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Nov 19, 4:00pm

Big vote tomorrow for those of us with kids in Club Soccer

DansmithUVU

2:01pm

Do you get a vehicle checked out by a mechanic when you go to buy USED from former owner? Is that weird? Should the

ChinaFan All-American

2:01pm

Blog: Big 12 Football Predictions: Our Insiders Predict Week 13 Matchups View

[KSL Sports]

1:57pm

AlphaCon Bros going down left and right.

Sid Vicious

1:56pm

LIONS DO NOT CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH THE OPINIONS OF SHEEP

Mike Honcho

1:58pm

Who could have seen this coming? I’m shocked!

allaboutthegainz

1:58pm

Bro culture at its finest.

BostonCougar

1:59pm

If BYU does manage to get to CCG and plays CU, beating them won't just be big for CFP berth, but recruiting.

BackPacker Truly Addicted User

1:55pm

Worst possible outcome for Saturday for CB mental health

CycloneCoug

1:53pm

RE: Worst possible outcome for Saturday for CB mental health

BackPacker

1:57pm

RE: Worst possible outcome for Saturday for CB mental health

TheNerd

1:59pm

RE: Worst possible outcome for Saturday for CB mental health

Rexy Coug

1:59pm

Welp I just had a first for my career moment today. Earlier today I am eating

babycarrot

1:52pm

Blog: Big 12 Stage Reignites Memories Of BYU/Arizona State Football Series View

[KSL Sports] Mitch Harper

1:50pm

The google doodle game today is kinda fun.

Ted Lasso

1:47pm

ASU Superfan hoping Sun Devil fans won't go all pac12 fan on us

Born2Fish

1:42pm

Half of UU’s team & staff are LDS, never stops their fans.

cougarmeister

1:53pm

And BYU's starting QB isn't.

Ted Lasso

1:53pm

RE: And BYU's starting QB isn't.

It's A Bowling Ball

1:56pm

Joseph Smith is attending as well. Students would be wise to knock the religious

westsidecoug

1:54pm

That would be wild if they went with a negative Joseph Smith chant to own us.

Born2Fish

2:01pm

What to watch Week 13 (the BYU perspective)

krindorr Truly Addicted User

1:42pm

In the end, realignment is the true issue with this years CFP rankings. We had

BYUFootballisBack

1:38pm

If the SEC and BIG only had 3 two loss or better teams, then suddenly its a lot

BYUFootballisBack

1:46pm

SEC had 4 last year, BIG10 had 2, Big12 1, ACC 1, Pac12 2

BYUFootballisBack

1:46pm

Add in that the top 6 Big12 and ACC teams were all mid or bottom teams last year

BYUFootballisBack

1:53pm

This is never going to be right until the playoff looks like the NFL.

BlueFever

1:51pm

As long as the SEC and BIG are rewarded for how they schedule their conference

BYUFootballisBack

1:56pm

So awesome, salmon are a resilient species

dingus79 All-American

1:38pm

why did the salmon cross the road?

Buffalo

1:43pm

RE: why did the salmon cross the road?

mvtoro

1:51pm

It's amazing. My fishing buddy owns 5 acres north of Battle Ground, WA.

Born2Fish

1:52pm

This is the creek. Switch to satellite to understand how small it is.

Born2Fish

1:57pm

Jimmer is not just my favorite BYU player ever, he's also a genuinely good guy. I had business meetings with him....

cscougar Starter

1:37pm

Major backfire… Bountiful just took the lead in state championship, but inexplicably calls for inside kick

BW84 All-American

1:36pm

Bad coaching decision

Littlerich

1:37pm

RE: Major backfire… Bountiful just took the lead in state championship,

Carnac

1:38pm

Inexplicable calls hitting close to home;)

CougGolf

1:39pm

Ask Whitt

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

1:40pm

The school went brain dead when they changed their mascot

CougarTwins

1:42pm

How much time was left? Was it supposed to be a squib kick just kicked poorly?

astroman

1:59pm

Info re: Jazz schedule

ManicBlue Truly Addicted User

1:34pm

I'm having a hard time picturing a scenario where Dillingham outcoaches Jay Hill

andrewg3

1:31pm

Dillingham is an excellent coach. I'm excited to watch the matchup.

