BearDownWildcats
@beardownwildcats.bsky.social
Refugees of the Great GoAZCats meltdown (iykyk) who started our own free online community of Cat Fans a decade or so ago.
Our fearless leader UAdevil continues to be the best. Led us out of the GoAZCats wilderness years ago and continues to do awesome things for our little community. Like being able to embed BlueSky posts on the site. You’re the man Ron!
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Our fearless leader UAdevil continues to be the best. Led us out of the GoAZCats wilderness years ago and continues to do awesome things for our little community. Like being able to embed BlueSky posts on the site. You’re the man Ron!
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Arizona’s back stretch of Big 12 play is BRUTAL
September 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Arizona’s back stretch of Big 12 play is BRUTAL
Arizona’s win last night was a good one overall, but sloppy in stretches which will need to be tightened up if they hope to upset the likes of ISU or KSU. Negative plays, dropped passes, coverage lapses were mitigated by a Hawaii team that couldn’t hold on to the ball. How did Stanford lose to them?
August 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Arizona’s win last night was a good one overall, but sloppy in stretches which will need to be tightened up if they hope to upset the likes of ISU or KSU. Negative plays, dropped passes, coverage lapses were mitigated by a Hawaii team that couldn’t hold on to the ball. How did Stanford lose to them?
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I know this will shock you, but @mikegolicjr.bsky.social has a segment where he's eating something on this TNT broadcast
August 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I know this will shock you, but @mikegolicjr.bsky.social has a segment where he's eating something on this TNT broadcast
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Allie LaForce got her hands on Arizona's cactus shaped turnover sword and @mikegolicjr.bsky.social is jealous
August 31, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Allie LaForce got her hands on Arizona's cactus shaped turnover sword and @mikegolicjr.bsky.social is jealous
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Subbing for the vacationing Bruce Pascoe, I wrote the following on Arizona men's basketball and pondered the question of whether a now-healthy Motiejus Krivas and Tobe Awaka can team up on the court:
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Can UA bigs Motiejus Krivas, Tobe Awaka play together? It’s worked before for Wildcats
Arizona men’s basketball notebook: On the prospect of a now-healthy Motiejus Krivas playing alongside fellow big Tobe Awaka; the lessons Krivas learned last season; and promising signs from the freshm...
tucson.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Subbing for the vacationing Bruce Pascoe, I wrote the following on Arizona men's basketball and pondered the question of whether a now-healthy Motiejus Krivas and Tobe Awaka can team up on the court:
tucson.com/sports/colle...
tucson.com/sports/colle...
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I was able to catch up with incoming star Freshman Koa Peat. We talked Team USA, his process and the upcoming season for Arizona. Give it a watch🙏🏾
youtu.be/LCUcYltOjO8
youtu.be/LCUcYltOjO8
June 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I was able to catch up with incoming star Freshman Koa Peat. We talked Team USA, his process and the upcoming season for Arizona. Give it a watch🙏🏾
youtu.be/LCUcYltOjO8
youtu.be/LCUcYltOjO8
It strikes me that as Arizona is seemingly losing half its players, and fans call for the end of the NIL/No Limit Transfer era, that Cat fans really should be calling for the admin to be doing a much better job navigating this new reality.
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It strikes me that as Arizona is seemingly losing half its players, and fans call for the end of the NIL/No Limit Transfer era, that Cat fans really should be calling for the admin to be doing a much better job navigating this new reality.
Arizona had Duke on the ropes, and if it hadn’t been for a couple of bad breaks, they were on their way to making it a one possession game with a few minutes left. They showed the toughness they developed the 2nd half of the season and Cat fans have a ton to be proud of. Great season. #BearDown
March 28, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Arizona had Duke on the ropes, and if it hadn’t been for a couple of bad breaks, they were on their way to making it a one possession game with a few minutes left. They showed the toughness they developed the 2nd half of the season and Cat fans have a ton to be proud of. Great season. #BearDown
Caleb Love vs Duke is the drug I need. Let’s see if he can end some more Blue Devil careers.
March 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Caleb Love vs Duke is the drug I need. Let’s see if he can end some more Blue Devil careers.
