Arizona defeats #9 USC, 39-36 in Tuscon. There are a lot of students who just cannot make it through the football games. Their excuses run the gamut including: it’s too hot, I don’t like to stand, the game is too long, etc, etc. As a resident assistant, I talk to my kids (yes, they’re my […]
Recap Week 9 Arizona: Cats defeat the #9 Trojans, Make their way back into the rankings (#24)
October 29, 2012 by
Recap Week 9: Notre Dame defeats the favored Oklahoma Sooners, 30-13
October 29, 2012 by
#5 Notre Dame defeats #8 Oklahoma, 30-13 in Norman, Ok. A game summary using excerpts from the best summaries: (Chicago Tribune @DavidHaugh) When running back Cierre Wood burst up the middle for a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to stun a red-and-white striped record Sooners crowd of 86,031 into silence, Notre Dame announced […]
Preview Week 9: #8 Oklahoma an 11.5 point favorite vs #5 Notre Dame
October 26, 2012 by
#5 Notre Dame vs #8 Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Saturday at 8pm EST on ABC. Oklahoma may have lost a game and may be ranked lower than the Irish, but the odds-makers have them favored to win by 11.5 points. Coach Brian Kelly says: “If you’re 7-0 and five in the country and […]
Preview Week 9: On to the next one…ASU’s Homecoming battle against UCLA
October 26, 2012 by
ASU (5-2, 3-1 Pac-12) faces off against UCLA (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) on Saturday at 12 noon (3pm EST) in Tempe. The game will be broadcast on FX. I’ve heard a lot of words describing last week’s game against Oregon: humiliating, painful, laughable. Clearly not a positive outlook. I’d imagine the Sun Devils had to do a […]
Arizona Week 8 Recap: Family Weekend/Washington Rout
October 23, 2012 by
Arizona (4-3, 1-3) defeated Washington (3-4, 1-3) 52-17, at home. Family weekend is met by bittersweet reviews, depending on who you talk to. Those whose parents traveled to campus for a visit spent quality time as a family, but were sad to see them go. Those students from further away whose parents were unable to […]
Arizona State Week 8 Recap: Oregon…Oh, the horror
October 19, 2012 by
ASU (5-2, 3-1 Pac-12) fell to Oregon (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12) 43-21 last night at Sun Devil Stadium. Halloween came early to Tempe this year. And by that I mean the terror experienced by Sun Devil fans as we watched Oregon take it to the house. Again, and again, and again. The game started off well […]
Arizona Week 8 Preview: Arizona Family Weekend (and a game agaisn the Huskies)
October 18, 2012 by
Arizona Family Weekend! (and there’s a football game too!) As many students are finishing up midterms and maybe a hell week or two, the time has come for University of Arizona’s Family Weekend! The Wildcat parents will descend on the campus to treat their son/daughter to some much needed, relaxing family time. For those who […]
Arizona State Week 8 Preview: Hosting the #2 (AP) Oregon Ducks
October 18, 2012 by
ASU (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) will take on #2 (#3 in BCS) Oregon (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12) at home in Sun Devil Stadium on Thursday night (9 p.m. ET, ESPN). Call it talk, call it hype, all of the energy that has been directed toward ASU’s season this year will come to a head on Thursday night, […]
Arizona Week 7 Recap: Devil in the Details…51-17 at Colorado
October 12, 2012 by
ASU 51-Colorado 17. The ASU Sun Devils (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) beat the Colorado Buffaloes (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) yesterday in front of a Colorado home crowd of 45,161 and a national audience on ESPN. The first half was not as one-sided as people initially suspected, although ASU demonstrated why they were the strong favorite in the […]
Arizona State Week 7 preview: Rocky Mountain Bye…
October 9, 2012 by
ASU (4-1) gears up for the Buffs (1-4) in a battle of two bye-rested teams. The Arizona State Sun Devils are playing the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field in Boulder on Thursday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPN, and kickoff is at 9 p.m. ET. The last thing the Devils did before their […]
