Bear Down Wildcats

RawleArenas

If you feel this confident, then take your show on the road. Go to other fanbases and see what they have to say about your point of view. Just be sure to bring a tape recorder to capture the symphony of crickets in the background.

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple ...

RawleArenas

You, like Brennan, use a lot of the same tricks.

There are no holes, except the ones in your logic.

If you can't back up your statements, don't post. And better yet, don't quote me.

RawleArenas

So we’re right back here at square one. Listen dude, if other posters have to explain basic concepts to you that EVERYONE else understands (like my post about UK) then perhaps I'm not the problem. It seems you cannot make a point at all without projecting, misconstruing, or completely bungling takes ...

RawleArenas

This is why some posters need to pass a general sports knowledge test before posting. I'm talking to you dmj. Just be a man and call me out.

Lloyd had issues recruiting certain players long before NIL morphed into it's present form. Did you forget about his complaints about recruiting when he ...

RawleArenas

Clip make some great points about Lloyd and his evaluation of players. And it's not just that, it's his recruiting momentum with this program. Someone with CTL's record should be stockpiling talent, well before we knew we were headed to the Big 12. The players we have now would dominate the WCC ...

RawleArenas

The only thing that Irish missed was a firing squad for Brennan.

RawleArenas

I've said this before, he needs help with recruiting. He needs to revamp his staff and coaching style or we're going to be the laughingstock in both money sports.

RawleArenas

It's on Lloyd. He knew for quite a while the level of talent and athleticism needed to compete in the big 12. You don't double down on Euros and black holes who don't want to be leaders.

RawleArenas

I used to think Lloyd was the flip side of CBB. They're starting to look like blood brothers. Are they friends now?

RawleArenas

From Nick Fowles via twitter:

I wanted to share some thoughts to my AZ Wildcats out there. I'm glad Coach Brent Brennan will be back at the UofA. I got to spend several days with him and really enjoyed my time. It was obvious the love he has for Wildcat nation and those roots run deep. I ...

RawleArenas

Doubling down on someone doesn't change their character. CBB is not good guy. He knew he wasn't qualified for the job. EVERYONE sees this outside of UofA. Big 12 fans don't want him as part of our conference.

He should have never been hired.

RawleArenas

PHXCATS and DMJ are attention seekers, they don't even try to make coherent arguments. Truth of the matter is, Brennan's not the guy and he got here the wrong way. He never earned the job.

Now we're forced into the horrible position of hoping that next year's bad enough for the AD to fire him.

RawleArenas

UAEebs86 wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2024 9:21 pm
azgreg wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2024 9:12 pmHe's staying.

LLOOOOOYYYYDDDD!!!!

RawleArenas

I’m not a fan of plugging holes and doing patchwork to save a doomed experiment. The problem in part lies with Brennan, but the real blame starts with Dave Heeke for not looking out for the best interests of the program. The fact that we could have lost Noah and crew is immaterial. If it comes to it ...

RawleArenas

You and dmj are simply making the old school Kentucky argument for buying the best roster. It doesn't work. CTL always had issues recruiting athletic depth.

Even if you have all the money in the world you still have to pick the right players (we didn't), and they still have to want to ...

RawleArenas

You and dmj are simply making the old school Kentucky argument for buying the best roster. It doesn't work. CTL always had issues recruiting athletic depth.

Even if you have all the money in the world you still have to pick the right players (we didn't), and they still have to want to come ...

RawleArenas

You and dmj are simply making the old school Kentucky argument for buying the best roster. It doesn't work. CTL always had issues recruiting athletic depth.

Even if you have all the money in the world you still have to pick the right players (we didn't), and they still have to want to come here and ...

RawleArenas

AZCatGirl wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 2:00 pm Miller didn't have to worry about NIL like Tommy does. I think people are forgetting that.

CTL had these problems before NIL We needed more athletes when we were still in the Pac. His player evaluation is hurting the team. NIL is a factor, but it becomes a crutch as well.

RawleArenas

I am just amazed at the talent slip from year to year under Lloyd at the NBA level. We used to have two or three guys that were sure fire locks to play in the league and then n this team, we might have one….maybe.

I noticed that too. Here's the thing about Miller. Despite what people thought ...

RawleArenas

That's not saying it doesn't matter. Geeze, are you being intentionally thick? Wasting my time.

RawleArenas

Hence the word scouting. Gonzaga made their reputation from finding guys that are under the radar. Did you read anything I said?

That was BEFORE NIL.........and Lloyd was one of the primary recruiters at Gonzaga.

Its a different world now.

Totally missing the point. Of course NIL matters ...

RawleArenas

Hence the word scouting. Gonzaga made their reputation from finding guys that are under the radar. Did you read anything I said?

RawleArenas

Do you pay attention? Which places more focus on scouting and development. Plenty of guys underperforming at lesser programs like Pelle.

RawleArenas

There's plenty of guys who don't need NIL dollars to compete and play for a winning program. And this problem was here before pay for play became an thing.

RawleArenas

You think CTL is getting the message to prioritize athleticism and size? These Gonzaga style multi year projects are killing us.

RawleArenas

They are a good team.

Not sure how admitting your opponent is better than you is being a fair-weather fan.

It isn’t.

Aren’t they supposed to be suffering from an abrupt coaching change and looming NCAA sanctions? Feels like we’re the ones who got caught trying to spread Covid to ...

RawleArenas

People see what they want to see. Of course you ignore the point where I gave CTL a ton of credit. Please pay attention, reading is fundamental. I pointed out Tommy's comfort zones and somehow you turned it into something else.

