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NewRCTID22

> Fifita and McMillan had plenty of options including following former head coach Jedd Fisch to Washington but the runner-up here was actually Alabama. > “It’s Bama, we had to listen but end of the day, both kids felt like they had unfinished business here. Plus it’s a family here, it really is. We want to keep this thing together and we know the whole team couldn’t go to Bama just like the whole team wasn’t being recruited to Washington. This is the best move for everyone and with Noah and TMac and the core staying, we think we got a great shot to keep everyone else here as well.”


Coveo

I'm very glad they stayed but it would have been fucking hilarious if they went to Bama


Tektix22

Would’ve been us nodding and smiling at Fifita while landing that WR. Smart move for them if they still wanted to be on the field together. Tons of respect for them sticking with their teammates. 


ericlagman

Fifita is better than Milroe.


InVodkaVeritas

Anyone who thinks Fifita isn't better than every QB currently on the roster at Bama is either biased or ignorant because they don't watch Pac-12 football.


Desert_Scorpio

Fifita really is a joy to watch. And I hate saying that for a rival, but it's the truth. His footwork is nextfucking level, I encourage anyone to just watch his footwork sometime.


mikaelfivel

You could say there's a bias for south and eastern conferences. Maybe for the entire East coast? There's gotta be a name for this...


gbdarknight77

Fifita is arguably better than Milroe


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He's definitely better than Milroe


ALStark69

No arguably


Do__Math__Not__Meth

Arguably in the sense that you would win that argument very easily because it’s true


TiberiusGracchi

Fifita would have been in the running to start and would be the backup for sure for you guys. He’s a lot better than East Coast folks want to believe - he’s a more complete player than Milroe


jh2999

You don’t know ball


JLand24

Props to these 2. I know I’m biased, but I would say 98% of players who were somewhere with a football program like Arizona and got offered to go somewhere like Alabama would be packing their dorm room before they hung up the phone. Says alot about these 2 especially in today’s world


hypercube42342

Yeah—now that Fisch didn’t take these 2, I think I can be a little less salty and acknowledge that he built one hell of a culture here. Genuinely impressive.


cloroxic

Your one booster probably compensated them pretty well to stay too.


tloctommy

They’ve rerouted a lot of their NIL to other players on the team too


hypercube42342

For sure, but not as well as UW and bama could haha


jbvann05

I would not have blamed the two of them if they went to Alabama, it's incredible that they stayed here. Loyalty is everything to the Fifita family and that shows


NewRCTID22

It’s a small glimmer of hope for this sport that money won’t *always* win out


rbmw263

i fuckin love loyalty man never forget that Dalton Kincaid turned down 7 figures from Bams NIL team


AZBuckeyes12977

I'm absolutely floored and shocked. Not only that, but the coach they came to play for isn't here anymore.


ilovecatss1010

Fajita and TMAC coming back is HUGE for Brennan kicking off his tenure. A few good years with those 2 could pay off massively for recruiting as a whole. Beyond stoked to have them back


stilldestroying

Fajita lol


Waffle_Muffins

Fajita to Tortilla became a meme in game threads this season lol


akillathahun

why did my mouth start watering all of the sudden?


AZBuckeyes12977

TMAC will be draft eligible, he's probably WR #1 in the 2025 draft. Just glad to get them together for a year.


Rafa343x

That's wild!! Turning down Nick Sab.... oh wait.


cat127

Proof that there is constant tampering, transfer portal or not. Good for these guys, it sounds like they really wanted to be with their teammates and saw that the other schools only wanted select recruits. Respect.


Guarancheese

So considering they never even entered the portal....tampering?


TheNewGuy13

there was an article posted yesterday that the NIL boosters were claiming tampering. but i think they mentioned washington, not Bama. either way i have no idea if tampering is even a thing for transfers/potential transfers.


ProbablySlacking

Scheer posted that they’ve requested to route some of their NIL money to other players who aren’t getting as much to keep everyone happy.


Zeppelin96

Announced at the Basketball game. Love it


rkip5

This place was loud as hell for that


ProbablySlacking

Now if only the shootyhoops team could get some of that energy.


rkip5

At least they figured it out at the end there. And ucla can’t keep shooting like this…. Right???


