Iowa State Unbeaten: High Stakes Game Against Baylor

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00:00And we start in Ames, where Iowa State remains unbeaten.

00:07The Cyclones, 11 and a half point favorite, Kev, against the Baylor, 45 and a half.

00:12Is that total?

00:13The Cyclones, one of the five best scoring defenses in college football.

00:18For Dave Aranda and the Bears, they get beat on a Hail Mary in Boulder two weeks ago.

00:23All right, bounce back in Waco against the Vampires that are the BYU Cougars.

00:28They got routed early, unable to muster up a comeback.

00:32How important is this game today in Ames?

00:34So for Iowa State, it's really important.

00:38I'm sure many of you have seen, they come out pretty weekly, if the playoff began today.

00:44And consistently now, this week, we've seen the Iowa State Cyclones host, or not hosting,

00:50having the buy-in, being the fourth team in that playoff.

00:53And I don't know how many of you out there take the time, but I just, you know, exercise,

00:56all right, I think, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, constantly just move right past

00:59Iowa State, right?

01:00Like, all right, they're going to get beat by whomever that fifth seed is, assuming they

01:03beat the 12th seed kind of situation.

01:07One of the ways, though, that Iowa State, I think, can change that perception is Rocco

01:10Beck hitting the next level.

01:12Rocco Beck, as a freshman, was excellent, averaging 8.5 yards per pass attempt.

01:17So far, through four weeks, it's about 8.4, which is good.

01:20You want improvement year over year.

01:23And that's what I look at with Iowa State this season, is offensively, they look like

01:28a team that, if they do win the Big 12, when they play in the second round of the CFP,

01:34is going to get steamrolled here.

01:36And I think Beck could break out, because Baylor's defense is bad, Dave Aranda's not

01:41on a hot seat, Dave Aranda is fired, it's just a matter of when they announce that,

01:45that's how bad it's gone for, I think, here in Waco, I don't see any saving of it.

01:49Beck breakout is how I would look for this game.

01:51Yeah, BYU attacked them over the top, I mean, especially with the passing attack.

01:55I think from the spread perspective, I sort of lean to Baylor in a bounce back spot to

02:00keep it close.

02:01They've won three of the last five in regards to the series, so typically, even though the

02:06game is in names, I lean to the Bears, with Sawyer Robertson, to maybe make it a game.

02:12Lean to the over as well, in regards to the matchup, Kevin's point, I mean, they blew

02:17right through that total with BYU last week, in regards to almost 60 points, right?

02:22So again, Aranda's gone, we know that.

02:27I just think in this particular spot, this is an opportunity where it's 12, 11 1⁄2,

02:32I like the Bears, everybody was on the Bears last week against BYU, nobody's on them, somewhat

02:38rivalry game, I'll take Baylor with the points.

02:41Genor Sanders, two weeks ago against Baylor, threw for more than 340 yards.

02:45If Rocco Beck does have that breakout, keep an eye on two of his top targets that are

02:49as good as you will see in the Big 12, Jay Lenoil and Jaden Higgins.

02:53Jay Lenoil, the lesser of the two receiving yards props today, at 54 1⁄2.

02:58Iowa State, consistent on the defensive side of the football, off to the best start in

03:03program history, at least in the last two decades, and a perfect 3-0 against the spread

03:08against FBS competition.

03:10Kev, you said this during Ben's Top 10, when you look at the AP poll, 16 through 20, four

03:15of those five schools from the Big 12 in Oklahoma now in SEC program.

03:20Iowa State is the Big 12 title favorite.

03:23Iowa State is the highest ranked team in the AP Top 25, checking in at 16th nationally.

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