Fank and Peter are back to talk a little bit about the CFP before turning to the happenings of Baylor Football: Coaching Changes, Talent Acquisition (with some late-recorded updates), plus New Years Six Picks!

• 00:00 - Preface
• 00:22 - Intro 
• 01:54 - CFP Discussion 
• 12:56 - Coaching Changes 
• 46:41 - Talent Acquisition 
• 59:38 - UPDATES!! DeQuan Finn to Baylor! 
• 1:11:38 - UPDATE: Shawn Bell to be UH's QB Coach 
• 1:17:34 - New Years Six Picks 
• 1:32:26 - Outro

Baylor Basketball Has Its Biggest Week of the 2023 Non-Con Slate Ahead

The Baylor Bears remain in the Top 10 of the AP Poll—checking in at No. 6 again this week. Brent and David take a look at the current state of college basketball and some interesting news tidbits and statistics, including Top 12 teams’ propensity to win a natty, the current status of RaeQuan Battle’s lawsuit against the NCAA based on transfer rules, and the fact that Baylor is the only school in the country with both basketball teams to remain undefeated.

This week’s episode includes:

• Bears’ win in the Big East-Big 12 Battle over Seton Hall

• Preview of Baylor’s “Neutral Site” game against Michigan State in Detroit (Saturday, 1:00pm on Fox) 

• Preview of Baylor’s “Neutral Site” game against the Duke Blue Devils in NYC (Wednesday, 6:00pm on ESPN)

Starting Five: Things Insane People Do

Be sure to check out all of the awesome basketball content coming your way on OurDailyBears!

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Go Bears and Sic Em!

Baylor Basketball Back at Home in the Top 10

Although it has become a common occurrence, the Baylor Bears are back in the Top 10 of the AP Poll—checking in at No. 6 this week.

Brent and David take a look at the start to the season for your 2023-24 Baylor Bears Men’s Basketball team and marvel at the sustained success of Scott Drew’s program. This week’s episode includes:

• First Impressions - what's going good, what’s going great!

• Check in around the Big 12 Conference (Conference play is going to be wild!)

• Preview of the Bears part in the Big East - Big 12 Battler vs. Seton Hall

Starting Five: Sandwiches!

Be sure to check out all of the awesome basketball content coming your way on OurDailyBears!

Go Bears and Sic Em!

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Fank and Peter break down the news that Dave Aranda has been retained as Baylor's head coach for the 2024 season and what it means for the program going forward.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:59 - Briefly: West Virginia 34, Baylor 31 
• 09:07 - Where 2023 ranks in terms of stats 
• 16:04 - Dave Aranda to Remain Baylor's Head Coach in 2024, Jeff Grimes out as OC 
• 28:52 - 2024 Expectations 
• 35:50 - Selling the Fanbase on the Move, Fixing the Issues 
• 41:33 - 2024 Schedule Isn't Pretty 
• 43:49 - OC Hire, candidates, speed, importance 
• 53:29 - Blake Shapen in the Portal 
• 58:29 - Championship Picks 
• 1:15:49 - Outro (and Support Helberg Barbecue)

Fank and Pope soldier on, recapping the absolute thumping of the Baylor Bears at the hands of the TCU Horned Frogs. We're talking a bit about the state of the football team, the Big 12, then looking ahead to the final matchup of the season vs. the West Virginia Mountaineers. We're almost done.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:59 - TCU 42, Baylor 17 
• 28:10 - State of the Football Team 
• 37:49 - Big 12 Roundup 
• 45:15 - WVU Preview 
• 55:10 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:09:27 - Outro (and Join the Discord!)

Fank and Peter recap the murdling in Manhattan and look at the TCU rivalry. No, we're not going to call it that. Also, a frank conversation (with Fank) about the status of the coaching staff at Baylor.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:39 - Kansas State 59, Baylor 25 
• 13:50 - A Frank Conversation with Fank 
• 35:02 - We're Not Calling It That 
• 43:51 - TCU Preview 
• 52:46 - Big 12 Update 
• 58:43 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:11:25 - Outro

Fank and Pope do what must be done and talk as little as possible about Baylor's overtime loss to the Houston Cougars last Saturday. Then we're talking about the New Big 12's schedule matrix that was released last week, an update on the Big 12 landscape, a tiny bit on K-State, and picks!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 05:17 - Houston 25, Baylor 24 
• 26:50 - New Big 12 Scheduling Matrix 
• 35:33 - Big 12 Update 
• 46:54 - Kansas State Preview 
• 53:19 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:06:44 - Basketball & Outro

Baylor Basketball Season Preview Pod!

