By Kevin Lonnquist
Publisher
Does Barry Manilow know that you rate his wardrobe?
Don’t mess with the bull, you’ll get the horns!
I wear the required uniform…Tights!
By now, you know what 80s movie these lines are connected to…1985’s The Breakfast Club.
Signature members of The Brat Pack – Emilio Esteves, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald – spent a Saturday in detention for whatever offense they committed in school. Through their introspection, they had a lot more in common than they thought.
And since this was a John Hughes Film, it followed the format of every John Hughes film. It was filmed in suburban Chicago.
But the reason the RJB sets up this week’s tour through the 80s is because of the closing theme, “Don’t you (Forget about me)” from Simple Minds is the memorable song from the film. You can’t think of one without the other.
The interesting thing about this piece is that several notable acts were offered the song and turned it down. That included Billy Idol.
Well, the Scottish band wound up delivering their signature song. It went to No. 1 in the United States.
As always, watch and listen or just listen to this week’s walk through the decade of excess.
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It was fun being a college football fan on Saturday just channel surfing from game to game to see what was going across the college football world.
However, going through the world of social media following the conclusion of a game, I had a mind to check in on the accounts of those teams who lost. Here’s what I learned.
1. ”Loyal” fans of fill in the blank number of years renounced their loyalty.
2. Their sorrow became a transitive property because their family cried similar tears since their teams lost for the first time in school history.
3. Something like a shoe or beer bottle or coffee table decoration was thrown at the television in anger thereby destroying it.
I laughed in amusement especially at the TV undeservedly getting the brunt of the frustration. I came to these conclusions.
1. These “loyal” fans are just Twitter bots or bored people in desperate need of attention and have no connection to that school. It’s probably a little bit of both. The more I surfed throughout the day, the more I read the same scripted tweet with insert school here.
2. If these really were loyal fans, for them to bail over one game is weak sauce. I’m an SMU alum. I went to Houston 95, SMU 21 in 1989 in the Astrodome.
3. I’m thinking that while we’re dealing with economic challenges, BestBuy, Wal-Mart or your favorite appliance stores were pretty busy on Sunday selling TVs. Anger helping the economic comeback.
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OK, so now that we have that out of the way, here are my observations of where we are at with the Big 12.
>Oklahoma is terrible. It’s in total freefall. For the Sooners to be in the Big 12 basement is the most stunning development through the first six weeks of the season.
They weren’t even competitive against Texas in the Red River Shootout. When this team has the worst shutout loss in school history and pretty much gave up in the second half, Brent Venables might have more than he bargained for when he took this job.
With or without Dillon Gabriel (concussion) I really don’t know who the Sooners can beat in this league.
>Before we resuscitate Texas is Back talk, I will say that when you watch the Longhorns with Quinn Ewers at QB, they do look like a different team. They are more efficient. His release is quick. His arm is strong.
Now, Texas can be Texas, turn around and lay an egg at home Saturday against Iowa State and then everything shuts down after that. It’s a watch and see thing with them.
>I would say Iowa State is a really hard luck 0-3 Big 12 team. Cyclones have dropped all three of their league games by 11 points to Baylor, Kansas and Kansas State.
>TCU-Kansas was a great game. Really great game. Max Duggan is turning his career around and become more efficient and just a flat-out playmaker. I think you have to give more respect to the Jayhawks for the way they rallied.
They had two drives end deep in Horned Frog territory and lost their starting QB Jalon Daniels.
>Oklahoma State-Texas Tech very entertaining. While it was tied at 31, Tech QB Behren Morton’s INT late in the third quarter, gave the Cowboys the momentum they needed to pull out a 41-31 win. BTW, Morton is a great kid. He came to Baylor a couple of times during his recruiting time. I always liked talking to him.
Spencer Sanders wasn’t great but good enough to win the game.
The Cowboys have two interesting weeks coming up for them. They visit TCU Saturday then play host to Texas on Oct. 22. They could affirm themselves at the top or fall out of the running.
