I don't think it was the donors making the claims, but rather others making bad assumptions.

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CalGTR

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Not True (Once Again): Cougarboard said Ryan Smith's contribution led to Coach Young's high salary

BYUFootballRocks1 Playmaker

Oct 23, 7:18pm

lol. “Funded from athletics and athletics revenue.” Yeah, which get their money from large donors

RdF3

Oct 23, 7:19pm

So you're going to spread the same rumor when you don't know that? Bring your receipts...

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:21pm

Haha this is comical. This isn’t some secret. It’s common knowledge.

RdF3

Oct 23, 7:23pm

I'll take the truth over "common knowledge" any day of the week -

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:25pm

So are Cougar Club donations outside money????

GangstaLean

Oct 23, 9:38pm

"not funded by donors" - "no outside money" - can't get any clearer than that...

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:23pm

Ignore. This is the same guy who claims that tithing funds support BYU athletics, even though the Church says

Conan

Oct 23, 8:03pm

Does tithing support BYU?

Baron

Oct 23, 8:14pm

Yes but the athletic department receives zero money from tithing funds. It’s

Big Daddy D

Oct 23, 9:41pm

Some university's have outside donor groups that pay part of the salary. Either

cougarfann888

Oct 23, 10:58pm

RE: "not funded by donors" - "no outside money" - can't get any clearer than

Undefeated

Oct 23, 11:41pm

Don't they get revenue from things like merch sales, ticket sales, concessions,

boctabulous

Oct 23, 8:58pm

Prior to joining the Big12 outside donors was the largest revenue stream for…

icecougar

Oct 23, 10:51pm

pappabear246

1:10am

Wasn't there something called "coach's circle?" Is that not a thing anymore

yahtzee

Oct 23, 7:21pm

Daily Universe Article discusses "Coach's Circle"

stan

Oct 23, 11:37pm

hate to break it to Elder Gilbert, but that hasn't been true for over 20 years,

Oct 23, 7:22pm

Prove it - you're basically saying he's wrong when he's accountable for the purse...

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:24pm

The AD purse is filled by donors - there are even plaques that honor the biggest

oxcoug

Oct 23, 7:28pm

I assume he meant AD money (that includes donations)

Squeegee

Oct 23, 7:36pm

that is only sort of true, coaches circle donations only pays for coaches

Oct 23, 7:42pm

Very true

stoils

Oct 23, 8:32pm

He only said that coaching decisions are under the control of the AD and not some donor

Skeptical Optimist

Oct 23, 7:51pm

Read this article from 2016

Oct 23, 7:34pm

As someone that is closely related to a member of the coaches circle, you could

indocoug

Oct 23, 8:31pm

This is how I’ve assumed it worked.

conetah

12:02am

This is true. I know Coaches Circle guys who contribute to coaches' salaries.

AZ Coug

Oct 23, 8:07pm

And why would it bad if it does come from donors? Granted, if it is then they

Nittany Cougar

Oct 23, 8:12pm

It’s definitely not bad. Elder Gilbert is misinformed and/or misspoken

Saxa

Oct 23, 8:26pm

How could the man ultimately responsible for BYU's athletic budget be "misinformed"?

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 9:44pm

So they put other AD money to KY’s salary and Ryan Smith funded the

DieHarder

Oct 23, 7:23pm

You realize money is fungible, right?

sethj250

Oct 23, 7:24pm

Coaches “salary” what about other compensation and who cares either way.

Baron

Oct 23, 7:24pm

What do you think the coaches circle donations go to?

Skeptical Optimist

Oct 23, 7:27pm

I'll repeat, Elder Gilbert said flat out that coaches salaries don't come from "outside money"

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:29pm

Here is an article saying the cougar club donations goes to coach’s salaries

Baron

Oct 23, 7:31pm

Nothing wrong with that, but the suggestion then is that that BYU & Smith funneled money...

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:38pm

Funneled money? What? I guarantee Smith’s donations enabled the hiring of Kyle.

