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Dec 16, 12:33am

Joe Lunardi is a joke - BYU IS 8-2 with one bad loss and 1 close loss and he has

BYU I Bleed Blue

11:20pm

Holy crap that dunk by Dybantsa. Wow.

cougfanblue Assistant to the manager

11:14pm

I’ve rewound it three times and I’m still not sure what he did.

BoiseBlueCoug

11:14pm

That. Was. Awesome!

Guoc Coug

11:15pm

Under both legs I think. Crazy athlete.

Groym

11:15pm

I couldn’t tell. Need to throw it on the big screen.

BoiseBlueCoug

11:15pm

Take my money.

coug719

11:15pm

They barely do that in an NBA dunk contest and this is in a HS game. Wow!

Speedy

11:16pm

Yeah that was insane

hardcorecoug

11:16pm

Aaron Gordon did that while jumping over a mascot so I’m not impressed

Guoc Coug

11:16pm

My son has lost a tooth two consecutive days in a row

Chefcurry

11:08pm

RE: My son has lost a tooth two consecutive days in a row

Soupie

11:11pm

<< Deleted >>

BW84

11:18pm

That tooth really grew fast

coug719

11:11pm

Does anyone know if Richie is playing tomorrow night?

BYUJoJo

11:08pm

No. He & Demin both out.

Soupie

11:11pm

Hope this is hinting of a good news Friday.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

11:07pm

AJ is giving it 25% effort, in addition to letting teammates have the spotlight.

Reasonable1

11:03pm

My youth church ball team would beat Iolani

coug719

11:05pm

Fun look at the 1983 FB All-Americans

Akilleez

10:56pm

Maybe he should have thrown a frozen turkey

DodgerCoug

10:51pm

RE: Maybe he should have thrown a frozen turkey

yahtzee

10:54pm

Felesi would be a great pickup for BYU. He’s fun to watch. Dominating this game.

cougfanblue Assistant to the manager

10:51pm

Yeah from the little I have seen - he’s very good

JoeExotic

10:52pm

Why do women like horses so much?

TNT

10:50pm

anybody else watching this utah prep game? Dang. It's my first i've seen, and I can't believe how good they all are.

dryflyelk All-American

10:44pm

How are you watching?

Garn

10:46pm

RE: How are you watching?

cougfanblue

10:51pm

Maybe, but to be fair the team they are playing is really bad.

GfB

10:53pm

true, but in the first few mins i was watching, every Utah player had a massive dunk. Never seen that in college.

dryflyelk

10:56pm

I don’t think A Rod deserves to be fired

The 435 All-American

10:38pm

Let's see how next year goes first. We could do a lot worse too.

ManicBlue

10:42pm

Sitake needs to move on from Arod like he moved on from tuiaki. Seriously.

Idacoug

10:43pm

A Rod is significantly better than Tuiaki was

BYU '80

10:45pm

Apples and oranges. Arod is mid. He’s fine. Byu can do better and should do

Idacoug

10:46pm

ARod at least is willing to improve which is much better than Tuiaki. IMO, improving the OL will be the biggesr factor

ManicBlue

10:48pm

Well Tuiaki wasn't qualified for the job in the least

TNT

10:52pm

There was way too much of that going on at BYU for way too long.

The 435

11:00pm

Hopefully. But you know what happens when you assume

TNT

11:10pm

ARod can’t recruit… this is his biggest drawback.

AsianCoug

10:50pm

Well doesn't Kalani have to share some of that?

TNT

10:52pm

Blog: BYU Football Picks Up Commitment From SUU Transfer View

[KSL Sports] Mitch Harper

10:35pm

Just watched The Batman 2022

dingus79 All-American

10:26pm

Honestly is one of the best superhero movies

CougarMONKEY

10:33pm

Are you serious? Even with that Twilight guy?

TNT

10:34pm

No kidding. Didn’t like that he got cast

palangi

10:40pm

Twilight guy has turned into a good actor

BYUheaven

10:54pm

May be the best version of the character.

The Dark Knight

11:07pm

It was really good

BYUheaven

10:54pm

Bill Burr: Why would you upload your DNA to the Internet?

