Bear Down Wildcats

ANGCatFan wrote:Official game notes

UAEebs86 wrote:Arizona opens as an 8 point favorite.

ANGCatFan wrote:Here are the best UTSA-Houston highlights I could find.

ANGCatFan wrote:

AFRoadrunner12 wrote:The outcome of the game will be determined by how our secondary responds to your passing game and how your o-line does against our defensive front. Playing against your wide-receivers will definitely serve as the litmus test for our Secondary. Watching your WRs out-run UNLV's secondary was a beautiful thing, and does worry me, because Houston still had a decent day if you take a look at their passing yards compared to what they averaged last year. However, our secondary made some great heads-up plays and capitalized on bad-passes forced by our front-uglies. That being said, Solomon is no O'Korn. For a freshman he looked damn composed, and it's going to be much more difficult to stop your passing game compared to Houston's. UTSA also isn't a pushover of a team like UNLV. We will give you guys a hard time, and I think your line is going to struggle keeping Solomon on his feet, and Jones and Wilson north of the line of scrimmage, especially if you allowed the likes UNLV two sacks and three TFLs.

All in all, it's going to be a good game and hopefully much more closer than most of you are predicting.

P.S. Thank you for being understanding that our one winged-nut (who will not be named) is not all representative of the Rowdytalk community.

Thanks for posting. Would love to hear which USAT players we should keep our eyes on and which players are the fan favorites and why.

Lots of Tucson fans have this picked as our trap game. You guys are big and experienced and fans have been preaching that we better show up in SA ready for a battle.

Here's to a hard fought, injury free game on Thursday and good luck after you play us.

the real dill wrote:

ANGCatFan wrote:

AFRoadrunner12 wrote:The outcome of the game will be determined by how our secondary responds to your passing game and how your o-line does against our defensive front. Playing against your wide-receivers will definitely serve as the litmus test for our Secondary. Watching your WRs out-run UNLV's secondary was a beautiful thing, and does worry me, because Houston still had a decent day if you take a look at their passing yards compared to what they averaged last year. However, our secondary made some great heads-up plays and capitalized on bad-passes forced by our front-uglies. That being said, Solomon is no O'Korn. For a freshman he looked damn composed, and it's going to be much more difficult to stop your passing game compared to Houston's. UTSA also isn't a pushover of a team like UNLV. We will give you guys a hard time, and I think your line is going to struggle keeping Solomon on his feet, and Jones and Wilson north of the line of scrimmage, especially if you allowed the likes UNLV two sacks and three TFLs.

All in all, it's going to be a good game and hopefully much more closer than most of you are predicting.

P.S. Thank you for being understanding that our one winged-nut (who will not be named) is not all representative of the Rowdytalk community.

Thanks for posting. Would love to hear which USAT players we should keep our eyes on and which players are the fan favorites and why.

Lots of Tucson fans have this picked as our trap game. You guys are big and experienced and fans have been preaching that we better show up in SA ready for a battle.

Here's to a hard fought, injury free game on Thursday and good luck after you play us.

#42 and #97 were extremely disruptive against UofH. The whole front 7 dominated. Either UTSA has a great front 7 or UofH has the worst line ever. Maybe a combination of both. O'Korn is a good QB, but he had guys in his face as soon as he got the ball. UTSA had 4 picks and dropped 2 easy ones.

the real dill wrote:

ANGCatFan wrote:

AFRoadrunner12 wrote:The outcome of the game will be determined by how our secondary responds to your passing game and how your o-line does against our defensive front. Playing against your wide-receivers will definitely serve as the litmus test for our Secondary. Watching your WRs out-run UNLV's secondary was a beautiful thing, and does worry me, because Houston still had a decent day if you take a look at their passing yards compared to what they averaged last year. However, our secondary made some great heads-up plays and capitalized on bad-passes forced by our front-uglies. That being said, Solomon is no O'Korn. For a freshman he looked damn composed, and it's going to be much more difficult to stop your passing game compared to Houston's. UTSA also isn't a pushover of a team like UNLV. We will give you guys a hard time, and I think your line is going to struggle keeping Solomon on his feet, and Jones and Wilson north of the line of scrimmage, especially if you allowed the likes UNLV two sacks and three TFLs.

