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Gameday Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse

Baylor men’s basketball (11-5; 1-3) travels to Kansas (12-5; 2-2) on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on Fox Network.
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LAWRENCE, Kansas – Baylor men’s basketball (11-5; 1-3) travels to Kansas (12-5; 2-2) on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on FOX.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (48), Kansas (13)
    • Prediction: Kansas 85, Baylor 73
  • KenPom: Baylor (40), Kansas (17)
    • Prediction: Kansas 82, Baylor 74
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (45), Kansas (19)
    • Prediction: Kansas 81, Baylor 72
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (41), Kansas (17)
    • Prediction: Kansas 82, Baylor 72

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 4 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (20 ppg; 5 reb; 2 blks)
  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (10 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)
  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (7 ppg; 8 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (10 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (3 ppg; 4 reb)
  • *Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (11 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)

*sprained knee/questionable

Projected Lineups

Kansas Starters

  • Guard: Darryn Peterson (Fr.) 6-6, 205 (22 ppg; 5 reb)
  • Guard: Melvin Council (Sr.) 6-4, 180 (14 ppg; 4 reb; 5 asst)
  • Forward: Tre White (Sr.) 6-7, 215 (15 ppg; 7 reb)
  • Forward: Flory Bidunga (So.) 6-10, 235 (14 ppg; 9 reb; 3 blks)
  • Forward: Bryson Tiller (Fr.) 6-11, 240 (8 ppg; 6 reb)

Kansas Bench

  • Guard: Jamari McDowell (So.) 6-5, 200 (4 ppg; 2 asst)
  • Guard: Elmarko Jackson (So.) 6-3, 195 (4 ppg; 2 asst)
  • Guard: Kohl Rosario (Fr.) 6-6, 200 (4 ppg)
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Gameday Thread: Baylor Looks to Upset Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse

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In reply to Oldbear83 • 2:55p, 1/17/26
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IvanBear said:
I'm a huge Drew fan, but the question has to be asked is his heart in this anymore.

If he's really going to retire in 3 years like Ashley Hodge has predicted, maybe he needs to be encouraged to go now, he's lost his ability to assemble a team. It's going to be as if we hired a new coach again next season even if Drew is here.

I see no evidence at all that Drew is just going through the motions.

The only evidence is that some shallow fans expect neverending success with no understanding of how hard it is for a program to win.

I don't think he's "just going through the motions," but there's a strong and undeniable pattern downward since 2021-22. May have to do with staff losses, NIL/portal, who knows what else ... but we went from a team of veterans that just wrecked shop at the highest level to teams chock full of 1 or maybe 2 year players that are an also-ran in the Big 12.

Could be that Drew is a lot like Mack Brown ... very good coach and a great guy who caught lightning in a bottle with the right roster full of built-in player leadership that one time, but will probably not be able to duplicate it. We may just be riding out the tail end. I don't blame anyone for thinking that after the last few seasons and seeing where we stand right now.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 3:00p, 1/17/26
"since 2024"

Thin database there, sport.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 3:28p, 1/17/26
Oldbear83 said:
"since 2024"

Thin database there, sport.


Let's pretend I meant the national championship season, just for fun, and then compare the subsequent 4.
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4:03p, 1/17/26
I'm hoping talent evaluation and roster composition are two areas where Ron Sanchez's impact is felt next year. Remember, Sanchez wasn't hired until the end of May and almost the entire roster for this year had already been assembled prior to his arrival. He's a defensive mind and most really good defensive players are very athletic. Who knows, he may have had some reservations about the athleticism or skills of a few of the additions this year and may have convinced everyone to go a different direction had he been here.

A successful college basketball program is a product of not only a good head coach but good assistant coaches and in this day and age in particular, a solid support staff, as the GM position in college basketball has been equally as important as the GM position in college football. While Drew as a head coach is ultimately responsible for the results, the head coach is only as good as the supporting staff he has around him and Drew has historically had a plethora of assistants who moved on to head coaching positions.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 4:22p, 1/17/26
Robert Wilson said:
Oldbear83 said:
"since 2024"

Thin database there, sport.


Let's pretend I meant the national championship season, just for fun, and then compare the subsequent 4.

I get it. You want to ignore everything else but a tight window,

" 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, five Sweet 16 berths, three trips to the Elite Eight, the 2021 National Championship, the program's first No. 1 national ranking in 2017, a Big 12 Conference-record 23-game winning streak in 2019-20, a five-week streak at No. 1 in 2020, and an entire season ranked in the nation's top-3 in 2021 and another five-week streak at No. 1 in 2022. Drew guided the Bears to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, five NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances and two Big 12 Regular Season Championships. He also earned numerous accolades, including being named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2020 and 2021."'

