Been thinking about this. A star athlete’s hubris fails them. Society feasts, relishing their plunge into Dante’s Seventh Circle, where arrogance is punished—boiled in blood for harming others, turned into trees for self-destruction, burned for rejecting God. Yet, the American soul craves redemption. When the fallen rise, humbled, we cheer. Why? Our soul, shaped by renewal, sees in their comeback our own hope: to error, suffer, and transcend. We are at the end of Act 1. Let's see what Act 2 brings

The media hype with daily articles about "prime time" and Shedeur may have led to the average idiot thinking both dad and son were better than they were, but teams in the NFL dont win on media agenda, and public popularity. The media crowning Prime (and I really like the man and player he was) as the next natty champ coach, posting daily articles helping him recruit, and painting him as the all time father, believer and respector of women while his son failed to make car payments resulting in repo, and spent two nights at a strip club prior to draft day exhibiting the qualities every team PR guy is lucking for, as well as the fact that reports are he never worked out a day since seasons end, led to a Mel Kiper meltdown on the draft broadcast.

If ANYONE should have been prepared and better advised it shoulda been the Buffs QB1, as his daddy should know a little something about the limelight, instant money, and fame. The fact that he didn't prepare the kid better (regardless of the kids attitude) should give any parent pause about Colorado football. If that man who is half preacher half coach, who the nation's media fawns over, who gets the AP to recruit for him, can't win, and fails to prepare his own son for the league, then how will he do with your son?

We put WAAAAAYYYY TOO MUCH trust into these pundits not just in sports and politics, but in everything. We are a media-crazed nation willing to blindly follow any pinhead with a TikTok page or YouTube channel. Just my opinion. Our coach is better, and so is our QB1. GO DEVILS! 89'

“It's awesome. There were people lined up to get commemorative Coke bottles celebrating the Big 12 championship. This fan base is energized." Fan Fest not only commemorated the end of spring practices but showcased strides made in fan engagement

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I dont follow the nfl like I use to, but will be interesting looking @ B12 picks thruout the draft......couple notables

* RJ Harvey, UCF, goes #60.........he was a beast, so not surprised
* J Higgins, Iowa State WR, #34
* J Noel, wR, I State, #79
* J Savanaea, Guard, Tuc tech.......#37
* T McMillan, WR, tucson tech, #8


NON B12
* Omar Norman Lott, former Devil, #63


Texas - 3 1st rounders, 2 2nd rounders, 1 in 3rd.......so 6 total so far......so Yes, they were every bit as talented as people said they were,


Fingers crossed Skat goes in the 4th today

The defensive lineman is the first known ASU player to enter the portal. Simply buried on the depth chart

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Never thought I would be saying it but will root for the Giants over the Cardinals.

Did ASU provide optimism in spring practice that they can repeat as Big 12 champions? What are the aspects that will guide the 2025 season projections for this team? Justin LaCertosa and I analyze the performance of the Sun Devils over their 15 spring sessions

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The 4/25 visit list looks pretty long, combination of verbals and recruits….. curious if any possible surprises expected in town?….. guessing if any Portal visits happening will be kept quiet until they are in town?

Arizona State’s 15 spring practices concluded Friday night at the Fan Fest event at Mountain America Stadium. The session resembled a normal practice, with various players stepping up during the last spring practice.

"We're going to row. I'm going to get a staff here, and we're going to hit the ground running.” An energetic Molly Miller eager to make her impact in short order as ASU's new Women's Basketball head coach

Skattebo was selected

Best believe he did that because he got a commitment tonight

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Prior to portalees being added prior to Fall Camp

UNANSWERED:

NICKEL, NICKEL, NICKEL..........NICKEL, NICKEL, NICKEL (and Breedlove's injury certainly does not help at this point)

RB1--it may take Tontozona to largely answer but it may take until the 2nd game of the Big 12 schedule to be confirmed (can Udoh block at the P4 level, can Udoh catch when live bullets are flying at any level, has Sipp changed/improved his upright style of running when live bullets are flying?). While RB3 Raleek will undoubtedly get reps, his carries will average a handful at best

LG-Na'a or Obigbo (solid options and Kim could have joined in if not for injury........so Maki Stewart got his foot in the door..............will Teloma have anything to say when he arrives?)

C2- In reality likely Na'a but while he is battling for LG1, it's tough to work on snaps..........so does Pule actually hold it down? Does Teloma get a look? Is a portalee brought in?

QB---does Sims stick thru Fall Camp? If not, who is QB2......Skatt and Conyers are gone

WR2---good options(Hamilton/McClain/Noble Johnson) as compared to 2024 (Guillory/McClain/Omeire/Jake Smith) buuuuuuuuuuuut, obviously still looking

S3--likely Warren at either FS or SS (assuming that Breedlove takes over at Nickel) but Boogie Wilson could be better at both..........and at Nickel, we shall see when he returns from injury

CB3-Nyland Green got the initial nod and then got banged up. Bimmage (who struggled mightily when live bullets were flying in 2024, has been the next man up and appears to have the required step up)

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Slot1-Moss, nuff said

C1--seems to have been solidified with a lil shock therapy

IDL3--if it wasn't already obvious going into Spring Ball, Swanson is at least IDL3 if not IDL2 (we shall see when Kongaika/Gardner return from injury....and Gardner suited up today for the 1st time)

TE2--Anderson appears to be everything that was hoped for and Ia is a step ahead of expectations

OT3--Klemm is back and it is not out of the question that he becomes a starter, but it seems unlikely (more likely that he splits reps with Atkins like Bohle did in 2024...assuming Iheanachor is 100% upon return from injury)

He's ready!

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“The way he settled in and battled and competed and got us through a little bit more than six innings was phenomenal." The longest start of the season for Ben Jacobs allowed him to settle down after a shaky beginning, leading ASU to a win over BYU