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GameDay: Baylor travels to Houston to face Rice

September 16, 2016
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The Baylor Bears travel to Houston to take on the Rice Owls in their final non-conference matchup of the 2016 season. The game between the two teams will be aired live nationally on ESPN at 7 p.m. CT.

RICE SERIES HISTORY

  • Baylor and Rice will meet for the 81st time Friday. Winners of seven straight against Rice, Baylor leads the series 48-30-2. Rice is the second former Southwest Conference rival on Baylor’s 2016 schedule (Baylor defeated SMU, 40-13, on Sept. 10). Prior to Baylor and Rice leaving the Southwest Conference in 1996, the series with the Owls had been played continuously for 71 years (with the exception of World War II) as conference rivals.
  • Since moving into the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Baylor is 10-0 in non-conference games against former Southwest Conference (non-Big 12) rivals -- 6-0 vs. SMU and 4-0 vs. Rice.
  • Friday will be just the fifth series meeting since the Southwest Conference disbanded.
  • In 2010’s last series meeting in Houston, Robert Griffin III passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns to lead Baylor to a 30-13 win over Rice on a rain-soaked Saturday night that included a weather delay of about an hour. The Bears outgained Rice 456 to 296.
  • Baylor’s coaching connections with Rice also run deep as former defensive coach Larry Hoeffer (2003-10) is the Rice safeties coach and former director of operations Jerry Pickle (1986-2007) is on the Owls’ operations staff.

Game Thread: Baylor travels to Houston to face Rice

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Sunny
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I'm playing a fun dangerous drinking game: Platt drops and Callahan misses.
nein51
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Bowl eligible?

You can probably forget beating Texas, okie or TCU.

Maybe ISU, KSU or OSU.

Almost certainly Kansas.
nein51
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Be glad we aren't playing UTSA
UPBaylor
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We need an emotional leader on offense.
Seth isn't it. He looks like he has no confidence in his play. Of course, neither do I right now.
riflebear
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Bowl eligible?

You can probably forget beating Texas, okie or TCU.

Maybe ISU, KSU or OSU.

Almost certainly Kansas.


It's a long season. We will improve and be just fine.
nein51
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Very optimistic
Ursus
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Hey the 1 good thing is that the Big 12 is really bad this year. So Baylor has a chance to finish in the top of the league. UTEP is beating Arizona St. 14-3 in the 2nd Q. The same team that beat TT.
Sunny
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That was an interception.
DTBear
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facemark against Vaughns
UPBaylor
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Platt on defense now?
Yogi
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That was an interception.
This. Looks like he controlled the ball to the ground.
Yogi
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Platt on defense now?
Totally underrated post.
"Smarter than the Average Bear."
nein51
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Not even close. The ball was out wa early.

Nice pass there
Yogi
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Cannon + Ish > Platt + Lynch
riflebear
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That was an interception.


Why not throw the flag? He had control.
DTBear
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go back and watch it

the Rice WR cranked his head around which caused him to drop it
nein51
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It wasn't even close. He never had it controlled
Yogi
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Gotta know when to pull out.
"Smarter than the Average Bear."
GoldMind
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Teck is a brute
BearForce
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Nice throw by Seth

By the way Matt Wells and Utah St killing Arkansas St .
0xdeadbeef
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Perfect pass there. Pay that man his money.
BU81ATX
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I'm not saying he's sharp but I think Seth's issue has much to do with receivers. He and KD have it going on.
nein51
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Passes to the TE are a really nice add
Yogi
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GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Smarter than the Average Bear."
DTBear
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May want to realize that the Rice defender ripped his helmet off.
riflebear
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14 for Rice is pretty fast. Cannon has beat him all night but he's been right with him for the tackle every time.
BearForce
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Nice TE streak....there all day
Ursus
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Tight End U!
3ptSpecialist
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3 and out and then let's see Zach run this offense the rest of the way.
GoldMind
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I think we should retire jersey #40. For several reasons.
GoldMind
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Thanks for the rundown, ****faces
beardoc
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ANNNNND here with go with PH.
Ursus
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Oh good I was hoping to see the "Baylor timeline" again every game
Blackout Sniper
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ESPN gotta get those jabs in.
Goldflinger
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And there it is. ESPN was waiting for us to go up big before starting the Briles talk.
 
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