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Gameday Thread: Baylor (6-5) faces Texas (7-4) in regular season finale

November 24, 2022
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The Baylor Bears (6-5) wrap up the regular season against Texas (7-4) on Friday morning in Austin. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT and will be aired live on ESPN. 


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Quotes of the Week

Senior Defensive Lineman TJ Franklin

"The focus is still where it needs to be. I mean, [the staff] have done a good job by making us practice in the morning and giving us the extra time in the evening to either get extra film or take care of our bodies, do anything that we need to do to be like our final preparation for the game, so that's a big help." 

Senior Offensive Lineman Jacob Gall

"That's something we've been talking about all week and I think the thing we really come back to is that this is another chance for us to prove ourselves," Gall said. "Everybody that's kind of still been doubting us all season after the start or after any loss we've had, this is still another chance to prove to everybody the team that we actually are.""

Head Coach Dave Aranda

"I think we're stronger for it. And I think we're probably a closer team now than we were just two weeks ago. I think you find out so much about yourself, especially when there's trials, tribulations, and all of it. And when people can fully put their heart out there and then have it crushed at the end, I think it's so vulnerable to do that. And for guys to do that. And then to make the decision here to do it, again, I think, speaks to just a strong growth of the team. And we're aiming to do that."


Analysis of the Week

SicEm365 Analyst Travis Roeder

What an impossible game to predict. From a pure quality standpoint, I think this is a toss-up game. What makes it so difficult is you have to predict the team’s energy, focus, and desire. Texas still has a lot to play for (they can make the title game if they beat Baylor and Kansas beats K-State). Baylor spent themselves emotionally against TCU. Were they able to recover and gin up enough energy to one of the three best teams they’ve played this year, and play them on the road?

Baylor has the talent to make Texas one-dimensional in this game by relatively shutting down Bijan and forcing Ewers to beat them consistently. That’s Baylor’s path to winning. If they really shut down Texas’ run game like TCU was able to, Baylor can hold Texas under 24 points. We’ll see what version of Baylor’s defense we get tomorrow.

 


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Gameday Thread: Baylor (6-5) faces Texas (7-4) in regular season finale

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Doc Holliday
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whitetrash said:

Again, Sims was unguarded on the INT
What do you think the issue really? Talent or coaching?
Quinton
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whitetrash said:

Again, Sims was unguarded on the INT
There were two wide open receivers. Bad vision in general and too short to see the field.
greggor25
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You guys can wish for Grimes to be gone. It's not going to happen. Aranda is too nice of guy to fire his ass.
True Grit
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Which player was hurdled? And... why is Shapen still in?
IowaBear
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Great pocket awareness there Blake… you're a stud!
DanaDane
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I mean, it's almost comical. He's like a statue back there.
Hob Howelll
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IowaBear said:

"Blake Shspen gives us the best chance to win" said weeks ago Arabda was going down with the Shapen ship. Don't be shocked when Blake starts next year. Also that's int #11 that and like what 7 fumbles??


5-7 is going to be our ceiling next year with shapen as the starter. With a decent quarterback transfer, maybe 7-5. Losing the entire offensive and defensive line is going to hurt more than people think, particularly the people that want to blame Shapen's crappiness on the offensive line
whitetrash
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Nice illegal hands to the face
gobears20
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Forget hands tot he face lol
Wacoraisedbear
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Shapen locks on to one reciever he has 1 read and it's usually Baldwin.
Hob Howelll
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greggor25 said:

You guys can wish for Grimes to be gone. It's not going to happen. Aranda is too nice of guy to fire his ass.


I didn't say anything about wanting Grimes gone. At the end of the day, I think he's an average coordinator but he's not the one missing wide-open receivers on touchdowns, running backwards in terror, and fumbling the ball
BUGWBBear
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Prior to Shapens pick, he sacked himself. Never saw that before.
IvanBear
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The Hound said:

IowaBear said:

"Blake Shspen gives us the best chance to win" said weeks ago Arabda was going down with the Shapen ship. Don't be shocked when Blake starts next year. Also that's int #11 that and like what 7 fumbles??


5-7 is going to be our ceiling next year with shapen as the starter. With a decent quarterback transfer, maybe 7-5. Losing the entire offensive and defensive line is going to hurt more than people think, particularly the people that want to blame Shapen's crappiness on the offensive line


No offense there's nothing with the offensive or defensive lines this year that can't be picked up off the street and is worthy of needing back.

HuttoBear
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If I were Drones i would enter the portal before I got on the bus
BQHOME
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Perfect last play of our regular season. Ha ha.
Hob Howelll
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IvanBear said:

The Hound said:

IowaBear said:

"Blake Shspen gives us the best chance to win" said weeks ago Arabda was going down with the Shapen ship. Don't be shocked when Blake starts next year. Also that's int #11 that and like what 7 fumbles??


