Arizona Wildcats ‘in trouble’ after latest loss

As the wise man once said, “You gotta know when to hold ’em (when to hold ’em) and know when to fold ’em (when to fold ’em),” and for the Wildcats from Arizona it’s been clear for a while that they need to fold them.

With their latest loss, their fifth consecutive loss to be exact, the Wildcats have now fallen to 3-6 overall, with a 1-5 record in conference play, just one year removed from a 10-3 overall record with a 7- 2 point. in conference play.

It’s a much tougher level of competition that Arizona has faced this season, their first in the Big 12 after being part of the PAC-12 (every iteration of it) since 1978, but the team hasn’t seen that much change over the past year. year, not enough to be (at least) three losses worse than last year.

This year’s on-field performance comes from Will Backus CBS Sports stating that the team is now “in trouble”.

“Arizona was put in a tough spot when former coach Jedd Fisch left for Washington after rebuilding the Wildcats into a 10-win program with a lead as a conference contender,” Backus wrote. “So the university went out and hired Brent from San Jose State. Brennan, who never won more than seven games in a season and had an 0-3 bowl record with the Spartans.”

And therein lies the biggest change the program has undergone year after year: a change in the man under the headphones on Saturdays.

Now, the Washington Huskies haven’t performed as well this year as they did last year, but they’ve also competed in a much tougher conference than the PAC-12 ever was, and they’ve still fared much better than the Wildcats, as the Huskies have an overall record of 5 have -4 after their last win.

Even with the problems Arizona has already faced during Brennan’s tenure, including his lack of ability to recruit effectively, it could be next to impossible for the program to land a replacement.

“It doesn’t help him that the athletic director who hired him and the president who presided over the transition no longer work at the university. Both left, or were ousted, in the midst of a financial crisis that has left Arizona facing a major crisis. expected a $177 million deficit in fiscal year 2024,” Backus added, “Arizona may not have the money to simultaneously pay for Brennan’s buyout and attract a significant upgrade at the same time.”

It’s quite a problem the Wildcats find themselves in, and it’s going to take a tremendous amount of effort to find their way out of it.