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Gameday Thread: Baylor (6-4) faces No. 4 TCU (10-0) on senior day

November 18, 2022
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The Baylor Bears (6-4) look to end the playoff hopes of N. 4 TCU (10-0) on senior day at McLane Stadium in Waco on Saturday morning. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT and will be aired live on FOX.


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Quotes of the Week

Senior Offensive Lineman Connor Galvin

"We have addressed what's at stake for both teams. We've addressed the situation and the opportunity we have ahead of us. We know what's at stake, it was addressed on Monday, but we're not making like a big deal about it. It's next opponent up," Galvin said on Wednesday.

Senior JACK Bryson Jackson

"Just recognizing how great of an opportunity it is to go through adversity and to show how we can overcome and come out on the better end," Jackson said. "Which is putting the work in this week and showing pretty much everybody what we're really about, what this team is really about."

Head Coach Dave Aranda

"I think it's been probably framed by expectations. I think there's been a lot of growth with the team. I think there's been improvements. I think there's been areas that the team has matured in, in spots that they didn't even know they needed maturing on.”


Analysis of the Week

SicEm365 Analyst Travis Roeder

I actually think Baylor matches up with TCU somewhat well on defense. TCU makes hay by landing deep shots and gashing with inside run game. Baylor has prevented big plays all year, so this game comes down to how well they can stop the run inside. If the answer is like West Virginia, this game is over. Otherwise, I expect that TCU will be able to score in this one but it won’t be a massive points parade.

Duggan still struggles with identifying pressure and their OL struggles in pass protection. I think this game is one where Baylor uses a lot of different pressures to force indecision from Duggan and a few turnovers. If Baylor doesn’t get to at least two turnovers in this game, and probably three, they’ll have a hard time winning, just because with their “prevent big plays style,” without turnovers it is hard to get an offense like TCU’s off the field. They simply have to create negative plays.

If it’s the second quarter and TCU is consistently running the ball for 5-6 yards per carry, that’s where you start to question how Baylor will win this game, regardless of whether TCU is hitting deep shots or not. But if we get towards halftime and Baylor is limiting TCU’s run game, has a turnover or two, and is able to sit on top of Quentin Johnston, that’s the kind of defense Baylor needs to play to give Baylor’s offense a chance to win this game. Senior leaders like Dillon Doyle, Cole Maxwell, and Apu Ika are going to be very key in this game. Baylor must limit TCU’s base down run game. And that mostly comes down to play sound with toughness play after play.

 


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Gameday Thread: Baylor (6-4) faces No. 4 TCU (10-0) on senior day

38,606 Views | 497 Replies | Last: 2 yr ago by boognish_bear
IowaBear
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Whose Bonner ? Great throw an catch there
Big_Pumpin
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Is there a better QB in the league than Shapen?
HuttoBear
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Fre3dombear
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Called it!!!!!!!
Johnny Bear
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Blake Turnover shows up again!!
BUGWBBear
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There's the pick. Not a pick 6, but a floating pick.
Big_Pumpin
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Haha
BearTruth13
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Just floated that forever
HuttoBear
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Lousy pass===should have taken 3
CHP Bear
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That's on Shapen. BearTruth right, lame duck floater.
Jacques Strap
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shoulda woulda coulda
Fre3dombear
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Why would girls possibly put him in that situation?

How many times guys? How many time?

Lmao. What a joke
Fre3dombear
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How bad is tcu to be tied with this effort?
Mitch Blood Green
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Big_Pumpin said:

Is there a better QB in the league than Shapen?


Yes
HuttoBear
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Momentum just went out the door
perrynative
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QB is not a winner.
IBearlieve
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Hahahahahahahahahaha
(Inhale)
Hahahahahahahahahaha
IowaBear
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Ahhh there's the Blake I know… Turnover machine!
Big_Pumpin
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Dumb play. Midget on a big back. There's not an angle for that play
Harrison Bergeron
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F0ck Shapen. He sucks.
NeuroticBear
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Fre3dombear said:

How bad is tcu to be tied with this effort?
Much worse than their record. Very average QB and 5 wins by 7 or less. Completely overrated and they will get destroyed in the first game if they make the playoffs.
Stefano DiMera
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319 yds to 192 for TCU.
Mitch Blood Green
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Last years QB didn't set his feet to throw. This years QB doesn't set his feet to throw. Hmmmm
historian
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The defender had a better chance to catch that ball than Baldwin!
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
IowaBear
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Ball needed to be out in front of Baldwin… but that's Blake for you, hardly ever accurate and killer turnovers. Just the norm for this season
Self Made Bear
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Shapen worth minus 7-10 points per game.
IowaBear
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And we're tied…. Should be up 10 at this point. And we may find ourselves down when we get the ball next.
Quinton
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Score there and they are reeling. Game changing mistakes but that is why this isn't a very good team. So many yards and so few points.
rileyroo
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Shapen just loses his mind in the red zone
Mitch Henessey
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Do we know if Shapen has any outstanding gambling debts from his time in Shreveport? Is he throwing these games?

That's my only explanation for how horrific some of these turnovers are.
Bigkahunaww
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Shapen can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory better then any QB I know.
Living the American dream in central Texas !
Wacoraisedbear
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Why is monoray even the target on that play the defender has at least 5 inches on him
Johnny Bear
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Especially frustrating because we had a chip shot 3 set up.
DancinBear09
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The kid is just not a winner. Poor mechanics and worse decision making. I know he is probably having a sophomore slump, but he is not improving at all over the course of the year.
IowaBear
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Because Blake locks onto 1 guy and doesn't have the ability to read the field… if he's not throwing short posts routes he's almost useless in the passing game
 
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