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parch said:

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PartyBear said:

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Kind of reminds of some of the swag we haven't had since May of 16.

Since the money goes to NIL. Baylor should have a "we pay players" out game this season.

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Loser fans when we're too humble: "This program has no swag anymore"

Loser fans when we show swag: "This is going to bite us in the ass"

Seriously, y'all are just looking for excuses to rag on this program at this point.

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It's probably just me, but swag is earned. Can you give me an example? Empty statements are just that ... empty.

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Swag isn't "earned," it's displayed. We were doing a lot of swaggy things early in Briles' tenure that we weren't backing up on the field until later. It was that attitude that ultimately attracted dudes (some of them "bad dudes") who wanted to live into what we were selling. It made us a lot of enemies but it also won us a lot of games.

There are a lot of ways to "do" swag. Colorado is out on the tiles trying to do it in the most extreme way possible (the "D" for dawgs instead of a C captain patch is one example) but there are others. This is pretty tame and mild all things considered. It's just a spin-off from Aranda's quote, which in context I thought was actually kind of mournful.

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You and T-Rex must be of a "younger generation". Sigh... I long for what use to be Football. Swagger was the team captain's meeting at the coin flip, shaking hands, exchanging "Good luck, we're going to whip your a$$, get ready". And then proceed to scoring and handing the ball to the ref. AIN'T NO MORE!

A team that lost 13 of it's last 16 games, a HC that when he speaks sounds like Kamy Baby taught him the
"word salad " speak... WTH did he say???? and you gonna SWAG?to He couldn't motivate coyote backed into a corner. Potentially, it could be bad or embarrassing. I'm going to miss the Nick Saban teams... beat the crap out of you, trash talk and you deal with him, and your opponent fears you.

You're not talking about swagger at that point though. What you described is actually the absence of swagger. There's nothing wrong with that - if your personality is just be quiet, go out and whip the other dude's ass, maybe say a couple words about it and get on with it, then that's one way to go about it. But that ain't swagger.

Sports swagger is a demonstrable attitude attached to your performance. Noah Lyles staring down that Jamaican dude in the 100m semifinal and then crushing him in the 100m final is swagger. Miami coming out in fatigues to a pre-game presser is swagger. You have to back that up to make it stick - sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. And you're going to make enemies doing it. It's a high stakes gamble and if you don't back it up you look like a moron. But it can play with your opponent's mentals and help you perform at a higher level if you hit it right with the right personalities.

Some people need that extra swaggy jolt to get their motor into high gear. I genuinely believe Lyles is as fast as he is because he makes some of his own demons and then swags at them. It clearly works, same as it works for some programs and not others. If this is the jolt we need to kick into a winning season, hell yeah, might as well try it. If it doesn't work, Aranda won't be around to see it anyway.

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You're not talking about swagger at that point though. What you described is actually the absence of swagger. There's nothing wrong with that - if your personality is just be quiet, go out and whip the other dude's ass, maybe say a couple words about it and get on with it, then that's one way to go about it. But that ain't swagger.

Sports swagger is a demonstrable attitude attached to your performance. Noah Lyles staring down that Jamaican dude in the 100m semifinal and then crushing him in the 100m final is swagger. Miami coming out in fatigues to a pre-game presser is swagger. You have to back that up to make it stick - sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. And you're going to make enemies doing it. It's a high stakes gamble and if you don't back it up you look like a moron. But it can play with your opponent's mentals and help you perform at a higher level if you hit it right with the right personalities.

Some people need that extra swaggy jolt to get their motor into high gear. I genuinely believe Lyles is as fast as he is because he makes some of his own demons and then swags at them. It clearly works, same as it works for some programs and not others. If this is the jolt we need to kick into a winning season, hell yeah, might as well try it. If it doesn't work, Aranda won't be around to see it anyway.

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13L's out 16, Aranda (Kamy Light) HC. Tune up Gust Avrakotos.

Weren't we referred to as the "U on the Brazos" back in the Briles days? A comparison to The University of Miami and their "gangsta" image? I liked that type of swagger a lot!

never heard that

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Weren't we referred to as the "U on the Brazos" back in the Briles days? A comparison to The University of Miami and their "gangsta" image? I liked that type of swagger a lot!

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I remember a few pretty derogatory terms rival fan bases had for us… But don't remember hearing that one.

I want one...

It might have been started by BU fans and not from rival sources. At first I didn't get it but then after hearing it a few times I got the reference to Miami's cocky thuggish culture with the camo fatigues and all. Perhaps it was only mentioned in "the hood around Waco" and not universally known.

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WE DONT… See you in Waco on Sep 14… #BeatTheBears (again) https://t.co/LCHMff2pwB pic.twitter.com/8uRcwBykZE

— #GoAirForce (@AToastToTheHost) August 3, 2024

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This post actually captures the ENTIRETY of the sad and coming embarrassment this ignorant t-shirt move has created.

When Baylor ends sub-500 again this season they will be roasted and be the laughing stock for social media scorn with this ignoramus t-shirt move. And trust me, it most likely will happen by the opposing team with every loss. Expect it.....

Sports 101: NEVER provide unnecessary bulletin board material to the other teams, and especially the public social media warriors.

Thanks coaching staff.....and @BUFootball. Baylor Football continues its run of a calamity of errors.

Sic'em

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If youre scared just say that. Baylor is paying players and guess what the rest of the college world is as well. Good for Air Force deciding not to play players. They also dont tend to get a bunch of 4 and 5* recruits either

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Scared? Hardly.
Just pointing out the obvious that you don't put unnecessary targets for ridicule on your own team's backs.
It's not peacocking.....it's childish and short-sighted IMO

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You could make the argument that it's unethical not to pay someone when they bring in millions of dollars for your institution.

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I heard that one a lot of the years.

I think players should be compensated, but we also have to be realistic on what value the average player brings to the table. I'm certain it's not millions of dollars.

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if people are willing to pay it, then yes they are worth it. It's basic business. Of course we are all able to determine if they are personally worth it to us but market determines value

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That's not the argument I'm making.

I'm saying very few college athletes bring in millions of dollars of value for their schools.

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boognish_bear said:

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WE DONT… See you in Waco on Sep 14… #BeatTheBears (again) https://t.co/LCHMff2pwB pic.twitter.com/8uRcwBykZE

— #GoAirForce (@AToastToTheHost) August 3, 2024

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This post actually captures the ENTIRETY of the sad and coming embarrassment this ignorant t-shirt move has created.

When Baylor ends sub-500 again this season they will be roasted and be the laughing stock for social media scorn with this ignoramus t-shirt move. And trust me, it most likely will happen by the opposing team with every loss. Expect it.....

Sports 101: NEVER provide unnecessary bulletin board material to the other teams, and especially the public social media warriors.

Thanks coaching staff.....and @BUFootball. Baylor Football continues its run of a calamity of errors.

Sic'em

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Yep, our coach is a clown. Talk about a shirt that never needed to be printed, never needed to be worn.

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WE DONT… See you in Waco on Sep 14… #BeatTheBears (again) https://t.co/LCHMff2pwB pic.twitter.com/8uRcwBykZE

— #GoAirForce (@AToastToTheHost) August 3, 2024

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Bring it Bit ches!!! The Bears will be ready