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2 Star. Lots of mid-major offers or Lower tier P5.

Like before. So late in recruiting cycle.

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Tristan Cooper?

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Devaughn Cooper was quietly slated to take an official visit to ASU this weekend. UA coaches found out about it and threatened to pull his scholi, so he canceled last minute. Figured you guys would appreciate that. Only going on assumption this is accurate (I don't know). But I just don't understan...

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I heard Greg Byrne on radio past week, said he expected new DL hire real soon. Sounded like within days. Just a hectic time now so late in the cycle and now with so many commit spots to fill in week and a half.

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I'd expect fallout from the changes that have occurred. Maybe even some based on the RR-South Carolina flirtation (not much). Some of the decommits are going to other nice programs. Some which have more accomplishments than AZ. I doubt they are all doing bad evaluations and flipping AZ commits becau...

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Hansen was around when Hunley here. Just started. Hunley was on team as Hansen first started in Tucson. I know Hansen is Crotchety (and wrong sometimes), but he's one of the few NON "homer" writers around still covering AZ. As some have noted (and my opinion), most of the coverage for AZ is by Homer...

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That far out, any one of those games could actually be a conference game. JK, sort of...

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Not sure what thread to put in... With News that Casteel going to UTEP, thought it was interesting that UTEP had a media release on Jan. 4th stating they would announce their new coordinators tomorrow the 14th. Announced 10 days before they scheduled a news conference. The 4th the same day AZ annou...

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Didn't Dudek once tweet out a thanks to someone on this forum who had written some glowing words about him? Forum back then, acknowledged AZ staff must read stuff here? Or am I way off?

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Not sure what thread to put in... With News that Casteel going to UTEP, thought it was interesting that UTEP had a media release on Jan. 4th stating they would announce their new coordinators tomorrow the 14th. Announced 10 days before they scheduled a news conference. The 4th the same day AZ announ...

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Might explain why AZ been offering WV recruits lately... Rough business, but it's business. Sometimes vicious...

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Lol, Tony Gibson as new DC...? Don't think so. Gibby left in bad terms with RR. With the defensive staff now fractured (Lockwood, Casteel, Kirlav) I wouldn't be surprised if some on existing staff left for WVU under DC Gibson. With new guy coming in etc, and not being his guys... Uncertain future s...

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Lol, Tony Gibson as new DC...? Don't think so. Gibby left in bad terms with RR. With the defensive staff now fractured (Lockwood, Casteel, Kirlav) I wouldn't be surprised if some on existing staff left for WVU under DC Gibson. With new guy coming in etc, and not being his guys... Uncertain future st...

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I would expect RR to call new "Arizona Defense" something different but only a hybrid of the 3-3-5. Would be strong headwinds if he actually called it the same scheme. Tweak it, call it something new and innovative. I imagine that the DC pool for AZ limited because RR had already promoted Addae befo...

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Expect Sean Riley to decommit. He's been RT'ing bloggers, services that said he wanted to get schools to take more interest in him since it became public about grayshirting couple weeks ago.

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In a less tongue in cheek twist, Lovie Smith's son Mikal Smith was DB's coach and is now out of a job. He's also a UA alum........ 8-) *Thank you Anthony Gimino for the scoop. Didn't Mikal Smith get kicked out of school for a text book selling scheme or was that someone else. (Memory is starting to...

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Seems AZ looking to add another LB from Lackawanna College (same as recent decommit Kapri Doucet)

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Just to bookmark: Here's the exact language of RR's existing contract and why I think RR is making moves in order to help solidify and some may say rebuild his standing-stability at AZ and potential marketability: Under the proposed amendment, Rodriguez will be entitled to cash payments equal to a p...

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It may turn out new coaches have AZ ties like ones listed, but I'm not really excited about that. I think we need to think bigger. More vast. Not a slight to Hunley, Lewis or Cecil etc (Briggs slightly different because he's just recently retired. Some recruits may know his name) I say that mainly f...

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For those in the know, was RR a 3-3-5 guy before he connected with Casteel? No, he wasn't. No. But Rich Rod initiated implementing the 3-3-5 at WVU after his inaugural 2001 WV season (he fired 2001 WV DC). He took his coaches (CTG and Casteel) to other schools who ran various versions of it during ...

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You really think Byrne is getting involved with the football program that deeply, telling RR what schemes he can and/or can't run? I would very highly doubt that. No. Year ago, he approved a big raise for Casteel. Defense in 2014 nearly as bad. Sure it was discussed, but hope he didn't dictate. He'...

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I suspect these moves are for many reasons. Many. At the top is RR's own survival. The defense has been horrid since he arrived. I hope he can evaluate that, recognize that and adjust. It has been obvious. Give RR credit for making moves. But this as much for his own standing with the program. His o...

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Like the move. Could read between the lines that RR will be here few more years. Felt building pressure reflective on him and thus his own liability with the program. Enough to make the moves. Fresh defensive start in some capacity. Fresh with new recruits too. Maybe if wasn't just injuries after al...

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Is Khalil Tate now tweeting things to make people think he's changing his mind about AZ then quickly deleting the tweets? Reminds me of Naijiel Hale. Serious question... Is Tate tweeting stuff out, then deleting? BTW: Tweets I saw Tate send out then delete were: "I've talked to my parents" "U" "S"

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Modster was the top commit I hoped wouldn't decommit. Tate is a great athlete and there are reasons why many of the schools don't offer him as a QB.

I guess AZ's new DB's coach and AZ's best recruiter on staff couldn't keep Modster (some snark here).

