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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

36,055 Views | 497 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by boognish_bear
Fre3dombear
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Let's get this onside kick and a 1st down and shock the world and overcome grimes
Quinton
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Funny part is they haven't played all that well. Either way finish it here
IowaBear
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They have all 3 timeouts. May need 2 first downs
Fre3dombear
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Shapen with the chance to become legend.

Grimes can become legend
Fre3dombear
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Wow they kicked it off!

Pound. Da. Rock.
CHP Bear
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Still time need a 1st down.
Fre3dombear
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Weak first down play. Don't put it on the d olease
BERFAN
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Let's not get too conversative here. CRAP
Jacques Strap
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One first down Bears.
CHP Bear
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WOW, might as well throw it.
Fre3dombear
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Oh wow. We not even trying

Welp

Damn our coaches. What a choke. My God
BearTruth13
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Terrible. Just surrendering
Quinton
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Pathetic… coaches going to give away the game
davesburgerbarn
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Horrible play calling
Jacques Strap
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Run it and make them burn the last TO
IowaBear
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Too conservative! Go for the W fellas. Play action them they are selling out on the run
Self Made Bear
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We are going to run 12 seconds off the clock and give it back to them. Nice.
Fre3dombear
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Analytics say go for it. Control your own destiny
Jacques Strap
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Had Ben Sims for the first down. Ugh
CHP Bear
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Last two possesions sucked.
Fre3dombear
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Don't put kick the coverage
IowaBear
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Throw the ball! Jesus ****! There's 9 guys in the box! Turtle shells for Dave and Grimes
Wacoraisedbear
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Of course shapen
Self Made Bear
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Our coordinators trying to find a way to lose this game.
DancinBear09
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Sims was wide open
TinFoilHatPreacherBear
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Last two possessions, Grimes giving them the ball. Garbage OC, needs to go.
tfhpb, Thee couch-potato prognosticator


Fre3dombear
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Odds we win this game very low. Their FG kicker doesn't miss.

Just handed it to them
Quinton
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Should have run that play on first down. What an easy play and qb completely missed it
IowaBear
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God Shapen sucks so ****ing bad! Sims was wide open!! That was game
vanillabryce
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Defense gonna have to be special here
Stefano DiMera
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He missed an extra point
Harrison Bergeron
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Had 12 men on the field. Just needed to snap it.
Wacoraisedbear
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This was on shapen he had simms wide open nobody's fault but his
CHP Bear
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Self Made Bear said:

Our coordinators trying to find a way to lose this game.
Or not win it.
BUGWBBear
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Stupid calls going to give Duggan his last at bat. Give Grimes a round of farts in appreciation!
 
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