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One of the reasons I'm starting to not watch college sports anymore.

FT487

8:19am

Blog: BYU Head Coach Kalani Sitake Paid a Visit to Five-Star Quarterback Ryder Lyons View

[Cougs Daily]

8:14am

Nice feather in BYU's cap — tied for third most on PFF's all-pro list

Gustav

8:10am

Well, tied for 6th.

fbguru

8:20am

Blog: Instant Takeaways From BYU’s Loss Against Texas Tech View

[KSL Sports]

8:07am

Here is how the last few days have gone.

Sparkling Delirium

8:06am

Are you contagious?

Sea Chicken

8:07am

So you have a cold?

Archaea

8:12am

Do you have long left to live?

RSL

8:21am

Demin needs 30-33 minutes. So does hall. This is a good problem gone bad.

Idacoug

8:05am

Close games with last year's team which knew how to close: Fouss, Richie, Knell, Baker, Hall. Go to guy: Baker!

roseyscenario

8:12am

I know much less about bsketball than football and I am not one to criticize coaches...

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

8:03am

Biggest problem is Demin has basically disappeared

WJCougar

8:04am

He's going to come out of his slump...I think that last 3 that he hit might be just the thing he needed...

Adrielle

8:07am

Last night, and the season so far, boil down to 3 things:

macdizzle

8:02am

They are getting pushed around, even Traore...last night they were a little more

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

8:05am

Nope. Not being able to play much man defense is a huge part of this season

puntersarepeople

8:05am

Demin is the problem in (1) but the solution to (3)

Odysseus

8:09am

4. No player can consistently create their own shot; 5 FREE THROWS!

BoiseBlueCoug

8:15am

Also, I know CB won't like this, but Jaxson Robinson is sorely missed. He took

macdizzle

8:20am

TNT is trying to remain positive. He likes Coach Young a lot

TNT

8:00am

Blog: BYU’s 14-Game Home Win Streak Ends With Loss To Texas Tech View

[KSL Sports]

8:00am

What is crazy is I was concerned about ky’s defensive coaching. It’s seems

Idacoug

7:53am

Sadly this is the punk rock song of the day...

hadmonster

7:49am

Have had this song in my head since they started

eoscougar

8:00am

lol same. I was gonna post this yesterday

DavisCoCoug

8:17am

I was very happy with the defensive effort last night, until the last 5 minutes

Idacoug

7:47am

Yup! Last 5 minutes is where a game is won or lost in so many games between two

1CougFan

7:50am

I think they tired out some and also TTU's offensive efficiency broke through.

Adrielle

7:50am

They took advantage of mismatches with guards in the post

CommodoreCoug

7:57am

Where we stand with the roster/transfer portal (I think)

BYUMizzou Former User

7:41am

Is it true that in the B12 if you offer a player a scholly you have to honor it for 4 years? If true, is this year a

HarlemCoug

7:49am

yes that is true of all P4 schools, don't know about special exemption bc of JUCO rule

BYU Grounds

7:58am

I like that strategy ....basically treating spring as a giant tryout

mokelembembe

7:50am

Guessing there are a lot of walk-ons who have already been told, or will be told

Junior Deputy

7:57am

Use at least a few possessions feeding both Catchings and Demin in the post.

Unibro Utah fans are sensitive

7:39am

Idk about Catchings, but Egor is a good passer out of that position.

JuicyJam

7:44am

So they both post up, you throw it in and let them fight it out?

ochobeeguy

8:05am

Starting lineup I would want.

Chefcurry

7:35am

RE: Starting lineup I would want.

ldssdl

7:53am

Efficiency of that lineup has been about the same as what our current starting

jreid191

7:59am

It's pretty wild to regularly see people's FB get hacked. Two solutions to that problem.

greatbam 1% better everyday

7:30am

Easier step. Delete Facebook. It’s an ancient website for boomers and provides no value

TCuz

7:42am

I agree that a lot of it is garbage ( Ads, ads, ads, endless "influencer" content, ads, ads, ads )

greatbam

7:46am

I need it for research purposes.

