Bear Down Wildcats

jimson

ASUHATER! wrote:Well we tried for 2 quarters. Good win Cal. Fire RR

Sorry the game didn't go the way you hoped.

jimson

People who insist on sniping at Bug in this thread probably don't realize(or perhaps they just don't care) that it is in very poor taste. Accept the congrats, and enjoy the win with a modicum of class. Well, congrats mean more when someone actually gives the other team credit instead of excusing th...

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Yeah, all that, or maybe we just kicked your ass.

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He could have bought that strip joint on Golf Links, reclaimed it's former name, Pirates Den, turned it into a sports bar and hosted his radio/TV shows there. LOL

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Some really wanted Leach when Stoops got fired. I dissented from that opinion and I was wrong, Dead wrong. He is a goof and akin to 'that embarrassing uncle', but the dude can flat-out coach. I took a hell of a bunch of crap from guys on goazcats for wanting Leach. First few years they appeared to ...

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How about this: Name 3 reasons why, on the field, that Arizona wins this game. How about this: Name 3 reasons why, on the field (where else? - duh), Utah wins this game ... and Arizona doesn't. 1. Dawkins 2. Dawkins 3. Dawkins In his last year, RR might as well skip over all the running backs he fo...

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I think he's saying something like, 'Let's give the new defensive staff a chance.' Pretty much. Some may think it's too little too late, but he did take big steps to improve the situation including recruiting. Starting over with a head coach change usually dooms a program for a few years anyway. I ...

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Sorry, but I think the guy who wrote that article is a colossal prick. First of all he proclaims it a certainty that the Cats go 2-10 this year. Possible, but not at all assured. I don't fire a guy who has 4 out of 5 winning seasons and a division championship regardless of how lucky he was to win ...

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Sorry, but I think the guy who wrote that article is a colossal prick. First of all he proclaims it a certainty that the Cats go 2-10 this year. Possible, but not at all assured. I don't fire a guy who has 4 out of 5 winning seasons and a division championship regardless of how lucky he was to win ...

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Sorry, but I think the guy who wrote that article is a colossal prick. First of all he proclaims it a certainty that the Cats go 2-10 this year. Possible, but not at all assured. I don't fire a guy who has 4 out of 5 winning seasons and a division championship regardless of how lucky he was to win '...

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Someone said something to this effect and now I'm wondering if RR didn't really desperately want the Carolina job so he could escape the 2-10 season he knew was coming and Carolina actually didn't want him and never offered at all.

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I'm not down on RR and I don't think promoting Yates or anyone else is the answer. No coach can get enough great players here to stack them 5 deep at every position, so we will never succeed under any coach.

Every year, injuries will destroy any hope we have.

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I've been Johnny Sunshine lately because I did see some hope against BYU, but last night the defense looked worse and the offense didn't look so hot either. I believe that Dawkins can get better but I don't see us having a winning season. I am struck by just how tiny we look against these 2 first te...

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Well done Evcat. I returned from Oklahoma as a Sooner fan and a friend got me to watch the 85 Sun Bowl. Starting the next year (Larry's last) I started going to games. Went to a lot of them over the Tomey years. One of my best memories was us knocking off #1 Washington. The first time I bought seaso...

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I just hope that if he does go, he leaves a solid foundation and doesn't pull a Larry and stay in the conference. Larry Smith actually could beat USC. And ASU for that matter. RichRod has 2 wins combined against those 2 teams, and unable to beat UCLA at all. The only interest RichRod will get in th...

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I can understand the bitterness over the Carolina flirtation, but what I don't know is how serious it was. Did RR toss his hat in the ring or was he contacted first? In the real world it happens all the time. I have interviewed for jobs when I had no plan to leave the one I was at just for courtesy ...

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Greg Byrne has to make videos begging people to actually enter the stadium after the tailgate. That shit is embarrassing coming off a BCS bowl game a year and a half ago. We have a program without a local alumni base. Most of them have to leave town in order to find a decent job. The only thing we ...

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He went with the DC he had had success with in the past.

I don't know how long you should give a staff to succeed, 4 years doesn't sound too unreasonable.
He decided it wasn't working out and pulled the trigger.

Works for me, and I accept that there will be some growing pains this year.

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You think RichRod is content with 7-8 win seasons? Actually, yea. Explains why he kept his drinking buddy Casteel on so long, and why recruiting has been mediocre. Dick Tomey did the same thing, had that great season, decided recruiting is really hard work, and mailed it in. Not an insider, but I i...

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Byrne & RR need people without an every day connection to the team and school to remain as engaged as possible. I feel your pain but you and everyone needs to know that everyone in the AD department are racking their brains on how to keep everyone engaged. The videos, the FAN Alliance, changing out...

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Well let's see 8-5, 8-5, 10-4 Not too bad and I wouldn't expect a big staff restructuring after a division championship year. Then last year. Don't most really think we would have done better than 7-6 without the inordinate amount of injuries? It was only last year that I myself was hoping for big c...

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azcat49 wrote:I think our program (and department) are in resl peril. I just have this nagging feeling that when Florida announces its be AD that we will be looking for a new one.

We were looking for one when we found him. I'm sure there are other good AD candidates.

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I'm just not soured yet. Year one of a new defensive and recruiting staff. Stoops got 8 years, I'm giving the same to RR. The last time I really soured was in the Stoops era where we were playing Oregon at home, with the Rose bowl on the line. We were leading by 2 scores I think, and suddenly we sc...

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I'm just not soured yet. Year one of a new defensive and recruiting staff. Stoops got 8 years, I'm giving the same to RR. The last time I really soured was in the Stoops era where we were playing Oregon at home, with the Rose bowl on the line. We were leading by 2 scores I think, and suddenly we scr...

