When Mustafa Shakur arrived to Tucson in 2004, there was so much talk about how the Messiah has arrived. After four sub par years, and a horrible meltdown against Illinois in 2005, Arizona has never been the same. And things are only getting worse. Brandon Jennings (The Real Messiah) is struggling with his SAT’s, Emmanuel Negedu will not be attending next year after asking out of his LOI, Nic Wise is back home right now and very well could be transferring, Chase looks to be going pro, Jerryd is already gone, and we have an entire new coaching staff. To top it all off, rumor has it, Lute has a new girlfriend and might not be giving his all on the recruiting trail. In a year that was supposed to be the Renaissance of the Wildcats, we might (at the most) be left with 8 scholarship players and a starting five of Jennings, Hill, Horne, Withey, and Lavender? That is of course saying Jennings passes and Withey doesn’t follow Negedu. Then again we could get Wise back and still be competitive in the Pac-10 and make a run in the post season. Too optimistic? Ya probably. We have always said, In Lute We Trust, but now it seems the Silver Haired Legend is not making the right decisions. There are problems, to say the least, in McKale. It could be a curse, but more likely it is just a lack of effort and dedication. Let’s just hope Jennings can recruit, coach, as well as carry the team on his back next season.