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by Siempre Verde
Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:45 pm
Forum: Wildcat Baseball
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 383
Views: 31775

Re: 2019 Season Thread

azcat49 wrote:The regular SS went out for personal reasons so who else do they have?
I heard around the ballpark that he is on his way back. Let’s hope that’s true.
by Siempre Verde
Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:40 pm
Forum: Wildcat Baseball
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 383
Views: 31775

Re: 2019 Season Thread

No win is a bad win, but man our defense and pitching is just bad so far. This, re: defense. It’s not just commission errors. It’s stupid, compounding decisions. You fielded badly, then you throw it away at first, too! Or you have a force at second, but throw it away at first instead! Bottom line, ...
by Siempre Verde
Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:28 pm
Forum: Wildcat Baseball
Topic: 2019 Season Thread
Replies: 383
Views: 31775

Re: 2019 Season Thread

azcat49 wrote:cats win 14-6. Bats active but Choo’s comment are solid. Friday night in the conference might be an adventure
Agreed, but the man brings out the scouts and their guns.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you had to pick ONE restaurant in Tucson
Replies: 1267
Views: 85991

Re: If you had to pick ONE restaurant in Tucson

Getting back on track, if I have to pick the most, long-time consistent restaurant in Tucson, it’s Kingfisher. I’ve never had a bad meal there for over a decade and a half. In fact, I’ve had some sublime meals. I typically sit in the bar.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you had to pick ONE restaurant in Tucson
Replies: 1267
Views: 85991

Re: If you had to pick ONE restaurant in Tucson

Longhorned wrote:The key to living in the midwest is being in denial.
The key to living in the Midwest is moving away. Look, I love my relatives who stayed, but Peoria County will always be a good place to be from. Swamp ass in the summer, cold AF in the winter is not my desired combination.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:58 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved
Replies: 7706
Views: 464609

Re: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved

Shit can heeke. I hope Tucson gives him hell every time he shows his dumb looking face in public. Sadly, most of Tucson and even a majority of UofA fans won’t understand what a travesty Heeke has committed. He’s in over his head. He’s not confident/competent enough to effectively work a room of don...
by Siempre Verde
Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:07 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2539
Views: 131250

Re: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball

Sounds like an element of vengeance. Perhaps CSM dared to try to correct Akot’s shot or something. Either that or he was straight up about to get kicked off the team/suspended and this is his warped way of saving face. Who knows... Bizarre.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:26 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2539
Views: 131250

Re: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball

If Coleman is healthy today and DD goes back to getting close to zero playtime I’m going to be pissed I cannot agree with this statement enough. I fear me yelling at CSM about this. The team energy level when he came in during the first half was palpable. Yes, in the second half, his deficiencies w...
by Siempre Verde
Wed Jan 02, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Weather is Crazy
Replies: 3487
Views: 224181

Re: The Weather is Crazy

ASUHATER! wrote:Tucson has great drivers compared to almost anywhere I've realized. People in Phoenix are lunatics.
I would never disagree with the latter, but love Tucson though I do, driving here is Russian roulette. Especially on two wheels.
by Siempre Verde
Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Weather is Crazy
Replies: 3487
Views: 224181

Re: The Weather is Crazy

Sunny on the west side, but that cloud sitting on the east side looks impressive!
by Siempre Verde
Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:00 pm
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: 2018 PAC-12 Game thread
Replies: 126
Views: 5549

Re: 2018 PAC-12 Game thread

azgreg wrote:Up next Utah. Wittingham is scary good in bowl games.
Well, he was for half the game. God, the 3rd quarter was just abysmal.
by Siempre Verde
Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:54 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2539
Views: 131250

Re: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball

Baylor just lost to Stephen F. Austin 59-58. Don't really know what to say about that. SFA would also have outscored UofA last Saturday? It was fun to watch the women’s team last night. They played like they actually cared. They may lose to ASsU, but I guarantee they’ll hit the deck to get loose ba...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:29 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2539
Views: 131250

Re: 2018-2019 Arizona Basketball

Repugnant display. Has there ever been a worse half of UofA basketball in the modern era? I’m going to be saving a lot of time not going to games the rest of the season (I know. Bad fan...whatever...it’s a row 5 seat that shall remain empty). I knew this team lacked talent. I didn’t realize it lacke...
by Siempre Verde
Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:30 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Why can't we consistently fill AZ Stadium?
Replies: 1444
Views: 225009

Re: Why can't we consistently fill AZ Stadium?

