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Courtesy of Arizonawildcats.com GAME DATA: No. 5 seed Arizona (28-7, 14-4 Pac-10) advances to the third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament's West Region against No. 4 seed Texas (28-7, 13-3 Big 12) Sunday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Not counting vacated appearances, this is UA's 27th NCAA Tournament appearance overall and the program has a 44-25 (.638) record in NCAA Tournament action ... Arizona's advancement to the Round of 32 marks the 16th time the Wildcats have won its tournament opener since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985, and the first time in back-to-back seasons since 2005 and 2006 ... This is Arizona's 18th appearance in the West Region - the most of any Tournament regional - and 27 of UA's 44 NCAA Tournament victories have come while playing in the West.

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Justice: Longhorns, Wildcats are friendly tourney foes | Sports | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

joenewby4040 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:14:41 -0000

Justice: Longhorns, Wildcats are friendly tourney foes | Sports | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Great story about Derrick Williams and Jordan Hamilton playing AAU ball together in Southern California.

Memphis vs. Arizona Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:48:11 -0000

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Date: Friday, March 18, 2011
Time: approx. 2 p.m. CDT
Location: BOK Center (17,996), Tulsa, Okla.
Radio: IMG College/Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Matt Muehlebach/Ryan Hansen)
TV: CBS (Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager)
Vegasinsider.com: Arizona -3
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Game Data: No. 5 seed Arizona (27-7, 14-4 Pac-10) opens play in the 2011 NCAA Tournament's West Region second/third rounds against No. 12 seed Memphis (25-9, 10-6 C-USA) in Friday's second-round game BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. ... Not counting vacated appearances, this is UA's 27th NCAA Tournament appearance overall and the program has a 43-25 (.632) record in its previous NCAA Tournament action ... This is Arizona's first-ever NCAA appearance in Tulsa and the program's second-ever appearance in the city (Dec. 1985) ... 2011 marks Arizona's 18th appearance in the West Region - the most of any Tournament regional - and 26 of UA's 43 NCAA Tournament victories have come while playing in the West.

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Arizona Quick Hits: March 14, 2011

joenewby4040 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:20:30 -0000

Two former Wildcats are on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. Tedy Bruschi and Rob Waldrop have a chance to become part of an elite few players by being elected into the Hall. The decision should come in May. Bruschi was a two-time all American in 1994 and 1995 and tied the NCAA record for career sacks with 52. Rob Waldrop was also a two-time all American in 1992 and 1993. He was the winner of the Bednarik, Nagurski and Outland awards and Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1993.

Arizona took out Oregon State in the Quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament.

Arizona went on to eliminate USC in a tough matchup.

Unfortunately, the Cats couldn't finish against Washington on Saturday night and lost on Isaiah Thomas' last minute shot. This one was a tough one and Coach Miller took the brunt of the responsibility after the game.

Word is that Nic Grigsby's stock rose dramatically at timing day. Check out the story on Azstarnet.com to see the full stats on his day. Hint: 43.5 inch vertical = impressive.

The Arizona Wildcats baseball team is rolling along this year and are currently 12-3 and ranked #14 in the nation. Junior Kyle Simon pitched a gem on Saturday and improved to 4-0 on the year. He didn't allow one walk during the six hit performance and lasted the entire game.

Arizona football spring schedule has been set. The Cats will open up with practice on March 21 and will have their spring game on April 16.

Arizona drew the #5 seed in the West and will face Josh Pastner's Memphis Tigers in the first round. This is a media story delight as Pastner has strong ties to Arizona and is a fan-favorite in Tucson. Everyone I know was rooting for him when Memphis got the automatic bid. Check out the entire bracket here.

Washington at Arizona Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:44:14 -0000

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Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 3 p.m. PST
Location: Staples Center (19,282), Los Angeles, Calif.
Radio: IMG College/Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Matt Muehlebach)
TV: CBS (Gus Johnson/Bob Wenzel)

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This one is for the Pac-10 Championship.

