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Welcome back! I’m using a new audio program, and it seems to have done the trick.

In this episode, Jeff and I deep dive Baylor’s defensive front, which is probably the best Baylor ever has had, and very well could be the best they ever have.

The starting unit is awesome, but what really makes this unit special is how deep it is. Chidi Ogbonnaya is your 3rd string NT. That’s insane.

As usual, while this podcast is discussed through the lens of Baylor Football, it is valuable for all football junkies alike, as we dive into schematics, personnel, and how you build a defense. In particular, I love Jeff’s historical context for why the TITE front developed and what problems it is attempting to solve.

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Some good and bad news:

To start with the good, I was able to record an hour+ with Cameron, and he was terrific. The bad is that the audio was only good for the first 20 minutes. It was a scenario where the audio sounded fine to both of us as we were talking, but the program I was using to record had some sort of mess-up.

I’ve now purchased an actual, legitimate recording software so that this never happens again. Because this is incredibly frustrating.

But in the meantime, here are the first 20 minutes. Be on the lookout over the next week or so for me to develop an article from all of the unusable audio. Thanks everyone.

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Edit: There is a significant issue with Jeff’s microphone on this episode. I’m leaving the episode up because while the issue is very bad, it’s still “listenable.” I’m going to attempt to see if I can fix it later but at this time, I think this is what it is. My deepest apologies.

Welcome back to another edition of the TD podcast with Jeff (not Jefferson) Davis and Travis Roeder. A couple of weeks ago we tackled Baylor’s running game primarily discussing their offensive line. This time we dive into the tight ends and running backs.

As always, while this podcast is discussed through the lens of Baylor Football, we primarily discuss scheme, organization, player traits, etc. There’s something to learn for all football fans.

Enjoy!

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Welcome back. It was a delight to record this. Every week before the season starts, Jeff Davis and I are going to deep dive a specific topic of Baylor. This week, it’s Baylor’s offensive line and run game. However, as always, while this episode is discussed through the lens of Baylor, this podcast has a “football overall” lens that should be enjoyable and useful for all football fans.

In this episode we dive into:

* Why Jeff Grimes and Eric Mateos elected to hone in on wide zone in year one.

* Why we expect Baylor to use quite a bit of interior run changeups this Fall.

* What is a constraint play and why they’re really about the defense.

* Expectations for Baylor’s run game this Fall.

* Is Travis insane?

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Sorry no show notes on this one, gotta get back to the real job. But here’s the episode!

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Jeff Davis and I are back talking Baylor football on this week where Baylor is at TCU.

This podcast has something for everyone. Texas fans will be interested to hear what went wrong for them in their game, TCU fans will want to hear Jeff’s great perspective on how a coach as good as Patterson can falter, and of course Baylor fans should enjoy the weekly deep dive of the team.

0:00 — Intro, Jeff and his veteran father going to Army - Air Force this weekend

3:00 — Baylor’s defensive line is reaching another level

10:25 — What did we learn about Baylor’s offense from the Texas game?

15:00 — Baylor beat Texas using base offense

21:00 — Jeff respects Gary Patterson, what made him special, what made him innovative, how his defense works

37:00 — How can an organization lose focus even when its head coach is all in?

40:30 — Baylor TCU preview

54:00 — it’s hard to play good defense when your defensive front is bad

56:15 — should we be worried about Gerry Bohanon throwing more interceptions as the year goes on?

1:03:15 — Does Baylor pay special attention to TCU WR Quentin Johnson or do they just live with big plays every so often like they have the past few weeks?

1:07:20 — Predictions!

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For those that don’t know, Jeff (@penland365 on twitter) and I are two college football junkies who love to talk football. In this episode we look at who Baylor and Texas are as teams and then preview how they match up against one another.

Spoiler, I’m more optimistic about this one than Jeff is ...

Highlights

* 1:30 — Where is this Baylor team at compared to your preseason expectations?

* 7:30 — do Baylor and Iowa State have a leg up in the conference race because they’re more balanced than Oklahoma and Oklahoma State?

* 11:00 — Travis loves the Baylor defensive line

* 13:00 — Jeff thinks Sark is doing a great job at Texas so far

* 19:30 — Jeff explains what makes Sark different as an offensive coach and why it could tie into the 4th quarter struggles

* 23:00 — How practice time limits what you can do as a college coach

* 29:00 — The biggest mismatch in this game is the QB differential

* 30:00 — Baylor’s offense vs Texas’ defense

* 45:00 — Does Texas come out respecting Gerry Bohanon’s ability to beat them deep?

* 52:00 — Abram could make or break this running game

* 54:00 — Baylor’s defense vs Texas’ offense

* 1:07:00 — Predictions!

* 1:11:45 — Jeff: “If ______ happens this game, Baylor is gonna win out.”

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Jeff Davis—@Penland365 on twitter—is easily the smartest Baylor fan I know. In this episode we discuss:

— how he came to learn so much about the game (1:15)

— what makes football a truly unique sport (3:30)

—what made Baylor’s offense so bad in 2020 (10:00)

— how they’ve improved in 2021

— and of course, a very thorough breakdown of the Baylor - Iowa State game this Saturday.

You’ll want to give this a listen.

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