Knee Brace

1:32pm

He is, yes. But what's Jay Hill? Jay Hill might be the best defensive coach BYU

andrewg3

1:33pm

Did I not say I was excited to watch the matchup?

Knee Brace

1:35pm

I think Jay Hill is about to flex on Dilly. That's all I'm sayin.

andrewg3

1:46pm

Our offense needs to learn how to do more than "just enough"

IrishBlue

1:33pm

Too late. This is game 11. We are what we are at this point.

andrewg3

1:34pm

My animal trapping stories:

ChiCityCoug

1:30pm

In the past 3 nights I've trapped a pesky texas armadillo and a large raccoon

creameryon9th

1:49pm

If you do an AMA thread and then answer none of the questions, is that a rule violation?

Baron Sovereign User

1:24pm

just a revelation of a character flaw

JimmyZ

1:27pm

Is it possible that he ignores every responder so far? Don’t want to be too

DieHarder

1:28pm

RE: Is it possible that he ignores every responder so far? Don’t want to

JimmyZ

1:35pm

Maybe the propofol finally kicked in?

m0resn0w

1:36pm

Maybe he is on a long drive

gilbertatty

1:44pm

It's a nurse power play.

cougfanz

1:44pm

I’ll keep saying it - the committee is a SEC/Big10 tool to maintain control

CrazyLikeAFox

1:19pm

Aren't most of the committee members not in those conferences?

Baron

1:33pm

Counterpoint - only 5 of the 13 committee members have SEC or B1G ties

Doogal McCougar

1:34pm

It’s not about school loyalty, it’s about money

CrazyLikeAFox

1:44pm

Your own biases are causing you to believe that the current athletics directors

Doogal McCougar

1:59pm

Hospitals and Dr time adherence are absolutely awful.

xarope8

1:16pm

ESPN schedulers moonlight for hospitals these days. Gotta earn extra however you can.

Rules For Thee

1:18pm

Maybe your surgeon spent all morning doing chest compressions

Carnac

1:19pm

Not saying that didn't happen.. but a phone call saying we are behind would help

xarope8

1:29pm

Our hospital called my wife in to be induced at noon. Nothing started till 7

SLC-Durham

1:22pm

I take umbrage with you calling our health care system amazing.

5150man

1:25pm

All about comparison and perspective...

xarope8

1:31pm

No it still sucks no matter what perspective you take.

cougfanz

1:37pm

Ever been to a hospital/dr office in a 2nd or 3rd world country?

xarope8

1:40pm

I’ve found the perspective that our system is amazing is mostly held by those who don’t have to use it much.

5150man

1:41pm

Yep this. Daughter had cancer.. I know it all too well.

xarope8

1:56pm

Hospitals are in desperate need of customer service training.

Rise Against

1:36pm

Agree. Most that work in a hospital are miserable to deal with as

cougfanz

1:40pm

I have been consistently 10-15 minutes ahead of schedule today. Things looking good on my end.

TN_Coug

1:43pm

And they will charge you for the room

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

1:49pm

POLL: What's your guess at the # of BYU fans that will be in attendance on Sat?

whirl

1:12pm

It's really going to depend on how many were planning ahead.

whirl

1:15pm

I would guess zero since the game is on Saturday

ItsALoveHate

1:16pm

Zero, games on Saturday.

CougarGuy84

1:17pm

Use your imagination and pretend I didn't brain fart.

whirl

1:23pm

Seems like a huge violation of Mormon standard time

jollaksentie

1:17pm

The date error notwithstanding, I think BYU will have maybe 5k fans there at

The Pope

1:24pm

Anectdotal--this game, of all games, is going to be the most

Carnac

1:28pm

Article: BYU women’s basketball has signed Fouss Traore’s sister View

[Deseret News]

1:06pm

Visiting recruit's name checks out

mannheimadler

1:02pm

BYU coaches introducing themselves before the game...

swingcat

1:11pm

Negative spin: Cody Williams has been bad this year. Positive spin: He has a lot

DieHarder

1:00pm

Definitely not looking like a good pick thus far with Knecht cooking

DavisCoCoug

1:18pm

Things I don't understand

Carnac

12:51pm

Some women claim an epidural makes birth longer, easier to tear, etc.

