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hoopsguy · 12-27-2005, 07:41 PM

We are listed as seven point favorites at home for Arizona. They are coming off an impressive victory against Washington. Our scouts have warned us we will need to contain WR Owen Cooke. Cooke has four TDs in four games and is the focal point of the passing offense. RB Lamont McDougall has found the end zone six times already this season. On defense CB Marques Herring is a playmaker at cornerback. We may want to throw away from him - or just run the ball down their throats.

96,830 make their way to the Rose Bowl to watch UCLA open Pac 10 play.

Burford is picked off early in our first drive. The Wildcats take over at our 34.

DE Joe Banducci beats his man and levels the Arizona QB on 2nd down.
A 14 yard pickup on 3rd down puts them back into FG range (30). And the Wildcats convert a 48 yard field goal. 3-0, 11:51 left in first quarter.

WR Bill Stablein catches two passes on 3rd down to move the chains.
But the drive ends after WR Cliff Byrum drops an easy pass with plenty of room to run. We line up a 39 yard field goal attempt. McMullen is on target. 3-3, 7:25 left in quarter.

The coaching staff grimaces on the sideline as the safety fails to rotate over on a corner blitz. It looks like WR Chris Hunter is off to the races but he is tracked down after 27 yards by SS Joe Lusk. Down at the 40.
The defense recovers after this to force a punt.

3 and out for Bruin offense, we punt from our 24.
Bad punt sets up Arizona at midfield.

Another big pass play for Arizona. On 3rd and 14 QB Heinrich drops back and finds Hunter on a deep out. Hunter makes a move back inside and runs down to the 4 yard line. 49 yard gain.
The defense doesn't want to yield the TD. They get three straight stops to force a 4th and goal at the 1.
Arizona brings in a short yardage specialist at QB. He drops back, looking for a man, but ends up throwing it out of bounds. Big time performances by the maligned defense here.

Burford finds Stablein on a deep hook pattern on our first play. 33 yard gain as Stablein drags one foot inbounds on the catch.
On 3rd and 14 near midfield we run a draw play. Derrick gets great blocking and shows shifty feet to pick up 19 yards.
Ben Jackson just can't do anything right today. He has another drop on this drive and fails to get his feet in bounds on 3rd and long. We have to punt despite moving the ball 60 yards on this drive.

On 3rd down DE Ben Baker runs free into the backfield and steamrollers the Arizona ballcarrier. Rosenbach dives on the football and we have the ball at the Wildcat 11 yard line!

One play drive - Brown takes it in from 11 yards out. The offensive line made sure that no one ever had a chance to bring him down. 10-3, 9:41 left in half.

Defense forces a 3 and out. So far Arizona has 9 rushes for -4 yards.

On 2nd down we have another drop from a freshman - WR Byrum this time.
Which sets up a big play by Arizona on 3rd down. FS Mike Hall (don't think it is the ESPN anchor) jumps a route and returns it 59 yards for a score.
QB Jack Burford sustains a quadriceps injury on the interception. He is doubtful to return today.
Arizona misses the extra point. 10-9, 6:55 left in 1st half.

Close the book on Burford: 5/12 passing for 78 yards. 0 TDs and 2 INTs. I'm OK with him going to the bench as I've been wanting to get a longer look at Edwards. I think he has been the better guy so far this year.
Burford won't go away. He is back on the field on 2nd down and gets sacked. Hmm - I applaud the toughness but I'm not sure it is going to help us win this game.
Burford is again sacked (CB blitz) on 3rd down and fumbles the ball. Arizona recovers it at our 11.

The defense is a force of nature in the red zone. Three straight stops set up 4th and 3 at our 4 yard line.
SS Joe Lusk was hurt on the 3rd down play and isn't expected back. So we will be without our two best safeties for the remainder of this game.
Arizona takes the 22 yard chip shot and a 12-10 lead. 3:46 left in the half.

CB Alvin Brown returns the kickoff to our 49 yard line.
We move into field goal range, but give back 2 yards on third down when the offensive line allows multiple defenders to gang-tackle Derrick Brown as he gets the snap.
McMullen misses from 44 yards. This is the first time in his career he has missed from 40-49 yards. Bad time for it. Arizona has about ninety seconds to try and build their lead.

