ASU and thoughts.

OK, so my prediction of a win over ASU in preseason was wrong. I though it would take Keller a little longer to get going. And I thought their running game would be non-existent. What this means is that we need to beat WSU next week to get back on track for a bowl game.

First, my impressions on the game. I was very impressed with the running game. That was the best, most consistent running game we've had in years. I liked Riley's game plan of keeping their offense off of the field by using a ton of the clock. Unfortunately, by not scoring on those long drives we didn't put any pressure on the ASU offense. They were able to suck for a while and still be ahead by a TD or two. Once they got their feet under them it was all over.

I thought our D played well most of the game until about halfway through the 3rd quarter. Our pass defense got exposed again, but our run defense and pressure on the QB improved noticeably. Keller made a ton of throws right before getting nailed by a Beaver defender.

Yes, it's disappointing. But I give props to ASU. They played well. We had a chance to win this game but the chips didn't fall that way. There were many positive things that did happen so lets move forward and concentrate on WSU.

On a side note: did anyone else think that the ASU players were cheap shot artists? I mean that play on the kickoff where two ASU blockers kept blocking until Andy Darlin was about 10 ft. out of bounds was ridiculous. The whistle had blown for like 3 seconds. That's how one of the chain crew got seriously hurt. Also, Kevin Swanigan got hurt in mop up time when an ASU defensive back knocked the ball away successfully then proceeded to push Kevin after the ball was uncatchable. That caused the injury. Lame. Get some class ASU.


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