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Now some national musings….
>No. 3 Alabama darn lucky to escape from Texas A&M, 24-20. I had to talk my Crimson Tide off the ledge late Saturday. JK but she was OMG, DAD!
But if you turn it over four times, you’re asking for it. For the year, the Crimson Tide is -7 in the turnover ratio. Very un-Saban like.
If you really watched this game, I understood what the Tide was trying to do with no Bryce Young at QB. Let a really good running game lead the way and allow the pup QB Jalen Milroe make safe throws to win the game.
I think Saban gambled holding out Young to get him ready for the third Saturday in October. It paid off with two yards to spare.
Alabama did that. But turnovers are the equalizer. They take care of the ball, they manhandle the Aggies. A&M couldn’t cross it’s 40 when the game was played straight up.
>Tennessee is very good. That was a major beatdown at LSU. The No. 6 Volunteers can win the SEC East. If they beat Alabama in Knoxville Saturday, they have a lot of confidence going into the remainder of the season.
Rocky Top plays at Georgia on Nov. 5.
>No. 2 Ohio State might be playing the best of anyone in the country. Buckeyes are just blowing out everyone they play. While they trailed in the opener against Notre Dame, they wound up winning by 11 (21-10). Since then, their margin of victories are 33, 56, 31, 39 and 29.
QB C.J. Stroud has to be considered the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. He’s been phenomenal thus far.
>The team that might be pretty good that no one wants to talk about that much? Take a look at No. 11 UCLA. While Lincoln Riley and USC are getting the lions share of the coverage, Chip Kelly’s Bruins just knocked off two ranked teams – Washington and Utah – at the Rose Bowl over the last two weeks.
Watch QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson (called DTR). He can sling it and is a playmaker. A Heisman dark horse.
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Plenty of Baylor-West Virginia coverage coming up in advance to Thursday’s game in Morgantown. Again, there is no blitz on Friday.
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now, a look at other Baylor sports…
>Baylor men's golf finished off a 23-under 841 on Tuesday to secure a third-place finish at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Luke Dossey, Tyler Isenhart and Johnny Keefer shot 3-under 69's to lead BU to its best 54-hole stroke-play tournament since a second-place finish at the Arizona Intercollegiate in January of 2020.
The Bears will compete in the Big 12 Match Play Oct. 17-19 at the Golf Club at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas.
>Baylor women's tennis went a combined 4-2 over six matches during the final day of the H-E-B Invite, hosted at the Hurd Tennis Center on Sunday.
Baylor saw Paula Barañano and Brooke Thompson each claim singles wins, with Barañano posting a win over No. 96 Elza Tomase from Tennessee, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7. Thompson, a native of Oklahoma City, Okla., posted a win over Susanna Brass from Texas, 7-6, 2-6, 10-0
>The 17th-ranked Baylor volleyball squad took the match against West Virginia in straight sets in Morgantown on Saturday, winning 3-0. That followed a grueling 5-set victory over Oklahoma this past Wednesday the Ferrell Center.
The Bears (14-3, 4-1) had the Mountaineers (6-11, 0-5) from the beginning, though West Virginia made a strong push in the third set. BU won 25-12, 25-9, 25-23 over WVU in the WVU Coliseum.
Senior Kara McGhee had a double-double in the match, recording 10 blocks (three solo, seven assisted) and 10 kills. Both Lauren Harrison and McGhee each had 10 kills with one error each.
>Baylor soccer defeated Kansas, 3-2, Thursday night at Betty Lou Mays Field with a thrilling 90th minute goal. The Bears came back from a 2-1 deficit to topple Kansas.
However, the Lady Bears lost to Kansas State, 2-1, on Sunday at home. The Bears are now 3-7-2 on the season and 1-3-0 in conference play.
Baylor is on the road for the next two matches. They travel to Iowa State Thursday and then West Virginia on Sunday.
Let’s make it a great week!