TNT

10:25pm

Are you hoping Bill is on CB to answer you?

yahtzee

10:55pm

They’re supposed to have a slam dunk competition after this game that AJ is in…

CougarGuy84

10:17pm

He just missed a dunk in game.

Bluforever

10:19pm

AJ is taking it easy. He could completely dominate this game at any moment

AF Cougar

10:26pm

The mostly peaceful water bottle toss is tearing the board apart. I think we can all agree on one thing. As

Probable Sacko All-American

10:15pm

The first sentence is TNT-worthy.

spoxjox

10:16pm

All playoff games picked as 7 points or more wins—OSU, Penn State, ND & Texas

OU Cougar

10:07pm

IMO ND and TX will win easily. SMU has a decent shot over PSU but I think they’ll come up short. OSU/Tenn is a toss up.

byuTX

10:42pm

I think Smu will struggle in the cold.

BYU '80

10:47pm

If you need motivation to start dieting in January, here is what Tim Allen weighs in The Santa Clause

TCuz Coastal Elite

10:06pm

I'd love to weigh 192 lbs. Got to lose ~20 to get there

Hoopster

10:08pm

That's because Tim Allen at 5'10 (probably 5'9") is basically a little person.

CSoul

10:09pm

RE: That's because Tim Allen at 5'10 (probably 5'9") is basically a little

NumbersGuy

10:10pm

To be fair this is not the complete transformation

JuicyJam

10:13pm

192 kg is morbidly obese.

spoxjox

10:16pm

Foreign languages are against the rules on Cougarboard.

TCuz

10:18pm

So is 192 stone. I think they measured him in stone.

Bob Vance

10:19pm

I would cry if I weighed 192. I would have a fat gut and moobs.

Superkid

10:22pm

I would cry if I weighed 192. Well, not really, but I would be tempted to shed

spoxjox

10:23pm

How tall are you? 192 is a great weight if you're the right height.

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

10:40pm

Apparently Superkid has no muscle.

JuicyJam

10:47pm

I’m not fat, I’m short for my weight.

Florwood

10:58pm

6’2”. The extra 15 lbs would be all belly fat and moobs.

Superkid

11:01pm

So you’re what…5’6?

RalphWiggam

10:42pm

That’s what I weighed this morning. Weird

Big Daddy D

10:38pm

AJ playing tonight. Link to live stream.

FlyingTokoro

10:06pm

Wow. Looks like they are playing a Jr. High team.

TLCougar

10:11pm

AJ guarding a kid a for shorter than him, poor kid

Projectoor

10:14pm

"AJ Die-ban-sta"

benny1982

10:14pm

Aaaaand 7-0 timeout. AJ with a steal and a dunk

TLCougar

10:14pm

Man that other team is way out of their league

pegushin

10:15pm

They’re playing this because of JJ Mandaquit and the head coaches ties to Hawaii

ProvoSoprano

10:23pm

Winning by 50 is so boring though.

palangi

10:39pm

AJ with a crazy dunk again

Groym

11:13pm

Mandaquit is a player! Wish we could have signed him. This

jre85

11:19pm

POLL: What is appropriate punishment for bottle thrower?

Ycrazy

10:01pm

If he's actually convicted of a felony, that alone is probably punishment enough

spoxjox

10:02pm

5 and 7

bluecougar1985

10:03pm

Utah Football season tickets

Blueto

10:05pm

It’s funny to me that CB thinks teenagers will learn a lesson if an example is

DiamondMo

10:06pm

Yes. Teenagers do indeed think rationally. It's a human trait shared by most.

spoxjox

10:14pm

Many do. And by far, most wouldn’t have done what he did. Line of thought -

lightmann

10:17pm

And most the time he’s included in that “most people”. Just like the rest of us

DiamondMo

10:36pm

How many that threw bottles were adults?

RoyalTooth15

10:41pm

5, 6, 7

Jericho

10:06pm

I think the following: Guilty plea, 2 weeks in jail, grandad pays victim $300K

Bluforever

10:07pm

Community service isn't teaching anybody anything.

maYbe

10:08pm

I strongly disagree with this. I am not saying it's the right in this

cougarfann888

10:27pm

All I hope happens is that the University of Utah is held liable...

