San Diego is usually the place you go to relax, catch some waves, and forget your troubles. But for the first 30 minutes of the Holiday Bowl at Snapdragon Stadium, SMU put it on Arizona. It was pure stress for anyone wearing Arizona red.
The Arizona Wildcats, looking to cap off a nine-win season with a historic tenth victory, dug themselves a hole so deep you could almost see the other side of the world. Then, just when everyone was ready to flip the channel, they decided to make it a game.
In the end, the shorthanded Cats clawed back furiously but fell agonizingly short, losing to the SMU Mustangs 24-19.It was a classic “tale of two halves,” yeah, I know, sports cliché of the century, but sometimes the cleat fits.
A First Half Only a Mother Could Love: If She Were an SMU Fan
Let’s be honest: The first half was a disaster for Arizona. We’re talking Murphy’s Law in full effect. The Wildcats walked into the locker room down 24-0. The offense looked like it was running in quicksand, managing a paltry 132 yards. Meanwhile, SMU’s offense was treating the Arizona defense like a practice squad…