oakley wrote:can we get Clif Notes on some of these posts?
Too much to read? Hang in there -- you'll get faster.
oakley wrote: .... We have an OLine that is 30 pounds heavier per man than your DLine....
That's not unusual. All offensive lines generally are bigger than the defensive lines they line up against. Without having studied the Baylor defensive line, I would guess that our offensive line is bigger than your defensive line, too. That alone doesn't mean a great deal. Let's see, if we start with a line of Darrin Johnson, Caleb Peveto, Ben Poynter, Brad Kieschnick and Martin Guidry (and I don't know if that's the starting five we'll trot out there), that means we're looking at looking at a starting five that averages about 293 pounds per man. And that doesn't even count the size shift if Chris Urbanus and Kenard Burley get in there. So you have big offensive linemen. You always did. We've got some big guys up front, too.
oakley wrote:Our #1 RB has already said he will outrush Adrian Peterson - we will see.
And I'm going to out-earn Mark Cuban. I said it, so it must be true, right?
You're not really going to hitch your hopes to a quote from a guy (Paul Mosley) who piled up a whopping 582 rushing yards last year, at a scalding 52.9 yards per game, are you? I'm sure Mosley is a talented guy, and you have a big offensive line. But don't you, as a Baylor fan, kind of cringe when he says he's going to out-rush the best RB to hit college in years? Don't you wish he'd just keep that thought to himself? Because with all due respect, the only way he fulfills that prediction is if Peterson gets hurt.
oakley wrote:We have several AA candidates.
OK, I'm not trying to be rude here, but .... no you don't.
Part of All-America recognition is reputation. I don't know who you're considering an All-America candidate, but let's say it's Dominique Ziegler. Terrific player, agreed? OK, he plays at Baylor. Teddy Ginn plays at Ohio State, and had announcers and writers (read: "All-America voters") across the country singing his praises all year, because (A) Ohio State wins a lot of games, (B) made a major bowl game and (C) is on TV all the time. Baylor doesn't, didn't, and isn't. So entering the season -- right or wrong -- Ginn has a leg up on on Ziegler in the minds of voters. Doesn't matter if he's actually a better player .... he starts the race with a lead. Then consider all the stud WRs at USC, Tennessee, the Florida schools, Texas, OU, etc., and it's clear that while Ziegler is a very talented player who might well merit AA consideration, he's going to have to finish first or second in just about all receiving statistics, and he's going to have to simply blow away the competition. Because if he catches 10 touchdowns and has 1,000 receiving yards, and a guy at Michigan or Florida State or Spurrier U or USC puts up the same statistics, who do you think is going to be named All-America? Right. It might not be fair, but it's not going to be Ziegler. I realize that's unjust, and frankly, I'll root for a guy like Ziegler, because he's an extraordinary talent. But it's not going to happen.
Wait .... you do have an All-America candidate: your punter. Congratulations. I don't know that I'd brag about an All-America punter, but hey, Sepulveda's damn good. Re-name the stadium after him.
oakley wrote:All to say, you will have a better shot at winning in collieville, than Sep 3.
I really hope you're not being allowed to get behind the wheel on public streets, because cars can be dangerous.
Do you realize what you just said? A better chance to win in Kyle Field against an Aggie team that has made several preseason top-20 lists and has one of the best home-field advantages in the country, as opposed to the home opener, when we have the same season-opening optimism that every team in the country has at this time of year, against a team that admittedly pulled off a huge upset last year against A&M but has lesser talent, with an SMU team that lost by 3 in your place two years ago and (while your man Morriss is a fine coach) has increased its talent level as much as you have? Do you realize how that statement sounds?
oakley wrote:Promise me you will not get "down" after this game. SMU should not fire Phil (he's a great coach and building it the right way), though as I have said, it wouldn't surprise me if more 'stang coaches didn't quit before the season is over to pursue other interests (life insurance sales or whatever).
Thank god you wrote some of the other statements above, or the stupidity of this one would have been blinding. SMU might win this game, in which case we'll be happy .... but we'll turn our attention to the next game. Baylor might win this game, in which case we'll be disappointed .... but we'll turn our attention to the next game.
Quit in the middle of the season? Are you serious? That's not a "SMU's coaches are better than your coaches" comment -- your coaches aren't going to quit in the middle of the season either. If (and only if) Texas and Oklahoma both beat the hell out of Baylor, by 50 or 60 points or something, would you really assume that Coach Morriss's assistants would seek new careers? Of course not! Every coach on the SMU staff and every coach on the Baylor staff is aware that they're not likely to win every game they play, because they don't have the same talent as some other tams. That's not a shot at the BU staff or the SMU staff. It's a fact. Both rosters carry better players than the last time the two teams met. But they're not sporting a Miami/USC/LSU roster. But coaching is a very trying career. Every coach puts in insane hours. The chance that a coach -- a head coach or an assistant -- stays at a single school for a long time is slim. The days of the Bobby Bowdens and Joe Paternos and LaVell Edwardses are gone. If a coach were to quit one of these schools, he likely wouldn't ever get a coaching job again. And with the time and travel (recruiting) involved, you don't get involved unless it's a passion, really a part of who you are. Coach Bennett's assistants aren't going to quit during the season, just as Coach Morrises won't quit during the season either. Your "don't get down" is so thoughtful, but keep in mind that when you live in Dallas, there are ways to enjoy life even when your team loses a game. I don't know what I'd do if I rooted for a team that looked and played like Notre Dame during the Gerry Faust era, and then had to address the fact after each game that I still lived in Waco.
Who knows, I might even get on another school's messageboard and make outlandish statements just to entertain myself.
, or the almost KYLE
