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Game Day Thread: Baylor (7-0) vs. West Virginia (3-4)

October 30, 2019
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The Baylor Bears (7-0) return from an off week to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers (3-4) in Thursday evening contest at McLane Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. CT and the game will be aired live nationally on ESPN.

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Matt Rhule Quote of the Week...

“I think, I look at every week we play, someone’s going to, someone’s trying to beat us and so nothing about us being undefeated, I just think more, you know, when we were 0-7, you know, people could probably beat us with their base and I think what our kids have experienced the last couple weeks is we prepare for one defense, we prepare for something on offense, we get something different, well that’s part of it, right, that’s part of being a decent team, being a good team is you’re going to see different things and you have to adjust, what we say is you prepare all the way through the game, like you don’t know how the game’s going to go until the end of the game so we want to prepare on Friday night, we want prepare Saturday, we want to prepare Saturday during the game and, you know, I’m saying Saturday, it’s on Thursday, but that’s how my brain works, prepare all the way through the game and just keep adjusting, keep learning, keep adapting to the things that are happening and if you do that, that’s a sign of a good team.”


Baylor’s Key Players

Quarterback #12 Charlie Brewer — Last year against West Virginia, Brewer was 1-of-8 with three interceptions and negative 15 yards rushing. He had as many tackles as completions. This is the worst game of his career and one that he will be looking to make up for tomorrow night. Good news is that his last time out against Oklahoma State he had one of the best performances of his career.

Nose Tackle #99 Bravvion Roy — West Virginia is averaging 2.9 yards per carry so Roy’s eyes are about to light up every time the Mountaineers try to run the ball in-between the tackles. He will have many chances to up his tackle total and create negative plays like he has all season.

Defensive Lineman #93 James Lynch — Lynch is just one sack away from breaking the Baylor all-time record for sacks in a career, it is happening tomorrow night! The Mountaineers have only allowed 11 sacks on the season and usually hold up in pass protection fairly well but it won’t matter.

Safety #22 JT Woods — With Grayland Arnold out or at least severely limited, Woods will get the chance to step up once again. He had the most tackles of his career against Oklahoma State with six but he left a lot on the table. West Virginia quarterback Austin Kendall is going to have to air it out against Baylor for the Mountaineers to win so Woods will get his opportunities, can he take advantage of those opportunities is the question. I think he will get an interception in this one.


West Virginia Key Players

Quarterback #12 Austin Kendall — Kendall has led this offense to the worst scoring offense in the conference, the worst 3rd down conversion offense, and the worst yardage per game. This Mountaineers offense has not been good but if they are going to pull an upset Kendall is going to have to be very efficient and not turn the ball over.

Wide receiver #13 Sam James – James is a talented freshman who has 41 catches for 388 yards and two touchdowns. He has been a consistent playmaker with at least four catches in every game this season. 

Wide receiver #1 TJ Simmons – He struggled the first four games but in the last three he has 284 yards and four touchdowns. Simmons has been rolling and the Bears cornerbacks are going to have to keep an eye on him because he can turn short catches into 50 yard touchdowns.

Defensive end #56 Darius Stills – Darius is a 6’1, 292-pound nose/defensive tackle up front. The junior has 19 tackles, six tackles for loss, and three sacks. He has to be a major factor up front for the Mountaineers to stop the run game of the Bears.

Defensive end #55 Dante Still – Dante is a 6’3, 295-pound defensive end who has been a very good pass rusher this season. The sophomore has nine tackles for loss and five sacks on the year. 

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Game Day Thread: Baylor (7-0) vs. West Virginia (3-4)

88,665 Views | 766 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by bexar country
DST
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BS
Oldbear83
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Do not QB sneak. trust your players but use the field
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
Jacques Strap
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That looks like a TD. But why not use Bohanon?
DanaDane
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Just awful. Yeah, let's use the small QB to get in against a packed line. Brilliant.
Dealpfffdeal
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What a waste. Give it to a RB
Oldbear83
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Stupid play call.

do what works, do not repeat what is not working.
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GruntTuff
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Branch155
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Our O line -- good grief. That was pathetic
DST
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Pa the tic
BearlySober
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Awful. No OL push at all.
GruntTuff
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Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Dumb.
Oldbear83
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OK defense, go get that ball!
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MommaBear
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Why didn't we take the easy 3 there????? OMG. Dumb.
Jacques Strap
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I'll think he scored on 3rd down but not 4th down
Mitch Blood Green
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Why have running backs on scholarship?
NeuroticBear
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Worst coaching display of the entire season tonight.

Absolutely ridiculous .
rckt24
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I wonder if they knew what we were going to do
whitetrash
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Got to the goal line on 3rd but no review. Didn't on 4 th.
Doc Holliday
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Maybe should have worked on the o line CMR.

Guys can't handle WV!
Oldbear83
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Jacques Strap said:

I'll think he scored on 3rd down but not 4th down
True, but knowing how 3rd down played out, it was really dumb to try it again
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
wuzzybear
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Branch155 said:

QB sneak
Repeat
You were saying? We have gone that route one too many times, Got to fake it and throw to a back or TE
GruntTuff
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Who called those plays???? Our o-line is the weakest spot on a very good team. We are not getting push. Unbelievably stupid calls.
GABear78
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Pick six please
NeuroticBear
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whitetrash said:

Got to the goal line on 3rd but no review. Didn't on 4 th.
They should have reviewed it, but there was nothing there to overturn it.
Oldbear83
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Now the defense gives a big cushion and lets WV get the 1st down.

Yikes.
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DanaDane
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You knew it was coming. Soft over the middle. Easy pass. 1st down.
GABear78
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Puke
Forest Bueller
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Bohannon is a good option that close.

What happened, happens, but the OL not getting any push will eventually catch up at some point.
GruntTuff
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The lady selling popcorn knew what was coming. Horrible.
Jacques Strap
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Oldbear83 said:

Jacques Strap said:

I'll think he scored on 3rd down but not 4th down
True, but knowing how 3rd down played out, it was really dumb to try it again


Agree. Defense playing well so take those 3 points!
Oldbear83
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OK D, stay focused and get that ball back, at worst get to the half still 7-0
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Dman
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It's not our players who are rusty after a bi-week. It's our offensive coordinators. Horrible first half.
mdanderson
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Kick the field goal . A quarterback sneak twice in a row? Oh please
DanaDane
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Don't give up a crazy play here.
DanaDane
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Soft over the middle again. Easy throw. Another 1st down.
 
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