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B AYLOR “B” A SSOCIATION
BAYLOR LETTERWINNERS UPDATE
Friday, November 21 2014
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Serenity Prayer Good Medicine When
Following College Football Rankings
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Save the Dates
 August 31 - Lounge
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Dedication Ceremony
(invitation only) 2:00
pm. Football Legend
BU vs. SMU, Waco,
TX. Kickoff: 6:30pm
September 6 - Baylor
Football Legend BU
vs. Northwestern St.,
Waco, TX.
Oct. 10 - Dutch
Schroeder Bear Claw
Golf Tournament
honoring Gerald Cobb,
Twin Rivers Golf
Course, Waco, TX.
Oct. 11 - Football
Legend BU vs. TCU,
Waco, TX.
Oct. 31 - Hall of Fame
and Wall of Honor
Ceremony, Waco, TX.
Nov. 1 - Homecoming
Parade &
Letterwinners
Breakfast , Waco, TX.
Nov. 1 - Homecoming
Game BU s. Kansas,
Waco, TX.
Nov. 22 - Football
Legend BU vs.
Oklahoma St., Waco,
TX.
Dec. 6 - Football
Legend BU vs. Kansas
St., Waco, TX.
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Quote of the Week
“Everything
you want is
on the other
side of
fear.”
Now is the time...
hat a great day to be a
Baylor Bear! That is
still true despite the fact that
media talking heads and the
College Football Playoff Committee members have treated
our Bears less than favorable in
the recent college football
playoff rankings. On Tuesday
evening, after I saw the latest
rankings from the College
Football Playoff committee, I
thought I had missed something. I wanted answers to two
questions. How did Mississippi State lose to #5 Alabama
and fall only to fourth in the
rankings? Secondly, how did
#8 Ohio State’s victory over
#25 Minnesota propel them to
move ahead of BU and jump
three spots in the rankings?
Most of us would think that
it would be difficult to create a
perfect college playoff system,
but there are just too many
unanswered questions about
the current system. When
College Football Playoff
Chairman Jeff Long explained
the current rankings, I became
even more confused. Coach
Briles seems to have the right
approach to his teams’ final
three games, which is to simply focus on defeating the next
opponent. In other words, he
plans to focus only on those
things within his control. As a
child, my mother would often
make me
recite the
Serenity
Prayer during times
like these.
The prayer
goes like
this: “God,
grant me the serenity to accept
the things I cannot change, the
courage to change the things I
can, and the wisdom to know
the difference.” Not bad advice
for those of us who have privately offered a few not-sokind words to our hardworking playoff committee.
As the Bears prepare to take
on OSU tomorrow, remember
all Baylor fans are encouraged
to join the team in wearing
black at the game and to spread
the word by using
#EveryoneInBlack on social
media. The game will be televised nationally on FOX and
kickoff is set for 6:35pm (CT).
Finally, we wish to express
our sincere condolences to the
families of the following letterwinners and coaches who
passed away this month: Billy
Hayes, James Rust, Corky Nelson, Earl Wayne Miller, and
Kelvin Chaisson.
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”
Sic ‘em!
Big 12 Releases Baylor Football’s 2015
Conference Schedule
B
aylor will open next season's conference schedule
with back-to-back away games
according to the 2015 conference schedule which was released by the Big 12 office on
Wednesday. First on Oct. 3,
the Bears will again play Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium for
the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout in Arlington,
Texas. That contest will be
followed the Bears will play at
Kansas (Oct. 10).
Baylor then welcomes
West Virginia (Oct. 17) and
Iowa State (Oct. 24) to
McLane Stadium for the first
time. An off-week precedes a
Thursday night showdown
with Kansas State on Nov. 5 in
Manhattan, Kan. The Bears
then return to Waco to host
Oklahoma (Nov. 14), before
taking on Oklahoma State
(Nov. 21) in Stillwater.
On the Friday after Thanksgiving, Baylor will meet longtime rival TCU (Nov. 27) in
Fort Worth. The Bears close
the season on Dec. 5 by hosting UT at McLane Stadium.
Baylor's 2015 nonconference schedule includes
home games against Lamar
(Sept. 12) and Rice (Sept. 26),
but the Bears will open the
2015 season on the road at
SMU (Sept. 5). All 12 dates
are subject to change based on
requests received from the Big
12's television partners or other factors. A date for Baylor's
2015 Homecoming will be set
at a later time.
Baylor is currently ranked
No. 6 in the AP and coaches'
top 25 polls and No. 7 in the
latest College Football Playoff
rankings.
