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Speaker 3: John, how the heck are you, buddy?
Speaker 4: Coming? Been doing great? It is great to be on
with you and looking forward to a big game tonight.
Speaker 3: It's a big one, all right.
Speaker 1: The BYU Cougar's four game losing streak right now. I
don't know if that's a good thing or a bad
thing for the Baylor Bears as they welcome into BWAYU Cougars.
It could be a wounded cougar that you get that's
a little bit down fraud and not believing him, or
you could get a ferocious cougar that's looking to get
back on the right track.
Speaker 4: I know you try to figure out those things, and
I'm usually not right when I try to get and
it could be either one of those. All we know
is just a really good team and it's going to
be a tough challenge for Baylor tonight. Glad we've got
them here in Foster Pavilion in Waco. I think it's
going to be a great crowd. It should be a
great atmosphere for this game.
Speaker 1: Give us the identity of the Baylor Bears basketball team
lost a lot of tout, a lot of experience in
the off season and had to rebuild essentially from scratch.
Who has this team become. What is their identity?
Speaker 4: I think still a work in progress, and unfortunately it's
taken this long, you know, to try to determine that identity.
But everybody on the team is new. Nobody didn't return
one point one minute played from anybody last year, which
is an unusual situation but kind of a sign of
the times these days. But really talented players and it
was just a matter of getting them all playing together
and get the chemistry right. The best teams that coach
Drew has had here, you know, have great chemistry, but
he's never been through a coaching situation and a recruiting
season like this one with all new players. So I
would say the identity, to answer your question, is what
they'd like it to be. Is a team that plays
really good defense and rebounds well, and we've got offense.
We've got good scores on this team. So it's just
a matter of you know, playing that out and doing it.
And you know, the tough part, Ben is finding your
way against really good teams every night. You know, you
get into league play and you're playing Iowa State and
you're playing Houston, you're playing BYU, you know, and Texas
Tech and we haven't played Arizona yet, we played Kansas
and it's just tough to find your way when it's
a tough game and tough opponent every night.
Speaker 1: It's a gauntlet. I've said it before, I'll say it again.
The SEC is always talking about how their football schedules
are gauntlet, not so much. The Big twelve basketball schedule
was the true gauntlet of collegiate athletics.
Speaker 4: I agree, Yeah, I agree, And you know that's not
you know, that's not poopoo and what the SEC does either.
But just you look at this league from top to bottom,
and it's just tough every night. You know, sometimes you
might look at your schedule at the start of the
season and say, well, there's a win, and there's a win,
and we got a good chance to get this one
with you know, this league, and especially with this Baylor
team this year, none of those you can pencil him
because it's going to be tough each and every night.
Speaker 1: Give us a little breakdown on the personnel stand standpoint.
Who is it that Baylor relies on to lead this
team to get buckets into play great defense.
Speaker 4: Well, we'd like to say we have a big three
like the YU does, but I wouldn't say that they
are as proficient as the big three for the Cougars.
But Cameron Carr is our leading leading scorer on the year.
He's red shirt sophomore transferred to Baylor from Tennessee. He's
the closest we have to returning player because he was
here last year fitting out to gain his eligibility, but
he didn't play at all for Baylor last year. So
Cam Carr is the six to five swing man, very
athletic t day. Yesifu is a freshman six', five kind
of a three player and is really. Good you, KNOW
i was talking To Greg rubel about all the great
freshmen in this, league and certainly Aj De bonsa is
one of those. Today, YESIFU i think is in that
conversation as, well and he's been really, good really consistent
as a true. Freshman and then our point guard Is
Obi agbam transfer From wyoming AND byu fans may know
him from His wyoming, days and he's come in and
he's done really really. Well he scored in and getting
better every. GAME i think he scored in double digits
now for five games in a. Row so that would
be the big. Three there's not a lot of. Depth
we've got a big managed to sixty nine post player
transfer From rice who holds his own in the. Post
and you'll see seven guys eight at the most in
the rotation For baylor in this.
Speaker 1: Game what is it that the coaching staff and the
players have said about by you ere in the lead
up to this?
Speaker 3: GAME a little scatter report on?
Speaker 4: Them, yeah very talented. Obviously and the big three that
you know that everybody knows about would be a j
And Richie saunders and Then Rob, wright who we know really.
