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Mar 23, 6:09pm

POLL: Best college coach of the last 30 years

carlstud

7:57am

Bama has lead the country in scoring 2 years in a row? Yikes. Tough matchup

Zak

7:56am

Look - more investment in American manufacturing to avoid tariffs

Swish

7:56am

#1 Big in the transfer portal sets 1st mtg w/ Creighton

VinnyBYU

7:55am

As the 2nd lowest seeded team left, BYU is now a Cinderella

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

7:51am

*Dark Horse. No Cinderella teams left

crimedog

7:51am

wasn't BYU officially seeded above Ole Miss? (both got a 6 seed)

byuwahoo

7:55am

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Yiowa

7:56am

that's my point. BYU is the 3rd lowest seeded team left

byuwahoo

7:57am

By bad

Yiowa

7:57am

Upsets in the tournament so far this season (only counting 3+ seed differential

cougarfan84

7:57am

Imagine seeing this tweet from the future the day after Pope left for Kentucky:

Marvelous

7:44am

Haha…we’d probably start by asking where we would find the big white dude to

Rexy Coug

7:49am

Even better would have been Stewart. Everyone would be like what?

downtownchrisbrown

7:51am

With the most confusion around Bosko’s face

Ron Mexico

7:49am

In some ways it makes sense, Bosko is the first to verbally commit to staying

byuwahoo

7:52am

Oh, it wouldn't be THAT confusing. We'd worn the black unis before this year...

LeftOfNormal

7:54am

I wasn't necessarily expecting Baylor to beat Duke and I knew KU had already

gmj81

7:55am

Second year in a row their best player is out of the tourney with injury

downtownchrisbrown

7:58am

I've been checking the Big 12 website for the 40 times of DBs but they aren't

BYUfannonLDS

7:42am

Did the questionable technical/flagrant 2 make any national discussions?

The Dark Knight

7:41am

Hope Yormark can address the matter w/the NCAA tournament officials.

Forzaitalia

7:43am

Learned something interesting about officiating at a sports analytics conference

bythenumbers

7:41am

Thursday is going to be a great day I can feel it already

crimedog Insensitive ....

7:39am

The dodgers starting up again is always a fun day in the prison system.

Ragnar Danneskjold

7:46am

Yeah, only 4,324 more games until the World Series. It goes by too fast.

Viva Campeche

7:53am

When refs are inexplicably and obviously bad at calling the rules of the game

oxcoug

7:38am

The wordsmithing in your hypothetical in point two is ART. Hallmark NEEDS you!

LeftOfNormal

7:42am

Hey, dudes got bayoneted in the nuts and we never talk about it. That needs

oxcoug

7:45am

So true. Hallmark's new Bayoneted-in-the-Nuts Sympathy Card Division is calling!

LeftOfNormal

7:57am

One thing you left out is an unconscious response to the "moment

The Dark Knight

7:49am

Completely agree. I think that's a key nuance and a real thing.

oxcoug

7:50am

Well RSL, it was fun having Diego Luna while it lasted. After being one of the

hadmonster

7:35am

Hopefully he goes. I'd love to see him in La Liga

RSL

7:38am

Of course. Happy for him, but sucks seeing the state of RSL right now

hadmonster

7:39am

And if we're going to suck as a national team can we at least bring back the

hadmonster

7:46am

Wild he’s 5ft 3in tall… that’s a little dude

CountryBumpkin

7:54am

Where did you get that info? I show that he's 5'8"

hadmonster

7:58am

Alabama has 6 guys averaging double figures

AF Cougar

7:34am

Wisconsin bench didn’t score a point until like 3 mins to go in the game. I

ChiCityCoug

7:35am

Anyonr with the link to the AI generated KY postgame?

Ted Lasso

7:34am

Here you go:

AZPTCOUG

7:39am

RE: Anyonr with the link to the AI generated KY postgame?

Soupie

7:39am

BYU ranked #10 of the final 16 teams in ESPN

VinnyBYU

7:32am

#1 offense since Feb 11? That's what you call peaking at the right time!

The Dark Knight

7:35am

#15/16 on Kenpom

downtownchrisbrown

7:38am

Kenpom is a bad metric once in the tourney because it doesn't weight recent success enough.

CSoul

7:49am

I realize, just providing contrast

downtownchrisbrown

7:51am

What's Bama ranked?

byujacob

7:41am

Pee Wee Reese

7:42am

Shockingly, one of my coworkers who picked Wofford to win it all is already mathematically eliminated from the pool.

