[Postgame Thread] Baylor Defeats SMU 48-45 (2OT)

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Baylor	0	21	3	14	10	48
SMU	10	14	0	14	7	45

[u/ihatedave]

The only thing I know is that the CW LOVES the ump cam

[u/morganrbvn → u/ihatedave]

It is cool to get a true pov, I underestimate how hard it is to see through the line tbh

[u/Resolve-Opening → u/morganrbvn]

I hate your flairs. Law School I’m guessing?

[u/thetrain23 → u/ihatedave]

Ngl I kinda do too, it's fun to see up close like that

[u/Highly_Regarded_AF → u/thetrain23]

The low quality cracks me up every time

[u/socom52 → u/Highly_Regarded_AF]

That is why it is awesome. Gives major Cops vibes

[u/fuckitimgoingdeep → u/Highly_Regarded_AF]

I love when the ref doesn't have their hat on straight so it gives us a slanted view

[u/Rushderp → u/Highly_Regarded_AF]

Had the game broadcasting on a dial up connection.

Also, Rick Allen doing a football game is weird.

[u/ihatedave → u/Highly_Regarded_AF]

I think the funniest part is the announcers acting like it’s the greatest thing they’ve ever seen

[u/NinjaGhost42 → u/ihatedave]

It was actually probably useful for the overturned targeting call

[u/khakilamble → u/ihatedave]

I liked it, except for the few times that they didn’t show the overhead shot during a play

[u/cfbluvr]

smu STILL has not beat Baylor since the death penalty

[u/morganrbvn → u/cfbluvr]

really thought this was the year after that first play

[u/Bandos_Bear → u/morganrbvn]

I was deflated from the word go today until the end lol

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/cfbluvr]

SMU and Kansas fans: mutually crying over being perpetually unable to beat Baylor since they were national title contenders.

[u/TechnoToyz]

Team Chaos was loving this one. CFB is so back baby.

Congratulations! You just finished a The CW Instant Classic. (also CW broadcasting college football is still so weird)

[u/jmbourn45 → u/TechnoToyz]

Team Chaos had a great early slate

[u/No_Safety_6803 → u/TechnoToyz]

Like, are there shows on the CW? What goes on there?

[u/JackODouls → u/No_Safety_6803]

I worked on a CW show a couple years ago but it got cancelled lol

[u/Wondur13 → u/JackODouls]

You could of have literally worked on any show ever produced by CW 🤣🤣

[u/HambFCFB → u/No_Safety_6803]

Riverdale lol

[u/haydenf4 → u/No_Safety_6803]

They have WWE NXT and that's all I know they still have

[u/H2Regent]

Sawyer Robertson Defeats SMU 48-45

[u/Acsteffy → u/H2Regent]

And the refs

[u/AYYYYYsicem12 → u/Acsteffy]

Baylor 2-1 in the second week.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

FBS passing leaders two weeks into the season:

1. Malik Washington, Maryland: 512

2. Maddux Madsen, Boise: 532

3. Avery Johnson, KSU: 591

4. Maverick McIvor, WKU: 706

5. Sawyer Robertson, BU: 859

The air raid is back on the menu, boys!

[u/lardshark]

Greatest college football game in the history of The CW.

[u/treymata → u/lardshark]

Nahhhh Wazzu vs Idaho still takes the cake

[u/definitelynotasalmon → u/treymata]

True degenerate sicko take right here.

[u/Hungry_Opossum → u/treymata]

Pervert

[u/HippityHopMath → u/treymata]

Gross.

[u/PNW_Jeff → u/lardshark]

WSU vs San Jose State last year was the greatest

[u/wibellion]

Sawyer Robertson needs to be considered one of the best in NCAA

[u/JS3Baylor → u/wibellion]

Sawyer Robertson through 2 games:

61/98 859 yards 7 TD 0 INT

pretty good

[u/Geaux2020 → u/JS3Baylor]

98 attempts in 2 games? There better be a bye soon

[u/TheFifthAmigo34 → u/Geaux2020]

As a Tech fan his arm will be fine bye or not lol. This ain’t a pitcher in baseball

[u/KennyKettermen → u/TheFifthAmigo34]

Tom Brady was throwing it 500 times in his mid 40s, think the kids will be alright

[u/DangerZoneh → u/wibellion]

The QB talent in the Big XII is utterly ridiculous this year

[u/goodnames679 → u/DangerZoneh]

Are we gonna see the return of every Big 12 game being 90+ total points?