All-around BYU

12:52pm

I bet there is a venn diagram with those ladies and antivaxxers

Carnac

12:54pm

My wife is very pro-vax & pro-medicine. She has worked in medical care/hospitals

runnincoug

12:57pm

I disagree...not being on an epidural allows the mother to birth in different

MaximusMeridius

12:59pm

My wife is definitely pro-vaccine and has given birth with and without an

BerkeleyCoug

1:25pm

One is a natural process and the human body knows what to do...the other...

Preppy

12:54pm

For sure. I am just saying--the pain can all go away

Carnac

12:57pm

About the epidurals. There are VERY good reasons not to get one.

runnincoug

12:56pm

My HCBW did both as well. Without was her preference.

BYUtka

12:59pm

I think most who have done both would say this.

runnincoug

12:59pm

My wife did both and would definitely not say this

kimdaddy35

1:00pm

Not my wife.

Carnac

1:01pm

I don't know why women need epidurals. I mean I never even considered getting an epidural. As the father of the child

Baron

1:01pm

I’ve done a root canal, extraction, and placed an implant on a patient with no

blackandblue

1:02pm

RE: I’ve done a root canal, extraction, and placed an implant on a patient

Rusty Crab Daddy

1:03pm

Although anesthesia is generally "safe" it's also often still the most

cougfanz

1:03pm

Carnac:

Emmett Fitz-Hume

1:06pm

It is a slow Thursday and the ASU game can't get here fast enough

Carnac

1:07pm

Many reasons not to do an epidural, but having it as an option is a blessing from God. My wife delivered 5 without, but

Preppy

1:12pm

One word: Cologuard. Although gathering your own "sample" is not that pleasant.

Hawk in the 303

1:13pm

The SNL commercial on Cologuard was a classic

AggieWeekendCougar

1:22pm

I'm ignorant, but I thought colonoscopies were generally done awake.

JuicyJam

1:17pm

That's not a colonoscopy...

Carnac

1:20pm

Good to know

JuicyJam

1:27pm

My wife gave birth to our first without an epidural. But not by choice.

crack

1:19pm

My wife 3 kids, no epidurals, her choice. Women are tougher than we men

Turn and Cough

1:31pm

Here me out on this, MJ might of actually been an under achiever.

mudpupper

12:49pm

I here ya, bro.

Hawk in the 303

12:52pm

So great with untapped potential to spare. It's why he's the GOAT.

Hawk in the 303

12:57pm

I think Curry easily outworked Kobe

BeyondTheMark

1:10pm

He certainly left at least one ring on the table with the retirements.

vagabonder

1:27pm

He never got good at shooting 3s. That speaks to his work ethic. The Goat

Blueto

1:31pm

Comparing anyone's 3 point shot from the 80's and 90's to today is a fool's errand

kimdaddy35

1:49pm

So ND gets to be top ten with a lousy loss and we get dropped 8 spots

Captain Rex

12:47pm

September

cambo

12:49pm

Timing of the loss and preseason ranking are to blame

VACougMD

12:49pm

Where was ND ranked the week after their loss?

ldssdl

12:50pm

Notre Dame dropped from 5 to 18 after losing to NIU.

Doogal McCougar

1:22pm

Doesn’t seem unreasonable how BYU’s been treated based on that

ldssdl

1:24pm

When it represented 1/3 of their total games? And ours represents 1/10th? Yeah that’s crazy. You’re not ranked on your

mvtoro

1:29pm

I agree with this. Our body of work is better than ND for the season.

Captain Rex

1:34pm

Losses in September are better than November

crimedog

12:54pm

ND's loss was bad and they also proved they could bounce back, let's do the same

Rhubarb

12:55pm

This should help. Sagarin: ND #6 BYU #22 FPI: ND #4 BYU #30 SP+: ND #8 BYU #30 KFord: ND #6 BYU #28

TCuz

12:55pm

Yes, I've also been asking how a loss to NIU way better than a loss to Kansas?

Brandoblueblood

12:56pm

Nobody said it is? Notre Dame has looked way better than BYU. And I think there

JAGA97

1:11pm

Those aren't the only data points.

