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I just stayed up way too late finishing reading Anxious People by Fredrik

Russell Feathers

12:42am

I read that a few years back and enjoyed it. (tiny spoiler)

AfterShocks

2:00am

Ready Player One was great. Don’t bother with the sequel.

XORCoug

2:26am

Hmmmmm.......Nvidia announces 5000 series pricing

TNT

Jan 6, 11:18pm

Jensen claimed the 5070 would have the same performance as a 4090, seems suspect

Bainge

Jan 6, 11:20pm

If you can get your hands on one at MSRP, will be a great ML card

AggieWeekendCougar

Jan 6, 11:24pm

Help Cougarboard Doctors

Francba

Jan 6, 11:14pm

I’m not a doctor but try an otter pop

RealTaysomHill

Jan 6, 11:19pm

No Heat Stoke/Heat Exhaustion would be feeling that way as you are actively currently in the heat and out in the sun.

Osteotome

Jan 6, 11:19pm

RE: No Heat Stoke/Heat Exhaustion would be feeling that way as you are actively

Francba

Jan 6, 11:21pm

Probably picked up a virus- take a covid/flu test.

TO11

Jan 6, 11:35pm

Is this a reverse?

VenomFarmer

12:31am

3 Days Of The Condor

TNT

Jan 6, 11:08pm

Hey TNT, have you watched Better Call Saul yet? My guess is no.

Cougar Junkie

Jan 6, 11:13pm

It's on his list

TNT

Jan 6, 11:14pm

Lists, schmists. Make it happen!

Cougar Junkie

Jan 6, 11:15pm

He will......eventually. Narcos season 2 might be next

TNT

Jan 6, 11:16pm

🤦‍♂️

Cougar Junkie

Jan 6, 11:18pm

Difficult to see exactly.......is that guy sleepy or something?

TNT

Jan 6, 11:20pm

No. TNT is giving him a headache.

Cougar Junkie

Jan 6, 11:26pm

Housing prices are a nation wide problem.

stenso

Jan 6, 11:08pm

You know things are bad when TNT is grateful he has a cardboard box

TNT

Jan 6, 11:15pm

Pick your spot. I didn't buy a house until I was 46.

Cougar Junkie

Jan 6, 11:17pm

5 year old news and some Utahns still think it's an isolated issue.

rad dawg

Jan 6, 11:22pm

Prices are dealing in San Francisco. 🙂

roseyscenario

Jan 6, 11:35pm

I have an idea that should help with demand:

mulletino

Jan 6, 11:57pm

Any comparison of home prices needs to be standardized with median Income.

conetah

12:02am

Overreact if you must, but realize

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

Jan 6, 10:58pm

Refiners fire

Heinz57

Jan 6, 11:07pm

Light the beam! Great comeback.

rivercitycoug

Jan 6, 10:54pm

RE: Light the beam! Great comeback.

WJCougar

12:11am

Ouch...

Heinz57

Jan 6, 10:47pm

final one was Collie 🙁

timpjynx

Jan 6, 10:57pm

Awful ending there with Manning murdering Austin Collie…

The Pope

Jan 6, 10:58pm

I’ll say it every single time; I firmly believe Austin Collie had an NFL HoF

BleedCougarBlue2

1:06am

The El Bakri hit wasn't that long ago

SUAVO

Jan 6, 11:24pm

The coach that changed football forever

44C

Jan 6, 10:42pm

True but crazy to think about

Greg4BYU

Jan 6, 10:48pm

Great tribute to the legendary coach

Heinz57

Jan 6, 11:02pm

One of youth that plays AM basketball with us is up for SI HS player of the week

kiyoshige

Jan 6, 10:40pm

I’m grateful to the people who stay at Airbnbs before me

The 435 All-American

Jan 6, 10:25pm

I try to find the raciest ones possible so they show up in their continue watching list.

crimedog

Jan 6, 10:25pm

Raciest? Like racist ones?

TNT

Jan 6, 11:10pm

We stay in them but always (hope so anyway) remember to log out and erase it before leaving.

Soupie

Jan 6, 10:30pm

I’m so paranoid I log out after each viewing just so I don’t forget

BYUheaven

Jan 6, 10:35pm

Almost every service has a page where you can log out specific devices

Saregreat

Jan 6, 10:46pm

Ugh, thnx for the reminder I think we logged in to Prime Video at our last stay a few weeks ago

keithcoug

Jan 6, 10:57pm

Article on Gen Z office etiquette skills lacking:

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

Jan 6, 10:21pm

RE: Article on Gen Z office etiquette skills lacking:

maxpowers

Jan 6, 10:22pm

The rising generation is always the worst of all times.

OrsoNero

Jan 6, 10:26pm

Youngest and oldest at same time.

