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Wildcat Country
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An Arizona Wildcats podcast hosted by Eric Cohen and Shane Dale. Find us on Twitter/X @CatCountryAZ.
2024 Predictions -- Arizona's final record, CFP picks
The 2024 college football season is upon us, and we've invited former Arizona football SID Blair Willis to join us to predict Arizona's regular-season record, the Big 12 champion, the Heisman Trophy winner and EVERY CFP game. Plus, Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino GM and Arizona alum Mike Kintner joins us to talk Wildcat football and examine some possible wagers for the upcoming season.
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8/14/24: The state of Arizona football with Brian Jeffries
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College football season is just a couple weeks away, and longtime Arizona radio voice Brian Jeffries joins us to discuss the state of the program as it enters a new era. Plus, thoughts on Arizona football's color scheme announcement, the possibility of more conference consolidation and is Deion Sanders good or bad for the Big 12 and NCAA?
8/7/24: Arizona football training camp update with Lamont Lovett
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What are some of the big early takeaways from Arizona football training camp? Wildcat radio analyst Lamont Lovett joins us to share his thoughts, including a breakdown of some key positions. Plus, how big a blow is Raymond Pulido's absence from the offensive line and T-Mac's absence from practice? And is Arizona's preseason ranking of No. 21 in the coaches poll too high, too low, or about right?
7/31/24: Arizona football training camp preview: A breakdown of each position
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As Arizona football training camp begins, we break down each position and discuss whether the Wildcats are likely to be better or worse at each one compared to last year. Also, we give our best- and worst-case scenarios for the football season, and we remember our favorite moments from the 2014-15 Arizona athletics season.
7/25/24: Arizona football roundtable with a cameo from Coach Brent Brennan!
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Arizona football is just over a month away, and we're previewing the beginning of the Brent Brennan era with his brother and former Arizona wide receiver Brad Brennan, former UA special teams captain Barrett Baker and a cameo appearance from Brent himself! We discuss expectations for this season and beyond, and some of Brad and Barrett's favorite memories from their 12-win 1998 season. 0:00 - A...
7/12/24: Phil Steele previews the Arizona Wildcats' 2024 football season
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It wouldn't be college football season without Phil Steele's College Football Preview and the guru himself joins us to preview Arizona's 2024 football campaign and share his thoughts of new head coach Brent Brennan. Plus, thoughts on Arizona's new football helmet, Mike Gundy's questionable comments at Big 12 Media Day and should you take Arizona at 15-1 to win the Big 12?
7/4/24: Our Big 12 football rankings for the 2024 season
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The Big 12 football media poll came out this week. We agree on some of the picks and strongly disagree on others, so we rank every Big 12 team from 1 to 16. Plus, thoughts on our excitement level for Arizona officially joining the Big 12, which teams are likely to become rivals for the Wildcats, and which Arizona head coaches are most likely to leave the soonest. 2:34 Midsummer Discussion Q&A 2...
6/29/24: Big Arizona football recruiting update with Matt Moreno
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The Arizona Wildcats football coaching staff has been busy, as many new additions headline the 2025 recruiting class. GOAZCATS.com Senior Editor Matt Moreno joins us to discuss that and Arizona men's basketball recruiting, as well. Speaking of Arizona hoops, we share our thoughts on the Wildcats' inaugural Big 12 schedule and could Arizona baseball be Omaha-bound in 2025?
6/18/24: Arizona football and Big 12 sponsorship discussion with Chip Patterson
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The Allstate 12: Good or bad idea? We discuss that and get a preview of the Arizona football season with Cover 3 Podcast host Chip Patterson. Plus, thoughts on Arizona's 2024 running back room vs. 2023, what we would consider a successful 2024-25 football men's basketball season, and our favorite memories from the 2013-14 Arizona athletics season.
6/10/24: Arizona football projections with KFordRatings.com's Kelley Ford
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The 2024 football season is inching closer. What should Wildcat fans expect from Arizona's first season in the Big 12? Kelley Ford, founder of kfordratings.com, joins us to share his projections and predictions for the Wildcats. Plus, is Chase Budinger a top-5 Arizona athlete in the last 20 years? And we relive our favorite memories from the 2002-03 Arizona athletics season.
