Dear Mr. Football: Do UA fans historically show a lot of patience after losing to the Sun Devils?
A: Arizona’s first-ever loss to ASU was on Halloween night, 1931. Fred Enke was in his first season, fifth game, replacing coach Pop McKale.
Two days later, Star columnist Chuck Kinter wrote: “Woof, woof, the wolf has parked himself on the heels of Coach Fred Enke following the defeat at Tempe Saturday. It has become certain beyond a doubt that many football fans would like to see Enke removed.”
The school remained patient. It gave Enke four more games before removing him from office. One season, 3-5-1. Done. None of the equity Enke had built as UA’s basketball coach (at the time he was 17-6 against ASU) could save him.
Dear Mr. Football: Is the Zona Zoo the rowdiest student section in Pac-12 football?
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A: The ever-diminishing Zona Zoo, which has probably led the league in no-shows this year, can’t compare to the Oregon Ducks student section, and that’s probably a good thing.
At last week’s Stanford-Oregon game at Autzen Stadium, 87 UO students were ejected from the game. Here are the statistics from the Eugene Register-Guard: 49 were ousted for alcohol-related issues; 21 were tossed for attempting to use faux tickets; 10 were ousted for fighting; three were shown the door for drug possession; two were ejected for urinating in public; one was discharged for theft and another for disorderly conduct.
At some UA games this year, it was difficult to find 87 students in the Zona Zoo section after halftime.
Read more from Mr. Football in Friday's Arizona Daily Star.
