Arizona State
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MSU fans too worried about Logo, Bama and The Lane Train.
ASU is better in the trenches on both sides of the ball. They will win by 2 TD’s.
ASU is better in the trenches on both sides of the ball. They will win by 2 TD’s.
There also isn’t much pressure on us.
A win would be huge, but a loss to a Top15 and playoff team isn’t the end of the world.
A win would be huge, but a loss to a Top15 and playoff team isn’t the end of the world.
The fan part of me is losing all rational thought and thinking win.
the realistic part of me will take a competitive game where we look competent and I see progress
the fan part is bludgeoning the realistic part to death with each passing day however
the realistic part of me will take a competitive game where we look competent and I see progress
the fan part is bludgeoning the realistic part to death with each passing day however
They're better at the skill positions too. Their QB and top WR are much better than anything we've got.
A loss to a top 15 team is normally not the end of the world; however, this year is a little different. It's hard to imagine losing this one at home and finding more wins than Alcorn and Northern IL. A three win year would not give the impression of a program that is improving.
You and I clearly did not watch the same game last year. They could have beaten us by 40 if they wanted to.
depends on expectations. If the expectation is bowl eligibility, or even five wins, it would be a pretty tragic loss.
If the expectation is 4-8, it hurts but it's not the end of the world.
You do realize ASU is ranked higher than some SEC teams on our schedule right? Losing to them would hurt but not the end of the world.
Theoretically, just going by the AP poll, we could lose this game and still go 9-3.
Most of that is due to their playoff run last year, which had a freak talent (Skattebo). A true top 15 team would not be a 6.5 point favorite over a team that won 2 games the year before.
As a lifelong State fan, I remain cautiously optimistic. The game time has given us the opportunity to show what an electric atmosphere DWS can be. Show up, bring 'em and ring 'em!!
They crushed us last year. All those second half points nean nothing. When a game is 27-3 at half that's all you need to know. ASU ain't truly #12. They will not hold there. And I disagree about this games importance. Its huge
The crazy thing about last year is Skattebo had 70% of their total offensive production against us. We had no answer for him.
We had two turn overs that lead to 10 points and loss by 7 and we sucked. They got better as the season went on. However, they would have been an 8-win team last season at best with our schedule. Starting 22 are good but after that they drop off and injuries would have added up. TX, GA, Ole Miss and Tenn in the season would have taken a toll on them.
Not expecting a bowl game, but certainly hopeful. Lose to ASU and it's likely our 3rd losing season in a row.
Arizona State would definitely have struggled with our schedule but let's not forget they took a knee to finish the game. They whooped us. Hopefully we can return the favor plus some
Let's be honest about this "loss by 7" stuff. They jumped out on us 30-3. The game was never in doubt.
Huge game for sure but a loss would not be tragic.
A loss to one of the other two OOC games would be though!
It’s my copium for how $hitty this program has become. I have to keep repeating the reality of a third year of suckitude to myself in order to convince myself that it is inevitable, so just deal with it.
I literally just paid enough attention today to realize that it is a a Top10 upset opportunity. It doesn't feel that way for some reason. Given our schedule, a win won't make me over optimistic about the rest of the season, but it will make me feel like we at least have a chance to compete in some games this season and at least get 50% more wins than last year.
We had no answer for anything on defense that game and we maintained that same level of competence all season long.
2 drives in the game we will look competent, that's it. Neither of those drives will be defensive competency.
This may be but they didnt show it in the NAU game. Their OL had some issues.
I said some issues. Mainly in the passing game but Leavitt was able to beat them with his legs & he can fly. ASU LT had some problems. Matt even pointed it out.
They also got away with some obvious holding, one of Leavitt's td runs more specifically. & a couple more the commentators pointed out . They struggled a bit to block cleanly at times. Could just be 1st game issues.
It will be interesting to see how they do against a better defense. And how our improved defense will do against a better offense. Overall I’m more concerned about our offensive line than I am about our defense. But hard to say too much about either team considering the opponents.
Offense had 27 yards on 24 carries. I don’t know how many three and outs and gave up a defensive TD. Our D was bad for sure but the O might have been worse in that game.