Drew, Scott - Texas Sports Hall of Fame

Guy's a legend. You're just bitter.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 4:53p, 1/17/26
Oldbear83 said:
Robert Wilson said:
Oldbear83 said:
"since 2024"

Thin database there, sport.


Let's pretend I meant the national championship season, just for fun, and then compare the subsequent 4.

I get it. You want to ignore everything else but a tight window,

Four seasons ain't that tight a window.

Season Overall Conf
2020-21 28-2 13-1
2021-22 27-7 14-4
2022-23 23-11 11-7
2023-24 24-11 11-7
2024-25 20-15 10-10
2025-26 11-6 1-4

Could be a blip, but also could be a trend.

Look, I've been a Baylor fan my entire life, and my life is over half over. I think the NC in MBB is probably the best thing I'll ever see in Baylor athletics. I was there. Drew has a lifetime gig and probably should. Baylor is a school with barely over .500 record in FB and MBB for our entire history. What he has done in this environment is incredible.

All that said, I don't blame anyone for thinking that, for whatever reason, Drew is at a new normal or even in a steady decline. His staff has completely turned over, hell our roster completely turned over just last year. Could be the NIL / portal stuff. Could be the siren song of being able to take 1st round draft pick types. I don't know.

I'm still at most home games still, but if things keep trending this way it's going to take more than restoring ice cream to the club snacks to keep those stands full. We weren't even especially competitive against ISU or Houston.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 5:03p, 1/17/26
It all comes down to whether you trust the guy who started with nothing and built a natty, or you quit on him because this year is not fun.

I trust Scott Drew. All the real Baylor fans still do.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 5:08p, 1/17/26
Oldbear83 said:
It all comes down to whether you trust the guy who started with nothing and built a natty, or you quit on him because this year is not fun.

I trust Scott Drew. All the real Baylor fans still do.


You sure are sensitive about this particular subject. Pretty good odds I dropped more money on that program this year than you did, not to mention all the years before that. But I've also got eyes and ears.

Throughout Drew's tenure, he has tended to recognize bad patterns and fix them. Maybe he'll do that again.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 5:10p, 1/17/26
This… it takes nothing but a set of eyes to see the program trajectory has nose dived the last 3 years. Is Drew completely at fault? Hell no! But he's the one building these rosters. He's deserves endless credit for his work culminating in the title. He's also not above criticism for what appears to be a program trending in the wrong direction.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 5:11p, 1/17/26
Nice deflection attempt.

You either stand with Drew or not.

Choose.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 5:32p, 1/17/26
Oldbear83 said:
Nice deflection attempt.

You either stand with Drew or not.

Choose.


What are you - a 14-year-old fan girl? I don't have to do **** but be black and die, as Samuel L Jackson so eloquently said.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 5:35p, 1/17/26
So you quit on Drew.

Noted.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 5:38p, 1/17/26
Oldbear83 said:
So you quit on Drew.

Noted.


You're a shrill lady boy. Noted.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 5:40p, 1/17/26
Thanks for revealing your level of class.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 5:44p, 1/17/26
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Thanks for revealing your level of class.


I laid out some facts and measured observations, and you responded like a blue haired lady at an ice protest in Minnesota.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 5:48p, 1/17/26
Nope, you blamed Drew because this is a rough year.

Typical fair-weather fan.

And then you got angry when I called you on it, to the point of posting repeated insults.

I have seen people do that before, it's pretty common for folks who don't want to accept that winning is not guaranteed even with a great coach.

Agree to disagree, I'd suggest.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 7:15p, 1/17/26
Oldbear83 said:
Nice deflection attempt.

You either stand with Drew or not.

Choose.

Stupidity. Iowa and RWilson are exactly right.

This program can't even field a competant defense anymore. Half of Drew's tenure has seen a defense outside of the top 70. But the years post 22' have been terrible defensively. 4 years with the best finish mid 60s and 1 outside of the top 100.

The data is in. We are terrible defensively. Now compound that with not being able to retain anyone and our offense struggling the last few years when it faces top teams = major issues.

Its okay to admit the truth.. its actually necessary to improve. There are "reasons," many have been debated for years now. There has been a ton of patience given because this board understands those reasons. But eventually you have to anti-up and make it happen.

Can Drew finally figure this era out and correct.. yes. But is it a major problem.. also yes.
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In reply to Quinton • 8:11p, 1/17/26
Well said!
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In reply to Quinton • 2:02p, 1/18/26
Quinton said:
Oldbear83 said:
Nice deflection attempt.