Superkid

7:47am

Researching the girlfriends you had in high school?

RealTaysomHill

7:56am

Their feed has become a mess. I get all kinds of crap on there I have zero

UNLVcougar

7:54am

It's true. I feel like I miss content from friends because FB feed prioritizes other crap.

greatbam

8:03am

Ok Boomer

Waschlappen

7:59am

Another easy step is not to say stupid stuff—don't need to blame on hacking then

ochobeeguy

8:06am

RE : "..not to say stupid stuff.." fairly confident there's plenty that aren't saying stupid stuff but get hacked..

greatbam

8:12am

The team stinks this year

ethanator

7:25am

We will finish this year with a better B12 record than last year.

CougfromtheSouth

7:26am

Doubt it

JuicyJam

7:33am

That won’t happen…..

Chefcurry

7:35am

Most likely Big 12 cellar dwellers

ethanator

7:40am

Just because you suck as a fan, doesn’t mean you have good or intelligent takes

NYC and Japan

8:17am

Do you want to bet $10 million?

44C

7:48am

Hey I’m going to be critical while also admitting I don’t watch to know what I

ordinary tri guy

7:27am

Agree with ya, but what I have watched is just too difficult vs. last year

ethanator

7:31am

Did you feel we had the “it” factor when we started Big 12 play 2-4 last year?

Odysseus

8:04am

"I haven't watched much of the team, but here is my opinion."

byujacob

7:29am

Before everyone just replies

ethanator

7:35am

I don't have to convince you of anything. I've seen the team play.

byujacob

7:42am

So have I.

ethanator

7:43am

And the fact that you won’t even address

ethanator

7:46am

But your point is invalid on the fact you admitted you haven’t watched them

ordinary tri guy

7:54am

The crazy expectations of this past summer were almost impossible to meet in Y1 for Young

2FarGone

7:29am

Not crazy at all to expect more competitiveness, mental toughness

ethanator

7:56am

Your mom stinks. I haven’t been around her ever but judging from what I do see

ATX

7:32am

RE: Your mom stinks. I haven’t been around her ever but judging from what I do see

byujacob

7:34am

This couldn't be more wrong. We have a lot of issues, but lack of effort isn't

Lifer

7:34am

We have been playing poorly, but individual talent is there.

Reasonable1

7:54am

Pope just lost by double digits to an unranked team with a top 3 easiest place in the country to recruit to team.

RdF3

7:55am

That win certainly helped, but Georgia was/is a tournament team by basically all

cwilke1

8:01am

And Houston and Texas Tech aren't?

RGGeemer

8:01am

Okay, but Pope also lost to sub 100 ranked teams 10+ times while at byu. People are revising history with Pope.

RdF3

8:03am

SI giving BYU & ASU some love concerning playoffs. Little late but it’s the thought, I guess.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

7:22am

Anyone else been listening to the telepathy tapes podcast? Quite fascinating.

creameryon9th

7:21am

About to get my fractured clavicle fixed this AM, please send me good vibes &

4slyce

7:21am

RE: About to get my fractured clavicle fixed this AM, please send me good vibes &

Skeptical Optimist

7:23am

I wonder if it’s similar to having the AC joint repaired. I had that because my

Superkid

7:24am

How was the recovery on that?? How long were you immobilized?

byusage

7:37am

It wasn’t bad. I think the standard 6-12 weeks or so and make sure you go to PT

Superkid

7:44am

I've never had an ac repair

jxncoog

8:10am

Boardname checks out. Good luck

EQD2

7:26am

My son as well this morning

edenham103

7:57am

my doc's advice:

jxncoog

8:09am

Time to adjust the rotation

mjmill All-American

7:20am

I'm almost ready to......bench Egor? He has just been so bad

RGGeemer

7:20am

Tough to bench a guy who leads the B12 in assists and has the highest ceiling on the team

mjmill

7:21am

And our offense doesn't score when he's not in the game

nephicoug

7:23am

I would play him more.

