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Call Your Shot: Debating the Arizona Football coaching candidates

Monday, October 31st, 2011

You gotta at least ask. Then ask the other one.
Photo by Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic

A major benefit of a coaching vacancy is when the games don’t go well you have something else to talk about.

The Arizona Wildcats got off to a good start in Seattle and held a 4th quarter lead but couldn’t seal the deal against the Washington Huskies. Tim Kish’s dream of a half-perfect season is over.

Who’s up for some head coach candidates?

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The List: Potential Arizona Wildcats football coach candidates

Monday, October 31st, 2011

This is meant to be a maintained and updated list of the potential candidates for the position of head football coach at the University of Arizona. The criteria for making the list are: 1) UA athletic director Greg Byrne might be considering him, and 2) The coach might be interested.

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Signs of the Time: Arizona football fans have chance to aid coaching search

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
ESPN College GameDay 2009

The goal is the make Thursday night look like this...
Photo by Chris Morrison-US PRESSWIRE

College sports fans love coaching searches but it’s a very passive process. Unless you have huge dollars to contribute directly to a new coach’s salary, there’s not a whole lot you can do.

Until now. Until this week in Tucson.

If you are a fan of the Arizona Wildcats you have one chance to have a direct impact on the search for a new football coach.

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Hunting Grounds: Where Pac-12 football programs find the best coaches

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Arizona and ASU used different strategies to find Dick Tomey and Bruce Synder.
Photo by Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Wildcats need a new football coach. Where have Pac-12 schools been finding their coaches and what does it tell us about where the UA should be looking?

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