Doogal McCougar

1:09pm

A 2 loss or less ND team is going to get a home game every year

johnnybyu

1:19pm

I don't think the BCS would like us more than ND

Projectoor

1:25pm

BYU losing to ASU and then pulling a Utah to sneak into the CCG

YOHONOMOTO

12:46pm

Can we just win instead please?

ldssdl

12:49pm

We dont get to pick, so some of us want to know the possible scenarios

MaximusMeridius

12:51pm

If BYU wins on Saturday, I’m demanding a significant jump back up

cougfan03

12:45pm

Have never heard that mentioned as part of CFP criteria, though it should be.

dfudge

12:46pm

Yes it definitely should be. There shouldn’t be a reward for 3 cupcakes at home

cougfan03

12:47pm

Nobody dares challenge the SEC-B1G “8 home games” strategy.

cougarmeister

1:05pm

I like this post. It's helping me want to get back on the playoff train.

BlueFever

12:49pm

phew, if not for your demands, not sure it would happen!

Incentivize

1:16pm

No lies detected.

@CougarBoard Verified ✔️

12:44pm

Imagine posting your own tweets 😉

spidercoug

12:45pm

RE: Imagine posting your own tweets 😉

ldssdl

12:46pm

RE: Imagine posting your own tweets 😉

@CougarBoard

12:48pm

RE: No lies detected.

BYUheaven

12:45pm

RE: No lies detected.

dingus79

1:27pm

Weather check in Madison, Wisconsin, site of Saturday’s NCAA Cross-Country Championships.

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

12:41pm

No snow or rain the next two days....but it will be 42

BYUheaven

12:44pm

Teams will Africans on them may not fare as well as they would in good weather

Archaea

12:49pm

It’s too bad they aren’t racing today. It’ll be be better on Saturday.

Joe Banks

12:57pm

It's weird that the NCAA picks northern locations for late November meets

donnerstag

1:26pm

In the Cougar Club luncheon Ed Eyestone, Diljeet Taylor and Chad Lewis all asked

Greg4BYU

1:35pm

Great picture.

cosmohio

1:36pm

POLL: how often do you have soda?

It's A Bowling Ball

12:38pm

I heard if it is zero sugar it doesn't even count as soda. Is that true?

kimdaddy35

12:43pm

Absolutely

Plato

12:44pm

and Mt Dew is actually a breakfast drink. 🙂

ManicBlue

12:45pm

I figure any drink that lists orange juice as a primary ingredient is a breakfast drink. No? 😉

ManicBlue

1:46pm

never, it's poison and makes my 40 yd dash slow

materialized

1:04pm

As Barney says

STL

1:42pm

Obnoxious English speakers

Archaea

12:37pm

Here's where our highest ranked individual players rank in each of the top stats

MaximusMeridius

12:34pm

<< Deleted >>

Forzaitalia

12:59pm

Lazy pro athletes with so much talent drive me nuts. Luka is already arguably

Mr. Rumsfield

12:29pm

I don't think that's fair to Simmons. Can't believe I am writing that.

dwhitebud

12:31pm

JaMarcus Russell

COUGND

12:31pm

Derrick Coleman

Faceman

12:32pm

Luka Doncic is the best player?

kimdaddy35

12:34pm

Jared Lorenzen (may he rest in peace)

oryguncoug

12:34pm

"Dinner Bell" Mel Turpin

Bonoman

12:36pm

I don't think Ben Simmons ever actually liked basketball but liked had the size and skillset so he liked the idea of

Nuke

12:39pm

I think he cares, but I agree about the weight. I think he was one of those

Jay Kay

12:41pm

Lamar Odom. His skillset, he could have been one of the G.O.A.T.

RealSimsShadY

12:42pm

At least Shaq admits its he was lazy, especially when compared to Kobe.

mudpupper

12:44pm

Anthony Rendon. He doesn’t like baseball.

CouchPotato

12:49pm

Ceiling wasn't super high for Ostertag, but he admits he could have done more to

RealSimsShadY

12:50pm

How committed are you to excellence in your job?

kccougar

12:56pm

RE: How committed are you to excellence in your job?

RealSimsShadY

12:59pm

One thing I always have to remind myself about pro athletes is that

boorad

12:56pm

He doesn't even have to hire anybody. He could use the ones his team

Ghost of Peanut

1:12pm

Jimmer

immgw

1:12pm

Fat Ronaldo

vagabonder

1:28pm

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