Bear Down Wildcats

I think we're pretty good on the D line.

Starting: Hunter Echols, Kyon Barrs, Paris Shand, and Jalen Harris
Backups: Tiaoalli Savea, Dion Wilson Jr., Jacob Kongaika, Evan Branch-Haynes, Tyler Martin, Anthony Solomon, Ammon Allen, Kolbe Cage, Dante Smith, and Anthony Ward

Oh wow, I think we are very good on our DLine. Barrs is a Sunday player and our DEnds have taken a high step up.

OLine is the huge question mark. They need to improve but maybe the improved WB play will make them look better

As for LB, we need d see one guys to step up. CY and the Michigan transfer are really smaller LB’s who excel in the run gane and struggle in coverage. I think our safety group is more suspect but we will see

azcat49 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 6:31 pm Oh wow, I think we are very good on our DLine. Barrs is a Sunday player and our DEnds have taken a high step up.

OLine is the huge question mark. They need to improve but maybe the improved WB play will make them look better

As for LB, we need d see one guys to step up. CY and the Michigan transfer are really smaller LB’s who excel in the run gane and struggle in coverage. I think our safety group is more suspect but we will see

If the Dline players above average I will gladly admit my analysis was wrong but for now I think they are below average when talking starters and backups

A sad tale as all is not necessarily rosy in Mission Valley:

https://www.latimes.com/california/stor ... ll-players

TheCatInTheHat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:41 am A sad tale as all is not necessarily rosy in Mission Valley:

https://www.latimes.com/california/stor ... ll-players

I used to work for the CSU. Campus assaults are normally taken extremely seriously. CSU policy, or maybe state law, dictates that a women under the influence cannot give consent, period.

Although she did not give consent in this case, just stating that the "she was drunk and consented" defense would not work.

Paging ANGCatFan.

So Reece must have been cleared?

azcat49 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:20 pm So Reece must have been cleared?

He's the kid that had the heart issue right?

Hope the kids get to do the Haka as they seem to enjoy it.

Good stuff here:

azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 11:45 am Hope the kids get to do the Haka as they seem to enjoy it.

Didn't they stop it a few years back since they were doing it wrong?

Not sure if there are any Maori on the team or staff.

They sure did which was a bummer. No clue if this iteration of it is the correct one but I hope so.

It seems the kids love it, the fans love it so I don’t get the issue with it

I'll ask my nephew (in law) who is Maori. Are these guys at last Pacific Islanders?

I'll ask my nephew (in law). Are these guys at least Pacific Islanders?

I asked my Kiwi friend at the time. He did laugh at what they were doing. I didn't get a full review though.

I like the shadowed numbers, and the better yet, the change to WILDCATS in the south end zone in place of having ARIZONA in both ends. Also like the red zone sideline. It’s now the BEARDOWN zone. Clean look.

Colors certainly pop. Looks good. Just wish they would invest in chairbacks all around

Damn. Even though I know we suck, I'm getting pumped snd excited. Happens every fucking year. It's a curse. A curse I tell you.

Not today Lucy

Well it wouldn't be Arizona football without some Arizona luck to start the season... Hopefully it's just nothing.

No fan of starting a freshman QB but if de Laura is hurt it should be Fifita time.

Thinking it’s more sickness related as opposed to injury do guessing both should be back.

I think Carroll had Covid so they might have got it as well.

Lev tweeted de Laura is at practice today and he'll have an update on Cowing later.

Sept. 3: at San Diego State
Result: win
Record: 1-0
Comment: The Wildcats stun SDSU in the inaugural game at Snapdragon Stadium as de Laura makes all the plays down the stretch.

Sept. 10: vs. Mississippi State
Result: loss
Record: 1-1
Comment: The last time Mike Leach set foot in Arizona Stadium (2017), his team scored 37 points in a loss. This time, he’ll get 37 and a victory.

