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📌 Post your Sweet 16 post-game favorites (interviews, x posts, CB posts, etc.)

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Mar 27, 9:12pm

Ended up with About 40 people tonight.

VACOUGFAN

1:57am

I've had our flight with Hawaiian Airlines flight rescheduled literally five

federer

1:27am

Pretty sure it is weather related. I just got home from Oakland and about 1/2 of

TheSpiker

1:59am

It was actually delayed due to inter-island flight delays, at least according

federer

2:21am

How quickly do we start seeing guys in the portal?

TigermanCougarman

1:18am

Within the week

KYU

1:22am

Probably today.

CougarGuy84

2:12am

Well - good year

gurt

12:44am

Great year

Mr. Belding

1:09am

I think Duke-Bama winner wins NCAA this year

PortlandCoug

12:21am

Bama won’t

palangi

12:22am

I doubt Bama ever shoots that well again. They’ll come back down to earth soon.

ninja math

12:36am

Hoping for a Houston - Texas Tech final

byuwahoo

12:43am

An all Texas championship…

CougarGuy84

1:58am

I still give Houston a shot.

Forzaitalia

12:44am

Agreed. If Bama gets by Duke, Houston will shut them down.

specsauce

2:02am

On the bright side, I'm currently ranked 487 overall on play.ncaa.com's bracket

Ol Big Bear

12:19am

Sadly, I picked all 4 games right today

RenoCoug

12:48am

I like those numbers

FT487

1:02am

An all sec final four would suck 😬

BYUFootballisBack

12:18am

Some interesting Spring ball news that slipped through the cracks with the Sweet 16 run.

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

12:16am

If Kanon had hit that 3, that was the time to make a run. Can’t hit every shot

Dr MoBYU

12:06am

That and the bogus T on Knell were the small windows that closed rapidly.

ColonelSaunders

12:07am

A full off-season together for KY, Richie, Dallin, Keba, Dawson, Bosco and AJ

ColonelSaunders

12:02am

Bet it's 50-50 for Richie. Great season & tourney run. Older. Declined to commit

Forzaitalia

12:13am

I think the Freshman coming back with a year under their belt could start to

Crowd Factor

12:14am

Would love to see Houston play AL!!!!

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:56pm

RE: Would love to see Houston play AL!!!!

yahtzee

Mar 27, 11:58pm

They did earlier in the year, Nelson went off against Houston.

SportsLover

12:00am

Spoiler alert: they would defend against the three much better than we did.

Roko's Basilisk

12:00am

Somebody who knows the upcoming calendar please share with the group…

Luminous Being Starter

Mar 27, 11:53pm

Portal closes April 22nd, but when a coach leaves a school

cougarfann888

Mar 27, 11:55pm

Video: Mihailo Boskovic on overcoming doubts and what the future holds for BYU Basketball - BYU Basketball Power Forward Mihailo Boskovic talks about how they were able to overcome doubts... View

[BYUtv Sports]

Mar 27, 11:51pm

Not ready to see Fouss leave. Get im in some pads, Kalani!

SinkingQuffa

Mar 27, 11:48pm

“It’s a no-brainer to get to the second contract a year earlier.” While it’s

gwalker

Mar 27, 11:47pm

There werent many sophomores taken in the first round of the 2024 draft

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:49pm

I’m not talking about improving his draft status. I’m saying, if he were my son,

gwalker

Mar 27, 11:53pm

He is a non-LDS kid from Russia, not an LDS player enjoying Provo. Not saying.

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:57pm

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:59pm

Which goes back to how much he’d enjoy it. Maybe he wouldn’t enjoy another

gwalker

12:01am

But he does have an LDS GF who lives in Provo. So that could be a draw

ATX

12:11am

Hopefully it is

johnnybyu

12:13am

If you are paying attention, he is loving Provo and the BYU experience.

Cougarbib

1:04am

I mean he left his home when he was what 15? 16? Never really just got to be

kalifi

Mar 27, 11:53pm

For his sake, I'm so glad he came to BYU w/ a more wholesome environment for all those things.

