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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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5:44p, 9/7/24
Finn is not it…
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In reply to monsterbear61 • 5:45p, 9/7/24
monsterbear61 said:
Finn isn't ready for this


I concur
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5:45p, 9/7/24
Our problem starts with the QB. DQ is not a power 4 ready guy.
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5:45p, 9/7/24
That had no chance of working
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5:45p, 9/7/24
Multiple times today when the play was breaking down and it looked like the perfect time for Finn to take off he kept staying in the pocket until he got sacked or had to chunk it OB.

I don't understand his hesitation to take off.
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5:45p, 9/7/24
Ended how the offensive staff deserved.
D deserves better than that hot garbage
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5:45p, 9/7/24
Should have left Robertson in.
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Finn is lost
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That last play really showed it.
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Really had a chance to get back into it when Rising went down. Moronic to not at least try Robertson in the second half.
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I had fun watching you play
Let’s Go!
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5:46p, 9/7/24
You have to make a throw to give your team a chance. A check down on 4th and 14 isn't the right throw
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5:46p, 9/7/24
Why that pass?! Completely unaware of what is going on
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In reply to bear2be2 • 5:46p, 9/7/24
bear2be2 said:
I'll say it. We need a change at quarterback.

Finn's a talented runner, but he can't run a competent passing game.



You didn't even have to bring it up, everyone knows he can't. We saw what happened when he was asked to throw the ball last week. I know I know we asked him to be a pocket passer and he isn't.
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5:46p, 9/7/24
Hate to lose but that's a…,

2ND HALF SHUTOUT BIT CHES!!!!
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5:46p, 9/7/24
Finn is terrible. Other than being pretty fast, he embodies the worst aspects of every quarterback that we've had over the past five years. Bad accuracy, bad pocket presence, no touch on his passes, arm strength is so-so at best. Has no feel for situational football (Fourth and 14 and you throw it 2 yards)

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Start Sawyer next week…. You cannot win at this level with this pitiful of a passing game
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In reply to bear2be2 • 5:46p, 9/7/24
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I'll say it. We need a change at quarterback.

Finn's a talented runner, but he can't run a competent passing game.
I'm thinking maybe we move him to half back and let him try half back passes.
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Finn is incompetent. If he isnt pulled by the next game, I'm pulling the 10 million I was going to send to NIL
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In reply to CHP Bear • 5:47p, 9/7/24
CHP Bear said:
bear2be2 said:
I'll say it. We need a change at quarterback.

Finn's a talented runner, but he can't run a competent passing game.
I'm thinking maybe we move him to half back and let him try half back passes.


We don't want him throwing the ball
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5:47p, 9/7/24
STILL UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE!
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In reply to Daveisabovereproach • 5:47p, 9/7/24
Daveisabovereproach said:
Finn is terrible. Other than being pretty fast, he embodies the worst aspects of every quarterback that we've had over the past five years. Bad accuracy, bad pocket presence, no touch on his passes, arm strength is so-so at best. Has no feel for situational football (Fourth and 14 and you throw it 2 yards)
He can throw a tight spiral. It's just not in the right direction most of the time
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In reply to chukronos • 5:48p, 9/7/24
chukronos said:
monsterbear61 said:
Finn isn't ready for this
correct

MAAC Player of the Year. If that don't show the difference between G5 and P4 football, I don't know what does.
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5:48p, 9/7/24
Well folks this was an ugly one even when we were expected to lose. Going to have me a brown drink tonight. See y'all at the stadium next week
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The only positive is that this wasn't a conference game, really wish we could have had a few series with Robinson.
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 5:48p, 9/7/24
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STILL UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE!
There is that...
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5:49p, 9/7/24
It is what it is. Don't see it getting any better this season, or seasons in the near future.
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IowaBear said:
Start Sawyer next week…. You cannot win at this level with this pitiful of a passing game


Dave will figure that out……..

by about week six when we've just lost to BYU and Colorado
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5:50p, 9/7/24
At least we can have more faith in this D to stops Air Force's running game than the D in the bowl game a couple of years ago. Maybe we can win 6-3.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 5:50p, 9/7/24
Big12Fan2024 said:
bear2be2 said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
bear2be2 said:
Quinton said:
Back breaking drive there. Lb's are starting to get out flanked and out of position. Gassed out
But they still bowed up in time to keep Utah off the board.

There's a ton to like about this defensive performance. I think we're going to be pretty good on that side of the ball. The challenge now is to find a way to be competent on offense.

I agree on almost all points but let's also be real. The weakness is the secondary and there was literally no chance of them being exposed in the 2nd half against a QB who couldn't throw downfield. It allowed us to stack the box. We won't have that luxury against most any other Big 12 QB. But I agree the effort and the apparent talent level on D overall is a big step up.
We don't have a weakness in the secondary. We have a weakness at the safety spots. Our corners are good. And the safety weaknesses can be schemed around. Dave's doing a much better job of scheming around them than Powledge did.
Yes. That was a great PI play by the corner, Caden Jenkins, on the 3rd and 20 that ended up giving Utah one of it's TDs.
You're right. Good corners never make mistakes.

Jenkins was a freshman All-American. He's a good player. We're four deep at that position with solid options.
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Finn didn't come here for this...but we need to use him as a situational QB.

Let Sawyer start and bring Finn in for a couple of plays during the game where a potential QB run threat is needed.
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In reply to CHP Bear • 5:51p, 9/7/24
CHP Bear said:
It is what it is. Don't see it getting any better this season, or seasons in the near future.


Not with the same AD and HC for sure…
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I can't believe we went from Blake Shapen to Finn. Someone made a bad decision.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 5:52p, 9/7/24
boognish_bear said:
Finn didn't come here for this...but we need to use him as a situational QB.

Let Sawyer start and bring Finn in for a couple of plays during the game where a potential QB run threat is needed.


I'd willing to give Finn through about half time of the Air Force game, but if he's still showing nothing and a change isn't made, it tells me that Dave knows that his job is eternally secure
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