They are off to a good start when they throw it up for grabs on 2nd down. WR Sam Duval makes a play. 44 yard gain, ball at our 30.
Ten more yards on a defensive holding call.
Screen for 8.
Drop.
Six yard scramble by the short-yardage QB. Timeout.
Missed 24 yard FG. We trail 12-10 at the half. The fans cannot be pleased with what they have seen from the offensive unit.

Halftime Notes:
- We really seem to be missing Brewer. The freshman wideouts are not making plays.
- Burford is killing us with three turnovers. We should be able to take this game away from Arizona in the second half if we don't keep giving them the ball.
- Props to the D for forcing field goals instead of surrendering TDs in tough spots.

Arizona goes 3 and out on first possession of 2nd half.

We are no better. Burford gets sacked again. Quit holding onto the ball!

The defense makes a huge play on 3rd down. Arizona WR Owen Cooke is open for a split second, but is leveled by two players on the catch. The ball comes loose and LB McCullough swoopes in to make a shoe-string pickup. He proceeds to run it back 55 yards for the score.
We decide to go for 2 and convert. 18-12, 9:21 left in quarter #3.

WR Sam Duval is feasting on our secondary. He gets a 12 yard pickup and is open for 20+ on the next play. We slam him to the ground, separating him from the football but the Wildcats recover at their 43.
Next play they find their 4th receiver alone on the sideline. He scoots for 47 yards, down to the 7 yard line.
Arizona once again faces 4th down and goal. Again at the one after we stop WR Cooke just shy of the end zone on 3rd down.
They take the 19 yard field goal. 18-15, 5:52 left in the third.

We pick up a couple of first downs on a screen pass and a run up the gut.
On 3rd and 1 at the Arizona 28 Burford goes down again. 4 yard loss, and a tough field goal attempt for McMullen.
Ron redeems himself for the earlier miss with a 50 yarder. 21-15, 1:52 left in 3rd quarter.

Baker records a sack and knocks the ball loose. Once again Arizona recovers the loose ball.
We have RB McDougall trapped in the backfield on 3rd and 18, but SS Lance Goode blows the tackle and takes out a defensive lineman in the process. 21 yard gain. Many profanities from the sidelines directed at the scrub safety.
The defense forces a punt after that, but an opportunity to grab great field position was lost.

Brown gets back-to-back carries, picking up 18 yards.
The next pass is to WR Byrum, who fumbles. But we finally get down on the ground and recover one.
We have to punt after a couple of incompletions.
We pin Arizona at their 6.

Arizona picks up a first down on the ground to give the offense some breathing room.
We force another fumble, but Arizona recovers.
Their QB avoids the corner blitz and finds our nemesis Sam Duval for first down yardage. But the blitzing CB has a motor that won't stop as he is downfield to strip the ball. DE Banducci recovers it and we are in business at the Arizona 35.

WR Ben Jackson drops another pass.
Byrum makes a huge catch on 3rd down, getting lit up but holding on for a 12 yard gain. The refs also say that the defense interfered with Cliff.
QB Edwards is blitzed hard up the middle and throws one right to an Arizona linebacker. But the play comes back on a roughing the passer call.
The yardage is clearly wrong on this one, as it was assessed at the point where we tackled the Arizona defender (our 48, up 15 yards to the 33). Somehow we lose that argument.
The loose play with the football continues on the next play when FB Hagood Morris can't retain the ball on a 6 yard reception. The offensive line dives on it and we retain possession.
We set up for a 44 yard field goal. It is short! Unbelievable. Kind of describes this whole game.

DT Chuck Rachal (who I didn't think was going to get any mentions here after Game 1) comes up with a huge sack on an option play on 3rd and 1. Arizona has to punt away.

Byrum fumbles, we recover. Both teams have fumbled five times today on a clear day.
We punt after 3 and out.

QB Heinrich airs it out near midfield. FS Greg Moore makes a play on the ball and does an excellent job following his blockers. All ... the ... way ... 96 yard return!
We go for 2 and convert - pass to Stablein. 29-15, 3:57 to play.

We force a 3 and out after stopping Cooke for 9 on 3rd and 10.
Short punt and we have the ball at our 48. Time to see if the offense can run out the clock.

Sort of - on 2nd down Derrick Brown romps 51 yards. He now has 24 carries for 143 yards and 2 TDs. 35-13, 1:53 left in game.

