Bear Down Wildcats

FlyonWall

azgreg wrote:
Tatanka wrote:Preferred walk on punter Cameron Weinberg.
Fixed. Looks like punting will be good for a while.

Really? Fixed, just like that? From high school in front of 200, to college in front of 50,000. All good. Ok, I don't believe it.

FlyonWall

It isn't the kicking off the tee that is offensive. That is necessary to practice because team FG drills are few and far between. What is problematic is evaluating kicker skills based on those results, because as you aptly point out, there is a huge difference between an unhurried kick off the tee ...

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He just needs to have more consistent form. Instead, he is trying too hard to show his long ball as a differentiator and is changing his form from short to long kicks. The long FG however is icing, not the cake. But because all the fans get so excited seeing a long FG, mistaking it for the main job ...

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Which kicker, Havrisik or Pollack?

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We made a bowl last year. Talent deficiencies don't create this disaster. We paid a lot of money for a new coaching staff that has utterly crapped the bed so far.

I understand why Springer would want the younger kicker to be his guy, since Pollack was the old coach's guy and only has this year ...

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True, he should not have gone to a Power 5 if he wanted to play.

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Merkin wrote:Quitter.

Quit what, being a backup? As a grad student, it is this year or never. I could see calling him a quitter if he had more years ahead of him. But he didn't. Choosing to not ride the bench is as legit as the coaches choosing an underclassman over an upperclassman.

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Chief and I own a business together and I know the guy better than anyone. Chief isn’t posting on here or any other message board. He is on Twitter. Also, anyone who knows Chief knows that he doesn’t care about Arizona basketball nor knows anything about it. He’s all about Arizona football. Chief ...

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someone more knowledgeable please tell me why RichRod never used Gerhard DeBeer to punt.

A couple reasons. First, just because you can rugby punt for distance does not mean you can punt for football. Out punting your coverage leads to returns for touchdowns. Also, he lacked directionality, and ...

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ANGCatFan wrote:Coach Springer is one high energy guy!

Which journalist asked about the kicker's weight?

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What BS. In my opinion, Scheer can't write a decent story without being fed info by the team. The Star actually has journalists that can write without access. If this hurts anyone, it is the rest of them besides the Star. Complaining and blaming the Star is just cover for poor journalistic skills ...

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Hopefully the designers realize the need for inside roofing material that can withstand practice punt strikes.

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Some truths that seem to escape defenders of RR:

1- Lawsuits are about money. That is how the legal system provides relief. So the fact she is seeking money for her damages says nothing about her motivation.

2. Settlement of lawsuits is the way 95% of them end. Lawsuits settle through leverage ...

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chiefzona wrote:Bye bye Brian Knorr.

Was he ever really here?

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Depends how you define media. I don't believe a story until I confirm it on Tucson.com To me they apply journalistic standards.

The recruiting websites pass along gossip, so even if they sometimes pass along news, it is always suspect to me. Not that gossip doesn't often turn out to be fact, and I ...

FlyonWall

I’m not going to comment anymore. I guess y’all truly believe Ken was the number 1 pick over Sumlin. Nothing I can say to change your mind. We got Sumlin as a number 2 pick. Yay

I am with you btfd16, I don't believe it was ever an offer to Ken. Chief alerted us to Sumlin out of all names BEFORE ...

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:D

44.7 points per game seems oddly specific.
Just a rough guess. That's 3 to 4 points per game which I believe is very doable, but it certainly could be as much as 7 a game!
Sumlin does believe in special teams, so I expect him to go out and find a really good PK .
That will be a welcome ...

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Hey it isn't like we ever got blown out this year. Perhaps some are overestimating how much bigger and faster everyone else is.
No, they are just creating the narrative they want that there was never anything that RR did that wasn't horrible and he left the program in complete shambles Mackovician ...

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Hey it isn't like we ever got blown out this year. Perhaps some are overestimating how much bigger and faster everyone else is.

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There should be no preconditions to Sumlin's staffing decisions. Other than salary constraints, he should be able to hire/fire anyone. I hope Yates wasn't foisted on him because the players pressured Heeke.
They worked together in the past, so it’s an easy decision.

If the defense continues to ...

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3rdand25 wrote:This is all good news. Best wishes to Ken N, and welcome to the new Coach.

A well executed search, with a great outcome, no?

Thanks Heeke!

PS if I was bb coach I would be nervous

He probably used this to negotiate a nice raise and contract extension with Navy.

FlyonWall

I miss the hype videos. Whoever is the next coach, I hope they bring those back.

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What do you suppose the boosters get out of donating the $ millions to build stadium upgrades, practice field upgrades, coach buyouts, and coach retention packages? Rich people are not always that altruistic. I sort of understand if you get naming rights like the Lowell-Stevens facility, but still ...

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What do you suppose the boosters get out of donating the $ millions to build stadium upgrades, practice field upgrades, coach buyouts, and coach retention packages? Rich people are not always that altruistic. I sort of understand if you get naming rights like the Lowell-Stevens facility, but still ...

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All I know is Chiefzona was the one who had information regarding our AD talking to Sumlin, BEFORE Richrod was fired. So all I really want to know is who Chief thinks will be the coach?

Follow him on Twitter. He's afraid if he posts it here Scheer will steal it. :D

Not a surprise... I have ...