Soupie

12:07am

And girlfriend

Ten_Hour_Drives

1:03am

So let’s say he is the 8th pick this year

MwangoleCoug9

Mar 27, 11:55pm

He could get an insurance policy that would pay him more than just what

gwalker

Mar 27, 11:59pm

Sometimes people make decisions outside of $$$

RGGeemer

12:06am

Egor hasn’t been one he left Moscow to go to Spain and then Spain to go to

johnnybyu

12:10am

Math changes significantly >15th pick, if he’s projected below he should go Pro

12:23am

I want Egor to stay. But I don’t think it’s realistic play the

garyfan

12:18am

I’m not saying people don’t see it how you say they do. Clearly nearly everyone

gwalker

12:21am

But Egor hasn’t made that money yet and it’s far from guaranteed. I agree more

johnnybyu

12:21am

No. Enough to never have to work again is a virtual certainty. And if he isn’t

gwalker

12:23am

It is not a certainty at all. Lots of examples of a great prospect

johnnybyu

12:24am

“Enough to never have to work again” is a goal and mentality you have as a

garyfan

12:26am

That would be a stronger argument if he had already made that money.

garyfan

12:24am

I already addressed the “material” argument abundantly. What people think will

gwalker

12:29am

I get that and don’t entirely disagree.

garyfan

12:35am

Isn’t the purpose of getting to a second contract a year earlier to have one

gwalker

12:42am

It’s not just about getting to the second contract a year earlier.

garyfan

12:52am

I agree & said exactly what you did 3 wks ago & got killed on CB for it. Loads

Forzaitalia

12:40am

Tree ale out a 7 mill ins policy. If he sticks

kotacoug

12:48am

If he’s in the top 12 he should go. That’s too much money to delay. Otherwise

kotacoug

12:46am

Great season and a lot to take away from this year for next. If BYU wants to

Ozymandias

Mar 27, 11:46pm

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[BYU Cougars Video]

Mar 27, 11:44pm

Egor, AJ, and Richie would be an absolutely amazing trio next year. If Egor and

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:44pm

IMO Richie is key. We lose some of our identity w/o him. He’s a tone setter.

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:47pm

I'm with you. He's grown into a phenomenal player.

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:51pm

We reallly need some guards in the second unit who can defend and create. Baker and Hall are not quite there

WP17

Mar 27, 11:49pm

Exactly. That can defend and/or that can get to hoop. Perfectly said!

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:52pm

Give them another off-season. KY will develop them into killers.

ColonelSaunders

Mar 27, 11:53pm

DH had the killer attitude at the end of last yr as a starter. Not this yr.

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:55pm

He had an interesting season. Looked really good at times in Big12 play, but

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:58pm

Everyone was trying to figure out their role the first 20 games. Not easy.

ColonelSaunders

12:03am

He got a month late start on that process too. Tough position with a new team & staff. He did well

Soupie

12:20am

Most helpful would probably be an athletic guard to play off of

puntersarepeople

Mar 27, 11:57pm

I’m so glad there is a next year to look forward too. If we lost this game, and

NorthernCougifornia

Mar 27, 11:38pm

Blog: BYU’s Defensive Struggles Against Alabama Bring Season To Close View

[KSL Sports]

Mar 27, 11:37pm

What an amazing ride this season turned out to be. Much love to the four seniors

ColonelSaunders

Mar 27, 11:36pm

Selling 3 tickets for Saturday’s Duke / Alabama game. Section 121 Row 2.

TheManintheArena

Mar 27, 11:31pm

Wrong board

Crowd Factor

12:16am

Video: Fousseyni Traore on BYU meaning everything to him and changing his life - BYU Basketball Center Fousseyni Traore talks about how much playing for BYU has meant to him and why... View

[BYUtv Sports]

Mar 27, 11:29pm

I love that dude. Hope he has a long professional career. He will be missed.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Mar 27, 11:44pm

He played great tonight, sad he only got 7 minutes

RenoCoug

1:13am

Here is what is especially great about BYU. They weren't a fluke Sweet 16. They were a legitimate top 16 team at the end

CSoul Hardcore Democrat

Mar 27, 11:27pm

Yeah, BYU has never advanced so far without the national player of the year

Still Blue

Mar 27, 11:30pm

What ended up happening with that Hugo guy we were trying to get?

