http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Veteran Trib sportswriters John Werner and Brice Cherry share their insights and all the latest on Baylor athletics. If you you use an RSS reader, here is the feed for The Bear Blog: XML. en-us jwerner@wacotrib.com 2009-11-07T12:54:32-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Veteran Trib sportswriters John Werner and Brice Cherry share their insights and all the latest on Baylor athletics. If you you use an RSS reader, here is the feed for The Bear Blog: XML. RECAP: Nick Florence threw for 427 yards and three touchdowns to lead Baylor to their first Big 12 victory of the season, a 40-32 upset at Missouri in Columbia. It was the Bears’ first Big 12 road win since beating... http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/11/07/baylormissouri_2.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog RECAP: Nick Florence threw for 427 yards and three touchdowns to lead Baylor to their first Big 12 victory of the season, a 40-32 upset at Missouri in Columbia. It was the Bears’ first Big 12 road win since beating... 15606603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-11-07T12:54:32-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/11/04/baylorbig_12_fo_9.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Can Baylor’s offense get any firepower? … And do fans care anymore? Rough year for Big 12 QBs Only Texas can stop Texas at this point... 15538103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ Baylor podcast 2009-11-04T02:35:09-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/11/03/baylortexas_set.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog The Baylor football team will face Texas at 11 a.m. on Nov. 14 at Floyd Casey Stadium in a game that will be televised on FSN. It will mark the fourth straight early start for the Bears. Both the Oklahoma... 15522303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-11-03T10:36:30-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/31/baylornebraska_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog 2:50 p.m. — And that’s the ball game. Florence couldn’t hit either Gettis or Ernest Smith on passes in the end zone, and time runs out. Nebraska wins 20-10. 2:48 p.m. — Wow. The Bears get a great punt return... 15488003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-31T11:21:30-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/28/baylorbig_12_fo_8.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Has Art Briles’ rebuilding process taken a step backward? Nebraska looks vulnerable … can Baylor pull off an upset? Texas vs. Oklahoma State — who’s got the edge?... 15434103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ Baylor podcast 2009-10-28T02:19:51-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/24/bayloroklahoma_3.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog 2:32 p.m. — And that’ll do it, as Oklahoma State wins it, 34-7. The 14th-ranked Cowboys improve to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12, while Baylor drops to 3-4 and 0-3. 2:27 p.m. — Baylor stops the clock... 15389403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-24T11:28:11-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/23/baylor_gets_pro.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog I just got a copy of former Tribune-Herald sports editor Dave Campbell’s special 50th anniversary edition of Texas Football Magazine. It’s got a bunch of 50 most memorable lists, including what we love about Texas football, coaches, players, teams and... 15370203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-23T09:05:23-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/21/mclaughlin_leav.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Baylor coach Scott Drew announced late Wednesday night that freshman guard Mark McLaughlin has left the men’s basketball team for personal reasons. McLaughlin was a Top 100 national recruit, a 6-6 guard who could play several positions in the backcourt.... 15347903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-21T23:21:58-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/21/one_big_dude.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Baylor basketball held its media day Monday, and it was hard not to notice 7-foot freshman Dragan Sekelja. The big man from Croatia weighs 275 pounds, and he can really shoot. I watched him drain a bunch of outside shots... 15331603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-21T07:48:56-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/21/baylorbig_12_fo_7.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Well, the Bears are 3-3 — nothing short of a miracle will get them to 6-6 Baylor still lacks depth to overcome injuries Speaking of injuries, lots of QBs are down in the Big 12... 15331003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ Baylor podcast 2009-10-21T05:59:00-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/17/bayloriowa_stat_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog RECAP: Baylor’s hopes of ending a 15-year bowl drought took a devastating blow today as Iowa State defeated the Bears, 24-10, in Ames. Baylor (3-3, 0-2) still needs three wins to become bowl-eligible, a seemingly unrealistic goal with a remaining... 15290103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-17T17:49:46-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/17/its_chilly_but.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog I’m sitting here at the press box at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, looking out at a massive tailgate before the Baylor-Iowa State game. This is definitely tailgating country. It’s 46 degrees, but it feels colder because of the clouds... 15290003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-17T16:50:37-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/14/lake_takes_rare.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Baylor safety Jordan Lake has spent the last four years laying incredible hits against anybody who comes in his path. There isn’t a harder hitter in the Big 12. But in last week’s game against Oklahoma, DeMarco Murray plowed into... 15247203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-14T19:00:16-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/14/baylorbig_12_fo_6.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog Robert Griffin decides to have surgery We pick our favorite in the UT-OU matchup Baylor was victim of rinky-dink roughing-the-QB calls vs. Sooners... 15230403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ Baylor podcast 2009-10-14T00:00:20-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/entries/2009/10/10/bayloroklahoma_2.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_bear_blog FINAL: It’s over. No. 19 Oklahoma defeats Baylor, 33-7, today in Norman. The Bears trailed just 14-7 at halftime, but got very little going on offense in the second half. Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford returned from a shoulder injury... 15189303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/collegefootball/ 2009-10-10T14:23:13-06:00