How they got here:

Arizona
Quarterfinals: Arizona 78 vs. Oregon State 69 Recap

Semifinals: Arizona 67 vs. USC 62: Moral Victories

Washington
Quarterfinals: Washington vs. Washington State: Third Time's a Charm

Semifinals: Washington vs. Oregon: Washington Advances to face Arizona

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How they got here:

Arizona
Quarterfinals: Arizona 78 vs. Oregon State 69 Recap

Semifinals: Arizona 67 vs. USC 62: Moral Victories

Washington
Quarterfinals: Washington vs. Washington State: Third Time's a Charm

Semifinals: Washington vs. Oregon: Washington Advances to face Arizona

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USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:35 -0000

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Date: Friday, March 11, 2011
Time: 6 p.m. PST
Location: Staples Center (19,282), Los Angeles, Calif.
Radio: IMG College/Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Matt Muehlebach)
TV: FSN (Steve Physioc/Marques Johnson)

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Arizona 78 vs. Oregon State 69 Recap

joenewby4040 — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:17:00 -0000

The top seeded Cats took care of Oregon State 78-69 in front of a boring crowd of 10,782 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Derrick Williams scored 22 points on 8-12 shooting and hit 5 of 6 three pointers. WHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. Who saw that coming? Not me. That is incredible.

The Cats hit three 3-pointers in a row to start the second half and quickly held a 10 point lead with 17:41 left in the 2nd half. Oregon State tried to keep it close but was unable to close the gap as the Cats poured on the pressure and continued to match basket for basket with the Beavers. The Cats took a 17 point lead with 7:50 left in the half and that was all she wrote. The Beavers weren't able to make a game out of it after that.

Lamont Jones struggled a little in the game scoring 13 points on only 4-13 scoring and had three turnovers. Kevin Parrom had 13 points on 5-9 shooting and the rest of the cats contributed enough to win the game.

Oregon State's Jared Cunningham scored 23 points on 9-14 shooting and dominated the Cats all day long.

The Cats played a solid game from start to finish. They shot 47.5% from the field, made 52.4% of their three pointers and hit 69.2% of their free throws. The Cats need to rest up tonight as they face the fourth seeded USC tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. E.T. on FSN. The last time these two met, the Cats were destroyed in the second half and fell 65-57 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN

joenewby4040 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:02:57 -0000

NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN

Arizona breaks into the top 10 in the AP poll and the Coaches poll.

Arizona 87 vs. Washington 86 Celebration Thread

joenewby4040 — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:34:27 -0000

Cats pull it out!!! 8 in a row.

Arizona vs. Washington Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:12:33 -0000

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Date: Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011
Time: 4 p.m. MST
Location: Olson Court, McKale Center (14,545), Tucson, Ariz.
Radio: IMG College/Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries/Matt Muehlebach)
TV: ESPN (Brad Nessler/Jimmy Dykes)
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Going for 8 straight tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Going for 8 straight tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arizona confirms Akina headed back to Texas | Bevo Beat

joenewby4040 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:44:19 -0000

Arizona confirms Akina headed back to Texas | Bevo Beat

Can he do this?

Crappy.

Arizona vs. Arizona State Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:26:11 -0000

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Date: Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011
Time: 7 p.m. MST
Location: Wells Fargo Arena (10,734), Tempe, Ariz.
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The #15 Arizona Wildcats head to Tempe tonight for a battle with the Sun Devils. The Cats are a 4.5 favorite. I'm taking them!

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The #15 Arizona Wildcats head to Tempe tonight for a battle with the Sun Devils. The Cats are a 4.5 favorite. I'm taking them!

Arizona vs. Cal Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:57:30 -0000

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Date: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011
Time: 5 p.m. PST
Location: Haas Pavilion (11,877), Berkeley, Calif.
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The Pac-10's #1 team heads to Berkely tonight to take on Cal. The Cats took down the Bears 73-71 on January 6th and this will be a true road test for Arizona. Let's finish off this week with another W!

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Arizona vs. USC Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:05:11 -0000

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Date: Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011
Time: 5:30 p.m. MST
Location: Olson Court, McKale Center (14,545), Tucson, Ariz.
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The Cats hope to continue their winning ways today against a USC team who is 4-4 in conference play. Go Cats!

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The Cats hope to continue their winning ways today against a USC team who is 4-4 in conference play. Go Cats!

Arizona 85 vs. UCLA 74 Quick React

joenewby4040 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:39:07 -0000

The Arizona Wildcats turned a close 1st half game into a blowout by routing the UCLA Bruins 85-74. The Cats led the Bruins 38-33 after the first half. The second half was a different story. Arizona came out blazing with a quick 5-0 run credited to a three pointer by Derrick Williams and a bucket by Jesse Perry. Once the Cats got going, they never looked back.

