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Gameday Thread: Baylor (1-0) Travels to Face No. 11 Utah (1-0)

September 6, 2024
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The Baylor Bears (1-0) travel to Salt Lake City to face No. 11 Utah (1-0) in its second game of the 2024 football season. Kick-off is set for 2:30 p.m. CT inside Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday. Click here to read, listen and watch content pertaining to Baylor vs. Utah and more. 

 
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The Run Down

Baylor Utah
Head Coach Dave Aranda Kyle Whittingham
Team Record 1-0 1-0
Leading Passer Dequan Finn, QB
14/22, 192 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Cam Rising, QB
10/15, 254 yards, 5 TDs
Leading Rusher Richard Reese, RB
18 carries, 78 yards
Dijon Stanley, RB
6 carries, 34 yards
Leading Receiver Ketron Jackson, WR
2 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Dijon Stanley, RB
3 receptions, 150 yards,  2 TDs
Leading Tackler Matt Jones, LB
7 tackles, 1 TFL
Keanu Tanuvasa, DT
4 tackles
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Gameday Thread: Baylor (1-0) Travels to Face No. 11 Utah (1-0)

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IBleedGreenandGold
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Hey alittle momentum.
Stefano DiMera
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Well ..were officially better than Southern Utah now.
boognish_bear
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Assassin said:

watch Finn throw for just enough that Aranda doesnt kick him off the field for the second half


Yep....I don't know if Dave was gonna pull Finn before that or not....but he won't now.
Wwbear
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Finn got to protect his receivers if he can't do anything else. Games too fast for him.
bear2be2
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chukronos said:

Finn put his receiver in a position to get hammered.
That wasn't on Finn. He put the throw in the only window there was. Just a cheap ass, illegal hit on a defensive player.
boognish_bear
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IBleedGreenandGold said:

Hey alittle momentum.


And we get the ball first....look out....we may get a few first downs.
Space Cutter
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First half thought:

1. Can we get our money back on this hot shot QB
2. Give the money to our punter
3. Our offensive line is very offensive, porous & bad
4. How did we beat Tarleton State?
5. How many For Sale signs will be posted on Aranda's front yard by daybreak
6. Any chance we can get Patterson back
7. BIG DREAM CAN WE GET COACH BRILES.

Otherwise expect football stadium to be turned into pickle ball courts.
Dia del DougO
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Bandito said:

17 total yards in the first half. Terrible.
Still a vast improvement over the first quarter.
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TinFoilHatPreacherBear
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I'm just glad we're not playing Northern Illinois.
Killing Floor
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Air Force?
Texas State?
Tech?

He ain't getting fired today. Utah is #11.
Let’s Go!
BaylorGrad09
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Space Cutter said:

First half thought:

1. Can we get our money back on this hot shot QB
2. Give the money to our punter
3. Our offensive line is very offensive, porous & bad
4. How did we beat Tarleton State?
5. How many For Sale signs will be posted on Aranda's front yard by daybreak
6. Any chance we can get Patterson back
7. BIG DREAM CAN WE GET COACH BRILES.

Otherwise expect football stadium to be turned into pickle ball courts.


I still imagine where the team could be if Briles hadn't been fired 8 years ago….
CHP Bear
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First half BU stats. FG kicker 44 yards.
IBleedGreenandGold
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Yeah I aint expecting a total comeback but compete and score a few tds in the 2nd half.
Assassin
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I guess we can take a bit of solace in knowing that 13 of Utah's points essentially came off turnovers.
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historian
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Dia del DougO said:

Bandito said:

17 total yards in the first half. Terrible.
Still a vast improvement over the first quarter.

That's a statement in how bad the first quarter was. And yet we have momentum and have the ball to start Q3. There is some hope.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
boognish_bear
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In a game where we have no margin for error we basically gifted them 13 points with the QB fumble near our goal line and blocked FG return.
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BaylorGrad09 said:

Space Cutter said:

First half thought:

1. Can we get our money back on this hot shot QB
2. Give the money to our punter
3. Our offensive line is very offensive, porous & bad
4. How did we beat Tarleton State?
5. How many For Sale signs will be posted on Aranda's front yard by daybreak
6. Any chance we can get Patterson back
7. BIG DREAM CAN WE GET COACH BRILES.

