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Solomon, Anu $29
Bondurant, Tra'Mayne $14
Richards, David $6
Wood, Trevor $1

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Good breakdown at WSR on the toughest schedules for the 1 loss south teams . #1 Toughest Schedule – Utah Utes #2 Toughest Schedule – Arizona State Sun Devils #3 Toughest Schedule – Arizona Wildcats Oct. 25 @ Washington State Nov. 1 @ #25 UCLA Nov. 8 Colorado Nov. 15 Washington Nov. 22 @ #19 Utah No...

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Cougar practice report from The Spokesman-Review . “(Upcoming opponent Arizona is) the Indy 500 of offenses,” defensive line coach Joe Salave'a said. “Tempo never slows down one bit so I think our tempo in our practices is going to be critical and our work this week is going to be critical. We don'...

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A few numbers to consider from the ESPN blog : Opposing defenses have committed 17 penalties against Arizona, the most against any Pac-12 team. Arizona averages the fewest seconds of possession per play in the Pac-12 (20.1). Arizona RB Nick Wilson owns the Pac-12's longest rush of the season -- an ...

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From Rob Cassidy at Rivals with an observation:

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Yet this same QB, with a less stellar OL, beat us in Tucson last year. Quite a few people seem to have forgotten that or can't seem to process that fact. Who are these people that have forgotten we lost to Halliday and Wash St? Do you have any specific posters in mind? Do you realize that just beca...

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Official game notes from arizonawildcats.com.

Depth chart updated with Bondurant an option at both LB and Spur.

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Sports XChange has an article focused on the impact freshman RBs are having this year for "contenders". After 12 paragraphs with quotes and actual effort on 3 other backs Nick gets this: And in the crowded Pac-12 South, Arizona’s Nick Wilson is the leading freshman runner among Power 5 conference t...

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Don't tell my sponsor, but I watched for it all week and it was never available. They did have the sky cam view for the Ole Miss game, but it just wasn't the same for me.

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The Sports Guys talk about the USC game.

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gumby wrote: ANGCat is thrilled.

Uh, not so much. A weak OOC was great this year to break-in Anu, but next year and beyond we should be ready for a stronger slate of games. If the AD believes Coach Rod will stay here long term than it is time to schedule to compete nationally.

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Did someone say John Conner?

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Bye week boredom has set in for me, so I decided to see how this year's team compared to last year's team at the half way point. Overall team stats 2014 and 2013 http://s25.postimg.org/ljzqq8fmn/Screen_shot_2014_10_16_at_4_21_20_PM.png http://s25.postimg.org/y507tng9r/Screen_shot_2014_10_16_at_4_26_...

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Nice story on David Richards from Jason Bartel at SB Nation . "When I get out there, I just try to make a play," Richards said on Monday. "I'm just doing my job. That's the most important part and I was able to stay out there and play and I was able to do what I needed to do." "It's been a little d...

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USC gifs. Looks like the digital gurus are still mourning the loss since I haven't seen much for Wildcat highlights on youtube. Baker's TD catch http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/Baker-TD-catch-USC-2014-54403f3324f8f.gif Baker's final TD http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/...

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Some guy named Gimino with his mid-season report for FSA . "There is so much stuff that's happened," senior wide receiver Austin Hill said. "It's crazy that only half the season is done. We have been so crazy, stressed-out, excited and sad ... we've gone through the emotions of a whole season and it...

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Good video breakdown of the screen and go at Bleacher Report. Anu ran this to perfection in the spring game to a wide open receiver. We ran a rollout variation against UNLV.

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Gumby, I like where your head is at! You are obviously already anticipating that we are going to win out and trying to figure out how our strength of schedule is going to rate when we compete with all the other 1 loss teams for a playoff spots. Great attitude and way to look ahead, but let's win the...

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From Bleacher Report's story on players on pace to break NCAA records : Most Attempts/Completions/Passing Yards/Plays by a Freshman in FBS History Rich Rodriguez has not put a leash on his freshman quarterback, Anu Solomon, and the results have been difficult to argue with. Solomon is on pace to fin...

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Here is link for the PAC 12 blog mid-season awards and here are the awards where Arizona is mentioned: Newcomer of the year: RB Nick Wilson, Arizona. Remember when there was all that concern about how Arizona would replace Ka'Deem Carey? Wilson, a true freshman, is more than the Wildcats could have ...

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SI is out with their mid-season All-American list . One of their 4 best linebackers in the country is: http://a.espncdn.com/media/motion/2014/1003/dm_141003_Scooby_Wright_Interview/dm_141003_Scooby_Wright_Interview.jpg LB - SCOOBY WRIGHT III Arizona, Sophomore The sophomore made the key strip to se...

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I'm calling it. One week without a post. On 15 Oct 2014 MAO's free boards for football and basketball are officially dead.

Now we just need to make sure BearDownWildcats.com gets off to a great start and continues to grow.

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Thanks Chi. I appreciate the response and all your work keeping us at least appearing civil.

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Guys, if we can't keep it civil then posts are going to need to start getting edited. And since I really don't have the time or energy to edit all the childish stuff out of these posts, I may just start deleting them. So all the time you spent coming up with different ways to call each other a brai...

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Also, Casey is not a flopper. Looks like roughing the kicker to me.

