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Archive for January, 2012

Not Horseshoes: Arizona Wildcats suffer weekend of close losses

Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Jesse Perry blocked

The BasketCats got to the rim but couldn’t finish.
Photo by Chris Morrison-US PRESSWIRE

The Arizona Wildcats started the weekend with high hopes on the basketball court and on the football recruiting trail. Both programs had a shot at a big win and took things to the wire.

Close-but-no-cigar times two.

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This Week in the Pac-12, Jan. 26: NoCal takes center stage and Arizona tries to return to winning ways

Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Kevin Parrom Colorado

The big shots might not all go in but you’ve got to keep shooting.
Photo by Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE

The one good thing about a conference without an elite team is it makes the race more interesting. If you just look at the numbers, eight of the 12 teams can say they still have a shot at the championship.

Last week the top tier eroded so now the league basically is one big middle with a few outlying bottom teams. Will anyone create a bit of separation the final week before the midway point in the Pac-12 season?

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Low Ceiling: Recent losses drop expectations for Arizona basketball team

Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Fogg Colorado

Will the Wildcats' season end like the Colorado game?
Photo by Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE

The Arizona Wildcats lost another close basketball game and are barely hanging on to the top half of the Pac-12 standings.

It’s not unexpected, but that doesn’t mean it’s fun.

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This Week in the Pac-12, Jan. 19: One basketball Game of Year is not enough

Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Tony Wroten

UW hopes to become the face of the Pac-12. Photo by Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE

We are starting to see some groupings in the Pac-12 basketball standings. Teams are clumping together in three tiers and the top teams finally play each other.

A true conference leader is about to emerge.

The Arizona Wildcats find themselves stuck in the conference’s large midsection. Can they pick up a couple road wins and climb back toward the top, or will they remain a consistently inconsistent win-one-lose-one team?

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Good Answer: Rich Rodriguez’s reunited staff is great first step

Monday, January 16th, 2012
Rich Rodriguez

Replace logo and colors; change nothing else.
Photo by Bill Haber-Pool/Getty Images

When you are a coach who was a success at School A but failed at School B, the strategy at your next job is pretty obvious: Do exactly what you did at School A.

With the completion of his coaching staff, Rich Rodriguez took a major step toward making the “A” stand for Arizona.

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