Coug

10:30pm

I am sure garners would reimburse the university for

cougarfann888

10:35pm

#rivalryright. What a joke. I love that they did that slogan and then completely

palangi

10:44pm

Agreed. I don't really want punishment for the young man, but for the school.

runnincoug

10:54pm

RE: POLL: What is appropriate punishment for bottle thrower?

Mississippi

10:43pm

PSA - Potential Chinese Security Threat w/ Router

ordinary tri guy

9:59pm

TP-Link stuff has been sketchy from the start.

HuskerFan2

10:09pm

TP-Link Deco routers have some of the best reviews in mesh routers and Costco carries them

CSoul

10:13pm

Costco is a bigger sham than TP link. Don’t be fooled twice.

EEcougar

10:17pm

Weird comment, but Deco routers are generally highly rated everywhere, including from

CSoul

10:18pm

Whew. Fortunately TNT cannot afford a router

TNT

10:30pm

They are very good

JoeExotic

10:54pm

That would be a bummer because I have all their light switches in my house

CSoul

10:13pm

deco is one of these? Darn it. I just bought these last year!

Cougarclaw

10:42pm

Ditto and it’s been great!

Akilleez

10:50pm

I’ve mentioned this story before to much gnashing of teeth but I was at a game

The Kavorka

9:58pm

So in this situation did the victim press charges?

Tare

10:00pm

They should press charges against the BYU fan in this case too.

ochobeeguy

10:08pm

18 year olds are definitely still kids. Lots of life ahead of them and

cougarbob137

9:55pm

"Undeveloped brains" is the stupidest excuse ever created.

spoxjox

9:59pm

That’s not true but whatevs

Iman23

10:17pm

Devastating comeback.

spoxjox

10:17pm

It’s generally accepted as scientifically true, though.

Future_Tacos

10:53pm

True. And old enough to know not to throw projectiles at people over losing a game

Probable Sacko

9:59pm

Not taking school serious fine. Throwing objects at others way beyond undevelope

maYbe

10:05pm

I wasn’t 18 very long ago, and I didn’t do that kinda stuff.

BaseCoug

10:07pm

Which should never be a reason to disregard merited consequences. Part of maturing is dealing with the consequences

SolidBlue

10:17pm

Repost: AJ and Utah Prep playing in a few minutes(current game in OT)

CougarGuy84

9:46pm

Nice steal and dunk

AF Cougar

10:14pm

What do you take: 3*+ HS player in transfer portal with little FBS playing time, or a starting FCS or JC player w/

GoodBetterBestBYU Walk-on

9:43pm

The water bottle sure looked thrown to hit someone

Gustav

9:37pm

It's very hard to know intent based on where it landed.

cruoti

9:40pm

Let's see, he hurled it directly toward BYU fans or cheerleaders and had no intent to hit anyone? Why else does he throw

Crazy Joe Davola

9:47pm

Much of it was hatred for the refs not for BYU. The stadium was upset with the refs and protesting the ref's calls. More

HarlemCoug

9:55pm

So what. If they hit a ref how does that change anything?

Probable Sacko

10:01pm

They weren't trying to hit the refs. They were protesting the refs. They weren't trying to hit anyone, they were trying

HarlemCoug

10:04pm

If you get into a fist fight throw punches and nothing lands do you get an

Wife_Apologist

10:11pm

The vast majority of things thrown were in the NW corner of the end zone. Our team/crew were in the SW corner of the end

HarlemCoug

10:17pm

I am saying that is irrelevant.

Wife_Apologist

10:26pm

Perhaps if he was just angry at the refs, he wouldn’t have yelled “[Expletive] BYU!” immediately before throwing the

SierraCoug

10:04pm

Keep telling yourself that.

spoxjox

10:19pm

Why were 100 things thrown on the field in the NW corner when our team was in the SW corner? Were their fans trying to

HarlemCoug

10:33pm

If only there had been some BYU representatives where they were throwing things.

spoxjox

10:36pm

I'm not in the camp of no punishment. But it's not hard to fathom grabbing the

cruoti

9:57pm

But very easy to know your odds of hitting somebody are very high if you

Ghost of Peanut

9:51pm

I hadn't seen an article on it. His statement is a lot more indicative of intent

cruoti

10:01pm

I this case it seems pretty easy

Gustav

9:53pm

Whats the fine/charge for throwing rocks off bridges at cars at age 18? I think

Wife_Apologist

9:47pm

We almost found that out once

SuperTank

9:51pm

No, this kid is rich. Rules don't apply to him.

