Waking up a little early on a Saturday morning is not so bad when you have a afternoon of College Football to look forward to. With my Coogs having a bye week this week, the most interesting game of the day by far to me personally is Baylor versus Texas A&M. I am hoping for an instant classic here.
Having attended Baylor for two years right out of high school, and then moving to College Station for three plus years after that, I have followed both schools through their ups and downs over the years, and it is great to see these two programs on the rise and I have good friends on both sides of the fence in this one. So I am excited to see how this game pans out.
Texas A&M has a great two-headed rushing attack with Christian Michael and Cyrus Gray, and Baylor has probably the most exciting player in the country with Robert Griffin III. Both teams will be game planning on how to stop these super starts, so I think the difference in this game will be roll players and defense. Which squad is going to be able to limit the effectiveness of the others high octane offense?
Baylor is going to need a solid performance from big bruising back Terrance Ganaway, the transfer from University of Houston whom I am happy that he has gotten his life and football back on track, but would have loved to still see him in the red and white. Running the ball is gonna take the pressure off of RGIII and eat up the clock while keeping the ball out of the Aggie's hands. Another Bear to look out for is Senior wider receiver Kendal Wright. Anyone who caught that Baylor/ TCU game knows who this kid is. He is fast, explosive, and a game changer. He is the perfect wide receiver for Griffin.
The keys for the Aggies are once again defense and limiting mistakes. They need an efficient game from quarterback Ryan Tannehill to come away on top here. Tannehill does not need to be the MVP in this one or look across the sidelines and try to outdo Griffin, he just needs to run the offense well, limit turnovers and hand the ball off to his explosive duo. Tannehill has some great weapons as well in the receiving corp that can not be overlooked. Junior Ryan Swope is a gritty possession receiver who is not afraid to go over the middle to get the tough yards, and Senior Jeff Fuller is a big, tough receiver with an NFL pedigree and first round talent.
Either way this game goes I believe it will be exciting. Vegas has the Aggies -8 in this one, and I think it will be a much closer game. So I am taking Baylor with the points, but do not be surprised to see the Aggies come away with the close victory at home.
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