Florwood

Jan 6, 11:07pm

So you're saying that those stats (outside of the virtual interview issues) were the same for every generation?

Breaded Hamster

Jan 6, 11:19pm

Turning on your camera seems like it gives them opportunities to discriminate

BaseCoug

Jan 6, 10:27pm

Who on earth is going to hire someone without ever seeing them?

byujacob

Jan 6, 10:39pm

Try having about ten of them in cubicles right outside of your office.

O Gaucho

Jan 6, 10:35pm

4 tickets to bball Tuesday 1/7…

rdcoug

Jan 6, 10:06pm

Gone

rdcoug

Jan 6, 10:52pm

Is the Verizon settlement legit

OU Cougar

Jan 6, 10:03pm

Even if it is, is it worth the hassle? Most of those settlement pay require

Crowd Factor

Jan 6, 10:07pm

No

RexIdaCoug

Jan 6, 10:16pm

But imagine if you had taken that $6 and invested it in bitcoin back in 1925

machete

Jan 6, 10:29pm

I just got mine through Venmo so I assume it’s legit.

EvoIXCOUG

Jan 6, 10:16pm

Bama with the director cup standings

Longseason

Jan 6, 9:59pm

I don't see Bama listed in those standings. 😉

BackPacker

Jan 6, 10:03pm

Is that 20 points each for both winning the XC natty?

HarlemCoug

Jan 6, 10:14pm

Yes

BYUheaven

Jan 6, 10:36pm

BYU’s biggest weakness in the Director’s Cup is not fielding all the sports

Fatalplacebo

Jan 6, 10:28pm

And I’m confident we’d be great in men’s soccer

rivercitycoug

Jan 6, 10:41pm

Radon question for those smarter than me. We have an existing radon mitigation

FabLabCougar

Jan 6, 9:59pm

Those test things you set out for a few days and send in seem to be accurate in

4slyce

Jan 6, 10:21pm

Flying to Europe twice this spring on Delta. Is the WiFi free and strong enough

CHUNKman

Jan 6, 9:57pm

Was for me.

Soupie

Jan 6, 10:20pm

The Jerry Springer documentary on Netflix looks good.

Mathew

Jan 6, 9:56pm

All I know bout him is my mom hates him

BaseCoug

Jan 6, 10:18pm

He was a terrible mayor

Penske Material

Jan 6, 10:19pm

And TNT just watched the No Ma'am episode of Married with Children

TNT

Jan 6, 11:13pm

Not exactly flattering

TNT

Jan 6, 11:13pm

Found out today that MPSF indeed made a deal for streaming/broadcast rights for MPSF games to the Big10+ network.

BackPacker All-American

Jan 6, 9:52pm

Sadly, I don’t see the Big10 wanting to give any credence to GCU, BYU, Pepperdin

BamaCoug

Jan 6, 10:04pm

That sucks. I'll probably pay for it & try harder to attend a few more games than planned. This team

Soupie

Jan 6, 10:29pm

Have we seen any examples of a BYU or any other collective offering performance

Cooouuugs

Jan 6, 9:51pm

ARod gets $100k for every pass by a skill position player.

DieHarder

Jan 6, 9:53pm

Other incentives: 5k for east to west plays called and 10k for 3rd down passes

Garn

Jan 6, 10:32pm

And $150k for option plays to the short side of the field

Bob Vance

12:13am

$250k for every fade completion in the end zone.

OnEMoReTrY

2:05am

I think that is the one no-no. No pay for play.

stoils

Jan 6, 9:53pm

Performance/results-based NIL... now that could get interesting.

acadian8

Jan 6, 9:54pm

In NIL they call that "pay for play." It was specifically disallowed previously. With the ruling in Oct, it's now ok.

HarlemCoug

Jan 6, 10:05pm

I love performance based incentives. They worked at my business for 36 yrs.

jpal1397

Jan 6, 10:51pm

Makes sense that there should be post season incentives.

VenomFarmer

12:40am

LOL. Minnesota player intentionally fouls up 2 with 4 seconds left in OT.

cougfanblue Assistant to the manager

Jan 6, 9:47pm

tOSU wins by 1.

cougfanblue

Jan 6, 10:23pm

Anyone with an extra ticket for TT? Worst and cheapest ideally

insanobueno

Jan 6, 9:35pm

Insider tip:

Cougs2012

Jan 6, 10:28pm

I never did figure out what the knights in white sat in.

CopperLix All-American

Jan 6, 9:31pm

But rumor has it that they did it on Tuesday Afternoon.

Les IsMore

Jan 6, 9:35pm

Though they did have a Question

crimedog

Jan 6, 9:48pm

And in your wildest dreams

crimedog

Jan 6, 9:49pm

Just what the truth is I can't say anymore.

