I know the eye test isn't everything but I don't see how it's hard to tell how Baylor is better than Houston....Houston is a terrible team
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Their QB that started the season was injured early (1st game?) and they were blown out by Utah. They played Colorado close, which looks better after Colorado blew the doors off of Central Florida. They sorta played BYU close and BYU looks decent at this point in the season.
I do think they're better than Houston in general. I think they have a higher level of talent. But from what little I know about them, it seems like they are similar to Houston in that they have some major disfunction going on. I attribute a lot of that to the big coaching changes that happened last off season. Baylor is another one of those teams that I'm glad we're playing earlier in the season rather than later.
Just by watching Baylor’s last two games on eye test alone tell me they are better. Also Houston has been outscored 54-0 in its first two games and Baylor is a Hail Mary away from being 1-1 and 30ish yards from being 2-0.
The numbers line up for them to be as bad as Houston but I can’t always just go by numbers.
Baylor actually has scored points this year against Big 12 opponents and played a few pretty good teams pretty close.
Houston scored against an SEC team, and played OU close in Norman, though?
I mean, Baylor played well against Colorado, but CU is obviously totally psycho from one week to the next.
Playing Baylor in Ames, on national TV, I don’t expect it to be anywhere near a twenty point differential. 35-7…and the 7 with the third team in. Maybe.
Two things can be though right? We can win comfortably and Baylor can still be better than Houston?
Sure. I just don’t think Baylor is any more than marginally better than Houston, though—and that largely because UH has a brand new staff.
I appreciate the feedback and it is fair.
I'm just concerned because to me, it comes off as a similar issue to what we saw with Brock Purdy. Not setting feet and driving passes into the flats. Hes corrected that in the NFL but man... I want ISU to have a QB that can do that. With that said, if its injury related, I can't really fault Rocco.
I think I’m more aligned with you on how it will go despite my opinion that Baylor is better.
My gut told me all last week that the Houston game would go just as the Houston game went.
My gut this week tells me that this one will be a much more comfortable win.
Playing at home instead of the road will be the difference in the game. We allowed Houston to stick around and they started to believe that they could win, even though their offense had done nothing the entire game. We need to take it to Baylor early and often, and they will fold like a cheap tent.
Houston has better talent along their defensive line than Baylor does, but Baylor has better skilled position players and a QB that can at least throw the ball, not sure why Houston cannot find a halfway decent QB in the state of Texas, but they both sucked.
Houston has better talent along their defensive line than Baylor does, but Baylor has better skilled position players and a QB that can at least throw the ball, not sure why Houston cannot find a halfway decent QB in the state of Texas, but they both sucked.
I think Baylor is definitely better than their record. Expecting this to be close, and hope to be pleasantly surprised! Let’s sell this out fans!
The listed attendance is total number of tickets sold/distributed. Has nothing to do with any specific point during the game.
Athletics Department knows that number but they will announce the higher number (tickets sold/distributed).
Baylor has played the two teams atop the conference and the team who i still projected to win the conference (and are a couple plays away from being 4-1), houston hasn't. the numbers you're wanting to reference dont paint the full picture 5 weeks into the season
Looking at Baylor's season so far is similar to our 22 season. So many close heartbreaking losses. Were we a good team that was just snake bit or just an average team that couldn't make the plays?
Regardless you are what your record is. Baylor is stinky doodoo.
Regardless you are what your record is. Baylor is stinky doodoo.
Baylor has 2 QBs who are better than either one of the Houston QBs. We will be tested when they have the ball.