Tired of the gridiron? Want to hear the sweet swish of a net? Then do we have the thing for you!!! Baylor Bears College Basketball is back!

Brent and David are back to take a look at the 2023-24 Baylor Bears Men’s Basketball team. This week’s episode includes:

• Roster changes - Big Losses, BIGGER Additions

• Preview of the Big 12 Conference

• Brentstrodomus locks in the for sure Final Four

No Starting 5 this week, but will be back next time! If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter:

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Fank and Peter engage in some intellectual exercises by talking about Baylor's loss to Iowa State and look ahead to the Houston matchup on Saturday... but play a little game with the top half of the Big 12, and that's actual fun!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 06:20 - Iowa State 30, Baylor 18 
• 34:21 - Big 12: Contender or Pretender 
• 55:36 - Houston Preview
• 1:11:09 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:23:20 - Outro

Fank and Pope recap a surprising, if somewhat fortuitous, Baylor Bears win over the Cincinnati Bearcats, then look ahead to a Homecoming weekend matchup against the Iowa State Cyclones. Plus Picks!

• 00:00 - Intro & Fank's Fantastic Cincy Spree
• 09:07 - Baylor 32, Cincinnati 29: 50K Foot View 
• 13:58 - Offense 
• 27:58 - Defense 
• 41:50 - Special Teams 
• 51:57 - Iowa State Preview 
• 1:12:11 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:25:46 - Outro

Fank and Peter preview Baylor's first game against the Cincinnati Bearcats this weekend, plus look at the state of the Big 12 at the season's midway point.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 04:38 - Cincinnati Preview 
• 30:48 - Big 12 Roundup 
• 47:52 - Picks of the Week 
• 58:37 - Outro

Cody Orr sits down with data scientist Evan Miyakawa to talk about his colleged basketball advanced stat, the Bayesian Performance Rating, why he went to Baylor, how he got started with BPR, and the intuition behind using box score and plus-minus data to rate every MBB player. Check out his website at evanmiya.com for more of his phenomenal content!

Fank and Peter put their heads together to break down the latest Baylor Football disappointment versus Texas Tech and do some picks of the week.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 03:11 - Texas Tech 39, Baylor 14: 50K Foot View 
• 07:57 - Offensive Woes 
• 23:59 - Defensive Struggles 
• 36:43 - Special Teams & More 
• 44:40 - Picks of the Week 
• 58:22 - Outro

Mark rejoins Fank and Peter to break down Baylor's epic comeback victory over the UCF Knights and look ahead to the BU-TT Bowl! It's Baylor vs. Texas Tech!

• 00:00 - Intro & "The Truck Race"
• 03:36 - Mark's UCF Report 
• 12:26 - Baylor 36, UCF 35 
• 25:29 - Caden Jenkins provides the Catalyst 
• 26:58 - The Stadium Environment 
• 32:50 - Blocked FG 
• 35:42 - Writing Wrongs or Masking Wrongs? 
• 41:39 - Blake. Shapen. 
• 43:16 - Purposeful Play Calling 
• 48:17 - More Shapen Superlatives 
• 51:10 - Pieces Falling into Place? 
• 55:11 - Shout-Outs 
• 1:01:03 - Fank's Nuggets 
• 1:13:14 - Texas Tech: The BUTT Bowl Preview 
• 1:31:18 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:40:33 - Outro

Breaking down the Texas beat down of the Baylor Bears, asking where Baylor goes from here, and looking ahead to UCF's inaugural Big 12 Home Game.

