Arizona, Time to Stop Being Stoopified.

Photos from AZCentral.com. Video from goducks.com.

Best Offense of the Season

Darron Thomas
11 out of 20 for 101 yds and 2 TDs

In the opening drive, that was some of the best decision making by QB Darron Thomas we've ever seen. It appears he decided that if Arizona was going to key on LaMichael James, he was going to take full advantage and run the ball himself.

Thomas ran the ball four times and passed twice before finally handing the ball to LaMJ. The Heisman worthy running back then scored on his second touch.

The stage was set for the rest of the game. Oregon gave Arizona the message, "You can key on our star running back if you want. But we have a dozen other ways to score on you."  With indecision firmly planted in the Wildcats' minds, add some solid blocking, and LaMJ had the best day of his career with 288 yards on just 23 carries.

But he only had two of Oregon's eight TD's. Kenjon "Welcome Back" Barner scored three times with two runs and a catch. David Paulson caught one. And Darron Thomas kept the ball twice for scores. It is amazing how much Oregon spread the ball around, yet LaMJ still carried his share of the load with his career day.

Wildcat defense . . .

. . . spent entire game . . .

. . . behind LaMJ.

The first step, Arizona, is to admit that you have a problem.

Of course none of this would have been possible had Arizona not been so pitiful. But don't blame that on QB Nick Foles. If I was in a Fantasy Flag Football league, he would be my first pick. There's no one better at throwing a perfect spiral upon counting "3-Mississippi". Granted he got hammered anytime after that. But he well represented the Arizona players who want to shout to the world, "Hey, we're trying!"

No, Zona's problems lie with one person. One pathetic loser of a person. I'm sorry Zona fans, but it's time you hear the truth and get real about your program.



Your coach sucks. He sucks in every way.  Weren't you embarrassed watching him on national TV with his bulging eyes and red face yelling at every living thing that came within ten feet of him? If he were Old Yeller, Ma would tell you to get the gun. The last time I saw someone like him carrying on as he does was in downtown Portland on a street corner until paramedics came and took the poor homeless guy to the hospital to get his medication refilled.



"I'm telling you, he's mad, Son.
We've got to put him down."



And it might be arguable if his tirades resulted in motivated over-achievers who won for him. But that's not the case. His players face a tough team, run into adversity on the field, come to the sidelines, get yelled at, go back onto the field for more of the same, back to the sidelines for more yelling. . . .  Are you proud of that? Do you stand behind it? You call that coaching?



Coach Stoops Squeeze Toy
Watch his eyes bug out!



You want your Wildcats to be a winning program? Mike Stoops is not the guy to get you there. Never was. Never will. His best records were 8-5 in 2008 and 2009. Last year was 7-6. It's only going to get worse as top recruiting prospects ask themselves if they want to play for a guy like Stoops. In an Oregonian article, 'Was the 2009 Version of Oregon-Arizona a Turning Point for Both Programs?', writer Lindsay Schnell points to the following fact.

In February of 2010, the Ducks signed the 13th-best recruiting class in the country, highlighted by players like Josh Huff and Bryan Bennett. Arizona signed the 37th-best class. Last winter, the separation got bigger: Oregon signed the ninth best class in the country, and Arizona wasn’t even ranked in the top 50.

We opponents only have to look at Stoops ugly face once a season. You AZ fans have to see it year round. You have to ask yourselves if you want to continue looking at it along with the mediocrity and embarrassment it produces. And if the answer is 'No'. Make your opinion known by keeping your wallet closed and your seats at Arizona Stadium empty.

That's the best advice I can give you, other than becoming Duck fans.

OK, I threw this one in because that's just funny right there.
I don't care who you are.

 Next game: October 6th, Thursday against Cal.

--KB