Well, you can't say that Baylor's coach isn't committed to his game plan. His guys gave up ten touchdowns to WVU today, and were little more than a sieve for most of the game. But with only three minutes to go, he kicked it deep to give his defense one more chance. They failed, of course, and WVU ran out the clock.
This game will get a lot of publicity, and it will help Geno Smith's Heisman campaign. After all, he was 45-51 for 656 yards and eight touchdowns. He had one receiver (Stedman Bailey) with 303 receiving yards, and another (Tevon Austin) with 215 receiving yards. Oh, and Smith ran for another 31 yards as well.
But Baylor's Nick Florence was almost as good: 29-47 for 581 yards, 5 TD's, and 1 INT. The truth is that both QB's benefited from some of the worst college defense I have ever seen. Time and time again, guys would catch passes and race down the field with virtually no serious response from the defense. This is not sound football -- and to me, it's not even that entertaining. If I want to watch touch football, I'll just go down to the park.
Anyway, Baylor's record in UCFC games falls to 14-18-3. WVU wins its fifth UCFC game in a row, and its record in UCFC play is now 15-7. But next week, the Mountaineers take the big trophy to Austin, Texas. And I don't think they'll score 70 points down there.
GO, WEST VIRGINIA!
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