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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)

88,642 Views | 766 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by bexar country
boognish_bear
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DanaDane said:

Anyone ever notice when we need a big play...................................Tyquan is there.


Like a good neighbor....Tyquan is there
Bayloruniversity
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Bad throw by brewer! Sneed was wide open! Are you freaking kidding me
wuzzybear
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Thank God we do not have to deal with VanVark or Alan Eck crew tonight. Why cant we have big guns Defee every game.
BearlySober
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GABear78 said:

Wake me up when someone scores...


Wake up little buddy. Bears are on the board!
DanaDane
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That kid McCoy needs to come out of the game. He's concussed. Holy beejeebuz he got slobberknocked.
DST
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Hasty holy crap
whitetrash
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So that's why Hasty is on kickoff coverage
Branch155
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The hit on McCoy was...real
Doc Holliday
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Oldbear83 said:

Doc Holliday said:

That was an obvious TD.

Here goes another confused crew...
Worried we were getting the home plate umpire from last night's Astros game playing football ref ...
Haha
GABear78
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3 and out time. Get the ball! Or better yet, pick six!
wuzzybear
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D needs to keep playing their game and we have to get the ball out of Charlie's hands early. This O line is just not coming together early in games. This is the reason for the slow O start. The skill players cannot get the ball unless they give CB time...at least 4 seconds. I also look for CB to take advantage of their pursuit and run.
GABear78
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Dusting off cobwebs..we will find our groove.
Branch155
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We have really nice speed in our back 8
DanaDane
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Stupid, stupid, stupid penalty
Doc Holliday
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Idiotic #15
Dealpfffdeal
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If you're not gonna block it, get the **** out of the way
Jacques Strap
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Dumb mistake yield a first down
NeuroticBear
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Nice defensive series to erase the boneheaded special teams mistake.
DanaDane
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Is Arnold hurt? He was the only decent punt returner we've had in a long time.
Branch155
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No one within 5 yards of the punter that time. Nice
Jacques Strap
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Pretty sure I read Arnold is hurt and that's why 22 is playing safety tonight
DanaDane
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This is so surreal. 5 years ago IF we finally made a defensive stop and got a penalty called against, I knew the series was gonna result in a score for the opponent. 5 years later, I don't even worry about it.

Of course, 5 years earlier I also knew if we gave up a TD, we'd only need about 40 to 50 seconds to get it back with our O......so there's always that too.
whitetrash
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Trickery will get you nowhere.
Branch155
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Well, that stunk
Doc Holliday
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Dumbest call of the season.
DST
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Stupid play call.
DanaDane
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Once again, another missed Hasty whiff......just like I said earlier Booray. He's a great hitter, just not a great blocker.
BearlySober
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Ugh Hasty. Missed another one there.
Branch155
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Doc Holliday said:

Dumbest call of the season.
Yep. There's a time and place
BusyTarpDuster2017
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Dumb. We don't need to trick play a team we can beat straight up.
Yeek
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Who said Hasty could block?
Oldbear83
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Someone find out where our right OL went.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
MommaBear
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Clearly, we needed a bit more practice on THAT play. Ouch.
NeuroticBear
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Good teams don't need to resort to ridiculous gimmick plays.
Jacques Strap
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Why why why ????
 
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