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Sep 23, 2024
5:41:09pm

epcoug Contributor

BYU is a freaking university that should be competing with actual STUDENT

athletes and NOT 1 year athletic mercenaries. I'm concerned that if we are supposed to be the 'Lord's' University, would He really want to operate the His University like this. To me and I'm sure others This NIL/paying student athletes these outrageous amounts - it appears somewhat unseemly.

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Talking to a former BYU BB player this last weekend about AJ Dybantsa. He is

coot20

Sep 23, 9:44am

Will this kid likely only play one year?

Dr MoBYU

Sep 23, 9:45am

certainly

GfB

Sep 23, 9:46am

He will definitely only play one year.

DieHarder

Sep 23, 9:46am

Yes, it’s a near guarantee he will only play 1 year.

Kdubb

Sep 23, 9:46am

For 4 million a year, I’d stick around and have a blast in college.

Brisco

Sep 23, 1:59pm

Take? Yes. Pass...

Cougs4Lfe

Sep 23, 4:13pm

He’ll get $12-15M a year in the NBA

Ghost Pirate LeChuck

Sep 23, 7:12pm

He's coming.

runnincoug

Sep 23, 9:56am

If anyone thinks he’s not worth that,

CycloneCoug

Sep 23, 9:57am

the marketing would last his entire career, every time he gets mentioned.

runnincoug

Sep 23, 10:00am

AJ, JJ, Staton would be the greatest incoming class since... THIS YEAR!

VinnyBYU

Sep 23, 11:26am

good heavens, that IS a killer 2nd year of recruiting.

runnincoug

Sep 23, 11:34am

A sequel better than the original? Crazy

SoBlueitHurts

Sep 23, 3:17pm

Wowsers

runnincoug

Sep 23, 3:47pm

If he really turns into something like LeBron, so worth it

Projectoor

Sep 23, 10:01am

If he turns into a Lebron we should have to pay him 4M every year and we would still be underpaying. If he is above

RoaroftheCougartails

Sep 23, 11:06am

True, but being the next Lebron is hard to predict

Projectoor

Sep 23, 2:00pm

I keep trying to explain this to my non-sports fan family about Shohei Ohtani. The revenue he generates for the Dodgers

Pete

Sep 23, 10:05am

Saw that Ohtani is the highest paid athlete now by a mile with advertising $$$

RenoCoug

Sep 23, 12:24pm

I didn't think NIL is coming out of BYUs pocket directly. I thought it's coming

stlcougs

Sep 23, 12:55pm

Hes a shoe in for NBA too. We need kids to get drafted for recruiting. Show that KY's system works.

AltTabbins

Sep 23, 1:39pm

Imagine Lebron, Kobe, Garnett or some of these High School kids that entered the

gp232

Sep 23, 2:11pm

Not to be a pain, but is that right? I remember reading years ago about how the

RoboKayne

Sep 23, 7:33pm

The money is a lot easier than many think

Sep 23, 9:59am

Can you explain this clause more?

PumaFanatico

Sep 23, 10:19am

Sure

Sep 23, 10:21am

Wow that’s interesting!

PumaFanatico

Sep 23, 10:53am

Perpetual NIL Fund!

morningcalmcougar

Sep 23, 2:23pm

What’s that mean?

SBB

Sep 23, 12:58pm

RE: Talking to a former BYU BB player this last weekend about AJ Dybantsa. He is

ninja math

Sep 23, 11:02am

Crazy money. It is today's reality, but coming to grips w/a walk-on lucky to get

Forzaitalia

Sep 23, 11:03am

Yup - market that is out there is $3-$5m so this isn't a surprise. The surprise

VinnyBYU

Sep 23, 11:24am

That's about $1 million/month he would be here. One basketball season

tarmstrong

Sep 23, 11:41am

Imagine if BYU was the alma mater for Curry, Durant, or Jokic. That is the type of talent this guy is reputed to be.

PJMort

Sep 23, 12:19pm

RE: Imagine if BYU was the alma mater for Curry, Durant, or Jokic. That is the

BRATS

Sep 23, 12:51pm

Every time Dybantsa throws down a monster put-back-dunk, the announcers

RenoCoug

Sep 23, 12:54pm

RE: Every time Dybantsa throws down a monster put-back-dunk, the announcers

StefCoug

Sep 23, 1:53pm

RE: Every time Dybantsa throws down a monster put-back-dunk, the announcers

sah22

Sep 23, 7:48pm

Would they really though? Honestly curious and an interesting challenge

krindorr

Sep 23, 3:25pm

Tell me this, have you heard that LeBron would have picked Ohio State

RenoCoug

Sep 23, 3:52pm

Kawhi Leonard was (at one point) arguably the top player in the NBA

krindorr

Sep 23, 4:30pm

I think you're missing the point. What amount of recruits, donor money, money from merchandise, and good will has SDSU

PJMort

Sep 23, 4:37pm

How much was Isaiah Collier, Chet Holmgren, Cade Cunningham, RJ Barrett, Marvin Bagley, Josh Jackson

krindorr

Sep 23, 5:12pm

Not sure who made a claim about NBA announcers— it wasn’t me. Ah see it now, it was someone else.