Whatever Coach Miller said to the team at half worked. Arizona was efficient and played excellent defense in the second half. Kyle Fogg showed great cool when Lazeric Jones hit him in the face with a cheapshot elbow after an intentional foul. Fogg went to the line and promptly hit four free throws in a row. Seriously. Did y'all see that? He was in the ZONE. He shot each free throw in succession with about 2 seconds in between. F'in clockwork... The Cats really started laying it on after that. Arizona continued to play D, run the floor on offense and knock down every open look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O-apDiv-jgE

This was by far the best second half basketball that the Cats have played all year. Derrick Williams had about five incredible dunks and was as solid as he has been all year. (offensively). On a side note, Williams was exposed big time by UCLA's Reeves Nelson who continued to work his position and scored 24 points. on 10 of 12 shooting. Most of his second half points came off of moving Williams completely out of the play and laying in or dunking in an easy two. Momo, Fogg, Hill, Perry and Mayes all provided solid minutes in this game as well. Props to Alex Jacobson for bringing some much needed energy on the defensive side and coming up with a nice offensive rebound in the second half. The Cats need to improve on moving the ball past the full court press. This was the only major negative that I observed in the second half.

The Cats will take on USC on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. E.S.T.

Breaking News: Duane Akina to Arizona

joenewby4040 — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:07:16 -0000

Breaking news out of Austin this morning as the Texas Longhorns lose another coach in the wake of their worst season under Mack Brown. Duane Akina will join the Cats as their new defensive backs coach starting immediately. Duane Akina was the defensive backs coach at Arizona under Dick Tomey and has an incredible resume.

Texas has produced incredible talent in the secondary in the last 10 years including Michael Huff (Raiders), Quentin Jammer (Chargers), Cedric Griffin (Vikings), Michael Griffin (Titans), Earl Thomas (Seahawks) and Aaron Williams who enters this years draft as a top prospect.

This is great news for the Cats to get such a high caliber coach and one that has proven he can recruit in the state of Texas. Look for Akina to whip the DB's into shape. I bet Adam Hall is pumped. Check out burntorangenation.com for the Horns take on the situation.

Arizona vs. Oregon State Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:21:30 -0000

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Date: Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011
Time: 7 p.m. PST
Location: Gill Coliseum (10,400), Corvallis, Ore.
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TV: FSN (Kevin Calabro/Don MacLean)

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The Cats will try to make it 2-0 in conference play tonight against the Beavers of Oregon State. Oregon State is 6-6 overall and 1-0 in conference play after beating Arizona State 80-58 on December 30. The Cats will look to take down the Beavers who swept them last year by applying unbelievable zone pressure on defense. Azstarnet broke it down so if you want to see how we're going to beat it tonight (which we will) take a peek over at their article here. Also, keep an eye on Jared Cunningham who is averaging 13.6 ppg and is shooting 50% from the floor.

(Looking for revenge)

The line is currently set at Arizona -8.5.

I took Oregon State to cover but definitely think the Cats will win this one.

Check out www.buildingthedam.com for Oregon State news and preview.

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(Looking for revenge)

The line is currently set at Arizona -8.5.

I took Oregon State to cover but definitely think the Cats will win this one.

Check out www.buildingthedam.com for Oregon State news and preview.

Go Cats!!!

Arizona vs. Oregon Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:49:26 -0000

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Arizona 10 vs. Oklahoma State 36 Recap

joenewby4040 — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:32:28 -0000

What a terrible way for the Cats to end their season. Arizona fell to Oklahoma State 36-10 in front of 57,593 fans, most of whom were sporting the road hazard orange. Walking around San Antonio yesterday felt like being in Stillwater. The Oklahoma State faithful outnumbered the Cats fans at least 25 to 1 and maybe more. It wasn't a factor for either team as the Alamodome had plenty of empty seats and crowd noise was weak for both schools.

The Cats tried to make it interesting in the first quarter but the pick 6 early in the 2nd quarter buried any hopes of a comeback. It was exactly the way you draw it up if you are Stoops. Kickoff to Ok. State, stop them on three plays and then march down the field for a score to go up 7-0. Funny thing about fielding punts: we suck at it. Bug Wright muffed a punt after Oklahoma State was unable to get a second first down on their opening drive. After the fumble, Oklahoma State only needed six more plays before cashing in for 6. Arizona got the ball back, went three and out and promptly blew a coverage to allow Justin Blackmon to catch a beautiful pass in stride and take it 71 yards to the house for an early 14-0 lead by Oklahoma State. WTF? Crickets could be heard on our sideline.

Foles drove them back down the field and got us 6 on a great pass and catch to Criner to cut the lead. Unfortunately, Foles threw an interception that was returned for a TD early in the 2nd quarter and Oklahoma State never looked back.

