There’s no way to know what Gundy is saying to his players behind closed doors, but the Cowboy coach has to know that the Baylor challenge is beyond important.

If I were coaching the Cowboys, I’d be in panic mode: This isn’t good enough. What we’ve done for two seasons is below the standard we worked hard to establish.

We’re going to block better, stop committing turnovers and consistently play defense like we did against Kansas State. We’re going to stop losing to people we’re supposed to beat.

Publicly, though, there are no expressions of panic from Gundy.

“These kids are resilient,” he said on Monday. “You show them what they did wrong. You correct it. You coach them hard.

“I’ve said it a hundred times: if you have a big win, you can’t get too high; and if you end up losing, you’ve got to get over it quick in practice. That’s what they’ve done. They’re fine.”

You know who is fine?

Baylor is fine.