PJMort

Sep 23, 8:00pm

Everyone knows Kawhi is an Aztec, for various reasons, one being his

RenoCoug

Sep 23, 4:43pm

That was 12 years ago. The game has changed and BYU came to play. It has been

gp232

Sep 23, 5:56pm

Ugh. Thanks for holding back BYU athletics

TNT

Sep 23, 2:19pm

Ugh. What happened to amateur sports? If I wanted to watch pros I’d turn NBA on

Sep 23, 1:12pm

More of a pro model is the only chance we have to get five star guys. Amateur

Undefeated

Sep 23, 1:19pm

The game is very much the same as it always has been. It's not like we watch and all we see is negotiations and money

RoaroftheCougartails

Sep 23, 1:19pm

I’d argue they’ve always gotten paid, it’s just out in the open now

Kolipoki

Sep 23, 5:06pm

Touché

RoaroftheCougartails

Sep 23, 6:44pm

BYU could never have success in today’s amateur sports

CycloneCoug

Sep 23, 1:30pm

NBA is boring. There's no passion. These kids are still passionate about making it to the pros and succeeding.

AltTabbins

Sep 23, 1:40pm

Shoe companies early 90’s. You haven’t watched amateur bball for 3 decades if

Sep 23, 1:51pm

I hate the $ side of it too but it has at least leveled the playing field a bit

WabiSabi

Sep 23, 2:07pm

Watch the interview w/ Dominique Wilkins - paying college players isn't new...

VinnyBYU

Sep 23, 3:18pm

For Schools like BYU maybe, but all the blue bloods have been paying players…

icecougar

Sep 23, 7:39pm

I’ve said it before—this guy’s HS highlights remind me of LeBron. That was the

Socrates Johnson

Sep 23, 1:46pm

Whatever BYU (NIL) has to pony up, it will pay off big time for the program!

WabiSabi

Sep 23, 2:12pm

Sorry but that is crazy money. If that is what it takes call me out. No way.

ohiocougar

Sep 23, 3:17pm

Well you don’t have to pay the $4M all by yourself

palangi

Sep 23, 4:10pm

Cool. We’ll miss you on here for the year he’s here!

WP17

Sep 23, 10:35pm

Call me old fashioned. I 72 y/o. But paying players seems so non byu to me. But

ohiocougar

Sep 25, 6:31pm

Doesn't it seem a little immoral to use 18 to 24 year olds to make everyone else

Undefeated

Sep 25, 9:59pm

These are professionals. They make the school and tv partners tens of millions. It’s wrong to not pay them

WP17

Sep 26, 9:32am

It is worth more than double that for the university in terms of press.

Loafer

Sep 23, 3:55pm

#1 recruit by year for the last 20 years

krindorr

Sep 23, 4:59pm

Man, I’m old. I thought the ones at the end were just kids when they played

CougarScrub

Sep 23, 5:45pm

Go back seven more years & you get to the great Chris Burgess (edging out Lamar Odom (Ha!!))

SinkingQuffa

Sep 23, 7:52pm

BYU is a freaking university that should be competing with actual STUDENT

epcoug

Sep 23, 5:41pm

You think it is ok for BYU to be taking these big media contracts?

Projectoor

Sep 23, 5:54pm

THIS

CycloneCoug

Sep 23, 6:05pm

Is it OK to build a shopping mall with tithing$ across from the temple? Buy land

runnincoug

Sep 23, 6:32pm

that’s all fine, but this isn’t tithing. This isn’t the church.

44C

Sep 23, 8:07pm

Even more to the point then that it shouldn't be a problem to have the

runnincoug

Sep 23, 8:13pm

I understand where you’re coming from, but

ninja math

Sep 23, 7:05pm

The university isn’t in this, private citizens are putting up the money.

BYUHgrad

Sep 23, 7:24pm

Yeah I don’t really think you have the high moral ground here. It isn’t a bad

Don Carlton

Sep 23, 8:29pm

Who cares if the seed is planted by their one year experience at BYU and one

gp232

Sep 23, 8:52pm

My favorite part of the sermon on the mount was also when he expounded on the importance of amateur athletics

WP17

Sep 24, 7:48am

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CycloneCoug

Sep 24, 8:08am

Can we direct some of that money toward football?

McMax

Sep 23, 6:42pm

Don’t get too hyped. Honor code is real.

Haysom Till

Sep 23, 10:12pm

Would you live the Honor Code for six months for $4,000,000?

coot20

Sep 23, 10:48pm

He can get 4M almost anywhere without living it.

Haysom Till

Sep 23, 10:52pm

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