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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)

88,774 Views | 766 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by bexar country
MommaBear
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Sure wish we were 10-0 right now instead of 7-0.
Booray
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BU athletics involved in conspiracy to maximize concession revenue by keeping games close.
boognish_bear
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Bottom line....we just need the win....but I'm hoping it ends up a dominating win.

BU has the national spotlight and the offense just wet the bed against the 110th ranked scoring defense in the first half. Hope they get it in overdrive in the second half.
DanaDane
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CRAP
Oldbear83
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Horribly bad call, Mims was down
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
jdrs
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Well that was terrible
DanaDane
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How was he not down?
DST
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Mims. jfc
whitetrash
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Oldbear83 said:

Horribly bad call, Mims was down
He was bobbling it before he landed.
Doc Holliday
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That's not a fumble.
jdrs
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Need a quick defense stop
DST
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Doc Holliday said:

That's not a fumble.
100% a fumble
Oldbear83
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DanaDane said:

How was he not down?
He was down, unless something happened I did not see.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
vanillabryce
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Did that not at least get reviewed???
DST
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Oldbear83 said:

DanaDane said:

How was he not down?
He was down, unless something happened I did not see.
Yeah... he fumbled it before he hit the ground.
jdrs
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Really need a 3 down stop. And didn't get it
Oldbear83
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Almost got the interception
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Jorkel
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It looked like a fumble. Mims shouldn't be playing anyways. My boy got rocked and should be chillin on the sideline
DanaDane
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Now the other side of the ball. CRAP
GABear78
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Momentum is idle. Who wants it?
Branch155
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That was really, really close
EvilTroyAndAbed
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It was a fumble
Oldbear83
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3rd down again, come on defense get the stop
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jdrs
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There we go. Need 4 th down stop
Oldbear83
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OK 4th down and WV going for it again, they are 2 for 2, gotta get the stop!
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jdrs
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Come on defense
DanaDane
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That was just a good pass and catch. Defender had the best position he could have.
Oldbear83
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WV now 3 for 3 on 4th down, have to stop that.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
Branch155
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This is getting very old. And I'm sick of hearing about Neal Brown's toughness
Oldbear83
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WV did their homework at halftime, D got to step up again
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CaliByWayOfKS
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Offense should be ashamed of themselves man... This type of play will be eaten alive by OU and TCU based on what I've seen.

They need to get up for each game, this so far is a sleep walk.
BearlySober
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Dealpfffdeal said:

Timbear said:

I'm here at this pitiful game hoping Baylor can do better in the 2nd half.


I'm drinking beers


I'm now drinking bourbon.
DanaDane
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Hope the Offense is ready to go now. It's about to be a tied game.
Oldbear83
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I hope Charlie is planning the next drive, we may be tied soon
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
tpj1991
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Doesn't help when one of the announcers when to WV.
 
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