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Transcript: Live Q&A chat with Ryan Finley on UA football

Here is the transcript of Ryan Finley's live Q&A chat on UA football and Friday's game against ASU.

Welcome to today's chat with Ryan Finley. We'll get started in a moment.

by John Bolton, StarNet night... 11/21/2012 7:02:18 PM
Hi everybody, and welcome to the latest in our series of weekly chats. It's "rivalry week" in Tucson, and I'm not sure there's more to say than that. Let's get started; I'll try to answer as many questions as I can in the next hour.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:02:52 PM
If you had to guess, what will K'deem's status be for ASU? Any chance he'll be 100% on a short week?

by Jaroz 11/21/2012 7:03:14 PM
Probably not. Carey's been battling a collarbone problem and a few other nagging issues. That's the bad news. The good news is nobody's ever 100 percent at the end of a 12-games-in-13-weeks season. Everybody's got something.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:03:47 PM
UA played Washington and Stanford while ASU gets CAL and WSU? Can we all agree the unbalanced scheudle is not fair?

by Whiny Rosenbaum 11/21/2012 7:03:54 PM
Agreed. The good news for Arizona is that Cal and Wazzu are back next year. That's at least one, maybe two, extra wins.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:04:18 PM
How's the vibe in practice? Pretty level or are they hyped?

by DesertRat 11/21/2012 7:04:27 PM
Pretty mellow, from the stuff I was allowed to watch the post-practice interviews I've done. But they'll ratchet up the intensity/hype over the nex t few days./

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:05:03 PM
Do you have an injury update on Tra'Mayne Bondurant, Reggie Gilbert, Jordan Grandon and other defenders. I believe having a critical mass of viable defenders is the key to the ASU game.

by arizona joe 11/21/2012 7:05:06 PM
Nothing yet — the UA will send out its weekly injury report today. Expect Bondurant and Grandon, at least, to try to play. Still unsure on Gilbert.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:05:36 PM
How will offensive line handle Sutton?

by Juez337 11/21/2012 7:05:40 PM
Probably the same way they handled Star Lotulelei last week: With double-teams and by throwing/running away from him. Emotions will run high Saturday, but that's no reason to not be smart.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:06:18 PM
Byrne announced that the game is (effectively) sold out - does that assume that the ZonaZoo actually shows up? Or will we have a sellout in name, but sections of empty bleachers?

by azthrillhouse 11/21/2012 7:06:25 PM
No. The Zona Zoo is gone for Thanksgiving. Their seats have been sold to others.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:06:38 PM
Will Matt Scott start?

by Juez337 11/21/2012 7:06:42 PM
Uh-huh.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:06:47 PM
Matt Scott do you think he is 100% he looked off in the Utah game.

by scott 11/21/2012 7:06:51 PM
See what I said about Carey below for my thoughts on that. Scott didn't throw particularly well, but I thought he had one of his best running games of the year (puking aside). He should be fine for Friday.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:07:19 PM
do u have any injury

by abk-ebk 11/21/2012 7:07:22 PM
Tons of them.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:07:31 PM
With a win is Rich Rod Pac 12 coach of the year? Hell he should be the national coach of the year?

by scott 11/21/2012 7:07:33 PM
I agree on the Pac-12 part, at least — if he can win eight games with a brutal defense and impossible schedule, it'll go down as one of the better coaching performances in program history.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:08:13 PM
No thoughts on the Carey Gang sign ? Lots of kids look up to him and I was shocked at what I saw last saturday night.

by scott 11/21/2012 7:08:15 PM
Don't think it was a gang sign. People misinterpret that stuff all the time.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:08:29 PM
If the 'Cats win, wouldn't thus season be their best season, in terms of wins, since the 1998 team?

by Nate Faison 11/21/2012 7:08:32 PM
Tied for it, yes.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:08:37 PM
Dealing with RichRod's compensation, will it be addressed before next season? He's 3rd lowest paid coach in PAC. Only 3 other coaches make less than RichRod in BCS top 25. Even Todd Graham makes roughly twice as much as RichRod (ABOR considerations) and we KNOW Graham not twice as good. Contract extension with amendments perhaps?