6/5/24: Matt Muehlebach talks Arizona basketball and remembers Bill Walton
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With Caleb Love's decision to stay (and Joson Sanon's flip to ASU), the 2024-25 Arizona men's basketball roster is nearly complete. We get an early outlook on the Wildcats' upcoming season with former Arizona guard and FOX Sports analyst Matt Muehlebach, who also took time to remember his friend and colleague Bill Walton. Plus, our thoughts on the baseball team's early exit, Arizona football's ...
5/28/24: Arizona baseball Regionals preview with Shotgun Spratling
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After a thrilling end to the Pac-12 baseball season (and the end of the Pac-12 as we know it), the Arizona Wildcats earned the right to host an NCAA Regional. D1Baseball.com reporter Shotgun Spratling joins us to break down the Wildcats' bracket. Plus, our thoughts on the late Bill Walton, who joined us on the show in early 2023, and our favorite memories of the 2010-11 Arizona athletics season.
5/23/24: Football and basketball recruiting update with Matt Moreno
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How will the Arizona football and men's basketball rosters shake out? Will Caleb Love be back next season? GOAZCATS.com Senior Editor Matt Moreno stops by to discuss. Plus, thoughts on Arizona baseball as it heads into postseason play, the softball team heads to Super Regionals and our favorite memories from the 2008-09 Arizona athletics season.
5/14/24: Arizona softball postseason preview with Allie Skaggs
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The Arizona Wildcats softball team is headed to a familiar place to open NCAA Regionals play. Senior UA softball star Allie Skaggs joins us to preview the Wildcats' trip to Arkansas. Plus, the latest men's basketball roster news, the baseball team attempts to clinch the Pac-12 title and we relive our favorite UA memories from the 2004-05 season.
5/8/24: Clancy Shields previews Arizona men's tennis in the Sweet 16
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Clancy Shields, head coach of the Arizona men's tennis team, joins us from New York City to discuss his program's rise and its chances to advance beyond the Round of 16. Plus, thoughts on the Arizona men's basketball and football rosters, the state of the baseball and softball programs as we approach postseason play, and Eric's thoughts from UA's meet and greet in Phoenix last week.
4/30/24: Football, basketball and baseball chat with Brian Jeffries
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4/30/24: Football, basketball and baseball chat with Brian Jeffries
4/17/24: Spring football analysis with Barrett Baker
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4/17/24: Spring football analysis with Barrett Baker
4/11/24: Basketball offseason update with Bruce Pascoe
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4/11/24: Basketball offseason update with Bruce Pascoe
4/4/24: Basketball and football offseason analysis with Matt Moreno
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4/4/24: Basketball and football offseason analysis with Matt Moreno
3/28/24: Arizona's season ends after loss to Clemson
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3/28/24: Arizona's season ends after loss to Clemson
3/25/24: Arizona Wildcats Sweet 16 preview with Ryan Hansen
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3/25/24: Arizona Wildcats Sweet 16 preview with Ryan Hansen
3/20/24: 200TH EPISODE! Matt Muehlebach Previews Arizona in the NCAA Tournament
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3/20/24: 200TH EPISODE! Matt Muehlebach Previews Arizona in the NCAA Tournament
3/12/24: Reggie Geary previews the Arizona Wildcats' postseason
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3/12/24: Reggie Geary previews the Arizona Wildcats' postseason
3/5/24: Ted Robinson breaks down Arizona basketball and football
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3/5/24: Ted Robinson breaks down Arizona basketball and football
2/27/24: Inside look at Arizona football and basketball with Matt Moreno
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2/27/24: Inside look at Arizona football and basketball with Matt Moreno
2/21/24: Is Arizona a national title contender? Casey Jacobsen weighs in
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2/21/24: Is Arizona a national title contender? Casey Jacobsen weighs in
2/13/24: Deep dive into Arizona basketball with Matt Muehlebach
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2/13/24: Deep dive into Arizona basketball with Matt Muehlebach
2/5/24: New head football coach Brent Brennan stops by
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2/5/24: New head football coach Brent Brennan stops by
1/31/24: Perspectives on Brent Brennan and the search for a new AD
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1/31/24: Perspectives on Brent Brennan and the search for a new AD
1/24/24: Dave Heeke out, Brent Brennan impresses, and hoops talk
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1/24/24: Dave Heeke out, Brent Brennan impresses, and hoops talk
CFP playoffs
If everything goes right, 10-2. They will be uspset at home and will upset twice on the road. 🤔🤷♂️
Now this is an interesting prediction...!
