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Dave Campbell: Baylor eases past Rice to start 3-0
Our editor-in-chief wrote about Baylor's tight game with Rice, which was competitive longer than expected.
HOUSTON – Well, maybe I was wrong and not for the first time either. I thought the undefeated Baylor Bears would beat the Rice Owls with considerable room to spare last Saturday night and come back to Waco and get ready to put a real whipping on the visiting Iowa State, their next opponent. I mean, the Texas Longhorns had no trouble with Rice just the week before and is Baylor that far behind? But while Iowa State was clubbing Louisiana-Monroe last Saturday night, 72-20, the Bears were just squeezing past the Owls, 21-13.
So what gives? Is this part of somebody’s master plan? Did the Bears deliberately ease up on the throttle in order to persuade the odds-makers to make Iowa State the favorite in this upcoming game? I don’t think so.
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