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El Jefe Evil Genius

Dec 1, 8:33pm

Has there been any talk of Retzlaff playing injured this year?

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

10:58am

Love for Taysom pouring in from all over

OU Cougar

10:55am

I battle hearing loss, tinnitus, ear pressure issues, et cetera, et cetera.

Belboz

10:55am

Does anyone know of tickets for sale for the WVB game in West Lafayette?

Mostlyaccurate

10:53am

We watched the 1984 George C Scott Christmas Carol last night. Solid movie. A little more depth in that one as compared

Niiineteeen84 Blowhard

10:53am

That's why poorhouses were invented.

spoxjox

10:53am

Are there no prisons?

Bert609

10:55am

We watched the Muppets version last night. It was wonderful. I love it.

YSMACK

10:54am

"Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my

Bert609

10:57am

My favorite version. It's legit creepy. It also has the best "reconciling with Fred" scene in any adaptation, IMO.

durandal

10:57am

1st time watching the highlights (I was at the game). Props to Lassiter

RGGeemer

10:50am

Marion was supposed to go inside

StantonMac

10:51am

You sure? Most end-arounds, I think the WR goes outside so a fumble is less

OldFogey

10:52am

Is that true? Most reverses I've seen the receiver be on the outside.

RGGeemer

10:52am

The Alamo Bowl is a "Losers Bowl for Losers"

DodgerCoug

10:50am

"Better to lose in the Rose Bowl than win in the Alamo Bowl." -Lucifer

spoxjox

10:51am

We know. You posted the same thing yesterday.

Knee Brace

10:52am

Its getting posted at least 4 more times before Saturday

DodgerCoug

10:58am

I look forward to the prime time posting of this tonight.

Jeffacka

10:58am

Dwight you ignorant s#%

DodgerCoug

10:58am

POLL: If you had Taysom's career $52 million earnings and retired from the NFL, what would you do next??

nova_coug_fan

10:49am

I'd coach

titlecoug

10:52am

This … or get into broadcasting. Work but something fun

Rexy Coug

10:54am

I don't know if the 4% rule holds, but 4% of 50 million is $2 million per year.

nova_coug_fan

10:54am

Pretty sure he doesn’t have $52 mil left. Taxes, tithing, living expenses, has

Bluforever

10:58am

Go to Disneyland

EEcougar

10:55am

We're about to get the best bowl we've had in 30 years. Winning it will solidify

shoganai

10:48am

Except if we get Colorado. If we win the narative will be "BYU wins but Colorado were missing X Y Z players"

AltTabbins

10:53am

Sanders said his boys and Hunter will be playing

cougERdoc

10:54am

Control what you can control. Get to the game and then win it.

shoganai

10:55am

It will be a great stage to play on, with huge ratings

nova_coug_fan

10:56am

I mean, we play them next year. They are in the same conference. Give us an game with a team we don't already play.

AltTabbins

10:58am

To Paraphrase the late, great LE, We have a chance to have a pretty good team

gwalker

10:46am

I think it will depend on the D-Line.

thewaterboy

10:48am

Not sure if TE is a question mark

HRCougar

10:53am

POLL: Who would you prefer BYU face in a bowl game?

thewaterboy

10:43am

I saw Juror #2 this weekend. I believe it is only showing at 50 theaters and

BYUheaven

10:43am

Want to see it. It’s hard to find a time/place. May be a renter

Future_Tacos

10:44am

Expiration dates on food are mostly meaningless.

Ham

10:40am

Username checks out

Cougar-Duck

10:45am

“Who cares about quality?!? Let’s eat!” is the official culinary motto of Idaho. (Utah also used the motto until ~2009)

byuTX

10:57am

Any conference that doesn't play a 9 game conference schedule should be penalized when it comes to playoff consideration

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

10:39am

Do you know how important that FCS game is for Bama prior to the Iron Bowl.

ordinary tri guy

10:46am

Decent chance that BYU goes 11-1 with an 8 game conference schedule.

dYrtbYkerYder

10:48am

Man, I'm old. I only know maybe 15% of these artists

Tare

10:37am

I really try to keep up on new artists but I only knew maybe 1/3.

