#342 - OurDailyBears: Basketpod- Great Expectations (and other 9th grade English required reading)

NCAA Tournament Preview This week’s episode outline: • Brief recap of the Big 12 Tournament - Baylor beats Cincinnati but falls to champion Iowa State • Baylor has been selected as the 3-seed (the No. 9 overall seed) in the West Region. • Preview of Thursday’s First Round matchup - Baylor vs. Colgate Raiders in Memphis (Saturday, 11:40am on TruTV) • Preview of the NCAA Tournament as a whole Starting Five: None - focusing on the tourney!  Go Bears and Sic Em! If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter: @davidhornbeak @BrentGPollard

This week’s episode outline... • Big 12 Standings • Kendall Brown 2-way contract converted to 3-year deal! • Jalen Bridges is a STUD (keeping this in this week, he earned it). • Discussion about the wins against the Kansas Jayhawks, the Texas Longhorns, and Charmin Soft Terry. • Preview of the Big 12 finale on the road against Texas Tech and the Big 12 Tournament Starting Five: None today! Sorry! Go Bears and Sic Em! If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter: @davidhornbeak @BrentGPollard

Bear Down You Bears This week’s episode outline: Quick Hitters • Big 12 Standings and Tournament Preview • Is the Big 12 Gaming the NET Rankings? • Jalen Bridges is a STUD • Discussion about the loss against Houston, win at TCU and the upcoming games against Kansas and Texas

Go Texan Day | Baylor-Houston Battle This week’s episode outline: • We love blow out wins - Jalen Bridges completes the revenge game vs. the West Virginia Mountaineers on the road in Morgantown • Bears lose another one in possibly the worst defensive and rebounding performance in a long time on the road in Provo against BYU. • Preview of Saturday’s HUGE matchup - Baylor vs. the Houston Cougars at home in Waco (Saturday, 11:00am on CBS) • Preview of the back end of the season series with TCU, this time in Fort Worth (Tuesday, 8:00pm on ESPN) EVAN MIYA BOOKMARK SEGMENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY EVANMIYA.COM Starting Five: HOLIDAYS Go Bears and Sic Em! If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter: @davidhornbeak @BrentGPollard

This week’s episode outline: • Bears lose another one that was in their grasp on the road in Lawrence against the Kansas Jayhawks - Hear that? That’s another turn over. • Finally a blow out win over the No. 25 Oklahoma Sooners in Waco. • Preview of Saturday’s matchup - Baylor vs. the West Virginia Mountaineers on the road in Morgantown (Saturday, 5:00pm on ESPN2) • Preview of the Bears first visit to Provo since Perry Jones gave them 28 to take on the Bringham-Young Cougars (Tuesday, 8:00pm on ESPN) Starting Five: None today - be back soon! Go Bears and Sic Em! If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter: @davidhornbeak @BrentGPollard

Fank and Peter cover a variety of offseason topics, including the biggest one of all: Baylor hiring Gary Patterson. 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Quick Basketball Talk  08:35 - Baylor Hires Gary Patterson  30:19 - National Signing Day, Recruiting, and State of the Program  46:08 - Schedule Talk  59:56 - Outro

The Upside Down; GP2BU? BIG news day for Baylor Athletics as Mack Rhoades is named to the College Football Playoff Committee and Dave Aranda hires... *checks notes* ... *checks again* GARY PATTERSON?! In hoops, the Baylor Bears have reeled off three wins in a row to right the ship in Big 12 play. This week’s episode outline: • Breakdown of Baylor Athletics News - Rhoades is an inside man in the CFP and Gary Patterson is now a coach at Baylor. • Bears win one of the wildest games in years over the Iowa State Cyclones, despite a ...*checks notes* ...Scott Drew EJECTION?! • Win over a short handed Texas Tech Red Raiders • Preview of the College Gameday matchup Baylor vs. the Kansas Jayhawks on the road in Lawrence (Saturday, 5:00pm on ESPN) • Preview of the Oklahoma Sooners first visit to new home on the Brazos (Tuesday, 8:00pm on ESPN2) Evan Miya Bookmarks brought to you by EvanMiya.com