Defense forces a 4 and out. Game over.

12-27-2005, 07:41 PM	#39
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	We are listed as seven point favorites at home for Arizona. They are coming off an impressive victory against Washington. Our scouts have warned us we will need to contain WR Owen Cooke. Cooke has four TDs in four games and is the focal point of the passing offense. RB Lamont McDougall has found the end zone six times already this season. On defense CB Marques Herring is a playmaker at cornerback. We may want to throw away from him - or just run the ball down their throats. 96,830 make their way to the Rose Bowl to watch UCLA open Pac 10 play. Burford is picked off early in our first drive. The Wildcats take over at our 34. DE Joe Banducci beats his man and levels the Arizona QB on 2nd down. A 14 yard pickup on 3rd down puts them back into FG range (30). And the Wildcats convert a 48 yard field goal. 3-0, 11:51 left in first quarter. WR Bill Stablein catches two passes on 3rd down to move the chains. But the drive ends after WR Cliff Byrum drops an easy pass with plenty of room to run. We line up a 39 yard field goal attempt. McMullen is on target. 3-3, 7:25 left in quarter. The coaching staff grimaces on the sideline as the safety fails to rotate over on a corner blitz. It looks like WR Chris Hunter is off to the races but he is tracked down after 27 yards by SS Joe Lusk. Down at the 40. The defense recovers after this to force a punt. 3 and out for Bruin offense, we punt from our 24. Bad punt sets up Arizona at midfield. Another big pass play for Arizona. On 3rd and 14 QB Heinrich drops back and finds Hunter on a deep out. Hunter makes a move back inside and runs down to the 4 yard line. 49 yard gain. The defense doesn't want to yield the TD. They get three straight stops to force a 4th and goal at the 1. Arizona brings in a short yardage specialist at QB. He drops back, looking for a man, but ends up throwing it out of bounds. Big time performances by the maligned defense here. Burford finds Stablein on a deep hook pattern on our first play. 33 yard gain as Stablein drags one foot inbounds on the catch. On 3rd and 14 near midfield we run a draw play. Derrick gets great blocking and shows shifty feet to pick up 19 yards. Ben Jackson just can't do anything right today. He has another drop on this drive and fails to get his feet in bounds on 3rd and long. We have to punt despite moving the ball 60 yards on this drive. On 3rd down DE Ben Baker runs free into the backfield and steamrollers the Arizona ballcarrier. Rosenbach dives on the football and we have the ball at the Wildcat 11 yard line! One play drive - Brown takes it in from 11 yards out. The offensive line made sure that no one ever had a chance to bring him down. 10-3, 9:41 left in half. Defense forces a 3 and out. So far Arizona has 9 rushes for -4 yards. On 2nd down we have another drop from a freshman - WR Byrum this time. Which sets up a big play by Arizona on 3rd down. FS Mike Hall (don't think it is the ESPN anchor) jumps a route and returns it 59 yards for a score. QB Jack Burford sustains a quadriceps injury on the interception. He is doubtful to return today. Arizona misses the extra point. 10-9, 6:55 left in 1st half. Close the book on Burford: 5/12 passing for 78 yards. 0 TDs and 2 INTs. I'm OK with him going to the bench as I've been wanting to get a longer look at Edwards. I think he has been the better guy so far this year. Burford won't go away. He is back on the field on 2nd down and gets sacked. Hmm - I applaud the toughness but I'm not sure it is going to help us win this game. Burford is again sacked (CB blitz) on 3rd down and fumbles the ball. Arizona recovers it at our 11. The defense is a force of nature in the red zone. Three straight stops set up 4th and 3 at our 4 yard line. SS Joe Lusk was hurt on the 3rd down play and isn't expected back. So we will be without our two best safeties for the remainder of this game. Arizona takes the 22 yard chip shot and a 12-10 lead. 3:46 left in the half. CB Alvin Brown returns the kickoff to our 49 yard line. We move into field goal range, but give back 2 yards on third down when the offensive line allows multiple defenders to gang-tackle Derrick Brown as he gets the snap. McMullen misses from 44 yards. This is the first time in his career he has missed from 40-49 yards. Bad time for it. Arizona has about ninety seconds to try and build their lead. They are off to a good start when they throw it up for grabs