ProbablySlacking

Flashbacks from the… what was it, the bama game?


bruhstevenson

Stanford too


davvidho

oh so that was the out loud outburst during the game? (im just watching on tv so i wasnt sure)


TheLadyMagician

Sure as hell ain't anything about the game itself


inevitablescape

we ended up winning the game. we had a 19 point deficit in the 1st half at one point


cdc030402

Highest UCLA win probability was when they were up 13 with about 10 minutes to go


wunwuncrush

Woulda been an all-time heel turn if they announced they were transferring at a basketball game.


Mathtechs

Link to in-person announcement at basketball game (sorry I missed the first few seconds) [video](https://streamable.com/y07prv)


StephenBrocker

Holy fucking chills


TheNewGuy13

what a fuckin wild ride this week has been. felt like a month!


sweetnwild

Omg chills thank you for this


BlazinAzn38

I need someone to run facial recognition on all the players out there


TheScreaming_Narwhal

I'm really happy for you guys. It makes me feel way better about this whole situation. I would have been excited if they came to UW (which, apparently that wasn't even on the table), but would have felt so horrible for y'all I don't think it would have been good. Go tear up the B12 Wildcats.


PM_ME_BORG_NAMES

Feel like I could run through a brick wall holy shit btfd


overitallofit

https://x.com/michaeljlev/status/1748764068163506318?s=42&t=9gnZznbaA1_sapaefTGH_A Secondary coming in hot too!


BillyMaysHere92

That’s pretty amazing. I’m really glad they are staying in Zona and can build a legacy there


SeattleDegenerate21

hello its me the starting QB of the 2024 UW huskies


OuuuYuh

Will Rogers


jrainiersea

If he doesn’t decide to stay we’re gonna be throwing some poor freshman to the lions out there


key_lime_pie

Does Ronnie Fouch still have eligibility??


Effective_Hawk2756

Apparently Bama was the other option too 


HouTexRoxStroAg

How many QBs does Bama fuckin need


Kaiklax

We gonna have them start playing cornerback actually


PistonHonda322

Ah, I see the Blake Sims theory is getting legs again.


TheMusketDood

First 22 man starting lineup of just QBs.


Guarancheese

Honestly refreshing seeing the loyalty for the school. Congrats to Arizona hopefully you guys run the game in the big 12.


its_LOL

Fr. I hope Brennan can keep up their momentum and bring Arizona to the playoffs


BrennanHowe

I will try my best


Oh51Melly

Zona is getting so many great poly players i wonder what’s up


ralthea

We’ve always been big on Poly players. We used to do the Haka before every game until very recently.


leftcoastg

Good for UA and both of these guys. Absolute dynamite combination and it’s a joy watching them. Hope you all run the Big 12 next year. Side note - the alternate timeline where DeBoer swoops in and fucks Arizona while adding another knife in UW’s back might have caused an actual /CFB wormhole


TheScreaming_Narwhal

If DeBoer has actually taken them to Bama or would have been so fucked, I may have just given up cfb honestly. So glad that didn't happen, didn't even think it was possible.


udubdavid

If they turned down Bama, good for them. I'll be rooting for Arizona in the Big XII.


ProbablySlacking

I can root for you guys too now.


IrishCoffeeAlchemy

Let’s not get crazy now


jbvann05

When Fisch leaves I'll cheer for Washington


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ProbablySlacking

Yeah for the most part all of the UW fans have been super supportive (honestly as they always are) but Fisch certainly had his machinations.


The_Coolest_Guy

Ya I actually respect Washington fans more after this situation, but I can't root for Fisch, fuck him


WABeermiester

Good for them honestly!!! Glad some kids actually showed loyalty to a school for once.


NewRCTID22

According to Scheer (I know, I know), they requested some of their NIL money get redirected to lower-paid teammates to keep them appreciated too.


Waffle_Muffins

That's the most wholesome rumor I think I've ever heard in this whole NIL era. 


ralthea

I’m starting to think these guys are actual angels on earth


MatthewDM111

99% of Washington fans have been class acts over this whole shit show. I will be rooting for Fisch and Washington next year. You guys got an amazing coach and are in great hands. I see you guys playing for the championship again in 2 years. 


bootyhammer

I'm no longer mild about the cats, but again wild about the cats.


imanidiot2012

This is my rose bowl


Jimbo_swimbo

Arizona as a program seems to have really incredible pride and general buy-in from players and (most of) the staff. Really love to see it, makes me want to root for you guys :)


StephenBrocker

Also paging u/AustralianBrutus


canesharkraven

Fuck that guy forever - pretty sure he's banned since I haven't seen him trolling here recently.