Turd Ferguson

9:55pm

She is pressing charges. It's obviously more serious than some want it to be.

maYbe

9:51pm

Sure. A civil case for medical bills & any longer term effects doesn’t seem out of line.

Soupie

9:59pm

Of course, and lawyers will be all over it. Make no mistake about it

palangi

10:37pm

He was probably venting his anger and disappointment in losing

SageOwl

10:03pm

Anyone have kids who have played football at Grantsville, Payson, Spanish Fork, or Payson in the past few years? I have

Nuke All-American

9:36pm

Barton is a stud

tippmancoug

9:35pm

Don’t know, but probably wouldn’t have mattered if they did. From what I know of

Reasonable1

9:37pm

As it is ski season…

Billie Ruben

9:34pm

You think you know the rules of the game you've followed since you were a kid and then

RSL This is my dupe account

9:34pm

I am not sure harbaugh was even thinking about it

cougarfann888

9:36pm

He did this when he was with the 49ers

reagan21

9:49pm

Wasn't there a discussion about those kicks on CB within the last year?

Belboz

9:58pm

I found it. Cottonwood High School kicked one two seasons ago

Belboz

10:02pm

No one prepared me for the lack of Christmas treats on the doorstep once

Joe Banks All-American

9:28pm

Broncos could have easily kneeled out the first half

novacoug1

9:22pm

Yeah, bad all around. Play calling, then the penalty on the punt. Killer.

JJCoug

9:25pm

It was more the penalty. There stil would have been no time but for the penalty

cougarfann888

9:29pm

Broncos D sure knows how to disappear after strong starts the last several years

coug10278

9:03pm

I’m sorry but I have to say something. Some of you on this board don’t seem to

ColonelMustard

9:02pm

Well said.

ChiCityCoug

9:05pm

Kid? Was it a 7 year old? I thought he was older than that.

BYUtka

9:06pm

He’s an adult. Adults who assault people should face steep consequences. He’ll pay the consequence and he’ll be fine.

YIsForBrigham

9:07pm

Consequences have one purpose. To produce a change of heart and a change of

RobDog

9:19pm

Restitution and justice

YIsForBrigham

9:23pm

I appreciate your perspective. Here’s another point of view

RobDog

9:34pm

Consequences also serve as a deterrent to other committing similar crimes.

Ycrazy

9:26pm

How many people do you think who might be I a similar situation in the future

cougarfann888

9:31pm

Deterrence, punishment

wildeone

9:47pm

Not so. The consequences are in place to pay a societal debt.

spoxjox

10:04pm

I like the texting while driving analogy from OP. Everyone has done stupid

spidercoug

9:20pm

Texting is not an act of malice chucking a water bottle is malicious

Ycrazy

9:29pm

So texting while driving is perfectly safe and can't hurt anyone?

spidercoug

9:32pm

No it is an act of negligence and should be prosecuted but you don’t start

Ycrazy

9:37pm

Texting while driving is worse because the potential for life altering damage

fatcracker

9:43pm

That's not what he said.

Ghost of Peanut

9:39pm

My point is both are stupid decisions that can hurt people.

spidercoug

9:40pm

The whole point of throwing a water bottle into a crowd is trying to hit someone

ochobeeguy

10:10pm

You think the over 100 people who threw things were all trying to hit someone? And they nearly all just happened to miss

HarlemCoug

10:18pm

We penalize everyone who gets caught driving drunk, but we penalize people who

spoxjox

10:21pm

Agreed

HarlemCoug

10:28pm

Yep. Exactly. He’s 18, a legal adult. Not a “kid” any more.

lightmann

9:48pm

I care more about the lesson being learned by anyone who may consider

CougarCanuck76

9:10pm

Agreed

ColonelMustard

9:13pm

If he was a "good kid" why was he cheering for the Yewts?

