AZ Football in 2012?

Where will games be held in the 2012/2013 season? The end zone project cannot be completed by start of the football season. http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/webcam/NorthEndZone.aspx
The field from the 20 yard line to the end zone is covered in 10 feet of dirt.
I see no way this can be completed by kick off.

UA Football field damaged

http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/webcam/NorthEndZone.aspx?hq_e=el&hq_m=245711&hq_l=9&hq_v=c50c165e68
I can't hold it in any longer. I watch the live cam everyday for the progress at UA north end zone improvement project. A couple of days ago, two big bulldozers (with buckets) parked on the end zone overnight. Their 'tracks' ripped up the turf.  I'm still in shock.

Arizona Shocker

TUCSON, Ariz.--Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez completed his football coaching staff today with the appointment of Jeff Casteel to defensive coordinator, David Lockwood as a defensive backs coach, Bill Kirelawich as defensive line coach and Spencer Leftwich as tight ends coach. Source ArizonaWildcats.com

I told you so. Naa na na

What has not come out yet is the fact that Jeff is being paid $400,000. That's what I said. That is actually less than he made at WVU. He made $400,000 a year there plus $25,000 for each year he stayed there.

Jeff, or Rich I should say, raided the assistant coaches from WVU too.

Why in the hell would those coaches leave WVU ? Here is the real answer. None of them got along with the head coach at WVU. OTOH, they all love Rich Rodriguez. 

That is the truth. It may leak out in a few weeks.

Jeff Casteel to AZ

You read it here first. Jeff Casteel is on the way to Arizona to be the Defensive Coordinator or Defensive Coach, put it any way you like. He will be a little richer working for Rich Rodriguez. The head coach reportedly gave up part of his salary to snag Casteel. Jeff made $400,000 at WV. Rumor is that he will make $750,000 at Arizona.

His arrival is barely in time for the recruiting season that will get rocking next Friday. He is one of the TOP defensive coaches in America. He will run a 3-3-5 defense. Rich likes the 3-3-5 scheme. Jeff will recruit speed rather than muscle for his defensive teams.

Arizona will now have a foot in every region for recruiting including the East Coast, West Coast, the Rocky Mountains, Texas, Arizona, everywhere.

Big time football is coming to Arizona. Defensive recruits will find Arizona an attractive school. The stadium is being upgraded as I write this. The 72 million dollar end zone improvement and new player facility can be seen on this live cam:

http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/webcam/NorthEndZone.aspx

Zona is on the move in football.

Bear Down

Money and Escorts in Football

THE greatest steal in Football is Arizona hiring Rich Rodriguez for Head football coach before the other fifteen schools even fired their coaches.

PAC 12 schools that fired coaches are WSU; UCLA; ASU; and Arizona. Outside of the PAC 12 were Penn State; Ole Miss; Illinois; Kansas; Memphis; Akron; UAB; Ohio State and a few others.

Arizona got a deal! Rich is being paid over a five year contract what some colleges coaches make in one year.

A sweetener is the PAC12's TV deal that will bring Arizona $20,000,000 in new revenue each year. Arizona went big when they contracted to build a new hangout for the coaches and players in the North end zone to the tune of $72,000,000.

Arizona is going for broke and why not? Oregon and USC have literally unlimited funds to spoil their coaches and players. (Remember that scandalous pimp-job at Oregon where special friends were provided with young female escorts?-----Hummm?) Thanks to Nike, they are rolling in money. Prediction: Arizona will name their stadium for a $$$ corporation by 2013.

Bear Down 

"The Arizona Wildcats have hired CBS Sports analyst Rich Rodriguez as their next head football coach, hoping that the former West Virginia and Michigan head coach can bring his spread offense — and wins — to a team looking to make its first-ever Rose Bowl. The UA has scheduled a news conference for noon Tuesday at McKale Center; the event is open to the public." (AZ Daily Star 11/21/11)


ASU Scum Devils should not be to comfortable. Their coach might be the next one to go if ASU drops another game. Arizona should be happy to get a good coach BEFORE two or three other PAC 12 coaches are shown the door.

Scum Devils defeated by Glorious Cats

It looked bleak at half time. The Devils ran up 21 unanswered points. In the locker room a spooky shadow appeared on the wall behind the coach. Players were fixed on the shape. That looks like Button, one said. Yeah, Bear down, another said.
The Cats came out of the locker room and took charge of the field. Yes, They won the game. They will keep the Territorial Cup one more year.
Bear Down, Bear Down.