You either stand with Drew or not.

Choose.

Stupidity. Iowa and RWilson are exactly right.

This program can't even field a competant defense anymore. Half of Drew's tenure has seen a defense outside of the top 70. But the years post 22' have been terrible defensively. 4 years with the best finish mid 60s and 1 outside of the top 100.

The data is in. We are terrible defensively. Now compound that with not being able to retain anyone and our offense struggling the last few years when it faces top teams = major issues.

Its okay to admit the truth.. its actually necessary to improve. There are "reasons," many have been debated for years now. There has been a ton of patience given because this board understands those reasons. But eventually you have to anti-up and make it happen.

Can Drew finally figure this era out and correct.. yes. But is it a major problem.. also yes.


How many years does he get to figure it out?
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In reply to Jorkel • 3:15p, 1/18/26
Not your call.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 5:09p, 1/18/26
Oldbear83 said:
Not your call.


It's none of our calls if he stays, goes, gets fired. It's a forum for asking opinions.
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5:22p, 1/18/26
he won a natty, a whole lot longer.
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In reply to Jorkel • 5:37p, 1/18/26
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Oldbear83 said:
Not your call.


It's none of our calls if he stays, goes, gets fired. It's a forum for asking opinions.

So, sir, if you get your way and the best coach in Baylor history gets fired, who you gonna get to replace him?

Spoiler alert, expect 15-16 losses a season post-Drew.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 5:55p, 1/18/26
Best coach in Baylor history coaches in Bston Rouge currently. That's indisputable. And no that's not a knock on CSD. Love the guy
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In reply to IowaBear • 6:08p, 1/18/26
"Bston Rouge"?

And yeah, it's disputable.
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In reply to Quinton • 9:41a, 1/19/26
I also think Drew might simply be tired? As a fan I am tired and I no longer enjoy the game. It's become a cheap knockoff of NBA free agency every offseason. The NIL/transfer portal era is not what he signed up for and as a fan I hate it. I loved seeing guys redshirt and develop over a 3-5 year period. That's how we won our Natty. He has enough money he can walk away and live like a king the rest of his days. Is the aggravation even worth it any more for him? This is a new game and I can't blame him for wanting to walk away. If that's what he chooses.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:43a, 1/19/26
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Not your call.

100%. It's completely CSD's call if he wants to continue. If I were in his shoes, I would not.
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In reply to Crawfoso1973 • 10:05a, 1/19/26
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I also think Drew might simply be tired? As a fan I am tired and I no longer enjoy the game. It's become a cheap knockoff of NBA free agency every offseason. The NIL/transfer portal era is not what he signed up for and as a fan I hate it. I loved seeing guys redshirt and develop over a 3-5 year period. That's how we won our Natty. He has enough money he can walk away and live like a king the rest of his days. Is the aggravation even worth it any more for him? This is a new game and I can't blame him for wanting to walk away. If that's what he chooses.


That's my feeling on it. I don't enjoy it nearly as much as I used to. Watching the same players and personalities develop through the program made it so much more interesting. I used to be at every single home game and watch every single away game, attend almost every postseason game, and now I find myself missing lots of home games and having to make myself go to the big games. If it's on TV, I'll probably turn it on for a little while, but I don't really care. And if the wife is dying to watch something else, I'll just check it occasionally on my phone.

I do not think Drew is only going through the motions. He's done a gamely job of replacing all of or most of his roster in recent seasons. And he seems to have always enjoyed recruiting and player acquisition. But I would not be the least bit surprised to find that he's not enjoying the entire thing near as much as he used to. And at the moment, I don't see a reason to think that we are about to reascend towards the top of the ladder.

Hopefully my comments look silly a couple months from now.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 10:27a, 1/19/26
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"Bston Rouge"?

And yeah, it's disputable.