Avery Johnson is a 19 year old sophomore with 35 career passing attempts. Do I think he will be good? Yes, but getting K State early in the year should really help this Arizona team get a win before Johnson really starts to feel comfortable. Look at Fifita against USC and Washington. Vastly different player than against Oklahoma
And KSU lost 4 starting OL, and has a new OC and offense. Unless their D is Georgia level I don't see why everyone has us as a definite loss there
OSU will not win the NC with Howard at QB. 😂
When Arizona rolls out 12 straight wins I don't wanna hear that nobody saw this coming. 😁
I posted on X my win total for this year a couple months back and I said 12-0 this year
I’d bet everything I have that Quinn Ewers doesn’t win the Heisman.
ASU has allowed their programs to slip to a bottom feeder level by using problem athletes and hype coaches to build a fan base. Good luck, smart fans see what hype is getting them,disappointed.
Looks like a good season against huge defensive opponents,so 8-4 and feel good. Next year should be a more seasoned team.
Brian Jeffries is the best broadcaster in the USA
Again lk Season with their game to go to 12 and one win the quarterfinal match in the college playoffs 13 in one, they will upset Ohio State, Georgia or Oregon in the semi finals to go 14-1 in the national championship game loss coming against UCF!! They will lose in the national championship game to finish the season 14 and two
ASU fans are hilarious. Arizona owns them in basically every sport and if you look at the 2 big sports in football and basketball, you can't coherently argue you would rather be an ASU fan. Arizona is a top 10 basketball school nationally and ASU fans say they are a football school and are MAYBE a top 25 program of all time. In the Pac12 era ASU averaged like 1 more win per season in football while Arizona went to 4 final fours and won a national championship and appeared in another in basketball. Arizona basketball is on a whole different level than ASU football
I would like to see Desiree launch some national regional hype ads, promotions, game trips
I know we’ll never see it from BB, but I hope he and his staff bring a little chip on THEIR shoulders too for getting disrespected
I say 10-2. If we can steal one from Manhattan or Salt Lake City.....tough places to play. If we can, then we have a chance to excel by anyone's standards. In the meantime I could not be happier with the quality and character of the Wildcats. Wins on the field and off.
Great Podcast again! You both are awesome, Go WildCats
Let's pack the stadium and support our WildCats
At times you 2 sound like bitter/winey fans. This time specifically around fan colors. It's ok to not understand why. I will just say AZ has 3 colors Red White and Blue. Anyhow BearDown don't expect raw raw that said it's ok to say something positive and have hopes. BearDown
Thanks for watching.
Brian Jeffries is the consummate, professional college broadcaster. He just has the right collegiate tone. Also, both he and Lamont hit the right note in pulling for Arizona. Lamont is more of a homer - but I say that is very appropriate.
Getting to bowls, any bowl, is critical. Extra month of practice/reps. National publicity. Helps recruiting and depth.
T-mac is special. He jumps off the screen and stands out. He's definitely a top 3 guy, probably the best. I get the reservations but this team has got people excited. 99 was a letdown no doubt. Arizona's time has arrived. Enjoy the ride guys. Bear down! Go cats!