Not saying I’ll never return to Arizona Stadium, but I sincerely doubt I’ll renew my season tickets. I’m through caring more about the outcome of these games than some of the key on field participants. I’m through being Charlie Brown to Lucy.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:33 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team
Replies: 686
Views: 43528

Re: 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team

Their QB wasn’t afraid to sell out his body. Ours...I’m just going to shut up and let his play speak for itself.
by Siempre Verde
Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airports Thread
Replies: 358
Views: 98814

Re: Airports Thread

PHXCATS wrote:Phoenix is by far the best airport and it isnt even close
Don’t get out much?
by Siempre Verde
Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:08 pm
Forum: Official Football Game Threads
Topic: Game 7, at Utah (2018)
Replies: 182
Views: 10337

Re: Game 7, at Utah (2018)

Spaceman Spiff wrote:I gave up and started watching Thor: Ragnarok on Netflix. It's a fun movie.
Eff that, I switched to Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Had to watch something while drinking Brew Free or Die.
by Siempre Verde
Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:18 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved
Replies: 7706
Views: 464609

Re: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved

Let’s just hope the only suicide that comes from this is that of Greg’s career.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:16 pm
Forum: Official Football Game Threads
Topic: Game 3, vs Southern Utah (2018)
Replies: 140
Views: 10447

Re: Game 3, vs Southern Utah (2018)

UA D is making SU, a FCS team, look like a Power 5 school. In a just world, the DC would be sent home at half time. Maybe that would get the attention of the players. Obvious, looking at how they went to the sideline, they really don’t care that they let a team worse than Centennial score on them. ...
by Siempre Verde
Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:47 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: 0-2 blow off some steam vent thread
Replies: 45
Views: 2082

Re: 0-2 blow off some steam vent thread

I think Tate needs to be fired from the UofA AD position because he hired the wrong coach. ;)
by Siempre Verde
Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:38 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: BEER! SWEET GLORIOUS BEER!
Replies: 45
Views: 1502

Re: BEER! SWEET GLORIOUS BEER!

You either don't drink beer or don't spend much time in Tucson if you aren't aware of the breweries here. Iron John's (some of the best beer made in the west for sure) Borderlands Catalina Dragoon Ten Fifty Five Dillinger Crooked Tooth Pueblo Vida 1912 (make great sours) Button Green Feet Copper Mi...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:42 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: BEER! SWEET GLORIOUS BEER!
Replies: 45
Views: 1502

Re: BEER! SWEET GLORIOUS BEER!

I would hope they follow the UofA baseball method. Mass produced beer at concession stands and craft/specialty beer available at kiosks. There are usually local taps available at these. I have a longer list of locals that I’d want sold than fit into existing distribution agreements and that’ll be wh...
by Siempre Verde
Fri May 18, 2018 10:39 pm
Forum: Other Arizona Sports
Topic: Outside The Lines story on Baillie Gibson & Craig Carter
Replies: 27
Views: 4867

Re: Outside The Lines story on Baillie Gibson & Craig Carter

There is zero way Harvey didn’t have a clue. OR... Harvey should have had a clue. I asked for his ass to be fired when this first happened. I’m still waiting, athletic department.
by Siempre Verde
Tue May 01, 2018 1:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pancreatic cancer
Replies: 320
Views: 18446

Re: Pancreatic cancer

Merkin wrote:I sent you his FB address. Looks like made a comment on some basketball game 13 hours ago.
Thank goodness. I was worried when I saw the bump. I wish him the best. I lost my husband to pancreatic cancer. There are very few, more evil words in the English Language that a person can utter.
by Siempre Verde
Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:59 pm
Forum: Wildcat Baseball
Topic: 2018 season thread
Replies: 182
Views: 20666

Re: 2018 season thread

Hitting. Too bad UofA doesn’t have a top notch place to work on that.
by Siempre Verde
Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your unpopular opinions
Replies: 1102
Views: 56390

Re: Post your unpopular opinions

Ketchup should be used for exactly one thing. Meatloaf.
by Siempre Verde
Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:50 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Spring Football
Replies: 88
Views: 6971

Re: Spring Football

So, Rhett is actually going to stay with the program? If so, it says...something. Not sure what, but something. :) PS. I can give a flying fig if our football coaching staff doesn’t talk to the media all spring and most of the season. All I ask is they change the culture of Arizona football, expect ...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 903481

Re: Sean Miller

Thing is, if you’re going to run a certain and set scheme, you need to recruit players who are capable of playing in and willing to buy into said system.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:34 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Perspective
Replies: 13
Views: 876

Re: Perspective

Thank you very much for that. As I said through tears to my late husband one dreadful night in March 2005, the sun will come up tomorrow, we live in Tucson! I’ve had a few days since then when the sun didn’t come up. On my list of worst 100 days in the last decade, this isn’t even amongst the others...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:11 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Thank You Sean Miller - Now Stay
Replies: 17
Views: 1480

Re: Thank You Sean Miller - Now Stay

I’m torn. If I thought Sean had an interest for in the weeds, old school recruits and coaching, I’d be all in, but his recent behavior leads be to believe that’s not him anymore. I’d happily have him prove me wrong. I guess the ball is in his court. I don’t think UofA can swallow another buyout/laws...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:15 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: If Miller retires, Thad?
Replies: 15
Views: 1007

Re: If Miller retires, Thad?

How about Buffalo’s coach? He at least knows how to recruit and coach guards.

