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Bordow: Arizona doesn't show up on big stage

TUCSON – University of Arizona football fans waited through the night so they could be a part of ESPN’s GameDay broadcast Saturday on campus.

They had no idea at the time it would be the highlight of their day.

All that pomp, all that circumstance and what does Arizona do eight hours after Lee Corso donned the Wildcats’ headgear? It fails to show up in a demoralizing and disheartening 56-30 loss to UCLA.

"Our guys, maybe you want something so much you press a little bit," coach Rich Rodriguez said. "It seems at time we were pressing instead of just playing.