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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)

90,738 Views | 766 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by bexar country
Branch155
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QB sneak. Looked pretty simple
BearlySober
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Wow. Desperately needed that!
DanaDane
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DanaDane said:

Hope the Offense is ready to go now. It's about to be a tied game.
And then the HEAVENS opened!!!!! YES!!!!!!!
Oldbear83
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now THAT was pretty!

Go forth and score now, Bears!!!!
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GruntTuff
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So lucky
Branch155
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LOL @ their center
DanaDane
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March down the field, score and WVU will lay down the rest of the game.
BusyTarpDuster2017
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Baylor MVP of the game - W. Virginia's center
Oldbear83
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GruntTuff said:

So lucky
Luck goes both ways
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whitetrash
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There's your Not Top Ten play of the night so far
DST
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If you can't be good, be lucky.
Iron Claw
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Chance to start this half over.
Mitch Blood Green
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That's how you turn four letter words into 5 letter words.
MommaBear
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Way to go Blake!!! Please tell the offense not to screw it up now.
Jacques Strap
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WVU center helps us again
Oldbear83
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DanaDane said:

March down the field, score and WVU will lay down the rest of the game.
Waaaaaay too soon to say that, since WV was inside our 10 literally just a play ago.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
PaperBear89
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I honestly thought TCU would be the trap game
9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2
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I'm glad we are playing the worst team in America. wow..
vanillabryce
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Cut the bull**** and go score. Get a stop. Repeat.
GABear78
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Christmas came early. We must score
wuzzybear
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Cant believe they did not review the fumble by Mims. Sure looked like his elbow hit the ground then the ball pops out. Unbelievable no review. So justice here is fair play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jdrs
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Great break for us!
DanaDane
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Oldbear83 said:

DanaDane said:

March down the field, score and WVU will lay down the rest of the game.
Waaaaaay too soon to say that, since WV was inside our 10 literally just a play ago.
Nah......if you've watched them this season, they basically lay down every time they get behind by a couple of scores. Drives Brown crazy because he's always had disciplined teams. He'll change that though over the next few years. Guy can coach.
EatMoreSalmon
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This comes down to

Who REALLY wants to win this game. Sheesh.
Oldbear83
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PaperBear89 said:

I honestly thought TCU would be the trap game
TCU is going to be tough no matter what happens tonight.
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wuzzybear said:

Cant believe they did not review the fumble by Mims. Sure looked like his elbow hit the ground then the ball pops out. Unbelievable no review. So justice here is fair play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought so too. I don't see how hitting the ground with the ball bouncing up and dropping it is a fumble
Oldbear83
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DanaDane said:

Oldbear83 said:

DanaDane said:

March down the field, score and WVU will lay down the rest of the game.
Waaaaaay too soon to say that, since WV was inside our 10 literally just a play ago.
Nah......if you've watched them this season, they basically lay down every time they get behind by a couple of scores. Drives Brown crazy because he's always had disciplined teams. He'll change that though over the next few years. Guy can coach.
Think about what you just said.

Guy can coach.

So what if tonight is when his team stops giving up?

We need to believe in our team, but don't ever assume the other team will quit.
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Johnny Bear
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This game is a joke on steroids.
DanaDane
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Who is 91?
mdanderson
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WV will not lay down the rest of the game. They are fired up being down just 7.
Oldbear83
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DanaDane said:

Who is 91?
I feel like I'm 88 or 89, close enough?
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Branch155
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Brewer almost got nailed again. Our offensive staff has done a really poor job of adjusting
DST
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Can't believe that wasn't a hold
Jorkel
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wuzzybear said:

Cant believe they did not review the fumble by Mims. Sure looked like his elbow hit the ground then the ball pops out. Unbelievable no review. So justice here is fair play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


It was moving before his elbow hit
Iron Claw
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I thought WV had terrible run defense.
 
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