All in all, it's going to be a good game and hopefully much more closer than most of you are predicting.

P.S. Thank you for being understanding that our one winged-nut (who will not be named) is not all representative of the Rowdytalk community.

Thanks for posting. Would love to hear which USAT players we should keep our eyes on and which players are the fan favorites and why.

Lots of Tucson fans have this picked as our trap game. You guys are big and experienced and fans have been preaching that we better show up in SA ready for a battle.

Here's to a hard fought, injury free game on Thursday and good luck after you play us.

#42 and #97 were extremely disruptive against UofH. The whole front 7 dominated. Either UTSA has a great front 7 or UofH has the worst line ever. Maybe a combination of both. O'Korn is a good QB, but he had guys in his face as soon as he got the ball. UTSA had 4 picks and dropped 2 easy ones.

qwertyus wrote:

the real dill wrote:

ANGCatFan wrote:
Thanks for posting. Would love to hear which USAT players we should keep our eyes on and which players are the fan favorites and why.

Lots of Tucson fans have this picked as our trap game. You guys are big and experienced and fans have been preaching that we better show up in SA ready for a battle.

Here's to a hard fought, injury free game on Thursday and good luck after you play us.

#42 and #97 were extremely disruptive against UofH. The whole front 7 dominated. Either UTSA has a great front 7 or UofH has the worst line ever. Maybe a combination of both. O'Korn is a good QB, but he had guys in his face as soon as he got the ball. UTSA had 4 picks and dropped 2 easy ones.

It was both. UTSA's biggest strength is its defense, and the biggest strength of their defense is their defensive line. UH's biggest weakness was their offensive line.

AFRoadrunner12 wrote:
P.S. To the dude who reported the poll listing UTSA at #100, USA Today's Rankings has us at #45.

ANGCatFan wrote:AFRR12 -- Great stuff. Thanks for the breakdown. Do you have any questions about our team?

dc4azcats wrote:Arizona gave up 17 sacks all last season (2nd to Stanford in conf who gave up 16) and the sacks that they gave up last week were off of blitz's which is a high risk high reward proposition. Anu will get rid of the ball quickly this week but at the same time our OL is experienced and will certainly be up to the task.

The biggest problem that I see for UTSA and AFRoadrunner pointed this out is our WR's. There's no way that UTSA can duplicate what it's going up against in a practice vs a scout team.

AFRoadrunner also mentions that UTSA's QB had no interceptions LW but he also only threw for 121 yards and barely completed 50% of his passes. It also looks like he doesn't like to run the ball and I think that will be a problem as well.

I liked this quote a lot by AFRoadrunner: "Now, if we're able to shut down Jones and keep Solomon from being mobile in a fashion similar to how we did Houston, you'll see us start running a 3-5 to shut down the pass. And though your front isn't as weak as Houston's, we're a lot stronger than UNLV."


Before you rag on Unlv you do know that they went to a bowl game LY right? They also play in what I would consider a better conference as well. They also returned 7 starters on O and 6 on D so pump the brakes on "we're a lot stronger than Unlv." You guys went 7-5 LY right or did I miss something? Unlv went 7-6. Better? Probably. A lot better? I don't know about that - we will see on Saturday.

First off our passing game sets up the run game. We make you cover the entire field as our WR's will line up from one sideline to the next which creates a lot of room for our slot guys and also leaves the middle of the field wide open. 8 guys caught passes for Houston which spells big time trouble for UTSA as far as I'm concerned. If you can't stop the pass then it will be difficult to stop the run.

I think you guys are underestimating how cool a customer Anu is, not to mention that the guy trusts his OL and is as he has been described repeatedly "slippery". Look forward to Thursday night.

qwertyus wrote:

ANGCatFan wrote:AFRR12 -- Great stuff. Thanks for the breakdown. Do you have any questions about our team?

