Bear Down Wildcats

A healthy Nick Wilson makes for a different game last year.

Folesfor10K wrote:Everyone is saying Mazzone's game plan is to run run run on arizona. BS. first ucla play of the game will be play action bomb pass down the middle complete for 50 yards. Maybe the Second play but guarantee it gets called early. Our secondary is always sleeping on those plays early...

After 2013 I think Casteel is gonna have the guys looking for that one.

AZDS 3 keys based on Ben Stiller movies.

And Stiller starred in "Along came Polly" with Jennifer Aniston.



And Jen's tie is red, white, and blue, practically guaranteeing an Arizona victory!

Gilbertcat wrote:Line at 2.5. People starting to believe with their money

Bettors' reaction to Myles Jack injury.

Don't know where to post this, but Joey Galloway just cried a river on College Football Countdown that we have lineman down field on every single pass play we run. "They do it every single play, it's blatantly obvious and illegal."

Pretty frustrating because he did a terrible job of illustrating it. Showed two plays: first play, he drew the 3 yard line way off to make it look blatant, and the second play was a pass caught behind the LOS. Of all the great things to dissect, he chose that? Pretty terrible segment.

AZ 6-1 SU when facing a team who has beat them 3 straight. 11-3 ATS at home as home dog. 19-3 SU @home under RR when he is undefeated.

UCLA 4-10 ATS as a road favorite of 14 or less. And here is the hammer, teams who have scored 40+points three straight weeks while giving up less than 28 and facing a team who didn't win the previous week by at least 39 is 11-0 since 1980.

☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

Who keeps these fucking numbers?

Sharps

What's Arizona's record against the spread as a home dog when the wind blows in from the North on even numbered months?

Two things...

1) I live near the TUS flight path and have the flight aware app. As opposed to a normal Friday, a huge 737 and 757 came in late this afternoon from LAX.

2) I just posted this on FB because I know people who don't want to deal with traffic....

Tix still available for the HUGE game tomorrow? If you are in town, like football at all and don't have prior plans, just take the A's and Cats off your car and give your UofA shirts to Goodwill. #BAREALFAN

And yes... The hashtag does double duty.

Is that really "breaking"?

Chicat wrote:Is that really "breaking"?

It is for Miller.

We lose our all-world linebacker just as you get yours back. Fuck everything.

Beating Virginia is a quality win.

#shitnobodysays

This is the Virginia team that Rosen set the world on fire against right?

azgreg wrote:This is the Virginia team that Rosen set the world on fire against right?

Yep.

I guarantee with every fiber in my body, it we do manage to beat UCLA, the Cats won't receive a sniff of respect for a big-time victory.

Its going to be a gut-wrenching replay of the Oregon win with weeks of BS excuses being given because of injuries. They will talk about the Bruins injuries but you won't hear a peep about ours.

Rich Rod, the staff and the team won't get so much as a fucking ESPN handshake for a job well done with a win.

The sports media is already setting the stage and priming the pumps for this to be the primary talking points if the Cats pull off the win.

Personally it won't change my mind, a win will be huge, but it just gets so damn old to see this tired worn-out crap pulled over and over on us in the media.

UAEebs86 wrote:Beating Virginia is a quality win.

#shitnobodysays

Would be Arizona's best win though

*ignores the BYU game*

Gladiator Cat wrote:I guarantee with every fiber in my body, it we do manage to beat UCLA, the Cats won't receive a sniff of respect for a big-time victory.

Its going to be a gut-wrenching replay of the Oregon win with weeks of BS excuses being given because of injuries. They will talk about the Bruins injuries but you won't hear a peep about ours.

Rich Rod, the staff and the team won't get so much as a fucking ESPN handshake for a job well done with a win.

The sports media is already setting the stage and priming the pumps for this to be the primary talking points if the Cats pull off the win.

Personally it won't change my mind, a win will be huge, but it just gets so damn old to see this tired worn-out crap pulled over and over on us in the media.

I agree but at least we seemed to get respect from the committee last year. and now that's all that matters

MrBug708 wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:Beating Virginia is a quality win.

#shitnobodysays

Would be Arizona's best win though

*ignores the BYU game*

I wouldn't hang my hat on the BYU win too much. Especially after Michigan beats them by 2 scores tomorrow.

So wait. You dismiss the Virginia game because they are getting beat by Boise State. The same Boise State who lost to BYU. But BYU isn't a good team either?

MrBug708 wrote:So wait. You dismiss the Virginia game because they are getting beat by Boise State. The same Boise State who lost to BYU. But BYU isn't a good team either?

