The Star's longtime columnist on longtime Arizona volleyball coach Dave Rubio's departure, Tedy Bruschi's telegenic 'it' factor and Adia Barnes' hard-to-argue perspective on the current state of college athletics.
Greg Hansen The Star's longtime columnist on longtime Arizona volleyball coach Dave Rubio's departure, Tedy Bruschi's telegenic"it" factor and Adia Barnes' hard-to-argue perspective on the current state of college athletics.
The Pac-12's most captivating basketball rivalry lived up to its historic past. It was the Game of the Year in Tucson, and when the Wildcats and Bruins meet in the regular-season finale March 4 at Pauley Pavilion, it will be the Game of the Year in Westwood.Cronin isn’t at all like his UCLA predecessors, especially Steve Alford, Jim Harrick and Steve Lavin, who all chose to play run-and-shoot basketball. Cronin chooses to play as if it’s fourth-and-1 at the goal line.
Said Cronin: “Sometimes the other team’s defense causes . Even if it’s an open shot, you’re rattled just enough or sped up just enough.’’ Rubio told me that his decision to retire is not complicated. “The position needs new leadership and new vision,’’ he said. “The generation gap is just too big for me to overcome now.’’
Oregon State’s Mark Barnard, who had 11 players transfer the last five seasons, announced he was retiring. He is 56. Rubio inherited an Arizona program that had gone 0-18 in the Pac-10 in 1991. He coached his way out of that hole and completed his career with a 31-23 record against ASU and an epic berth in the 2001 Final Four. Only one Pac-12 volleyball coach, Stanford’s Andy Banachowski, won more matches than Rubio’s 570.
• Jedd Fisch’s recruiting efforts touched home last week. He offered a scholarship to Phoenix Sunnyslope High School quarterback Luke Moga, who earlier had been offered scholarships by, among others, Oregon, ASU, BYU and Stanford. Moga? Sound familiar? In 1985, his father, Chris Moga, was the top high school football prospect in Tucson. He rushed for 296 yards as Sabino beat Pueblo one night and ended up becoming a starting defensive back at Kentucky.
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