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September 2009
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August 2009 ArchivesMike Stoops had his first press conference of the regular season and no, he did not name a starting quarterback. At this point do not hold your breath waiting for an announcement. He's already guaranteed that both guys will in the season opener against Central Michigan no matter who starts the game. The unfortunate part about this is that All-Conference Tight End Rob Gronkowski's chances of playing are looking very slim. Stoops said Big Rob's ... The Wednesday morning scrimmage was closed to the public and the media...Stats were not released...That sort of leads me to believe that the qb play was yet again less than stellar...But that's just speculation on my part... Some water cooler talk around campus is that there is concern about how long Robbie Gronkowski might be on the shelf...So cross your fingers on that one my friends... Fan Appreciation night is Saturday even... The overall thought from practice Thursday morning at Fort Huachuca despite constant rain and soggy weather was a good feeling...Some balls were dropped and some passes were behind receivers, but that happens in constant rain...Coach Stoops and offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes were pleased to practice away in the weather if for nothing more than the simple reason that the team could always face these conditions on any given Saturday...Vinnie<... Yo The UA Saturday football scrimmage at Buena high school down in Sierra Vista has been changed to 530pm!!! Vinnie ...Courtesty of our good friends at WildcatSportsReport.com, Arizona has a couple of nice verbal commitments... 2010 UA Football...Trent Spurgeon...Offensive Line...6-5...250 Lbs...State Of Oklahoma 2011 UA Hoops...Sidiki Johnson...Power Forward...6-8...200 Lbs...Bronx, NY ...Hey...With maybe the acception of one other station, I think FOX11 is the only tv station in town doing a preseason special dedicated to Arizona Wildcat football...Its scheduled to air Saturday evening August 29th at 630pm on FOX11...It will also air, I'm told, on sister station KTTU at some point...Will update that when I find out...Vinnie ...The first day of Arizona Wildcat football practice was spirited with enthusiasm it seemed...Quarterback Matt Scott looked really in control of eleven on eleven drills...Brad Allis from WildcatSportsReport.com thought Nick Foles was better in seven on seven drills...Both QBs, in eleven on eleven, hit some nice patterns for the most part... Defensive back drills seemed amped up quite a bit with Defensive Coordinator Mark Stoops running t... Even though we do not know who is going to start under center for the Arizona Wildcats (at the moment), we do know who is number one in the backfield. Junior running back Nic Grigsby will get the nod when camp kicks off Thursday morning. After racking up 1153 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2008, the nation is taking some notice. Grigsby has been named to the Preseason Watchlist for the 2009 Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top collegiat... |
