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Podcast: Johnny Jefferson is STILL Running
Mark and Peter recap the Russell Athletic Bowl plus all the New Years weekend and Big 12 action from bowl season!
2015 Russell Athletic Bowl: Baylor vs. UNC
VIDEO: Coach Briles Locker Room Speech Post-RAB
Am I seeing things here, or did he give the game ball to Coach Clements? If so, that's pretty awesome.
Baylor vs. North Carolina -- The Morning After
After the ups and downs of an injury-plagued late-season run, the Baylor Bears finished 2015 in style with a dominant victory over #10 North Carolina.
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Briles has all-bowl passing AND rushing records
The Bears can never again be labeled a one-trick, soft offense by people who've never actually watched them.
Tweets of the Night: Baylor 2 Kings 2:23-24s UNC
Yo, we heard you like Johnny Jefferson, so we put some Johnny Jefferson in your Johnny Jefferson so you can Johnny Jefferson while you Johnny Jefferson.
Final Score from Orlando: Baylor 49, UNC 38
After losing 3 of their last 4 games, the Baylor Bears set all kinds of rushing records tonight in a dominant victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels to close out the season on a high note.
Baylor Sets All-Time Bowl Rushing Record
It appears Baylor's 596 yards rushing is already an all-time bowl record for any bowl. Passes 1996 Nebraska's 524 pic.twitter.com/mHuWWNW51S
— Ryan Krasnoo (@RyanKras) December 30, 2015
597 yards and counting.
Russell Athletic Bowl Halftime: Baylor 28, UNC 17
Those ground-poundin', maulin' Bears have more than 350 rushing yards in the first half and a double-digit lead over North Carolina at the half.
Russell Athletic Bowl: Baylor vs. North Carolina Game Thread
The Baylor Bears take on the North Carolina Tar Heels live from Orlando, Florida in minutes on ESPN. Join us here for the game thread!
Baylor vs. North Carolina -- GAME DAY
It's the last Game Day of the 2015 season. Can't hold anything back now.
Baylor Football: Russell Athletic Bowl Preview Show
In case you missed it on FSSW this evening.
Baylor vs. North Carolina ROLL CALL
There's a football game tomorrow! Are you already in Orlando or headed that way?
The Calm Before the Storm: RAB Press Conference
You may be surprised to find out that we play a bowl game in about 28 hours (unless you're already in or will shortly be traveling to Orlando, in which case, huzzah!). Today was the official press conference.
ODB Predict the Score - Championship
Sorry for the late post of this article. Holiday schedules and some computer issues delayed me a couple of days.
Baylor announces Black/Green/Black for Russell Athletic Bowl vs. UNC
Here is the Bears' uni combo for the @RussellAthBowl #blackgreenblack #SicUNC pic.twitter.com/Ecuw39yycX
— Jeff Barlow (@JeffEquipBU) December 27, 2015
I thought for sure we'd see grey/green/grey, but this is still good. Thoughts?
Baylor RT Pat Colbert OUT for the Russell Athletic Bowl vs. UNC
Another #Baylor injury update, starting RT Pat Colbert is out with torn labrum, Blake Muir most likely moves to RT, Desmine Hilliard to LG.
— David Smoak (@DavidSmoak) December 26, 2015
Smoak suggests that Desmine Hilliard could come in at LG, allowing Blake Muir to move out to RT, but it might well be Blake Blackmar at LG, instead. Colbert joins Stidham, Coleman, and Linwood on the shelf for this game.
PODCAST! Russell Athletic Bowl Preview
Merry Christmas! Mark and Peter return to spread some holiday cheer and preview the Russell Athletic Bowl for your listening enjoyment.
Advanced Stats: Baylor Offense vs. UNC's Defense
Time for Part II of the Advanced Stats Preview for the Russell Athletic Bowl. How does Baylor's offense match up against UNC's defense according to the Football Outsiders advanced metrics?
Baylor's Updated Injury Situation and Depth Charts
Baylor's injury-plagued nightmare continued today when news broke that the Bears would be without our top three current offensive weapons.
Baylor Announces that Stidham, Coleman, and Linwood are OUT for Russell Athletic Bowl vs. UNC
Briles announcing that WR Corey Coleman (sports hernia), RB Shock Linwood (Jones fracture) and QB Jarrett Stidham (foot) all out for bowl
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) December 19, 2015
Just to summarize things a bit. Coleman will have surgery on Monday, Linwood had surgery last week, and Stidham had surgery a little while ago. Stidham, Linwood, and Seth Russell are expected to be healthy for spring practice.
Baylor WR Corey Coleman OUT for Russell Athletic Bowl vs. UNC
#Baylor All-American and Biletnikoff Award winner @2cole_Bu is out with a Sports Hernia won't play in Bowl Game.
— David Smoak (@DavidSmoak) December 19, 2015
It appears that Corey's Baylor career has ended.
Advanced Stats: UNC Offense vs. Baylor Defense
In the first part of our Advanced Stats Preview, we're looking at the North Carolina Offense vs. Baylor's Defense according to F/+, FEI and S&P+, the metrics from Football Outsiders.
Baylor says Stidham NOT confirmed out for Russell Athletic Bowl
#Baylor confirmed to me that Jarrett Stidham has NOT been ruled out. The bone is healing as expected, but a timeline has not been set.
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) December 15, 2015
So ... yeah. He's not out. Yet. More info/tweets in the comments.
First Look: UNC & The Russell Athletic Bowl!
Taking our first look at the Baylor Bears' Russell Athletic Bowl opponent: The North Carolina Tar Heels
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Russell Athletic Bowl advanced stat preview
Advanced stats previewing the Russell Athletic Bowl between Baylor and North Carolina.
Baylor Opens as Favorite Over North Carolina
Baylor opened as a 3.5 favorite over their Russell Athletic Bowl foe, the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Player Updates from the Baylor Bowl Presser
We're finding out a few things about a few things.
It's the Russell Athletic Bowl vs. North Carolina
Clear your schedules for December 29, when the Bears will be in Orlando, Florida to face the high-flying UNC Tar Heels.