Quicker than normal, and still sensing a need to bring winning sports to the people, Brent and David recap the Baylor Bears’ non-conference slate, pick their surprises (both pleasant and unpleasant) for the season thus far and preview the conference opener against the Iowa State Cyclones.

 

Go Bears and Sic Em!

ODB's Branden MacKinnon sits down with Baylor Men's Basketball's Flo Thamba and talks shootyhoops with the 6'10" Forward.

Taking a look at the Armed Forces Bowl matchup against Air Force on December 22, plus Big 12 Bowl Picks!

• 00:00 - Cold Open 07:37 - Intro
• 08:54 - RIP Mike Leach
• 18:06 - Armed Forces Bowl Preview
• 47:35 - Bowl PICKS
• 1:02:00 - Outro

A smorgasboard of fun!

• 00:00 - Cold Open: Big 12 Scheduling
• 04:40 - Intro
• 06:11 - Britney Griner FREE
• 08:24 - Conference Championships Recap
• 27:49 - CFP Set
• 33:42 - Big 12 Bowl Games
• 44:39 - Transfer Portal
• 57:38 - Conference Realignment Hilarity
• 1:04:06 - Outro

The boys are back in action after a week off, talking about the rough end to the season for your Baylor Bears, plus a billion other topics and some news that broke after the original recording!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:41 - TCU & Texas Recaps
• 24:00 - BREAKING: Ron Roberts OUT as Baylor's DC (and Ronnie Wheat too)
• 37:29 - NMSU is Bowl Eligible!
• 39:57 - Kyron Drones Transferring
• 49:43 - All Big 12 Team
• 54:05 - Big 12 Championship Discussion
• 1:00:05 - CFP Talk
• 1:05:56 - Baylor's Bowl Scenarios
• 1:10:13 - Picks of the Championship Week
• 1:21:15 - Gonzaga Game Coming (on Peacock)
• 1:22:40 - Outro

The guys recap a really tough loss to Kansas State and look ahead to an opportunity for Baylor to play spoiler against TCU on Saturday.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:55 - K-State 31, Baylor 3
• 04:15 - 50K Foot View
• 08:32 - Full Recap
• 34:31 - TCU Preview
• 55:57 - Picks of the Week
• 1:07:11 - Outro

Quicker than normal, and sensing a need to bring winning sports to the people, Brent and David take a look at the Baylor Bears’ early season tilts and preview the big weekend ahead that will be sure to hold two matchups against ranked opponents.This week’s episode includes:

• Recap of last two games - Norfolk State and Northern Colorado

• Positive team trends thus far

• SUPER premature L-Word or F-Word

• Preview of Friday’s game against the Virginia Cavaliers

• Discussion of hypothetical match ups against the Illinois Illini and UCLA Bruins

Starting 5: Tex-Mex Dishes

Branden MacKinnon sits down with Baylor MBB Guard transfer Dantwan Grimes.

The fellas talk about a gritty win over Oklahoma in Norman last week before turning to a massive night game in Waco against Kansas State on Saturday.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:07 - Baylor 38, Oklahoma 35: 50K Foot View
• 07:35 - Broadcast Blues & Ingame Atmosphere
• 13:04 - Offensive Performance
• 15:20 - The Sqwirl Unleashed, Offensive Line and Rushing Attack Thrives
• 23:47 - Not Shapen's Best, but Solid Enough
• 26:13 - That Jordan Nabors TD Play
• 29:30 - Defense
• 43:53 - K-State Preview
• 47:48 - Baylor Defense vs. K-State Offense
• 56:31 - Baylor Offense vs. K-State Defense
• 1:04:19 - Picks of the Week

Much to the chagrin of You, the listener, Brent and David did not actually succumb to the pain of the end of last season's tournament game. They are back to take a look at the 2022-23 Baylor Men's Basketball team. This week's episode includes:

• Recap of last season
• Roster changes
• Preview of the Big 12 Conference (including picks for Champ and POTY)
• Brentstrodomus locks in the for sure Final Four

No Starting 5 this week, but will be back next time!