Another great show. Loved the last one with Coach and Brad Brennan. Listened to last one in Asia. Thanks for all you do
I'd like to see Fernadez swith to offense
Saying Tmac is not a top 2 receiver in the country is a bolder take than saying he is. Scouts across the board think he is. Its not a “feeling” it’s stats and facts
Would love to hear Eric's reasoning for TMac not being top 2. Like give us some objective reasoning for there being 2,3, or 4 WR's in college football better than TMac
@@Kneel30 nah, they have already admitted they don’t do much research.
@@Kneel30 I never said that he isn't top-2...very well could be along with Luther Burden, Emeka Egbuka, Tez Johnson, and a few others. I don't think there's any harm in saying "top 3-5 receivers" but apparently it's semantics to some. 1,400 yards and 10 TDs last year is certainly worthy based on returning players and their comparable numbers...but the foot injury scares me a bit. Will it linger during the year? I'm mildly concerned. I have no doubt that TMac is a first round talent and if healthy, should be awesome again this year.
I believe there will be a significant drop off after this year so it is mandatory that they really excel this season .
I love this podcast, you both do a great job! Go Cats, this will be a great team! I can't wait to wait for the season to start!
Thank you for the kind words...and we can't wait for the season to start either!
Cool stories at the end of the discussion, gentlemen. Thanks for sharing them. Also, thanks for not being loud, one-sided cheerleaders who usually can't back up what they're saying. Keep it real with your opinions and feelings.
Always appreciate it my friend!
I remember a color commentator talking about how so many people were near the ball at the end of play. Then he used the word swarm and then desert swarm.
I enjoy Lamont with Brian on the broadcasts. Knowledgeable, and a nice person.
Sa Vai ee nay uh. 🤙🏾 😁
I’m so hyped for this year
Eric you are an idiot as we have a top 5 secondary in the entire country according to Dwane Akina!!!!
Had a chance to watch Coach Carter with the running backs during spring practice. Intense!!! This "Cat" is going to get the most out of our RB's this season. Big plays are coming. You just Watch! 😁
Cohen bro you are soooo negative. TMac is a top 2 receiver in the sport and you can very easily make the argument he is the BEST receiver in the country. Get out of here with the top 3, 4, or 5. Give him the respect he deserves and be proud of the talent that he is, stop minimizing his talent because you are incapable of getting excited about Arizona sports. You are such a pessimist
You must not listen very often. I'm as diehard an Arizona football fan as it gets but I'm also a realist. TMac is an ELITE player who is among the top 3-5 WRs in college football. If that ranking doesn't suffice for you, my apologies.
@@EarlyEdgeEC I listen all the time and I can say with great accuracy that you aren't a realist, you're a pessimist. You said last year wouldn't be as good as we were in football, you thought basketball would go like 3-3 or 2-4 against our top non con opponents. A realist could recognize that TMac is top 2. 3-5 is disrespectful. EVERY publication, EVERY analyst out there has him as a top 2 receiver so I don't understand how someone who attends every game can't see that. Watch him win the Biletnikoff this year and you will be sitting here come NFL draft time saying "yeah he will probably be in the top 5 receivers taken"
@@Kneel30 First of all, thank you for listening. Secondly, those who did predict a 10-3 season last year are a lot smarter than I am apparently. I personally don't know of any "experts" that had anything even close. But I don't do the show to always say every Arizona team / player is the "best." I give my honest opinion which differs from yours. I hope you're right that TMac is in fact the best WR in the country.
@@EarlyEdgeEC Nobody wants you to say that every Arizona team / player is the "best" but TMac quite literally is. Everything says that he is. The stats, the body, the NFL scouts, every single publication and college football analyst. He had 1,400 yards last year with the absolute bum Jayden de Laura as his qb for the first 4 games. Like at this point it is a hotter take to say he isn't a top 2 receiver in the sport than to say that he is. It is okay to talk up our athletes when they deserve it
I know we do not plan to, or expect a lot from freshmen and or proven transfers, but are we forgetting we have some coming in? Medina is an excellent kicker and punter! Return guys? Have several. We just do not use them last two years! The same with the DL and LB on D. The same with WR and TE on O. The was little if any rotation at those spots. Baring injury, floor is 9 wins and ceiling is the playoffs.