Baron

Oct 23, 7:39pm

Nope. BYU/The church is well known for paying top money for their employees.

fredetteaboutit13

Oct 23, 11:14pm

I don’t think that means what you think it means

Skeptical Optimist

Oct 23, 7:32pm

By funneled I mean the implication Smith gave big money to Cougarclub with the intent

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:40pm

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about, 10 min. of research on the

Oct 23, 7:44pm

I know a good deal about what I'm talking about. The board claimed Ryan Smith was the

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 8:03pm

Ryan is just one of the big donors. There are a few of them.

AZ Coug

Oct 23, 8:15pm

RE: I know a good deal about what I'm talking about. The board claimed Ryan

RGGeemer

Oct 23, 9:21pm

That’s not what he said.

Skeptical Optimist

Oct 23, 7:46pm

“It can’t be true, because the guy who said otherwise is infallible”

CommodoreCoug

Oct 23, 7:59pm

All money is fungible and it all gets moved around the entire economy every day

Gustav

Oct 23, 8:05pm

I’m gonna be honest, I know more than Elder Gilbert

TCuz

Oct 23, 7:33pm

I don't know what to tell you

YSMACK

Oct 23, 7:33pm

That’s different than hiring them. Goes to a pool of funds. Some donors recently have claimed outsized roles in funding

goodbbetterbestBYU

Oct 23, 11:29pm

I don't think it was the donors making the claims, but rather others making bad assumptions.

CalGTR

12:37am

Man I’ll really blow your mind if I explain to you how tithing in fact does subsidize byu athletics too.

RdF3

Oct 23, 7:42pm

That's not true, Elder Gilbert said no core tithing funds are used for BYU sports -

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 7:45pm

Okay fine you convinced me. Here’s how it works

RdF3

Oct 23, 7:50pm

Yeah, but that is assuming the number of students would decrease

The Chief

Oct 23, 9:13pm

Good points

RdF3

Oct 23, 9:28pm

The same athletics department that regularly asks for donations?

Corn Pop

Oct 23, 8:05pm

It's well known and has been for years that the athletic department's budget for

RenoCoug

Oct 23, 8:09pm

Safe to assume all CB rumors are false until proven otherwise.

ninja math

Oct 23, 9:13pm

It is not a CB rumor. It is from a national reporter.

spidercoug

Oct 23, 9:21pm

Yes, a reporter, we remember, with no sourcing, & that assumption became CB's assumption

BYUFootballRocks1

Oct 23, 9:41pm

I've never seen anyone so passionate about the silliest things. Nice job! I

spidercoug

Oct 23, 9:49pm

Ah, yes, the ol’ “journalists with sources are just making stuff up” bit

CommodoreCoug

Oct 23, 10:27pm

It's technically true because the donations cycle through the AD first but Clark

OKchief

Oct 23, 9:26pm

He’s not using semantics to misrepresent. There’s a material difference between

blue13

Oct 23, 11:40pm

Reese does not report to Gilbert.

RugbyCoug

Oct 23, 9:42pm

OP taking L's left and right in this thread 😬

MaximusMeridius

Oct 23, 10:52pm

This is not correct!

ghettomagic

Oct 23, 11:05pm

I believe the main point is that byu make choice and hires. Coaches funded

goodbbetterbestBYU

Oct 23, 11:09pm

Private donations are a large part of the revenue stream for BYU’s athletic dept

icecougar

Oct 23, 11:29pm

It's not that complicated, folks. Of course, we have some very generous donors who contribute to the AD, and of course

CalGTR

12:14am

I haven't read the whole thread. Have people really thought Kevin had a separate

Undefeated

12:24am

I don't know what everyone thought, but it was reported as if Ryan was in the room or on the phone pledging to cover

CalGTR

12:32am

Hopefully too many people didn't think that because it's very uneducated.

Undefeated

12:37am

When donors fund other projects, the school can pay more directly.

Thrill

12:39am

A friend in our ward used to be the

airbug

2:41am

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