DJ Lagway Expected to Miss Second Straight Game Against Louisiana Tech

great.. we really needed him to play this game to get tuned up for the conference slate. I hope the coaches are just being overly cautious and not something more serious

Will someone please ask DJ what he was thinking when he tried to jump over 2 defenders, while running horizontally, not forward, across the field, behind the line of scrimmage?

Bear2014 said:

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great.. we really needed him to play this game to get tuned up for the conference slate. I hope the coaches are just being overly cautious and not something more serious

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I'm just guessing that they jumped the gun, being overly optimistic about how far he had healed. Sprains can be tricky. They never should have suggested he was expected to play.

Mitch Blood Green said:

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Timbear said:

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Will someone please ask DJ what he was thinking when he tried to jump over 2 defenders, while running horizontally, not forward, across the field, behind the line of scrimmage?

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Having been a young man, thinking isn't something we always do.

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We? Granted, but we haven't been a 5*, and having already played 2 fulls seasons of SEC, injury ridden, big boy football.

Dia del DougO said:

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OK, weird. We were told the opposite a few days ago. Why would they do that?

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Because Dave paid a player that is known to be injury prone millions to come here, and him not playing is a bad look. I hope that our decision makers have stipulations in his contract about playing time and that Baylor didn't pay him a lump sum for the whole year

Youre a clown said:

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Dia del DougO said:

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OK, weird. We were told the opposite a few days ago. Why would they do that?

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Because Dave paid a player that is known to be injury prone millions to come here, and him not playing is a bad look. I hope that our decision makers have stipulations in his contract about playing time and that Baylor didn't pay him a lump sum for the whole year

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Agreed. Solid coaches do not sign players who have a history of injuries.

Dia del DougO said:

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OK, weird. We were told the opposite a few days ago. Why would they do that?

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Learning from the White House on how to manipulate the market.

Hopefully the Kalshi bets benefit our NIL fund

Guitarbiscuit said:

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Youre a clown said:

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Dia del DougO said:

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OK, weird. We were told the opposite a few days ago. Why would they do that?

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Because Dave paid a player that is known to be injury prone millions to come here, and him not playing is a bad look. I hope that our decision makers have stipulations in his contract about playing time and that Baylor didn't pay him a lump sum for the whole year

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Agreed. Solid coaches do not sign players who have a history of injuries.

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I would also add that it's not like Lagway was amazing at Florida and the only knock was that he got hurt a lot. Frankly, he looks like a perpetually raw player mainly because he's dinged up so much and can't play meaningful snaps

Youre a clown said:

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I suspected the injury was worse than they were letting on. It is not unusual for an ankle sprain to take weeks to heal. And it's one of those things that you really can't rush, or it will only get worse. I'm getting the feeling that this season is going to be a long one. Hopefully this is the beginning of the end for Dave

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It definitely seems like poor judgement to talk it up way early in the week. Most coaches will tend to keep such things in question until they know for sure a guy is ready to go. Even if they are pretty sure he's going to be ready, they tend to not be in a hurry to act like he's playing.

Just another one of those things...

We had to take a risk that DJ would pan out despite injuries --- just like we had to take a risk with Hosea. Whether it pays off or not will be known in big 12 play --- LA Tech game of little importance now. I would bet you $5 he will play against CU game, even if it means he will be on one leg.

Ewalker80 said:

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We had to take a risk that DJ would pan out despite injuries ---

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Actually, we didn't. That's how opportunity cost works. We could've used the seven figures that we paid him to find a cheaper quarterback and then use extra money to bolster other positions. I don't dislike lagway, and I think he has talent, but it's obvious Dave wanted to make a splash after a crappy season by bringing in the five star legacy player from SECSECSEC, and this is the risk he accepted. So far, it has not paid off

Timbear said:

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Mitch Blood Green said:

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Timbear said:

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Will someone please ask DJ what he was thinking when he tried to jump over 2 defenders, while running horizontally, not forward, across the field, behind the line of scrimmage?

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Having been a young man, thinking isn't something we always do.

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We? Granted, but we haven't been a 5*, and having already played 2 fulls seasons of SEC, injury ridden, big boy football.

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RG3 never did seem to learn it. Sometimes it's hard to control the instincts.