BYUtka

9:16pm

Solid point - I'll have to reconsider my stance.

HarlemCoug

9:18pm

RE: If he was a "good kid" why was he cheering for the Yewts?

RalphWiggam

9:24pm

Maybe a good kid, who knows? Maybe he's gotten away with the same behavior many times before. He'll probably get what

ManicBlue

9:16pm

I think the line of thinking that this could ruin his life is exaggerated. Maybe

YbeatsU

9:23pm

RE: I’m sorry but I have to say something. Some of you on this board

Russell Feathers

9:12pm

So what if the victim died? Or was permanently injured? Still empathy a little

Ycrazy

9:14pm

These threads aren't about that. Had she died, it changes things significantly. Jail time would be a must. It would be

HarlemCoug

9:20pm

You can’t really make the case for harsh punishment on those grounds because

garyfan

9:34pm

Throw water bottle. Charge: attempted murder. Does seem a bit extreme.

Best Guess

9:55pm

He’s only a lad. You really can’t blame him.

maizecoug

9:17pm

Society made him. He’s our responsibility.

Cougar Jazz Fan

9:27pm

Sung Danny Elfman several thousand times.

DazeofBlue

10:39pm

Is he, perhaps, a little bit confused?

Emmett Fitz-Hume

11:05pm

Why does this even matter. No opinion on CB is going to change the outcome.

Tio

9:23pm

Not mad but I’d like to think this board is better than 3 Utes in a basement.

DiamondMo

10:25pm

He’s a Ute. Lock him up and throw the keys away.

shimmy

9:25pm

I did worse things many times in my teens.

Covid-19

9:27pm

I wasn't 18, but I did something much, much worse more than once.

Belboz

9:38pm

No empathy here. He didn’t even turn himself in. His dad did.

DavisCoCoug

9:29pm

Dad was a great example to his son.

Covid-19

9:32pm

Dad tried to protect him and get out of stadium when confronted

Count Cougar

9:59pm

To my knowledge there is no mandatory minimum jail time for aggravated assault

cougarfann888

9:34pm

The dad likely turned him in with his son’s cooperation.

garyfan

9:35pm

What is the appropriate “time” for unintended assault with a water bottle?

Soupie

9:38pm

The article implied he was throwing the bottle at the cheerleaders, so he was

Ghost of Peanut

9:42pm

“Implied?”

Soupie

9:51pm

Meaning he wasn't just throwing it at the field and hadn't seen the cheerleaders

Ghost of Peanut

9:53pm

Does it make a difference if the beverage was beer or Pepsi? It was

yahtzee

10:24pm

The dad turned him in with the kid's permission. It was Sunday, you don't have your 18 year old call the cops without a

HarlemCoug

9:46pm

The kid will be fine. Good for him to learn a lesson. Any conviction thrown at him will be reasonable and he’ll recover

Haysom Till

9:42pm

He was just a lil guy trying to buy some skittles.

Haysom Till

9:44pm

Thanks. Give the kid a break.

Cswilliam01

9:47pm

"Used the radio while driving" is akin to texting while driving? Wow.

Bob Vance

9:51pm

If that is all it is then why is she pressing charges.

maYbe

9:53pm

Medical bills including concussion treatments.

Soupie

10:00pm

There will definitely be a civil suit and rightfully so. Seems pretty standard in a case like this. She has real claims

HarlemCoug

10:02pm

I don't know her symptoms and if they'll last forever

Belboz

10:36pm

Okay, Karen.

Mjolnir

10:05pm

I’m not sure that means what you think it means

DiamondMo

10:38pm

Ironic in that Colonial Mustard kills people with a wrench, rope and gun, etc.

Future_Tacos

10:27pm

Entitled rich kids should be

airbug

10:59pm

While the outcomes could be similar or even worse, are you actually comparing

Emmett Fitz-Hume

11:10pm

Could not agree more. I'm honestly stunned how many seem to be calling for

CougaRR4L

11:11pm

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