Archive for October, 2009

We Know What We Already Knew About ASU

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Photo credit: azcentral.com If anyone truly was surprised by what took place last night in Palo Alto, please raise your hand. Anyone? And if so, how could you be? There has been almost nothing this season that would indicate the Sun Devils are bowl material. Hanging with Georgia looked more impressive before it became clear how mediocre the Bulldogs are this season - if anything the loss is [...]

Stepping Back in Time to Cure ASU Football

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Here's what happens when you start cleaning out the office for the first time in a while. From the Sun City Daily News-Sun on October 15, 1993 written by yours truly (and please forgive the pun. I was young.)

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TEMPE - Like a homeowner with a leaky faucet, Arizona State Coach Bruce Snyder has called for the Plummer. Jake Plummer, a true freshman [...]

No Need to Go to the Film For This One

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Rumor had it that at one point during Arizona State's desultory 28-17 loss to Oregon State Saturday night, the FAA temporarily closed Sky Harbor for fear that approaching aircraft would be hit by overthrown passes intended for Sun Devils receivers. This was one of those games where the numbers simply lie. The final score will tell you the game was close but it really wasn't, [...]

Finally, We Can Talk About the Ice

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At last, the surreal scenes of the offseason and preseason can fade into memory as the Phoenix Coyotes take to the ice in a game that counts tonight at Staples Center in Los Angeles. In tossing both bids to purchase the team (and simultaneously telling the league to make a better bid), Judge Redfield Baum essentially put everything taking place off the ice back at [...]