This one was tough to watch. Foles was off. The running game was never around and the Cats missed Colin Baxter like crazy. The defense showed signs of promise but ultimately allowed Blackmon to take over and could never quite get anything going in the 2nd half. Coaching wise, I thought the plays called on offense were good at times; however, trying to establish the run against Oklahoma State became trivial and needed to be shelved. These were wasted plays in my mind. Defensively, our secondary was exposed again and Blackmon demanded a double team at all times. The blown coverage was a joke.

Congrats to Oklahoma State for exposing the Cats everywhere. This is a tough way to end the season for the seniors losing 5 games in a row. Let's hope for some new-hires quickly and continue to work on recruiting.

Arizona vs. Oklahoma State Preview

joenewby4040 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:38:15 -0000

Only one more day before the Arizona Wildcats strap it on and take on the Cowboys from Oklahoma State. Both teams seem to underestimate the other's big play potential and relatively little is known about either squad by their respective opponent. Oklahoma State was picked to finish deep in the Big XII, they stunned everyone (except their own fans) and won 10 games this season. Unfortunately, they were unable (again) to beat Oklahoma at home and instead of facing Nebraska in the Big XII Championship, they waited like everyone else to get their bid to their bowl. They are primed and ready to show the nation that they are the real deal.

Arizona was picked to finish deep in the Pac-10 and fulfilled the pre-season expectation by dropping their last four games and underperforming from their early season success against Iowa. Arizona's losses came at the hands of some top quality opponents (Oregon) and also at the hands of some terrible coaching/playcalling and execution (Arizona State). The Cats finished 7-5 and 5th in the Pac-10. To make matters worse, Arizona lost its defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator after the Arizona State game.

Arizona on Offense

QB
Arizona is led by Nick Foles who has a huge arm and a quick release that gets him lots of nice short to mid range passing completions. He is also 6'5" which gives him excellent vision over tall defensive linemen. He does have the ability to throw the deep ball; however, Juron Criner has been the only deep threat for the Wildcats all season. If Oklahoma State knows how to cover a premiere wide receiver (Blackmon during practice), they better bring it during the Alamo Bowl. Criner is no joke and can hurt you on the deep ball at any moment. Foles' only weakness is the occasional timing route thrown with a bad read on the defense, usually resulting in an interception. Oh yeah, he also has the scrambling ability of a wounded duck.

(We call him Sunshine)

Receivers
The receivers for the Cats include Juron Criner and a pair of possession receivers in David Douglas, David Roberts and Bug Wright. The TE, Simmons, is used rarely and Rob Gronkowski is greatly missed in Tucson. These guys all have great hands but in reality, Criner is the only one with deep threat capabilities. Look for Foles to use the mid-range routes to pick apart Oklahoma State until that window opens for him. Once it does, Criner will be on the other end for a deep pass.

Running Backs
The running back trio of Nic Grigsby, Greg Nwoko, and Keola Antolin keep the backs fresh and give new looks to defenses which can be confusing at times. Grigsby and Antolin have the speed to take it all the way if they break free and Nwoko has great hands out of the backfield to set up a screen or pound out a few if needed. Cats fans were expecting Grigsby to have a breakout season this year but he has not had the holes available to him for that kind of year. Arizona's reliance on the pass has also hurt any one of the backs from having an outstanding year.

(Can take it all the way.)

Arizona Offensive LIne
The offensive line has been adequate this year but hasn't consistently opened up big holes for the Cats this year. They do protect Foles well and due to his abilities, he rarely suffers a sack due to his quick strike capability on the hot read. Arizona will be without their leader in Center, Colin Baxter, who had knee surgery and will miss the game. Protection is key and Arizona will be matched with Oklahoma State's size on the DL.

Arizona on Defense
The defense was supposed to be the achilles heel for the Cats from day one. The Cats showed up early with the help of great schemes and an incredible performance by a freshman (Justin Washington) to start the season. Arizona only gave up 44 points in their first four games and won all four of them. As the season went on, the defense started getting pushed around a lot and created tough situations for the Cats to dig out of. The Oregon State performance was abysmal in which Arizona allowed the exact same scenario (video game quarterbacking due to lack of pressure) to continue and never changed their scheme during the whole game. Result? LOSS. Arizona beat lowly Washington State, Washington and UCLA before getting pounded by Stanford and Oregon in two of their last four games. The missed defensive opportunities against Arizona State were poor. So poor, I can't speak of them.

Defensive Ends
Arizona is led by their two beasts on the defensive ends, Brooks Reed and Ricky Elmore. These guys are legit. Make fun of them all you want for their excessive hair and paint job prior to the game. I wouldn't want to be a left or right tackle trying to keep these guys off of my QB. There is always the chance that if one of these guys hits your quarterback at full speed, he will not return to the game.