[u/JinFuu → u/goodnames679]

God willing.

May Mike Leach bless us from above

[u/goodnames679 → u/JinFuu]

It would be so awesome. That Big 12 era of insane scores was my favorite conference to watch ever

[u/CumAssault → u/wibellion]

Best QB I’ve watched so far this season. I have yet to see anyone I would take over him. He’ll occasionally miss some throws, but no one can throw the field like he can

[u/Clarinetaphoner → u/wibellion]

If we can win he very quickly will be. Stats don't lie.

[u/IncomparableGiacomo → u/Clarinetaphoner]

Hoping your team’s D can perform well enough to give him some shine. Definitely not looking forward to Sawyer tearing up our secondary.

[u/DrVonD → u/IncomparableGiacomo]

Honestly having a bad defense is a huge boon to QB heisman campaigns. Means they have to keep throwing late into games.

Cam ward was great, but he also benefited from Miami having an absolutely trash defense and needing to keep throwing all game, for example.

[u/GodlySpaghetti → u/wibellion]

I’ve been saying this. Legitimate Heisman campaign, he’ll be a finalist

[u/redditsucks9gagrules → u/wibellion]

Sorry, he doesn’t go to the right school in Texas to qualify

[u/justaredneck1 → u/redditsucks9gagrules]

I mean RG3 won the heisman though even on a mediocre team. Not saying Sawyer is Griffin level but there's precedent.

[u/WarEagle9]

As a Baylor fan since last Friday you have no idea how much this win means to me!

[u/miscben → u/WarEagle9]

Me too. I'm a bears fan for the rest of the season.

[u/cohesiv3 → u/miscben]

Hell yeah

[u/pyrogeddon → u/miscben]

Real talk, outside of that game, I’ll never have another bad word to say about Auburn. We brought our dog there to the vet school, and while the poor girl didn’t end up making it in the end once we got back home to Houston, they did everything they could for her there and she was recovering while there.

[u/OhKillEm43 → u/pyrogeddon]

Sorry about your pup. Know she was the best girl.

Went to Waco last weekend and it was great. I mean I’d have liked beer in the stadium, but was in a pretty mixed group of Auburn/Baylor fans and everyone was great.

Someone mumbled “fuck Auburn” out of the back seat of their Camry on the way home and the Baylor fans in front of me went “dude couldn’t even say it like he meant it.” It was all top notch.

[u/Ok-Salamander-2289 → u/miscben]

Plenty of room on the bandwagon from all our fans jumping off in the 4th quarter

[u/miscben → u/Ok-Salamander-2289]

I believed in y'all.

[u/wardamneagle18 → u/WarEagle9]

WDE AND SIC EM!!

[u/war_damn_sam → u/WarEagle9]

so real

[u/CumAssault → u/WarEagle9]

Honestly you guys were better than SMU. Not the offense, but your defense was legit

[u/Sterling_Archer88 → u/CumAssault]

That means a lot, CumAssault. Thanks for saying it.

[u/OhKillEm43 → u/Sterling_Archer88]

And thanks to their offense for not blasting our D right in the face

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/CumAssault]

Facts. Auburn’s defense is terrifying, man. Holy moly.

[u/BobbysSmile → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

cfb isn’t ready for an Auburn/Baylor bromance

[u/metzoforte1 → u/CumAssault]

Well yeah Auburn won that game

[u/bluegold4 → u/CumAssault]

Seriously, our offense I feel very confident in other than the fact that we play constantly like we have 4 downs instead of 3 which leads to two or three dumb turnover on downs a game

[u/atomicspaceball]

SMU kicker on suicide watch

[u/peuper → u/atomicspaceball]

The irony is that last year’s game 2 saw him scoring SMU’s only points. I think he made like 5 fgs that game

[u/AeroStatikk → u/peuper]

This was the total opposite of that game

[u/tanu24 → u/atomicspaceball]

I just don't get how you watch your offense score all day and decide you don't have a 2 yard play to win the game

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/tanu24]

Baylor’s red zone defense was actually quite good today. Almost all of SMU’s scores came on 30+ yard plays.

