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Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:19 am
by UALoco
Seems like an appropriate thread. Illinois, Mackovich, FBI/Book investigation, 2020 loss to ASU...what is just THE WORST? Now?
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:28 am
by Merkin
Can't think of any.
When the football program was going through the Tony Mason slush fund, the basketball program was doing well under Fred Snowden.
When the basketball program was going through the Snowden/Lindsey*/Olson transition, the football team under Larry Smith was doing well.
When the Mackovic* football disaster happened, the basketball program still had Lute.
*-player revolts
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:36 am
by catgrad97
I'd only offer the day Button Salmon died, but I wasn't alive then.
I have no doubt if he were alive and playing today, he'd already have entered the transfer portal.
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:51 am
by EastCoastCat
catgrad97 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:36 am
I'd only offer the day Button Salmon died, but I wasn't alive then.
I have no doubt if he were alive and playing today, he'd already have entered the transfer portal.
Then his quote would have probably read "Bear Down...and Out".
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:19 am
by ASUHATER!
I mean we still have baseball, softball and Women's basketball as really good teams right now. But the overall athletic department is sick and dying and not in good shape
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:20 am
by PieceOfMeat
Women's Soccer is pretty good too,and seems to be getting better
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:46 am
by BBQ wildcat
Arizona football is dead to me forever.
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:06 pm
by azgreg
Football is my favorite sport. At the moment I'm further down than I was towards the end of the Mackovic era.
Re: Has there ever been a darker time for Arizona sports?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:13 pm
by UAEebs86
Merkin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:28 am
Can't think of any.
When the football program was going through the Tony Mason slush fund, the basketball program was doing well under Fred Snowden.
When the basketball program was going through the Snowden/Lindsey*/Olson transition, the football team under Larry Smith was doing well.
When the Mackovic* football disaster happened, the basketball program still had Lute.
*-player revolts
Spring semester of '83 we still had Ben Lindsey as hoops coach and were about to be put on probation in football for 2 years. The only good news is we were about to hire Lute.