Well and it'd be interesting to see the reaction That
rob gets here In waycot. Tonight but you, KNOW i
really Like rob a. LOT i hate that he's not
here in A baylor. Uniform had a great freshman year
last year and then decided to you, know test the
waters and ended up in a good spot AT. Byu
So Coach drew's message to the fans here and everybody
was we can't cross the. Line you. Know he wants
it to be a great home court, advantage which we
get everywhere we. Go you know that everywhere you go
in this, league it's a tough place to, play and
so he wants that here For baylor to have it
make it a really tough place to. Play but you
just can't cross the. Line AND i hate that that
happens against you. Guys you know some, PLACES i don't
think that will. HAPPEN i Think rob may be booed lustily,
tonight but he's probably ready for that and might fire him,
up who. Knows but that's that's kind of what our
coaches have talked, about how GOOD byu is with that
big three and tough to. Stop And baylor's got to
play probably its best game of the year to get
a win.
Speaker 1: Tonight last few, games you, know You've baylor's won two
out of the last, four lost To, cincinnati who wins
Over West virginia And. Colorado but this most recent loss
of close one At iowa staged some people would, say,
hey this seems trending in the right direction over the
last three Games Iowa, state it's a legitimate.
Speaker 3: Team, Yeah, NO i think you're.
Speaker 4: RIGHT i would say that again with a whole new
team still sort of finding their, way you, know and
determining roles and and just getting that. CHEMISTRY wi, RIGHT
i think it's kind of coming. Together it was a
big win Over West virginia on the. Road that's a
tough place to. Play they had the longest home winning
streak of any school in The Big, twelve third longest
in the nation When baylor went up There saturday a
week ago and then came home and Beat, colorado led
by twenty four at, halftime and won that game by twenty,
One so that was a good win. Also and then
went To ames this Past, saturday AND i always, say
you know how good they are on their home floor
and how good their fans. Are And baylor played right with,
them toe to toe for about thirty minutes of that,
game and Then Iowa state started extending that. Lead they
got it up to as much as FIFTEEN i think
was their biggest, lead and at the End baylor was
chipping away and finished the game on eleven zero run
to make the final look really. Good you, know lost
by three but actually it was more of a you,
know seven or eight or nine point. Game But baylor
didn't give up, either you, know played till the final,
buzzer and that was, encouraging you, know even in a
lot to, me that extended what The bears had done
in the two previous games with. Wins SO i Think
baylor is definitely trending. Up you, know three and eight
in conference play does not sound, good and it's not
good right, now but there's plenty of really good opportunities
ahead for this team to get back in the conversation
to maybe playing To march.
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Ken palm here and it's obvious This baylor team they
can get, buckets, Right they can score with the best of. Them,
defensively it looks that, they're you, know kind of an
average and maybe above average defensive. Team what is it
that they do so well offensively right?
Speaker 4: NOW i think just they can score from every. Position
everybody that goes out there can, score and offenses is
never the, problem or it hasn't been the problem with
this team this. Year it's been on the defensive end
That baylor has just given up way too many easy
buckets and way too many. Points but, offensively everybody can
contribute and that's a good. Thing so you go into the. Game,
really and my broadcast partner Is Pat, nunley he, said
scoring is not the. Issue it's a matter of getting
stops and stopping the other team from. Scoring and you
guys kind of saw that with the game At Oklahoma
state when they put ninety nine points on the. Board
AND i wouldn't Say baylor could score that many. Tonight
but it's just a matter of playing defense close to
the level That baylor can. Play, Offensively, yeah it's.
Speaker 1: It's, intriguing, right there's b yu basketball. Team they can
also score. Well their defense has been a subject Of
it's been a sore spot for Many byufens and even
they're head, coach you, know They Kay why and his
press conferences has called it like, awful, terrible you, know
just a. TROCH i, mean he's he's got a lot
of adjectives for this THIS byu defense right. Now AND
i don't know If Coach drew or the rest of
the staff or anybody they chad to discussed some of
the weaknesses B yu has experienced, Defensively, no but not
from the.
Speaker 4: Coaches but it's kind of been tossed around a little.
