Bear Down Wildcats

Chicat wrote:I really hope we don't stick the "next Ka'Deem Carey" title on every kid who starts at RB from here on out.
I think we should let Nick Wilson be Nick Wilson. And he looks to be pretty special.

NYCat wrote:

Merkin wrote:
F**K Mike Stoops is how Ka'Deem would have responded. What a waste of a year. Stoops had no recognition of offensive talent at all.

PieceOfMeat wrote:

Merkin wrote:
F**K Mike Stoops is how Ka'Deem would have responded. What a waste of a year. Stoops had no recognition of offensive talent at all.

Exactly this.

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As for the label of "next Ka'Deem"....it's pretty much inevitable, isn't it? We just had a great player go to the pros, comparisons to him are gonna happen for a while I would think.

Merkin wrote: And as AngCat noted on the Skowron thread, Stoops blew it on him too.

PieceOfMeat wrote:

Merkin wrote: And as AngCat noted on the Skowron thread, Stoops blew it on him too.

Didn't he also blow it on Foles?

Merkin wrote:

PieceOfMeat wrote:

Merkin wrote: And as AngCat noted on the Skowron thread, Stoops blew it on him too.

Didn't he also blow it on Foles?

Never make it as an NFL scout would he? Only an all-pro QB now.

Alieberman wrote:What is the status of TJG?

PieceOfMeat wrote:

Alieberman wrote:What is the status of TJG?

I'm not sure, but his status might be "Damn, I need to get back on the field before people forget I can run the ball pretty well too!"

catgrad97 wrote: Stoops was absolutely clueless as an in-game manager of personnel, especially at the skill positions. His final season, he gave a worthless JUCO kicker a full schollie (Jaime Salazar) who made one FG, shanked the rest (and most of his XPs) horribly his first game, then never placekicked for this program again. John Bonano was his "last resort"--and the right guy for the job in the first place.

He's emerged with Jones-Grigsby from what was a six-man race at running back in camp. He was told before last week's kickoff that he was going to start.

"I don't know if there is pressure (to perform), but I got picked (out of) the committee," Wilson said. "I told my mom and dad I was getting the start. And I did pretty good."

If Wildcat Nation is proud, Fresno Central is proud and, well, not that surprised. Wilson, was rated a four-star recruit, the No. 23 running back in the country, by Scout.com. He rushed for 16 touchdowns and 1,600 yards a season ago. He had an impact every year, making the varsity as a sophomore. The only things that really slowed him were now-and-again injuries.

"He took over games for us when he was healthy," Garza said. "When he was healthy he was unbelievable. There were some games ... he just took the game over, everything was on his shoulders."

For weekly freshman honors, Wilson edges out Baylor wide receiver K.D. Cannon, whose six catches went for 223 yards and three touchdowns. That was one of the more spectacular stat lines of the week. But while Wilson's effort came against the most experienced college football team in the country, Cannon's work was against overmatched Northwestern State, 70-6 losers in the one-sided affair.

Wilson also earned the nod over the impressive young Oregon duo of 230-pound running back Royce Freeman and right tackle Tyrell Crosby.

And though the results weren't often spectacular, Wilson was a workhorse, carrying the ball on 30 of Arizona's 44 rushing attempts. Against an experienced defense intent on giving up the big play, the true freshman was content to grind out tough yardage, but was still able to find enough daylight to turn in the game's longest running play, which went for 37 yards.

Sometimes, such steady play on the road in a hostile environment is exactly what a team needs to achieve victory and when considering that Wilson weighs only 188 pounds, his performance becomes even more impressive.

Jefe wrote:Terris still out? Ankle?

azgreg wrote:POM, TJG has been listed #1 on every depth chart.

Arizona Wildcats center Steven Gurrola, during last week's game against Nevada, tried to impart some senior knowledge to true freshman running back Nick Wilson.

Gurrola had spotted something about how one of the Wolf Pack's linebackers was playing, and how that affected the blocking scheme and Wilson's potential running lanes.

"He goes, 'Oh, I'm already seeing it,'" Gurrola said. "I was like, 'I don't even have to tell you.'"

"He's been disciplined with his footwork and his key reads, and he's trusting it," Magee said of Wilson. "He's doing that to a T. He's a student of the game. He's really understanding it.

"And then he's been phenomenal without the ball. He has picked up some key blocks on blitzes. He has put some people on the ground in his protection. ... Very unusual for a freshman."

Chicat wrote:Gimino's article makes it seem like TJG isn't getting his starting job back. I'd normally think that was a terrible injustice, but I'm intrigued to see who the better RB is over the course of the season. Both have a lot to offer, and both will be needed.

Chicat wrote:Do we know what Wilson's injury was? Concussion?

RockyRaccoon wrote:Call me crazy but I prefer Jones-Grigsby.

Alieberman wrote:That game sealing run by Grigsby was amazing

UAdevil wrote:I hope Nick's ankle is good to go next week.