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

7:31am

3 more days til Backyard Baseball '97 comes out on mobile

PabloSanchezz

7:31am

POLL: Which 2 B12 teams are most likely to advance to Elite 8?

Rexy Coug

7:30am

Had a gentlemen's bet with my Wisconsin alumnus manager

greyt9

7:27am

Get that man some gear.

Soupie

7:42am

What are people seeing for tickets for Thursday?

UNLVcougar

7:27am

I wasn't able to watch the game till now!

CougarChaser

7:26am

Whoah, spoilers!

ochobeeguy

7:58am

Alabama would have to play out of their minds to win this game. I just don't

archie

7:21am

That’s crazy. Alabama is favored for a reason.

Ozymandias

7:23am

They're favored because BYU fans don't bet on the games

archie

7:33am

That is not how it works

fulano

7:34am

Betting lines are set to incentivize betting. So it kind of is

archie

7:35am

Betting lines are set and adjusted to assure bets on both sides are close to =

fulano

7:49am

Also, it isn’t just fans of one of the two teams that are betting on games

RealTaysomHill

7:54am

RE: Alabama would have to play out of their minds to win this game. I just don't

Sea Chicken

7:23am

It’s going to be a race to 90+ points, and whoever does the little things better

VACougMD

7:25am

Take the blue goggles off for a second. Bama is loaded with weapons

arizonacougarfan

7:25am

It’s a pretty remarkable matchup with different strengths. Don’t think the national commentators have blue goggles

Hammurabi

7:29am

Love the feeling of confidence. That’s how to play the game. No fear. Full send. I’m with you. Everyone is beatable and

Hammurabi

7:28am

They beat Houston. Something BYU didn't come close to doing in 2 attempts. BYU may win, but let's not pretend that

foofcoug

7:42am

For the first time I can remember it feels like this team is prepared to play with anyone in the country. It doesn't

Chemish

7:43am

POLL: Are tater tots just hash browns?

carlstud

7:19am

Tiny delicious cylindrical hash browns.

Superkid

7:21am

Are sliders just hamburgers?

RyneK

7:25am

Spiders have lots of protein, so yes

machete

7:28am

No, hash browns are just tater tots

LaVellIfIKnow

7:28am

…shaped like marshmallows

LeGrandBleu

7:54am

In 2010-11, the NCAA tournament expanded to 68 teams. That year, these were the

nephicoug

7:15am

And yet, just last year S16 featured UConn, Creighton, Zags, SDSU, and Marquette

Still Questing

7:32am

Even those teams are consolidating. Creighton was in MVC previously. Gonzaga and

nephicoug

7:51am

Perhaps already posted. Travis Hansen is a good man. Looks like AK-47 is

kansascougar

7:15am

Does AK still live in Utah?

Mr. Belding

7:23am

If you believe it’s already posted, why still post? Or at least look and confirm

ordinary tri guy

7:26am

Wanted to see if it would piss you off.

kansascougar

7:27am

Why do you believe that? I simply asked a question.

ordinary tri guy

7:40am

Things tend to work their way off the front page pretty quickly around here.

LeftOfNormal

7:28am

I worked in the athletic marketing dept when he was a player. He was one of the

ryebrye

7:27am

There are some extremely tall people in that photo.

shoganai

7:30am

Keeping emo alive

maxpowers

7:37am

Russians doing Travis a favor by slipping their shoes off

BeyondTheMark

7:42am

Bravo to whoever bought the billboard in springville. Red background that said

Cougz19

7:13am

Can someone down that way take a photo and post it?

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

7:14am

RE: Can someone down that way take a photo and post it?

goidcougs

7:18am

Prediction: Mark Sears is going to drive BYU fans absolutely bonkers.

LegitCoug

7:10am

Im confident that KY will use this past game as a template of how to play around

LeonMarek

7:15am

So did Tonje. He still loss despite plenty of lift from the reffing

jrifkin48

7:15am

Sears can’t win a game by himself. Let him get his but limit others.

ordinary tri guy

7:19am

Yeah in general Alabama shoots a lot of free throws.

JuicyJam

7:20am

Sears answering his phone in the morning (ala Colby Ross)

Methusaleh22

7:28am

As long as he isn’t on the floor half the time pretending to get pushed down

SausageKing

7:28am

What’s the over under on how many times they show his mom?

