Briles mentioned being proud of his team to fight back from 17 points down to have two possessions to tie or win the game.
Mentioned he wasn't surprised to throw 40+ passes because his team was trying to come from behind, but would like to have had the lead and run the ball a little more and better.
Colorado next week---we have to bounce back, regroup, refocus and win a big football game.
Smoaky
Saturday, October 9, 2010
BU not accepting "almost anymore."
Baylor loses to Texas Tech, 45-38 at The Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
Heckuva game, Bears had their opportunities in the fourth-quarter and rallied back from a 17-point deficit to get the chance to tie the game.
I don't have all the stats in front of me, but Robert Griffin III, Terrance Ganaway, Josh Gordon and Kendall Wright all starred on offense.
Defensively, huge interception from Prince Kent that really gave Baylor a legitimate chance in the fourth-quarter.
Bears sloppy tackling really haunted them in the first half especially, but the two teams, Baylor and Tech both came up with some stops in the second half.
Baylor travels to Colorado in what I think is a must win as they work towards the 6-wins and a possible bowl appearance.
I know Art Briles and Company aren't into "close" but I don't think there's any doubt the Bears made more progress today in their growth process.
David Smoak
Heckuva game, Bears had their opportunities in the fourth-quarter and rallied back from a 17-point deficit to get the chance to tie the game.
I don't have all the stats in front of me, but Robert Griffin III, Terrance Ganaway, Josh Gordon and Kendall Wright all starred on offense.
Defensively, huge interception from Prince Kent that really gave Baylor a legitimate chance in the fourth-quarter.
Bears sloppy tackling really haunted them in the first half especially, but the two teams, Baylor and Tech both came up with some stops in the second half.
Baylor travels to Colorado in what I think is a must win as they work towards the 6-wins and a possible bowl appearance.
I know Art Briles and Company aren't into "close" but I don't think there's any doubt the Bears made more progress today in their growth process.
David Smoak
Enjoying a Saturday of peace and quiet...
I'm here at my place watching Baylor-Tech and their 7-on-7 shootout. Bears had such a nice start but appear to be a little overwhelmed right now, Tech up 45-28 but Bears are driving.
Bears defense really struggling today with missed tackles and against Tech's offense or any offense, that's death.
Kendall Wright having a nice game as is Robert Griffin III.
Art Briles has pulled out the stops with the fake punt to Antonio Johnson, and what a heads-up play by Terrance Ganaway on the onside kick meltdown by Tech when he picked it up and went in for the touchdown.
Still time left, but BU has to basically score on every possession and the defense must come up with a stop or two...
I'm feeling better, a little worn down from my first broadcast in three weeks, great game between Gatesville and China Spring. Cougars survived, 24-21 to open district with a victory.
We have a battle for first place next Friday between Robinson and China Spring at Cougar Stadium. We'll have the dual broadcast on 1660ESPN and Mix929FM. Paul Catalina and I will handle the broadcast for both programs.
Enjoy your weekend, and I hope to be back on "You Make The Call" on Monday afternoon.
Smoaky
Bears defense really struggling today with missed tackles and against Tech's offense or any offense, that's death.
Kendall Wright having a nice game as is Robert Griffin III.
Art Briles has pulled out the stops with the fake punt to Antonio Johnson, and what a heads-up play by Terrance Ganaway on the onside kick meltdown by Tech when he picked it up and went in for the touchdown.
Still time left, but BU has to basically score on every possession and the defense must come up with a stop or two...
I'm feeling better, a little worn down from my first broadcast in three weeks, great game between Gatesville and China Spring. Cougars survived, 24-21 to open district with a victory.
We have a battle for first place next Friday between Robinson and China Spring at Cougar Stadium. We'll have the dual broadcast on 1660ESPN and Mix929FM. Paul Catalina and I will handle the broadcast for both programs.
Enjoy your weekend, and I hope to be back on "You Make The Call" on Monday afternoon.
Smoaky
Friday, October 8, 2010
"Cleared...."
My wife Cindy and I went to my doctor here in Waco earlier today and after a few tests, he cleared me to get back to work "a little bit."
