University of Arizona - The Desert Yearbook

“*\4 VSASU U of N ' s big in-state rival, ASU came down to Tucson Ion November 21 to battle it out. Last year the Wildcats I went to Tempe Stadium to defend their nine year winning I streak. The Sun Devils destroyed any hope of a ten year , I winning streak with their win against U of A of 37-14. At the game the intense school rivalry could be felt. I I The bands played louder, the crowds yelled more, and the I I players pushed themselves even harder. The UA students I 1 were on their feet for the entire game. Crowd yells from I I " ASU Sucks! " to Beat the .... out of ASU could be heard. All types of paraphenalia can be purchased around | I Tucson. T-shirts saying " The Cats vs the Criminals " , I " Friends don ' t let Friends go to ASU " , etc. With ASU ' s I 1 player problems at the beginning of the season more | I ammunition was gathered to " rip " on ASU. Aside from the intense fan rivalry their was a sense of I I pride that the players felt in defending their school ' s I I reputation against neighboring universities. To some I I players this game against ASU was even more important I I because this would be their last regular season game. The I I starters included Heath Bray, Richard Griffith, Mike I I Heemsbergen, Keshon Johnson, Jay Kirchoff, Jamal Lee, I 1 Richard Maddox, George Malauulu, Josh Miller, Darryl I I Morrison, Ty Parten, Chad Ross, and Vincent Smith. I I " This is a just a huge disappointment. It hurts. I ' m not! I even a senior and I feel extremely sick. I think I ' m going! \ to go home and throw up. " .story by Jennifer Stancill i photos by Spencer Walters and Dawn Lively A ”