Youre a clown said:

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Ewalker80 said:

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We had to take a risk that DJ would pan out despite injuries ---

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Actually, we didn't. That's how opportunity cost works. We could've used the seven figures that we paid him to find a cheaper quarterback and then use extra money to bolster other positions. I don't dislike lagway, and I think he has talent, but it's obvious Dave wanted to make a splash after a crappy season by bringing in the five star legacy player from SECSECSEC, and this is the risk he accepted. So far, it has not paid off

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It's not about "making a splash," With the money Dave had to spend, if he just played it conservatively he would have had a higher floor but lower ceiling. He needed to be riskier to at least have a chance of a higher ceiling, because a mediocre season would not be good enough to keep his job. It made perfect sense why he went for broke. Doesn't mean it will pan out --- that's why it was a high risk bet, both on DJ particularly and the transfer philosophy as a whole.

Lagway is 21 years old. For that matter, so are many other college players who are pulling down big bucks.

And so are many other college players who get caught doing dumb stuff.

Nor does maturity suddenly materialize when a player goes to the NFL.

We fans are in the midst of a mess that college football has created, where our emotions rise or sink according to what young people do. (This includes the entertainment industry as a whole, not just the CFB segment of it.)

My only comments are that I hope DJ will be fully healthy for the Colorado game. And that Nate Bennett throws for 400 yards against Louisiana Tech, while our running backs totally run wild.

PS--Plus that our defense stuffs La. Tech.

If he can walk every where and is running on the ankle then put him in. Doesn't feel like he actually wants to play. Be hurt and rake in the money. Pro career isn't looking like a sure thing so cash in but stay safe. Looking like Bennett is our new #1 QB.

Timbear said:

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Mitch Blood Green said:

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Timbear said:

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Will someone please ask DJ what he was thinking when he tried to jump over 2 defenders, while running horizontally, not forward, across the field, behind the line of scrimmage?

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Having been a young man, thinking isn't something we always do.

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We? Granted, but we haven't been a 5*, and having already played 2 fulls seasons of SEC, injury ridden, big boy football.

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I did dumb **** on the football field. I'll put it that way.

You are now just learning that the sucem staff is wrong most of the time?

A step up in the competition. Can't be sloppy.

If Lagway is feeling any residual effects from the injury, I'm glad he's sitting out.

We'll beat Louisiana Tech without him. I want him as healthy as possible as soon as Big 12 play starts.

FWIW, La Tech's QB1 is also sitting out.

Baylor's Week 3 Game vs. LA Tech Just Got Substantially Easier

I'm almost more worried. Baylor has a history of making other teams' backup qbs look like future NFL draft picks.

Calling him "doubtful," per the last grayson tweet at the end, makes me think DJ would suit up just in case things get weird...or weirder.

Dia del DougO said:

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I'm almost more worried. Baylor has a history of making other teams' backup qbs look like future NFL draft picks.

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I watched their backup play in their game versus liberty last year. A lot of zone read, short passes, screens etc. He's willing to tuck it and run but isn't a particularly great athlete. I would describe him as a poor man's Charlie Brewer. They will move the ball if the defense plays sloppy, but he's not scary by any means

Starting to feel like this is going to be an injury that lingers throughout the season

Ewalker80 said:

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Youre a clown said:

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Ewalker80 said:

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We had to take a risk that DJ would pan out despite injuries ---

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Actually, we didn't. That's how opportunity cost works. We could've used the seven figures that we paid him to find a cheaper quarterback and then use extra money to bolster other positions. I don't dislike lagway, and I think he has talent, but it's obvious Dave wanted to make a splash after a crappy season by bringing in the five star legacy player from SECSECSEC, and this is the risk he accepted. So far, it has not paid off

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It's not about "making a splash," With the money Dave had to spend, if he just played it conservatively he would have had a higher floor but lower ceiling. He needed to be riskier to at least have a chance of a higher ceiling, because a mediocre season would not be good enough to keep his job. It made perfect sense why he went for broke. Doesn't mean it will pan out --- that's why it was a high risk bet, both on DJ particularly and the transfer philosophy as a whole.

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So, has Doug come out and said what results need to look like for Football this year for Dave to be retained?? In what business can you have multiple **** up NIL decisions with QB and still retain your job?? I've seen CEO's of $100M+ companies get fired for less.....