Plantagenet

Jan 6, 9:35pm

Days of Future Passed is a great album.

bluesloth

Jan 6, 9:40pm

One of the best of all time. 1967 was a great year in music history

MoodyBlueCoug

Jan 6, 9:42pm

Name checks out

Osteotome

Jan 6, 11:21pm

Nice!!!

MoodyBlueCoug

Jan 6, 9:41pm

What ever it was, it never reached the end. So no stains???

Shihan

Jan 6, 9:53pm

RE: I never did figure out what the knights in white sat in.

crimedog

Jan 6, 9:57pm

Funny story about that song:

J. Walter Weatherman

Jan 6, 11:10pm

This is the best I've seen the Jazz all year

Ted Lasso

Jan 6, 9:27pm

Around this time last year I experienced a traumatic event and as we approach

BaseCoug

Jan 6, 9:12pm

Very common…..specifically with death of close family members

Chicago Cougar

Jan 6, 9:17pm

When our second was still born, I totally freaked out when my wife got pregnant

The Chief

Jan 6, 9:20pm

Thinking of the worst case scenario is OK. But don't stop there.

Eddie

Jan 6, 9:28pm

Yes, that is better said than what I wrote. Thank you for that addition.

The Chief

Jan 6, 9:34pm

RE: Yes, that is better said than what I wrote. Thank you for that addition.

Eddie

Jan 6, 9:37pm

RE: Yes, that is better said than what I wrote. Thank you for that addition.

The Chief

Jan 6, 10:12pm

You may want to find a good therapist in your area to work with.

Baraeus

Jan 6, 9:22pm

I second finding a therapist that works for you. I have PTSD from the military

Shut_up

Jan 6, 9:39pm

I have PTSD about a severe hand injury. I still breakdown crying 2-3 times a year at the glance of my hand. I can look

WDaddy

Jan 6, 9:54pm

Ask about EMDR. Usually works well and quicker than most talk therapy. Of

wildwilderness

Jan 6, 10:12pm

I have heard that EMDR can be very effective treatment for trauma and PTSD.

dilbert

Jan 6, 10:47pm

Sorry, must have mishit laugh emoji response earlier. PTSD is tough to manage.

fldnstrm

Jan 6, 10:35pm

Also, two s’ in miss hit with a space…but keep it because I like your spelling

The Chief

Jan 6, 10:42pm

You sure? Go check your dictionary.

fldnstrm

Jan 6, 10:44pm

I am absolutely not sure and in fact I think was wrong

The Chief

Jan 6, 10:58pm

Hey guys, i liked both Severance and NCIS. I guess it's possible. Maybe I'm

Rusty Crab Daddy

Jan 6, 9:06pm

You just outed yourself as AI

CSoul

Jan 6, 9:11pm

Me too. That’s two of us. At least.

gwalker

Jan 6, 9:15pm

Got a new rock group for you

claw

Jan 6, 9:02pm

Dang, AI may be the greatest thing.

grosven

Jan 6, 9:10pm

This is the devils music

BaseCoug

Jan 6, 9:13pm

RE: Opponents results

gmoney7 All-American

Jan 6, 9:01pm

One thing, the Fertitta Center was a lot more full on Saturday for BYU than for

OU Cougar

Jan 6, 9:01pm

It's hard to convince the suburbanites to go in town on a week night

gmj81

Jan 6, 9:22pm

Half the stadium was filled by nba scouts alone on Saturday

Crowd Factor

Jan 6, 9:27pm

How many bleeping dogs are on this plane? There is one barking a few rows ahead of me, now one just tried to crawl

Bar7h All-American

Jan 6, 8:57pm

Then there is your mom sitting in the back of the plane all quiet because she

Fatalplacebo

Jan 6, 9:02pm

RE: How many bleeping dogs are on this plane? There is one barking a few rows ahead of me, now one just tried to crawl

Tiburon

Jan 6, 9:49pm

Houston is really great at double teaming your point guard from starting a play

OU Cougar

Jan 6, 8:56pm

Surprised we didn’t give up trying to pick at the top. Loved how they did that.

QBarrister

Jan 6, 10:08pm

That about sums it up.

Mister P

Jan 6, 8:55pm

I think they probably meant "most pathletic". AI doesn't always get it right...

niqmadu

Jan 6, 8:54pm

Lux Traded.

crimedog Insensitive ....

Jan 6, 8:52pm

Not surprised He underperformed at plate and was not a great infielder.

SoValleyCOUG

Jan 6, 9:00pm

He was pretty non-clutch most of his time in LA

DazeofBlue

Jan 6, 9:16pm

I wish I had faith they are going to resign Kike. I have a sinkng feeling they

Countcougula

Jan 6, 10:52pm

I hope they do. He's clutch.