I'm here at Cougar Stadium in China Spring to do tonight's Gatesville @ China Spring broadcast, pregame at 7:15pm.
I'll take the weekend to play catch-up on some paperwork and relax a little bit.
I'll be in the office on Monday and on the show with Butch Henry and Paul Catalina on Monday afternoon.
I was planning on attending the Texas Tech-Baylor game at the Cotton Bowl, but the doctor wasn't thrilled with me being around everyone at the State Fair this weekend.
Paul and others from the station will cover the game.
I'll "try" and go 1/2 or 3/4's day and then the show.
We'll see...kickoff in about an hour.
David Smoak
I'm here at Cougar Stadium in China Spring to do tonight's Gatesville @ China Spring broadcast, pregame at 7:15pm.
I'll take the weekend to play catch-up on some paperwork and relax a little bit.
I'll be in the office on Monday and on the show with Butch Henry and Paul Catalina on Monday afternoon.
I was planning on attending the Texas Tech-Baylor game at the Cotton Bowl, but the doctor wasn't thrilled with me being around everyone at the State Fair this weekend.
Paul and others from the station will cover the game.
I'll "try" and go 1/2 or 3/4's day and then the show.
We'll see...kickoff in about an hour.
David Smoak
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Getting closer...
It's been 48-hours since I was released from the hospital and I am feeling stronger, but still have work to do.
My wife Cindy and our daughter Jennifer have taken me on a couple of errands to play a little catch-up with banking, etc...and believe it or not, just getting some fresh-air and sunshine was wonderful.
Best moment on Tuesday, Cindy and Jennifer took me out to China Spring H.S. so I could gather some information for Friday's radio broadcast for Gatesville-China Spring. As I was talking with Coach Bell outside of the field house, an assistant came driving by in a gator and I stopped and said, "hey, take me for a ride."
He did...about 2-minutes circling around part of the campus.
Something so simple, but something I cherished.
Cindy and I stopped by Dubl-R Burgers today, I wanted her to taste a double-double.
I haven't had a fat-burger in 6-weeks...I couldn't finish mine, but it was juicy and very good.
I have a couple of errands on Thursday and a doctor's appointment on Friday morning for a checkup.
My goals...
Stop by for a segment or two of You Make The Call on Thursday...especially to insure my high school picks are MY high school picks. I was dominating Butch, Paul, and Jason and they asked our promotions director, Casey, to make my picks last week. I'd never gone worse than 6-2. Casey doesn't know the difference between Gatesville and Kingsville. She went 4-4 and all of a sudden my large lead is a little shaky.
Needless to say, my friends pulled one on me last week...I'm ready for that segment this week.
I might just accidentally walk in during that segment on Thursday.
And, I continue working on the spotter boards for Friday's game...and other prep work.
I'll try and drop by China Spring on Thursday to interview Coach Bell for our Friday Coaches Show and the pregame segment.
Smoaky
My wife Cindy and our daughter Jennifer have taken me on a couple of errands to play a little catch-up with banking, etc...and believe it or not, just getting some fresh-air and sunshine was wonderful.
Best moment on Tuesday, Cindy and Jennifer took me out to China Spring H.S. so I could gather some information for Friday's radio broadcast for Gatesville-China Spring. As I was talking with Coach Bell outside of the field house, an assistant came driving by in a gator and I stopped and said, "hey, take me for a ride."
He did...about 2-minutes circling around part of the campus.
Something so simple, but something I cherished.
Cindy and I stopped by Dubl-R Burgers today, I wanted her to taste a double-double.
I haven't had a fat-burger in 6-weeks...I couldn't finish mine, but it was juicy and very good.
I have a couple of errands on Thursday and a doctor's appointment on Friday morning for a checkup.
My goals...
Stop by for a segment or two of You Make The Call on Thursday...especially to insure my high school picks are MY high school picks. I was dominating Butch, Paul, and Jason and they asked our promotions director, Casey, to make my picks last week. I'd never gone worse than 6-2. Casey doesn't know the difference between Gatesville and Kingsville. She went 4-4 and all of a sudden my large lead is a little shaky.
Needless to say, my friends pulled one on me last week...I'm ready for that segment this week.
I might just accidentally walk in during that segment on Thursday.
