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Gosselin: Here is the one thing Baylor can do to enhance its BCS stock




Question: Headed to Waco for the Baylor-OU game? Can the Bears do anything to help their NCAA title hopes with the spotlight on Thursday night?

Gosselin: I wish I was headed to Baylor. But Kevin Sherrington drew that assignment for us. There's only one thing Baylor can do to enhance its BCS stock -- keep winning. Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, Ohio State and Baylor are all sitting on perfect seasons. I'm guessing there will be a loss or two among those Big 5. The goal is to be among the 2-3 unbeatens when the BCS finally decides who plays who -- and to do that Baylor is going to need victories over Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas. The more you win, the longer you stay in the debate.

Question: Hi Rick. Some think Johnny Manziel may not have a strong NFL future. WOuld you advise him to stay at A&M and be a legacy there, like Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams do around Austin, or go pro next year? I know his stock in the draft won't be as high as it is now, but I also think you could have a nice life signing autographs and playing alum golf tournaments throughout the next few years yet many also think he's bound for the pros after this season, do you think he could actually do as well staying four years?

Gosselin: He already entrenched his legacy at A&M by winning the Heisman. I think he comes out next April and I think he's going to be a first-round draft pick. This league is desperate for quality quarterbacking and Manziel represents hope for whatever team drafts him. He lacks the prototypical size and he's not the pocket passer that most NFL teams like, but he has plenty of arm for the next level and certainly had that "it" factor. I'm not sure how a third season at A&M would enhance his draft stock.

Question: Any thoughts on Oliver Luck as the new UT AD (as reports indicate)? And will he have the backing to choose new coaches immediately?

Gosselin: If Texas is lucky enough to hire Oliver Luck, he will have the power to make whatever moves he chooses to make. It will become his shop, much as it had been DeLoss Dodds' shop. Luck is a hot property. He can afford to wait for the right situation. It's up to Texas to convince him the Longhorns represent the right situation.


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