Bear Down Wildcats

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The bye weeks should help. We saw what this staff can do with a bye against WSU.

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Merkin wrote:RichRod's drinking with Jeff Casteel was well known, at least rumors of it.

Don't think we have upgraded in that department with Stumblin Rumlin.

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I read somewhere here that every coach since Tomey was a miserable failure. I don't think you can call RR that. 5 out of 6 were winning seasons and he did luck into one 10 win season and a division championship. Following the miserable 3 win season with a winning season and bowl game, even with the ...

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Would we trade our situation with WSU's? Leach wanted this job. True, he wasn't a typical retread and TTU fans did want him, but what kind of recruiting classes is he getting in Pullman? Why is Pullman a better place for football success than Tucson? How many outright conference titles has Leach wo...

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Would we trade our situation with WSU's? Leach wanted this job. True, he wasn't a typical retread and TTU fans did want him, but what kind of recruiting classes is he getting in Pullman?
Why is Pullman a better place for football success than Tucson?

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Sumlin was on thin ice with the fans before he blew the ASU game. Going into this season, we had some bright spots on defense and a QB that was in the Heisman conversation. Tate was making the nation take notice of our little program and that can't hurt recruiting. Even when healthy, he ran but a fr...

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Sumlin just created a bunch more bad fans. Avg attendance in the 30s next year?

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Grading the first year coaches: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-first-year-coach-grades-floridas-dan-mullen-gets-an-a-uclas-chip-kelly-does-not/?fbclid=IwAR3S_N2jyzgqEkw4_dzj1-bUYGf-QqxzkdTpmdvj6z6GWY-3eq71lRVypgk" target="_blank Sumlin came in with a superstar in q...

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azcat49 wrote:How can he. He already promised Gunnel the starting job

I hope he doesn't try to make him run the wishbone.

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Sid wrote:We do however have a kid coming in that broke a couple of impressive records in the state of Texas.

Kid might be a bust, or maybe the curse that haunts us all miraculously gets lifted?

I’m optimistic!

If Sumlin doesn't fuck it up. He seems to have a problem keeping QBs.

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It sucks to think one minute that Tate is a punk who let the team and Wildcat Nation down because of delusions of grandeur and the next think I should curse the moron coaches for destroying the poor kids career.

Wish we could learn the whole truth.

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Fuck it. I don't guess we will ever know why Tate stopped running. Fuck all, get rid of Sumlin Mazzone, Yates and Tate if he wants to leave and start all over. Fuck it fuck fuck fuck it.

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All of the 2017 accolades stemmed from his tremendous athleticism, not so much from his arm. I don’t care what anyone says, no fucking way this was all on our coaching staff. We all saw the open holes prior to getting hurt. What athlete wouldn’t take that opportunity to tuck it & run when presented...

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The more I hear, the worse I feel about dumping on Tate and the more I think Sumlin and Mazzone should be the ones transferring ........to unemployment.

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I read the free Wildcat Authority article on the Tate/Mazzone struggle and it doesn't completely add up to me. So at the beginning of the year Tate was ridiculed by I guess Mazzone for running (in practice I presume because it never happened in any game) but later in the season the staff practicall...

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So Tate dictates who we hire with his tweets. Then he goes by run hurting his team for whatever reason. Then he doesn't like how he was used? Now tebus going to transfer. Who is in control of that QB room? My gosh, the inmates are running the asylum. I doubt I will ever get over Saturdsy. We had a ...

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Hell, it doesn't matter. If Tate is the one trying to brand himself as an NFL passer then I don't want him here. If Sumlin and Mazzone are the idiots who shackled his legs, I don't want them here, but since Sumlin at least will still be here, Tate won't do us much good anyway. If it's the latter, I ...

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While I was not a fan of mazzone's play calling this year (and certainly not in the late 3rd/entire 4th quarter of the game vs ASsU) Something I have been wondering about, since both Mazzone and Yates went into prevent the same time end of the 3rd quarter, I wonder if it came from straight Sumlin t...

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There better be an announcement this week, if not today.

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True, but not absolutely true. They did sit him. It was a disaster. So they brought him back. Sure, the newspapers will tell you it’s because Tate was injured. I didn’t see any evidence of there being any greater or lesser level of mobility before or after he was benched. Lack of Tate didn't lose t...

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Tate made multiple decisions to either throw deep or roll left when there was plenty of space directly in front. Including the 2nd down immediately before the field goal, that he easily would have picked up the first down and gotten the FG down to 30 yards. But instead he throws it deep, inaccurate...

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If Yates is back next year, i won't be. If Tate is back as QB, I won't be back as a fan.

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It's time to consider that both UM and A&M knew what they were doing.

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All I can say is that no matter what system you like to run, if you have a running talent like Tate and you don't incorporate that into your offense, you are a bad coach and you are a stupid coach. If you allow your QB to refuse to even try to get the rushing yards he can, then you are a bad coach a...

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azgreg wrote:For those of you who want Sumlin gone who's going to pay for it?

Maybe we're stuck him for awhile but I think he sucks and I wish we had hired Les Miles.
The last two hires we passed up coaches who had long careers in a P5 conference for one's that were canned in 6 years or less.