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I assume Casteel earned a hefty raise last year because of Scooby. Assume that Scooby merits submitted as a reason to give Casteel a raise. Casteel is now the highest paid DC in P12. Will be top 1, 2, 3 or 4 next season. He's likely just not going to give that up on his own. Not many would. That's R...

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With many schools, it's about how the recruiting and team performance progresses years to years. Obvious the AZ defense dominates most of the weak link discussion. It should and it is obvious. There are some that throw out the injury debate for some cover, but most aware the defense weak or poor sin...

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oh good, and some of you were concerned... Azdesertswarm says success awaits the 3-3-5 and AZ defense. "Good things on on their way" for the defense. No worries... Defensive recruiting too. Steady, Steady, steady... But over the last four years, it's been getting progressively better, as you can see...

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Over the years, I try to limit comparing current AZ teams to past AZ teams. Schemes differ, styles differ, CFB landscape differs. I do more often now compare current AZ team to their competition in the Pac12. I don't think Bowl games is a "reward" (glad, more emphasis given to players during a Bowl)...

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Solomon, Anu $26
Richards, David $8
Jackson, Johnny $9
Bruno, Luca $3
Bradford, Orlando $2
Tyler, Tre $2

TB=58

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Don't know this person's credibility...

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RR is a top half of Pac12 paid coach. He's finished lower half of Pac12 3 out of 4 years. ONE conference winning record in SEVEN seasons in a FBS conference. RR is also 1-6 against his school's chief rival in FBS. 16.7% in having a winning FBS conference season. 16.7% in beating his FBS rival. Caste...

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Right. NFL changed recently to as high as 1st, 2nd or neither. Neither, is NFL's way of saying stay in school or puts more responsibility back on the player to make best decision possible and not trust what NFL use to grade which was first 3 rounds but also included a "no potential to be drafted gra...

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Scooby should be getting his Draft grade soon I think.

He has until Jan. 18th to declare and NFL releases underclassman list on 22nd.

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Could see long-time AZ RB commit, then de-commit Trevor Speights play against AZ. Speights committed to Stanford yesterday.

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I doubt it was a money grab, more like them calling him and him saying "I've got something good going at Arizona and if you want me, you have to make it worth my while to start all over again." Hence why he threw an insane number at them expecting them to say no. Saying it's a money grab implies he...

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I really think RR maybe got an offer but wasn't good enough financially to be a difference maker with what he has at AZ. I think he came back to AZ to collect his first installment check of the longevity fund in March. I was wrong yesterday that RR would have collected full fund value if he was term...

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I also think that expecting fans who have a passion (fanaticism even, since that's the etymology of the word "fan") for these schools and programs to treat it like a business is also somewhat silly. After we beat Gonzaga, or lost to ASU, my first thought wasn't, "eh, it's a business". It was "HOLY ...

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Liked Dr. Hart's comment on the RR situation "Let's be mature". Again, it's a business. No chump change either. AZ will try to put on a good face. They have to and they should. They're selling a product. Even if it's all known RR not wholly married to the program. Nothing wrong with that, happens mo...

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Ones I remember is Bellotti, Petersen and little bit Leach

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Whether or not RR received an offer or not, doesn't much matter now. He was seriously looking for another landing spot. Byrne said "offer" in his tweet and RR said yesterday mutual interest and not enough to move on both ends . Semantics. It is somewhat similar playbook to what RR said to WV fans wh...

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Quick note on the pro-rated retention amount. Prorate no longer part of that contract. It's actually worse than that now. if AZ terminates RR without cause or is terminated with cause as a result a of physical or mental disability before March 2018... RR is entitled to FULL amount. Not pro-rated. FU...

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I'll take emotion out of it... We all know it's a business. All of us would like another employer to court us from existing job. How many of us would turn down a trip someplace to interview for a job we're interested in and potentially get improvements of things in the job or lifestyle we ourselves ...

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It's AZ football lore now.

Even if not true, brilliant move by AZ.

When RR turned down Alabama and that day "RR turned down South Carolina to stay at AZ"

AZ Football lore.

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Carry On and BearDown!

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AZarchery wrote:I read on Twitter (I know, it's Twitter) that muschamp is under contract until tomorrow and that's why USC is waiting until tomorrow to announce.

No. Was only true if Auburn had made it the SEC champ game. Buyout clause ended after last regular season game OR champ game if they made that far.

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It's like there's nothing glaring that points against that. I don't buy in that Muschamp or RR don't already know the outcome. No reason for RR's camp to help out the SEC and not say anything now that the SEC champ game over. Even it was to say RR staying or not a candidate any longer. Which means M...

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FootballScoop speculating: South Carolina: Reading the tea leaves on this one; but fact that Will Muschamp hasn’t been announced yet leads one to believe this is Rich Rod’s job. Thinking Rich might be headed back to Arizona to let his squad know in person tomorrow. Will update when more is known; bu...

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How would you like to be the donor who gave RR shares and agreed to change the schedule to pay RR in 3-4 months? Would rather RR leave and let's use that third of the total to lure in a heavy weight. "Congrats Rich Rod on a great run, turning around AZ football and your belief in Tucson community. H...

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Not being paranoid about it. Really not. But the Finley tweets come soon after Byrne lands in Tucson and Finley begins to tweet stuff like -can't raise the stakes $$ everytime someone comes calling, Byrne has a plan. Lots of big names left with Western ties. Byrne wants RR to stay, lots of good coac...

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