Bear Down Wildcats

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TheGreatCatsby wrote:If RR had any sense of U of A athletics history, he would have known triangles and the program don't mix. The "Triangle of Secrecy" was about as doomed from the start as our best team in U of A history was against the triangle and 2.

TOO SOON

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He's got an associate HC title now and run game coordinator responsibility. Likely to get a nice bump in pay as well.

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Expect RR to elect to receive if AZ wins the coin toss. They're going to want to make Purdue chase points, which is something they aren't equipped to do. Stay with the high percentage plays, move the chains, and take the shots when the chances are there. If you go three and out too many times Purdue...

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If Tennessee doesn't bring him home, thoughts on Tee Martin? (speculating for next year) Maybe, but if we are looking to hire someone for their first HC job, I'd rather see Cecil or Hunley. Either one would invest 100% and you likely wouldn't worry about them always job shopping. Just my opinion. H...

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I'm fine with making another trip to El Paso this year. Four hours since I live on the east side close to I-10.

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Hope he qualifies. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take, so go for it.

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WildcatStunner wrote:I hope Tate's wheels are ready to go, we need them.

Arizona can beat ASU with Dawkins at QB. They've got a full stable of RBs this year as well.

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Also, remember one little wildcard here: Cecil is gonna have those guys out there fired up. This one's personal for him, and he's gonna make sure the rest of the guys feel the same way.

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Last year ASU was 56th or so in rushing defense AFTER Arizona put up 511 on them. This year they’re somewhere around 74th. Their passing defense is about as bad as last year’s was. Granted, AZ’s defense is worse in those categories, but they were also bad last year. If Tate connects on a few short p...

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I don't expect Tate to win the Heisman this year. However, if he has two more solid games, and especially if Arizona wins out, he should definitely be invited to the ceremony. A sophomore who came in during week five, has put up numbers that are unmatched, and who took a 2-2 team and led them within...

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A couple of those years were when AZ had the live TV ban as part of the NCAA probation. Those late night rebroadcasts were all we were getting back then.

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This year's home schedule: NAU, Houston, Utah, UCLA, Washington St., Oregon St. Some decent teams but not the names that gets people to the stadium. Next year: BYU, Southern Utah, USC, Oregon, Cal, Colorado, ASU. BYU will draw a good share of opposing fans, but USC, Oregon and ASU - that's worth buy...

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Tate needs to take the shorter routes because they're going to be there. Oregon State figured him out pretty well last night - if he's dropping back, get the safety back so he can roll over the top. Tate's pick last night was one where he thought he had a one on one and the safety came over the top ...

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One sportswriter - I forget who already - recently pointed out that in Stoops' first five years there were 20 games that weren't televised. All games are on TV now. Add in the late starts, no more SunTran shuttle (not the school's fault), and it's easier for a lot of people to stay home.

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Earlier in the week RR said he expects ntOSU to come out with their hair on fire and play like they have nothing to lose, because that’s where they’re at. He expects a lot of aggression on defense, trick plays, etc. Also said he’s wary of AZs defensive freshmen hitting a wall because they’re ending ...

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Another fun fact: 2015 was the first time AZ had beaten Oregon St. at home since 1999. Mike Reily owned us in Tucson and I only recall beating him once in Corvallis during the Mike Stoops era when Arizona picked off the Beaver QB Matt Moore seven times. Stoops actually beat them twice in Corvallis....

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Another fun fact: 2015 was the first time AZ had beaten Oregon St. at home since 1999.

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How can it be possible to bid out when they ran shuttles for 30 years? SunTran is federally subsidized. One of the rules with that is that if someone wants to bid to provide services like a shuttle, SunTran is out. They can't even bid, they're out. Someone expressed interest in bidding to provide t...

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You also look at who Stoops played for the end of 2010. USC, Oregon, Stanford, ASU, Oklahoma State. Then you tack on that 2011 opening slate of NAU, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Stanford, USC and add in that 2011 was the year of The Great ACL Harvest. NAU was the only game they won and they're not even F...

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The defense gave up only two sustained TD drives last night. The other three were on short firelds. They also got the ball back for the offense plenty of times. Arizona scores on nine offensive drives and 51 plays. Wazzu scored six times and three of those were on short fields. Forget the yardage. T...

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Havrisik’s 57 yard bomb to me was a big key tonight, even with the offense going nuclear on the Pirate. They had just scored to cut the lead to six and were getting the ball to start the second half. Then TJ gets that return and Lucas booms that sucker through. That was three free points out of what...

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Very well said EVCat. RR is a lot of things, and without question has flaws. But to attribute recent problems past couple of years to 'he just doesn't care as much as he used to'......is just silly. The dip in recruiting was not due to not caring, it was due to putting faith in the wrong coaches......

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Wazzu is going to study this film and try to slow down Tate like Cal did. However, he still pulled a 70+ yard TD run out of thin air and hit Brown on a dime downfield for a long TD. And he'll have Taylor back. Michael Lev posted on Twitter that Zach Green said Cal was giving him 3-5 yards per play b...

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Green ran for 120 and had a huge TD run in OT. He got the job done perfectly well.

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If these guys get better at watching the sticks on third down, look out. Teams know they can get open receivers to the first down marker and that's leading to the third down conversion problems. A lot of these third downs are being converted really close to the line to gain and this is where the ine...

