's dumb to say this stuff doesn't affect non-LDS athletes

Still Blue

2:58pm

I’d imagine being part of a religious minority that’s been hated for thousands

TerpCoug

3:01pm

This was an interesting study.

novacoug1

3:10pm

We're looking for expert/team in moving a .net/MSSQL application to Azure

AFewThoughts

2:16pm

I cut and pasted that into chatGPT and here all you really need to do is

reagan21

2:18pm

Curious to know why you're specifying Azure

jdub

2:33pm

New Big 12 Championship Structure Proposal:

BYUcrew818

2:02pm

Would you have teams play each other again when that inevitably happens?

Cougarclaw

2:04pm

Yeah, what happens when 1 has already played 4 or 2 already played 3?

goidcougs

2:18pm

We almost had to play ASU again in the final, idk if that matters too much

BYUcrew818

2:46pm

Unfortunately it creates more possible losses for top teams

Huge Manatee

2:05pm

Here is a crazy idea....

Goatnapper'96

2:16pm

Yep...only way to fix this nonsense is divisions.

WJCougar

2:19pm

Only problem with that is maybe you get a 8-4 conference champ and miss out on a

goidcougs

2:20pm

Well apparently winning the MWC is tougher than the Big 12 already so...

BYU Fan

2:25pm

It is a problem but IMO it is better than the absurdity

Goatnapper'96

2:27pm

The conference needs the flexibility to match the two best team in the CCG.

Doogal McCougar

2:30pm

This is a great proposal if the CFP were merit based buuuut it’s not

RJCOD

2:16pm

More likely to get rid of championship games altogether

BigTex

2:18pm

I like the idea, but short-notice logistics seem tough

Doogal McCougar

2:24pm

Replace the CCG with two “CFP play-in” games. Semi + CCG is too many losses.

Bandit

2:40pm

Divisions would absolutely be easier, agreed, but you won't play certain teams

BYUcrew818

2:45pm

A songwriting professor at Berklee says that Suno AI is better at writing music already than 80% of his students.

scootsy All-American

1:59pm

Yeah - but you need to finish the quote for it to mean anything.

Eddie

2:06pm

Berklee is like a top-3 composition school in the world. The top 20% there are the .1%. There’s a lot more music out

scootsy

2:11pm

And it is all based on copyrighted material and is being sued by music industry.

ochobeeguy

2:19pm

It was trained on copyrighted music. It’s not reproducing copyrighted music.

scootsy

2:21pm

So many artists have made millions on 3 chords they didn’t invent….

Iman23

2:23pm

Five for the Fight Hoopfest at PGHS last week

sunny25

1:57pm

I liked your information.

Bullrider

2:08pm

Any big recruits we are still waiting for a decision on?

ballen

1:57pm

Alai is the only one that hasn’t made it official yet, McKay Madsen won’t sign until February

JOPE

2:06pm

Video: Kalani Sitake | BYU Football | Media Availability | 2025 National Signing Day | December 4, 2024 View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

1:57pm

Hate speech is hate speech

DodgerCoug

1:52pm

Take it to the ncaa?

Dr MoBYU

1:53pm

I’m reluctant to stop stupid people from talking. Let them talk and teach them.

SBB

1:57pm

Hate speech is still free speech. That's why the 1st Amendment exists.

CObluezone

1:59pm

Use a racial slur on a plane and see what happens (comment edit for the sake of

DodgerCoug

2:04pm

that example does not make the point you think you're making

Bob Vance

2:08pm

So youre saying blacks are violent? Is that hate speech or free speech

chismoso

2:08pm

There are other consequences to that than the pilot being violent

spidercoug

2:12pm

Dude what? Where did you pull the violent comment from?

DodgerCoug

2:16pm

Well you didnt choose a white or Asian guy as an example for some reason

chismoso

2:21pm

Choose any racial slur to scream on a plane. Burger King Crown guy was the first

DodgerCoug

2:29pm

FFS

maxpowers

2:28pm

"Hate speech" is how leftist/communist define anything they don't like to hear.

CObluezone

2:10pm

That would be a violation of the airline I hope. Kick them off. That’s

SBB

2:16pm

Those consequences are socially enforced. Mormons don't have that clout

reddead

2:17pm

They weren’t treated as bad as this one group, therefore we can persecute

BaseCoug

2:23pm

I'm not the one comparing Mormons to blacks and the n word

reddead

2:29pm

You’re making my point for me. Lack of clout is the very definition of an

BaseCoug

2:42pm

No, I’m saying that Mormons lack the capital to make themselves “marginalized”

reddead

2:58pm

Freedom of speech is not speech without consequences.

Russell Feathers

2:04pm

Freedom of speech means freedom from government prohibitions against speech.

Bob Vance

2:08pm

RE: Freedom of speech means freedom from government prohibitions against speech.

Russell Feathers

2:12pm

Freedom of speech in the United States is a fundamental right, HOWEVER

DodgerCoug

2:22pm

Where did you get that from? That is quite a mishmash of commentary mixing public and private issues.

Bob Vance

2:35pm

You won’t get support for that here. Many on here are in positions of privilege

BaseCoug

2:01pm

Or some might live in lalaland where they believe they need to be protected &

SBB

2:04pm

Who said anything about imprisonment? Straw man much?

BaseCoug

2:21pm

What happens to someone convicted of hate speech?

SBB

2:24pm

Probably a fine or something, since all the poster talked about was the NCAA

BaseCoug

2:26pm

You moved on from the NCAA discussion. Don’t pretend you didn’t

SBB

2:28pm

"positions of privilege"

Bob Vance

2:05pm

What a ridiculous and discriminatory take. You know nothing about me/others

Loafer

2:15pm

I hear you and yet what we really want is to be treated with decency and respect

Still Blue

2:03pm

"Hate speech is [not] hate speech" precisely because it's too easily morphed into personal grievances.

Bob Vance

2:07pm

*Circle and Feather. Be better.

DiamondMo

2:22pm

I kind of doubt the players are taking it very personally.

DieHarder

2:07pm

Ugh, just ignore it, play on, and then accept the apologies if/when they come

cougarmeister

2:13pm

Who gets to define hate speech. Very bad slippery slope.

coolblue

2:18pm

"Well, I hated it." - Michael Scott

reagan21

2:21pm

The left has monopolized defining and penalizing "hate speech"

vegas guey

2:34pm

It's a shame that it happens, but it doesn't mean much to me

Belboz

2:22pm

This would whiplash, much like "Horns down" did for Texas

reddead

2:23pm

I don't know what you can do about it, but its very hypocritical.

tamasiaina

3:01pm

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