Monday Musings: Snail’s pace first halves not cutting it

Cyclone Fanatic · Oct 26, 2026

Oct 24, 2026; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats safety Quinn Olson (35) tackles Iowa State Cyclones wide receiver Ty Claiborne (89) during the third quarter at Casino Del Sol Stadium. (Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images)

This is not the tortoise and the hare. The Cyclones cannot continue to crawl in the first half, go down a couple scores and pray the other team falls asleep.

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That has been the story so far in conference play, and if it…