Baylor Bear Insider Jerry Hill gives his three takeaways from Monday's weekly press conference with head coach Dave Aranda talking about the 17^th-ranked Bears' 26-20 double-overtime loss at No. 12 BYU and Saturday's matchup against Texas State (1-1) that kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday at McLane Stadium and will be streamed by Big 12 Now on ESPN+:

1. TAKES THE REAL THING: Coaches can talk till their blue in the face, and you can pipe in crowd noise as loud as you want, but nothing will truly prepare you for the environment in a sold-out 63,470-seat stadium that includes a student section that camped out overnight at LaVell Edwards Stadium. "We would have, from the very beginning of camp, a cadence that was really kind of designed for that environment," Aranda said. "We would have sound and noise and all that. But, I can remember being in the huddle of our offense and the huddle of our defense on the sidelines, and just seeing really big eyes. Anytime you see big eyes, that generally tells the story. . . . I think moving forward, we'll be better-equipped. I think it probably takes the real thing to get the message all the way across."
2. LEANED ON THE EXPERIENCE: The Bears didn't go into Saturday's game with a plan to run it 52 times (compared to 28 passes), but "that's where the experience is, that's where the guys have been in those environments before and those are the guys who have played through all that," Aranda said. Craig Williams and Qualan Jones, who combined for 135 yards on 33 carries, are in their fifth and fourth years, respectively. Conversely, the starting trio of sophomore receivers Hal Presley, Monaray Baldwin and Seth Jones had a combined two catches coming into this season. "I think there was some uncertainty and timidness in the throw game. . . . We were really kind of leaning on the (veteran running backs). I don't think the decision in the moment was that, but it just felt that way. I think a couple of the runs that were five or six yards possibly could have been more. We kept trying to find that one big run that never quite got there."
3. BE LIKE THE BOSS: Whether it's grinding out another Tuesday practice, going through a Friday walk-through or the actual game on Saturday, Aranda wants the Bears to bring the same attitude and approach that "The Boss," Bruce Springsteen, brings to every concert. Of course, he first had to explain who "The Boss" was, "because I think we had one guy that knew who he was." Springsteen has played "Born to Run" hundreds, maybe thousands of times, "but it's not like that," Aranda said. "Each time it's a new time, because there's somebody there for the first time. You never know whose first time it is. You never know the impact you make. And it's the same way with practice. You could look at it as, it's a Monday thing or here's another Tuesday. But, we've got to give that linebacker that's a starter now the best look and the best view, so that he can be at his best come Saturday. So, there's a renewal every time."