5-7 is going to be our ceiling next year with shapen as the starter. With a decent quarterback transfer, maybe 7-5. Losing the entire offensive and defensive line is going to hurt more than people think, particularly the people that want to blame Shapen's crappiness on the offensive line


No offense there's nothing with the offensive or defensive lines this year that can't be picked up off the street and is worthy of needing back.




It can get worse. Shapen for instance has had plenty of time to throw relatively speaking. He just doesn't take advantage of it
JXL
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No blocking I see
DanaDane
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So if Ewers hadn't gifted us 9 points himself, it would be 38-18 now.
broncko
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The Hound said:

Doc Holliday said:

Shapen plays scared.

We need a qb who is rational and actually talented.


The coaches need to pray that Novosad sticks with his commitment and does not get last second cold feet about playing in Grimes offense. Based on what I've seen, he could very well be instant starter material


I'll bet Novasad thinks he can actually make all the throws that Shapen misses… and he is one of the few pieces missing on an otherwise great team.
True Grit
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Did we really just call a TO?
IowaBear
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He's as good as gone and rightfully so. To not even give him a few snaps is hilarious considering how ****ing bad Blake us
Doc Holliday
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Aranda needs to get this program AT MINIMUM competent.
Feel The Floyd
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Assume so Gall could come back in after having his helmet ripped off.
Hob Howelll
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broncko said:

The Hound said:

Doc Holliday said:

Shapen plays scared.

We need a qb who is rational and actually talented.


The coaches need to pray that Novosad sticks with his commitment and does not get last second cold feet about playing in Grimes offense. Based on what I've seen, he could very well be instant starter material


I'll bet Novasad thinks he can actually make all the throws that Shapen misses… and he is one a the few pieces missing on an otherwise great team.


Good, at least we would finally have a quarterback that has some moxie, chutzpah, confidence, whatever you want to call it lol
HuttoBear
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And this is our team that was predicted to win the conference.
IvanBear
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The Hound said:

IvanBear said:

The Hound said:

IowaBear said:

"Blake Shspen gives us the best chance to win" said weeks ago Arabda was going down with the Shapen ship. Don't be shocked when Blake starts next year. Also that's int #11 that and like what 7 fumbles??


5-7 is going to be our ceiling next year with shapen as the starter. With a decent quarterback transfer, maybe 7-5. Losing the entire offensive and defensive line is going to hurt more than people think, particularly the people that want to blame Shapen's crappiness on the offensive line


No offense there's nothing with the offensive or defensive lines this year that can't be picked up off the street and is worthy of needing back.




It can get worse. Shapen for instance has had plenty of time to throw relatively speaking. He just doesn't take advantage of it


Not much worse the pass blocking has not improved this season. It just runs into teams that can't rush the passer all that well and looks better some weeks than others. A good QB isn't going to be much better behind this line.
HuttoBear
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CAB- forgive the BOR
Johnny Bear
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We know Robinson is getting the ball and we know what the play is going to be and we absolutely can't stop him from getting at least 6 or more. What a crap defense.
Hob Howelll
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IvanBear said:

The Hound said:

IvanBear said:

The Hound said:

IowaBear said:

"Blake Shspen gives us the best chance to win" said weeks ago Arabda was going down with the Shapen ship. Don't be shocked when Blake starts next year. Also that's int #11 that and like what 7 fumbles??


5-7 is going to be our ceiling next year with shapen as the starter. With a decent quarterback transfer, maybe 7-5. Losing the entire offensive and defensive line is going to hurt more than people think, particularly the people that want to blame Shapen's crappiness on the offensive line


No offense there's nothing with the offensive or defensive lines this year that can't be picked up off the street and is worthy of needing back.




It can get worse. Shapen for instance has had plenty of time to throw relatively speaking. He just doesn't take advantage of it


Not much worse the pass blocking has not improved this season. It just runs into teams that can't rush the passer all that well and looks better some weeks than others. A good QB isn't going to be much better behind this line.


Why was the offensive line so much better last year with all of the same players? It's amazing how an athletic quarterback can make an entire offense look better than the otherwise are.
Bear2014
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HuttoBear said:

CAB- forgive the BOR
what?! hell no. Aranda has done more for Baylor than CAB has.
Hob Howelll
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HuttoBear said:

And this is our team that was predicted to win the conference.


By the owners of this website that wanted to sell subscriptions to class A suckers
DanaDane
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BearTruth13
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What an awful season.
IowaBear
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Lol… that new stadium is because of Briles you're an idiot
Bear2014
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pathetic game.. texas sucks.
 
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