by Wildcat_Country 11/21/2012 7:08:40 PM
I doubt he'd get an extension/raise right away — he did, after all, agree to the terms of his deal a year ago this month. I'd expect more in line with what Greg Byrne did for Sean Miller: More money for assistants, a commitment to facilities, etc. I don't think salary will be a sticking point for Rodriguez — yet.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:09:38 PM
I expect alot of gimmick/trick plays in this game(similar to Utah's desperation in being bowl eligible in last week's games). Do you think RichRod has a few tricks up his sleeve that's he's ready to unleash? The only trick play that I can recall this season was the onside kick against Toledo.

by LaneMyers 11/21/2012 7:09:41 PM
Not sure if I agree — both teams have pretty darn good offenses without the trickery. I'd expect the coaches to put the ball in their best players' hands: For Arizona, that'll mean a lot of Carey and Scott.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:10:24 PM
Why was the red shirt tag taken off Dozier and Conwell at LB? Was it just to have fresh bodies to better help put a helmet on hard running teams?

by arizona joe 11/21/2012 7:10:26 PM
Yes, Arizona has no depth at LB. Coaches had to. Their inexperience has shown this season, but there's no much else Arizona can do. It already moved Marquis Flowers from safety.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:10:55 PM
What bowls will cats ve eligible for if we be

by steve 11/21/2012 7:10:59 PM
I think the Wildcats will be MORE likely (thought not guaranteed) to play in the Las Vegas Bowl with a win. Again, there's still plenty to be determined, on and off the field, before the bowl picture becomes clearer. Don't expect an answer until Dec. 2.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:11:49 PM
Looking over the Pac-12 games so far - which team would you say provides the blueprint for beating ASU?

by DesertRat 11/21/2012 7:11:53 PM
Honestly? Probably UCLA. Similar offenses, aggressive, attacking Ds. The difference? I don't think ASU has as many playmakers as the Bruins, and they're probably a bit smaller on the offensive line.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:12:34 PM
Did I misinterpret the UCLA WR too? I talked to kids they know the sign was a Square up and fight one. All the kids I coach knew it.

by scott 11/21/2012 7:12:43 PM
Unsure. Like I said, hand signals don't always mean gang affiliation.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:13:19 PM
Who goin to stop Sutton?

by Sparky 11/21/2012 7:13:21 PM
Stanford and UCLA, with Stanford winning. Stanford and Oregon get BCS berths and everybody slots behind them in line for bowls.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:13:39 PM
Thx Ryan, love the weekly chat segment!!

I see this game as a pretty even matchup
in most respects. Haven't really seen
the ScumDevils this season. How would you
assess the strengths and weaknesses of
ASU and how these points match up with
the Wildcats.

by HotBlondeChick 11/21/2012 7:13:42 PM
I agree that both teams are similar; Arizona has more playmakers on offense, and ASU has more on defense. I think it'll come down to boring stuff — whether Arizona's D can string together stops like it did in the fourth quarter against Utah, and whether ASU's D can slow down Ka'Deem Carey
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by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:14:48 PM
How much if a difference can we see if Scott gets protection from his line, and not get sick, against one of ASU's defensive lineman? In his last 4 starts, he's been getting hammered, and throwing up on the field. Any concern about an offensive line that's gotten banged up all year, and a quarterback whose battled sickness, concussions, and everything in between?

by Nate Faison 11/21/2012 7:14:52 PM
I think there's a giant concern that Scott won't stay upright. He's going to get hit in this offense — that's a given — but he needs to minimize the damage. Expect Arizona's coaches to protect Scott like they did last week at Utah: Lots of running out of bounds, "safe" run called and quick passes.

by Ryan Finley 11/21/2012 7:16:01 PM
Coach Rodriguez is surely a candidate for PAC12 Coach of the Year. But Jim Mora, Jr, will probably win it. His football acumen and team preparation makes college coaches look paltry. Who wins coach of the year?

by arizona joe 11/21/2012 7:16:06 PM

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