I hope he doesn't. I've posted like 25 times over there. If he's got questions, then I'm not doin' my job!

azgreg wrote:Hey AFR12,dc4 probably has more passion for the Cats than any other 2 fans combined. Plus he's a long time poster on all the Cat boards as well as a team insider whose info is always spot on. No ruffles feathers here. We love the banter and interaction from other fans as long as it's not from the syphilis factory in Tempe.

MountainCat wrote:So were on TV can we watch the game? I only can find a tape delay at 11:30pm.

azgreg wrote: Fox Sports 1

CalStateTempe wrote:wait a second...this game isn't going to shown live?

walking to ledge...

MountainCat wrote:

azgreg wrote: Fox Sports 1

That's were I saw the programming for the replay and they didn't have the game live. I have dish and hopefully the programming guide wasn't fully updated when I looked yesterday. I need live football!

azgreg wrote:Hey AFR12,dc4 probably has more passion for the Cats than any other 2 fans combined. Plus he's a long time poster on all the Cat boards as well as a team insider whose info is always spot on. No ruffles feathers here. We love the banter and interaction from other fans as long as it's not from the syphilis factory in Tempe.

AFRoadrunner12 wrote:

dc4azcats wrote:Arizona gave up 17 sacks all last season (2nd to Stanford in conf who gave up 16) and the sacks that they gave up last week were off of blitz's which is a high risk high reward proposition. Anu will get rid of the ball quickly this week but at the same time our OL is experienced and will certainly be up to the task.

The biggest problem that I see for UTSA and AFRoadrunner pointed this out is our WR's. There's no way that UTSA can duplicate what it's going up against in a practice vs a scout team.

AFRoadrunner also mentions that UTSA's QB had no interceptions LW but he also only threw for 121 yards and barely completed 50% of his passes. It also looks like he doesn't like to run the ball and I think that will be a problem as well.

I liked this quote a lot by AFRoadrunner: "Now, if we're able to shut down Jones and keep Solomon from being mobile in a fashion similar to how we did Houston, you'll see us start running a 3-5 to shut down the pass. And though your front isn't as weak as Houston's, we're a lot stronger than UNLV."


Before you rag on Unlv you do know that they went to a bowl game LY right? They also play in what I would consider a better conference as well. They also returned 7 starters on O and 6 on D so pump the brakes on "we're a lot stronger than Unlv." You guys went 7-5 LY right or did I miss something? Unlv went 7-6. Better? Probably. A lot better? I don't know about that - we will see on Saturday.

First off our passing game sets up the run game. We make you cover the entire field as our WR's will line up from one sideline to the next which creates a lot of room for our slot guys and also leaves the middle of the field wide open. 8 guys caught passes for Houston which spells big time trouble for UTSA as far as I'm concerned. If you can't stop the pass then it will be difficult to stop the run.

I think you guys are underestimating how cool a customer Anu is, not to mention that the guy trusts his OL and is as he has been described repeatedly "slippery". Look forward to Thursday night.

Yes, I agree, this will be the biggest test of our secondary. We won't play a passing attack like you guys or Okie State for the rest of the season in-conference . However, Houston is a team that makes their money off the pass.

In regards to Carter, yes, he's a big question mark for us. However, it was his first start, and we played a defense that's successful against the pass. And even though his completion percentage was less than desirable, I'm happy with him not commiting any turnovers, especially against a team that last year averaged 2 interceptions a game.

I am aware of UNLV playing in a bowl and who they share a conference with. However, in last year's Heart of Dallas Bowl, UNLV lost to North Texas (a C-USA team) 36-14. We beat North Texas 21-13 last year in Denton. We went 7-5 last year, even after losing all our out of conference games except New Mexico, lost only to Marshall and Rice in conference, and finished second in our division, behind Rice. In fact, had Rice lost to Tulane at the end of the season, we would have played Marshall for the C-USA Championship (neither here nor there). Had we not been in FBS probationary status because of being in our third year of football and because we were still in the reclassification from FCS to FBS, we would have gone to a bowl. We're expected to play Marshall this year for the C-USA championship, if all goes well in conference play (because anything can happen). Also, we return 21 starters and 34 seniors. So, this is why I feel justified to say we're stronger than UNLV.