• 00:00 - Cold Open & Intro
• 06:16 - Texas 38, Baylor 6 
• 27:52 - Where does Baylor go from here? 
• 37:37 - Shades of the Dark Times? 
• 44:04 - Two Positive Notes 
• 48:22 - UCF Preview 
• 1:05:49 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:18:43 - Outro

Peter is joined by ODB Founder Mark Moore and Bear Den Pod host Joe Goodman to break down Bayor's first win of the season over LIU, talk rivalry memories, and preview Saturday's tilt against Texas.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:55 - Baylor 30, Long Island 7 
• 04:24 - 50K Foot View 
• 07:54 - Vibe Issues 
• 13:46 - Offense 
• 24:30 - Aranda Needs a Worm Moment 
• 32:19 - Memories of Texas Rivalries 
• 43:12 - Texas Preview 
• 1:03:01 - Keys to Victory 
• 1:16:39 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:28:39 - Outro

Fank & Peter recap the heartbreaking loss to Utah last weekend, talk about some of the silver linings and the frustrations, then look ahead to LIU plus some picks of the week.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:07 - Utah 20, Baylor 13: 50K Foot View 
• 14:36 - Pre-Sawyer Injury Positives 
• 20:06 - the HEAT 
• 24:06 - Defense Progress 
• 26:57 - Offense 
• 35:44 - Post-Sawyer Injury 
• 46:58 - The Final "Drive" & The PI Call 
• 51:08 - LIU Preview 
• 56:42 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:05:34 - Outro

Coffey, Fank and Peter try to make sense of the disaster that happened last Saturday at McLane Stadium then turn to Saturday's tilt against a really, really good Utah team. After picks, a very important podcasting announcement.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:22 - Texas State 42, Baylor 31 - 50K Foot View 
• 09:46 - The Better Team Won 
• 12:26 - Tecmo Bowled 
• 15:08 - Blake Shapen Deserves No Blame 
• 18:47 - Offensive Line 
• 22:50 - RBs: Incomplete!
• 23:54 - Receivers 
• 25:42 - More on QBs 
• 29:01 - Defense 
• 42:24 - Utah Preview 
• 55:00 - Picks of the Week 
• 1:07:38 - Important Podcast Announcement 
• 1:14:48 - Outro

There's a new Sheriff of Optimism in town as Coffey, Fank, and Peter deliver their predictions for the 2023 Baylor Football Season!

• 00:00 - Cold Open & Intro
• 06:26 - Depth Chart Released 
• 18:43 - Season Predictions: Floors & Ceilings 
• 25:32 - Texas State 
• 32:37 - Utah 
• 37:19 - LIU 
• 37:43 - Texas 
• 42:29 - UCF 
• 44:24 - Texas Tech 
• 47:43 - Cincinnati 
• 49:40 - Iowa State 
• 51:52 - Houston 
• 53:24 - Kansas State 
• 56:23 - TCU 
• 1:00:26 - West Virginia 
• 1:03:06 - Big 12 Championship Predictions 
• 1:06:03 - CFP & National Champion
• 1:09:02 - Picks of the Week! 
• 1:18:30 - Outro

Coffey, Fank & Peter are joined by SicEm365's Travis Roeder to take a look a the 2023 Baylor Defense. Not too long before the season now!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 03:45 - 2022 High Level Recap 
• 15:03 - New Defensive Staff 
• 20:36 - Personnel Losses 
• 24:26 - Players to Watch in 2023 
• 31:50 - Defensive Line 
• 36:50 - Portal Additions 
• 48:37 - Secondary 
• 55:38 - Expectations for 2023 
• 1:08:18 - Final Thoughts 
• 1:13:04 - Outro

10th Anniversary Spectacular! Coff, Fank and Pope are joined by the OGs Mark and Prashanth to celebrate ten years of OurDailyPodcast, plus take a look at the 2023 Offense.

• 00:00 - Intro 
• 04:51 - Realignment Reactions 
• 23:06 - ODP's 10th Anniversary 
• 27:24 - Shout Out Dave Shook 
• 30:52 - More 10th Anniversary 
• 52:42 - Thanks & Memory Lane 
• 1:08:08 - 2023 Baylor Football Offensive Preview 
• 1:51:36 - Mark & Pras Final Predictions 
• 1:57:10 - Outro

APOLOGIES FOR AUDIO ISSUES. Joe Goodman sits down with Baylor's Justin Hoff to talk about the recently-announced Baylor+ streaming service and what we can expect from this new offering.

WE HAVE REALIGNMENT NEWS! Mattisbear of Between Two Bears, plus Joe Goodman and Matt Workman, hosts of the Bear Den Pod join Peter to discuss Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah to the Big 12.

