That was a brutal game, but as bad as it was it should have been expected. I don’t think Baylor will lose this season, including in the National Championship if things fall into place for them to get there, they have the best offense I have ever seen. In terms of scoring, our offense was the third most effective of any team Baylor has faced (behind WVU and K State), and our defense held them to their second lowest output of the season. Let’s just hope the apparent lack of fire from the players was an isolated incident, we’ll have to keep the intensity high to try and finish the season on a positive note.

That was a brutal game, but as bad as it was it should have been expected. I don’t think Baylor will lose this season, including in the National Championship if things fall into place for them to get there, they have the best offense I have ever seen. In terms of scoring, our offense was the third most effective of any team Baylor has faced (behind WVU and K State), and our defense held them to their second lowest output of the season. Let’s just hope the apparent lack of fire from the players was an isolated incident, we’ll have to keep the intensity high to try and finish the season on a positive note.

When Coach Self complements a player it can be for a variety of reasons: to light a fire under another guy, to give a struggling guy confidence, etc. But, when Coach starts getting into specifics, you can usually take him at his word. The comment about Tarik being the best guy he has had here at sealing in the post is very encouraging (better than TRob? Simien?) If he can hold position as well as can be reasonably expected at his size, and if the lost weight translates into a higher vertical, then there is no reason Black cannot dominate the boards, or at least be a force blocking out allowing Perry, Wiggins, and the rest to clean up the rebounds.

We need continuity on offense. I have seen Heaps hit too many receivers right in the hands/numbers (many of which have been dropped) to lay all the blame at his feet. The offensive line showed improvement saturday, an despite stretches of ineptitude the offense in many ways looked the best it has this season against one of the best defenses we have faced. Give it a few weeks for the coaching staff to settle into their new roles and the line to continue to gel and I believe we will see substantial improvement, hopefully right in time for the softer portion of the schedule.