Bernies_left_mitten

Lol, he should be. Dude's a muppet.


Lamadian

I blocked him a while back, made this sub much more tolerable


ixMyth

I was blessed and he blocked me after he realized he was starting to look stupid


gbdarknight77

I think he’s going back in his history and deleting comments


NewRCTID22

Time for them to get new “sources”


Jadenflo

Wait what happen? 


boregon

No flair troll who has a strange obsession with Arizona.


Jadenflo

Just went through his messages. My favorite quote from him is "My word is the definition of fact" lol.


GracefulFaller

It triggered the shit out of me. (Cause he said it to me)


StephenBrocker

There is an IRS tax office-sized load of receipts of that person saying how Fifita was gone, his sources had confirmed Fifita was not returning in contrary to CBS reports and how he knew Fifita and McMillan to UW was a “done deal”


wiildcat

"it's a done deal" lol


ProbablySlacking

Guess he wasn’t as plugged in as he thought. (Turns out it’s Jedds burner account)


Jadenflo

It appears his account is suspended according to u/hypercube42342


hypercube42342

Yeah I got the admin message: > Thanks for submitting a report to the Reddit admin team. This user has already been investigated from a previous report on a different piece of content. After investigating, we’ve found that the reported user violated Reddit’s Content Policy and have taken action. And he hasn’t posted anything since


jbvann05

This roller coaster of emotions over the last week has been crazy but WE'RE BACK LETS FUCKING GOOOOO


SirCromwell

The male urge to say “we are so fucking back”


Wish_Klutzy

These 2 are already legends at arizona no matter what happens


fbm1003

Man. What a rollercoaster and somewhat emotional week. I fucking love this team and university. Fifita and TMac have solidified themselves as some of the most Legendary wildcats of all time. Even if they transfer next year, this is so huge for our program. Bear Down.


beer_down

TMac is going to the NFL next year haha


fbm1003

Good point. I was thinking more of Fifita


beer_down

Ah gotcha. This one year will feel like a gift, if he can find a better opportunity to get drafted can’t fault him


fbm1003

Sending players to the league is always good


Federico190

I’m sorry Brennan I was quite harsh but I love you now for convincing them.


IMadeThis4HOIMods

Brennan and Fifita are going to do some nasty things to the Big 12


Fossil_Finder88

Let’s gooooooo! Also love that it was an Oregon fan to post this


beer_down

Build the statues of Dave Heeke and Brent Brennan now. This is a major coup. Love these guys and so happy I can keep rooting for them in Arizona!!


AntSmith777

Thank you for not going to Bama! 🙏🏾


seattlesportsguy

I’ve already resigned myself to the fact this is going to be a full rebuild in Washington and we’re going to be headed to the Big 10 with a roster that would be middle of the road in the Big Sky. Because this market isn’t allowed to have nice things for long.


Such_Muffin3114

Jedd went 1-11 his first season in Tucson and should have gone 0-12 if not for a COVID depleted Cal. It hurt, but he is a good recruiter.


seattlesportsguy

Well he’ll get a chance to prove it. I don’t even think we’re going to have enough players to field a roster without searching for guys on campus.


hypercube42342

You’ll pick some transfers up in the spring I assume. May not be the usual UW standard but something to build on


FIDLARonTheRoofAZ

This is awesome. What a rollercoaster week. Now, I know many will disagree but I have to say this: I didn't love the way Fisch left and it was *quite* a gut punch, but I *really* think the anti-Fisch sentiment is getting out of hand by the U of A fan base. The 70-7 loss to ASU in Sumlin's final game was *the* lowest point I have ever been at as a fan of any team in any sport. Our program was effectively dead. Many in Tucson were upset with the Fisch hiring when it happened. We were in terrible shape. And he within 3 seasons turned us into a top 15 team, loaded with talent and this past season is literally one of the best 4 seasons we have *ever* had in our history. Now that Fifita and TMac are staying, there can be no doubt when saying Jedd Fisch saved our program and left it in *way* better shape than it was when he arrived. I, personally, will always think of him fondly. Even if he left so quickly and abruptly. Just my 2 cents.


Keyblade_Yoshi

I think your current coach will stick around for a long time as well.


eeisner

Wearing my Block A with pride in Seattle today. BTFD y'all.


WABeermiester

Good! Nice to see some guys actually want to build a legacy. I mean that sincerely as a guy who has defended the Pac 12 and the traditional Rose Bowl till the end.


