Wild Comedy: Arizona Appoints Unknown

On Monday, Arizona hired Coach Russ Pennell. “I may not be a household name, but I've been around this game 47 years and nine months,” said Pennell. “You've got a group of kids sitting downstairs that have been rocked to the core, which shows their great love and admiration for the man they came here to play for, coach Olson. But I also know from talking to those kids today that they're competitors, that they're Wildcats, that they want to carry on the great tradition that the University of Arizona has enjoyed over the last couple of years.”

Pennell’s assessment is accurate. In 2007-2008, Arizona endured embarrassment and innuendo. They needed stabilization. Instead, they substituted a joke.