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Great job hiring Dumlin Heeke

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Why is it that the frickin PAC NW schools and Mtn Schools (UTAH, CO) get to enjoy their home field advantage, yet we don't? We were blown out in 2 road night games at altitude (not really warm) and in the paloose at 9pm to midnight in subfreezing temps. Make these pu__y teams play in the desert whe...

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PieceOfMeat wrote:Assuming what we heard about Tate's health pre-wsu game is correct, then this upcoming game against assu should really be telling.

Does he have the get-up-and-go back to near last season's pre-injury level?

No, because he doesn't want to run and thinks he is a good enough passer to make up for it.

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I blame Sumlin. He is the boss and he had to sign off on not running the offense to Tate's strengths. I think his hire was a mistake. Just complete nonsense. Where did you get this idea? What idea? That the offense has been changed to favor a pro style QB rather than a dual threat? I think that's p...

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DrWildcat wrote:
Seems like Tate is a problem on and off the field.

I blame Sumlin. He is the boss and he had to sign off on not running the offense to Tate's strengths.

I think his hire was a mistake.

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There's 3 options currently on the table: 1. Mazzone returns, Tate transfers 2. Tate returns, Mazzone retires or leaves 3. Both are gone Option 3 works for me. With or without Mazzone, I don't think Sumlin will use Tate as a dual threat, so I hope he transfers and gets a chance at the NFL as a rece...

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cats101 wrote:Idk about Les (nothing against him but it's LSU

Kansas has him now, so in a couple of years, we'll get to see how badly we fucked up again.

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I'm frustrated with the shitty decisions. We could have had Mike Leach when Stoops was canned, he wanted the job. I can't imagine him not doing at least as well here as he has in Pullman. We could have had Les Miles when RR was canned. What was the problem? At LSU he was 114-34 and 9-3 his last year...

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I would be interested to see WSU vs Bama How ironic, WSU looks like Alabama against us. We are so abysmal and inept. Heeke and Robbins have got a shit-show they have to deal with. They deserve it. They hired this guy. I would remind you that 95% of the posters on this board fully supported hiring S...

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Gladiator Cat wrote:
prh wrote:I would be interested to see WSU vs Bama

How ironic, WSU looks like Alabama against us. We are so abysmal and inept.

Heeke and Robbins have got a shit-show they have to deal with.

They deserve it. They hired this guy.

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Who here thinks that Sumlin is going to turn this program around?

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Seriously I think Sumlin sucks and should get the boot, but at the very least, if Yates isn't fired, I won't support the program and won't watch a single game.

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Fuck Sumlin, fuck Yates, fuck all. I hope WSU runs the score up to 80 points, so we can fire the entire staff.

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I think most of this is nonsense. I believe he was injured before the season started. Ankle sprains are nagging and last a while. If healthy, he may have run less than last year, but he still would've run more than he ended up doing, and he would've had a better base to throw from. As it is he gave...

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Tate had a pretty good game against the Buffs. I still think there were a couple of times he should have thrown it away, and of course times he could have run, but he did pretty well as a pocket QB. It is obvious now that taking him out of his running game was intentional, regardless of the ankle i...

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Tate had a pretty good game against the Buffs. I still think there were a couple of times he should have thrown it away, and of course times he could have run, but he did pretty well as a pocket QB. It is obvious now that taking him out of his running game was intentional, regardless of the ankle in...

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PHXCATS wrote:The crowd is so fucking weak. If we lose tonight it is on our fans. Sean Miller blaming the 2014 loss on UA at asu would completely agree

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The Oregon win is such an outlyer, i can't begin to get a feel for this game.

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I dont know how you can say it was realistic when his statement of fact was 44 points different than the actual result. Yes it was not a prediction by hater but a statement of fact. And UA left tons of points on the field in the first half Semantics. There cannot be a statement of fact of an unknow...

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Tate is a pretty poor passing QB. Very strong arm, but no touch, and seems to pass to guys that are covered. RhettRod is a better decision maker, but has a very weak arm and seems every pass over 20 yards could/should be intercepted. Out of those choices, Ill take the decision maker any day, but if...

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Just remember hater said the best possible scenario was a 15 point loss yesterday. But he says he was just keeping it real Well, few people thought it would even be that close, so it was a realistic best case scenario. There's just no need to shit on a great night by basically saying "So what? We s...

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Last night was a great win, but I am still not sold on this coaching staff. I don't want Tate as only a passing QB. He doesn't need to do what he did last October. If he would run for 5 -10 1st downs a game to keep some drives alive and keep defenses off balance, he would be aces in my book and our ...

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I have been a fan since I was a freshman in 1981. UA has never won a sole conference championship in the WAC and PAC eras. Until Nick Foles, the UA has not had a single QB in the NFL during the entire PAC era. It's just the way it always has been and always will be. Have no idea how Washington Stat...

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I loved this game and actually watched most of it. It was great to be wrong. Doesn't change that the program still sucks and never follows up on minor successes. Sorry if you're blind to that. Why even bother following the team then? I still think they suck. I still think Sumlin, Mazzone, Yates, an...

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Yeah best case scenario is a like 35-20 loss tomorrow. I’m sure you will find a way to justify your post and somehow put down the win, congrats in advance. What a fucking game! Inspired defense to say the least. Looking forward to your post celebrating the 5-7 record! Or the 6-7 season ending in a ...

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