Let’s Change Something Up   The Baylor Bears have dropped two heart breakers in a row to fall to 3-2 in conference play. This time, another a frustrating loss on the road against Texas Longhorns.    This week’s episode outline:   • We revisit the 2024 Recruiting class, player rankings, and VJ Edgecombe’s selection (as well as Rob Wright’s should be selection) to the McDonald’s All-American game.   • Bears’ road loss to Texas.     • Preview of Baylor’s match up against the TCU Horned Frogs at Foster Pavilion (Saturday, 3:00pm on ESPN2)   • Preview of Baylor’s first road trip to Orlando to take on the Central Florida Knights (fans love when you say the whole name...) (Wednesday, 6:00pm on ESPN+)   Evan Miya Bookmarks brought to you by EvanMiya.com   Starting Five: Best Days of School   Go Bears and Sic Em!   If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter:   @davidhornbeak   @BrentGPollard          This week’s episode outline:   • Scott Drew and Baylor win a Massive recruiting battle for Top 5 SG VJ Edgecombe, who selected Baylor over everyone else (Also ran: Duke, Kentucky).   • Bears’ home win over the Cincinnati Bearcats at Foster Pavilion.   • Bears’ loss to Kansas State in overtime.   • Texas Head Coach Rodney Terry is SOFT.   • Preview of Baylor’s match up against ole’ Rodney “Charmin Soft” Terry’s Texas Longhorns on the road in Austin (Saturday, 11:00am on ESPN)   Evan Miya Bookmarks brought to you by EvanMiya.com       Starting Five: Things that make you mad, but you can’t complain about because you’ll look like a jerk.   Go Bears and Sic Em!   If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter:   @davidhornbeak   @BrentGPollard

Huge Recruiting Win and a Frustrating Loss The Baylor Bears have dropped their first conference game in Big 12 play with a frustrating loss on the road against Jerome Tang’s Kansas State Wildcats. Big, Huge, Massive Recruiting win. Stop me if you’ve heard this one, the Texas Longhorns are SOFT—coach flips out over a horns down? This week’s episode outline: • Scott Drew and Baylor win a Massive recruiting battle for Top 5 SG VJ Edgecombe, who selected Baylor over everyone else (Also ran: Duke, Kentucky). • Bears’ home win over the Cincinnati Bearcats at Foster Pavilion. • Bears’ loss to Kansas State in overtime. • Texas Head Coach Rodney Terry is SOFT.  • Preview of Baylor’s match up against ole’ Rodney “Charmin Soft” Terry’s Texas Longhorns on the road in Austin (Saturday, 11:00am on ESPN) Starting Five: Things that make you mad, but you can’t complain about because you’ll look like a jerk. Go Bears and Sic Em! If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter: @davidhornbeak @BrentGPollard

Survive and Advance in December? The Baylor Bears have opened Big 12 play with a 2-0 start, including an OT win on the road and the first conference win in the new, beautiful Foster Pavilion. Brent and David survey the burning wasteland that is the AP Top 10 this week, discuss some roster news and check in on the rest of the league after the first two games. This week’s episode includes: • Bears’ road win in overtime against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. • Bears’ win over the Bringham-Young Cougars in what was potentially Jalen Bridges best game at Baylor • Preview of Baylor’s match up against the Cincinnati Bearcats in first conference trip to Waco (Saturday, 7:00pm on ESPN) • Preview of the next edition of Drew vs. Tang as the Bears take on the Kansas State Wildcats in the Little Apple (Tuesday, 7:00pm on ESPN+) Evan Miya Bookmarks brought to you by EvanMiya.com Starting Five: Signs of a Good Restraunt Go Bears and Sic Em! If you have suggestions for the show or have a category you want to hear us build a Starting Five or test for legitimacy in L-Word or F-Word, drop us a line on twitter: @davidhornbeak @BrentGPollard