Lifer

7:25am

I'd switch Baker & Saunders. We need another playmaker & shooter

SinkingQuffa

7:26am

Saunders leads the team in scoring and the defensive look of Demin, Saunders, Mag is dynamic in length on perimeter D

mjmill

7:28am

I don't agree with any of this. Richie should play the max minutes possible.

Lifer

7:32am

One of the worst takes I've seen on this board. Saunders is our leading scorer. He scores more per min. than Baker.

byuluvr

7:57am

He's the best player on offense and defense. Should play all but like 5 minutes.

ochobeeguy

8:10am

Richie's not a ball-handler, though. Nor as good of a play-maker as Baker.

SinkingQuffa

8:17am

Here are the top 5-man lineups that have played at least 15 possessions together

jreid191

7:51am

Love this from UCLA head coach

VinnyBYU

7:08am

Doesn't make the coach look good unless this gets change from his team. But that's kind of the coaches job

Baron

7:15am

What horrible comments… he blames literally everyone on the team and his staff and takes zero blame himself. Not to

scootsy

7:19am

Yep. If I were to fire him, I would use this as exhibit a. Well we are firing you because you recruited kids that you

Baron

7:20am

It's one thing to talk about your players not putting in the effort, but he

BerkeleyCoug

7:22am

Who recruited them coach?

paulb

7:20am

Probably a very accurate statement but very poor coaching

2FarGone

7:21am

He will not be there much longer.

AeroCoug

7:28am

Sounds like he sucks the energy out of everyone.

CougarGeorge

7:30am

Cronin talks a bigger game than he delivers

Gustav

7:36am

The players response...

astroman

7:44am

They do. I've talked with many and college coaching has become almost

FT487

7:51am

Van Komen is 4th in the country in blocks this year....

mokelembembe All-American

7:06am

I mean he is 7’4” so there will almost always be a spot on some roster for him.

Swag Kazekage

7:08am

You'd think he would be the perfect guy to throw in for 5 minutes here and there for even the highest level of teams....

mokelembembe

7:16am

Presenting new BBall Analytics site - Next 7 Games Critical for BYU to Hopefully Build up Some Victories

Skeeziks All-American

7:00am

blocked--newly registered domain

Genghis Spreads

7:16am

What it feels like to watch BYU basketball

Longseason

6:56am

Oh, Kirk Herbstreit...

Heinz57

6:55am

bad take by Drake if it is the video someone posted yesterday. don't have time

fulano

7:28am

Drake has to create drama every day; he has to pull that from somewhere

2FarGone

7:31am

understood but that is a deceptive headline. Herbie said "IF" there were a bias,

fulano

7:36am

Just noticed you'll hit the 100k post hurdle soon. Pretty crazy....

HarlemCoug

7:44am

I've been so tired this week for work. January is such a bummer month.

Magneto

6:51am

I interrupt this basketball hand-wringing session to opine about football 2025.

Six Foot Seven

6:45am

Don't count your eggs too fast. There's another transfer portal window in a few

Magneto

6:55am

As we've seen with other schools teams will make offers to our LB's to see if

Magneto

6:57am

I think we are going to be disrespected again

2FarGone

7:08am

Shopping car insurance

BlackBart

6:44am

Yeah that's pretty much the game. You get a teaser rate to switch and then they jack up the price.

Indy Coug

6:47am

Costco Connect is the best I've found

justsean

6:48am

and buy insurance for what you need. Get rid of the small deductibles and all

Acorn

7:45am

Yep that is pretty much what you have to do. Find yourself a broker who can quote multiple

scall

7:02am

Simple body repairs have gotten so ridiculously expensive that insurance rates have followed

Skeptical Optimist

7:11am

And all of those billboards for personal injury lawyers aren’t cheap, either.

cougarmeister

7:21am

A couple suggestions.

blueaussie

7:23am

I had Geico for over 20 years

jxncoog

8:19am

I'm not a huge Xs and Os basketball expert, but this is what I'm seeing this year from a casual fan perspective

BYUMizzou Former User

6:39am

You have described an NBA offense without NBA players.

