The BearsIllustrated Podcast: A Baylor Athletics Podcast

Which true freshmen are set to make an impact in the Big 12 in 2023? Andrew and Cooper go team-by-team discussing which newcomers are ready to hit the field! Texas - 1:30 Kansas State - 7:30 Oklahoma - 13:00 Texas Tech - 19:00 TCU - 25:00 Baylor - 31:00 Oklahoma State - 35:30 UCF - 40:30 Kansas - 44:30 Iowa State - 49:00 BYU - 52:00 Houston - 53:00 Cincinnati - 56:00 West Virginia - 58:30 Host: Andrew Ivins & Cooper Petagna Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football played their 2023 spring game a couple of Saturdays ago. Dave Aranda switched up the format for this year's version of the game, going with an offense vs defense matchup instead of splitting the roster up into two even teams. In this matchup which featured a unique scoring format, such as 2 points for offensive plays of 20+ yards and 3 points for a defensive 4th down stop, the offense topped the defense by a score of 38-27. Much of the offense's success in the spring game came through the running backs and the tight ends. Those are two areas where the Bears seem to have a lot of depth this year. To hear about which RBs and TEs to keep an eye on in the fall, as well as how the rest of the team looked and how returning quarterback Blake Shapen compared with transfer quarterback Sawyer Robertson, tune in to this episode of the BearsIllustrated Podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The time has come to wrap up the Baylor basketball season. Ahead of the Final Four, Andrew Miner and Pranay Malempati jump on to record a basketball season finale of the Bears Illustrated Podcast. One word to describe the year: Inconsistent. That's what Baylor hoops was this year, on both the men's and women's side. We recount what stands out most from this season, the last tournament games for the Bears and give you our Final Four picks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Baylor basketball gears up for the NCAA Tournament as the 3-seed in the South Region, we preview their path to another Final Four. It starts with their a first-round matchup against 14-seed UC Santa Barbara which would be followed up in a Round-of-32 matchup by the winner of 6-seed Creighton and 11-seed NC State. The top two seeds in the South region are No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Arizona. The Baylor women's basketball team also will begin their NCAA tournament play this weekend, the Lady Bears' 19th straight appearance. The women earned a 7 seed this year, lower than usual. They will play 10-seed Alabama in the first round of the Seattle Regional, and would likely face off against 2-seed UConn if they were to make it to the Round of 32. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want more college hoops insight and bracket advice? Download and follow the Eye on College Basketball podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Gary Parrish and David Cobb preview the South Region of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Join the Eye On College Basketball Bracket Games. You can play in a men's or women’s bracket pool with friends and there are Men's and Women's Challenges where you can win a trip to each respective 2024 Final Four. PLUS, if players play in both the Men's and Women's Challenges, they will be entered to win a new electric crossover SUV (Nissan ARIYA) cbssports.com/eyeon You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast." Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Thursday afternoon, Baylor basketball was knocked out of the Big 12 tournament in the quarterfinals by Iowa State, the third time Baylor has fallen to the Cyclones this season, each loss coming in convincing fashion. The Bears have won just one Big 12 tournament since 2017. Jalen Bridges put up a terrific offensive performance, scoring 28 points including seven made three-points. But the rest of the offense couldn't muster much up. And Baylor's defense didn't fare much better, allowing Iowa State to grab 20 offensive rebounds. So what is next for Baylor? Can they still make a deep run in the NCAA tournament, or is the slow finish to the season a bad sign of the Bears' March Madness hopes? What does Baylor need to improve and who are the teams we would and would not like to see in potential second weekend matchups? We discuss those questions and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As No. 7 Baylor basketball finishes up its regular season, we take a look at how well-positioned they are to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Baylor knocked off No. 9 Texas on Saturday and beat Oklahoma State on the road on Monday, both largely without superstar freshman Keyonte George. In George's absence, backup point guard Dale Bonner came through big. We also touch on the Baylor women's basketball team. Specifically, how far do the Lady Bears have to go in the NCAA Tournament to make up for a lackluster, up-and-down regular season, a season where they failed to win the Big 12 regular season title for the first time in 14 years? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here we are Baylor fans, just three games left before the end of the basketball regular season and we enter into March. For Scott Drew and the Bears, they have to be thankful that they are no longer in Kansas, but the road does not get any easier with the Longhorns coming to Waco. On this episode of the Bears Illustrated Podcast, we discuss how we feel about Baylor hoops after two disastrous second halves against both Kansas and Kansas State. We debate to see which one was worse: a 55-point allowance to the Jayhawks or a 44-point allowance to the Wildcats. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor basketball has reeled off 4 straight wins to step into a tie for first place in the Big 12 with Kansas and Texas, with five games remaining on the schedule. The Bears next three games will have massive Big 12 title implications, starting with Saturday's thrilling matchup in Lawrence, as Baylor takes on the No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks with ESPN's College Gameday in town. That will be followed by a game at No. 12 Kansas State to finish the Sunflower 2-step and then a matchup in Waco against No. 6 Texas. Can Baylor keep winning and claim the Big 12 title for the third straight year? