August 2006 Archives
11:25 PM Wed, Aug 30, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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We have to say that Arizona Wildcat football did okay when it came to the sixth annual Herbie awards...That's from ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit...The list is on line right now at espn.com...Willie Tuitama listed as one of the top five new school quarterbacks (run and pass)...Anton Cason in top five cornerback list...Micheal Johnson at the top of the top five safety list...Arizona listed as one of seven teams that are moving on...
4:58 AM Tue, Aug 29, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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We all know that everybody looks good in practice...But I think that the AZ men's basketball team has a couple of soon to be PAC-10 super stars...Freshman Chase Budinger is the real deal...Honestly a bit of an extension of Radenovic...Chase has both inside game and out...He can hit the three or drive the lane...He can also run the floor...Staf is jazzed up about running the offense with the likes of Marcus and Ivan and Chase...Freshman Jordan ...
4:57 AM Tue, Aug 29, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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Hey...If you don't have tickets for the BYU-Arizona game you better get over to the McKale Center ticket office...Officials are expecting a sold out Arizona Stadium for the season opener...Just FYI...Vinnie
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4:54 AM Tue, Aug 29, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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The huge theme at the Stoops Monday press conference was, of course, the Arizona defense against the BYU offense...Some good x's and o's talk...You can find the presser in it's entirety on the "media" page of the sports home page at www.fox11az.com...Vinnie
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4:51 AM Tue, Aug 29, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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Hey everybody...In case you haven't heard or seen...Former UA head coach Larry Smith is our new analyst for the football season...He replaces Glenn Parker who now works for FSN as part of their "Cardinals Live" show...Coach Smith is awesome...He knows his ins and outs...Great guy to be around...He'll add lots of the Sunday show...He'll also be on board for our pregame specials that will air 6:30-7:00pm every Friday night before home games live...
5:57 AM Fri, Aug 18, 2006 | Permalink
B. Nash
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Towards the end of Arizona's second practice Thursday evening, during their 11-on-11 team period, one voice could be heard louder than all the calls being made and all the directions from the coaches. It was walk-on defensive back Victor Yates (in case you forgot he was the starting QB for the 2005 4A Division II State Champions - Palo Verde High School). Throughout camp at Rincon Vista Yates has kept his enthusiasm high letting everyone kno...
6:38 PM Mon, Aug 14, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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The media sentiment around the Arizona Wildcat controlled football scrimmage on Saturday night at Arizona Stadium was that Willie Tuitama did not look so good at times...Mike Stoops was more than supportive of Willie's on the field efforts...He did point out that Willie at times is trying to do more than he should meaning his confidence level is that high...In defense of Willie that can be easily turned around and thrown in his face...He's so ...
9:57 PM Fri, Aug 11, 2006 | Permalink
B. Nash
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This Saturday Arizona Football will have their first LIVE scrimmage at Arizona Stadium. The Cats will practice Special Teams earlier in the morning and the night cap practice will feature a "Controlled Scrimmage" where coaches orchestrate certain situations for the offense and defense. Saturday will be Arizona's second 2-A-Day practice of training so far. See ya there
-B. Nash
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8:52 PM Thu, Aug 10, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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Mike Stoops continues to be very active in drills with the Wildcat defense...Very hands on and constantly teaching during individual and team drills...I find that a bit interesting as I've seen a number of collegiate head coaches simply stand around and let the assistants do their thing...Of course Mike's first love might just always be defense...More spirited scrimmage action between the number one's and two's on Wednesday night...Chris Henry...
4:37 AM Thu, Aug 10, 2006 | Permalink
B. Nash
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When I visited the first UA practice last Thursday, I must admit I wasn't fired up about what I saw. I know things looked crisp as the squad went through drills efficiently, but there seemed to be a lack of excitement. I talked to Chris Henry the next day and he said "watch when the pads come on." I was out there this evening; the team had on full pads and I was impressed. There were guys flying to the ball, plays being made by veterans an...
8:13 PM Mon, Aug 07, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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So looking at Louis Holmes makes one a little bit star struck...He is a physical specimen on the field...He has an awesome body frame for a defensive end...Looks like he'll be able to get around the end very quick after the snap...We were comparing him to Javon Kearse over the weekend...Seems to have all the intangibles including that sixth sense of what's going to happen on any given snap...All was well with his first two practices on Friday ...
9:32 PM Fri, Aug 04, 2006 | Permalink
B. Nash
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With Arizona Football training camp underway there are some questions that need to be answered in the next month leading up to the first game (BYU 9/2). One question that has a simple answer is the strength and conditioning of the 2006 Wildcats. If you get out to practice you will notice the team looks bigger, explosive, and well conditioned to handle a 12-game season (plus a bowl game). You have to credit the players for their work in the ...
8:34 PM Fri, Aug 04, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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The first full squad practice at Rincon Vista seemed to be spirited on Thursday night August third...High emotions from time to time...The media was not allowed to shoot footage of offense versus defense in the second half of practice...There were some good signs...Willie T continues to enjoy finding little Mike Thomas on reads more often than not...The defensive line was getting a strong push against the O-Line when QBs would drop straight ba...
9:45 PM Wed, Aug 02, 2006 | Permalink
Vinnie Vinzetta
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Mike Stoops is busy getting set for the first full squad Wildcat practice on Thursday at 6pm at the Rincon Vista Complex. His brother Bobby, head coach at Oklahoma, is dealing with a rough Wednesday. They have dismissed starting quarterback Rhett Bomar for a violation of NCAA rules stemming from an off campus job. Basically Bomar had an off campus private job where he was receiving compensation for time "not actually worked." So a bit of d...
