The Oregon Ducks have been dragged down by BCS pressure.
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It’s going to be a different holiday season for the Arizona Wildcats.

Three years isn’t long in the grand scheme of bowl things but it was the second-longest active streak in the old Pac-10 and holiday traveling was a welcome addition to the life of UA football fans.

We’ll have to get by on watching other teams play in bowl games, and this year the Granddaddy of Them All is by far the biggest one as far as Oregon and the rest of the Pac-12 is concerned.

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Nick Johnson brings a dunk and a smile.
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We talked about the Arizona Wildcats’ freshmen who have had some issues. It’s only fair (and a lot more fun) to also talk about the one who is having zero problems at all.

Nick Johnson is the reason you do want to keep recruiting elite players.

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Josiah Turner’s chances are fading away.
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Sean Miller has done everything big in his first two-plus years with the Arizona Wildcats. Big wins. A big star in Derrick Williams. Big-time recruiting classes.

Now he’s finding those big-time recruits can bring big-time headaches.

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Nick Johnson is here to help you shift sports gears.
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LSU-Alabama? Forget the SEC West Division Championship Game. It’s basketball season!

Even Arizona’s football coach is going to basketball games. If you’re feeling a little behind on what’s going on with the Wildcats and the rest of the Pac-12, fear not. As in the past, we’re here to help.

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