BIT i, mean, Like i'm Sure Coach young really laid
down the law after that lost To Oklahoma. State and
look at the next. Game it was better you lost
to The university Of, houston but gave up seventy seven
points to The, Cougars SO i think the Other. Cougars
SO i think that has been the issue in that
four game losing streak FOR. Byu but also look at
who those games have come against those four. Losses, again
it's three teams that are in the top ten in
the nation now and Then Oklahoma state team that was
red hot that night In. Steelwater so, yes the Defense
i'm sure has been the issue through that. Stretch but
it's all, perspective, RIGHT I, mean what might be good
defense for us in a game might not be perceived
as good defense for you. Guys BUT i tell you,
what that is the. KEY i think the team that
you can look at this game right now, tonight the
team that plays the better defense is probably going to
come out on top this.
Speaker 1: Sevening how many bids do you think The big twelve
is going to get in THE NC Doublea tournament the
G i'm sitting there looking at the, standings AND i
do Think bahler's trending in the right.
Speaker 3: DIRECTION i think they.
Speaker 1: Can they could find themselves in THE Nc DOUBLE A
tournament having Beaten colorado And West, virginia two teams that
sit above them in The big twelve. Standings how many
teams do you Think big FuG gets in this?
Speaker 4: YEAR i Saw Joe lonardi this morning and he was
asked that exact, question and he had. Seven he's got
seven in right, now and THAT i think that's that's
a legit, seven and that's a solid. Seven at one
point he did have he said he had earlier in
the year he had Ten big twelve. Schools this doesn't sound,
right BUT i think he said they had Ten big
twelve schools in his top. Sixteen itch. DIDN'T i, mean
that sounds almost, unfathomable But i'm pretty sure that's what he.
Said that's not the case, now but seven very solidly,
in and he talked AND ucf would be kind of
the seventh, one you, know right, there but they're very solidly.
In and then he said there was a drop after
that to the next possible. Teams baylor right now is
kind of the next four. Out but even at, that
given a three to eight conference, record that shows the
strength of the league right. There baylor is even mentioned
in the, conversation and The bears can get. THERE i
think they've got a lot of work to. Do but,
again the beauty of the beauty and the agony of
this league is you got a lot of opportunities to help,
yourself but they're, tough tough games against, tough tough. Opponents
so the Way baylor's looking at it right, now sitting
at three and, eight looking up at trying to get
to a thirteenth straight, postseason is take advantage of these,
opportunities you, know get a signature, win then build upon,
that and this tonight would certainly be one of. Those
it would certainly go a long way in Helping baylor
if they could get a win tonight over a really
really GOOD byu.
Speaker 1: Team, yeah and your final In baylor's final eight games,
here you got a bit a little bit Of jekyll And.
Hyde you have top end and you have bottom. End
you GOT, byu you Got, louisville non, Conference Kansas state
is going to. State both Bottom theuters right now at
The big. Twelve no offense to, them they just haven't
been able to. Win arizona obviously very good, TEAM ucf
a good, Team houston huge good. Team but you finish
off With utah if you. Not If baylor knocks OFF
byu and and maybe takes that momentum into The louisville
game and gets it up, there this is looking very
much like a big AN ncaa tournament.
Speaker 4: Team, yeah if you know that's a big if, though
to try to string wins together against these tough. Teams
but this is a big week in that regards with
by you hear and Then louisville at a neutral site On,
saturday playing At Dicky's arena In Fort. Worth but but you're,
right and that's what our coaches are telling our. Guys you, Know,
hey the path is, There there is a possible path
to get to THE ncaa. Tournament but you're gonna have,
to you, know keep playing like you are and even
better and string some wins.
Speaker 1: Together what's the average losing scoring margin for This Baylor bears?
Speaker 3: Team do you know that?
Speaker 1: STAT i, Know i'm asking you to pull a that
out of your hat here that you, know because they
can be an, indicative, right stat of like just who
This Baylor bear team is this.
Speaker 4: SEASON i don't have that in front of, me but
just off the top of my, head you, Know baylor
hadn't been blown out much at all a couple of,
times but not really blown out a, Lot SO i
would say it might be around ten, points you, know
the average margin of. Defeat so that's not, great but
you know it could be a lot, worse BUT i
would that would be my guess right now that that's
probably about what it.