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All I know is Chiefzona was the one who had information regarding our AD talking to Sumlin, BEFORE Richrod was fired. So all I really want to know is who Chief thinks will be the coach?

Follow him on Twitter. He's afraid if he posts it here Scheer will steal it. :D

Probably for good reason ...

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All I know is Chiefzona was the one who had information regarding our AD talking to Sumlin, BEFORE Richrod was fired. So all I really want to know is who Chief thinks will be the coach?

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I think what gets missed in these alleged-predators are "entitled to due process," versus alleged victims are "entitled to be believed" is that both are true in different circumstances and are not therefore mutually exclusive.

In the court, the person is entitled to due process, especially where ...

FlyonWall

I especially do not like this:

“If this case were to go to trial in the current climate where #MeToo is in the headlines on a daily basis,” Jimenez warns, “neither male nor female jurors would have any sympathy for a public figure who used his authority and power to oppress and degrade his female ...

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I especially do not like this:

“If this case were to go to trial in the current climate where #MeToo is in the headlines on a daily basis,” Jimenez warns, “neither male nor female jurors would have any sympathy for a public figure who used his authority and power to oppress and degrade his female ...

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The University was benefitting from his playing without paying him a scholarship. He may have just weighed another year of paying his own way against trying to get paid something. I don't think players who see the field and become part of the product should be denied a scholarship, so I don't judge ...

FlyonWall

People can have different opinions on style, but those opinions don't make it improper to put in that level of detail. And perhaps the woman's attorney felt the greater detail could lead to greater likelihood of quick settlement with a public university.

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Looks like Scheer was talking to a member of this board. One of the lawyers here said as much.

https://twitter.com/JasonScheer/status/949329793723453443

Disagree.

http://www.jaburgwilk.com/news-publications/arizona-s-notice-of-claim-statute-jumping-through-hoops-when-suing-state-government-or ...

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https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/01804.htm

13-1804. Theft by extortion; classification

A. A person commits theft by extortion by knowingly obtaining or seeking to obtain property or services by means of a threat to do in the future any of the following:

1. Cause physical injury to anyone by means ...

FlyonWall

Sounds like she was concerned about Tucson backlash. Perhaps that is why the complaint was not filed until after the bowl. Also, that gave the University a reason to wait to act, because it was not filed yet.

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Is there any news on who gets Rhett?

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Kiss Khalil Tate goodbye, he will be at Oregon in no time.
Proof? He's probably far more likely to stay without the disaster that RR is as a coach being here.

Agree. My view, Rodriguez did not let Tate be Tate. It wasn't the defenses against us getting better, it was the coach trying to own what ...

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Arizona is the perfect place for any capable coach to prove his vision. It seems some say it is hard to recruit to UA, but that is untrue. When the recruit comes to Tucson they fall in love. Believe me, UA shows well compared to other major schools. Jalen Tabor. Also true that California schools are ...

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All posts personally attacking other posters are getting deleted and warnings will be issued soon. If you can’t make your point without name-calling, talking about each other’s mothers, and other such childish shit, your point was stupid and you should be thanking the mods for ...

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He also said that the kid needed to learn how to "rodeo" punt because that was RR's baby with ST. Low hang time and as close to the ground you can get. When I laughed, Watts assured me that RR was the only coach using this punting method.

The coach seems to believe his play calling is independent ...

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I am not backing RR on this at all, but it is fair to recognize that the vast majority of programs do go the route of preferred-walk on with the promise of obtaining a scholarship if you perform type deal with punters and long snappers in particular. Now when your preferred walk on and coach them ...

FlyonWall

I understand both arguments, that this shows incompetence for not knowing in the first place, or competence for pulling back before it was too late. But the bigger question to me is why we are looking for a Juco, walk-on, second-chance type fix in the first place? Why wasn't a scholarship set aside ...

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And not for nothing, Bowers looks like a high-character guy. He's unlikely to be a bust for off-field issues. Proven track record, committed to success, not a headcase. Checks all the boxes. He could get injured like any other player, but see above.

Depends on your definition of high-character ...

FlyonWall

Then there are those other articles.

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ALASKACAT wrote:Lucas Havrisik nice job on the fg placements. Josh Pollack, WTF! Seemed to punt scared. Free De Beer!

Wouldn't you be scared if the USC rushers were breaking through our line and getting in your face every time?

FlyonWall

If we run the table this year, the coach will flee to his next destination like he tried a few years ago. It will be his best chance to escape with his reputation intact.

FlyonWall

Who is "actively angry that this season is going well"?

Chef. He was within a game or two of his white whale and it's gone for several years.
I've seen zero evidence Chief is angry Arizona is doing well.

He has indeed kept a low profile these past two weeks but us winning seemed to do that ...

FlyonWall

Heavy lifting in the morning, stadium steps hauling bags of sand in the afternoon, game week practice early evening, foot injury. Or bad luck.

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Are the coaches so oblivious they don't realize the strength and conditioning staff are making the players walk stadium steps carrying 50lb sandbags in the middle of a game week? When RR feigns ignorance as to why there are so many injuries, apparently he really is ignorant. Offseason = the time to ...

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Maybe this is like the play the Music Man and RR is Professor Hill who has come to town promising us our kids would make a great band (with his help), and sells us uniforms, instruments and indoor practice facilities. Then when the town people demand "where is the band", because you know Professor ...

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