Welcome back to the DBR dear readers after a few days off. I've got quite a few links to share with you this evening covering everything from Baylor Basketball's big comeback win last night in Austin to the Lady Bears clinching the outright Big XII title tonight in Waco against the Heifers. Before we get there, we've got a few housekeeping notes to get out of the way.
First and foremost, I'd like to introduce everyone to ODB's newest contributor, mileskelly! Miles will be focusing on Baylor Baseball, which started their season this past weekend against Oral Robert in kitchen-cleaning fashion. His first offering to the ODB masses detailed the Bears' strong start. Please join me in welcoming Miles to the board!
Second, I have a bit of crow to eat after last night's game; Scott Drew did as good a coaching job as we've ever seen from him against Texas, particularly in the second half. With Baylor down 36-26 at the half, Drew switched things up defensively by going man-to-man, pulled Perry Jones III away from the basket on offense to get him going, and substituted offense for defense whenever possible in the closing minutes. With Pierre Jackson and Brady Heslip in foul trouble late, Drew called on true freshman Deuce Bello to guard the explosive J'Covan Brown, and Bello responded with probably his best performance defensively to date. Baylor outscored Texas 51-36 as a team in the second half in overcoming a double-digit deficit despite missing freshman star Quincy Miller. Baylor was as good in the second half as we've seen them in a while; the only comparable stretch came against an outgunned and overmatched Iowa State. I was really impressed. Last night would have been a really easy game to lose.
Let's get to the links below the jump!
The Ladies:
We'll start tonight as we always do with the #1-ranked steamrolling Baylor Lady Bears, who beat Texas tonight at home to clinch an outright Big XII Championship:
 59TEXAS (15-12, 5-10) Rank: NR/NR |
Box Score | Quotes | Notes | AP Photos Waco, Texas • Attendance: 8,592 |
 80BAYLOR (28-0, 15-0) Rank: #1/1 |
| Postgame - Griner, Williams Tally Double-Doubles in Win Over Texas - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com -Brittney Griner had 18 points with 10 rebounds and top-ranked Baylor claimed the outright Big 12 title with an 80-59 victory over Texas on Tuesday night.
The Fellas:
The story of last night's win for Baylor's MBB was senior Quincy Acy, who had the best game of his career when Baylor needed him the most against a determined Texas team playing for its tournament life.
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77 BAYLOR (23-5,10-5) Rank: #13/14 |
Box Score | Quotes | Notes Austin, Texas • Attendance: 14,501 |
72 TEXAS (17-11, 7-8) Rank: NR/NR |
- Jackson, Acy Help MBB Rally From 12 Down to Top Texas - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com- Quincy Acy had 22 points and 16 rebounds to power No. 13 Baylor to a tough 77-72 win over Texas on Monday night.
- Bears catch Horns, pull away at the end- Rick Barnes, a coach who regularly loses players to the NBA before their eligibility expires, appreciates some who stick around college for the long haul.
Baseball:
 1TCU (1-2) Rank: #15 |
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7 BAYLOR (4-0) Rank: #25 |
- Near No-No: Baseball Topples TCU, 7-1 - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com- Three Baylor pitchers combined to hold No. 15 TCU hitless until a two-out single in the eighth inning, and the No. 25 Bears rolled to a 7-1 win to extend their season-opening winning streak to four games.
- TCU travels to Waco to take on No. 25 Baylor | Texas Christian University | Sports News and V... The Horned Frogs' trial by fire continues against the No. 25 Bears Tuesday.-- This is obviously before today's game, but it still has good information about the midweek series.
FOOTBAWWWWWWWWW:
- QB Trent Hosick picks up Baylor offer - Football Recruiting - Midlands Region Blog - ESPN- "It came as a huge surprise, but an extremely pleasant one," said Hosick, who is being recruited to Baylor by assistant Jeff Lebby. "I’m really looking forward to getting to know [head coach Art Briles] more."
- How West Virginia, TCU will translate to the Big 12 - CFB - ESPN- Brian Fremeau looks at the numbers to see how West Virginia and TCU will fare in the new-look Big 12. Not only would both have likely won league titles in the past five years had they joined earlier, but they will contend for the Big 12 crown in 2012.
- New Big 12 will miss rivalries, not results - Big 12 Blog - ESPN- TCU and West Virginia don't officially join the Big 12 until July 1. But nothing happens in July. In March, we have spring football...
- Griffin III Accepts Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com- Just over two months remain until the 2012 NFL Draft, but Robert Griffin III took a day off from a busy training schedule to formally accept the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award on Monday.
- Big 12 spring football preview - Big 12 Blog - ESPN- Spring football is already under way at Texas Tech, but in the coming weeks, the Big 12's other nine programs will join the Red Raiders in taking the field as a team...
- Even if he doesn't throw at combine, RG3 still eyeing No. 1 - NFL - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com- Robert Griffin III's a Heisman-winner and a talker, but knows words won't land him the No. 1 pick over Andrew Luck. Len Pasquarelli says as RG3 masters off-field tasks, his abilities on the field remain in question.