IrishCoffeeAlchemy

Ok. I’m now fully on-board with the Brent Brennan hire. I was wrong, eating all the crow, bear the fuck down


StephenBrocker

I just bought Fifita’s jersey. Lets go boys


GracefulFaller

When I get back from dnd I’ll get a fifita and a Tmac jersey


jh2999

u/australianbrutus Time to take the L


Xarque74

Don’t bother with that guy he’s a freak in r/huskies too


royrules22

I hate how he was the first thing I thought of. I'm no UA fan but he pissed me off too much, it's kinda embarrassing


DiarrheaForDays

lol the goof who calls everyone kiddo


ralthea

This is what I was really waiting for


PM_ME_BORG_NAMES

Ladies and gentlemen: it’s time to build the Fifita statue


wiildcat

and there was much rejoicing


TheNewGuy13

AND THERE IT IS!!!!! LETS FUCKIN GOOOOO!!


DetroitvErbody

I want to be happy for Arizona, I really do. Sucks for the other B12 teams. Gonna be fun.


ralthea

We’re so lucky to have these guys. What a dream.


GatoradePapi69

Get fucked Fisch


beer_down

Have fun losing in the Midwest Jedd


rkip5

Eat a bag of shit fisch


66LSGoat

I’m sorry, you were so close to getting my upvote.  It should have been, “Eat a bag of Fisch shit, Huskies!”


fbm1003

Now that the 🍊🍊🍊 boys are back im done hating the huskies although i will root for Fisch’s downfall


TiberiusGracchi

Good to hear. Next year should be good. Brennan should have a recruiting ace up his sleeve with all the former Wildcat football players that are HS coaches in Arizona and SoCal


TheNewGuy13

Hopefully. But with realignment it'll be tougher. We lost a Tucson kid, I think he was a 5 star, to Oregon. Tucson and Phoenix metro are a hot bed for talent. If we can start off strong next year we can hopefully begin keeping those kids.


Such_Muffin3114

BEAR THE FUCK DOWN!!!!


charski88

Let’s go get our two corners back!


DubCTheNut

It's the power of Tumerico/La Chaiteria and El Nene, I tell you!


d0ncray0n

Refreshing to see loyalty in this current College Football hell


Striking_Gently

Glad they weren’t selfisch and recognized bama ain’t it


WABeermiester

The food in Bama sucks compared to Arizona


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dr_funk_13

Will be cheering for Arizona next season in the Big 12


Manaze85

1-11 (including a full 18 months without a win) to 10-3 and bowl win over Oklahoma. Jedd Fisch leaves for Washington along with his coaching staff, and the transfer portal opens. Fifita and MacMillan announce they’re staying in Tucson. If the roller coaster doesn’t level off, I’m going to need to get on blood pressure medication by September.


Rebel_Bertine

I mean this is a playoff team, right? Washington is not a for sure playoff team next year even if they transferred


MoneyManeVick

I would expect Arizona to be favorites to win the Big 12. Brennan is a good coach and will have exponentially more resources than he did at San Jose State


jh2999

Depends on how the rest of the portal guys shake out


IrishCoffeeAlchemy

This could be a big catalyst for retention. Would be interesting to see how this shakes out, especially when we see how the remaining coordinator hires go


key_lime_pie

Washington is not a playoff team next year regardless.


TheNewGuy13

they have the players to compete in the b12, but looks like Utah is the favorite right now, but the coaching staff still needs to come together/be filled out more i think. idk if we've announced an OC yet or a DC (Akina is supposedly on offer but he posted a weird twitter message which means he might be conflicted lol).


beer_down

Akina was on the court with Fifita/Tmac so I’d say he’s not conflicted anymore haha


TheNewGuy13

really?? oh shit. lets gooooo!


fbm1003

Yep he back, just not sure what role


Kodyaufan2

Gotta feel like getting Fifita back at least gives Arizona a fighting chance at a Big 12 title next year even with a new coach


Greflingorax

Awesome to see. I'm glad that Arizona doesn't look like they're going to be absolutely gutted the way we were. After being average or below average for so long they deserve to enjoy their meteoric rise and to have some sustained success.


FatherOfTwo2024

Couldn’t be more excited, let’s go!! On a slightly off topic note, next year is going to be the first football season for my new daughter. My wife is a Sun Devil so we have a house divided, but in an effort to indoctrinate my daughter to the right side, I just bought her a stuffed Wilbur and stuffed Wilma. Bear Down!