Hup

Mar 27, 11:26pm

Gonzales? Idk if we tried that hard. He went to Real Madrid. Likely nba now.

Kdubb

Mar 27, 11:28pm

Projected to be picked around 20

BYUheaven

Mar 27, 11:29pm

According to the UNC women’s basketball coach. I need to get my blood

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:23pm

Context?

Iman23

Mar 27, 11:24pm

Video: Dawson Baker on the emotions of BYU's Sweet 16 run and the future of BYU in the Kevin Young Era - BYU Men's Basketball Guard Dawson Baker discusses playing against Alabama in the Sweet 16 of the... View

[BYUtv Sports]

Mar 27, 11:22pm

So what’s this about

OU Cougar

Mar 27, 11:21pm

Squally found another year of eligibility

ElCapo

Mar 27, 11:22pm

My guess is it's about recruiting.

TheNerd

Mar 27, 11:22pm

Hasn’t she and others been saying this for over a month now? I could do the same

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:24pm

In the past this gets posted right before a commitment, at least from what I’ve

puntersarepeople

Mar 27, 11:26pm

I’m pretty sure she said this same thing recently. And nothing has happened

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:31pm

Oh great - another year of vague shots in the dark and then watching everyone

Bald Eagle

Mar 27, 11:24pm

Honestly thought it was you running the Footballbabe account

Zak

Mar 27, 11:27pm

This is just her shot in the dark while people are talking about BYU. Easy follows and engagement. Nothing new from her.

AltTabbins

Mar 27, 11:39pm

Ryder

Jericho

Mar 27, 11:42pm

Swanson? He left on a mission.

CrimWalCoug

Mar 27, 11:47pm

He said RyDer not RyNer

puntersarepeople

Mar 27, 11:56pm

RE: He said RyDer not RyNer

CrimWalCoug

12:03am

RE: So what’s this about

Thrill

Mar 27, 11:49pm

Walt Williams will finally come.

CoogsWin

12:21am

Fred Warner has one year of eligibility they just found!

CougarGuy84

2:01am

Anyone selling Session 2 tickets for Saturday, Duke vs Alabama?

kccougar VABL

Mar 27, 11:17pm

I have 3 listed for $275 a ticket. But will sell them here for $250/ticket.

TheManintheArena

Mar 27, 11:27pm

Man - this interview with Demin. Wow

JoeExotic

Mar 27, 11:17pm

Egor is just an incredible young man, and I'm super happy that he's in the BYU family. He's the perfect BYU fit.

CalGTR

Mar 27, 11:33pm

I so agree.

BYUJoJo

Mar 27, 11:39pm

Sad about never playing with the four seniors again. He’s talking like he’s coming back. That’s crazy to me.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Mar 27, 11:35pm

You can tell he absolutely loves BYU and would be very hesitant

BYUJoJo

Mar 27, 11:37pm

He is just real. These are huge decisions for him and he is taking it seriously

5thGenCoug

Mar 27, 11:57pm

He is incredible. So happy he’s a Cougar

Hawk Talons

Mar 27, 11:47pm

BYU has made him better? He has made BYU better! I wonder if he sees/feels a

HeyU

Mar 27, 11:51pm

<< Deleted >>

Zip

12:28am

It would be so great to have him back. He’s an all timer at byu if he comes back

BYU '80

12:15am

Incredible interview. His 3rd language. Wow. What a great young man.

Phreddy

12:15am

What a fine young man

Zip

12:29am

Very cool. His English is amazing

Rooney

1:40am

It would seem that even while playing their best ball, BYU was probably a top

Crowd Factor

Mar 27, 11:16pm

It's just one game. AZ just lost a close game with Duke. BYU beat AZ

GSwarriorcoug

Mar 27, 11:43pm

I would have said Alabama beats us 7-3 if we played ten times, with tonight

Roko's Basilisk

Mar 27, 11:47pm

Gap bt BYU & top 8 is real. Houston boat-running BYU twice is additional proof.

Forzaitalia

12:55am

POLL: Was Conan in on the Paul Rudd “Mac and Me” prank?

