Thunderbolt and Lightfoot...

In the Stands Report by Bookemdano: A thunderbolt or two, along with some colorful lightning both east and south of the city, made things a little uncomfortable for 51,683 fans at Arizona Stadium last night.

But in the end, it was Arizona quarterback Matt "Lightfoot" Scott who would lead the Wildcats to a 19-6 victory over the visiting Chippewas from Central Michigan. After a 45-minute delay due to lightning in the area, Scott threw for 202 yards and rushed for 83 as the Wildcats amassed 448 yards of total offense.

Earlier in the week, I added my prediction to the slew of other bloggers on Wildcat Scoop. I was off the mark, predicting a 44-21 Wildcat win. I did predict Scott would do his thing, though. And, the Wildcats should have scored forty. They were that dominate.

Borrowing from a 1974 flick, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges, I took liberty with the Arizona monsoon and Scott's performance to create a "weekend" nickname for the Wildcat quarterback.

If you check his stats for the game, you can see why he went the distance (with Nick Foles on the sideline) in this one. Actually, Scott carried the ball just nine times, but averaged 9.2 yards a carry, a pretty good average for most running backs. Not to be overlooked was the performance of place-kicker Alex Zendejas. Alex connected on four field goals and an extra point to account for 13 of the 19 points. Zendejas, who has quite the following, was met by many of his fans, after the game, at the north end of the stadium. He started with the "high fives" and had a hard time getting away from the well-wishers.

One fan yelled, "You're not gonna get a way from us that easy." Alex just smiled and took it all in. As for me, my 64-year-old back aches. I got there an hour early and watched the storm clouds move in. At one point, I thought it would be such a shame to have the opener called off.

In the end the storm fizzled, much like the Chippewas.