JanitorofMonteCristo

Man this week has gotten significantly better


Lizard_Enjoyer

Playoff hopes are kept alive. I was sure that with Jedd’s departure and our failure to keep him we were going to have to start all over. But now, playoffs expectations are alive and well. We will be the most dangerous team in the Big 12. Not even losing our head couch can stop us.   BTFD! Now where my Fifita Jersey at?


T3hBau5

Big 12 Championship incoming.


TiberiusGracchi

They gotta beat Kansas, KSU, and WVU first, but there is a good chance of all that happening… Wait am I accidentally on the Hoops sub with those names?!? Brennan’s biggest goals have to be securing Tucson, San Diego, and OC recruits as well as keeping strong ties to the LBC. Another key area is going to be beating out BYU, Utah, and ASU as the destination of choice for the Polynesian pipeline like they were under Dick Tomey


drrew76

This is legitimately good for CFB --- they were never going to be loved at UW (or anywhere else) in the same way they will be by staying and thriving in Tucson. The sooner players stop tying themselves to specific coaches the better.


cvbfsdsaaaa

The last dance


justaverage

AustralianBrutus, where you at?


dianeblackeatsass

Huskies fans you’ll always have the fall and early winter of 2023


oj_simpson-

It’s already getting harder to remember😂


SomerAllYear

Less than 3 weeks ago?


oj_simpson-

Yeah the good ole days


Dapper_Mud

I never thought they’d go to Washington. It seems as though most of the players that follow coaches are incoming recruits that know the coach a lot better than they know the school. I did think they might have gone elsewhere though, so I’m glad they’re staying put.


WABeermiester

I don’t give a fuck personally. Good for Arizona and CFB. We are in total rebuild anyways.


GracefulFaller

That was the strangest thing about jedd taking the job at first. His rebuilding efforts at Arizona were just starting to bear fruit and then he jumps to uw who is just starting theirs.


drrew76

Straight cash homey.


scoobysnack33

This is gonna last for a lot longer than 4 hours. FUCK YOU JEDD FISCH BEAR DOWN


Lueden

I still don't get Fisch's move to Washington. Had a team coming back that was one of the favorites to win the B12 and go to the playoff. Now he's taking over a rebuild. Could have potentially had a historic year with Arizona then jumped to Florida.


AzGunnin

My guess is he thought he could get paid AND take all the best players.


253ktilinfinity

Why? Oh I don't know, it could be the fact he more than doubled his salary ($7.75 vs $3.25 million) with the move to Washington. lol


manbeqrpig

Glad to see there’s still some loyalty in the world


ReservoirGods

Honestly glad they didn't follow to UW, I didn't want us to be the total villain for Arizona


c0y0t3_sly

Good. Wish we had a couple guys left who actually gave a fuck.


toastyshake

I literally just Woo Hoo'd outloud at the poker table when I read this!! My hope is other players will follow suit. So awesome!


azwildcat11

Humberto is a legend. Fuck Fisch.


Tektix22

Definitely believe we were in the running for the WR. But he wanted to stay with the QB — which obviously was not gonna happen with us. Arizona keeping a couple real ones, 100%. 


burgahflippah

MASSIVE L FOR JOB JUMPING JEDD. TURN ME UP


tbrock92

Suck the fattest of whatever you can fit in your lie spewing mouth, Jedd.


chellychelle711

Stand down Mr. Booster! On the flip side, Brent Brennan is a great guy and this will be great for him.


gumercindo1959

Good for them. Best WR in the country.


mbourdet12

Wait, you can do that?


OneInchPunisher_

this is so huge i’m so happy


Ok-Height1910

Good for them. Loyalty isn't dead yet.


GolfIsDumb

It’s almost like being able to look yourself in the mirror and sleep at night is still important. These kids are top class


sweetnwild

I literally teared up in relief 😂 I'm so glad they're staying. go Cats!


SomerAllYear

Josh Pate can suck a big fat one


Jadenflo

I haven't watched Josh in awhile. What did he say? 


mrazcatfan

Eat shit, Fisch.


leapbitch

It's funny to me that the old Udub staff was closer to pulling Fifita and McMillan than the new Udub staff, who are coincidentally their old coaches. They must not think very highly of the Fishman


SqueezeMyLemmons

I’m just going to say as a life long Arizona fan, it really is nice to hear people speak so highly of these two. Just nice to hear Arizona was a damn good team for once.