20 Things You Didn't Know About Speed
14. The Arizona Wildcats Aren't Really That Great A Football Team
One of the key plot devices that saves the bus of passengers is Jack's realization that the bomber is able to view them via a camera in the bus, allowing him to set a repetitive time loop of a minute while the hostages escape unscathed. Hopper gives himself away by referring to Bullock's driver as "The Wildcat", a reference to the University of Arizona sweater she's wearing throughout.
"Good football team," Jack notes.
And sure, the Wildcats have had a fairly decent run over the years, and their mascot is fairly well-known. But they aren't as readily recognized in the wide world of sports as the Wildcat basketball team. So unless, like this writer, Jack doesn't know his sports that well, it's a little strange he'd link the school to the sport for which they're less regarded.