Arizona Football Lives by New Motto

Sports teams have to do whatever they can to motivate themselves. This is particularly true after a disappointing loss or, worse, season. In the eyes of Arizona football players, living by only one motto can remove them from such a season: All In. This is the motto plastered on black rubber wristband they wear now. According to The Daily Wildcat : “Senior quarterback Nick Foles and the rest of UA’s leaders answered those questions with a new mindset featured on the wrist of everyone involved with Arizona football: All In, No Looking Back. “We went through a lot of adversity last year,” said senior safety Robert Golden. “We saw how we didn’t respond. So this year we’re coming with a stronger approach, and just being all in for the team. If we’re going to play on this team we’ve got to be all in. Whatever it takes to win, whatever it takes to do the extra we’ve got to do it.” At the beginning of the summer, Foles, quarterback Bryson Beirne and a handful of other Wildcats had UA’s equipment staff make more than 200 black silicon bands. The black Nike bands can be seen on the wrist of everyone from head coach Mike Stoops to study hall coordinators. Although it’s only a rubber wristband, it represents something much more, encompassing the family atmosphere that’s developed as a result of the trials and tribulations throughout the nightmare that was the end of the 2010 season.” How would you say the University of Arizona’s season is shaping up? Are they living by their slogan?