They are 2 hail marys away from being 0-3 and on their backup QB so no I don't think BYU is vary good.

Cool. I guess they should have an asterisks by their score so everyone knows they didnt really count as wins

I Just don't understand schedule trash talk from Arizona fans. It would be like me laughing at your attendance in basketball

fans from both sides should bring "AT LEAST WE AREN'T KANSAS" signs

Anyone and everyone that is rooting for the PAC12 and Arizona should want BYU to win all their remaining games against non-PAC12 teams.

BYU winning against UM makes UCLA's win much better and in turn, will make our win over the Bruins look better.

This isn't rocket science folks.

MrBug708 wrote:Cool. I guess they should have an asterisks by their score so everyone knows they didnt really count as wins

Not the dumbest thing said on the internet, but fucking close.

I Just don't understand schedule trash talk from Arizona fans. It would be like me laughing at your attendance in basketball

Just because our OOC schedule is weak doesn't mean we can't talk about other teams OOC schedules.

Before tonight, Sagarin ratings:

63 Virginia 70.11
95 Nevada 62.67

About 7 points apart.

UCLA played Virginia at the Rose Bowl, three point advantage to UCLA.
Arizona played Nevada on the road, three point disadvantage to Arizona.

So playing Virginia at home right now looks like about 1 point harder than playing Nevada on the road.

After losing at home to Boise St. tonight, Virginia will drop even lower.

Pretty much a wash.

Nice write up by our own Mr. Gimino.

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/3012 ... prediction

We're screwed. Hansen picked the 'Cats.

azgreg wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Cool. I guess they should have an asterisks by their score so everyone knows they didnt really count as wins

Not the dumbest thing said on the internet, but fucking close.

No kidding. But "should have lost" but didn't, means nothing other to some random message board posters striving for a moral victory

The media momentum has certainly swung towards Arizona's favor after the Jack injury. Seems like this game is going to be Zona's

My prediction:
Arizona 38
UCLA 37

MrBug708 wrote:The media momentum has certainly swung towards Arizona's favor after the Jack injury. Seems like this game is going to be Zona's

My prediction:
Arizona 38
UCLA 37

So Ucla kicks 3 FG's tomorrow or are you going with the safety? One point win and the reverse jinx? Weak. if you have Ucla losing then go big or go home.

What about a missed extra point? Or do you not allow my prediction to possibly have that?

MrBug708 wrote:What about a missed extra point? Or do you not allow my prediction to possibly have that?

Always an option.

Game day picks Cats

MrBug708 wrote:What about a missed extra point? Or do you not allow my prediction to possibly have that?

it's a possibility, and i sure hope it happens, but.. fairbairn really doesn't miss PATs?

excluding his very first game as a freshman in 2012, he's coming into this game with a career 171-173 (99%) on XPMs.

Fine. 41-38

i was hoping you'd switch up the breakdown to 15 safeties + a TD

Funny you say that, I was thinking of 17 safties and a FG, but I've already been accused of being a vagina once here today

17 safeties and a fg?? now that's crazy talk!

dirtbags wrote:17 safeties and a fg?? now that's crazy talk!

Yeah! I mean, we can't make field goals, are you crazy?

UCLA's big win over that unbeaten BYU squad (89th ranked defense) keeps looking better and better.

31-0 Michigan Men

Maybe Mora just loosened the lid for them.

It's BYUs 4th straight tough game. But Rosen played horrible, had three picks, and byu still lost.

But the win looks worse now. Can't believe the niners let Harbaugh go

MrBug708 wrote:It's BYUs 4th straight tough game. But Rosen played horrible, had three picks, and byu still lost.

But the win looks worse now. Can't believe the niners let Harbaugh go

I'm bummed.

Not only do we all want PAC12's OOC opponents to kick ass now, but we've been hearing all off-season how UA doesn't have a quality OOC opponent until 2022. I'm desperate for BYU and Texas Tech to have good seasons so I don't have to listen/read that crap next year.

Nobody ever talks about all the Big10/ACC/SEC teams only having eight or nine Power5 teams on their schedule.

BYU doesn't really have a tough game left

MrBug708 wrote:BYU doesn't really have a tough game left

They needed that game last week and it's obvious that today is a huge let down game for them. Season over when they lost last week.

MrBug708 wrote:BYU doesn't really have a tough game left

The play Missouri I think later and if they could beat an SEC team that would look good.

Michigan by the end of the year Will be a load. Any bets game day doesn't go to Ann Arbor this year

Michigan will beat one of MSU or OSU