Friday, August 19, 2016

Sonoran Hot Reads: BYU has sold more tickets to the Cactus Kickoff than Arizona

Greg Byrne didn't hesitate to tell Wildcat fans about it

We're approximately two weeks away from Arizona football's season opener against BYU in Glendale and so far, BYU has sold more tickets to the game than Arizona — despite the fact that University of Phoenix Stadium is only about two hours away from the UA's campus.

And Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne didn't hesitate to let Wildcat fans know about it in his latest Wildcat Wednesday newsletter. Here's what he wrote:

Ticket sales on the Arizona side of University of Phoenix Stadium are on the rise, but we still have some ground to make up on our BYU counterparts. It's time for Arizona fans to rally. This game is extremely important for the growth of our football program. It can help us increase our profile across the landscape of college football and could also be a nice boost in recruiting.

For our fans in the Valley, this is something you've been waiting on for a long time. We ask you to come down to Tucson to help support the Wildcats each fall and now you have a chance to do so in your own backyard. For our great fans in Tucson, this is a chance to hit a neutral-site game less than two hours away. We need you to be there to help turn UOP Stadium into #OURHOUSE.

Byrne seems disappointed and I don't blame him. Not that I expect Arizona football to be big draw — it rarely is — but to be outsold by a school from another state isn't a good look. Hopefully the UA can make up some ground between now and September 3.

— Gabe previewed Arizona's wide receiving corps, where he says there's plenty of talented quick, shifty receivers on the roster, but the unit might be lacking in size.

—  The Wildcat Radio Podcast continued their Pac-12 preview, this time checking in on the Utah Utes and Colorado Buffaloes

— Jon Wilner of MercuryNews.com predicts Arizona will finish 6-6 in 2016. You can see who he has Arizona beating and losing to here.

— 2017 Arizona commit Drew Dixon scored four touchdowns in Sabino High's 41-35 win over Sahuaro High

— Here's some video of that

— The Associated Press tabs UA defensive coordinator Marcel Yates as an assistant coach that could be a head coach soon, though they didn't give an explanation as to why

— Cayleb Jones had two catches for 16 yards with the Eagles, Scooby Wright III recorded one tackle for the Browns, and Ka'Deem Carey was held out of the Bears' game because of a concussion

Basketball

— Jason Terry is close to signing with the Milwaukee Bucks

— Check out Allonzo Trier's new player profile video, courtesy of Arizona Athletics

Baseball

— Bobby Dalbec crushed his fourth professional home run. The Red Sox prospect has a slash-line of .343/.395/.629 with the Lowell Spinners

— Jett Bandy hit his eighth homer of the season

Other sports

— Arizona soccer, which is ranked 20th, starts its season on Friday at Pepperdine — a possible revenge game

— Speaking of Arizona soccer, senior midfielder Jaden DeGracie-Bailey is one assist away from becoming the school's all-time leader

— Volleyball seniors Penina Snuka and Kalei Mau were selected to the preseason all-Pac-12 team

Tucson News

— Get your votes in for the showdown between Brushfire and Bison Witches in the Tucson Restaurant Tournament final. The poll closes on Saturday.

— Move-in day is here at UA and it's an emotional day for students and parents

— The Air National Guard is looking for workers in Tucson



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