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#14 Arizona Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series.  Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #14 Arizona Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111

#66 Arizona Wildcats: College Football 77 in 77

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The Arizona Wildcats made one of the biggest splashes this offseason by hiring Rich Rodriguez as their new coach. Optimism is high in Tucson. Does this mean it's a college football school now instead of a college basketball University? Not so much. Both sports have been kind of down lately, and I don't expect the football team to rebound this year. Maybe RichRod has a plan, … [Read more...] about #66 Arizona Wildcats: College Football 77 in 77

Pac-12 Basketball Preview and Predictions

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It's still weird to write "Pac-12" but in the ever changing college sports landscape, the conference expanded with the additions of Colorado and Utah.  Those two schools won't help the Pac-12 become a stronger conference during the 2011-2012 season, but the league should be slightly more competitive as a whole. Here are my Pac-12 predictions for the 2011-2012 season.  Click … [Read more...] about Pac-12 Basketball Preview and Predictions

#14 Arizona Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #14 Arizona Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111

#39 Arizona Wildcats: College Football 77 in 77

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Get ready  for some "white collar football." I figured since everyone calls run-oriented teams "blue-collar" (yes, it is an annoying cliche) I would call pass-oriented teams "white collar." And the Arizona Wildcats were first in the Pac-12 in passing last year, 9th overall. And with the most talented WRs group in school history, and a NFL prospect QB in Nick Foles, they will be … [Read more...] about #39 Arizona Wildcats: College Football 77 in 77

Duke vs. Arizona Features Talent and Tradition

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We all can’t be as lucky as the fans in Anaheim will be this weekend watching the West Regional.  This regional has all the makings of being a great one, and one matchup in particular could surprise a lot of people – Arizona and Duke. The Wildcats and Blue Devils are two of the more storied programs in college basketball. Dating back to when Coach K took over this Duke team, … [Read more...] about Duke vs. Arizona Features Talent and Tradition

Illinois, Arizona gone Downhill since Miracle on Mannheim

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Today's link comes to us from Hail to the Orange, the SB Nation Illini blog. And one of the finest Illini blogs around. Remember UI did invent the web browser, so of course there's bound to be some good weblogs out there, right? Joe Kutsunis' link recaps the infamous 90-89 OT thriller Elite 8 game in 2005 (the "Champaign Campaign") and where everyone has gone since. … [Read more...] about Illinois, Arizona gone Downhill since Miracle on Mannheim

Top Ten Coaching Jobs in College Basketball

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By: David K. Billy Gillespie gets the boot at Kentucky after not meeting expectations in his two seasons.  John Calipari is attempting to pick up the pieces in Lexington as he bolts from Memphis to help re-build UK.  Tony Bennett leaves Washington State for Virginia while VCU’s Anthony Grant makes the jump from mid-major to major conference by taking the reigns at Alabama.  … [Read more...] about Top Ten Coaching Jobs in College Basketball