Coffey, Fank, & Pope finally return to the podcast to talk about some of the happenings of the past few months in the world of Baylor Football, plus Big 12 Media Days!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 06:37 - QB Competition 
• 16:42 - Realignment 
• 24:54 - Meet the Bears August 26 
• 26:04 - Midsummer Team Vibe Check 
• 41:14 - Big 12 Preseason Poll 
• 48:38 - Big 12 Media Days 
• 1:08:37 - Outro

Max Garner joins David Fankhauser to give an update on the 2023 Baylor Baseball season.

They said we couldn’t do it. They said we were chicken. They were right. But we shall overcome and bring you a season recap.

David and Brent are joined by Branden to recap the end of the Baylor Bears 2022-23 season. The trio looks back at the end of the NCAA Tournament both for the Bears and the Final Four. Then, attentions turn to the offseason, including departing players, incoming players, and transfer portal musings. We even get a tiny taste of L-Word or F-Word.

Finally, Branden gets to take his first run at Starting Five with: Words that Start with “B” 

Go Bears and Sic Em!

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Branden MacKinnon sits down with Baylor hero Everyday Jon to talk ball, his journey to Baylor, his injury and his remarkable recovery, and much more!

It is NCAA Tournament Time! March Madness is back!

With a 3-Seed in the Big Dance, the Baylor Bears look to make another tournament run in March. The guys preview the Bears first round match up against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos as well as each Big 12 team and bracket as a whole. Final Four picks and a double digit seed locked into the second weekend are provided—do with that what you may. Go Bears.

Next Game: vs. UCSB (Friday @ 12:30am on TNT)

Branden sits down with Baylor legend and National Champion MaCio Teague.

It is Big 12 Tournament Time in Kansas City

With a 2-Seed in the Big Dance on the line, the Baylor Bears look to maintain their lofty ranking and expectations as they are arrive in Kansas City to play in America’s toughest conference tournament. First up, a chance to avenge the season sweep at the hands of the Iowa State Cyclones. Go Bears.

Next Games: vs. Iowa State (Thursday @ 11:30am on ESPN/2)

Starting Five: Worst Things at Sporting Events

 

Three-peat on life support.

ODP listener submission for weekly recap. Disappointed hosts make overdramatic reactions to two very tough road games.

Hex-Tex. Beat the Pokes. Go Bears.

Next Games: vs. Texas (Saturday @ 1:00pm on ESPN); vs. Ok State (Monday @ 8:00pm).

The @EvanMiya Bookmark Segment, brought to you by EvanMiya.com- None. We didn’t want to read Twitter or sports news this week.

Starting Five: Best Things at a Sporting Event that are Not the Game

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The Baylor Bears are back a top the Big 12 standings!

The Baylor Bears may be the hottest team in college basketball. Brent and David dive into the first place Bears’ latest wins over TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth and solid win at home over the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Cryer can’t miss, Flagler takes over TCU, and Keyonte stuffs the stat sheet. 

Then attentions turn to previewing the two games this week, including the game of the weekend. The Bears hit the road to spend a few days in Kansas, starting with a chance to take a huge step towards a third-straight Big 12 title in Lawrence against the Kansas Jayhawks. Then, Drew v. Tang, pt. II as the Bears seek to avenge their loss against the Kansas State Wildcats in the Little Apple. 

Next Games: @ Kansas (Saturday @ 3:00pm on ESPN); @ K-State (Tuesday @ 6:00pm). 

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Baylor Baseball legend Max Garner joins Fank and Peter to talk about the 2023 Baylor Baseball team, the hiring of Mitch Thompson, expectations, roster, and much more in the first-ever BaseballPod!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:42 - Mitch Thompson Hiring 
• 09:26 - Turning Over a New Leaf 
• 12:17 - Scholarships and Recruiting 
• 21:28 - 2023 Season Expectations and Roster 
• 43:15 - Schedule 
• 45:50 - Facilities, What the Program Needs from Fans 
• 50:47 - Max had to Bounce, continuing the discussion 
• 55:57 - Outro

JONATHAN TCHAMWA TCHATCHOUA MAKES HIS TRIUMPHANT RETURN!!!

Brent and David have tons of news to discuss. The biggest of which is the fact that the rumors were true, Everyday Jon is back on a college basketball floor less than year from his gruesome left leg injury! Not only is he back, but he is raining three pointers now!

