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Feb 25, 2025•14 min
Jan 30, 2025•5 min
Please Bear with Me is back after a few weeks off to cover all the news surrounding the Baylor Bears. Coaching switch ups, decommits, commits, transfer portal news, and of course a preview of the Air Force game are all on the table this episode. Travis begins the episode congratulating the Bears who were awarded All Big 12 Team honors. Dillon Doyle was the story of this year's honorees making both the 2nd team defensive and offensive teams. Congratulations Dillon! Then Travis will talk about the...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Baylor was unable to snag a signature win in Austin last weekend as the Longhorns used the rushing attack to close out the game 38-27. Despite winning the time of possession, turnover battle, and having a defensive score the Bears were unable to score any offensive points in the 2nd half and lost. Andrew Miner joins Please Bear with Me to wrap up the regular season. First we'll discuss the recent hirings of Matt Rhule to Nebraska and Luke Fickell to Wisconsin and how we think each coach will do ...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Baylor had every opportunity to play spoiler to TCU's season, but fell short as TCU hit a FG as time expired to go on to win 29-28. Baylor heads to Austin this week for maybe the final time (at least for awhile) to face the Texas Longhorns. Texas needs to win to keep their Big 12 title hopes alive, but will count on Kansas to knock off Kansas State in order for that to happen. Scotty Swingler joins Please Bear with Me this week to discuss the gut-wrenching loss to TCU. The guys will run through ...
Nov 22, 2022•52 min
It was a rough night in Waco for the Baylor Bears as they were unable to score a touchdown in a 31-3 beating by the Kansas State Wildcats. It was an incredible turnout in a blackout themed game for the fans, but the team wasn't able to rise to the occasion. Travis rides solo this week and he kicks off the episode with a short, yes short, recap of the Kansas State game. He doesn't mince words as he quickly admits the Bears were flat out embarrassed at home. Travis was disappointed in the defensiv...
Nov 17, 2022•39 min
Baylor is bowl eligible after a hard fought 38-35 win in Norman against the Sooners. The Bears have now won back-to-back road games and back-to-back games vs Oklahoma. Only 3 times has a team to beat OU in back-to-back years since 2010 and Baylor has now done it twice. Former Baylor OL Blake Blackmar of Blackmar BBQ returns to Please Bear with Me in the midst of Baylor's ongoing title defense. Travis opens the show discussing the 4 teams still in the running for the Big 12 Championship and what ...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Baylor gets its first win in Lubbock since 1990 this past weekend defeating the Red Raiders 45-17. We were told we should "Fear the Dark" in Lubbock, but in the end it wasn't very scary. The Bears intercepted 3 different QB's 5 total times in route to a big win and now are just 1 win away from bowl eligibility. Paul Catalina of SicEm365 joins Please Bear with Me this week and we start this week's episode discussing the new TV deal signed by the Big 12 and ESPN/FOX. Paul thinks this is a positive...
Nov 02, 2022•59 min
The Baylor Bears bounced back last weekend with a 35-23 win over the Kansas Jayhawks. The Jayhawks made it interesting after coming back down 28-3 at half, but the Bears were able to fend them off with a late 4th quarter touchdown. Now Baylor will head to Lubbock on Saturday for a matchup with the Texas Tech Red Raiders in their blackout game. This week Travis is joined by former Baylor QB Seth Russell. The conversation begins with discussing the pair's favorite Halloween candies and what can be...
Oct 26, 2022•50 min
The Bears could not make it out alive vs West Virginia on Thursday night, and just as we presumed things got weird. Baylor fell 43-40 in a gut wrenching loss and could not overcome special teams mistakes once again. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait another 2 years before trying again for our first win in Morgantown. Travis rides solo this week and kicks off the episode with a "state of the team" address. Travis believes it's too late for this team to become truly elite and make the Big 12 Champ...
Oct 18, 2022•55 min
The Baylor Bears will look to bounce back on the road on Thursday night in Morgantown vs the West Virginia Mountaineers. Baylor does not have a very good track record when visiting West Virginia and things can get weird on Thursday nights, but the Bears need a win to get back on track for the loaded back half of their schedule. This week Travis is joined by Brian Horn, recruiting analyst for Bears Illustrated. Brian kicks off the show breaking down Baylor's recruiting strategy and their ability ...