Coffey, Fank, & Peter take a look at playoff rankings and the new Big 12 TV contract before recapping the Baylor Bears' impressive win over Texas Tech and looking ahead to the next big matchup in Norman against Oklahoma.

• 00:00 - Intro & Cold Open: Playoff Rankings are Dumb
• 05:41 - Big 12 Media Deal
• 11:53 - Baylor 45, Texas Tech 17: 50K Foot View
• 16:34 - Unfazed Team
• 25:26 - This is a Good Offense
• 39:11 - Defensive Dominance
• 50:02 - Oklahoma Preview
• 1:03:48 - Picks of the Week
• 1:14:58 - Outro

Branden MacKinnon continues his series of interviews by sitting down with Baylor Mens Basketball's Caleb Lohner!

The fellas take a look back at what felt like a narrow Homecoming win over Kansas that actually had a lot more to like in it, plus a look ahead at the next massive matchup for the Baylor Bears: Texas Tech in Lubbock.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 04:49 - Baylor 35, Kansas 23: 50K Foot View
• 10:17 - Complementary Football and Struggles With It
• 14:47 - Defensive Struggles in the Second Half
• 20:10 - Offense Slammed the Door
• 21:04 - Richard Reese
• 24:14 - Offensive Line Gels
• 29:36 - Defensive Progress
• 42:02 - BU-TT BOWL PREVIEW
• 1:03:06 - Picks of the Week
• 1:11:48 - Outro

ODB's Branden MacKinnon sits down to talk hoops with Baylor's Jalen Bridges.

The fellas take an honest look at the State of Baylor Football midway through the 2022 season, looking at the bright spots and the places where there's room for improvement.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:07 - State of the Team
• 06:44 - Razor Thin Margins
• 09:51 - Offensive Bright Spots
• 18:07 - Defensive Strugglers
• 32:45 - Kansas Preview
• 43:46 - Picks of the Week
• 55:12 - Outro

David Smoak's Weekly Interview with Dave Aranda

Coffey, Fank and Peter bring you a look at a pivotal matchup for Baylor Football against West Virginia on Thursday, plus a stacked weekend of games for Picks of the Week.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 03:39 - West Virginia: Playing on the Road, in Morgantown
• 11:25 - Gut Check Time for Both Teams
• 18:22 - Injury Update
• 21:33 - WVU Offense vs. Baylor Defense
• 32:51 - Baylor Offense vs. WVU Defense
• 48:47 - Picks of the Week
• 1:05:21 - Outro

ODB's own Branden MacKinnon sat down with Baylor Basketball's Tweety Carter for a post on OurDailyBears, but felt like Tweety's passion and energy shines through in audio form as well. So, Bonus Episode!

With Coffey out this week, Fank and Peter recap a tough loss to Oklahoma State, then welcome in national CBS Sports CFB writer Shehan Jeyarajah to talk about the state of the BIg 12 and other topics surrounding CFB as a whole!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:30 - Oklahoma State 36, Baylor 25: 50K Foot View
• 06:02 - McLane Stadium Atmosphere
• 08:29 - Oklahoma State Executed their Plan
• 11:58 - Defensive Struggles
• 14:34 - Energy Issues Again
• 15:47 - Positives: Shapen Solid
• 19:10 - Hello Monaray Baldwin!
• 20:58 - Defense Rebounds a Bit
• 23:50 - Offense Couldn't Finish
• 27:30 - Welcome Shehan Jeyarajah
• 30:06 - State of the Big 12
• 37:48 - Non-Kansas Surprises
• 47:28 - Shehan's Big 12 Championship Predictions
• 52:20 - Coaching Carousel
• 57:09 - Expanded Playoff
• 1:05:14 - Conference Realignment
• 1:08:25 - Picks of the Week
• 1:33:38 - Outro

A solid win against Iowa State tells us more about who this Baylor football team is, and a huge matchup against Oklahoma State in Waco on Saturday will tell us even more.

