&bull; Baylor mercifully reaches its bye week at 0-5. The Bears endured personnel losses, as Ish Wilson and Jourdan Blake are no longer on the team. With punter Drew Galitz out for the season, how desperate are the Bears for players?

&bull; Which games does Baylor have the best chance of winning?

&bull; College Gameday visits Fort Worth as the No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs host No. 23 West Virginia.  Who will win?

&bull; We match each Big 12 team with the perfect Tom Petty song.

One True Podcast: Tom Petty match game on bye week

Brice Cherry and John Werner are joined by John Hoover (@johnehoover), co-host of the radio show Further Review with Hoover & Rew on The Franchise in Tulsa, OK.

&bull; Baylor heads to Stillwater to play Oklahoma State. The Bears have had little luck against the Cowboys, even with top-flight teams. Can the Bears compete? Are the Cowboys capable of playing their way into the Big 12 Championship?

&bull; Baylor's rushing game has been terrible. Will the return of JaMycal Hasty make a difference?

&bull; Josh Gordon claimed coaches at Baylor helped him beat drug tests. Does anything from the Art Briles era shock us now?

&bull;  Oklahoma may have blown its playoff hopes with loss to Iowa State. But Texas' stock is on the ride. Can the Longhorns pull off the upset in the Red River game?

&bull; We discuss the ideal format for the playoffs.

One True Podcast:  Stillwater cuts deep for Bears

Our guest this week is Sean Manning of the Dominion Post in Morgantown, West Virginia.
&bull; Two teams heading in opposite directions meet in McLane Stadium this week. West Virginia is riding high after a big win over Texas Tech. But this could be a trap game for the Mountaineers. Will this be the week Baylor scores an upset?
&bull; Oklahoma State heads to Austin to take on UT. Texas is better than expected with Sam Ehlinger at QB. Is this the week the Longhorns finally score an upset as well.
&bull; We pick our midseason best at offense, defense and coaching in the Big 12.
&bull; Can West Virginia play themselves into the Big 12 championship game?

One True Podcast: We're saying they got a chance

We're joined by Cedric Golden, columnist for the Austin American-Statesman, to talk about Baylor's upcoming match up with the University of Texas. 

&bull; Both Tom Herman and Matt Rhule have gotten off to rocky starts in their tenures. We evaluate both of their performances.

&bull; Some mystery at quarterback for both teams. Rhule said Zach Smith will start, but everyone is high on Charlie Brewer. Sam Ehlinger has been undergoing concussion protocol.

&bull; Oklahoma State heads to West Virginia. Can the Cowboys win before their big Bedlam game?

&bull; TCU goes to Ames, Iowa, to face No. 25 Iowa State. Yes, the Cyclones are ranked. Can they win? And will ESPN Gameday make a journey there?

One True Podcast: The Disappointment Bowl

&bull; It’s time for Bedlam, and even though Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both have one loss at this point, it’s still a pretty huge game for both teams. Of course, they could both be winless and it would still capture the interest of the people of Oklahoma.
 
&bull; Is it the best rivalry in the Big 12, or is it even Oklahoma’s biggest rival? Is OU-Texas bigger?

&bull; As far as this matchup goes, you’ve got two of the best QBs in the nation in Mason Rudolph and Baker Mayfield and explosive players on both sides. It’s in Stillwater. What’s your prediction?
 
&bull; Three other fairly interesting matchups in the Big 12. Give me your pick and a one-sentence reason why you’re leaning that way: Kansas State at Texas Tech / Texas at TCU /Iowa State at West Virginia

&bull; Finally, there’s the game that few outside of Lawrence and Waco will care about: Baylor at Kansas. I called it the Basket Bowl, since it would be better on the court. All year we figured the Bears would beat the Jayhawks, but they’re so beat up now that even that might not happen. Just how desperate has the situation gotten for Baylor?

One True Podcast: Bedlam and the Basket Bowl — with Michael Peters

Talking undefeated La Vega with special guest Jason Orts and breaking down all the playoff scenarios in Week 11.

#TribFridayNight Football Podcast: Playoff time, with Jason Orts

We're joined by Southwest Conference Hall of Famer Tracy Saul, a former Red Raiders star at Texas Tech (and Waco resident), to talk Big 12 football this week.

• We know Texas Tech has had some defensive issues in recent years, but it appeared to be improving early in the year. But over the last four games, the Raiders have surrendered 40+ points, including a 42-35 loss to Kansas State last week. As a defensive stud, Tracy, that's gotta be hard to watch. What do you think is the issue there?

• Baylor vs. Texas Tech is the "Texas Farm Bureau Shootout," and the name fits with the DFW showdown averaging 95 points since 2010. But the Briles offense is gone now. Do you think the trend will continue?

• Kliff Kingsbury readily acknowledged that he's on the hot seat before the season began. He's now 28-31 in his fifth season. As a Red Raiders alum, Tracy, what's your assessment of his performance? Does he deserve more time?

• Two big Top 25 matchups on the sheet this week with No. 11 Oklahoma State going to Ames, Iowa to take on No. 15 Iowa State and No. 5 Oklahoma hosting No. 8 TCU. Who you got?

• We'd be remiss if we didn't talk a little Southwest Conference football and travel down Memory Lane with Tracy. What's the one moment from your playing career that never fails to make you smile?

One True Podcast: SWC Hall of Fame edition — with Tracy Saul

&bull; So, Baylor wasn’t able to make it two in a row. After beating Kansas a couple of weekends ago, the Bears couldn’t do the same against Texas Tech, allowing a kickoff return for a TD and a fumble return for a score in a 38-24 loss to the Red Raiders. One observer said he felt like it was one of the few games this year where Baylor had a legitimate chance to win but really beat itself. Is that concerning for Matt Rhule’s Bears going forward?

&bull; When you talk about not beating yourself, let me introduce you to the Iowa State Cyclones. The craziest stat of the season may be Iowa State’s lack of a single lost fumble all year. That seems like a recipe for disaster for these young Bears, doesn’t it?

&bull; One impressive thing is the fact that the Bears continue to work hard, they continue to have fun. In that vein, we had fun talking to Ish Wainright this week.

&bull; Speaking of Ish and that experiment, is it possible that he may have the best NFL shot of any of Baylor’s seniors?

&bull; A few weeks ago, we played a little game where we described each Big 12 team in a Tom Petty song. Knowing John's a big music guy, and a big fan of the Beatles, he's going to come up with a team, player or coach who fits each of the four Beatles. For instance, who’s the Paul, who’s the John, and so forth?

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