All these years later, all 63 of them, the 1957 Sugar Bowl game between Baylor and Tennessee holds a magical grip on Baylor alumni and fans of a certain age. To this day, the 13-7 upset over the No. 2-ranked Volunteers of Bowden Wyatt remains the highest-rated win in Baylor bowl history. The game was […]
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Photo provided by Associated Press Nervous fans thought Baylor’s season could derail after the devastating loss to Oklahoma earlier in November. Matt Rhule answered that concern convincingly last Saturday, when the Bears throttled the Texas Longhorns in front of a packed McLane Stadium. This game came down to each team’s QB, and perhaps the most
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The undefeated Baylor Bears took on the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth on Saturday morning in what would become an instant classic. The Bears were riding high on 8 straight wins to start the season, but Matt Rhule knew that coming into their rival’s stadium meant anything could happen. Expecting the unexpected, Rhule took
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Photo provided by Our Daily Bears The Baylor men’s basketball team has been the standard for consistency over the past decade, reaching the NCAA tournament in seven of the last 10 years. And yet they haven’t made a truly deep run in almost 10 years under coach Scott Drew. Could this be the year that
Baylor hosted the West Virginia Mountaineers on Thursday night in what turned out to be a scary game for the undefeated Bears team. The Bears snuck out with a 17-14 victory over a rebuilding Mountaineers team, leaving many fans questioning if Baylor’s success thus far has been a charade. In the spirit of Halloween, we’re
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In the midst of colligate and professional football season being in full swing, many Americans might not know that the Rugby World Cup is currently being held in Japan. With a fanbase of 450 million worldwide, rugby has become an international sport, and we don’t have to look far to find its influence in our
We’re just past the halfway point in the College Football season. Let’s take a look at how things are shaking out in the Big 12. Kansas (3-5 Overall, 1-4 in Big 12) Kansas is a basketball school, and that’s alright. Finding themselves at the bottom of the pile once again, Kansas is simply not
Waco, Texas is known for a few things: A massive cult siege in the 1990’s, a wildly popular home improvement show on HGTV, and Baylor University. Driving around Waco, you see little to do with the first, and a lot to do with the second two. “Fixer Upper” is a show in which the undeniably
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May 24, 2016 That evening, they met behind Robinson Tower to avoid being seen. The group of men entered the back of the building and made their way up towards a conference room. This would be Art Briles’ last-ditch effort to explain his side of the story. A handful of Regents were present, with others