Unibro Utah fans are sensitive

Mar 27, 11:15pm

Do you mean the first time he pulled it off? Or for the subsequent ones?

TheNerd

Mar 27, 11:21pm

Article: After team falls in Sweet 16, freshman guard Egor Demin doesn’t rule out return to BYU View

[Deseret News]

Mar 27, 11:15pm

POLL: Which higher seed will most likely lose tomorrow?

Cougs4Lfe

Mar 27, 11:13pm

For some reason I thought Keba was a senior. It’ll be amazing if he stays

Yiowa

Mar 27, 11:13pm

Key stat of the game:

Hiccupless

Mar 27, 11:10pm

Ball didn’t go in the hoop

RenoCoug

Mar 27, 11:11pm

Jazz with a 14% chance to get Flagg

OU Cougar

Mar 27, 11:10pm

RE: Jazz with a 14% chance to get Flagg

sethj250

Mar 27, 11:15pm

Will you cry if the Jazz get the #1 pick and select someone else or trade down? 😃

ManicBlue

Mar 27, 11:16pm

I think Flagg will decide to stay in school if they win that lottery May 12

OU Cougar

Mar 27, 11:17pm

Can teams draft people who decide to stay in college still, pull a Larry bird?

Soren Tversky

Mar 27, 11:50pm

Danny gonna trade that pick for more picks in 5-10 years.

Nakedbootleg

Mar 27, 11:22pm

Nah ... just down a spot or two to pick the guy he wants like he did to get Tatum instead of Markell Fultz. 🙂

ManicBlue

Mar 27, 11:25pm

Where does 2024 BYU rank for Basketball seasons as far as you’re concerned?

Jericho

Mar 27, 11:10pm

top 3

BYURider

Mar 27, 11:11pm

'81, '11 then '24 for me.

Soupie

Mar 27, 11:16pm

'81 then '11 & '24 are tied

Cougs4Lfe

Mar 27, 11:27pm

We couldn’t both guard the 3-point line and protect the rim.

CougarGregor

Mar 27, 11:10pm

I mean, when they're shooting from 27+ feet, it's incredibly stretching on the

Waluigi

Mar 27, 11:58pm

I thought we’d be in the game if we scored around 90 points

RenoCoug

Mar 27, 11:10pm

Looking for movie recommendations on any streaming service

MaximusMeridius

Mar 27, 11:10pm

Under the radar is Landman on Paramount+

RSL

Mar 27, 11:10pm

It's not a movie, but very very good.

John Doe

Mar 27, 11:44pm

Now just need Houston to win so I have 2 reasons to keep watching the Tourney.

Ode to Hoy

Mar 27, 11:09pm

Video: A breakdown of BYU Basketball's Historic Season after the Sweet 16 - Spencer Linton and Jarom Jordan are live from New Jersey where they give their immediate reactions... View

[BYUtv Sports]

Mar 27, 11:07pm

IF Catchings leaves (which I’m good if he stays), then likely his roster spot

Crowd Factor

Mar 27, 11:07pm

Exactly. No need to beat the kid up if he leaves. We're in good hands

MaximusMeridius

Mar 27, 11:10pm

Good programs lose 4 star guys often sometimes they just don't fit. Hope he's salvageable, though

Crazy Joe Davola

Mar 27, 11:11pm

And whoever picks him up should be happy—just like we were with JRob, Keita, etc

Crowd Factor

Mar 27, 11:12pm

He reminds me a lot of Robinson in terms of play style, demeanor, and career

poopooew

Mar 27, 11:23pm

POLL: Would you rather lose in the Sweet 16 by...

Cougs4Lfe

Mar 27, 11:06pm

So umm how did your sports day go? Here’s mine…

kotacoug

Mar 27, 11:05pm

Glad you didn’t include the Suns Celtics from last night as well………

Phreddy

Mar 27, 11:07pm

Could have but just trying to compartmentalize.

kotacoug

Mar 27, 11:08pm

Piling on

CariocaCoug

Mar 27, 11:48pm

I wonder if the team got caught up in the beauty of New Jersey over the last 24 hours and took their eyes off the goal

TCuz Coastal Elite

Mar 27, 11:05pm

I say we just avoid the northeast for the rest of time.

