Washington Is the Type of Game Arizona Coach Mike Stoops Loses

This is exactly the type of game that Mike Stoops ends up losing. I wrote that on Monday about Arizona in the Western Power Ratings. I looked at it again today and decided that it would be the perfect title for my preview of the game this week. Mike Stoops has a habit of losing games he is supposed to win. It has already happened this year when a mediocre New Mexico squad dealt them a loss for the second year in a row. Who has 3-1 Arizona beaten exactly? Toledo, Idaho, and UCLA. Does the sound of that make you cringe with fear? Well, it shouldn't, because the Wildcats aren't very good. Defensively these guys have a lot of the same problems that the Huskies do. On offense I have to admit that they can light up the scoreboard with anyone. I still think that an inspired defense can slow them down enough to beat them. I don't think it even has to be a good defense—and that is where the Huskies come into the picture. I really can't think of anyone who thought the Husky defense was going to be ... (link)