STL

10:54am

I haven’t been a basketball fan since James Harden ruined the game but…

CasualFan

10:34am

If you haven't caught any games since our WCC days, you should reconsider. Whistles in the Big12 are much less frequent.

SinkingQuffa

10:37am

I dunno. The game the other day was going along fine and then

CasualFan

10:45am

I hate the parade to the free throw line as well.

VACOUGFAN

10:49am

Kenpom has us as 34 in the country and 8 in the Big 12

Art Director

10:51am

BYU 2025 Roster - Early Look and Portal Needs

krindorr Truly Addicted User

10:34am

Ethan Thomason returns from his mission in January

spidercoug

10:41am

Biggest need....DT. Really need to hit the portal for at least 2 DTs.

CObluezone

10:44am

My guess with the log jam at safety we could see a transfer or two

Adrielle

10:44am

I'm fairly optimistic for next season but we'll see how things develop

doodle_all_day

10:49am

Isn’t Wakley a starter, not Alfrey?

Short_Changed

10:52am

Isn't Bamba a Sr and losing eligibility?

cambo

10:54am

I'm convinced if we had worn royal uniforms against Houston then K-State beats

King of Y

10:33am

should've done the Kalani... Royal helmet/Navy Jersey/Black pants

1984coug

10:39am

I’m convinced KSU wins if a forward pass is an incompletion instead of a fumble.

bluecougar1985

10:40am

I, nor my adult son watching, liked those unis. Royal is the key. Navy is so

EM_Puma

10:41am

Im convinced KSU wins if a roughing the passer penalty is called when committed.

ordinary tri guy

10:43am

That was textbook Roughing the Passer, there's a reason Johnson left hurt

CameronG

10:52am

I expect we'll find out this week who will be coaching Utah next season.

shoganai

10:31am

Yep, take your time Kyle. A decision like this should be dragged out as long as

NOCAL_YFAN

10:32am

They're waiting until after the bowl game to announce it.

John Doe

10:37am

I feel like he is staying. If he was leaving, they already would have said that.

westsidecoug

10:39am

I just don't see him leaving on a season like this and a lose to BYU.

fredy

10:40am

Confirmed - Taysom done for the season with knee injury

It's A Bowling Ball

10:31am

Dang, he played such a big role this year

dingus79

10:32am

At his age, this is likely the beginning of the end of an incredible career.

shoganai

10:34am

Especially considering how much else he has going for him. He has job opps

Duke Silver

10:38am

And the beginning of his coaching career!!! Future BYU HC 🙏

Endocoug

10:38am

That game was so much fun right up until the injury. Puka vs Taysom

DirtyWater

10:38am

I thought he got his bell rung on that play, not is knee. Bummer.

socorny

10:44am

Honestly shocked he stayed as healthy as he has in the league so far.

westsidecoug

10:47am

I hope I’m not overstating when I say the Saints will now have a hard time

garyfan

10:48am

My fantasy team has taken a beating this season w/ Taysom being the icing 🙁

ordinary tri guy

10:53am

help with a camera for a missionary

Fightgar

10:28am

Gereat selection on Amazon. Minolta, Sony, Panasonic-LUMIX, all good picks.

PhilPete

10:36am

I would say buy the cheapest "good" camera. Depending on where he is,

rockhound

10:50am

Best movie dad?

TADOW Truly Addicted User

10:28am

Clark W Griswold, Jr.

Iman23

10:29am

"Can't see the line, can you Russ?" important fatherly advice right there

byujag

10:50am

Donny Berger

BIG XII Coug

10:36am

You'd think the whole werewolf thing would obviate the need for glasses.

spoxjox

10:40am

Atticus Finch or George Bailey

BlueBlood94

10:41am

Vito Corleone

Greg Kite's 'stache

10:44am

Anakin Skywalker

socorny

10:45am

The Force. Worst father ever.

spoxjox

10:47am

Hey, he saved Luke's life when it mattered most.

socorny

10:50am

If I splurge on over the ear headphones like Bose QC, when would I actually wear them?

Joe Banks All-American

10:25am

I prefer earbuds for anything standing up. Over the ear are just too big and cumbersome.

AltTabbins

10:31am

And, my ears get sweaty...gross.