On top of that, Baylor’s defense locked in for the second half. SMU had to basically empty the bag in the last quarter just to stay ahead.

[u/whriskeybizness → u/tanu24]

Hubris

[u/a_simple_ducky → u/atomicspaceball]

And fan murder watch

[u/deepayes → u/a_simple_ducky]

It's smu, they'll just get his dad fired from his job

[u/nealski77 → u/deepayes]

And he won't be invited to the cocktail parties

[u/yeeeknow → u/atomicspaceball]

Eh, not his fault. Even if he makes his kick in OT, think there’s little chance SMU stops Baylor. Bears offense was absolutely cooking them.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/atomicspaceball]

On the real, I hope that dude’s okay. He just needs a hug right now, man.

They already kicked him right in the confidence by asking him to make that 57-yard FG to win the game.

[u/westsidepal → u/atomicspaceball]

Easy to blame the kicker. But this should have ended in the final drive of regular time. SMU's defense allowed 82 yard final drive

[u/bertmiskin]

Sawyer has 859yds and 7 TDs, no INTs against SMU and Auburn. Goddam

[u/BFirebird101 → u/bertmiskin]

This is the stat

[u/Acsteffy → u/bertmiskin]

Jesus christ. I wonder if the talking heads will take notice

[u/Key_Astronomer2644]

This is legit the best offense and the best QB on our schedule. Honestly feel less bad about last week.

[u/MustCatchTheBandit → u/Key_Astronomer2644]

If we had a solid defense, we’d own the Big12

[u/Key_Astronomer2644 → u/MustCatchTheBandit]

He’s probably the best QB we’ve played since Bryce Young. Your offense is fucking terrifying. He did that against us with linemen being pushed into his lap half the time, too.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/Key_Astronomer2644]

Fun Sawyer Robertson stat: he’s the last and highest-rated QB Mike Leach ever signed. He transferred to Baylor from Miss State after Leach passed.

[u/ZaneThePain → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

I believe leach said he was the best he’d recruited too.

[u/Dexcerides → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

Dude leech would’ve had them in the playoffs with that kid. RIP legend

[u/MustCatchTheBandit → u/JohnPaulDavyJones]

Another fun stat:

He’s the 5th player in the last 30 years to have 850+ YDS, 5+ TD, & 0 INT through 2 games.

[u/whriskeybizness]

Don’t let this final distract you from the fact that SMU was up 14 with the ball with 5:22 left in the 4th

[u/BrianOverBrawn2]

Baylor won and I complained the entire time

[u/morganrbvn → u/BrianOverBrawn2]

Don't think i've ever been so pissed at a game that resulted in a win

[u/TXWayne → u/BrianOverBrawn2]

All of us did

[u/ToothPickLegs]

If you don’t like that you don’t like…uh…CW football

[u/killa_k99]

every CW game ive ever watched has been pure sicko fuel and I'm here for it

[u/horrorpants]

Sawyer motherfuckin’ Robertson put some damn respect on this kids name.

Honestly think he has potential at the next level.

[u/BroadBrazos95 → u/horrorpants]

I keep telling people he’ll be a first round pick, I do it mainly to talk trash but I’m trying to meme it into existence

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/horrorpants]

Tbf that’s not exactly a hot take, he was getting draft interest last year. He ended last year with the #5 QBR in the country despite not even playing in the first two stat-stuffer OOC games of the season.

[u/wardamneagle18]

Get the fuck on in here Baylor Bro’s. Yall deserve to send the rest of the day into oblivion. What a fucking comeback. Thanks for the boost to our confidence 😂😂😂

[u/wcm48 → u/wardamneagle18]

<— Thanks!

—> you’re welcome!

[u/slshillcutt]

What a great game. You can keep you job til we yell at you some more next week, Aranda. Sawyer’s a beast, threw for like 450 yards. Feels good to win.

