I am not one to hype up any game or place a lot more on it then usual, but I LOVE THIS SPOT FOR WAZZU.
They are coming off a loss to Arizona, and not even that close - 17-27.
ASU got smoked at Oregon State, which wasn't a huge suprise 44-10.
Lets look at ASU. ASU has wins over Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Stanford. I dont count No. Arizona.
Colorado was a complete mess when ASU played them, the media was even talking the CU would go winless.
Nevada seems to be a different team now...they actually didnt play that bad against ASU but ASU was playing with confidence and this was the point in the season when ASU was reading into the media hype of them possibly winning the PAC 10. Now, that is :142smilie
Standford. :mj07:
Washington at Washington. I was actully suprised by this win, but it's fairly obvious they are reeling with the loss of Stanback...not to mention the backup QB sucks and they still dont have the talent there to be that good...all in all, a decent at best win.
Wazzu beat UCLA in the rose bowl...the last time ASU did that Kennedy was President.
They played USC a lot tougher than ASU did...dont be fooled by the final scores. ASU was getting rolled until Booty decided that he lost his mind and turned into a turnover machine, including a Pick-6.
They beat Oregon State at Corvallis, the same thing USC and ASU couldnt do.
They beat Oregon, who I thought was very impressive playing ASU and very tough to stop.
Plain and simple - THEY PLAY WELL ON THE ROAD. They have a seasoned QB in Brink.
ASU's WR are probably the worst in the PAC 10 if not West of the Mississippi. Kimbrough was actually the deep threat that can stretch the field and he tore his ACL last week. McGaha would be lucky to start for Fresno State...Richardson (T-Poor) is a mental midget that can't run routes. Jamaal Lewis, who is actually very good, is still suspended. They are probably going to start a true freshman in Kyle Williams (son of Sox GM Kenny) at WR, who is going to be very good in time.
Zach Miller is a stud that can't wait to get to the NFL...he is the only one worth his salt.
Torain, the RB, is a flat stud as well. Best RB at ASU since J.R. Redmond. He is going to play with a high ankle spain.
ASU lost their starting RTackle Berg 2 weeks ago to an ACL , and the starting LTackle Carnahan 4 weeks ago with a ACL...and now their 3rd best lineman (Krula) is questionable with a Ankle.
Rudy Carpenter is not the 2005 Rudy, and this is obvious. He is hesitent with his throws and now has happy feet. Dirk Koetter blames it on the WR, but Dirk is also a complete ass and doesnt wasnt to hurt his QB psyche too bad.
Wazzu is dealing with Injuries as well, which is why this line is where its at. Hill and Bumpus are both out with high ankle sprains. This Gibson guy has stepped up and played very well, though. The WR core is still better than ASU's, even with Hill and Bumpus out.
The key to this game is defense. Wazzu is very staunch defensively...and actually played a good game against U of A last week..the numbers are skewed by a 78 yard score (which I realize still counts), but take that away and Tuitama was 9 of 16 for 85 yards. The rush D gave up 2.6 yards per carry.
Basically, they came out flat last week against U of A. I dont think it will happen again this week. Doba is much better coach and ASU has shown nothing since the Nevada game to make me think they can beat a decent PAC 10 team.
WSU -1.5 BIG
They are coming off a loss to Arizona, and not even that close - 17-27.
ASU got smoked at Oregon State, which wasn't a huge suprise 44-10.
Lets look at ASU. ASU has wins over Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Stanford. I dont count No. Arizona.
Colorado was a complete mess when ASU played them, the media was even talking the CU would go winless.
Nevada seems to be a different team now...they actually didnt play that bad against ASU but ASU was playing with confidence and this was the point in the season when ASU was reading into the media hype of them possibly winning the PAC 10. Now, that is :142smilie
Standford. :mj07:
Washington at Washington. I was actully suprised by this win, but it's fairly obvious they are reeling with the loss of Stanback...not to mention the backup QB sucks and they still dont have the talent there to be that good...all in all, a decent at best win.
Wazzu beat UCLA in the rose bowl...the last time ASU did that Kennedy was President.
They played USC a lot tougher than ASU did...dont be fooled by the final scores. ASU was getting rolled until Booty decided that he lost his mind and turned into a turnover machine, including a Pick-6.
They beat Oregon State at Corvallis, the same thing USC and ASU couldnt do.
They beat Oregon, who I thought was very impressive playing ASU and very tough to stop.
Plain and simple - THEY PLAY WELL ON THE ROAD. They have a seasoned QB in Brink.
ASU's WR are probably the worst in the PAC 10 if not West of the Mississippi. Kimbrough was actually the deep threat that can stretch the field and he tore his ACL last week. McGaha would be lucky to start for Fresno State...Richardson (T-Poor) is a mental midget that can't run routes. Jamaal Lewis, who is actually very good, is still suspended. They are probably going to start a true freshman in Kyle Williams (son of Sox GM Kenny) at WR, who is going to be very good in time.
Zach Miller is a stud that can't wait to get to the NFL...he is the only one worth his salt.
Torain, the RB, is a flat stud as well. Best RB at ASU since J.R. Redmond. He is going to play with a high ankle spain.
ASU lost their starting RTackle Berg 2 weeks ago to an ACL , and the starting LTackle Carnahan 4 weeks ago with a ACL...and now their 3rd best lineman (Krula) is questionable with a Ankle.
Rudy Carpenter is not the 2005 Rudy, and this is obvious. He is hesitent with his throws and now has happy feet. Dirk Koetter blames it on the WR, but Dirk is also a complete ass and doesnt wasnt to hurt his QB psyche too bad.
Wazzu is dealing with Injuries as well, which is why this line is where its at. Hill and Bumpus are both out with high ankle sprains. This Gibson guy has stepped up and played very well, though. The WR core is still better than ASU's, even with Hill and Bumpus out.
The key to this game is defense. Wazzu is very staunch defensively...and actually played a good game against U of A last week..the numbers are skewed by a 78 yard score (which I realize still counts), but take that away and Tuitama was 9 of 16 for 85 yards. The rush D gave up 2.6 yards per carry.
Basically, they came out flat last week against U of A. I dont think it will happen again this week. Doba is much better coach and ASU has shown nothing since the Nevada game to make me think they can beat a decent PAC 10 team.
WSU -1.5 BIG
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