ATX

7:39am

He will probably light it up against us but I think you try and make Mark Sears

Charles Darwin

7:06am

Seems to be the opposite of our philosophy. KY find the weakest link on the team

ConvexityCoug

7:11am

I think that guy on Alabama happens to be an All American…

Charles Darwin

7:24am

Just as everyone expected

UnoDoctor

7:05am

Who knows where I can get the BYU hat Danny Ainge is always wearing? The white

bigbossbyu

7:03am

Connections with the golf team. Not for sale.

cougfanblue

7:09am

So Cosmo ISN'T digging beets! He's pulling his hole-out from the cup!

LeftOfNormal

7:33am

I was told they gave it to high level donors on a football trip

B Blue

7:37am

I saw two guys wearing the hat in Denver this weekend

fulano

7:43am

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MrSandman

7:51am

I guarantee you we’ll deal with similar ref bias as the Wisc. game. I swear

Walter Sobchak

6:51am

It is not higher seed bias, it is P2 bias.

Tweege

6:52am

I can see both. I really felt like Maryland got the bias yesterday against CSU

Walter Sobchak

6:55am

Maryland is P2

Denver Cougar

7:08am

Yes I was agreeing with him

Walter Sobchak

7:24am

The Wisconsin game was a master class on the refs trying to determine the winner

bluecougar1985

6:54am

Disagree. It will be more even.

Idacoug

6:54am

We had some calls go against us. It happens. Wisconsin draws a lot of fouls

Charles Darwin

6:55am

Actually Wis doesn’t draw fouls from what the national radio broadcast said

ordinary tri guy

7:21am

To be at 20 a game with the number of 3s they shoot is a lot. #26 in made FTs

Charles Darwin

7:23am

Blaming the refs 4 days before the game is even played is an interesting cope…

AustC04

6:57am

Let's go ahead and keep that in our back pocket in case we lose, then we will have the rest of the summer

RSL

6:57am

I don't think so. In part because that was the worst I think I've seen, and

Gentleman Stan

7:08am

Hope you’re right

Walter Sobchak

7:24am

Like it or not, there are people who hate the LDS church

Count Cougar

7:19am

There's an incentive for the NCAA to get BYU out of the tourney.

whirl

7:34am

What are you talking about? No final four games are on Sunday

Charles Darwin

7:37am

Ah, just saw the title game isnt' scheduled for a Sunday. My bad.

whirl

7:40am

If you the thinks the refs are bad against Alabama, just wait until we go up against Duke. They've had favorable

Spiff

7:50am

Most likely to absolutely would be my guess. Haha

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

6:38am

Nah. It's Big12 branding for the future. Bosko will be a Big12 star next year!

LeftOfNormal

7:00am

All Europeans look the same.

Mr. Belding

7:02am

That’s Jaren Hall.

Hambone

7:06am

Who wld buy this dumb BYU Sweet 16 commemorative hat I'm seeing in CB ads?

oxcoug

6:37am

It’s more of an embarrassment

Dr MoBYU

6:41am

Yeah what would the Gonzaga version of that hat look like?

willkie40

6:47am

For real. It would be so over the top to have it on a hat AND my neck tattoo.

ryebrye

7:01am

If you're going to make that crummy hat and include 1957, include 1950 as well,

Gentleman Stan

7:28am

So you're saying we've made the Elite Eight TWICE???

oxcoug

7:41am

Just for kicks...if everyone stayed that could stay..plus the new already signed

Fdnman

6:35am

I think we'd only have 1 spot available, and biggest need would probably be a

jreid191

6:50am

W/AJ coming and his obvious unhappiness at times I’d be shocked if we saw

BeyondTheMark

7:49am

KY making a name for Kevin/Brigham YOUNG

44C

6:32am

Is this really the UConn blueprint? It feels like KY is using his own blueprint

thewaterboy

6:50am

They mean the blueprint of pairing elite rim defense w/ elite half court offense

ninja math

7:40am

ESPN Gameday Podcast spent a few minutes discussing BYU BBall, AJ, upward…

BamaCoug

6:16am

Thanks Bama! 24:33 exactly

Pee Wee Reese

6:33am

POLL: With the exception of the Houston contests, Alabama in NJ is our toughest game this year

cajuncoug

6:04am

Duke will be the toughest game, and I think 3rd times the charm against Houston.

cougarfan84

6:07am

RE: Duke will be the toughest game, and I think 3rd times the charm against

Blue Ridge

6:18am

Yes because the stakes are higher and the pressure is ramped up.

