It was announced on Friday that Baylor would bring Dave Aranda back in 2026. However, the fanbase is outraged.
The Baylor Bears had Big 12 Championship aspirations entering the 2025 football season, along with being a darkhorse College Football Playoff-contending team, some believed. But as the season as almost closed -- Baylor is a far cry from either.
Sitting at 5-5 on the season, a majority of the Baylor fanbase -- at least a loud portion of them on social media -- thought Dave Aranda's tenure inThe news sent shockwaves around the Baylor faithful. Some liked the news, believing Aranda is the man for the job, while others couldn't believe he earned another season with Baylor.: Our next Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics must have the opportunity to assess the football program and chart its long-term direction;: In an era of extreme volatility in college athletics with NIL, the transfer portal, revenue-sharing, and much more, this approach allows us to invest wisely in the program’s future rather than incur significant buyout costs during an unprecedented turnover of coaches across the country. Aranda came to Baylor in 2020 and one year later, he had the Bears' football program humming. Baylor went 12-2 in his first non-Covid year. But after that, the Bears have disappointed -- including a 5-5 year in 2025 through 10 games. Even with Sawyer Robertson at the helm and a star-studded offense, Aranda and the defense haven't been able to figure things out. Following Livingstone's letter, social media went nuts. Here are how fans and media are taking Aranda's return.staring at a 5-7 record, the announcement that Dave Aranda will return for 2026 is a gutpunch to the fanbase. This may be the prudent thing to do under the circumstances, but it's not an easy pill for fans to swallow.Dave Aranda is the Houdini of college football. Most P4 coaches could not have survived going 1-7 at home in 2023. Now, he will survive another poor season after engineering one of the worst defenses in the country. The ultimate survivor.The most likely outcome of this Aranda situation is that we hire an AD over the next few weeks, Aranda is forced to make changes going into next season, it doesn't work, he's fired at some point, and we clean the slate at that time. New AD hires who he/she wants. Baylor fans when Arizona scores their 8th touchdown on us to go up 56-20 midway through the 3rd tomorrow and Dave Aranda is still our coachBaylor should seriously consider going the Kentucky route and giving way more revenue sharing toward basketball. The championship program deserves the investment.I really wonder if Baylor understands just what it takes to push me to this level. Name 1 fan who has been as vocal in defending them. In supporting them. Through it all. You're gonna be hard pressed.With Mack Rhoades OUT as athletic director, what are Baylor's options for replacement?Trent is the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI and also serves as the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines on SI. His work has additionally been featured on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.
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