I also don't know why you care so much. The fact is BYU is paying up. That is a

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Aug 21, 2024
4:17:39pm

spidercoug Contributor

good thing. It doesn't matter if we are 3rd or 5th. Keep arguing a mute point though. Just be happy.

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Time

We are top three! Thanks Ryan Smith!

spidercoug

Aug 21, 10:55am

Hey Mark Pope

letthewookieewin

Aug 21, 10:57am

Great, now just need to work on football NIL

NOCAL_YFAN

Aug 21, 10:57am

RE: We are top three! Thanks Ryan Smith!

BYUheaven

Aug 21, 10:57am

Interesting considering this article on Arkansas just 2 months ago.

JAGA97

Aug 21, 11:02am

Basketball NIL is not necessarily the same as football NIL. In some cases they

cougarfan84

Aug 21, 11:07am

Reality or not, Mark Pope leaving BYU (#3) for Kentucky (#4)

TCuz

Aug 21, 11:03am

If he hadn't been so transparent about his aspirations beyond BYU

tacallaway

Aug 21, 11:10am

KY is a safer investment

44C

Aug 21, 11:25am

All this is true, but there's a lot of factors.

tacallaway

Aug 21, 1:40pm

Great insight

44C

Aug 21, 2:07pm

Would love to know the reasons behind why Pope couldn't raise the funds

morningcalmcougar

Aug 21, 1:27pm

Well surely BYU’s good season was a part of it?

BaseCoug

Aug 21, 1:45pm

Definitely had to play a role. It seemed that one reason Pope left was lack

morningcalmcougar

Aug 21, 1:53pm

These are the main reasons

MwangoleCoug9

Aug 21, 6:10pm

Here's the thing. I don't doubt that BYU has gotten themselves in a position

cougarfan84

Aug 21, 11:05am

It's reality

Blueto

Aug 21, 11:10am

I know we are paying big money. But #3 in the country big money? Regardless,

cougarfan84

Aug 21, 11:15am

What is considered big money? I would think $50 grand is big money for an 18 yr

CT98

Aug 21, 12:59pm

Way more

Blueto

Aug 21, 1:00pm

Supposedly, the NIL bill for Egor alone is ~$1.45m

tacallaway

Aug 21, 1:13pm

Wow! Oh my gosh. I just don't see how NIL can be sustainable long term

CT98

Aug 22, 3:28pm

Much more than 50k. And not just talking about the star players.

PumaFanatico

Aug 21, 2:02pm

That is amazing to me. There is a lot more money in college sports than I

CT98

Aug 22, 3:30pm

It is not overstated. The agents are demanding a price and guys are signing

BYUheaven

Aug 21, 11:11am

It's not overstated to say that NIL is the only thing that is drawing these

cougarfan84

Aug 21, 11:19am

I don't disagree - some may be confusing Young and co. for bigger than actual

Mexicougazul

Aug 21, 11:11am

That's pretty crazy that ~1/3 of coaches have us as a top 3 NIL program

Odysseus

Aug 21, 11:17am

that's crazy!

vabeachcoug

Aug 21, 11:23am

I don't think Ryan gives as much as people think

gocougs719

Aug 21, 11:26am

Various teams have been paying players for years

Gustav

Aug 21, 11:27am

Except the money doesn't have to be in a brown paper bag, and the BYU's of the

Schultz is back

Aug 21, 11:36am

I see this and immediately have more respect for the administration...

Cthack1

Aug 21, 11:34am

If Ryan smith, it makes sense. Turn BYU into a farm school for the Jazz… get

Gandolfthewhite

Aug 21, 11:55am

What? A farm school for the Jazz?

Fatalplacebo

Aug 21, 1:20pm

If the perception of living in Utah can be changed for players going to NBA.

ochobeeguy

Aug 21, 1:35pm

I understand the draft, but getting players that grow to understand and love

Gandolfthewhite

Aug 21, 4:49pm

I was confused until you said you got a C in Book of Mormon class. Bless you.

Cosmos-beard-card

Aug 22, 8:46am

Were #1 among programs that don't end with the word "kansas"

ryebrye

Aug 21, 11:56am

What about football??

Burton162

Aug 21, 12:19pm

Kalani would have to leave for his dream job at his alma mater…

ochobeeguy

Aug 21, 1:36pm

I know Ryan quite well

ghettomagic

Aug 21, 12:52pm

Thanks Min Kim!

spidercoug

Aug 21, 12:58pm

Get outta here. That name doesn't even sound real

TNT

Aug 21, 1:52pm

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ghettomagic

Aug 21, 2:23pm

Four of the top seven are B12.

Ripliancum

Aug 21, 1:17pm

This is a poll, not fact.

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 1:30pm

and...?

spidercoug

Aug 21, 1:36pm

We likely don't have the #3 most money in NIL in college bball. So it is not accurate to say we are in the top 3.

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 1:59pm

I don't think the article is stating it as a fact, simply releasing poll data

morningcalmcougar

Aug 21, 2:09pm

The OP was stating it as fact.

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 2:11pm

I did that how? I never even said what we were top 3 in.

spidercoug

Aug 21, 3:30pm

"We are top three!..."

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 4:07pm

I don't know if you read the article, but we are top 3. I shouldn't have to say

spidercoug

Aug 21, 4:12pm

I also don't know why you care so much. The fact is BYU is paying up. That is a

spidercoug

Aug 21, 4:17pm

My point is, the article is not fact it is a poll. Dumb thing to argue about, yes absolutely.

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 5:07pm

Prove it's not a fact…

ochobeeguy

Aug 21, 1:37pm

In what world do you think that BYU has more money than Duke, UNC, and Kentucky?

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 2:01pm

sooooo...your inability to imagine it makes it a fact?

icecougar

Aug 21, 2:04pm

No, the fact there is absolutely no shred of evidence is enough for me.

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 2:05pm

which means there's no evidence that the opposite is true either, sooooo...

icecougar

Aug 23, 12:45pm

I didn't make the claim we were top 3. The burden of proof isn't mine.

TheLoneCougar

Aug 23, 1:29pm

Prove it. I'm supposed to just take your word for it?

ochobeeguy

Aug 21, 2:38pm

Well, you're taking a poll's word for it. What's the difference? You have no evidence either way.

TheLoneCougar

Aug 21, 2:56pm

Big12 has 5 of the top 11… sheesh!

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