Jimo Dashen

10:32am

I got those a few months ago

El Careeb

10:31am

Mine sit in a drawer too. I use my Airpod pros for everything now. For me, much more comfortable and work great, even

Jimo Dashen

10:34am

I only use mine on airplanes. I fly weekly though so they get used.

Busting Coveys

10:35am

I use over the ear for work. Apple Airpod Pro for everything else. Airpod Pros are really nice but I do like the

letthewookieewin

10:35am

Yeah, use my Pros much more than my Max, going back in time I'd probably not buy them

BeyondTheMark

10:37am

I use them when at my desk and on flights. I wouldn't wear them outside unless

David Lo Pan

10:39am

Shop work

spoxjox

10:41am

They’re amazing for flying, but I don’t use them for anything else. If you

califcougar

10:41am

Road trips to block out the kids

Plato

10:45am

I bought some a few years ago

cougarBee

10:46am

I use my Bose QC all the time, but I hate earbuds.

cambo

10:47am

I have Sony over the ear phones and use them for everything. I hate earbuds

kotacoug

10:55am

Flying- that’s when I used the Bose set. Love it. Don’t want in ear for that.

SBB

10:59am

Kalani and my nephew.

BlueNtheFace

10:25am

That's why he needs to go. He's obviously not focused on the game.

RealSimsShadY

10:39am

new TC Christensen film - Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story

It's A Bowling Ball

10:25am

Not really religious/morality. I need some good Book of Mormon dad jokes for a

Trent

10:23am

RE: Not really religious/morality. I need some good Book of Mormon dad jokes for

socorny

10:30am

My surfer kid companion from California liked to say that Laman was well named,

spoxjox

10:37am

Why did Lehi send Nephi to get the brass plates from Laban?

Bandit

10:36am

I like tying the story of finding limhi not dead (mosiah 20:12) to Monty python

Cosmokid

10:37am

How did Ammon pacify his enemies? He disarmed them.

spoxjox

10:38am

Charting at work, turned on SportsNation and Spencer/Jarom are happy and sad.

Zoobieman

10:22am

POLL: Between Black Friday week and Cyber Monday, how much have you and your wife spent on "stuff"?

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

10:22am

I bought something 4 weeks ago for a black friday sale. . .

Zoobieman

10:24am

I think the defense covered a lot of the problems with the offense the first

mudpupper

10:22am

Defense has its own issues to work on, but it was definitely the stronger of the

shoganai

10:32am

It seems the difference this year between a good season and an amazing season

UNLVcougar

10:20am

He's easily the single-biggest X-factor in terms of ceiling, but we don't need for him to be a star player

SinkingQuffa

10:29am

Law job, six figures, genuine 40/hours week, easy commute, great boss

CougarMandias

10:19am

Question: How many of the 40hrs are permitted for reading Cougarboard?

DirtyWater

10:22am

It's called research.

CougarMandias

10:47am

Sounds great. I do the chill great. Would there be

Born2Fish

10:33am

You sound overqualified.

CougarMandias

10:47am

It seems like we stayed healthier than most seasons. Good job S&C coaches

Windward_Coug

10:18am

Priority #1 for our offense this off-season is still the OL rebuild, IMO.

shoganai

10:13am

Agreed. The immediate improvement this season was a nice surprise but the rebuild is still a work in progress.

kccougar

10:14am

Spot on. Especially the comments about the power run game and red zone.

IdahoCoug

10:16am

Definitely nice to see 4-5 OL and 4 DL recruits in this next class. Adding some transfers to the mix would be awesome.

ManicBlue

10:16am

How many of our blue-chipper OL recruits are mission first?

BeyondTheMark

10:17am

No idea but it's still nice to have recruits coming in. IIRC, past classes have been light on linemen on both sides.

ManicBlue

10:21am

1A is gonna be all the holes on the D-line with folks leaving and increasing

theonick

10:16am

D-line may need even more long-term work than our O-line. That's definitely top

shoganai

10:18am

We have some nice OL commits. But they will be young. May need a vet transfer

Reasonable1

10:19am

When will the bowl invites go out, after the last CCG is played?

germ1

10:13am

Typically announced early afternoon on Sunday

El Paso Coug

10:14am

When is the playoff bracket announced?