Sept. 17: vs. North Dakota State
Result: win
Record: 2-1
Comment: NDSU is a first-class FCS program that produced Carson Wentz and Trey Lance. But the Wildcats learned a brutal lesson last year against Northern Arizona and will be ready for the task.

Sept. 24: at Cal
Result: loss
Record: 2-2/0-1
Comment: It’s only the fourth game, but Arizona’s grueling non-conference schedule exacts a physical toll. The Wildcats are flat, and flattened.

Oct. 1: vs Colorado
Result: win
Record: 3-2/1-1
Comment: Back home and reeling from the beatdown in Berkeley, the Wildcats show they aren’t the worst team in the conference.

Oct. 8: vs. Oregon
Result: loss
Record: 3-3/1-2
Comment: We were tempted to pick an upset given how this series has played out in Tucson over the decades. But that feels a tad too obvious. Ducks win, and it’s not close in the fourth quarter.

Oct. 15: at Washington
Result: loss
Record: 3-4/1-3
Comment: The Huskies haven’t forgotten de Laura planting the WSU flag on their turf following the ’21 Apple Cup. On this day, they plant him into the turf, repeatedly.

Oct. 22: idle
Comment: Perfect timing, given what lies ahead.

Oct. 29: vs. USC
Result: loss
Record: 3-5/1-4
Comment: We expect significant improvement from Arizona’s defense (partly because the offense will be competent). But the Wildcats don’t have the back-line personnel to contain USC’s aerial game. Bet the over, whatever it is.

Nov. 5: at Utah
Result: loss
Record: 3-6/1-5
Comment: If the Wildcats hadn’t given Utah a first-class scare last season, they might have a chance to do just that this time around. But alas …

Nov. 12: at UCLA
Result: loss
Record: 3-7/1-6
Comment: Four quarters in Salt Lake City is no way to prepare for UCLA’s punishing ground game. Bruised, battered and staggering, the Wildcats put up little resistance in the Rose Bowl.

Nov. 19: vs. Washington State
Result: loss
Record: 3-8/1-7
Comment: How will de Laura respond emotionally to facing his former team? Not as well as his former team responds emotionally to facing him.

Nov. 25 (Friday): vs. ASU
Result: win
Record: 4-8/2-7
Comment: Herm Edwards sent Kevin Sumlin packing two years ago with a 70-7 wipeout. Will Fisch do the same to Edwards? Quite possibly, although we can’t imagine the Wildcats scoring more than 65.

Guess he is predicting Utah to be a loss.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:41 am Lev tweeted de Laura is at practice today and he'll have an update on Cowing later.

Lev's update:

Receiver Jacob Cowing, who’s been out since Saturday, briefly appeared at practice. He then spent time running along the sideline and conferring with a trainer.

Not sure if he got the students in McKale just for that but if he did wow. The man is just fully invested in our program.

So, this is a pretty cool idea. If it catches on, a whole stadium like that would be cool. better than trying to get kids to sing a old song.

Speedy Luke just busted a 70 yd TD. He’s speedy as fuck.

Help a brotha out and embed….

https://mobile.twitter.com/AZATHLETICS/ ... 5750913024

I get it. Who dafuq eats Chipotle in this town?

84Cat wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:55 am

I agree. We're still not good and almost certainly won't go to a bowl, but 4 wins isn't unreasonable.

No where to go but up!

Hopefully the defense will get righted. Going to need some take a ways.

I'm seeing more and more talking heads/prognosticators beginning to think a little higher of Arizona football lately. I'm not saying they think we're going bowling but just about everybody I'm seeing are taking the over and some by a couple of games.

azgreg wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:53 pm

7th? That would put us close to bowl eligibility, depending on OOC record! I think we'd all take this in a heartbeat. My expectations this year aren't that high, and frankly, the W/L record doesn't mean that much to me this year. I'll take a 3-9 record if most of the 9 losses are losing small, so as long as next year we turn a bunch of these close losses into wins.