• 00:00 - Cold Open & Intro
• 08:24 - Baylor 31, Iowa State 24: 50K Foot View
• 13:34 - Offense
• 24:22 - Offensive Highlights
• 32:42 - Defense
• 46:25 - Oklahoma State Preview
• 51:38 - OSU's Defense
• 1:01:08 - OSU's Offense
• 1:06:27 - Picks of the Week
• 1:20:54 - Outro

Coffey, Fank and Peter break down a fairly straightfoward win against Texas State that neither blew us away nor was as frustrating as the initial reactions would indicate, then looking ahead to a pivotal matchup against Iowa State.

• 00:00 - Cold Open & Intro
• 06:59 - Baylor 42, Texas State 7: 50K Foot View
• 10:23 - Veterans Out, Youth Getting Reps and Experience
• 14:01 - Richard Reese's Performance
• 19:31 - Offensive Line Performance
• 21:37 - BLAKE KEEPS IT
• 27:04 - Seth Jons & WR Performance
• 35:17 - More on Shapen
• 37:42 - Defensive Performance
• 49:01 - Iowa State Preview
• 54:57 - Iowa State's O vs. Baylor's D
• 1:04:08 - Baylor's O vs. Iowa State's D
• 1:14:11 - Picks of the Week
• 1:30:22 - Outro

Coffey, Fank & Peter take time to break down the loss to BYU, dispel what appear to be some common myths about the performance, and look ahead to a home tilt against Texas State on Saturday.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 07:11 - BYU 26, Baylor 20: 50K Foot View
• 11:15 - Atmosphere's Impact on the Game
• 16:59 - Offensive Struggles
• 39:50 - Penalties
• 44:46 - Defensive Performance
• 57:29 - Texas State Preview
• 1:04:51 - Picks of the Week (check out ODB's Nebraska Coaching Search Scoop)
• 1:17:20 - Outro

Special Guest and #BaylorMeatMafia Don Blake Blackmar joins Coffey and Pope to break down Baylor football's win over Albany and look ahead to a massive tilt in Provo this weekend against BYU.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:57 - Blake Blackmar & the #BaylorMeatMafia
• 15:36 - RIP Guy Morriss
• 16:57 - Baylor 69, Albany 10
• 19:34 - 50K Foot View
• 23:07 - Offensive Performance
• 48:56 - Defensive Performance
• 57:31 - BYU Preview
• 1:19:00 - Picks of the Week
• 1:31:52 - Outro

FOOTBALL IS BACK!!! And so is Coffey. The gang reunites to give you their game-by-game season predictions for Baylor Football. This may be the boldest set of predictions yet.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 05:24 - Single Digits
• 7:30 - Big 12 Opening Negotiations with FOX & ESPN
• 10:04 - CFP Expansion Under Consideration?
• 14:13 - Albany
• 19:06 - @ BYU
• 23:49 - Texas State
• 25:16 - @ Iowa State
• 29:18 - Oklahoma State
• 33:08 - @ West Virginia
• 39:44 - Kansas
• 41:56 - @ Texas Tech
• 46:33 - @ Oklahoma
• 51:41 - Kansas State
• 56:34 - TCU
• 1:01:33 - @ Texas
• 1:04:24 - Final Regular Season Thoughts
• 1:09:57 - Big 12 Championship
• 1:12:34 - Playoff Predictions
• 1:16:46 - Picks of the Week
• 1:25:32 - Outro

SicEm365's Travis Roeder joins the podcast once again to break down the 2022 Baylor Defense and so much more.

• 00:00 - Tribute
• 00:43 - Intro
• 03:45 - It's Game Week!
• 08:45 - Depth Chart Talk
• 22:35 - SIngle Digits
• 27:46 - Defensive Preview
• 31:48 - Scheme Overview
• 43:18 - Passing Defense
• 51:04 - Defensive Line and Pass Rush
• 56:35 - Inside Linebackers
• 1:15:14 - Expectations for 2022
• 1:24:25 - Outro

Baylor legend Seth Russell joins Fank and Peter to take a look at the 2022 Baylor offense and what we can expect from an inexperienced group anchored by an incredible offensive line.

