Die Allianz T-D-P » fore an announcement was made shortly befor

Baylor opens the season Friday night and no team is more anxious than the Bears to embark on a new normal.The season begins at McLane Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, FSN) with a matchup against Northwestern State, a series the Bears have dominated to the tune of a 4-0 record.The opponent is almost a peripheral matter for the Bears, who might be glad to see anything but the usual around the program.Someone noted during Baylor interim head coach Jim Grobes first game-week press conference on Monday that Grobe was wearing the biggest smile anyone had seen from him since he was named head coach in a whirlwind summer for the program.Grobe again smiled at the question and replied, essentially, that football is the fun part of his job and hes happy to finally get to it.Its just good to get to football, Grobe said. Weve spent a lot of time talking about things that have to be talked about. Weve had to deal with a lot of serious issues. But now its kind of more lighthearted because were getting ready to play a game. For me its just exciting to get back into a football season and watch these guys perform.Grobe walked into an unusual situation in June when took the Baylor job.Baylor dismissed Art Briles, the coach that helped the Bears rise from the ashes to win two straight Big 12 titles, amidst the universitys major Title IX failings.Briles took the blame for a rash of rape cases involving Baylor players after an independent law firm, hired by Baylor, investigated the schools problems and determined Briles was culpable. Additionally, 16 players were deleted from the roster since the scandal began.Oddly, however, most of the rest of Briles staff remained at the school. Those are the coaches that Grobe is allowing to continue running the program.In the past I had more input as far as what we were going to do X and O wise, Grobe said. I had more input as far as what players were going to be first, second team. Ive had to rely on our coaching staff quite a bit. Ive relied on them to stack the guys up first, second, third team. I really couldnt do that until we start playing games. From that standpoint, Ive been really, really impressed. I think weve got a great group of coaches on both sides of the ball.It seems like Grobe was hired to speak at press conferences and let the same people who were running practice keep at it.Grobes results speaking to the media have been mixed.He drew the ire of regional media at Big 12 Media Days in July when he said that Baylor no longer had a culture problem on its team. That statement appeared all the more naive later in the summer as another couple of legal issues cropped up for Baylor players.But on Monday, Grobe met with mostly local media and was able to maintain his bright complexion throughout the presser. He handled a question about wide receiver Ishmael Zamora, who is in limbo after video of him beating and kicking a dog, got into the mainstream media. Grobes response was measured and appropriate to the schools current circumstances.Were just following the process, Grobe said. I think we were criticized in the past for not having a process. Its critical that were fair and reasonable in our decisions. I have no problem that its taking longer.Thats probably the right answer for Grobe in the long run as he will continue to field questions about issues other than football this season.Offense should be Baylors strength yet again, but the Bears are not in great shape defensively if you count only proven players.Points wont be an issue if health isnt. Baylors backfield is well-stocked with running back Shock Linwood, who gained 1,329 yards last season, back behind quarterback Seth Russell. In seven games before he was injured in 2015, Russell passed for 2,104 yards and an astounding 29 touchdowns.The one big name to replace on the offensive side of the ball is wide receiver Corey Coleman, a first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns). Custom Colorado Rockies Jerseys . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Colorado Rockies Shirts .com) - Richie Incognito has reportedly been admitted to a psychiatric care unit in Arizona. https://www.cheaprockiesjerseys.us/ . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. Fake Rockies Jerseys . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Rockies Jerseys China . At a Manhattan federal court hearing, attorney Jordan Siev said his law office has gotten more evidence nearly every day to support its lawsuit accusing MLB and Selig of going on a "witch hunt" to ruin Rodriguezs reputation and career. He said the defendants went "way over the line. LEXINGTON, Va. -- Julian Eleby scored 18 points, QJ Peterson added 17 and VMI beat Division III Southern Virginia 78-47 on Tuesday night.Eleby and Peterson hit four 3-pointers apiece and Peterson moved past Ramon Williams into ninth on VMIs career scoring list.Eleby hit three 3s and scored 11 points during an 18-2 run that made it 30-16 with 3:57 left in the first half and the Keydets (1-1) led by double figures the rest of the way. Two free throws by Garrettt Gilkeson gave VMI its biggest lead at 74-44 with 3:16 to play.ddddddddddddRashay Douglas led the Knights with 16 points.VMI converted 19 Southern Virginia turnovers into 23 points and outscored the Knights 40-18 in the paint.Southern Virginia made just 17 of 49 (34.7 percent) from the field, including 1 of 9 from 3-point range. ' ' '