University of Arizona - The Desert Yearbook

“!onaDeseri News - Production by Frank Nguyen Page A9 Rivalr Continues Greatness in the making. Senior tailback Ontiwaun Carter, Arizona ' s all- time leading rusher, attempts to break upfield. Carter sustained a neck injury during the third quarter and was taken to University Medical Center where he was released the next day with no lasting injuries. Photo by Aaron j. Latham By MONTY PHAN Arizona Daily Wildcat On the ground floor of the McKale Center, on the wall at the north end, hangs nine football team photos with a score under each one. And centered under the pho- tos, in big red letters travers- ing the distance of three of the pictures, is painted the two most hated words in an Arizona State football fan ' s vocabulary: " The Streak. " Ah, but never fear. Sun Devils, it ' s only two games in a row (so far). Friday, November 25th ' s annual clash of intrastate ri- vals was supposed to be ASU ' s chance to knock Ari- zona out of the Rose Bowl for once. But since Oregon took care of that on October 29 at Eugene, the Sun Devils came into Tucson looking to settle for an old fashion whuppin ' and for awhile, it looked like they would leave Tucson satisfied. However, a missed field goal by Arizona State kicker Jon Baker in the closing minute of the game sealed a 28-27 victory for the Wild- cats. So what did the one point margin do to fuel the rivalry? Absolutely nothing, because, like most intrastate rivalries, the so-called fire is damn near an inferno, just ask. UA defensive end Tedy Bruschi: " Even if we were 1-9 and beat ASU, it would be a good season. " ”