Biggest concern for me is LB. Other than Manu there is not any depth. Stukes is the nickel corner and not big enough to play in the box. Because of his size, Genesis Smith will likely see some time in the box. We definitely will be playing a 4-2-5 on defense. I think we will be fine on the defensive line with the pieces we added in the portal. The secondary is absolutely outstanding and is a top 10 unit nationally!
Biggest concern for me is LB. Other than Manu there is not any depth. Stukes is the nickel corner and not big enough to play in the box. Because of his size, Genesis Smith will likely see some time in the box. We definitely will be playing a 4-2-5 on defense. I think we will be fine on the defensive line with the pieces we added in the portal.
It's always great to hear, Matt!
Great panel, gentlemen. My one word to describe Arizona's Football future is "Dominating."
Survive the injury bug and this teams expectations are sky high.
Great talk, gentlemen. I like those best case scenarios for Arizona Football. I think the key to their success in the Big 12 will be the defense. We know the offense can score. Now we just need to see the defense stop those Big 12 + Offenses from scoring. If they get a powerful defense, they will dominate and win the big 12. Beyond that? Well, I think in 2 years they could be playing in the College Football Championship Game. Again, that's the best case scenario. I need to go back a week and watch what looks like an amazing show I missed.
Murphy dominated the conference The Juice County' boys was in high school And was the best wide receiver on Old Dominion with a horrible offense And the tight end from San Jose State Is more proven than our last one And San Jose State uses their tight ends more And San Jose State had one running back that had over 1000 and another one named Quali Conley that had close to 900 yards Darton who played had Syracuse was the best defensive lineman Darton had more tackles than Bil Norton in 2022 and 2023
Your show is my sports highlight of the week. Great show tonight, keep the Brennan’s coming on. Love BB too. Bear Down AZ, Hit’em Hard, Let’em Know Who’s Who.
I wish they would talk about BBS coaching chops
Looking forward to the season 😺🐻⬇️
The future is bright.
I don't necessarily think Jedd ran up the score against Utah. Az had a big lead but Utah was starting to score and Kyle went for 2. Than he puts in DeLaura who wanted to score so who can blame him?
I remember when Brad Brennan played, he was always a clutch type receiver.
The only loss we have in the regular season will be against UCF at UCF. It’ll just be a fluky game will be off kilter a little bit and they’ll catch us on a really good day for them, but we will finish the regular season 11-1!! We will then go to the conference championship game we will Win that game against whoever we play probably Oklahoma State or Utah but we will beat them to go 12-1! we will get a first round by in the playoffs in the second round, which will be the quarterfinals we will beat whoever we play to go 13-1!! We will make it to the semi finals where we will be paired up against Ohio State or Oregon we will upset them to go 14-1 we will make it to the national championship game Against Georgia and as hard as we fight and as much as we put forth, they’re just a little bigger stronger and faster than we are and I think we come up just a touchdown or less short like 34-31 in the final game of the year, but will still be able to hold our heads very high because that’ll still be the best season in U OF A program history These kids will have made history at the U of A which is what they wanted to do. Amen.🤗👍🙏! The best part of the whole story because of the run we’re about to make this season. It will help coach Brennan in the recruiting department 100 fold. He’ll start bringing in four stars instead of three stars and if they are three stars, they’re gonna be phenomenal three stars, but I think he starts elevating our recruiting classes into the Low 20s like I think we have a 20 to 25th ranked recruiting glasses moving forward which will just add to the power and strength of our program and I honestly believe going forward we will continue to attract good talent and the way he treats them as family. We will always be a good team, we make it back to the national championship game is another story but I could see us winning one national championship in the next 15 years the stars align and things come together, especially if we’re keeping Noah Fita for all four years and remember ladies and gentlemen, he is only a sophomore this year a redshirt sophomore this year so we have him next year and potentially the year after next for two more years🔥🙏
Great show wish you did more podcast
I'll be there every week and hope our fans back Arizona football! People need to cheer these young men on and back them up! 11 wins and we'll have a desert swarm type season from the D! The offense will be great too