RawleArenas

If I'm remembering correctly, Love's NIL was for Love specifically, as in it would not be there to spread around to other people.

Story I heard is that the money came from a single “booster” and was earmarked specifically for Love. The day I heard that I posted and told everyone I knew ...

RawleArenas

I've heard of home cooking, but this is a whole Thanksgiving dinner.

RawleArenas

I beg of you, please please don't compare CBB to Lloyd or Fisch. People will not take your argument seriously. I was harsh to Lloyd when we initially hired him, not so much Fisch in the beginning. The dissatisfaction with our current coach is based on his performance and aptitude period. Lloyd ...

RawleArenas

I wish it was that easy, but Brennan is just not that guy. You can't just hire a couple of assistants and retool a few things and !Voila! your Jedd 2.0.
To do so is underselling Jedd's natural talents and his understanding of program building and recruiting. There's a reason why the term 'ceiling ...

RawleArenas

I think there can be some opportunity in looking at "soiled dove" coaches, but with a pretty big caveat. RichRod would fit that description, and he arguably worked out (except for recruiting tailing off, the "what happens here stays here" book and accusations, and actively courting jobs at Va Tech ...

RawleArenas

DMJ you have a valid point but this team is not only losing, we're getting blown off the field by bad teams.

This offense has a bad scheme and is not being coached well. Brennan has failed by any reasonable measure.

That being said, we probably need to keep Brent, contingent on him firing ...

RawleArenas

I got a sense early on that something was off with our leadership. Actually after the first couple of games. We did not look like a well coached team at all. I got some serious criticism from fans who thought I was being too hard on Brennan. Outside some of the obvious stuff that seasoned football ...

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Does anyone know if DRF can override Brennan and hire new staff if the boosters don't pony up? Does anyone know the details of his contract?

RawleArenas

I am sticking up for SANITY.

Fire Brennan and whomever you hire is going to have the SAME problem next year (little talent). And of course with very little NIL the new coach won't be able to recruit either so the "Jump of the Cliff" crowd will be right back here calling for the new coach to be ...

RawleArenas

Most talented team he will ever have is also a commentary on his recruiting.

If he’s currently pulling in kids at the level or above where Fisch was, then that’s not a factual prediction. But if he isn’t, the product on the field isn’t going to exactly inspire a bunch of 3- & 4-stars to ...

RawleArenas

Brent Brennan is Mountain West okay.

That's about the size of it, and even at the MWC level, it's just "okay" versus "good."

The structure of the offensive coaching staff setup was always questionable, with Babers never particularly great at it, as well as being long-removed from the OC ...

RawleArenas

I took the "Tomey era hire" more as trying to hire someone with honor and integrity. Not necessarily the style of football.

I can understand the rationale behind chasing leadership that’s checks all the boxes. Unfortunately, coaches that are worth anything will get poached more often than not ...

RawleArenas

How many more games do we win this year? I see 1 to 2 possible wins. ASU will eat our lunch too

Arizona under its season total was easy money and I wasnt nearly as high on the team as most but I am borderline shocked with how poor everything has been. Have been trying to put off coming to any ...

RawleArenas

I didn't have anything personal with Brennan, but I do now. I think it's selfish to put yourself out there as the savior/good guy, when in reality the move was good for him, but not for Arizona and its fans. He pulled an end around and tried to get the fanbase on his side, while pulling the same ...

RawleArenas

I write this post with a heavy heart. I really wanted the Brennan Experiment to work, I really did. I held back on my initial impressions on the coaching staff until I watched them play the first two games, after which it became readily apparent that we are simply not built to compete at a high ...

RawleArenas

I write this post with a heavy heart. I really wanted the Brennan Experiment to work, I really did. I held back on my initial impressions on the coaching staff until I watched them play the first two games, after which it became readily apparent that we are simply not built to compete at a high ...

RawleArenas

I write this post with a heavy heart. I really wanted the Brennan Experiment to work, I really did. I held back on my initial impressions on the coaching staff until I watched them play the first two games, after which it became readily apparent that we are simply not built to compete at a high ...

RawleArenas

I've kinda taken a wait-and-see approach to this season, however the first two games that I've watched have left much to be desired.
Some of the posters have suggested that Brennan is minimizing his offense to catch KState and potentially Utah off guard. I think this is
an ineffective way to go ...

RawleArenas

I also was ready to move on from Ballo. He was productive, but it just was never going to work to have him roaming down the lane on dives after ball screens, because nobody was going to give him a runway anymore to catch lobs, the FT shooting was a massive issue, and he just isn't good enough to ...

RawleArenas

So for those of you who have looked into Damon more than I have (minimal) who would you rather have?

Freshman Sanon (is he a 1&Done?)
Or Super Senior Love?

Love was my favorite player to watch in an Arizona uniform this past season. I am not big on 1&Ds who aren’t game changers from day ...

RawleArenas

So for those of you who have looked into Damon more than I have (minimal) who would you rather have?

Freshman Sanon (is he a 1&Done?)
Or Super Senior Love?

Love, not even close. But I don't know why ppl think Sanon is a 1&D.

You need NBA guys without question. Last two years we lacked NBA ...

RawleArenas

If Ballo misses the front end of a 1 and 1 it’s a TO. But mostly I use that phrase because its catchy and simple and conveys the point.

I’ve always thought missing the front end of a 1-&-1 should be counted as a turnover if the other team rebounds it.

Exactly. Which was why the Clemson ...

RawleArenas

Which teams are the most dominant? Jay Wright's Villanova teams, Scott Drew's Baylor teams or the past two years UCONN? I give the slight nod to Baylor. Guard play was better.

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