BluesBear said:

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Ewalker80 said:

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Youre a clown said:

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Ewalker80 said:

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We had to take a risk that DJ would pan out despite injuries ---

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Actually, we didn't. That's how opportunity cost works. We could've used the seven figures that we paid him to find a cheaper quarterback and then use extra money to bolster other positions. I don't dislike lagway, and I think he has talent, but it's obvious Dave wanted to make a splash after a crappy season by bringing in the five star legacy player from SECSECSEC, and this is the risk he accepted. So far, it has not paid off

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It's not about "making a splash," With the money Dave had to spend, if he just played it conservatively he would have had a higher floor but lower ceiling. He needed to be riskier to at least have a chance of a higher ceiling, because a mediocre season would not be good enough to keep his job. It made perfect sense why he went for broke. Doesn't mean it will pan out --- that's why it was a high risk bet, both on DJ particularly and the transfer philosophy as a whole.

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So, has Doug come out and said what results need to look like for Football this year for Dave to be retained?? In what business can you have multiple **** up NIL decisions with QB and still retain your job?? I've seen CEO's of $100M+ companies get fired for less.....

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How many CEOs have you seen unnecessarily paint themselves into a corner? Because that's what McNamee would be doing by putting a hard number on the results needed to retain Aranda.

Just because a small subset of the fanbase (not a slight, but those of us that post on this board make up a small % of Baylor's total alumni/fan base) are clamoring for Aranda to be relieved of his duties doesn't demand any sort of statement be made by the AD.

BEFORE the decision on Lagway, BU was an 18.5 point favorite in almost all polls. Following the decision to rest him, along with LA Tech's decision to rest their #1 QB, BU is now a 19.5 point favorite. Just saying. So, now its time to see if the prognosticators (who have more interest in $$ changing hands than anything else) are right. I'm thinking .. LA Tech gives the Bears a fight, but the Bears prevail based on a stingy D (so far) and an O that can put up points .. however they do it. Send those Loosiana boys packing!

JudgeBear1845 said:

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FWIW, La Tech's QB1 is also sitting out.

Baylor's Week 3 Game vs. LA Tech Just Got Substantially Easier

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Since there's no news about Lagway re-injuring the ankle in practice, I'm wondering if this news had a lot to do with the reversal of the decision to play him earlier in the week(?).

Johnny Bear said:

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JudgeBear1845 said:

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FWIW, La Tech's QB1 is also sitting out.

Baylor's Week 3 Game vs. LA Tech Just Got Substantially Easier

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Since there's no news about Lagway re-injuring the ankle in practice, I'm wondering if this news had a lot to do with the reversal of the decision to play him earlier in the week(?).

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It's hard to say for sure because injuries are treated like state secrets in our program, but I would bet this is just a case of Lagway still not being 100 percent and the staff thinking that an extra week of rest will get him closer to that threshold for the Colorado game.

If we can't beat Louisiana Tech with Bennett, we're in big, big trouble. Assuming we can get out of that game with a win, we'll be in much better shape entering Big 12 play for not having exposed Lagway to a reaggravation of his injury against an opponent we should be able to beat comfortably without him.

bear2be2 said:

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Johnny Bear said:

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JudgeBear1845 said:

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FWIW, La Tech's QB1 is also sitting out.

Baylor's Week 3 Game vs. LA Tech Just Got Substantially Easier

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Since there's no news about Lagway re-injuring the ankle in practice, I'm wondering if this news had a lot to do with the reversal of the decision to play him earlier in the week(?).

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It's hard to say for sure because injuries are treated like state secrets in our program, but I would bet this is just a case of Lagway still not being 100 percent and the staff thinking that an extra week of rest will get him closer to that threshold for the Colorado game.

If we can't beat Louisiana Tech with Bennett, we're in big, big trouble. Assuming we can get out of that game with a win, we'll be in much better shape entering Big 12 play for not having exposed Lagway to a reaggravation of his injury against an opponent we should be able to beat comfortably without him.

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Hope you're right. It's true La Tech is a team we should be able to beat with a backup QB especially since they won't be playing their starting QB either, but they're still a step up from PVAM and anything can happen in any one game in college football. I hope Lagway is able to at least suit out just in case this game unexpectedly turns into a dog fight.