And, I continue working on the spotter boards for Friday's game...and other prep work.
I'll try and drop by China Spring on Thursday to interview Coach Bell for our Friday Coaches Show and the pregame segment.
Smoaky
Monday, October 4, 2010
Hopefully, on the comeback trail...
It's early Monday afternoon and I haven't posted on this blog in nearly two weeks.
If I did, I don't remember.
I think my wife Cindy may have updated everyone on my bout with double-pneumonia.
Two weeks ago today while co-hosting "You Make The Call" I started having some bad headaches. I've always been very fortunate not to suffer from migraines. All of my headaches were tension or stress related.
So, I took the typical pills and medicine to try and get through 2-3 days. Nothing worked.
I went to a local clinic on Thursday and was told I was suffering from a stress headache---and was given more pills and a steroid shot for my voice.
About once or twice a year, based on weather change I would receive a steroid shot to strengthen my voice...it always worked and I went about my business.
Thursday night, a couple of friends here in Waco called me to check on my health. When I didn't respond very well, they came to my place and drove me to the ER.
The same diagnosis was given...stress, pills, prescriptions....
I slept okay on Thursday night but woke up miserable on Friday, no energy and that's just not me. I'm a Type-A workaholic. I don't have time to be sick.
Well, health wins out this time.
For the first time in my 30-years in the business, I missed a game broadcast for health reasons. Paul Catalina refused to take me to Brownwood and dropped me back at my place and I waited for Cindy's arrival. I don't know what made me more miserable, missing the game broadcast or being sick.
My wife drove in from Tyler on Friday and immediately told me my temperature was 103,7. I tried to joke about it by saying that's a radio station number.
I was able to grind through Saturday watching college football and trying to stay busy.
I felt decent on Sunday when I woke up and watched the Cowboys at the Texans...but as that game was winding down, I felt terrible and walked back into my room and laid down.
Next thing I know, Cindy is waking me up and concerned about my breathing and we left for the ER again.
Needless to say, that was Sunday, September 26th. Now, it's Monday, October 4th.
I spend a few days in ICU being treated for double-pneumonia and whatever else. I've had more blood tests, shots and medical attention in the past 8-10 days than I've had in 51+-years.
When we arrived at the ER the second time, I think it was Dr. Lovett who got straight to the point about my health. It wasn't good and it wasn't going to get any better for awhile.
There are a lot of people to think, aides, nurses, doctors and others...friends, family, co-workers, but no one has been there more than Cindy.
I don't deserve her, she's too good for me after putting up with me through thick and thin.
She's missed days of work, been under as much stress as anyone watching me fight for my life for 2-3 days and also watching me take a step back or two during the recovery.
She's an amazing woman and I'm so fortunate to have her as the mother of our children and my best friend and wife.
I know that's a lot of gooey stuff, but just wanted to post an update.
I should be released this afternoon but I must take it very slowly for the rest of the week.
I'm hoping to get back on You Make The Call by Thursday or Friday and broadcast the Gatesville @ China Spring game on Friday.
Right now, I'm ready to get out of the hospital and continue my recovery.
Thanks to so many people who have sent me email or text or called. Believe me, I want to get back to work two weeks ago so I'm chomping at the bit.
Smoaky
If I did, I don't remember.
I think my wife Cindy may have updated everyone on my bout with double-pneumonia.
Two weeks ago today while co-hosting "You Make The Call" I started having some bad headaches. I've always been very fortunate not to suffer from migraines. All of my headaches were tension or stress related.
So, I took the typical pills and medicine to try and get through 2-3 days. Nothing worked.
I went to a local clinic on Thursday and was told I was suffering from a stress headache---and was given more pills and a steroid shot for my voice.
About once or twice a year, based on weather change I would receive a steroid shot to strengthen my voice...it always worked and I went about my business.
Thursday night, a couple of friends here in Waco called me to check on my health. When I didn't respond very well, they came to my place and drove me to the ER.
The same diagnosis was given...stress, pills, prescriptions....
I slept okay on Thursday night but woke up miserable on Friday, no energy and that's just not me. I'm a Type-A workaholic. I don't have time to be sick.