• 00:00 - Intro: Welcome Seth Russell
• 04:36 - Apu Ika & Connor Galvin: 2nd Team AP Preseason All Americans
• 09:07 - Baylor Offense: Initial Thoughts
• 17:10 - Quarterbacks 29:43 - Offensive Line
• 41:08 - Tight Ends
• 51:06 - Running Backs
• 1:05:39 - Wide Receivers
• 1:16:58 - Final Expectations for the Offense
• 1:22:41 - Outro

Fank and Peter are taking a look at the rest of the Big 12 teams, their key losses and returners, and peeking into their schedules to see what the Big 12 race might look like this year.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 05:44 - Kansas
• 16:29 - Texas Tech
• 26:16 - West Virginia
• 32:03 - TCU
• 39:26 - Iowa State
• 45:36 - Kansas State
• 50:43 - Texas
• 59:27 - Oklahoma State
• 1:04:05 - Oklahoma
• 1:11:22 - Overall Big 12 Thoughts
• 1:12:50 - Outro

SicEm365's Grayson Grundhoefer joins Fank and Peter to talk about Austin Novosad's affirmation of his commitment to Baylor, Fall Camp, and a fun thought experiment about past wins and losses.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:26 - Austin Novosad Affirms His Commitment
• 32:45 - Fall Camp Expectations
• 1:09:40 - Frustrating Wins, Encouraging Losses
• 1:36:22 - Outro

Peter Pope and David Hornbeak join forces for the first time to talk for a bit about the passing of Baylor's beloved bear, Judge Joy Reynolds, and David's time spent on campus as a Bear Trainer.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:48 - Bit of Basketball
• 08:56 - Gold Out Talk
• 13:54 - The Life of a Bear Trainer
• 50:57 - Outro

Coffey makes his triumphant return to the podcast as we look back at some of the developments over the past month plus of time immediately preceding Big 12 Media Days, which will have occurred by the time you listen to this!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 04:47 - Recruiting Update
• 18:13 - Realignment Update and Speculation
• 46:15 - 5 Bears Nab Preseason All Big 12 Honors
• 55:03 - Baylor Tops Preseason Media Poll
• 1:06:25 - Basketball Update
• 1:11:20 - Outro

Fank and Peter are joined by the host of the Locked On Baylor podcast, Drake Toll. Drake joins joins to catch up on the news of the past couple of weeks in the realm of Baylor Football.

• 00:00 - Intro and Welcome Drake Toll
• 09:33 - QB Question Answered
• 24:26 - NFL Draft Recap
• 35:37 - Conference News/Updates
• 59:05 - Outro

Fank and Peter are joined by SicEm365's Travis Roeder to break down Baylor Football's Spring Game!

• 00:00 - Intro
• 03:54 - Baylor's Spring Game: General Thoughts
• 10:18 - Primary Takeaways on Defense
• 11:24 - Linebacker: Will Williams, Dillon Doyle
• 18:28 - Defensive Line
• 26:30 - Replacing Pitre
• 33:44 - Offensive Line
• 39:44 - Running Backs
• 49:51 - Wide Receivers and Tight Ends
• 56:03 - Quarterback Competition
• 1:07:19 - Outro

The boys return after an extended break to break down some of the events of the past couple of weeks.

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:37 - Baylor MBB Season Reactions
• 20:34 - Rhoades Extended, Bowlsby Stepping Down
• 33:47 - Josh White: Monster LB Transfer
• 45:47 - Spring Ball Underway!
• 56:10 - Outro

March Madness is finally here!!!

Join David and Brent as they break down the NCAA Tournament Bracket and savor all of the madness that awaits later this week. The Baylor Bears are a No. 1 seed, yet again.

Be sure to check out all the awesome articles mentioned on this week’s show.

NCAA Tournament Previews

The guys break down their favorites and sneaky picks for each section of the bracket, but most importantly the East Region spearheaded by the No. 1 Seed Baylor Bears. The Bears take on the Norfolk State Spartans in the first round.

Bears. Spartans. Fort Worth. Thursday at 1:00pm on TBS

History has been made by Baylor Athletics.

Brent and David cover the rollercoaster win over the Iowa State Cyclones to clinch yet another Big 12 Title. It started out hot, but ended up being a prime showcase of the team’s resiliency and mental toughness as they staved off the impressive Cyclone comeback.

LOTS of bookmarks this week!

