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Jan 5, 2025
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Hammurabi
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Even if it were true what exactly do they think are the implications?
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Hammurabi
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Ute friend (I know, a good guy just misguided) told me today he read Ryan Smith
CougaRR4L
Jan 5, 10:34pm
Sorry. It was copying the wrong link. Tried 3 times and finally got it right.
CougaRR4L
Jan 5, 10:35pm
Tell your friend that Ryan uses tithing as a straw man. He writes, “Tanuvasa” on the slip.
RealityCheck
Jan 6, 7:11am
"Tanuvasa" is the Samoan word for tithing.
Tricky
Jan 6, 11:41am
Does it matter if he did or didn’t?
JohnnyC
Jan 5, 10:36pm
Not to me. I would love it if he did. But seems like false information given
CougaRR4L
Jan 5, 10:38pm
I personally thinks he donates more in terms of value. KY flew on Smith Private
JohnnyC
Jan 5, 10:44pm
I heard KY flew on Smith's private jet from Provo to Hurricane to visit AJ
Les IsMore
Jan 5, 11:24pm
RE: I heard KY flew on Smith's private jet from Provo to Hurricane to visit AJ
JohnnyC
Jan 6, 8:38am
The Tanuvasa article says nothing about Ryan Smith
Sid Vicious
Jan 5, 10:38pm
Yeah. Look again. Not sure why but the URL to that actual article
CougaRR4L
Jan 5, 10:40pm
Ryan Smith publicly tweeted he did not fund the NIL deal.
KayakCoug
Jan 5, 10:40pm
Agreed. Funny thing is I was actually excited- Now Ryan dropped $7 mil? Sweet!
CougaRR4L
Jan 5, 10:42pm
Then Smith should sue the media for libel.
Jdoc
Jan 5, 10:51pm
How did the statement damage him?
Remigius
Jan 5, 10:57pm
I mean you have multiple people on twitter claiming they are boycotting
cougarfann888
Jan 5, 10:59pm
Yes, he would have to show damages. I am sure a creative lawyer could come up
Jdoc
Jan 5, 11:00pm
Certainly the only way a Utah athlete would ever leave
BYU '80
Jan 5, 11:37pm
Good luck collecting anything on it from ute keyboard warriors in the basement
Brandoblueblood
Jan 6, 8:12am
It could get tricky if an owner appears to be using NIL to circumvent
ninja math
Jan 6, 2:19am
Seems like a massive waste of time and effort to get no money and have to
califcougar
Jan 5, 11:24pm
He stated he did not fund the AJ NIL deal. Never said he doesn't fund NIL
morningcalmcougar
Jan 6, 8:23am
"I know, let's ask Ryan Smith if he funded AJ's NIL deal!"
LeGrandBleu
Jan 6, 9:53am
When Ryan said that, I took it as he didn't directly fund him, but I find it
ocmyhome
Jan 6, 10:53am
And most importantly, does anybody know the actual number he's donated? Nope. Just people guessing.
cougfanblue
Jan 6, 11:08am
Ryan buys floor seats in the MC to support BYU basketball. He doesn't donate to the collective for NIL. There are
CalGTR
Jan 6, 1:37pm
Myth
Hammurabi
Jan 5, 10:44pm
And the UU echo chamber will keep repeating the myth until all are convinced
cougarmeister
Jan 5, 10:51pm
Even if it were true what exactly do they think are the implications?
Hammurabi
Jan 5, 11:16pm
Edit: That they continue to hate on a good man - Ryan Smith - and
LeGrandBleu
Jan 6, 9:56am
Si is a shell of itself. They got caught publishing tons of articles that were
cougarfann888
Jan 5, 11:01pm
Such a sad and hard fall for SI. They used to represent the best in journalism
morningcalmcougar
Jan 6, 8:55am
2 things, your buddy needs to do more than read one article or believe what he
Blue for Life
Jan 6, 12:30am
Ryan has NEVER said he doesn’t contribute to BYU NIL, much less not significant
NYC and Japan
Jan 6, 7:21am
The awesome takeaway here is that BYU has other big diners not including Smith
Pretorian
Jan 6, 9:28am
I’m one of the bigger diners myself, if I’m being transparent.
Big Daddy D
Jan 6, 9:53am
Donors 😚
Pretorian
Jan 6, 10:02am
Chuck a rama, Golden Corral, Black Bear to name a few
BYU Grounds
Jan 6, 5:13pm
Expecting ANY major news outlet to provide accurate info is no longer reasonable
BYUDM93
Jan 6, 1:17pm
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