Arizona 20 - ASU 17 final

The Territorial Cup week started sometime late monday night or early tuesday morning,
as the Arizona State Universities' "A" mountain received a fresh coat of red paint,
courtesy of some anonymous University of Arizona fans.
Thanks to Fox Sports, I have had the chance to watch a few ASU games this year,
so i have seen how great the Sundevils defense plays, including a recent loss to UCLA.
On offense, the have a good running back, but seemingly only one great receiver.
Consequently, they have been 'close' in some low scoring games.
The Arizona Wildcats, on the other hand, have been flying high on the shoulders of
talented Nick Foles since an incredible (upset) win in Corvallis over Oregon State back in
October. The Cats also have a great defense, which has been troubled by spending too
much time on the field this year, and a few games have been lost in the final few minutes.
So it was great to hear (no tv, i listened in on the KCUB radio broadcast) they finally
caught a break. an ASU punt returner fumbled the ball, and Arizona recovered the fumble
deep in ASU s end of the field. The game was won by Zendejas', kicking a field goal as time
expired.
Later, I watched the UCLA USC game on Fox. The USC defense was impressive;
they filled every gap on nearly every play. Zona is going to have to be perfect to
win next weeks game versus SC, in LA. Let's hope they can stay healthy for
any bowl game they may be invited to. And keep the score close...
=====================
After hearing about the UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball win over Louisville on
Saturday night, I realized how challenging their December schedule is going to be.
The trip to Maui must have been stressful, playing 3 games in 3 days.
I just hope they can keep the score close, while the defense improves, and the home
crowd learns their part of the game.
In all my years of being an Arizona fan, we have always had the 'fatherly' Lute O
to look up to. I am slowly getting used to having a younger coach. He reminds me of
a teacher i had in high school, but of course that teacher didn't have near the salary
of today's college coaches. Probably his biggest challenge will be to 'aclimate'
from the 'Rust Belt' to the southern Arizona desert. While this young team gains experience.