BAYLOR 2015 SCHEDULE
Sept. 5 - at SMU
Sept. 12 - Lamar
Sept. 26 - Rice
Oct. 3 - vs. Texas Tech (AT&T)
Oct. 10 - at Kansas
Oct. 17 - West Virginia
Oct. 24 - Iowa State
Nov. 5 - at Kansas State
Nov. 14 - Oklahoma
Nov. 21 - at Oklahoma State
Nov. 27 - at TCU
Dec. 5 - Texas
George’s Catering
Pre Game Meal in Letterwinners Lounge
11/22/14 Baylor vs. Oklahoma State
For more Information
call (254) 710-3045
Hamburger w/Grilled Onions & Grilled Chicken
Sandwich with Cheese, Mustard, Mayonnaise,
Lettuce, Tomatoes, Pickles, Broccoli Salad, Honey Baked Beans, Brownies & Assorted Cookies,
Iced Tea & Water
Baylor Letterwinners Pre-Game Tailgate
Opens at 3:30 p.m. Prior to Baylor vs. Oklahoma St. Game
Saturday, November 22, 2014
*Closes 30 minutes prior to kickoff (KO at 6:35 p.m.)
Tailgate tent located on river peninsula near south end zone
Baylor “B” Association to Honor Former
WR Trent Shelton as 2014 Football Legend
P
lease join us at the game on
Saturday as the “B” Association pays tribute to 2014
Football Legend and former
wide receiver for the Bears
Trent Shelton. From North
Crowley HS, in Fort Worth,
Texas, Shelton was a four-year
varsity letterwinner for the
Bears from 2003-2006. At his
departure in
2007, he
was ranked
6th in career
receptions at
Baylor, and
he held the
nation’s 4th
longest
streak in
consecutive games with at least
one reception. He currently
ranks among Baylor’s career
leaders in several categories
including
most receptions,
total receiving
yards, and
touchdowns.
Shelton is
also a
member of Dave Campbell’s
All-Decade team of the
2000’s (2000-2009).
After leaving Baylor in
2007, Shelton spent three
seasons in the National Football League with the Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, and the Washington
Redskins. He is now founder
and president of RehabTime,
a Christian-based non-profit
organization located in the
Dallas, Ft. Worth area.
Long-Time Baylor Football Defensive
Coordinator “Corky” Nelson Passes Away
C
lark
“Corky”
Nelson, who led
John Tyler High
School to the
1973 Class 4A
state football
championship, and later
helped lead the Bears to the
school’s first Southwest Conference title in 50 years, died
Monday in Temple after a
long battle with Parkinson’s
disease. He was 75.
Nelson was an all conference linebacker and center at
Southwest Texas State (now
Texas State), where he was
captain of the 1963 team that
went undefeated.
Nelson’s 1973 John Tyler
team, which included future
Heisman Trophy winner Earl
Campbell, 15-year NFL player
Ronnie Lee, and two time
Baylor All-American Gary
Don Johnson, was voted the
top football team from 1960 to
1985 by Dave Campbell’s
Texas Football Magazine.
The team finished 15-0 and
defeating Austin Reagan 2114 to capture the Class 4A
state title game.
After winning the 4A state
championship, Nelson was
named
defensive
coordinator at
Baylor
University by
Grant Teaff the following
year. While at Baylor, he
coached three-time All American Mike Singletary. Nelson
was DC from 1974 to 1981,
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helping lead the Bears to two
SWC titles in 1974 and 1980.
He became head coach of
North Texas State (now the
University of North Texas) in
1982. He led UNT from Division I-A independent into the
Southland Conference. He
coached UNT to the Southland
Conference title in 1983, guiding the Mean Green to their
first of its three playoff appearances. He also guided UNT to
postseason appearances in
1987 and 1988. During his
tenure at UNT, he posted a
record of 48-52-1 at UNT,
ranking third in wins in program history. He was inducted
into the school’s Hall of Fame
in 2013.
After leaving North Texas,
Nelson became head coach at
Seguin High School from 1991
-95, leading the squad to two
playoff berths.
Nelson later was an assistant coach at NCAA Division
III Mary Hardin-Baylor, helping the Cru to two American
Southwest titles.
Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Temple Bible Church, 3205 Oakview Drive, in Temple. Memorials may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation,
1359 Broadway, Suite 1509,
New York, New York 10018
or the Corky Nelson Memorial
Scholarship at the University
of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Nelson is survived by his wife,
Judy, who coached the University of North Texas women’s
basketball team from 1983-89,
and two daughters.