Longseason

6:41am

One big problem is running pick and rolls with guys who aren't willing/able

Lifer

7:24am

we haven't figured out how to do it against great athletes.

bald man

7:34am

I agree about the nba style, it can only work with all nba guys

bald man

7:33am

Watching that jackyewt Williams get the ball and back our guy down

HRCougar

6:37am

RE: Watching that jackyewt Williams get the ball and back our guy down

SpudNut

6:39am

The problem was in the 2nd half their guards were hitting their 3 pointers. Doubling Williams would have left

BYUMizzou

6:44am

This is a huge problem I'm seeing with our defense. We double team, but make it

Lifer

7:30am

It’s Gone

44C

7:53am

I think you're overly harsh on the players. They were showing pretty well

coug10278

6:54am

He is a lot like Traore but quicker with better footwork and can shoot the ball

jpal1397

7:36am

Fouss has some weaknesses but scoring at the rim isn't one of them.

Lifer

7:38am

He struggled last night at times with close to the rim shots. Should be layups.

jpal1397

7:49am

He missed a couple that rolled off that usually go in. Still 5/10.

ochobeeguy

8:15am

I thought BYU would be 7th to 9th in XII this year… I have not been worried…

44C

6:35am

Right now BYU currently projects to finish in that 7th - 9th place range.

jreid191

7:08am

Great information, but I didn’t like the eye test or the gut feeling last night.

44C

7:59am

Deseret News has a point- BYU has no "go to" guy right now

nova_coug_fan

6:26am

But Demin and Catchings are lottery picks...

IronPotato

6:35am

It took Michael Jordan many years to win a playoff series.

44C

6:40am

So was Cody Williams. He averaged 11.9 pts and 3 rebs in college.

dtownCoug

6:48am

And that's fine, if the player complements better/more experienced players

nova_coug_fan

6:52am

just so CB knows:

realisticCoug42

6:22am

Bronco Mendenhall... is that you?

IronPotato

6:23am

No. It’s Jim (ball didn’t go in the hoop) Boylen.

Brisco

7:17am

Correct

CougFan4EverEver

6:28am

What about defense or setting real screens on offense or boxing out to get

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6:38am

Leadership is everything, when the talent level is adequate.

roseyscenario

7:28am

Fire insurance in California is already extremely high. The California fair plan

Idacoug

6:18am

I'm sure the federal government will offer a whopping $750 to each person like

thewaterboy

6:25am

They might but for the same reason the $750 was offered....

crimedog

8:16am

Bloodthirsty bowling

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

6:00am

Anyone do the On/Off bus in Rio? Sketch? Was it Samba Bus?

CoogsWin All-American

5:37am

Her name is Rio

Sea Chicken

6:11am

UCLA’s Mick Cronin went off on his players and assistant coaches:

rainorsnow

5:25am

That-a way to power-through the mid-life crisis, Cronin!

SinkingQuffa

5:39am

RE: UCLA’s Mick Cronin went off on his players and assistant coaches:

dYrtbYkerYder

5:58am

The reality of coaching kids in 2025.

IronPotato

6:24am

That almost seems like an AI-generated parody

Jesse Pinkman

7:00am

He's right. I've been coaching high school for a while now and the kids who are

nephicoug

7:13am

His intended message may be correct, but he loses a ton of credibility saying

COUGND

8:08am

College Basketball 🏀 is tough for YOUNG players…Need some Nasty

44C

4:57am

Many years it'd be better to save some money for portal guys.

dYrtbYkerYder

5:57am

^^^every year it makes sense to save big NIL for transfers IMO

JoeExotic

6:19am

Young's

sah22

7:19am

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