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Gameday Thread: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, No. 17 SMU

Baylor (0-1) travels up Interstate 35 to match up against its former Southwest Conference foe, the SMU Mustangs (1-0).
By SicEm365 Staff
September 5, 2025
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Presser Breakdown: What Aranda Said about SMU & What Lashlee Said about Baylor

Dallas, Texas – Baylor (0-1) travels up Interstate 35 to match up against its former Southwest Conference foe, the SMU Mustangs (1-0). Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and the game will be televised on the CW Channel.

  • Spread: SMU (-2.5)
  • O/U: 64.5
  • ML: Baylor (+110)

Stat Breakdown (Baylor vs. SMU):

  Baylor SMU
Coach Dave Aranda (31-31) Rhett Lashlee (30-12)
Record 0-1 1-0
QB

Sawyer Robertson, RSr.
56%, 419 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

Kevin Jennings, RJr.
73%, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT
6 carries, 12 yards, TD
RB Bryson Washington, RSo.
14 carries, 54 yds

Caden Knighten, Fr.
6 carries, 29 yards, TD

Chris Johnson, RSo.
6 carries, 44 yards, TD

TJ Harden, Sr.
8 carries, 42 yards

Derrick McFall, RFr.
9 carries, 22 yards
WR

Kole Wilson, Sr. 
8 rec, 134 yards

Michael Trigg, RSr.
7 rec, 99 yards, TD

Ashtyn Hawkins, 6Sr.
4 rec, 70 yards

Josh Cameron, RSr.
2 rec, 54 yards

Kobe Prentice, Sr.
2 rec, 38 yards, TD

Romello Brinson, RSr.
7 rec, 121 yards, TD

Jalen Cooper, RSo.
5 rec, 73 yards, TD

RJ Maryland, Sr.
3 rec, 34 yards

Dylan Goffney, RSr. 
1 rec, 16 yards

Jordan Hudson, Sr. 
1 rec, 7 yards
DEF LB, Keaton Thomas, RJr. 
16 tackles

LB, Phoenix Jackson, RSr.
8 tackles

S, Devyn Bobby, Sr. 
6 tackles

LB, Brandon Miyazono, Jr. 
8 tackles

S, Isaiah Nwokobia, RSr. 
5 tackles

LB, Brandon Booker, So. 
5 tackles

Staff Predictions: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, SMU

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Gameday Thread: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, No. 17 SMU

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11:43a, 9/6/25
What is that...a punter????
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11:44a, 9/6/25
That is what a punt looks like
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11:44a, 9/6/25
Big stop there.

Fobbs-White gets the gold star there. His play took them off schedule.
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11:44a, 9/6/25
More points thrown in the garbage.

Nice to get a stop.

MUST have a big drive here to get this schiff from getting out of control.

Adjust. Plan. Execute.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 11:44a, 9/6/25
Free board has plenty of Dave homers. They're just hiding. They'll come out next week when we whoop Samford
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11:44a, 9/6/25
Ok, this is it. This is where we turn it around and march down the field. It's our time.
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11:44a, 9/6/25
Watching Dave Aranda football is like watching someone repeatedly force a square peg into a round hole
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 11:44a, 9/6/25
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IowaBear said:
Honest question for the hardcore Dave fans. Will he have your support if BU loses today ? 0-2 with his "best roster ever"
I don't know of any hardcore Dave fans on the free board. Might be barking up the wrong tree here, hombre. Lots of hardcore Baylor fans, and more than a few people who present as self-loathing online.

Have you really not seen them? You'll see them saying things like "Dave is widely considered one of the best in the league" (actual quote)
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11:44a, 9/6/25
Kudos to defense making a stop!
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11:45a, 9/6/25
Wow. Actually gota stop.
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11:45a, 9/6/25
Josh!!
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11:45a, 9/6/25
We need to score here and make this a football game.

This SMU team isn't that good. If we can wake up and execute, this should be a four-quarter game.
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11:46a, 9/6/25
Looks like Spav is ready to go to the air now
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In reply to Youre a clown • 11:46a, 9/6/25
Youre a clown said:
Mitch Henessey said:
IowaBear said:
Honest question for the hardcore Dave fans. Will he have your support if BU loses today ? 0-2 with his "best roster ever"
I don't know of any hardcore Dave fans on the free board. Might be barking up the wrong tree here, hombre. Lots of hardcore Baylor fans, and more than a few people who present as self-loathing online.

Have you really not seen them? You'll see them saying things like "Dave is widely considered one of the best in the league" (actual quote)


Oddly enough he's not on any school's must hire list anymore. That shows they're happy to have dodged a bullet
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In reply to IowaBear • 11:46a, 9/6/25
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Josh!!

Force-feeding him this drive.
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11:47a, 9/6/25
End of 1Q.

Really 1 fluke play is the difference. We can still win this.
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11:47a, 9/6/25
The sad thing is if this continues we have the best quarterback we've had since 2016. Number of other positions too and it all be lost with this crap. Maybe win the last five and consider that to be a success.
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11:47a, 9/6/25
Spread them out and throw the ball. This OL can't run block for ***** Soften them up in the 2nd Q. That'll open up a few run lanes for Bryson later in the game
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11:47a, 9/6/25
It should be 3-3 right now except for a near INT/turned TD and a silly call on 4th. So there is that
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In reply to IowaBear • 11:48a, 9/6/25
IowaBear said:
Free board has plenty of Dave homers. They're just hiding. They'll come out next week when we whoop Samford


Not hiding. I'm here in Section 19. Lol
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11:49a, 9/6/25
SMU doubling Wilson and Spav going to Josh. They're gonna leave Wilson or Trigg open over the middle soon. Keep dinking until they do.
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11:49a, 9/6/25
End of 1Q
Illinois 7
Duke 3
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11:49a, 9/6/25
Ten carries for eight yards rushing in the first quarter
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11:49a, 9/6/25
Outside of the flukey first-play touchdown pass, the defense has held up pretty well. It's the offense that has been the biggest disappointment today.

That unit needs to pull its head out.
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11:51a, 9/6/25
We've actually moved the ball decently well. We have flopped in high leverage scenarios, however.
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In reply to WestUBears88 • 11:51a, 9/6/25
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The sad thing is if this continues we have the best quarterback we've had since 2016. Number of other positions too and it all be lost with this crap. Maybe win the last five and consider that to be a success.


What I've learned about modern football is that you have to have a quarterback that is a threat to run, unless you can recruit an elite offensive line. I think Sawyer is great when he uses his feet. Without his feet, he's decent but nothing special
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11:51a, 9/6/25
Dave just coaches such poor football.

Always get down quick against any team with a pulse outside of Iowa St last year (they got blown out late).

Pathetic fundamentals, foolish plays at momentum pivots. His unit is absolutely terrible.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 11:52a, 9/6/25
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We've actually moved the ball decently well. We have flopped in high leverage scenarios, however.

When you can't run the ball, it's hard to sustain and finish drives.
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11:52a, 9/6/25
sawyer not throwing accurate today
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11:53a, 9/6/25
Receivers have bricks for hands.

Fire him
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11:53a, 9/6/25
Put 6 on the board here boys
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11:53a, 9/6/25
Get in his face Ashtyn. Let him know.
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11:53a, 9/6/25
Wonder what Sawyers value would have been on the portal market this past year
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11:53a, 9/6/25
At least unlike last week, they're calling PI.
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11:54a, 9/6/25
Stop running it up the middle
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