Sea Chicken

10:17am

Selection Sunday 12-4

BYUFootballisBack

10:23am

BYU is #48 in the 1st NET rankings. They were #2 last season in the 1st rankings

Mr. Scoobs

10:12am

I’m hopeful. We killed the same NC State team we struggled with last year. We

UNLVcougar

10:16am

Except it wasn't the same NC State team.

byubyu

10:19am

I thought they all returned?

UNLVcougar

10:20am

No burns morsell Taylor and horn are all gone. Very different team

Cougz19

10:25am

Yep- our floor is lower due to youth/inexperience as a team, but the ceiling is *much* higher

BeyondTheMark

10:20am

Higher ceiling than #1? That's where BYU peaked last season.

Mr. Scoobs

10:37am

Higher ceiling in the tournament. The stats were good early, but the horses weren't there once the most talented teams

BeyondTheMark

10:40am

Different teams and the final score was actually the same exact margin both yrs.

Mr. Scoobs

10:34am

Big 12 was massively overrated last year.

rad dawg

10:33am

Big 12 underperformed in the NCAAs but they earned their respect. Anything can

Mr. Scoobs

10:39am

That is why not winning a single tournament game with that team is so depressing

westsidecoug

10:42am

For sure. Duchesne about as favorable a team you could hope for in a 1st game.

Mr. Scoobs

10:51am

Why do some of you nellies (or yewts) predict an offensive meltdown?

Brandoblueblood

10:10am

Offense will be fine, its just Jake's ceiling is limited and his turnovers are chaotic inducing and never really fixed,

BeyondTheMark

10:22am

How did we make it through the season without any major injuries? Is is the new

Magneto

10:08am

This is another reason we really missed a great opportunity

2FarGone

10:09am

We fared better than average, but I wouldn't say we made it through without

gwalker

10:09am

Wasn't Pay back for the Kansas and ASU loss?

Magneto

10:10am

Yes, but Keim was out. That probably hurt the OL more.

valcorger

10:11am

I'm still mad that Pay didn't snap the ball on 3rd and 3 and took the penalty

Magneto

10:14am

You mean 4th and 6 and cost us the game?

Huge Manatee

10:17am

Sorry the plays are melting together. That's the one.

Magneto

10:19am

Make that play and we are in the CCG and likely have a CFP spot win or lose

Huge Manatee

10:22am

His first game back after injury. Possibly played a role.

gwalker

10:32am

We had some significant ones. Especially on the OL. The coaches would probably

shoganai

10:15am

POLL: How many wins do you predict, right now, BYU will have next year?

runnincoug

10:04am

Single best predictor of success is returning starts on the o-line. We lose

Bartimaeus

10:06am

I would lean towards 8-4 at this point

BYU Fan

10:13am

POLL: What is the worst part about your job/work?

maYbe

10:02am

By far it's the commute.

Vincent's Picks

10:02am

Dealing with a slow and inefficient government. Can’t wait until everyone is

carlstud

10:04am

We can only hope.

UNLVcougar

10:13am

Having to work at all

TCuz

10:07am

I was off all last week. I hear people saying it’s good to be at work after a

Tim Riggins

10:34am

paperwork

SJS

10:07am

I selected “What I actually do” but I love the main purpose of my job. I hate the documentation/paperwork side of it.

RootieBoy

10:08am

This. My job is 20% my actual job, 80% jumping through hoops

LeonMarek

10:09am

I don't mind what I do, but wish my boss would just leave me alone to do it.

creameryon9th

10:08am

Waking up for it. Or showing up everyday to it.

Magneto

10:09am

Having someone else "own" most of my waking time

Doctor Rosenrosen

10:09am

Working nights, weekends, holidays

Reasonable1

10:12am

Hearing people complain that they have to work to get paid. Completely ridiculous…

SolidBlue

10:13am

Lol - Is that your interpretation of this thread?

Vincent's Picks

10:34am

All of those things are pretty great for me tbh.

CougarMandias

10:16am

The fact that I can never turn it off--running my own business

El Paso Coug

10:16am

Stress

Gustav

10:31am

Honestly none of those.

jmorrrrr

10:39am

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