ASU has gained a considerable amount of attention in the metro Phoenix area, but turn on any national sports outlet [read:ESPN] and you will see nary a word about ‘that other AZ Pac-12 team’ (the one that didn’t topple Oklahoma State last week). The 2-0 Devils will ride that wave of Tempe attention to Missouri […]
ASU Week 2 Recap: 45-10…Are You Impressed Yet?
September 11, 2012 by
ASU beat the Fighting Illini 45-14. Are you impressed yet? ASU is now 2-0, with each win coming by a significantly comfortable margin. Although the argument can be made that our opponents weren’t in prime fighting condition (specifically Illini starting QB Nathan Sheelhaase, who did not play in Saturday’s game), what people are seeing on […]
Week 2 Preview: Illinois vs Arizona State
September 7, 2012 by
The Sun Devils will have had nine days between their rout of NAU and welcoming the Fighting Illini to Tempe on Saturday. That’s nine days of post-game analysis, practices, speculation, and planning (and a bunch of tweets to lady friends if you’re a certain underutilized member of the team). A lot has been said about […]
Week 1 NAU@Arizona State: And so it begins…
September 5, 2012 by
Arizona State beats Northern Arizona 63-6 ASU football’s Thursday debut did not disappoint. Although there is much that can be said about the competitive caliber of NAU (or lack thereof), a few key questions were answered: –Taylor Kelly can succeed under center, and the two-quarterback system looks to be promising. Both he and Michael Eubank […]
Week 1 begins tonight: ASU vs NAU Preview
August 30, 2012 by
Game Week, Fellas. Those words, spoken by offensive coordinator Mike Norvell at Sunday’s practice, carry some weight. Not just any game week, these few days are leading up to uncharted territory: Todd Graham’s first game as head coach at ASU, Taylor Kelly’s first start as quarterback, and the first college football night broadcast by the […]
The Talk in Tempe
August 27, 2012 by
The first game of ASU’s season is on Thursday. Aside from the usual game preview (stay tuned for my version this week), the chatter in Tempe includes the obvious: Todd Graham’s ASU coaching debut, the new and improved Sun Devil ‘speak victory’ philosophy, how Taylor Kelly will perform as quarterback, Cameron Marshall’s recovery, the list […]
Arizona State QB Decision 2012 (for now)
August 22, 2012 by
It’s official. Todd Graham has announced his starter after a summer-long quarterback competition that had Sun Devil Nation embroiled in debate as the tide turned from Mike Bercovici to Michael Eubank to Taylor Kelly, with a mid-August surge that made him the eventual victor. Kelly, 6’2” and 202 pounds, has shown himself to be both […]
The New Hotness: Tontozona Tradition
August 15, 2012 by
I’ve never been a camper. I don’t like the idea of ‘roughing it’ for the sake of team-building and experiencing the outdoors. Sure, I’ll hike, bike, swim, but give me a lodge to relax in at the end of the night or it’s no dice. Let’s hope the Sun Devil footballers don’t share that sentiment. […]
Who’s under center? ASU’s starting QB remains a mystery
August 6, 2012 by
It’s been a year since Arizona State totally revamped the look of Sun Devil Athletics, changing from the iconic Sparky the Sun Devil to a more sophisticated and stylized pitchfork. The pitchfork was chosen as a symbol of power and intimidation but, as Todd Graham brings the Sun Devils closer to their Camp Tontozona weekend […]
Arizona State Sun Devils 2012
July 30, 2012 by
ASU 2011 Statistics (Pac12) The Sun Devils play on grass at Frank Kush Field in Sun Devil Stadium (seating capacity of 71,706). In his first season coaching the Sun Devils, head coach Todd Graham brings a fresh perspective to a team that closed last season with a 5-game losing streak and tied for 3rd place […]
