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This Week In The Pac-10, Jan. 5: Arizona Wildcats basketball and adios to the Alamo

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

It's never a good sign when 82% turns into 30%.
Photo by Wildcat Sports Report

The Arizona Wildcats basketball team will try to bounce back after only posting half a good weekend in Oregon. How did the rest of the conference do and what are they about to do?

Get your Pac-10 basketball TV schedule here, and final notes from the Alamo Bowl (I promise).

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Battle Cry: After Alamo Bowl blowout does Mike Stoops have any fight left?

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Look at the clock, coach. THE CLOCK!
Photo by Matt Strasen/US Presswire

It was as if the Arizona Wildcats were following the same bad script.

Last year’s Holiday Bowl went like this: early turnover, quick deficit, game over. Never a lead, no tie after 0-0, no contest in the second half.

The 2010 Alamo Bowl was the same story.

Add in the rest of the five-game slide to end the season and it begs the question: Has Mike Stoops lost his will to fight?

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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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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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Fat Stats: A look at the superior numbers from Nick Foles, Juron Criner and…Alex Zendejas?

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Alex Zendejas was great in 2010. Wait… What?!
Photo by Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic

The regular season is history for the Arizona Wildcats football team. That means it’s a great time to update the record books and see how the stars of 2010 compare with the greats of yesteryear.

Some of this year’s stats are very impressive. And some don’t make any sense at all.

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