(Don't let the hair fool you. Remember #42 for tomorrow night)

Defensive Line
The defensive line is led by redshirt freshman Justin Washington (my personal favorite) and senior Lolomana Mikaele. Washington is the real threat. He can lock up a double team and allow the versatile linebackers to rush in for no gains or loss of yardage tackles. The play of the defensive ends will be, and has been, the key to each and every Arizona win this year. These guys can create havoc if you're not careful.

Linebackers
Arizona lost all three linebackers from 2009 and had to re-load in a sense. Jake Fischer played sparingly in 2009 but stepped it up and is the starting strongside linebacker. The other two are junior college transfers who were desperately needed. Derek Earls and Paul Vassalo have played wonderfully after a tough summer camp. Vassalo can cover some ground and also take on any fullback in the country at the line of scrimmage. The weakness for the backers is their mid-range coverage and eliminating angles on faster running backs. This is where to attack the Cats.

Secondary
What can be said about the secondary? It seems that after the Oregon State game, Trevin Wade (our jewel back there) just gave up. I feel that he gets burned big time in EVERY game. He is joined by Robert Golden at the other CB position and Joseph Perkins and Anthony Wilcox at the safety position. When the Cats enter the nickel package, sophomore Adam Hall comes in the game. This is our prized 2009 five star recruit and he can absolutely lay the wood. If anyone can provide a spark with a big hit, this is the guy.

(If Wade guards Blackmon, expect 3 TD's for him.)

Overall and Prediction
Although I started azdesertswarm.com last year, I currently live in Austin, Texas and watch plenty of Big XII football. I attended the Texas vs. Oklahoma State game last year in Stillwater and had a blast. I have watched two entire Oklahoma State football games this year (Texas A&M and Oklahoma) and I know that they are the real deal. Their wide receiver, Justin Blackmon, is a man among boys and could have a field day if we don't give our CB's some help. The real problem for the Cats will be the consistent play provided by Kendall Hunter. This guy will pound away at you until he gets his break and then he's off. These two special players result in a guessing game for d-coordinators on who to shut down. Pick your poison.

Oh yeah, Brandon Weeden, who is 27 years old (cheater), has a cannon and the maturity to not make big mistakes.

I think that this game is one where Arizona fans don't know much about Oklahoma State and surprise, surprise, Oklahoma State fans have no clue about Arizona's team. This will be a great battle in San Antonio with an indoor atmosphere (with alcohol! Yeah San Antonio). I am going to predict that Arizona will win. The time off and the "motivation" for the team to emerge from the shadow of their four losses should be enough to overcome great play making ability of Blackmon.

Prediction: Foles for 300. 2 TD's. 1 Int. Zendejas hits a FG to win it: Arizona 23-21.

I will be in attendance at this one and will hopefully provide some in-game updates. Go CATS!

P.S. - I always love it when a line moves towards Arizona. The line started at Oklahoma State -7 or -6 on most books and now is only -5 or -4.5. Although a dog, I love the bet on Arizona.

Cats Work Out in Texas

joenewby4040 — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:27:51 -0000

Cats Work Out in Texas

Only three more days until the big game.

Cats Work Out in Texas

joenewby4040 — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:21:46 -0000

Cats Work Out in Texas

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Arizona BB News!!!!!!!!

joenewby4040 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:27:21 -0000

Arizona BB News!!!!!!!!

Degenerate Gambling Line: Arizona vs. UCLA

joenewby4040 — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:00:51 -0000

Arizona is favored by 9.5 points heading into Southern California. What do you think?

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Arizona vs. Washington: Open Game Thread

joenewby4040 — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:33:22 -0000

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Washington (3-3, 2-1 Pac-10) at No. 15 Arizona (5-1, 2-1 Pac-10)

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Live TV Broadcast: ESPN
Television Talent: Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (analyst), Brock Huard (analyst)
UA English Radio: Wildcat Radio Network (Brian Jeffries, play-by-play; Lamont Lovette, color; Dana Cooper, sideline)
UA Spanish Radio: Wildcat Radio Network (Francisco Romero, play-by-play; Marco Rincon, analyst)
Satellite Radio: SIRIUS 214, XM 195 (Arizona Wildcat Radio Network call)

All-Time Series: Washington leads 17-8-1
First Meeting: Nov. 4, 1978 (No. 20 UW 31, UA 21)
Last Meeting: Oct. 10, 2009 (UW 36, UA 33 at Seattle)

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