If we're basing it on documented accomplishments, no, it's not. Three Nattys, all those conference titles (seasons and tournaments) and undeniable dominance of the B12 for a solid decade plus straight. I know it's women's bball, but still - come on (and while she didn't face a Bliss like disaster when she first came, she still inherited a weak traditionless program to start with). No other coach in the history of BU sports is anywhere close to Mulk, at least from a pure overall results standpoint.
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 11:43a, 1/19/26
This basically where I am at minus the home games, live way too far away to attend. I don't think I had missed more than one/two games on TV in over ten years and went to one away game every year. Last year I went to the Zags game and it was a tough one to recover from.
It's just harder to get invested in the program with all the constant change in the roster. I think we had a really special run with kids that really valued Baylor for what it provided on top of basketball, family, faith, consistency in staff.
I will still make it to some away games that are in my area. Definitely will make the game in Seattle next year if possible.
I will always relish the National Championship game. It was absolutely incredible to have witnessed that in person. It was what I assume will be a once in a lifetime experience.
I would love if our program could stay in the top half of the Big 12 and continue to build on the fan support we desperately need to have a home court advantage. I just think our fan base is too fickle with all sports but especially basketball relative to the success we have had.
I will always be a huge Baylor basketball fan but the new environment has definitely killed some of my enthusiasm.
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In reply to Crawfoso1973 • 11:48a, 1/19/26
Crawfoso1973 said:
I also think Drew might simply be tired? As a fan I am tired and I no longer enjoy the game. It's become a cheap knockoff of NBA free agency every offseason. The NIL/transfer portal era is not what he signed up for and as a fan I hate it. I loved seeing guys redshirt and develop over a 3-5 year period. That's how we won our Natty. He has enough money he can walk away and live like a king the rest of his days. Is the aggravation even worth it any more for him? This is a new game and I can't blame him for wanting to walk away. If that's what he chooses.

Yes, I think 2022 took the wind out of the program. That was going to be the culmination of his career with back to back titles.

Drew and staff know the game, they know they had the best team in the country by far. With the injuries and the way it ended, I sensed some of the energy taken out of the program.

Compound that with the ramp up in NIL post 22', the lack of ability to get guys to buy in without hammering them (not Drew's style), staff turnover, and continued drawn out injuries.. and here we are. Tired.. I agree. I think HS recruiting still gives Drew energy so he still excels at that piece (this year's class will be elite again).

Can he garner up enough energy to really grind and bring back a good defense? Can we balance between the spiritual message of the program and being tougher on the players to bring the best out of them? Can you do it all with NIL and retain your program's essense?

Who knows, but theres a 70 yr old ornery dude down the road that runs a completely secular program but is running laps around us in retention and culture. Turned a historically terrible defender who gave weak effort at BU into their best player on a national runner up in 1.5 years. Not a great look when all the BU people constantly pitch "its different."

To the last part. I don't doubt his competitiveness and I don't think he has any plan to go out like this. He see's everything we've laid out very clearly. He turned himself into a great coach over the years. Nothing to say he can't garner the energy up adjust one last time. But something needs to change.. and they know that.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 11:54a, 1/19/26
Well, she certainly was the nastiest Baylor coach in memory.
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In reply to Quinton • 3:48p, 1/19/26
"Can we balance between the spiritual message of the program and being tougher on the players to bring the best out of them?"

The day Baylor people grasp there's no conflict between "spiritual" and "tough," we'll be back athletically in all sports.

Jesus was, and is, not a wimp. "Tough" and "mean" are not synonyms. He was, and is, tough on His disciples. It's there for anyone to read.
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In reply to canoso • 4:44p, 1/19/26
canoso said:
"Can we balance between the spiritual message of the program and being tougher on the players to bring the best out of them?"

The day Baylor people grasp there's no conflict between "spiritual" and "tough," we'll be back athletically in all sports.

Jesus was, and is, not a wimp. "Tough" and "mean" are not synonyms. He was, and is, tough on His disciples. It's there for anyone to read.

I agree with you. I'm just speaking to the issue. I could have worded it better, that I don't agree with it but its a very real thing BU does.

I don't think its difficult to do but its very, very clear BU thinks this is a balance thing. Image messaging and framing is very important to them. Its an issue in the department as a whole. You can tell by how much they love the three coaches of the big 3 sports. They are textbook of what BU wants to present.. which for a time was probably more important than winning big (might be changing).

Not to talk FB.. Dave has a hundred different things that make him a really poor HC, but he has been and is terrible at this in particular.

I would never disrepect Drew by putting Dave near his name.. but the bball program has now been lapped in this. Simply isn't tough and disciplined enough right now. This site had the contributors, "but, but.. they yell at the guys" and "Oh the closed practices I've seen them really get after it".. and so on. Turns out it simply isn't enough. We have LJ as a textbook example of this.. the contrast is undeniable.
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In reply to canoso • 4:52p, 1/19/26
canoso said:
Jesus was, and is, not a wimp. "Tough" and "mean" are not synonyms. He was, and is, tough on His disciples. It's there for anyone to read.


I agree with you. This issue has precious little to do with actual Jesus and a whole lot to do with the culture of Baylor people.
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