With how much Dana Altman loves beating Arizona late in the year to ruin our season, I have a giant knot in my stomach about this game.
March 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
With how much Dana Altman loves beating Arizona late in the year to ruin our season, I have a giant knot in my stomach about this game.
Tommy Lloyd had his team ready to play in game 1 and it showed. Getting to play the walk-ons late was the cherry on top. You just love to see it. #BearDown
March 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Tommy Lloyd had his team ready to play in game 1 and it showed. Getting to play the walk-ons late was the cherry on top. You just love to see it. #BearDown
Filled out my bracket and I’ve got Arizona losing in the Sweet 16 to Duke. Wish I could be more confident than that, but with the squads obvious flaws, reaching the second weekend would be a great result to cap off a pretty good season.
March 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Filled out my bracket and I’ve got Arizona losing in the Sweet 16 to Duke. Wish I could be more confident than that, but with the squads obvious flaws, reaching the second weekend would be a great result to cap off a pretty good season.
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Before today’s tipoff, I’d be honored if you checked out my Five Takeaways from Friday night:
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5 takeaways from Arizona’s win over Texas Tech in Big 12 semifinals | Michael Lev
Michael Lev column: Five takeaways from Arizona’s 86-80 win over Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals, including Caleb Love getting hot and Henri Veesaar dominating down the stretch.
tucson.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Before today’s tipoff, I’d be honored if you checked out my Five Takeaways from Friday night:
tucson.com/sports/subsc...
tucson.com/sports/subsc...
That might have been Tommy Lloyd’s best win of his career.
March 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
That might have been Tommy Lloyd’s best win of his career.
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Arizona is playing at their pace, so I like that. Percentages are likely to even out tho.
I agree with whoever said the B12 tourney court does make the unis pop on tv
I agree with whoever said the B12 tourney court does make the unis pop on tv
March 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Arizona is playing at their pace, so I like that. Percentages are likely to even out tho.
I agree with whoever said the B12 tourney court does make the unis pop on tv
I agree with whoever said the B12 tourney court does make the unis pop on tv
I’d ask how Tony Padilla can live with himself making that last foul call 50 feet from the play instead of letting the Arizona and BYU players play it out but then I remember that with him it’s always The Ref Show. Dude really thinks people came to see him work his magic. #BYUvsUA
February 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I’d ask how Tony Padilla can live with himself making that last foul call 50 feet from the play instead of letting the Arizona and BYU players play it out but then I remember that with him it’s always The Ref Show. Dude really thinks people came to see him work his magic. #BYUvsUA
Cats pick up an enormous win in Waco to stay near the top of the #Big12 standings not the least because they stop what would have been a three game slide and now get to spend the next almost two full weeks at home before going to Ames for a huge rematch against ISU #BearDown
February 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Arizona just isn’t there yet. The roster issues mean that Love and Bradley have to play virtually every minute and they can’t beat tough teams when they are exhausted.
February 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Arizona just isn’t there yet. The roster issues mean that Love and Bradley have to play virtually every minute and they can’t beat tough teams when they are exhausted.
About all you can ask for defensively from the Wildcats that half. Take care of the ball in the second and continue to rebound and get good shots and they can definitely come out of this matchup back in first place.
February 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
About all you can ask for defensively from the Wildcats that half. Take care of the ball in the second and continue to rebound and get good shots and they can definitely come out of this matchup back in first place.
Nobody bother me. I’m busy praying to the college basketball gods that Arizona’s 3-point shooting woes go away some time soon. #BearDown
February 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Nobody bother me. I’m busy praying to the college basketball gods that Arizona’s 3-point shooting woes go away some time soon. #BearDown
No BigXII games, the top-25 slate is subpar, and the BearDownWildcats boards are down for maintenance? What am I supposed to do, spend time with my family??? Thank goodness for bourbon and Swamp People.
February 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No BigXII games, the top-25 slate is subpar, and the BearDownWildcats boards are down for maintenance? What am I supposed to do, spend time with my family??? Thank goodness for bourbon and Swamp People.