Otherwise expect football stadium to be turned into pickle ball courts.


I still imagine where the team could be if Briles hadn't been fired 8 years ago….
she a stripper?
CHP Bear
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BaylorGrad09 said:

Space Cutter said:

First half thought:

1. Can we get our money back on this hot shot QB
2. Give the money to our punter
3. Our offensive line is very offensive, porous & bad
4. How did we beat Tarleton State?
5. How many For Sale signs will be posted on Aranda's front yard by daybreak
6. Any chance we can get Patterson back
7. BIG DREAM CAN WE GET COACH BRILES.

Otherwise expect football stadium to be turned into pickle ball courts.


I still imagine where the team could be if Briles hadn't been fired 8 years ago….
Maybe Big 10 or SEC? OK, OK, just a thought.
BBWCBear
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IowaBear said:

The difference is you do it when we win…

In the last two years can you actually hang your hat on one where we looked like it was a "season changer"? Reality was False Hope. Aranda needed to go some time ago, he didn't, so we put on an optimistic face knowing full well what reality was.
SicemBearz
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Sawyer seems like a pro style QB, who needs to work out of the pocket. He's got talent. There's no proof that there is a pocket so far so maybe see what he can do next week.
Dia del DougO
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Winning the game seems highly unlikely, so find out what you have at qb. At least learn something out of this game that may help moving foward.

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
historian
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Baylor has more first half points than Iowa State
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
ImwithBU
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BBWCBear said:

IowaBear said:

The difference is you do it when we win…

In the last two years can you actually hang your hat on one where we looked like it was a "season changer"? Reality was False Hope. Aranda needed to go some time ago, he didn't, so we put on an optimistic face knowing full well what reality was.


This is the price for overreacting to one season and giving him an extension. Now we tied up financially and football is not important enough for Baylor higher ups to care
jmcmd
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If Dequan can't keep drives going with his running then no reason not to go to Sawyer. With the ejection they are down 2 of their opening day DBs. Go with the better arm.

Smashmouth
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Any chance we can get Matt Rhule back?
GruntTuff
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Kudos to the defense after the first drive. Absent the fumble and blocked FG, the defense gave up 10. Not bad.
bear2be2
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The only thing that gives Baylor even a slight chance the rest of the way is that Rising might have broken his hand.

Without him, their offense goes back to last year's product. If we can do anything at all the offensive end, we could put a lot of pressure on this freshman backup.

But that's a massive, massive if.
BUGWBBear
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historian said:

Baylor has more first half points than Iowa State


Speaking of who, they have 3 linebackers out indefinitely now. They might have to fatten someone up to fill the slot
bear2be2
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GruntTuff said:

Kudos to the defense after the first drive. Absent the fumble and blocked FG, the defense gave up 10. Not bad.
Agreed. That group deserves a lot of credit. This game could legitimately be 35-0 or 42-0 right now.
Dia del DougO
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Defense is definitely playing far better than the offense, at least after the first drive. But offense is handing the ball back to Utah without much of a fight.
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SicEmHTX
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The Off has given up 14 points. S.A.W.Y.E.R! While gaining 48 yards
boognish_bear
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GruntTuff said:

Kudos to the defense after the first drive. Absent the fumble and blocked FG, the defense gave up 10. Not bad.


Agree...it's at least looking better than last year's disaster
chukronos
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GruntTuff said:

Kudos to the defense after the first drive. Absent the fumble and blocked FG, the defense gave up 10. Not bad.


Agree. The defense is showing that they have a lot of potential this year.
boognish_bear
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SicEmHTX said:

The Off has given up 14 points. S.A.W.Y.E.R! While gaining 48 yards


48 yards of Total Offense. Grimes is in Illinois laughing.
BU82EX
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What argument could Aranda make for not making a change at QB? If I'm a defensive player, I want to know what are you going to do to help your side of the ball. How can Aranda or Spavs justify NOT making a change?
 
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