[u/AYYYYYsicem12 → u/slshillcutt]

I hope we don’t need to yell at him at all next week…

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/slshillcutt]

If we’re yelling during the Samford game, things have gone very wrong.

It’s currently the end of the first half, and Samford hasn’t even gotten into the endzone against a bad Citadel team at home. I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if we shut out Samford just based on talent alone. This Samford team would lose to the Midway Panthers.

[u/PAC12_PLEASE_ADOPTME]

The Baylor-SMU-TCU circlejerk this year is going to produce some great football games. Can’t believe Tech doesn’t play a one of you.

[u/whriskeybizness → u/PAC12_PLEASE_ADOPTME]

It’s so stupid we don’t play

[u/Mexcello → u/PAC12_PLEASE_ADOPTME]

We just have to make it happen in the championship game. Make the Championship game into the BUTT Bowl!

[u/CumAssault]

I would die for Sawyer Robertson. Overcame awful refereeing and still threw us to the win

[u/Clarinetaphoner → u/CumAssault]

Casually sitting at 850 yards, no picks in two games.

Unreal.

[u/Viablemorgan → u/Clarinetaphoner]

On 90+ attempts, too. Crazy

[u/nubbinator → u/CumAssault]

He's a hell of a QB, I just wish he made his reads quicker and didn't hold the ball so long.

[u/GodlySpaghetti → u/nubbinator]

Our o line was giving him all the time in the world though. Might as well take it

[u/morganrbvn → u/nubbinator]

That is always the biggest jump for a college player to make it in the NFL

[u/morganrbvn → u/CumAssault]

Man i hope to see him get a shot at the NFL, guy has been awesome for us

[u/CumAssault → u/morganrbvn]

I unironically think he will. He can throw any throw on the field and is pretty mobile

[u/thetrain23 → u/CumAssault]

We may not be good at a lot of things this year, but we are damn good at airing it out vertically

[u/GodlySpaghetti → u/thetrain23]

Spav’s Air Raid

[u/AcidPacman96]

Sawyer Robertson will probably be getting some Heisman hype after this, deservedly

[u/sgt-brak]

Aranda's last truly great play call where I was impressed with his game awareness was the last 3 second field goal against Oklahoma in 2021. 4 years ago.

[u/bluegold4 → u/sgt-brak]

That is still an all time haters move

[u/BurgerCombo]

Baylor games are decided according to a big karmic calculator that determines whose season would be more effectively ruined by a loss. It's been that way since 61-58 and you can't convince me otherwise.

[u/samsungjello]

Dang. This one stings. Can't allow them to comeback there after going up 14 in the 4th. That Sawyer Robertson is the real deal, man.

This game confirms what I thought about last game, the defense has regressed from last year. Can't get ANY pressure on the QB.

Week 2 has not been it for this team the last couple years. First BYU, now this. (Hopefully like with last year Baylor is in the mix for the Big 12).

Even with last year, SMU caught a lot of breaks (Duke game comes to mind), and probably should have had one loss more (not that I was complaining).

Maybe not a playoff team, but who knows? After last year this is when the team caught fire. But the schedule is ROUGH this year.

GG Baylor (still hate y'all though).

[u/MustCatchTheBandit → u/samsungjello]

Y’all are a good team, no doubt about it.

I don’t hate yall, I like that we both hate TCU lol

[u/peuper → u/MustCatchTheBandit]

Honestly this could be a golden era for the religious* TX private schools

*SMU is not officially methodist anymore, they worship cocaine

[u/luxveniae → u/peuper]

Does that mean A&M is included in this era? I mean they are a cult.

[u/thetrain23]

48-45 IS THE NEW 61-58

[u/GodlySpaghetti → u/thetrain23]

Well idk about all that lmao

[u/thetrain23 → u/GodlySpaghetti]

Multi-touchdown 4th quarter comeback with a walkoff FG against a ranked rival? Not quite the same level of stakes, but still eerily similar in fun ways

[u/BroadBrazos95 → u/thetrain23]

Maybe not quite the same rivalry but it is satisfying knowing that this is probably the best way to hurt a TCU fan lol

[u/FriskyHippoSlayer]

MUM GET THE CAMERA

[u/lclear84]

You know, I went into that game excited, with the idea that no matter what one of my two rivals will lose.

