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1:20 — Some brief Super Bowl talk 4:10 — Lessons learned from 2022 / Travis asks the longest question of all time13:00 — When will Baylor name a starting QB?16:20 — How did teams learn to defend Blake Shapen?20:45 — “It’s Blake’s fault” vs “It was the WR’s fault.”24:45 — Blake Shapen in the context of college QBs26:35 — Blake has to improve his footwork in the pocket 28:45 — The issue with baseball players at QB32:30 — Evaluating Sawyer Robertson43:00 — If you had to bet, who will be the starting QB?46:05 — Replacing Ron Roberts with Matthew Powledge56:00 — The tension between maximizing some players while not putting too much on others61:20 — Portal adds70:30 — What is a reasonable minimal win expectation for 2023? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com

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After a long hiatus, Travis and Jeff return. No show notes this time, having to rush this out. Please enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com

2:30 — If you could distill it into one thing for each side of the ball, why did Baylor lose at BYU?8:00 — Shapen didn’t falter alone, it was the passing game as a whole.10:00 — Blake Shapen is not Haynes King.13:05 — La Tech cancelling the opening game of the year probably really hurt Baylor early against BYU. 17:00 — Baylor’s OL started to play really well by the second half. 19:30 — Baylor’s still figuring our their running back room.21:40 — Young receivers tend to struggle against press coverage.24:05 — Part of RVO means building around running wide zone in critical situations.25:40 — Baylor’s OL has made significant improvements since last season.30:00 — Is Baylor a team who needs to fix a lot of small things, or do they have glaring holes?34:27 —BYU and Baylor both look like top 10 teams, and BYU would be the Big 12 conference favorites right now.37:45 — Iowa State will be a great litmus test next week.39:10 — Is there anything we’ll learn from playing Texas State?43:10 — What we’ll learn from Baylor’s defense against Texas State.46:33 — Baylor needs their defensive front to start winning their 1v1 pass rush matchups.51:17 — Baylor’s culture came through strong at BYU.54:45 — A&M sucks.55:50 — This is a great staff and they’ll maximize this roster. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com

2:10 — What is the core identity of Baylor’s 2022 offense?7:20 — Will Baylor face any elite defenses this year? And how does the impact the offense.10:25 — How good does the offense need to be to probably make the Big 12 title game?17:00 — Best, expected, and worst case scenarios for Baylor’s offense.26:15 — The Iowa State game will help us learn a lot about Baylor’s passing game.27:50 — Should we expect Baylor’s 2022 defense to look like a more fleshed-out version of how they finished in 2021?32:50 — Best, expected, worst case scenarios for Baylor’s defense.42:40 — Should Baylor be the preseason Big 12 favorite?43:55 — What 3 games stand out to Jeff and I on Baylor’s schedule?1:05:20 — What record would be a disappointment?1:07:45 — The Big 12 is going to be very competitive with more close games than any other conference. 1:09:20 — It’s really difficult to predict one or fewer losses because college teams tend to always have a few clunkers.1:15:30 — Baylor’s defense sets the floor so high.1:16:50 — Baylor is going to get the benefit of the doubt this year because national media likes Aranda. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com

Instead of pretending we know everything about all of the Big 12 teams, Jeff and I did a brief “vibes check” for each. We’ll revisit our thoughts after Week One when we have much more information. Enjoy this abbreviated version of the pod, 23 minutes may never happen again. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com

1:25 — Why Jeff has believed since the end of 2021 that 2022 Baylor can be Baylor’s best ever team.10:45 — How Baylor’s defense transformed from a top 25 unit to a top 10 unit by the end of 2021.20:25 — What makes Aranda special is that he knows how to implement complicated scheme in a way that his players can understand.28:30 — Is it an anachronism to run your offense through an offensive line instead of skill talent?43:00 — How the OL allows Shapen to operate within the offense.46:20 — Has Shapen’s internal clock been sped up due to facing such a good pass rush in Fall camp?50:35 — How a staff manages getting in defensive pressure packages while allowing the offense to get their feet under them.54:10 — What does it mean to be a disciplined team and how does a coach craft one?1:00:45 — Contrasting Aranda’s meticulous style to Briles’ “gotta go fast” style; i.e., teams do what you practice.1:03:10 — How does the team respond to adversity on the road? 1:05:10 — The offense expanding for Blake Shapen.1:10:45 — Wide receivers “naming themselves the starter.”1:16:20 — Does Shapen command the respect of the team? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com

1:10 — Why Madden has poisoned our minds for what pass coverage is.4:42 — What are the differences between “pure zone,” “man-match,” and “zone-match,” and why does Aranda love zone match?12:35 — Broad overview of the basic Aranda/Roberts coverages: Cover 1 and 3, Cover 2, and Quarters.24:25 — What makes a great corner in Cover 2 and quarters? AKA, why Al Walcott was so good in this scheme despite his speed limitations. 28:30 — What does the modern strong safety look like? 31:45 — What are you looking for in a free safety in middle of the field (MOFC) coverages like Cover 1 and 3?34:00 — What is a frat bro free safety?35:25 — You need linebacker-level instincts to play as the solo free safety.36:45 — What made JT Woods so good.38:15 — Sidelines never missed a tackle / the McPlay40:40 — What is Baylor’s DIME package going to look like in 2022?46:05 — You need your solo inside backer to be great when you play DIME, can Doyle do it as well as Bernard did?50:00 — Baylor’s insanely talented corners.56:00 — Devin Neal, will he be Baylor’s best safety in recent memory?58:12 — Baylor’s starting free safety, Devin Lemear, Jeff’s future best friend.1:01:15 — Why you can still play good pass D with slower defensive backs.1:06:48 — Baylor will probably be able to sit back in 2 high safeties against every offense they face. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com

Welcome back! Jeff has a new mic. It’s glorious. Between that and us having an actual, legitimate audio recorder now, things are really looking up for the TD podcast.In this week’s episode we deep-dive Baylor’s offensive passing game. Topics of note …2:15 — 2021 Baylor’s offensive passing game5:20 — Why Baylor didn’t drop-back pass much in 2021, why we can expect more11:15 — Blake Shapen’s strengths and weaknesses23:15 — Does Baylor’s offensive identity shift in 2022?26:00 — Why did Baylor ultimately choose Shapen?32:05 — Wider variety of passing concepts34:00 — Why we love new WR coach Dallas Baker39:15 — Baylor’s new WR room42:00 — What makes an X receiver?47:15 — Hal Presley and Armani Winfield54:00 — Baylor using more empty formations59:10 — Great WR play will help keep Shapen from getting injured1:03:10 — Seth Jones1:04:00 — Baylor’s base case, worst case, and best case scenarios for their passing game1:09:05 — Some teasers for future episodes1:11:30 — Me solo discussing the remaining WRs This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit travisroeder.substack.com