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Jeeze you guys.

All summer, everyone was talking about the improved recruiting and you want to give up before that starts paying dividends?

The defense looks decent and if RR can fix anything, it's offense.

Wasn't expecting much this year anyway.

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Like we were expecting to challenge for a championship this year? What's the average age of the BYU player? 25 or something? They have a couple more years of maturity, discipline and weight training. Their lines made ours look like pygmies. Hell, they probably would have gained about 1500 yards rush...

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chiefzona wrote:Nothing to do with African American.

I really wouldn't care if it did. I mean if that was just one of the things he was looking at for better relations to young football players these days or something. but it does seem unusual, 100% of the new hires.

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I wonder if there were issues with coaches relating to players that prompted him to go 100% African American on the defensive coaching staff?

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Never want to hear the consecutive bowl appearances again. With 35 bowls you only need 6-6 to get in, and even then maybe a 5-7 will. You can play a Div IAA team every year now too. It's not like the UA plays teams like Notre Dame any more. This... it is nearly a meaningless stat. And not worth nea...

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So ASU ends up with an identical record to us. Oh yeah, they are one conference game ahead. BFD. All this with a relatively intact and healthy roster. If we are going to dig into conference records and margins of victory to prove that ASU is the much superior program then we should dig into how ASU ...

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We're like a lot of programs. We're only going to get a few of the one's who have offers from elite programs. We have to make a living getting guys that won't start at USC. The good news is that a lot of those guys are close and can develop to that level. These kids are fairly shallow. They get wowe...

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Our programs are not that far apart. That's all I've been saying all along. As far as instate recruiting, since the metro PHX area dwarves Tucson they will have the most players and If they want to leave PHX, they will leave the state, not just move 2 hours down I-10, so of course ASSU will keep mo...

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Harvey Specter wrote: Look at in-state recruiting this year.

Yeah, that don't really mean shit to me since most of our best guys come from California.

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Jesus, you're really splitting hairs here. If you have to dig below the surface of the end of season results to prove your team's superiority, then said superiority isn't very significant. Has ASU had a better past four years than the UA? Yes. Was it significantly better? No. Barring the face-to-fa...

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It reflects what other statistics confirm has been reality for the last 4 years: the Graham tenure has been more successful than the RR era in every measure. Except for division championships. Might want to re-check that one there, Jim. We are at parity on that one statistic; fortunately we got the...

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It reflects what other statistics confirm has been reality for the last 4 years: the Graham tenure has been more successful than the RR era in every measure. Except for division championships. Take a closer look. 1st year we both had average seasons and lower tier bowls. 2nd year, they won the divi...

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If AZ stadium was the size of Mchale, then it would be sold out every game, Totally different animal. I was at the game and yes. the student section wasn't as full in the 2nd half as it was at the start. So what are we supposed to do about it? Half the coaches in America are complaining about the sa...

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Chicat wrote:
Tomey was totally mediocre outside of two ten-win seasons, and UA fans loved him

Not really, outside of those non-mediocre seasons he infuriated the fans.

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Four a 5 loss team on a 3 game losing skid, I thought the fans acquitted themselves well. That's what happens when you actually show some life against USC instead of collapsing by 30 or 40 points.

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Getting real sick of it all.

RR, if you are going to stay, welcome, can't wait to see what you do in years to come. If you want to leave, resign at the end of the ASU game, get the hell out immediately, take all your assistants with you and let us get on with our lives.

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I don't know much about defensive alignments. I'm guessing it's 3 linemen 3 linebackers and 5 defensive backs? Sounds like a "prevent" defense to me. Se we let them bust through the line and hope to slow them down with linebackers and safeties? Se we run this because it's easier to get backs then li...

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Fans have to do their part if they want a winner in town. A lot easier for a team to build via coaching and recruiting and going to big time bowls when the alumni and fans are behind you through it all not just when the weather is fair. Well, I'll be there with 3 other people but I'm more forgiving...

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Attendance is important and a good showing against UCLA would have dramatically improved attendance going forward.

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I watch the entire game then fell asleep. It suck that we lost a winnable game and now their is no chance of us winning a 6 game to bowl eligible. I wouldn't say no chance, the ASU game is always a toss-up. I would. This year, no chance. Thanks for saving me the time oh wise one. Pathetic how awful...

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Merkin wrote:
cordera89 wrote: I watch the entire game then fell asleep. It suck that we lost a winnable game and now their is no chance of us winning a 6 game to bowl eligible.
I wouldn't say no chance, the ASU game is always a toss-up.

I would. This year, no chance.

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IIt is all about winning. Let's imagine where we would be if AZ had lost close in the conference championship game last year, won the bowl game, then split the UCLA and Stanford games this year and played the other one respectably. Does anyone think attendance wouldn't have been better for OSU and W...

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If Randall was returning, I could see him as the starter next year, his passing has improved and he does have a gun along with wheels, and is likely the best option for the rest of this year. I think Solomon will still be the best option for next year.

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Football and basketball season tickets even though I live in Phoenix, donate to the Wildcat Club. My biggest concern isn't general Tucson people but the current students. That's good PHX Your'e a good fan. The student issue is pretty widespread. Even Spurrier and Saban have complained about that. A...

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Say what you want but if you don't go to a game because the team lost bad before than you are not a real supporter. And you will have no right to complain or be upset when RR leaves and top coaching candidates turn Arizona down. You aren't going to fill the stands with fans so rabid they would love...

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Maybe its just me, but 85 degrees and Sunny is not nice weather to sit and watch a football game. That really feels like 95-100 in the direct sun inside a stadium especially in the Zona Zoo section. No it's not. With all the heat catching concrete it feels a lot hotter than that. If you aren't in t...

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