The guys turn their sights on the Big 12 Championship played this week at KU...errr in “neutral Kansas City.” The give picks for each game and a quick rundown on the Bears quarterfinal matchup against the Oklahoma Sooners before weighing possible scenarios for a Baylor 1-seed.

Bears. Sooners. Kansas City. Thursday at 6:00pm on ESPN.

Go Bears and Sic Em!

Brent and David cover all things Baylor and Big 12 basketball this week. The two start off with the Baylor Bears' big win on the road in Austin over the Texas Longhorns to shut down the Erwin Center for good. They touch briefly on the TCU win over Kansas in Fort Worth that pulled the Bears even with the Jayhawks for the lead in the Big 12 title race. Of course, there are plenty of EvanMiya.com Bookmarks brought to you by EvanMiya.com before the sights are turned to the last conference game of the season: Senior Night in Waco as the Iowa State Cyclones come to Waco to try and play spoiler. Starting Five: Basketball Roster from BU Football

Brent and David jump back on the mics to ride the wave of the big win over the Kansas Jayhawks on one of the craziest days of college basketball we have ever seen. A win that feels this big needs more takes - Branden MacKinnon makes his Basketpod debut as he joins in on the fun.

Brent and David solve the world's problems to help bring about world peace. They also recap the two wins over TCU and OSU this past week before previewing two make or break match ups with Kansas and Texas this week.

Don't forget, White Out this Saturday and College Gameday in the Ferrell!

Starting Five: Punchable Faces (Trust us here).

The Bears resounding win over Texas is dampered by yet another, but perhaps the biggest, case of bad injury luck this season as Baylor loses Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua to a gruesome knee injury. Brent and David start off by trying to relive the happy parts of the trouncing of the Longhorns and read the tea leafs for how Scott Drew tries to handle the loss of the versatile EJ. Lots of Bookmarks this week!

Then the guys recap the second loss of the year to a good Texas Tech team. Then they turn to the previews of Saturday's game against TCU and Big Monday in Stillwater against Oklahoma State.

This week's epsidoe rounds out with a revisit to: L-Word or F-Word.

Go Bears and Sic Em!

Perhaps an even HUGER week ahead for Baylor Bears Basketball--given what happened in Lawrence--as they welcome Texas to Waco and then hit the road to Lubbock. Brent and David start off by tring to make sense of whatever the heck that was at Kansas. But then we got the most productive game of Everyday John's time as a Baylor Bear in a nice road win against Kansas State.

Then the guys take a look at the first matchup this season between the Texas Longhorns and Baylor as the Bears hope to open a gap between them and the teams behind them in the Big 12 race. A chance for redemption, the National Champs take on Texas Tech in yet another important mid-week matchup.

This week's epsidoe rounds out with Starting Five of Travel Musts!

Go Bears and Sic Em!

HUGE week ahead for Baylor Bears Basketball as they travel to the state of Kansas twice. Brent and David start off by triaging the Bears loss in the Big 12/SEC challenge to Alabama and applauding the shorthanded win over West Virgina.

Then all eyes (and maybe all of college basketball's eyes) focus in on the the Bears trip to Allen Fieldhouse to battle the Kansas Jayhawks for control of the Big 12 race. Not to be overlooked, Drew's Crew returns to Kansas for the back half of the season series with Kansas State.

This week's epsidoe rounds out with Starting Five of Annoying habits!

Go Bears and Sic Em!

The Baylor Bears Basketball are back to their winning ways, with wins over Oklahoma and K-State this week. David and Brent, take a look at life in the Big 12, but on the winning side of all the games this time. Then the guys turn to a preview of the next two games— a weekend showdown against Alabama as a part of the Big 12-SEC Challenge and Monday’s game against West Virginia to close out the season series.

Go Bears and Sic Em!

The 2021 college football season is in the books, and the boys are taking a look back at our favorite moments of Baylor's season, some of the funniest moments, and then taking a look ahead at what's to come in 2022.

