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Gameday Thread: Baylor (3-0) faces #14 Iowa State (2-1) in Big 12 home opener

September 24, 2021
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Baylor (3-0) will host No. 14 Iowa State (2-1) at McLane Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the first Big 12 home game for the Bears in 2021. 

Articles: Baylor vs. Iowa State 


Quote of the week...

Dave Aranda: “Within the football phase of it, it allows you to play complimentary football, get the run establish, to have a play action pass that looks like it and put people in conflict, and gives you the ability to play all four downs, because you're talking about fourth and one and a fourth and two, as opposed to a third and 13. It just gives you a more balanced, comprehensive approach to things. But seeing the confidence in the guys, the offensive line, and tight ends for that matter, they've continued to improve as well, just blocking. Long ways to go, but like what we've done so far.


Craig Smoak’s Players to Watch 

Iowa State — Running Back Breece Hall 

ISU’s biggest offensive threat, period. Hall has a touchdown in all three games this season and averages around 100 all-purpose yards rushing and receiving, which has been a slow start for the ISU offense before last Saturday. But, as Baylor learned the hard way last year, Hall’s capable of a whole lot more. The x-factor of the Cyclones offense, his performance, will play a decisive role in Saturday’s outcome.

Baylor — STAR Jalen Pitre

Like Iowa State, Baylor has its fair share of playmakers on defense. Pitre and Terrel Bernard are the standards in Waco. We know both will factor in heavily on Saturday, but I think Pitre’s versatility and nose for the football is something that could tilt the result in Baylor’s favor, akin to Mike Rose for the visitors. Pitre’s first career interception, also his first career pick-six, came against Brock Purdy and the Cyclones a year ago. 


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Gameday Thread: Baylor (3-0) faces #14 Iowa State (2-1) in Big 12 home opener

37,153 Views | 589 Replies | Last: 2 yr ago by Heisman25g
DanaDane
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3 straight runs to the short side of the field? Very odd.
Self Made Bear
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Horrible play calling that series.
wgeralds
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what are these calls
whitetrash
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Fake to Sqwirl and rollout by GB would have worked better but we got the 3.
BaylorGrad09
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WTH was that series?
FWBear91
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3 weak run play calls. Aranda just playing for the FG on that series?
Jacques Strap
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Well that was a disappointing series but at least we got points to go +8.
gobears20
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Staff
I'll take the points but come on with that play calling
TechDawgMc
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Wasted Ebner's return there. Really poor play calling
KajunKarlsdad
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This play calling is going to lose this game
DanaDane
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I normally hate left footed kickers, but I kinda like this kid.

Way to go!!!!!!!!
IowaBear
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That was some serious serious Fedora play calling lol. Talk about zero trust in your QB there. Should have just kneeled 3 times and kicked the FG
CaliByWayOfKS
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That was straight up pathetic play calling by Grimes... not a single one of those calls made sense at all.
boognish_bear
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Damn…. No yards and almost no time off the clock.

We just keep leaving the door open at every turn
Freedomb3ar
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W t f?

We just quit there on offense
303Bear
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Playing not to lose instead of playing to win right now.

Hope we hold on.
Baylorbears111
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Anyone who calls an option to the short side is ******ed. This is never not been true.
boognish_bear
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Going to need the D to save our ass again
JustWinBears
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Guess they are trying to play to run the clock out but not a good decision. Luckily they got a field goal out of it.
boognish_bear
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303Bear said:

Playing not to lose instead of playing to win right now.

Hope we hold on.


Definitely felt that way
BaylorGrad09
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boognish_bear said:

Damn…. No yards and almost no time off the clock.

We just keep leaving the door open at every turn


I think the goal was to not make a mistake, get the points, and drain some time off the clock. A touchdown would have almost sealed it, but this was lower risk.
rileyroo
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Hated that play calling. Wow. Go for the jugular, Bears! We are the underdog!
IowaBear
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You play to W! That was scared play calling no other way to twist it
Freedomb3ar
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IowaBear said:

That was some serious serious Fedora play calling lol. Talk about zero trust in your QB there. Should have just kneeled 3 times and kicked the FG


Lmao. Yes! Embarrassing
Jacques Strap
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Mr. Touchback kicks in in the end zone again
Doc Holliday
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Clock management is key here.
BaylorGrad09
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So frustrated
IowaBear
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We got about 8 missed sacks and just like that their on our side of the 50
Freedomb3ar
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This feels very ou second half 2019 in waco

Can't play not To Lose
CaliByWayOfKS
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Pitre had that in the bag and overcommitted and stumbled... ouch and it turns into a 25+ yard play.
chukronos
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Is
Bohannon injured? Play-calling is suspect
BearlyBeloved
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How many TFL's?
CaliByWayOfKS
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chukronos said:

Is
Bohannon injured? Play-calling is suspect
Nope... he just has zero confidence it seems after his punched out fumble.
DanaDane
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They're just playing pitch and catch with the TE. We have no answer.
Ajax BU
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They're killing us with their TEs
 
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