UW worried as it enters Tucson on a roll
HUSKIES
A quick look at UW's trip to Tucson shows the Huskies are worried, and they should be.
Mostly about overconfidence, which we at SportsLink just don't understand. How can you be overconfident going into a game with the Pac-10's best team? But, according to Bob Condotta's Times story, that's coach Tyrone Willingham's biggest fear.
Sure the Wildcats are 2-2 (0-1 in the Pac-10). And sure they lost to USC last week (in an upset that ranks right up with the 1969 Mets and the Orioles). And sure the Huskies are 3-1 (1-0), including last week's home win over UCLA. But these are the Bear Down Wildcats led by sophomore quarterback Willie Tuitama, an offensive line that will block somebody someday and a hard-hitting defense that held LSU to 45 points – and USC to 20.
So don't be overconfident Huskies. Be worried, very worried.
Even if Times' columnist Jerry Brewer thinks the biggest battle you have this week is with your own success.
Remember, Arizona coach Mike Stoops (half of the best brother coaching combination in college football, if not the world) says this is "a big game for the development of our program" in Molly Yanity's P-I story. Talk about putting the onus on your team. Hope they can handle the pressure.
The Wildcats also are playing with a little chip on their shoulder, after last year's upset loss to the Huskies in Tucson, sparked by Isaiah Stanback's hard-to-comprehend, end-of-the-first-half pass. The Wildcats don't want Stanback beating them again.
The game can be heard on 1230-AM starting at 7 p.m. Don't miss it. It's a rare chance to experience UA on its way to the Rose Bowl.