1:20 — Some brief Super Bowl talk 4:10 — Lessons learned from 2022 / Travis asks the longest question of all time 13:00 — When will Baylor name a starting QB? 16:20 — How did teams learn to defend Blake Shapen? 20:45 — “It’s Blake’s fault” vs “It was the WR’s fault.” 24:45 — Blake Shapen in the context of college QBs 26:35 — Blake has to improve hi…

After a long hiatus, Travis and Jeff return. No show notes this time, having to rush this out. Please enjoy!

2:30 — If you could distill it into one thing for each side of the ball, why did Baylor lose at BYU? 8:00 — Shapen didn’t falter alone, it was the passing game as a whole. 10:00 — Blake Shapen is not Haynes King. 13:05 — La Tech cancelling the opening game of the year probably really hurt Baylor early against BYU. 17:00 — Baylor’s OL started to pla…

2:10 — What is the core identity of Baylor’s 2022 offense? 7:20 — Will Baylor face any elite defenses this year? And how does the impact the offense. 10:25 — How good does the offense need to be to probably make the Big 12 title game? 17:00 — Best, expected, and worst case scenarios for Baylor’s offense. 26:15 — The Iowa State game will help us lea…

Instead of pretending we know everything about all of the Big 12 teams, Jeff and I did a brief “vibes check” for each. We’ll revisit our thoughts after Week One when we have much more information. Enjoy this abbreviated version of the pod, 23 minutes may never happen again.

1:25 — Why Jeff has believed since the end of 2021 that 2022 Baylor can be Baylor’s best ever team. 10:45 — How Baylor’s defense transformed from a top 25 unit to a top 10 unit by the end of 2021. 20:25 — What makes Aranda special is that he knows how to implement complicated scheme in a way that his players can understand. 28:30 — Is it an anachro…

1:10 — Why Madden has poisoned our minds for what pass coverage is. 4:42 — What are the differences between “pure zone,” “man-match,” and “zone-match,” and why does Aranda love zone match? 12:35 — Broad overview of the basic Aranda/Roberts coverages: Cover 1 and 3, Cover 2, and Quarters. 24:25 — What makes a great corner in Cover 2 and quarters? AK…

Welcome back! Jeff has a new mic. It’s glorious. Between that and us having an actual, legitimate audio recorder now, things are really looking up for the TD podcast. In this week’s episode we deep-dive Baylor’s offensive passing game. Topics of note … 2:15 — 2021 Baylor’s offensive passing game 5:20 — Why Baylor didn’t drop-back pass much in 2021,…

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 …

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 actu…

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 Jef…

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 enjoya…

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

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 w…

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 co…

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 - Io…