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Both the Baylor men's and women's basketball teams were in action Wednesday night. The men's team, led by Keyonte George's 32 points, beat West Virginia to pick up their first conference win of the season after an 0-3 start. The women were not as fortunate, falling to Oklahoma State at home. We discuss both of these performances and the look-ahead. But first, of course, we tell you why TCU's 65-7 loss to Georgia was inevitable and why it does NOT take away from TCU's season or the strength of the Big 12 conference. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shehan Jeyarajah was the only CBS Sports analyst to pick TCU to upset Michigan in the College Football Playoff. He explains why he has again picked TCU to knock off Georgia in the National Championship Game, and what it would mean for TCU and for the Big 12 if the Horned Frogs take home the national championship. Jeyarajah also shares his thoughts on the Baylor Football season, the state of Baylor basketball, where the Big 12 stands in the conference picture, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ultimately, Baylor's season did not end the way the Bears hoped that it would back in August. Big 12 championship repeat and CFP aspirations came crashing down much earlier than expected. There were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. We break down the season that was for Baylor football and look forward to what lies ahead both in the short and long run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Baylor basketball is in the midst of a 16 day layoff between their last game, a win over #18 Gonzaga and their next one, a matchup in Dallas against the Pac-12's Washington State, the BearsIllustrated Podcast is joined by SicEm365's Kendall Kaut. Kendall has previously written a book titled, "How They Drew It Up: Baylor's Unforgettable 2021 Championship Season," chronicling the Bears' National Championship run a couple years ago. We ask Kendall about Baylor basketball's strengths and weaknesses and his experience attending Baylor's win over Gonzaga in South Dakota (he says he never wants to visit the Mount Rushmore state again). And of course, we ask him how this team's top three guards - Adam Flagler, LJ Cryer, and Keyonte George - compare with the 2021 championship trifecta of Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell, and MaCio Teague. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football finished their season with a loss at Texas on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The Bears hung in there for three and a half quarters, but Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson quite literally ran away with the game for the Longhorns from there. Much drama exists around college football as well, with the penultimate college football playoff rankings coming out on Tuesday evening. One of us has the crazy idea if Kansas State were to dominate undefeated #3 TCU in the Big 12 championship game, K-State should be given consideration for the CFP. What in the world is the reasoning behind that? Listen in to find out! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friday: Baylor basketball vs. #16 Virginia Saturday: Baylor football vs. #4 TCU. Big Noon Kickoff. Sunday: Baylor women's basketball vs #19 Maryland. Baylor men's basketball vs #8 UCLA. This past weekend was a big weekend for Baylor sports. We recap it and give you our biggest takeaways. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the Bears Illustrated podcast Andrew and Pranay are in a somber mood after the Bears fell flat on their faces 31-3 to Kansas State. We discuss everything from the Blackout to the Wildcat QB change to Deuce Vaughn to the distractions that swirled during the week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor football sits at 6-3 with a 4-2 conference record heading into this weekend's matchup against Kansas State. It's a game between two teams (K-State also sits at 4-2 in the conference) vying for the second Big 12 championship game spot and the right to likely play TCU. How does this matchup look for the Bears and what did we learn from last weekend's win over Oklahoma that will hopefully translate into success for the rest of the season? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor women's basketball starts it season this week, with games on Monday and Thursday at the Ferrell Center. The Lady Bears are ranked number 18 in the country in the pre-season AP Poll, coming off a season where they once again won the Big 12 conference but had an early exit in the NCAA tournament, getting bounced in the round of 32. Baylor welcomes 8 newcomers to the team, with a combination of players from the recruiting trail and the transfer portal. We break down the roster as well as our expectations for the Lady Bears in 2022-23. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baylor basketball season starts this week, with games on Monday and Friday at the Ferrel Center. The Bears, who last year won their second straight Big 12 regular season (sharing the title with Kansas in 2021-2022), enter this season ranked Number 5 in the pre-season AP Poll. Baylor's roster has undergone a number of changes, losing four key players this offseason but adding a lot of talent, through both recruiting and the transfer portal, to make up for it. We break down Baylor's roster and preview the 2022-2023 season. We also touch on the rumors of basketball powerhouse Gonzaga showing interest in joining the Big 12 as well as Baylor head coach Scott Drew's comments on a potential NCAA tournament expansion to 128 teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices