Eye on the Ball

It's always fun having Bill Walton on the show. He joins us at the bottom of the hour on this segment discussing Arizona and Pac-12 basketball. Arizona Daily Star sports columnist is also on to talk about the end to the NCAA investigation into Arizona basketball.

Local businessman Grant Krueger owner of Union Public House and a few other restaurants discusses the effort to clap back at Sun Devils fans for their billboard mocking the Wildcats for a big football loss in 2020. Twelve billboards going up around Phoenix is their answer.

Hour 1, Steve and Jay kick around the sports topics of the day and take some calls.

Evan Miyakawa, college basketball analyst who has devised a rating system for teams and players, discusses where the Arizona Wildcats rate in a number of areas.

Jim Rosborough, a former Arizona basketball assistant now at Pima Community College, recalls his time working with Lute Olson at Iowa and Arizona, memories he shared in Steve Rivera’s book, Lessons from Lute.

Brian Pedersen, site manager for AZDesertSwarm.com, covered Arizona’s win over Indiana last weekend in Las Vegas and gives his thoughts on the victory by the Wildcats.

Jon Wilner, author of the Pac-12 Hotline, gives his takes on UCLA's move to the Big 10 and what the UC Regents might impose on the Bruins. He also talks about the quality of Pac-12 basketball in the early going.

Jake Fischer, former linebacker at Arizona, reacts to the hiring of Deion Sanders at Arizona and how he would have approached Sanders being his head coach. He also discusses the value in being a multi-sport athlete at a time of specialization and parent controls of athlete's playing careers.

Long-time sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who represents Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes among other prominent players, discusses the changing landscape of sports representation with notables like Deion Sanders emerging as college football coaches the competition for college clients in the NIL era.

Matt Moreno, Senior Editor at GOAZCats.com and Rivals, discusses how the transfer portal is having a huge impact on Arizona football recruiting with players both coming and going.