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Great find, ANG. I am horrified at the idiocy that's being sent Skowron's way - and proud as hell to see everyone, from Byrne on down, get his back. It wasn't a hard find for me, I just read Machina's post two posts above mine who got it from Razorsedge above him. The real thanks is to Dave DeLuca ...

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Here's something I haven't seen after the other games. Game highlights from the KVOA at field level. More fun after a victory, but I always like new views of the action.

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It is no longer a secret that something special is happening in Tucson, http://coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/slo-mo-bouncing-boobs-gif-5.gif if we want to keep winning players, coaches and fans need to focus on what's important. http://rs1img.memecdn.com/just-boobs-to-get-featured_o_31368...

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Gimino with a great story on TJG . When Rich Rodriguez and his coaching staff arrived after the 2011 season, they found they had a walk-on running back who was academically ineligible. Geez. Didn't they have like a million other things to worry about? But Rodriguez told the team upon his first meet...

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Good Steve Rivera story on Coach Casteel . There wasn't any hesitation or doubt when Jake Fischer was asked who Jeff Casteel was and what was he about. "A mad genius; a mad genius," said Fischer, who at linebacker was at the center of Casteel's hybrid and unconventional 3-3-5 defense for two years....

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Jason Bartel at SB Nation does a clever themed preview each week; three keys based on song titles from a band out of the opponents city. This week the band is Fitz and the Tantrums. 2. House On Fire The sold out atmosphere at Arizona Stadium needs to be in this game for the entire 60 minutes. Yes, ...

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Bleacher Report on how USC stops Arizona.

Summary: Stack the box and bring pressure off the edge to try and force Anu to make some bad throws (The Cal model), maintain assignment discipline and watch over pursuit (The BC mistakes), and play the entire game (The ASU breakdown).

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Here is the prediction from the USC Scout site . Key parts of the story: USC OFFENSIVE GAMEPLAN Unless the Trojans’ spirit was completely crushed by the ASU embarrassment, USC should be able to move the ball as readily as they have most of the season. Look for plenty of opportunities downfield for ...

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Interesting preview from the Sportsbook Review. It is a video preview with no pick because their professional gambler has USC-Arizona as his game of the year for paid subscribers. No real new info in the video and it shocks me that he thinks this 3 point spread is one of the best plays of the year (...

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Preview from the PAC 12 guys.

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Terris Jones-Grigsby featured on the official site . He is an amazing story. When he walked on to the team fans speculated that it was only as a favor to his brother Nic. But TJG earned his own scholarship by doing the dirty work on special teams. Now as a fifth year senior he shares the starting r...

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Tony Bouie sits in for Jake Fischer with the Sports Guys. Always the best video preview each week.

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Gary Randazzo at WSR with Four Downs for the Friday Fizz . Lots of good stuff. Here are some of the points I found important: If USC was playing at home, it would make sense to stack the box and put pressure on Arizona’s Solomon to make throws in a road venue in the face of a hostile crowd. However...

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USC 11 Oct 2014 - Blue/red/red http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/tucson.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/c4/0c435811-d9b7-5c13-806f-c9f200156a39/5439f878de3a7.image.jpg and the new Block A gloves. https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDlDfvPz4QQRI7H&w=484&h=253&url=ht...

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http://s25.postimg.org/80kowj8v3/Wilbur2014_USC1_1024x712.jpg Javier Morales with 5 off-the-beaten-path story lines. 3. Sarkisian and Arizona do not mix. In two trips to Tucson as Washington’s coach in 2010 and 2012, USC coach Steve Sarkisian lost by scores of 44-14 and 52-17, respectively. He is a...

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USC and Arizona SB Nation writers trade info on their teams. Arizona Desert Swarm interviewed. 7. Will Arizona protect home turf and beat the Trojans? I think they will. This team feels different than years past, and they are on a mission to do some damage in the Pac-12. Arizona Stadium's going to b...

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Solomon, Anu $29
Wright III, Scooby $21

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Hodge podge of Arizona references from the ESPN blog. 1. Which Pac-12 quarterback will have the most impressive game this weekend? Chantel Jennings/@ChantelJennings: I’m going with Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon. I’m guessing he looks even better than he did last Thursday against Oregon. USC’s def...

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Gimino being Gimino - "Enjoy the Moment" . The more outlets he writes for the better he writes. Arizona doesn't usually stay in the rare air when reaching these heights. The Wildcats are 13-8-1 when playing as a team ranked in the Top 10. Teams with that kind of rating should be winning more than 5...

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If Bleacher Report is trying to make me worry, it's not working. It's not like Arizona fans aren't used to having a highly sought after coach. Only now we'll probably have two highly sought after coaches instead of just one, and Byrne isn't going to let either of them get away easily. Two highly so...

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Good Bleacher Report article on Coach Rod . His national reputation will continue to skyrocket as long as we keep winning, so we better figure out how to keep him. Now that he's back, it only means other schools are going to come calling again, going to consider his problems at Michigan to be the f...

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Lots of info to digest in this SB Nation story looking at the analytics of the rest of the season. As things currently stand, the most likely Pac-12 title game will feature an Oregon-Arizona rematch. But Stanford and UCLA have direct roles to play, and California, USC, and Arizona State are all with...

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All the PAC 12 bloggers for ESPN except Ted Miller are picking the Wildcats for Saturday . Here is the reasoning: Why USC will win: The reason I picked USC is because Arizona is undefeated and that's not allowed in the Pac-12 this season. Yes, I love the way the Wildcats have played thus far: opport...

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