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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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In reply to IowaBear • 1:44p, 9/6/25
IowaBear said:
No, that was textbook PI


Not in the SEC and not in the NFL.
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1:44p, 9/6/25
Someone needs to be working the refs. Hard
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In reply to BUATX2000 • 1:44p, 9/6/25
Clearly PI by us. Come on. Refs are calling this game right. We've just made a few horrible mistakes.
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1:44p, 9/6/25
Much better 3Q, now we have to bring it home!!!
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1:44p, 9/6/25
We need a bigger foot. Too many holes in the one we are shooting into now
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1:45p, 9/6/25
Terrible call by referees then add insult to it by giving SMU the ball. Where's Aranda?????????

Nothing, no screaming, no fighting, nothing. If I were a player, I'd call him out after this game. Even if you're wrong or a coach knows it won't change the call, SHOW SO FIGHT.

OTHERWISE ARANDA SHOULD STOP ASKING THE PLAYERS TO
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1:45p, 9/6/25
Refs called the hand on the shoulder, but he didn't even move him with that hand. Terrible PI call. These refs blow donkey nuts.
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In reply to BearBuck • 1:45p, 9/6/25
That was a clear PI imo.. however the refs have made some pretty atrocious calls since Jennings was tripped by the ref
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In reply to BearBuck • 1:45p, 9/6/25
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Clearly PI by us. Come on. Refs are calling this game right. We've just made a few horrible mistakes.

Is this a serious post?
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1:45p, 9/6/25
Unbelievable- looks like they owe us 2 makeup calls…
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In reply to Poolman • 1:46p, 9/6/25
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BearBuck said:
Clearly PI by us. Come on. Refs are calling this game right. We've just made a few horrible mistakes.

Is this a serious post?


Russian bot.
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1:46p, 9/6/25
B12 refs love inserting themselves into the game
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In reply to Space Cutter • 1:47p, 9/6/25
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Terrible call by referees then add insult to it by giving SMU the ball. Where's Aranda?????????

Nothing, no screaming, no fighting, nothing. If I were a player, I'd call him out after this game. Even if you're wrong or a coach knows it won't change the call, SHOW SO FIGHT.

OTHERWISE ARANDA SHOULD STOP ASKING THE PLAYERS TO

Strange post
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In reply to BUATX2000 • 1:47p, 9/6/25
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IowaBear said:
No, that was textbook PI


Not in the SEC and not in the NFL.

That was an average play by the Auburn DBs last week.
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In reply to BearFan33 • 1:47p, 9/6/25
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B12 refs love inserting themselves into the game

We just need to get our NIL money in order and get them paid. SMU learned how to do it in the 80s...
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1:47p, 9/6/25
That was illegal formation.
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1:48p, 9/6/25
I'm used to this playing UT or Oklahoma but come on.
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1:48p, 9/6/25
There's that Baylor defense I know!! Swiss cheese
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1:48p, 9/6/25
Ref with the nice pick on our defender
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Right up the middle!
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Putrid.
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That was embarrassing. Right up the middle.
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I said in the Spring and I'll say it again. Thomas is the only legit P4 linebacker on this entire roster.
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SMU has 350 yards...3 plays have been 200 of those yards.
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1:49p, 9/6/25
Defense gave the O plenty of chances in the 3rd. They **** their pants every single time. It was only a matter of time until SMU got the O going again
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1:49p, 9/6/25
Well, they pried that defense apart.

40 yard TD run by SMU.

30-24.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 1:49p, 9/6/25
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BUATX2000 said:
IowaBear said:
No, that was textbook PI


Not in the SEC and not in the NFL.

That was an average play by the Auburn DBs last week.

This. If the DB finds and plays the football, he shouldn't be punished.

And he's not in any real football league.
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1:49p, 9/6/25
Well, we have plenty of time for Sawyer to go over 400 again, so there's that
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1:49p, 9/6/25
Really sucks we couldn't capitalize on the mojo after we got the turnover. That dropped pass on the start of that possession was a killer.
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Never seen a defence give up more yards on obvious running downs
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This defense is such a disaster.

Every stop feels like an accident.
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The defense was misaligned and some not lined up on that TD.
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refs have to make tackle for bears
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In reply to boognish_bear • 1:51p, 9/6/25
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Really sucks we couldn't capitalize on the mojo after we got the turnover. That dropped pass on the start of that possession was a killer.


The hallmark of a team with no killer instinct. That starts at the top.
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Really sucks we couldn't capitalize on the mojo after we got the turnover. That dropped pass on the start of that possession was a killer.

We completely wasted three stops to start the second half.

We had every opportunity to seize the momentum. But in true Aranda fashion, we failed to do so.
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