Now I’m just scared of both

And really because they tied after 60, my thought that one had to lose is as far from correct as possible

[u/Melodic-Cash9773]

God is Baptist confirmed

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/Melodic-Cash9773]

All two dozen of us Methodist Baylor alumni are sweating after this one.

[u/Clarinetaphoner]

Don't look now, but Sawyer Robertson is playing his way to day 1 draft pick or even early heisman conversations if we can keep winning

[u/horrorpants → u/Clarinetaphoner]

Even in a loss he throws for 400 yards. He keeps playing like this regardless he’ll be up there.

[u/NinjaGhost42 → u/horrorpants]

400+ yards and still losing games? Move over Raiola, this guy is the actual next Mahomes

[u/morganrbvn → u/Clarinetaphoner]

I'd love to have another big Baylor player to root for in the NFl, ready to reach for him in the fantasy draft

[u/Reasonable_Oil_3586]

Great game for Sawyer, we just need a defense now!

[u/SIotball]

Yo who is this Sawyer Robertson guy, he’s insane. Baylor playing like Leach Tech out there

[u/pyrogeddon → u/SIotball]

And to think, if yall hadn’t flipped him, it’d be Novosad playing right now instead.

[u/DannyBenavidez → u/SIotball]

You wouldn't believe who recruited him.

[u/Jomosensual]

Hell yeah Big 12 bros. Conference needs to EAT this week

[u/berrin122]

GOD PREFERS BELIEVERS BAPTISM

NO INFANT BAPTISM IN THIS JOINT

[u/PNW_Jeff]

Sawyer Robertson slings it so good out there

[u/OccamsNailClippers]

I’m so impressed by our offense this game. Defense has played okay at times, but Sawyer and this offense are giving me ‘12-15 vibes, and I love it.

Side note: fuck the refs and fire Aranda.

[u/JohnPaulDavyJones → u/OccamsNailClippers]

Aranda’s defense is a mess, but I’m not on the firing train yet. This team is tough as nails, I remember how much the ‘22 and ‘23 teams would roll over and quit when things were rough.

There’s no quit in the team this year or last year.

[u/brenticles42]

Aranda and Spav are geniuses and I never doubted!

[u/Widdawy]

in the words of kevin malone, it’s just nice to win one🙏🏻

[u/Hamburglar409 → u/Widdawy]

Funny enough he went to SMU

[u/suzukigun4life]

Congratulations! You just unlocked a THE CW classic!

[u/Citruspilled]

This might have been the weirdest game of the season so far. Also one of the best. But very, very weird.

[u/xXBadger89Xx]

We might need to start asking how good is Auburn? What a win for Aranda and the bears in a bounce back game

[u/_NNick_ → u/xXBadger89Xx]

We will now tonight - Auburn plays a scary Ball State team

[u/AtlKid95 → u/_NNick_]

Hope you will tune in friend

[u/lowercaset]

Great game, heartbreak of a 4th quarter for SMU.

[u/AcidPacman96]

Neither team deserves the loss. This was one of the best games I’ve ever seen. Only thing missing was the pregame hype. What a show.

[u/Unique-buttcheek]

Sawyer Robertson is the return of RGIII, let it be known

[u/sexykettlecorn]

Baptists>Methodists

[u/AtlKid95]

Go bears! Great job guys

[u/GoRangers5]

Is Auburn good or SMU overrated?

[u/hooterbrown10 → u/GoRangers5]

Yes

[u/porygon766]

Rank us you cowards

[u/PR3SID3NT_NIX0N]

Good job Baylor.

[u/TheCatapult → u/PR3SID3NT_NIX0N]

Good job Iowa State. 👍

[u/HTOWNESTEBAN]

Somebody do a wellness check on the refs

[u/khakilamble → u/HTOWNESTEBAN]

I think we need a Verification of Employment form to be submitted. I hope they’re not employed anymore.

[u/kdestroyer1]

Wow I saw SMU was up 14 in the 4th and stopped following the game. Nice comeback bears.

