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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)

88,696 Views | 766 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by bexar country
Jorkel
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Charlie please....
tpj1991
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Hasselbeck isn't bad, McAfee is garbage
CaliByWayOfKS
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I think Stills has sacked Charlie 4 times by himself.
NeuroticBear
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Jorkel said:

How many sacks is that given up?
6 to 0.
LK4BU87
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Another season and completely unprepared to play after a bye week. This is on the coaches. I expected so much more.
PaperBear89
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*** happened to the body blows by running and then pass? That was working
DanaDane
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C'mon D. You gotta hold em here.
Jacques Strap
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We may yet win but we look ugly tonight
Jorkel
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LK4BU87 said:

Another season and completely unprepared to play after a bye week. This is on the coaches. I expected so much more.


I bet they spent the first week patting themselves on the back for being undefeated
Branch155
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Thank goodness. Good stop by the D
boognish_bear
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tpj1991 said:

Hasselbeck isn't bad, McAfee is garbage


Can't stand him either....he tries to tell 20 jokes per minute...let the game come to you Pat
ImABearToo
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There's Arnold!
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
Iron Claw
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Jorkel said:

LK4BU87 said:

Another season and completely unprepared to play after a bye week. This is on the coaches. I expected so much more.


I bet they spent the first week patting themselves on the back for being undefeated
7-0 conference champs, baby!
tpj1991
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We need a big play on O. Someone needs to step up.
Jmhdfw
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Well, we definitely aren't going undefeated
Quinton
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Tech and Rice games all over again. Absolutely terrible performance against a bad football team. Expect a win but terrible football either way
EatMoreSalmon
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Wear them down and score, please
boognish_bear
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Branch155 said:

Thank goodness. Good stop by the D


Yep....I feared what was gonna happen if WVU scored there. That could be a big moment for us
Jacques Strap
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Need another good 4th quarter
Branch155
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Keep running the ball
Saddle Up!
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CB is making some horrible decisions. Hasselbeck is totally right about him not throwing the ball away. Also, when he first escaped to the left, he had a guy 7 or 8 yards ahead of him who could have easily picked up a first down, after the guy covering him came off coverage to rush Brewer.
Oldbear83
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Jacques Strap said:

We may yet win but we look ugly tonight
Ugly wins can be good. If nothing else, the Bears won't be too proud.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
Johnny Bear
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By the way, this is a WVU team that's pretty beat up that's tied with us going into the 4th quarter.

Even if we pull this out this has been beyond pathetic.
boognish_bear
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Quick....what is CMRs record when he enters the 4th quarter with a tie?
DanaDane
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Anyone have any stats handy to tell me where WVU's D ranked in overall yards and run defense coming into this week?
Oldbear83
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Jmhdfw said:

Well, we definitely aren't going undefeated
Yeah, I figured that out long ago. But we can win tonight.

Win the next play.

After that, win the drive.

Then get the ball back and do it again.
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BearlySober
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Saddle Up! said:

CB is making some horrible decisions. Hasselbeck is totally right about him not throwing the ball away. Also, when he first escaped to the left, he had a guy 7 or 8 yards ahead of him who could have easily picked up a first down, after the guy covering him came off coverage to rush Brewer.


It seems like he's so scared to throw another INT. Went so long without one and then threw three. Now he's scared to make throws.
Oldbear83
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boognish_bear said:

Quick....what is CMRs record when he enters the 4th quarter with a tie?
Bow or long tie?
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
GABear78
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I was really hoping to go to bed by this point...
ImABearToo
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Long sustained SCORING drives needed. Eat clock.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
boognish_bear
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Branch155 said:

Keep running the ball


Yep....I think they are getting more and more vulnerable to runs between the tackles
boognish_bear
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Oldbear83 said:

Jacques Strap said:

We may yet win but we look ugly tonight
Ugly wins can be good. If nothing else, the Bears won't be too proud.


After what happened to OU....I'll take an ugly win
EatMoreSalmon
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Neeeeed this first down.
Grumpy
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I'd sure feel a little better if we scored here.
Saddle Up!
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I hated CMR's statement to McGrath coming out for the second half. Said,"Some people say we aren't playing well, but our D is playing great. We just need to keep that up and build on it until our offense can get into a rhythm."
 
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