Oct 11, 2022•52 min
Baylor dropped its second game of the season this past weekend vs the Oklahoma State Cowboys with a final score of 36-25. The rematch of the Big 12 Championship tilted towards the Pokes in a pivotal game early in the conference schedule. Travis is joined this week by Matt Wilson (aka mattisbear) to talk about last week's Big 12 matchups and the remainder of the season for the Bears. After a disappointing loss Travis decided to kick off this episode with something that would make all Bears' fans ...
Oct 05, 2022•35 min
The Baylor Bears return home to McLane stadium to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys after defeating Iowa State 31-24. It seems the Bears were able to learn from the trip to Provo earlier this year and take out the Cyclones on the road in Ames. Drake Toll of Locked On Baylor joins Please Bear with Me to discuss the Iowa State game. Travis and Drake don't think the score was indicative of how the game really went. The Bear's were in control of this game from the start and Iowa State couldn't get any...
Sep 27, 2022•49 min
Cyclones enter this game with an undefeated record of 3-0 while the Baylor Bears sit at 2-1. Baylor faced a tough road test in Week 2 at BYU, and we'll soon find out if they learned from their road mistakes. Travis opens the show up talking about what Dave talked about as he plays a clip from Coach Aranda's weekly press conference. Aranda was asked about the expectations of the team and if it has had any affect on them. Aranda goes on to explain the feelings in the locker room at halftime of the...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min
What a wild night it was in Provo, Utah as the Bears fell in double OT 26-20 to the BYU Cougars. It was a sloppy and undisciplined game for the Bears, but they somehow managed to stay in the game with a chance to win at the end. From full moons, cougar tails, and 60,000 plus screaming mormons it is sure to be the toughest atmosphere Baylor will see this year even with trips to Austin and Norman in the future. Travis kicks off this episode with Coach Aranda's opening statements from his BYU postg...
Sep 12, 2022•52 min
The Bears cruised to a 69-10 win against the Great Danes last Saturday in a nice tune up game before heading up to Provo, Utah this weekend. This Saturday's matchup versus BYU will feature 2 top 25 teams, and 2 of the best offensive lines in the nation. It will be a tough game for the Bears as BYU has the highest percentage of returning production from last year and certainly have circled this game on their calendars. Huge news in the college football world as it was announced last week the Coll...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The long off-season wait will finally come to a close this weekend as the Baylor Bears take on the Albany Great Danes. Travis Corley and Please Bear With Me are here to get you ready. The show kicks off with Scotty Swingler and host Travis Corley running through Baylor's schedule and predicting wins and losses for the Bears. While they both have high expectations for the season it might shock you to hear who they have beating Baylor. The schedule isn't as favorable as it was last year, but Baylo...
Aug 30, 2022•59 min
Another season of Baylor Football is almost upon us and Please Bear With Me is back to talk about the upcoming season. Expectations have not been this high for the Bears in quite some time, so it should be a very exciting season. Scotty Swingler joins host Travis Corley to talk about the season expectations. They begin the episode discussing the re-commitment of 4 Star QB Austin Novasod and how big a win this was for the program. Travis thinks this was Baylor recruiting hitting it's second win a...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min
It was a great day to be back at McLane for the Baylor football spring game. The alumni BBQ competition surely got everyone back in the mood for tailgating and football. Expectations are high as Baylor begins their trek to defend their Big 12 Championship on the heels of the greatest season in Baylor history. Travis begins the episode explaining what the expectations should be from a Spring game. You won’t be able to gather how good the upcoming season will go, but you can definitely get a feel ...