(Yes, I remember TJ)
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:10 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 903481

Re: Sean Miller

I'd be surprised if Miller doesn't walk. Lute needs to ask, after the Warriors win another title, Kerr to save the program. Or Luke. Play the death card, I don't care. What's the point of having this huge Arizona basketball tree if they won't come back to save the roots. Kerr has nothing to prove i...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:55 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: RIP Arizona basketball
Replies: 39
Views: 3182

Re: RIP Arizona basketball

Don’t make fun of ASU kids crying, I’m aboit there myself.
by Siempre Verde
Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:15 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: South Region: #4 Seed
Replies: 380
Views: 20743

Re: South Region: #4 Seed

UAEebs86 wrote:

When did we lose to Houston?
9/9/17

;)
by Siempre Verde
Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Really, Mr. Hansen?
Replies: 409
Views: 36666

Re: Really, Mr. Hansen?

http://tucson.com/sports/greghansen/greg-hansen-sean-miller-and-allonzo-trier-are-back-baby/article_a8b3497d-ad12-5b7c-b294-993811dfeeaf.html#tracking-source=home-top-story Let the backpedaling begin! Warning: the link above will redirect to a Greg Hansen article where he just tries to ignore all t...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:44 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 903481

Re: Sean Miller

Ok. I’ve been pre gaming.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:44 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 903481

Re: Sean Miller

I just hope fans are 100% united behind Miller. This is a chance to show him what he means here. Plus Zo. Lord knows he should get a 5 minute standing O for all the crap he's been through. Not sure if I’m glad or mad that dbag said we should’t erve beer at games. At any rate, going in. PS. #fuckcan...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:37 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allonzo Trier
Replies: 4039
Views: 240008

Re: Allonzo Trier

SandwichGuy wrote:Image
Holy Moses, this is a beautiful thing.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:36 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: This community
Replies: 172
Views: 5410

Re: This community

Long time lurker, newbie-ish poster. I want to thank all of you for providing info and perspective during this mess. I was in Alaska for a long (long) weekend and had WiFi for only a few hours a day and believe you me, I was on here looking for any straw to grasp. I got logged off the site at some p...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:04 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 903481

Re: Sean Miller

It’d better be CSM saying “this, is Arizona” tonight.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:01 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 903481

Re: Sean Miller

ESPN stands by its reporting on Miller and the FBI investigation. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22616244/sean-miller-arizona-wildcats-coach-denies-report-discussed-paying-recruit :oops: :roll: Of course they do... fuck ‘em. A bad night for a season ticket holder to have lar...
by Siempre Verde
Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:03 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers
Replies: 835
Views: 75280

Re: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers

Can’t stand the personality, over-hype machine that Bill and Dave have become (following in Vitale’s footsteps, of course) on the “World Wide Leader.” I actually like Bill when paired with Roxy. It seems to me that Roxy is willing to put up with Bill being Bill, and will even play along, but can rei...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:07 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: The refs suck
Replies: 130
Views: 6098

Re: The refs suck

I’m typically not a fan of the “ref(s) you suck!” cheer, but today I was yelling it, too. I’ve seen some bad crews and calls, but I’ve never witnessed anything that bad. The younger guy, especially. It almost seemed they were trying to goad our players or the crowd into doing something untoward. Tru...
by Siempre Verde
Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:09 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Official Bracketology Thread
Replies: 4492
Views: 3227303

Re: Official Bracketology Thread

Just booked my flight to the Oregon game. We better not lose that one. May your experience be much more delightful than my trip there last year. I’d barely sat down (in the last row of that blasted arena) before the annihilation began. Meh. I swear there was a homing device in the game ball. The sh...
by Siempre Verde
Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Coach Sumlin
Replies: 986
Views: 70069

Re: Coach Sumlin

To say I'm pumped about Sumlin is an understatement. I haven't bought season tickets in about 5 years. I placed my 2018 deposit last night. BEAR DOWN! ^^This is a beautiful thing! My goodness it was so much nicer waking up today than the past couple mornings. Welcome Coach. Thanks for giving me a p...
by Siempre Verde
Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:08 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Arizona Coaching Search
Replies: 2112
Views: 90964

Re: Arizona Coaching Search

Well, if this comes to pass, I guess I don’t have to worry about buying any more season tickets to any UofA sports because letting my Wildcat Club membership lapse probably means I lose enough priority points to forfeit my basketball standing. So be it. This debacle (again, if true) has turned me ha...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:29 pm
Forum: Official Football Game Threads
Topic: Game 3, vs Hawai'i (2016)
Replies: 170
Views: 4909

Re: Game 3, vs Hawai'i (2016)

We have tons of stupid penalties. We are gonna get rooocckkkeddd by Washington. Seriously. What'd ya think? With the Arizona offensive tempo and what Texas High Schools call a Second String defense, I think the Dawgs might have a chance at 72. Again, all hail the kids. They can only do what they ca...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:18 pm
Forum: Official Football Game Threads
Topic: Game 3, vs Hawai'i (2016)
Replies: 170
Views: 4909

Re: Game 3, vs Hawai'i (2016)

Cooper... Sit!
by Siempre Verde
Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:02 pm
Forum: Official Football Game Threads
Topic: Game 3, vs Hawai'i (2016)
Replies: 170
Views: 4909

Re: Game 3, vs Hawai'i (2016)

Ugh. Nick in a boot.