Bear Down Wildcats

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Honest question, why do we need to schedule harder? One of the first things that gets mentioned when Arizona gets talked about on a national level is "soft out of conference schedule." With the new playoff system, that could end up costing the school an access bowl or even a playoff spot in the fut...

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I could be wrong, but I thought I'd heard whispers that Byrne was working on slotting a Big 12 opponent for upcoming openings. K-State is one of the few schools across the country that could accommodate that.

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The OOC schedules get set years in advance. The UTSA, UNLV and Nevada games were all scheduled under Livengood and Stoops if I remember right. RichRod inherited the schedule. I don't think we have anything significant coming up until the 2016 BYU game in Glendale, but they're working on it. You have...

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Sweet. The ticket I picked up is on the AZ side of the stadium.

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RR in his third year delivers a BCS level bowl, a south championship and a #10. That is Lute Olsonesque from a rebuilding standpoint And RichRod beat fucking ASU. Can't tell you how much that pleases me. Even him more so, since he was 0-8 in rivalry games at UM and UA until then. Even better - they...

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RR in his third year delivers a BCS level bowl, a south championship and a #10. That is Lute Olsonesque from a rebuilding standpoint I keep thinking back to all the amazing games we saw this past year (our section was crazy during and after those games). I don't think this will be the last time RR ...

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Just... just what a year. 787 yards against UNLV. Taking down the Ducks in Autzen. Hill Mary. Skowron beating Washington with a TD run and a game winning FG. Leaving Utah out in the cold. The emergence of Scooby on the national stage. The stadium shaking as the Cats beat ASU to take the Pac-12 South...

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I was hoping like hell they wouldn't be sent to Texas. I've wondered why AZ and Boise State have never matched up and now we'll get it. Boise has a stud RB, so our guys better be ready to do some tackling.

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Just got my ticket.

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Those guys were too tired to tackle Freeman by the end of the first half. Freeman is a big, powerful dude and the Cats were just flat gassed. Oregon had around 22 minutes TOP in the first half. If the offense gets a couple of drives and some points in the first half, which gets the D off the field a...

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Solomon's ankle injury really limited the options the Cats had last night, but he was still the team's best option. Oregon's D-line, though, played with their hair on fire and the Cats' O-line couldn't hold up their end of things. Scroggins seemed to give the team a little spark, but you saw last ni...

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Harvey Specter wrote:
the real dill wrote:Bunch of bitch ass defeatists in this thread.
Add in self-loathing who take take great pleasure is their own failures and you've hit the bull's eye.

Pretty much. A bunch of people who aren't happy unless they're not happy.

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30+ years here. First game I went to was to see the Cats beat Pacific 63-35 in 1980. Sat in the old tiny bleachers that were in the NEZ. The ASU game this past weekend was one I've been waiting to see for all those years; the Cats win that big game that eluded them, they win the South, and they beat...

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azgreg wrote:Looks like all yellow was a ruse.

Yellow shows up in the stands, though.

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Scooby is getting the attention and deservedly so, but Berk posted the stats on the safeties the past four games. Parks and Grandon have really come up big lately. If the safeties continue to play this well, Arizona's dangerous. I don't believe the Ducks can keep Arizona's offense in check for four ...

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https://twitter.com/Pac12Networks/status/540673119447306242 lol...no it won't. Love my CATS but that stadium is soul less. The design of that stadium bugs me. You see the one side with the upper deck and then you see the other side with the massive skybox suites structure. I've been to a game in a ...

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Anxious, not nervous. I want this game something bad but at the same time, we're playing with house money now. Win and there's a good chance they're in the playoffs. Lose, and, well, this season is still a runaway success and there's still a good chance at a top tier bowl. But as much as we hear abo...

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CalStateTempe wrote:Dream Season.

Most of this team is back next year. Think about that.

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You simply just don't get it. These guys know how to vertically integrate the synergy of the branding to facilitate a results-oriented organization chart that engages the end-user and aligns with the goals of the stakeholders in the process. Duh. Excuse me, I have three more meetings before lunch.

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You simply just don't get it. These guys know how to vertically integrate the synergy of the branding to facilitate a results-oriented organization chart that engages the end-user and aligns with the goals of the stakeholders in the process. Duh. Excuse me, I have three more meetings before lunch.

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There's talk that Riley might bring Orgeron on at Nebraska. That could make things interesting. I'll be curious to see what he can do with a name school and better access to talent.

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No, if they were jorts he'd have been a shoo-in to go to Florida.

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I keep picking against the Cats vs. the Ducks and it's been working out for us nicely, so no reason to stop now. 45-31 Ducks. And, as usual, I hope I'm wrong.

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Like Tevis said, it's OK if they're getting no respect, they'll just keep going out and earning it.

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Contain, contain, contain. If they get yardage just keep them in front of you and let them come to you instead of attacking. Oregon thrives on defenders attacking their playmakers in space because that often results in a quick juke and then the ball carrier is gone. Blitz Scooby early and often. Mak...