Publisher
Does Barry Manilow know that you rate his wardrobe?
Don’t mess with the bull, you’ll get the horns!
I wear the required uniform…Tights!
By now, you know what 80s movie these lines are connected to…1985’s The Breakfast Club.
Signature members of The Brat Pack – Emilio Esteves, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald – spent a Saturday in detention for whatever offense they committed in school. Through their introspection, they had a lot more in common than they thought.
And since this was a John Hughes Film, it followed the format of every John Hughes film. It was filmed in suburban Chicago.
But the reason the RJB sets up this week’s tour through the 80s is because of the closing theme, “Don’t you (Forget about me)” from Simple Minds is the memorable song from the film. You can’t think of one without the other.
The interesting thing about this piece is that several notable acts were offered the song and turned it down. That included Billy Idol.
Well, the Scottish band wound up delivering their signature song. It went to No. 1 in the United States.
As always, watch and listen or just listen to this week’s walk through the decade of excess.
****
It was fun being a college football fan on Saturday just channel surfing from game to game to see what was going across the college football world.
However, going through the world of social media following the conclusion of a game, I had a mind to check in on the accounts of those teams who lost. Here’s what I learned.
1. ”Loyal” fans of fill in the blank number of years renounced their loyalty.
2. Their sorrow became a transitive property because their family cried similar tears since their teams lost for the first time in school history.
3. Something like a shoe or beer bottle or coffee table decoration was thrown at the television in anger thereby destroying it.
I laughed in amusement especially at the TV undeservedly getting the brunt of the frustration. I came to these conclusions.
1. These “loyal” fans are just Twitter bots or bored people in desperate need of attention and have no connection to that school. It’s probably a little bit of both. The more I surfed throughout the day, the more I read the same scripted tweet with insert school here.
2. If these really were loyal fans, for them to bail over one game is weak sauce. I’m an SMU alum. I went to Houston 95, SMU 21 in 1989 in the Astrodome.
3. I’m thinking that while we’re dealing with economic challenges, BestBuy, Wal-Mart or your favorite appliance stores were pretty busy on Sunday selling TVs. Anger helping the economic comeback.
****
OK, so now that we have that out of the way, here are my observations of where we are at with the Big 12.
>Oklahoma is terrible. It’s in total freefall. For the Sooners to be in the Big 12 basement is the most stunning development through the first six weeks of the season.
They weren’t even competitive against Texas in the Red River Shootout. When this team has the worst shutout loss in school history and pretty much gave up in the second half, Brent Venables might have more than he bargained for when he took this job.
With or without Dillon Gabriel (concussion) I really don’t know who the Sooners can beat in this league.
>Before we resuscitate Texas is Back talk, I will say that when you watch the Longhorns with Quinn Ewers at QB, they do look like a different team. They are more efficient. His release is quick. His arm is strong.
Now, Texas can be Texas, turn around and lay an egg at home Saturday against Iowa State and then everything shuts down after that. It’s a watch and see thing with them.
>I would say Iowa State is a really hard luck 0-3 Big 12 team. Cyclones have dropped all three of their league games by 11 points to Baylor, Kansas and Kansas State.
>TCU-Kansas was a great game. Really great game. Max Duggan is turning his career around and become more efficient and just a flat-out playmaker. I think you have to give more respect to the Jayhawks for the way they rallied.
They had two drives end deep in Horned Frog territory and lost their starting QB Jalon Daniels.
>Oklahoma State-Texas Tech very entertaining. While it was tied at 31, Tech QB Behren Morton’s INT late in the third quarter, gave the Cowboys the momentum they needed to pull out a 41-31 win. BTW, Morton is a great kid. He came to Baylor a couple of times during his recruiting time. I always liked talking to him.
Spencer Sanders wasn’t great but good enough to win the game.
The Cowboys have two interesting weeks coming up for them. They visit TCU Saturday then play host to Texas on Oct. 22. They could affirm themselves at the top or fall out of the running.
