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

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Sep 23, 2024
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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

kapcreations

Sep 23, 9:59am

Can you explain this clause more?

PumaFanatico

Sep 23, 10:19am

Sure

kapcreations

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

zerome4sooners

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

wisconsincougs

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.

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