Yukon

6:08am

Probably? I think @Arizona and @Iowa State would be pretty much on par with the

jreid191

6:12am

cougarfan84

7:47am

POLL: Should BYU dust off the baby blues for sweet 16?

Jimo Dashen We few, we happy few

5:56am

Baby or royal, but anything other than those black unis

Disco Lemonade

5:57am

Biggest games should be in our most iconic look. Royal.

Hiccupless

6:06am

B12 10-3 (0.769), B1G 12-4 (0.750), SEC 15-7 (0.682), ACC 3-3 (0.500)

BYUFam1

4:03am

Other multiple bid conferences

BYUFam1

4:09am

Really silly to hear SEC apologists acting like they are vindicated now that 7 got into the S16.

Samsonite

5:29am

And nobody is saying they shouldn't have gotten at least 7 bids

sakar12

5:42am

Their 6 beat Iowa st 3 so unless 5-6 fall in the S16 this narrative is bunk

Pretorian

5:49am

And BYU as a 6 beat the B1Gs 3. Does the B12 get extra credit for that? Think win % is

Soupie

5:59am

If they get 4-6 teams to the R8 that would absolutely vindicate the SEC and

Pretorian

6:21am

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Soupie

6:00am

It’s like Skankey packing a shotgun

44C

6:39am

Based on seeding the BIG 10 and Big 12 have the expected number of teams in the Sweet 16.

Baron

6:08am

Wow... first time in the 64 team era there isn't multiple Sweet 16 teams from

Gentleman Stan

6:56am

The SEC engineered such a joke to bolster their credibility, but this stat helps

Brandoblueblood

7:43am

How so who underperformed? They seem to be doing better than expected.

Baron

7:50am

Is this BYU’s most successful first year for any coach of any sport?

Archaea

3:35am

Steve fisher won a national championship in 1989 at Michigan as a first year

carlstud

4:27am

Thanks, but he asked specifically about BYU

BYULAWGUY

4:34am

While looking this up I learned we have no idea who coached byu mbb between 1903

carlstud

4:50am

Fisher was actually the interim head coach, IIRC, as their coach had gone to ASU

Japan Coug

7:15am

Gary Crowton had a higher winning percentage his first year

Charles Darwin

5:14am

We almost went undefeated with Gary Crowton in his first year.

Yukon

5:16am

I’m a hack.

Yukon

5:16am

By beating up on bad teams. KY had no such luxury

CommodoreCoug

5:47am

Then why ask the question? We’ve never been in the Big XII before…

Yukon

5:53am

Did we lose the bowl game under Crowton?

Archaea

6:00am

I believe so. We crumbled after Staley’s injury.

Yukon

6:06am

Yes

Duke Silver

7:10am

The liberty bowl to Louisville

robin

7:50am

Shawn Olmstead was national runner up in year one of Men’s Volleyball

Warner

5:43am

Hopefully KY follows a more similar path to Taylor than Crowton or Olmstead, as

fbguru

6:13am

Pope deserves a mention too

Charles Darwin

6:15am

1950 Stan Watts is up there. Conference Championship, lost to Baylor by 1 point

Gentleman Stan

7:22am

Looking at potential elite 8 matchup with Duke if we get past Alabama—Duke has

WY_CougFan

2:12am

They have the tallest roster in college ball

Archaea

2:28am

Duke plays a lot of freshmen. Early in the season they were still figuring things out.

CopperLix

2:40am

Duke's got undeniable talent, but their team is overrated. They'd have more

SinkingQuffa

3:09am

It’s kind of silly to fault Duke for losses against top teams early in the

carlstud

4:29am

Nah, it’s valid. we are the only team in CBB that has improved this year

ATX

5:56am

Alabama

ElkaholicCoug

6:23am

Really though, makes exactly 0 difference if we look past Alabama.

cougsareforreal

6:50am

It will take playing the best game of the year to beat Alabama

BondWeaver

7:04am

No, I’m looking at a potential game with Houston again. TIC! Just win what will be a

BYU I Bleed Blue

6:57am

Duke is 30-1 with Sion James starting

dukestirr

7:34am

So what… ISU had nearly the same home record before BYU beat them at home.

BoiseBlueCoug

7:51am

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