The Big 12 is $100mm richer and the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are footing the bill before they leave for the SEC.

Scott Drew’s Baylor Bears won both games in the last week, making it 8 wins in the last 9 tries. The guys recap the nearly 30 point win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders and another solid win over the Sooners. Then attentions turn to previewing the two games this week. On the road against the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth and at home to face a surging West Virginia Mountaineers squad on Monday.

Next Games: @ TCU (Saturday @ 3:00pm on ESPN2); Home vs. WVU (Monday @ 8:00pm, ESPN2).

Starting Five: Pleasant Smells

Mattisbear joins the Basketpod for a spirited back-and-forth.

Matt makes his 2023 season debut on the show as a guest host and joins David and Brent to breakdown the current state of Baylor Basketball. Scott Drew’s Baylor Bears win streak reached six before dropping a top 10 tilt on the road in Austin against the Texas Longhorns. This week’s trio recap the emphatic win over the Arkansas Razorbacks and the aforementioned loss to Texas at their house.

Big question of the day: How do you feel about the last shot of the Texas game?

Then attentions turn to previewing the two home games this week against the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Oklahoma Sooners. Next Games: Home vs. Tech (Saturday @ 12:00pm on CBS); Home vs. OU (Wednesday @ 8:00pm, ESPNU).

The Big 12 FINALLY released the 2023 Conference Schedule for football, and we're talking about it!

• 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Big 12 Schedule: General Thoughts
• 06:28 - Baylor's Schedule for 2023
• 24:56 - Look at the Rest of the Conference
• 41:47 - Outro

Make it five in a row!

Scott Drew’s Baylor Bears are rolling now, having won five straight in Big 12 Conference play including emerging victorious in a clunker over the Oklahoma Sooners and handing the Kansas Jayhawks their third straight loss. Then attentions turn to previewing the Big 12/SEC Challenge tilt against Eric Musselman’s Arkansas Razorbacks and the short turn around to go on the road to Austin to face the Texas Longhorns.

L-Word or F-Word on Big 12 title chances.

The guys also make guaranteed picks for the rest of the games in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Lock em in.

Next Games: Arkansas in Waco. (Saturday @ 3:00pm on ESPN); In Austin @ Texas (Monday @ 8:00pm, ESPN). Starting Five: Places to Sleep (Not In Your Bed)

Kendall Kaut is back on the Basketpod

Kendall makes his return to the show as a guest host and joins David and Brent to break the current state of Baylor Basketball. Scott Drew’s Baylor Bears are back on the right track following a week that say them go 2-0. This week’s trio recap the emphatic win over Oklahoma State and the solid road win over the reeling Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock. Then attentions turn to previewing the road contest against the Oklahoma Sooners and the Waco leg of the marquee series with the Kansas Jayhawks.

The guys check in on the rest of the Big 12 Conference, including Coach Tang’s first win of Kansas in Manhattan. (Also - there are some fired up thoughts on a recent football hire)

Next Games: At OU. (Saturday @ 3:00pm on ESPN2); Home vs. KU (Monday @ 8:00pm, ESPN).

Starting Five: Memorable College Basketball Players

Branden MacKinnon welcomes Dale Bonner to the latest installment of his Sit Down Series!

The 2022 Football Season is (mercifully) in the rearview mirror and we are taking stock of a rough end to the year and the hopeful happenings in Baylor Football to start 2023.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 04:12 - Early Signing Period & Bowl Game Woes
• 12:00 - Other Bowl Game Fun
• 17:53 - College Football Playoff & National Championship Game
• 38:36 - Baylor Staff Changes
• 55:58 - Offseason Aspirations
• 1:01:03 - Portal Happenings
• 1:14:00 - Outro

Put a 1 in the Win Column!

After the worst start to Big 12 play in nearly 20 years, the Baylor Bears have finally notched their first conference win of the year in a solid win on the road over the West Virginia Mountaineers. Check in with Brent and David as they groan about the first three games before heaping more praise on Keyonte George and start to come around to Jalen Bridges, both well deserved. Then the guys preview what they hope to see the Bears improve on in the upcoming games against the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Next Games: Home vs. Ok. St. (Saturday @ 5:00pm); At Texas Tech (Tuesday @ 8:00pm).