There was a so very brief moment in history where I was a bonafide Arizona Wildcat fan.

Man, that defense was fun to watch.

They called themselves the Desert Swarm, obviously after the brief first Desert Storm conflict in Iraq.

They were real killers and a lot of fun to watch.

Miami fans make excuses and say that 1993 team was a bunch of scrubs, but it really wasn’t. It wasn’t their best teams, but come on, even the most hardened Miami fan should admit that the Canes were lucky many times. How about Wide Right I, II, III, and so forth?  How about Wide Left? Florida

State should have beaten Miami in every one of those games.

1993 was the year that Bobby Bowden finally broke through and won the national title. Miami wasn’t a team of librarians. They had future Pro Football Hall of Fame members Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis, plus Rohan Marley running wild. I realize those guys were on defense, but Miami was still Miami in 1993.

Arizona had the nightmare task of playing Miami in the Fiesta Bowl but cleaned the Canes clocks, 29-0. It was one of the more impressive defensive performances I have ever witnessed. Miami was just rattled from the opening kickoff due to that Desert Swarm defense led by head coach Dick Tomey.

The Desert Swarm all started up front with nose guard Rob Waldrop. The guy was just dominating from the opening whistle till the end.

But, maybe the heart and soul of those Arizona defenses was my all time favorite, Tedy Bruschi out at defensive end. Undersized and probably out talented, Bruschi brought all he had on any given play. Always overlooked. never forget about Bruschi when talking about the college games greatest.

There were plenty of others, of course, but I will get to them on another day.

Dick Tomey will never go down in the same categories as the Bear Bryant, Bobby Bowden, Darrell Royal, Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney and Urban Meyer type of coaches. He never won a national title, much less multiple ones.
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Plus, his record at Hawaii was average with 63 wins and 46 losses. He followed Arizona with a losing record at San Jose, 25-35.

At Arizona, his teams were 95-64-4. That’s not Hall of Fame material for the normal football fan.

But, sometimes a coaches’ qualities are overlooked using just won and loss records. You have to keep in mind that it’s Hawaii, Arizona, and San Jose State. These are not football powerhouses and it’s hard to win at those schools. It can be done, but it isn’t easy.

Dick Tomey’s best seasons were the already mentioned 1993 and 1998 where the Wildcats posted a

12-1 record.

With an offense, the 1993 Wildcat team was a national title contender. But, as it was, they lost two games. They were beaten by 15th ranked UCLA and again by unranked Cal.

Overall, Tomey’s teams were 183-145-7.

I was an admirer because of the defenses he put on the field. I loved watching those old Desert Swarm teams.

I don’t know why I was the last person to hear of his passing, but Dick Tomey was 80 years old when he passed away from that evil disease, cancer on May 10th, 2019.

Thanks, Dick Tomey, for the memories and bringing Rob Waldrop and Tedy Bruschi onto the scene because they are two of my all-time favorites.

You will be missed, sir.