Speaker 1: Is, yeah and then when they are winning, games what's
the do you? Do you could you approximate for me
what the average winning scoring margin?
Speaker 4: Is not THAT i mean, close although it Be colorado
by twenty, ONE i, think so that's that's a big
win win in conference.
Speaker 1: Play beat Through West virginia by, ten, right, Yeap Oklahoma
state by. FIFTEEN i mean those all three great wins
in my opinion because of the margin of, victory and
two of them are on the, road.
Speaker 4: Yep and two of those were on the. Road, yeah
we wouldn't and we hadn't won a home conference game
until we Beat colorado here a week. Ago so you,
know you talk about home court advantage and you want
it to be, great but it Really baylor hasn't played to,
that or the results would Say taylor hadn't played to.
It but part of that is who's played. Here Texas
tech played, Here houston played. HERE i Was state played.
Here that was Our big twelve, opener and we PLAYED
i Was state twice. Now so, yes those are three
big wins and pretty good margins in, those but, gosh
the margin is just so thin in this. LEAGUE i
would take a one point win any, time take it
all in this, league, absolutely, Yeah, absolutely a win is a,
win no matter what the margin.
Speaker 3: Is john obviously by us slagh favorite in this.
Speaker 1: Game it's been a competitive series between bou And baylor
over the, years over its. History how do you see
this game playing?
Speaker 4: OUT i would hope it's a close. Game you, know
that Means baylor's playing well if it is close going
down the. Stretch AND i, think LIKE i said, earlier
the defense For baylor has been a. Key it's been
much better in recent. Games two losses and one close,
LOSS i mean two wins and one close loss To Iowa,
State AND i think probably the defense has got to
be the focal point FOR byu coming into this game tonight,
also AND i would look at it AS byu as
a wounded animal coming in coming off four straight. Losses
SO i think they're going to be, really really. Tough
i'm sure with those guys there is no lack of.
Confidence i'm Sure Coach young has has kept their chins
up and no lack of confidence, whatsoever even though they
have lost four. Straight and again put an asterisk by
that by who the ones you played in that four
game using. Streak SO i think it's going to be really.
Tough hoping is close at the, end and you know
it would expect anything. Less right in The big. Twelve
we've had great games At Kansas arizona game was a
great game last, night and maybe we can put on
a show similar to that this.
Speaker 1: Evening John, Morris ladies and, Gentlemen voice of The Baylor.
Bears best way to support to you what you?
Speaker 3: Do how you?
Speaker 2: Doing?
Speaker 1: John for our listeners that are going to be maybe
heading out To. Waco there may be out there they
want to tune into your.
Speaker 4: Call, yeah well we're. ON i think we're On SERIES
xm three eighty. Tonight fintech sportsfan dot com is the
website and we're on tune in also so And Baylor
bears Dot com is our. Website SO i appreciate. THAT
i don't know why anybody listened to me Over Greg,
ruvel but that's that's where you can find.
Speaker 1: Us, Look, John i'm the TYPE i like to consume the,
uh the opposite spectrums in all my content at, sports,
politics socio.
Speaker 3: CULTURE i.
Speaker 1: NEED i need all of it to create a balanced
in her self uh and inner truths Like i'd like
to hear both sides of the of the of the,
story if you.
Speaker 3: Will SO i invite everyone to do AS i.
Speaker 4: Do.
Speaker 1: Uh it's one of the only things THAT i tell
people that do AS i, do BECAUSE i definitely fall short.
Speaker 3: In a number of. One BUT i think that's actually
a VIRTUE i.
Speaker 4: Have.
Speaker 3: John we salute, you we.
Speaker 1: Appreciate, you uh and uh not that you need a
good look on your call and have a great evening
call in.
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Speaker 4: Benn, sure appreciate. It great to be on with, you
AND i really appreciate the rivalry that we got going
Between baylor AND. Byu and this is the next chapter
of kemn f. Tonight.
Speaker 3: YEAH i love the.
Speaker 1: RIVALRY i love the the uh, uh the commonalities between
the two fan. BASES i love and appreciate it in
so many. Ways so shout out to you and you
and the fan base out there In. Waco much love
to you and and the fans of The Baylor.
Speaker 4: Bears thank you very, Much, ben thanks for having me.
Speaker 3: On there you, go That's John.
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