****
Now some national musings….
>No. 3 Alabama darn lucky to escape from Texas A&M, 24-20. I had to talk my Crimson Tide off the ledge late Saturday. JK but she was OMG, DAD!
But if you turn it over four times, you’re asking for it. For the year, the Crimson Tide is -7 in the turnover ratio. Very un-Saban like.
If you really watched this game, I understood what the Tide was trying to do with no Bryce Young at QB. Let a really good running game lead the way and allow the pup QB Jalen Milroe make safe throws to win the game.
I think Saban gambled holding out Young to get him ready for the third Saturday in October. It paid off with two yards to spare.
Alabama did that. But turnovers are the equalizer. They take care of the ball, they manhandle the Aggies. A&M couldn’t cross it’s 40 when the game was played straight up.
>Tennessee is very good. That was a major beatdown at LSU. The No. 6 Volunteers can win the SEC East. If they beat Alabama in Knoxville Saturday, they have a lot of confidence going into the remainder of the season.
Rocky Top plays at Georgia on Nov. 5.
>No. 2 Ohio State might be playing the best of anyone in the country. Buckeyes are just blowing out everyone they play. While they trailed in the opener against Notre Dame, they wound up winning by 11 (21-10). Since then, their margin of victories are 33, 56, 31, 39 and 29.
QB C.J. Stroud has to be considered the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy. He’s been phenomenal thus far.
>The team that might be pretty good that no one wants to talk about that much? Take a look at No. 11 UCLA. While Lincoln Riley and USC are getting the lions share of the coverage, Chip Kelly’s Bruins just knocked off two ranked teams – Washington and Utah – at the Rose Bowl over the last two weeks.
Watch QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson (called DTR). He can sling it and is a playmaker. A Heisman dark horse.
****
Plenty of Baylor-West Virginia coverage coming up in advance to Thursday’s game in Morgantown. Again, there is no blitz on Friday.
****
now, a look at other Baylor sports…
>Baylor men's golf finished off a 23-under 841 on Tuesday to secure a third-place finish at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
Luke Dossey, Tyler Isenhart and Johnny Keefer shot 3-under 69's to lead BU to its best 54-hole stroke-play tournament since a second-place finish at the Arizona Intercollegiate in January of 2020.
The Bears will compete in the Big 12 Match Play Oct. 17-19 at the Golf Club at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas.
>Baylor women's tennis went a combined 4-2 over six matches during the final day of the H-E-B Invite, hosted at the Hurd Tennis Center on Sunday.
Baylor saw Paula Barañano and Brooke Thompson each claim singles wins, with Barañano posting a win over No. 96 Elza Tomase from Tennessee, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7. Thompson, a native of Oklahoma City, Okla., posted a win over Susanna Brass from Texas, 7-6, 2-6, 10-0
>The 17th-ranked Baylor volleyball squad took the match against West Virginia in straight sets in Morgantown on Saturday, winning 3-0. That followed a grueling 5-set victory over Oklahoma this past Wednesday the Ferrell Center.
The Bears (14-3, 4-1) had the Mountaineers (6-11, 0-5) from the beginning, though West Virginia made a strong push in the third set. BU won 25-12, 25-9, 25-23 over WVU in the WVU Coliseum.
Senior Kara McGhee had a double-double in the match, recording 10 blocks (three solo, seven assisted) and 10 kills. Both Lauren Harrison and McGhee each had 10 kills with one error each.
>Baylor soccer defeated Kansas, 3-2, Thursday night at Betty Lou Mays Field with a thrilling 90th minute goal. The Bears came back from a 2-1 deficit to topple Kansas.
However, the Lady Bears lost to Kansas State, 2-1, on Sunday at home. The Bears are now 3-7-2 on the season and 1-3-0 in conference play.
Baylor is on the road for the next two matches. They travel to Iowa State Thursday and then West Virginia on Sunday.
Let’s make it a great week!
