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Archive for December, 2010

Texas Two-Step: Arizona vs. Oklahoma State Alamo Bowl preview with uniform stats

Monday, December 27th, 2010

UA optimism flew the coop a while ago.
Photo by Chris Morrison/US Presswire

This is the biggest bowl game of Mike Stoops’ career.

Was that dramatic enough for you?

The thing is…it’s true.

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Check It Twice: An Arizona Wildcat Wish List for the Alamo Bowl and 2011

Friday, December 24th, 2010

What are Cat fans hoping to find under the tree?

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the child-mat…

Yeah, that’s not going to work.

When attempts at rhyming fail it’s time to go back to something we can all count on: the list. Which items would give fans of the Arizona Wildcats the merriest of Christmases and happiest of New Years?

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This Week In The Pac-10, Dec. 22: First Basketball Edition, with TV schedule

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Sean Miller and the Cats hope to move up in 2011.
Photo by David Kadlubowski/The Arizona Republic

It’s time to take it to the hoop!

The who, what and where as the Arizona Wildcats and the rest of the Pac-10 wind up non-conference play and start the games for real.

This will actually be two weeks’ worth of TWIT-Pac since next week we’ll be on the road to Ol’ San Antone.

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Happy Road: After beating NC State, how many wins does Arizona need for NCAA tournament?

Monday, December 20th, 2010

It's safe to smile again after the win at NC State.
Photo by Chris Morrison/US Presswire

The funk has lifted.

The Arizona Wildcats basketball team returned to feeling good after posting its best non-conference win of the season at North Carolina State.

How should we be feeling about the Cats returning to the NCAA tournament?

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This Month In the Pac-10: 2010-2011 bowl previews and TV schedule

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Arizona's rodeo with the high-flying Cowboys is fast approaching.
Photo by Brendan Maloney/US Presswire

College football is back!

After six long, hard days there will be 35 bowl games in 24 days, and the first three are on Saturday.

You’re not going to watch all of them (unless you want to end up with Lou Holtz and Mark May as your only friends) so TWIT-Pac’s winter cousin is here with a look at the games with direct ties to the Arizona Wildcats and the Pac-10.

Pace yourselves, my friends.

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