The crew in Waco lost a ton of players this past year, but since they went 4-8, maybe that's a good thing. I'm a big believer in coach Guy Morriss (he was a guard on the 1980 Philly Eagles and the 1986 New England Pats Super Bowl teams) and the Baylor athletic department is too, to the tune of 1.2 million bucks a season. The Bear faithful want some results and I think they will suprise some folks. No bowl berth yet, but I think '08 will be the year they break through.Best Player: (#41) MLB Joe Pawelek - 6-2 -231 - 2nd team All Big 12 in '06, Pawelek and OLB Nick Moore will be counted on to lead the D. Pawelek is excellent in pass coverage for a middle linebacker
Player to watch: (#4) WR David Gettis - 6-4 - 206 - Sprinter from Los Angeles is a 4.3 40 guy who is learning the game rapidly. When he figures it out, it's on
Player successful season most hinges on: (#7) QB - Mike Machen - 6-6 - 237 - You can say that about almost any team, but Machen (a Kent State transfer) first must beat out John David Weed and Blake Szymanski, and then find a way to get Gettis more involved for the Bears to have a chance
Why they will win the Big 12: They won't, but if (#2) RB Brandon Whitaker runs for 1200 yards and Gettis turns into Randy Moss....
Why they won't: Lack of proven talent and a murderous division
Predicted 2007 record: 5-7
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Guy Morriss was a helluva player ... and from what I've heard, he's taken that heart into coaching ... tough place to coach though - they have a tough time getting good recruits.
B12 South is tough? If you take all sports, only North team that makes the top 7 is Nebraska!
Football is all sports.
He (GM) made Kentucky competitive in the POST Tim Couch era, not an easy thing to do.
murderous division indeed!
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