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Skowron deserved an All-conference honor before Riggleman, who had a decent average but whose individual achievements didn't approach 110 points over the season, a couple of key onside kicks and a fake FG for touchdown. But that was just the tip of the iceberg of what was wrong with this sorry list...

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Everything they want is still in front of them. And now with the Pac-12 South title in their pocket.

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Win or lose, the fact that we're even having these conversations is still unreal. But these guys don't feel like they're done yet.

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That is pure trash that Wilson didn't get Offensive FOY. At least he gets a head to head matchup against the winner this Friday. It's not as egreigous as Scooby bring left off the Butkus list or a lot of the other things we've seen. That said, remember what happened last year when Ka'Deem went up a...

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Hill isn't putting up the 2012 numbers, but he gets the catches that count and he's also become a hell of a blocker this year.

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The thing with Baucus and Ebbele to remember is that they started beginning with the start of the 2011 season - that year, the Cats began the season with a total of one start between all five starting linemen (Kyle Quinn started the 2010 Alamo Bowl and that was it.) Those guys have been through a lo...

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If there's one thing I don't worry about with this coaching staff, it's game planning. Oregon's going to be ready as they could ever be for this one but so will Arizona. RichRod is not intimidated by a big stage.

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I wonder what the committee thinks about Baylor hiring a PR firm for this.

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azgreg wrote:How much is it a factor that Oregon has already played in Levis Stadium this year?

Most of these guys had not played in Pullman or the Alamodome. The underclassmen hadnt played at Rice-Eccles or Autzen. It doesn't give Oregon an advantage having played there already.

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Larry Scott just announced details on a new initiative that states if, after the pac12 championship game, the two teams have identical records, then co-champions would be submitted to the CFP committee, similar to the Big12's current plan. http://pac-12.com/content/pac-12-conference-initiatives Fas...

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Larry Scott just announced details on a new initiative that states if, after the pac12 championship game, the two teams have identical records, then co-champions would be submitted to the CFP committee, similar to the Big12's current plan. http://pac-12.com/content/pac-12-conference-initiatives Fas...

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When ASU called that timeout, the refs announced over the PA that it was their final timeout. I'd heard about Fox showing a timeout left for ASU but that it was an error on their part.

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Hmm. Thought he was a senior. Ah well.

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TJ is legit. RR says he's the fastest guy on the team and a player that the staff needs to get the ball to more anyway I'm guessing the only thing that's kept TJ from getting more playing time is just the amount of talent above him and that he's a true freshman. The coaches really like him and he's...

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It doesn't really matter what kind of DUI it was. Coach told them to be smart - aka stay out of trouble. Grant didn't. Also, if RR still runs the same rules as he did at WV (no reason to think he doesn't) then Grant is also in trouble for at least a couple of other broken team rules.

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Wonder what the unis will be this week. Oregon is telling their fans to wear yellow, so I don't know if that's to match the unis or if they want the Oregon fans to stand out in the stadium. If they did wear yellow I wonder if they'd allow UA to wear a color instead of the whites.

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Most of the charges in this case are really fluffy stuff that many of us do every day. The DUI is the only one of consequence, IMO, and they haven't revealed any details on that one yet. If it's a real DUI, then he needs to sit, but if he blew 0.05 or something, then I say the penalties should be n...

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So normally we're at the point where we look back upon the season and wait to see what bowl game we go to. What a year it's been. The Hill Mary. Skowron's redemption. Fantastic freshmen. Scooby's monster year. The Cup is back where it belongs. Pac-12 South Champs. But the thing is that this year sti...

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I don't think FSU gets in if GT beats them. The committee has cast a wary eye on the 'Noles all season, like they have a suspicion that they aren't really that good.

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I don't have any inside information on this situation, but I'm pretty sure that the punishment will go far, far beyond playing time. It may involve some Breakfast Club, some field rolling, a lot of stairs, other punishments, or any combination. The playing time is just the public portion of the puni...

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I'm guessing cited-and-released is a "we don't want to take this cop off the streets for two hours while this guy is brought in and booked." I've heard of this happening at other times, so I would figure that cops have certain criteria for who they should haul in and who is OK to let go with the cit...

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Good For You wrote:IMO he should be left in Tucson but hey, at least we'll still have Bug Wri...errr Davonte Neal to fill in.

Seriously though, it's time for Caleb to come out of his disappearing act and for Austin Hill to have a monster game like vs. USC 2012.

Cayleb's been playing with a hurt wrist.

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I'd be surprised if he plays.

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No one is indispensable under RichRod. He scuttled a Heisman candidacy because of off-field issues. But at the same time, he does believe in second chances if things warrant it. Grant is going to have a long road ahead and he's going to have to prove that he's paid his dues if he wants to keep playi...

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