Well, health wins out this time.
For the first time in my 30-years in the business, I missed a game broadcast for health reasons. Paul Catalina refused to take me to Brownwood and dropped me back at my place and I waited for Cindy's arrival. I don't know what made me more miserable, missing the game broadcast or being sick.
My wife drove in from Tyler on Friday and immediately told me my temperature was 103,7. I tried to joke about it by saying that's a radio station number.
I was able to grind through Saturday watching college football and trying to stay busy.
I felt decent on Sunday when I woke up and watched the Cowboys at the Texans...but as that game was winding down, I felt terrible and walked back into my room and laid down.
Next thing I know, Cindy is waking me up and concerned about my breathing and we left for the ER again.
Needless to say, that was Sunday, September 26th. Now, it's Monday, October 4th.
I spend a few days in ICU being treated for double-pneumonia and whatever else. I've had more blood tests, shots and medical attention in the past 8-10 days than I've had in 51+-years.
When we arrived at the ER the second time, I think it was Dr. Lovett who got straight to the point about my health. It wasn't good and it wasn't going to get any better for awhile.
There are a lot of people to think, aides, nurses, doctors and others...friends, family, co-workers, but no one has been there more than Cindy.
I don't deserve her, she's too good for me after putting up with me through thick and thin.
She's missed days of work, been under as much stress as anyone watching me fight for my life for 2-3 days and also watching me take a step back or two during the recovery.
She's an amazing woman and I'm so fortunate to have her as the mother of our children and my best friend and wife.
I know that's a lot of gooey stuff, but just wanted to post an update.
I should be released this afternoon but I must take it very slowly for the rest of the week.
I'm hoping to get back on You Make The Call by Thursday or Friday and broadcast the Gatesville @ China Spring game on Friday.
Right now, I'm ready to get out of the hospital and continue my recovery.
Thanks to so many people who have sent me email or text or called. Believe me, I want to get back to work two weeks ago so I'm chomping at the bit.
Smoaky
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Smoaky's Health Update
Hi this is Cindy, Smoaky's wife.
It's been a long week but David has made good progress. We got out of ICU on Wednesday and was still on the IV antibiotics and oxygen. Progress has been steady but slow because the infection was so bad. He was taken off of the IV antibiotics on Saturday and put on oral antibiotics. A first step toward going home. Those are working and the white count continues to go down. They did another chest x-ray and the lungs are getting clearer but still infection and need to loosen it up. The doctor took him off of the oxygen today to see how he would handle it.
He does fine as long as he is resting but he walked down the hall with one of the nurses and the stats dropped so we are not ready to be off of the oxygen yet. That is still the major concern and something that will take time and he will have to gradually ween off of it with continued breathing exercises and becoming more ambulatory.
I can't express to you enough how appreciative my family and I are for your well wishes and prayers.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers they are definitely working and he is getting better.
He's wanting to get on the laptop and his phone so I know we are headed in the right direction!!
I may have to turn the TV off as the Redskin game is making it harder for him to breathe :)! I will keep you all posted.
Thanks to everyone who has helped out on the website.
Love you, Cindy and family
It's been a long week but David has made good progress. We got out of ICU on Wednesday and was still on the IV antibiotics and oxygen. Progress has been steady but slow because the infection was so bad. He was taken off of the IV antibiotics on Saturday and put on oral antibiotics. A first step toward going home. Those are working and the white count continues to go down. They did another chest x-ray and the lungs are getting clearer but still infection and need to loosen it up. The doctor took him off of the oxygen today to see how he would handle it.
He does fine as long as he is resting but he walked down the hall with one of the nurses and the stats dropped so we are not ready to be off of the oxygen yet. That is still the major concern and something that will take time and he will have to gradually ween off of it with continued breathing exercises and becoming more ambulatory.
I can't express to you enough how appreciative my family and I are for your well wishes and prayers.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers they are definitely working and he is getting better.
He's wanting to get on the laptop and his phone so I know we are headed in the right direction!!
I may have to turn the TV off as the Redskin game is making it harder for him to breathe :)! I will keep you all posted.
Thanks to everyone who has helped out on the website.
Love you, Cindy and family
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