Apr 26, 2022•43 min
The Bears capped off a sugar sweet football season with a 21-7 win in the Sugar Bowl for Baylor's first ever NY6 bowl victory. This 12 win season is a program record and what an amazing turnaround it was for Coach Dave Aranda's 2nd year at the helm. Please Bear with Me once again welcomes Scotty Swingler to help recap this incredible season. This episode starts with a recap of the ups and downs of the Sugar Bowl and the impressive amount of records the Bears were able to set. Also, how Baylor wa...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 35 min
The Bears are bowling and Travis is here to get you ready for an exciting matchup with the Ole Miss Rebels. The Rebels have had somewhat of a similar experience as Baylor over the last couple of years. Both teams are in their 2nd year of a new head coach and both teams are coming off of a lackluster year. Ole Miss is coming off of a 5-5 year, and of course the Bears coming off of a 2 win season. Travis begins this episode doing a small recap of Baylor's recent bowl history starting in 2010. This...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Travis welcomes former Baylor Wide Receiver Chris Platt for an in-depth interview about his 6 years at Baylor. Chris was recruited by the Briles' staff, but ended up playing for 3 different Head Coaches during his time at Baylor. This interview covers everything starting from the Briles firing all the way to Chris's Pro Day experience and what he is up to now. Chris opens up about some misconceptions during his time at Baylor as well as his struggle with his mental health throughout it all. He t...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 32 min
The Baylor Bears are Big 12 Champions for a 3rd time in program history which now ties Baylor with 2nd most all-time. The Bears defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys 21-16 in what was one of the best games of the weekend and of the season. For anyone worried about whether or not the new Big 12 could draw viewership, I think that has been put to bed. Travis starts this episode discussing how Baylor has taken over the Big 12. Never in the history of the conference has a University simultaneously hel...
Dec 09, 2021•53 min
Your Baylor Bears are heading to a conference championship game for the second time in 3 years after a grind-it-out type of win and a little help from the Oklahoma State Cowboys. It wasn't the type of game we expected to see in the BUTT Bowl, but the Bears found a way to win and that's all that matters. Travis kicks off this episode discussing his disbelief that Baylor has a 10 win season with a potential to make it 12. He is also pretty excited this championship game will not include either OU ...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 21 min
The Baylor Bears are 1 win away from a 10 win season after dominating the Kansas State Wildcats. The final score of 20-10 does not tell the full story of this one. Aside from one 65 yard run the Bears didn't give the Wildcats any room to breathe. Travis opens this episode talking about the potential of Baylor making a 2nd Big 12 Championship appearance in 3 years. There were several different scenarios that could have landed the Bears in the Conference Championship, but now we have a clear cut a...
Nov 23, 2021•49 min
Travis Corley is taking a week off, so Scotty Swingler steps back into his former role as host for this week's episode! Scotty kicks off the episode by discussing Baylor's historic win over Oklahoma and what it means as we evaluate Gerry Bohanon, Abram Smith, and Dave Aranda. He also discusses his recently published "All-Time Baylor Football Team." Former Baylor RB and longtime friend of the show Terrance Ganaway stops by to talk all things Baylor football. Of particular interest: Ganaway's sing...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 15 min
The Bears were handed a tough loss to rival TCU last saturday, but in true Bryce Petty fashion we are now "just ready for OU". Who, like Texas, could be visiting Waco for the last time as a Big 12 opponent. Travis begins this episode discussing the most recent news revolving around the Baylor Football program as Assistant Head Coach Joey McGuire has accepted a position to become the new Texas Tech Head Coach. Travis is impressed with the humility shown by McGuire to stay around the program after...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min
The Baylor Bears moved up to #14 in the nation after a 31-24 victory over long-time rival Texas in what could have been the Longhorns last visit to Waco for some time. McLane was rocking for this one as fans chanted a sarcastic "SEC-SEC-SEC" as Texas left the field. What an amazing moment. Travis opens this episode with the news of TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson being let go after a 20 year ride with the Horned Frogs. It's not every day you see a University get rid of a coach with a statue in fro...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min
It's the week we've all been waiting for... Texas Hate Week. And this year it holds special meaning as it could be one of the last times Baylor hosts the Longhorns for quite a while. Travis begins this episode addressing the recent coaching opportunities that have come available. Usually the coaching carousel doesn't start until near the end of the year, but it only took us about 8 weeks to get there. Coach Aranda has said some encouraging words about Baylor, but you never truly know until the p...
Oct 26, 2021•48 min
The Baylor Bears gave future Big 12 opponent BYU a warm welcome this weekend as the Cougars got dominated 38-24. Travis kicks off this episode responding to a sound bite from Scotty Swingler revolving around the rumors that Dave Aranda may be a name to look at for the LSU head coaching position. Both of them seem to believe there won't be anything to worry about, but who truly knows? Then Travis dives into a recap of beating #19 BYU at home for Coach Aranda's 2nd win over a ranked opponent. Some...
Oct 20, 2021•56 min