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Byrne said a while back when they were talking about the possibility of selling beer at the stadium that they needed to get the infrastructure up to par first. If they're selling beer they're going to need to make sure the bathrooms are better than they currently are in many parts of the stadium.

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I was also at that 2006 game. Cal was up at half and the Zoo got a lot smaller even though it wasn't a blowout. One thing I remember from that game was seeing just how damn fast DeSean Jackson was. I don't think I've seen anyone else fly like that.

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Here's the deal: take care of the ball, win the game. If there's one thing Cal is good at its feasting on turnovers. You can run on them. You can throw on them. But they're really good at swiping the ball and that is where they trip up teams.

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azgreg wrote:Is this family weekend?

Yep. Wazzu is homecoming.

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UCLA cannot stop the run. They are letting everyone run wild on them. They're giving up 281 a game on the ground. 'Furd ran for 405 on them. They also can't run the ball. They're only running for 115 per game. Rosen is a dangerous QB throwing the ball, as we all know. But all it takes is a couple of...

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If Montez had any touch on his long passes the UA would have lost by at least 2 TDs even with Tate's perfect game. 4 times the CU WR had beaten the UA DB but the passes weren't even close. Rosen isn't going to miss those passes. Rosen isn't going to miss those passes but UCLA also can't run the bal...

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How long is that? Lived in Tucson since 04. Followed the team since 01/02. Oof, you're just a puppy then. But you got a road game against a good but non-marquee opponent after a bye week. That's a little extra on top of the current fan apathy. Be curious to see what turnout is like against UCLA if ...

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How long is that?

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I don't understand why the local press would want to see Miller fall. Granted, I don't live in Tucson, so I'm not as close to this as others may be, but I've been under the impression that Sean Miller is well liked in the Tucson community. It's not on the same level of adoration as Lute, obviously,...

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TJ will be a coach somewhere once he's done playing. Still think of him as one of my favorite badasses in U of A history. I still remember in the loss at Cal when Ashley broke his foot - 3 minutes left in the game, it's tied, Cal starts taking the ball up court, the Haas crowd starts getting noisy, ...

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azcat49 wrote:Oh man, what else could go wrong

DO NOT EVER F*CKING ASK THAT QUESTION.

*ahem* sorry... but you always get an answer when you do.

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Jefe wrote:Dont be Nike Dont be Nike

Don't be Adidas Don't be Adidas

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Good take by Gregg Doyle. http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2017/09/28/ncaa-presidents-blame-college-basketball-scandal-fbi-rick-pitino-louisville/711098001/" target="_blank One comment on that (I know, never read the comments, they're a cesspool) did have one idea: No mor...

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I've never pretended everything was on the up and up. You always just knew that you would rather not see how the sausage got made. I've been watching AZ hoops since Lute's first season (UA was a football school before then and as flawed as my parents were, they did protect me from having to watch th...

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At some point it would raise the question of why this occurs in conjunction with higher learning (aka -- the mission of the institution) as opposed to a club sport, where they could also get paid and make mom and dad happy. It's just the evolution of things for over 100 years. Colleges have always ...

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Guess we won't mind so much when they confuse Arizona and Arizona State. "Oh, corruption, yeah, that's Arizona State."

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and one last thing, how do you guys think i know all the inside information i know? is it because you think i talk to Sean Miller everyday? or that Greg Byrne and Jim Livengood used to call me and tell me that Stanley Johnson was going to commit, or Aaron Gordon was coming to Arizona or that Chase ...

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Great season tickets will soon be available!

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Seen on r/collegebasketball:

"If the FBI uses a zone defense on us, we're f*cked."

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Not sure that matters. The NCAA will have its own investigation, and if there is room to question how the program is run, it's oversight, etc. That's where Sean could be in trouble. maybe, but i am hearing the FBI is investigating this as an outside the university operation, and that these coaches ...

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chiefzona wrote:
Macho Grande wrote:Wonder if we'd have a shot at Chad Morris. He's done a good job of getting SMU to not suck. He probably ends up at aTm or Arkansas though.

I think he might be poised for a big job.

Damn, I agree with you on something

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So Utah got our MLB who has had a bunch of knee injuries. Can't remember his name. Anyone know if he is playing for them and if so, how has he done? Have to wonder how much of an impact he may have on this game scouting wise, signal call wise or just in general? Cody Ippolito. He's got one tackle t...

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NCAA Rushing Offense 1 Georgia Tech 372.5 2 Army 364.7 3 Tulsa 363.7 4 UNLV 350.5 5 Notre Dame 330.7 6 Arizona 328.0 7 Air Force 320.5 8 Miami 317.0 9 Maryland 315.0 10 Navy 305.0 NCAA Rushing Defense 1 Duke 47.7 2 Utah 49.3 3 Kentucky 57.0 4 Minnesota 59.0 5 Georgia 71.0 6 Texas A&M 76.7 7 New Mex...

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Worked for me. Left work at 12:30, left for El Paso at 1:30, enjoyed the game, stopped by Las Cruces for breakfast in the morning, and then picked up 40 lbs of roasted green chile in Hatch on the way home. Then kept tabs on the afternoon and evening games.

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Utah has played a worse OOC schedule than Arizona has. They played BYU, who is simply not good at all this year. San Jose State has only beaten Cal Poly and have gotten checks to get beat up by Texas and USF as well as Utah. North Dakota (not the troublesome ND State) is FCS. The Utes are breaking i...

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