Texas Tech @ Arizona Discussion

[azcat49]

Ok, so some really late money moved it to -1.5 Tech. Late injury, conflicts on the team or staff, PAC performance today?

[azgreg]

Who's this defensive team in the blue jerseys?

[PieceOfMeat]

That drive to finish out the 3rd quarter (and then score in the 4th quarter) of 14 plays for 75 yards that ended in a TD after using 6:11 of game time.

Followed by that drive in the 4th quarter of 13 plays (ALL RUNS) for 99(+) yards that ended in a TD after using 7:10 of game time.

I honestly can not remember the last time we had 2 drives back to back like that. Been a real long time.

Plus the Defense really came to play also.

Most impressive finish to a Wildcat football game that I've seen in a long, long time. Tech knew we were running it every play and still couldn't stop us.
Even the drive to finish out the clock was impressive in that they still couldn't stop us.

Well done Wildcats.

[azgreg]

When was the last time we won TOP? Tonight 34:52 to 25:08. Nice.

[scumdevils86]

Yes those 2 drives back to back were unlike anything I've seen in Arizona football the last 17 years.

[ASUHATER!]

Honestly that was probably our best defensive performance since our win at Utah in 2014 (last year's win over Oregon is close too).

[scumdevils86]

Bend don't break I guess. 411 yards given up but 2 turnovers and dominated the TOP.

[tgrumpy2]

For a change it was the other team sucking wind at the end and having the ball rammed down their throat. I did like this game. I heard Marcel Yates is going to church tomorrow and he may even put a dollar or two in the collection plate.

[AZCatGirl]

If this is what Sumlin wants his era to be I'm all for it. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed watching us play so much. The question is can we play this good consistently, and against good Pac teams?

Or more immediately, dog shit Pac teams?

Seriously though, great win and I'm going to enjoy this.

[azcat49]

Great win and nice to see the defense rise up. We ran it down their throats and played to our strength. Hopefully we do this the rest of the year and control the clock

[CatsbyAZ]

Could not’ve picked a better game to attend this season. Never thought smash mouth would work against Texas Tech, much less on a 99 yard drive to wear out the Raiders defense. Lot of fun last night watching a new style of Arizona football emerge.

[Longhorned]

I watched on TV, and it was this unfamiliar feeling of Arizona playing like a team I wouldn't want my team to play against. Tough and smart on both sides of the ball. There were three occasions where previous Arizona teams would have fallen apart and started to get rolled, but each time we held our composure, stuck with the effective playbook, and turned it around.

The only moment that felt familiar was the blown snap on the extra point attempt.

And the only familiar pattern is my usual naive hope that this performance should indicate how the team plays in future weeks.

[ByJoveByJingle]

A friend is driving in from San Diego for the UCLA game. Since I’ll be attending the game, I’m sure the transitive property of football will prove meaningless yet again. We should roll UCLA, but life just doesn’t work that way.

[whatisee]

Yes those 2 drives back to back were unlike anything I've seen in Arizona football the last 17 years.

Did you forget ths ASU game where we disn’t Throw a pass in the 2nd half and still beat them? Legend

[azgreg]

Yes those 2 drives back to back were unlike anything I've seen in Arizona football the last 17 years.

Did you forget ths ASU game where we disn’t Throw a pass in the 2nd half and still beat them? Legend

Those were all big hitting quick strike drives. 99 yard 13 play 7 minute drives of just shoving it down their throats are magical.