All in all, many questions will be answered Tomorrow. Just don't write us off. We're better than a lot of people give us credit for, and that's mainly how young our program is.

AFRoadrunner12 wrote:

dc4azcats wrote:Arizona gave up 17 sacks all last season (2nd to Stanford in conf who gave up 16) and the sacks that they gave up last week were off of blitz's which is a high risk high reward proposition. Anu will get rid of the ball quickly this week but at the same time our OL is experienced and will certainly be up to the task.

The biggest problem that I see for UTSA and AFRoadrunner pointed this out is our WR's. There's no way that UTSA can duplicate what it's going up against in a practice vs a scout team.

AFRoadrunner also mentions that UTSA's QB had no interceptions LW but he also only threw for 121 yards and barely completed 50% of his passes. It also looks like he doesn't like to run the ball and I think that will be a problem as well.

I liked this quote a lot by AFRoadrunner: "Now, if we're able to shut down Jones and keep Solomon from being mobile in a fashion similar to how we did Houston, you'll see us start running a 3-5 to shut down the pass. And though your front isn't as weak as Houston's, we're a lot stronger than UNLV."


Before you rag on Unlv you do know that they went to a bowl game LY right? They also play in what I would consider a better conference as well. They also returned 7 starters on O and 6 on D so pump the brakes on "we're a lot stronger than Unlv." You guys went 7-5 LY right or did I miss something? Unlv went 7-6. Better? Probably. A lot better? I don't know about that - we will see on Saturday.

First off our passing game sets up the run game. We make you cover the entire field as our WR's will line up from one sideline to the next which creates a lot of room for our slot guys and also leaves the middle of the field wide open. 8 guys caught passes for Houston which spells big time trouble for UTSA as far as I'm concerned. If you can't stop the pass then it will be difficult to stop the run.

I think you guys are underestimating how cool a customer Anu is, not to mention that the guy trusts his OL and is as he has been described repeatedly "slippery". Look forward to Thursday night.

Yes, I agree, this will be the biggest test of our secondary. We won't play a passing attack like you guys or Okie State for the rest of the season in-conference . However, Houston is a team that makes their money off the pass.

In regards to Carter, yes, he's a big question mark for us. However, it was his first start, and we played a defense that's successful against the pass. And even though his completion percentage was less than desirable, I'm happy with him not commiting any turnovers, especially against a team that last year averaged 2 interceptions a game.

I am aware of UNLV playing in a bowl and who they share a conference with. However, in last year's Heart of Dallas Bowl, UNLV lost to North Texas (a C-USA team) 36-14. We beat North Texas 21-13 last year in Denton. We went 7-5 last year, even after losing all our out of conference games except New Mexico, lost only to Marshall and Rice in conference, and finished second in our division, behind Rice. In fact, had Rice lost to Tulane at the end of the season, we would have played Marshall for the C-USA Championship (neither here nor there). Had we not been in FBS probationary status because of being in our third year of football and because we were still in the reclassification from FCS to FBS, we would have gone to a bowl. We're expected to play Marshall this year for the C-USA championship, if all goes well in conference play (because anything can happen). Also, we return 21 starters and 34 seniors. So, this is why I feel justified to say we're stronger than UNLV.

All in all, many questions will be answered Tomorrow. Just don't write us off. We're better than a lot of people give us credit for, and that's mainly how young our program is.

OUT: Derrick Turituri (concussion)

QUESTIONABLE: Terris Jones-Grigsby (ankle), Jacob Alsadek (ankle)

PROBABLE: Reggie Gilbert (foot)

Surprised to not see DaVonte' Neal on the injury report. He suffered his own ankle injury during the game, and was taken off punt return because of it. Neal was wearing a green "limited contact" jersey at practice on Monday.

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Merkin wrote:

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Those are the old gradient numbers which are no longer allowed.

BMalo wrote: The gradient numbers on white are allowed under NCCA rule based on the gradient colors not being the same as the jersey. As long as the colors on the number arent the same as the color of the jersey they are allowed, unfortunately.