JuicyJam

Mar 27, 11:11pm

I think that is very unlikely.

Shihan

Mar 27, 11:30pm

The two games in Newark combined to score 394 points and make 56 threes. People got their money's worth.

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

Mar 27, 11:04pm

The question about Catchings I think is not so much if he wants to transfer, but

BYURider

Mar 27, 11:04pm

There's a huge role for him to play next year if he's willing to put the work in to grab it.

Spiff

Mar 27, 11:05pm

I agree. But that's the $64 question. I'd love to see him stay, put on 20 lbs

BYURider

Mar 27, 11:07pm

Therein lies the question. The coaches know what kind of work ethic he's capable of. Hope he's willing to pay the price

Crazy Joe Davola

Mar 27, 11:09pm

Nah

Zak

Mar 27, 11:06pm

Does the guy work hard in practice? Does he do what KY tells him to do? Is he a

kotacoug

Mar 27, 11:06pm

When he came here, one of the qualities he had was that he was such a hard

BYURider

Mar 27, 11:10pm

KY has talked about what a great worker he was. Always listening amd a team

gp232

12:55am

Over the last 11 games Richie shot 92% from the FT line 49/53. Elite!

Parkercoug82

Mar 27, 11:03pm

How much NIL $$ do you think it’d take to keep Demin for one more year?

Yukon

Mar 27, 11:03pm

3-4.5

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Mar 27, 11:04pm

3-4 mil probably

SportsLover

Mar 27, 11:06pm

Reading between some lines, seems like BYU might have NIL budget of 10 to 15 million. We know 5 to 6 of that is going to

BackPacker

Mar 27, 11:08pm

Duke vs Bama is gonna be wild

MaximusMeridius

Mar 27, 11:01pm

It won’t. Bama will be 5/35 from 3 and Duke will win by 20.

cougarfanatic

Mar 27, 11:02pm

And Duke will shoot 30+ FTs.

Spiff

Mar 27, 11:03pm

We'll see

MaximusMeridius

Mar 27, 11:05pm

This is so true it makes me cry. Happens every time BYU plays a team/player that

westsidecoug

Mar 27, 11:05pm

Duke has way better defenders. More length and quickness.

dtownCoug

Mar 27, 11:08pm

I get that, but no team was stopping what was going on tonight.

westsidecoug

Mar 27, 11:23pm

Duke is an excellent defensive team

JoeExotic

Mar 27, 11:09pm

I need more basketball! somebody tell Robbie to publish his next mailbag already

marinact

Mar 27, 11:00pm

Video: Mawot Mag on what he'll remember form this season and why he has no regrets with being BYU Cougar - BYU Basketball Forward Mawot Mag talks about why he loved being a Cougar his senior year. As well as... View

[BYUtv Sports]

Mar 27, 11:00pm

POLL: Did todays game change your opinion on Coach Young’s coaching abilities?

East_is_up

Mar 27, 10:58pm

He had a choice between giving up 3s or giving up drives & lobs

ballen

Mar 27, 11:01pm

Completely agree.

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:01pm

He should've given up wide open dunks. That's about the only thing they missed.

byubyu

Mar 27, 11:02pm

I mean byu lost by 25. They didn’t have to shoot historically well to win

BYU '80

Mar 27, 11:04pm

Clown poll bro

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:02pm

No way. The man just coached one of the best seasons in BYU hoops history.

Ode to Hoy

Mar 27, 11:06pm

Not even a little, we are lucky to have him!

acougfan

Mar 27, 11:14pm

No, but this post changed my opinion of East.

Texas Hammer

Mar 27, 11:24pm

RE: No, but this post changed my opinion of East.

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:27pm

Do polls like this one change your opinion of the CBer who posted it? Y/N

ninja math

Mar 27, 11:26pm

I did NOT mean to ruffle so many feathers. I wasn’t trying to insinuate

East_is_up

Mar 27, 11:35pm

It’s a stupid poll KY took us to the sweet 16 in his first year

johnnybyu

Mar 27, 11:39pm

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