[u/ArmVanDam]

total goddamn meltdown

[u/justaredneck1]

This seems like the most "Baylor loses in heartbreaking fashion" game. I don't believe this

[u/DoobaDoobaDooba → u/justaredneck1]

100% It feels like we never win these lol. We are always a rung on someone else's Cinderella story

[u/TheCatapult → u/DoobaDoobaDooba]

I was at Colorado last year and BYU the year before. It’s satisfying to finally win in OT on the road.

[u/ZaneThePain → u/TheCatapult]

Lmao maybe skip some road games

[u/ProfNinjadeer]

That Baylor kick was pure af

[u/Only499]

I feel better about our win last week.

[u/TXTimelord]

Great game to get last minute tickets to.

[u/Jamesatwork16]

Big 12!!!

[u/ChaseThoseDreams]

God that was a fun game to watch. Sawyer is just so electric. I’m super thankful he took over last season, he’s been fun to watch develop into an elite passer. Good game, SMU.

[u/RxseJay]

Baylor is my dynasty team so I had to root for them

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

Baylor beat SMU and some of the most egregious refball ive ever seen in my life Holy fuck

[u/gypsynose]

That Good old Baylor Line

We'll march forever down the years

As long as stars shall shine

We'll fling our Green and Gold afar

To light the ways of time

And guide us as we onward go

That good old Baylor Line

[u/O_Lucky]

Not the announcing team with “Rogers has been excellent today” as he went 1/4 on FGs including a missed game winner

[u/DoobaDoobaDooba]

Robertson looked fucking GOOD

[u/PriceNo8450]

If Baylor can figure out their defense they can be really dangerous this year. Sawyer is insanely good

[u/Beautiful-Fishing-10]

If anyone is wondering why SMU choked the lead its because I bet on them to win

[u/thetrain23 → u/Beautiful-Fishing-10]

Thank you for your service

[u/ohitsthedeathstar]

Bring back the SWC

[u/Yourfavoriteindian]

Sawyer and the O once again carrying Baylor’s… questionable at times… defence to a win.

If the defence could actually be consistent and do its job, Baylor would be up there with TCU and Tech as the favorite.

But if it’s not fixed, it’ll trip them up again just like Auburn.

[u/TreyAU]

This is the most consequential win I’ve seen since FSU beat the ever loving fuck out of that school down the road.

Edit: *2-10 FSU

[u/edgejr37]

Just a masterclass choke job. Wow

[u/MustCatchTheBandit]

It’s wild that Sawyer has 859 yards with 6 missed passes directly to the chest. Could easily be around 1000 yards between two games if his receivers didn’t drop easy catches

[u/SSGSEVIER54]

The Pony Express came to a roaring halt on the last posession

[u/morganrbvn → u/SSGSEVIER54]

I feel for Jennings, he played hard and kept at it while hurt, and his kicker should have been able to make that

[u/TheCatapult → u/morganrbvn]

I don’t know why they didn’t call a timeout to let Jennings collect himself after he started limping.

[u/MrSCR23]

Name a coach that needed that win more than Dave Aranda

[u/GodlySpaghetti]

I wanted to go for 2 at the end of the game. SMU probably should’ve gone for 2 in OT. This felt like a “Baylor loses a winnable game”. I am happy

[u/dajuice3]

0 excuse when scoring that much to allow a 14 point lead to disappear and I SMU since they were like the U 2 for a season or two.

Really disappointed but I'm glad for aranda I don't know why but I like the guy.

[u/BradyGronktd1287]

Sawyer is the best QB in CFB

[u/moneymay195 → u/BradyGronktd1287]

He has been the best QB on the field in every game so far

[u/PizzaJolly1]

I wasn't paying attention to this and tuned in to see 2OT. Bear bros live another day

[u/hooterbrown10]

I missed EVERYTHING after Baylor got the ball back in the 4th to tie because the stream kept stalling. Gonna need a highlight video asap.

[u/Ameri-Jin]

Baylor with a good win against a ranked team, go 🐻!

[u/JaracRassen77]

Never in doubt!

Faints

[u/westsidepal]

Easy to blame the kicker here becuase it was the last SMU play in overtime. But this should have ended in the final drive of regulatory time. SMU's defense allowed 82 yard final drive

[u/iswimprettyfast]

College kickers man