• 00:00 - Cold Open: Preseason Predictions Recap
• 13:08 - Team Progress over the Season
• 18:26 - Abram Smith's Impact
• 21:37 - Offensive LIne
• 24:08 - Mateos & Fazoli's
• 26:26 - Favorite Moments of the Season
• 37:14 - Hilarious Moments
• 58:01 - Players Departing, Players Returning
• 1:08:50 - Staffing Changes
• 1:19:05 - Looking at Next Year (sorta... with some puppets thrown in)
• 1:25:06 - Outro

The Baylor Bears Basketball team splits the week, losing to Oklahoma State but beating a solid West Virginia team on the road in West Virginia.

Game Recaps

David and Brent, take a look at life in the Big 12. Including a second straight loss at home, this time to Oklahoma State. They also recount a rebound win over Bob Huggins’ West Virginia Mountaineers in Morgantown. Bookmarks David mentions on a couple tweets this week, showing evidence of “The Run”...

Game Previews

Then the guys turn to a preview of the next two games— a weekend showdown against Oklahoma in Norman and Tuesday’s game against the (somewhat) upstart Kansas State Wildcats in Waco.

• Bears. Sooners. Norman, Oklahoma. Saturday at 2:00pm on ESPN+.
• Bears. Wildcats. Waco, Texas. Tuesday at 7:00pm on ESPN+.

Go Bears and Sic Em!

Game Recaps

David and Brent, take a look at life in the Big 12. Including a tough fought win on the road against TCU. They also recount the Bears’ first loss of the year, a close loss to Texas Tech in Waco. Even with the loss, the Bears were the last remaining undefeated team in all of college basketball (so what if it was only for a couple hours?!).

Bookmarks

David mentions a single tweet this week, but it could mean great things.....

Game Previews

Then the guys turn to a preview of the next two games— a weekend showdown against Oklahoma State in Waco and Tuesday’s oddly-timed game against a solid West Virginia on the road in Morgantown. Bears. Pokes. Waco, Texas. Saturday at 4:00pm on ESPN. Bears. Mountaineers. Morgantown, West Virginia. Tuesday at 4:00pm (again, ???) on ESPN2.

Starting Five: Best Baylor Uniforms

Game Recaps

David and Brent, take a look at yet another Top 10 win for the Bears, this time to start conference play on the road in Ames against Iowa State. They also recount the Big 12 home opening win over the Oklahoma Sooners and new head coach, Porter Moser.

Bookmarks

• David mulls over his favorite tweets of the week, including an absolute gem from Baylor Legend MaCio Teague’s mother, Barbara.
• How good is this Baylor team? All eight regular contributors rank inside EvanMiya.com’s Top 200 most impactful players.

Game Previews

Then the guys turn to a preview of the next two games— a weekend showdown against TCU in Fort Worth and Tuesday’s game against a stingy Texas Tech defense at home.

• Bears. Horned Frogs. Fort Worth, Texas. Saturday at 4:00pm on ESPN+.
• Bears. Red Raiders. Waco, Texas. Tuesday at 6:00pm on ESPN2.

Starting Five: Best NIL Deals

Coffey, Fank, & Peter break down a dominant Bears defensive performance and everything else in Baylor's 21-7 win over Ole Miss. We're breaking down the game, talking about the atmosphere in New Orleans, a bit about the CFP, plus some... unique... trash talk from opposing fans.

• 00:00 - Cold Open: Passing Comparison
• 04:50 - Welcome
• 09:49 - Baylor 21, Ole Miss 7: 30K Foot View
• 21:18 - Atmosphere in NOLA
• 26:24 - Ole Miss's Trash Talk
• 39:09 - Offensive Performance
• 46:41 - Trestan Ebner's Huge Contribution
• 49:58 - Monaray Baldwin's Touchdown
• 56:58 - Abram Smith 58:57 - The Defense (& Siaki Ika)
• 1:06:53 - Terrel Bernard
• 1:10:27 - JT Woods
• 1:12:43 - Al Walcott's Pick Six
• 1:15:43 - Garmon Randolph
• 1:18:07 - Bryson Jackson
• 1:19:13 - Seniors Stepped Up
• 1:20:19 - Special Teams
• 1:21:48 - Final Sugar & Season Thoughts
• 1:24:33 - New Years Six Bowls, Picks Final Results
• 1:33:13 - Outro