SoValleyCOUG

Jan 6, 10:59pm

It's not a must win tomorrow, but you really can't afford home losses to other

byubyu

Jan 6, 8:51pm

Depends on your goal. If it is to finish in top half of conf., it’s a must win

Bluforever

Jan 6, 8:58pm

You watch this Houston vs TCU game and think TCU is actually playing them pretty tough

TADOW Truly Addicted User

Jan 6, 8:48pm

17 turnovers will ruin a night

Big Daddy D

Jan 6, 8:50pm

Even more than BYU had Sat.

Soupie

Jan 6, 8:56pm

Yup. Our inability to rebound hurt just as much. A head scratcher to me.

Big Daddy D

Jan 6, 8:58pm

Uncharacteristically weak on boards but also a lot of balls took weird bounces almost falling

Soupie

Jan 6, 9:06pm

Does CB think they should shut it down also?

ordinary tri guy

Jan 6, 8:58pm

Yeah TCU sold out defensively and did some nice things, like doubling Roberts, seemed to take UH out of their

keithcoug

Jan 6, 9:21pm

Taco Dowler, WR on Montana St - what a great name. It’s been a good game, btw!

Yucatan

Jan 6, 8:43pm

Tico Pringle

Dr MoBYU

Jan 6, 8:44pm

Taco Charlton

ElkhunterUT

Jan 6, 8:53pm

Tacko Fall

crack

Jan 6, 9:33pm

Tock O’Clock

bruincoug

Jan 6, 9:41pm

Taco Tuesdays

Blueto

Jan 6, 10:20pm

TCU has scored 38 points in 32 minutes against Houston's defense.

Plantagenet

Jan 6, 8:41pm

Yeah, they have played better than BYU defensively for sure.

CPAcoug87

Jan 6, 8:43pm

I don’t see Houston losing soonifthe refs let them play the defense they want to

Big Daddy D

Jan 6, 8:43pm

How many TDs & FGs is that?

Soupie

Jan 6, 8:47pm

TCU has 19 FGs.

Spiff

Jan 6, 8:57pm

19x3=57

2FarGone

Jan 6, 9:00pm

TCU finished with 20 FGs.

Spiff

Jan 6, 9:33pm

The opening of "Fellowship Of The Ring" Still gives me the chills.

crimedog Insensitive ....

Jan 6, 8:33pm

Do they make movies like this anymore?

Projectoor

Jan 6, 8:34pm

No. Film directors and producers have become lazy. All bad CGI and sequel

Chefcurry

Jan 6, 8:37pm

Including The Hobbit strangely

Great38

Jan 6, 8:53pm

Return of the King also had some CGI overkill, to be honest.

OrsoNero

Jan 6, 10:14pm

Nope. Last of the Great Epic Movies

crimedog

Jan 6, 8:37pm

RE: Nope. Last of the Great Epic Movies

Sandstone Cougar

Jan 6, 8:39pm

Yes they do. Interstellar, 1917, Avengers: Endgame, Top Gun: Maverick, Planet of the Apes movies have been great imo

CSoul

Jan 6, 9:02pm

No too White

I'mBatman

Jan 6, 9:16pm

There's not much comparable source material out there.

russkiejedi

Jan 6, 9:25pm

I think Dune is up there.

curls

Jan 6, 9:59pm

"It began with the forging of the great rings. Three were given to the Elves, immortal..."

slappy

Jan 6, 8:37pm

Wow! I’m watching that right now.

LBCougar

Jan 6, 8:37pm

Me too

crimedog

Jan 6, 8:38pm

The opening of the Two Towers is even better.

Sandstone Cougar

Jan 6, 8:38pm

Battle of Helms Deep is even better

crimedog

Jan 6, 8:39pm

It’s a great scene, but not an opening scene.

Sandstone Cougar

Jan 6, 8:40pm

Bilbo's favorite bath time songs from the book is even better

vagabonder

Jan 6, 8:42pm

We just watched it last weekend! Agreed, nothing like those movies

libertycoug

Jan 6, 8:46pm

Tough to think of a lot of definitively better opening scenes

cajuncoug

Jan 6, 8:49pm

Underrated one is X-Men 2 with Night Crawler trying to assassinate the president.

P-Boy Squad

Jan 6, 8:57pm

MI:III

CSoul

Jan 6, 9:04pm

Star Wars Episode 3 also has an underrated opening scene. The massive space battle is awesome

letthewookieewin

Jan 6, 9:24pm

We watch the trilogy every year around New Year's...it gets better every year

WhirleyPop

Jan 6, 9:19pm

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