on 2nd down. WR Sam Duval makes a play. 44 yard gain, ball at our 30. Ten more yards on a defensive holding call. Screen for 8. Drop. Six yard scramble by the short-yardage QB. Timeout. Missed 24 yard FG. We trail 12-10 at the half. The fans cannot be pleased with what they have seen from the offensive unit. Halftime Notes: - We really seem to be missing Brewer. The freshman wideouts are not making plays. - Burford is killing us with three turnovers. We should be able to take this game away from Arizona in the second half if we don't keep giving them the ball. - Props to the D for forcing field goals instead of surrendering TDs in tough spots. Arizona goes 3 and out on first possession of 2nd half. We are no better. Burford gets sacked again. Quit holding onto the ball! The defense makes a huge play on 3rd down. Arizona WR Owen Cooke is open for a split second, but is leveled by two players on the catch. The ball comes loose and LB McCullough swoopes in to make a shoe-string pickup. He proceeds to run it back 55 yards for the score. We decide to go for 2 and convert. 18-12, 9:21 left in quarter #3. WR Sam Duval is feasting on our secondary. He gets a 12 yard pickup and is open for 20+ on the next play. We slam him to the ground, separating him from the football but the Wildcats recover at their 43. Next play they find their 4th receiver alone on the sideline. He scoots for 47 yards, down to the 7 yard line. Arizona once again faces 4th down and goal. Again at the one after we stop WR Cooke just shy of the end zone on 3rd down. They take the 19 yard field goal. 18-15, 5:52 left in the third. We pick up a couple of first downs on a screen pass and a run up the gut. On 3rd and 1 at the Arizona 28 Burford goes down again. 4 yard loss, and a tough field goal attempt for McMullen. Ron redeems himself for the earlier miss with a 50 yarder. 21-15, 1:52 left in 3rd quarter. Baker records a sack and knocks the ball loose. Once again Arizona recovers the loose ball. We have RB McDougall trapped in the backfield on 3rd and 18, but SS Lance Goode blows the tackle and takes out a defensive lineman in the process. 21 yard gain. Many profanities from the sidelines directed at the scrub safety. The defense forces a punt after that, but an opportunity to grab great field position was lost. Brown gets back-to-back carries, picking up 18 yards. The next pass is to WR Byrum, who fumbles. But we finally get down on the ground and recover one. We have to punt after a couple of incompletions. We pin Arizona at their 6. Arizona picks up a first down on the ground to give the offense some breathing room. We force another fumble, but Arizona recovers. Their QB avoids the corner blitz and finds our nemesis Sam Duval for first down yardage. But the blitzing CB has a motor that won't stop as he is downfield to strip the ball. DE Banducci recovers it and we are in business at the Arizona 35. WR Ben Jackson drops another pass. Byrum makes a huge catch on 3rd down, getting lit up but holding on for a 12 yard gain. The refs also say that the defense interfered with Cliff. QB Edwards is blitzed hard up the middle and throws one right to an Arizona linebacker. But the play comes back on a roughing the passer call. The yardage is clearly wrong on this one, as it was assessed at the point where we tackled the Arizona defender (our 48, up 15 yards to the 33). Somehow we lose that argument. The loose play with the football continues on the next play when FB Hagood Morris can't retain the ball on a 6 yard reception. The offensive line dives on it and we retain possession. We set up for a 44 yard field goal. It is short! Unbelievable. Kind of describes this whole game. DT Chuck Rachal (who I didn't think was going to get any mentions here after Game 1) comes up with a huge sack on an option play on 3rd and 1. Arizona has to punt away. Byrum fumbles, we recover. Both teams have fumbled five times today on a clear day. We punt after 3 and out. QB Heinrich airs it out near midfield. FS Greg Moore makes a play on the ball and does an excellent job following his blockers. All ... the ... way ... 96 yard return! We go for 2 and convert - pass to Stablein. 29-15, 3:57 to play. We force a 3 and out after stopping Cooke for 9 on 3rd and 10. Short punt and we have the ball at our 48. Time to see if the offense can run out the clock. Sort of - on 2nd down Derrick Brown romps 51 yards. He now has 24 carries for 143 yards and 2 TDs. 35-13, 1:53 left in game. Defense forces a 4 and out. Game over.