DevilsDigest TV: Kenny Dillingham speaks on ASU's first practice following Camp Tontozona

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Mornin Mates...

Today's Topic = Camp T

It looks like there were a lot of Sun Devil fans at the scrimmage yesterday who were treated to what exactly..??

Neither QB Sam Leavitt or Trenton Bourguet threw any interceptions, although Leavitt had a fumble, while Jeff Sims had two interceptions...

Leavitt apparently has problems hitting long passes, while Trenton doesn't have the arm strength to hit long passes but is very accurate with shorter passes...

Sims apparently suffers from a live-action, psych-out syndrome in his passing game, so it looks like Leavitt will be our starting QB come the Wyoming game...

At this point, I want to dispel the rumor that Dilly has contacted Dr Sparky Frankenstein to see about the viability of taking Trenton's savvy QB brain to replace Sims psyched-out brain, within Sims 6'3" 215 body...

In theory, if the transplant was successful, it would almost, overnight, transform the Sun Devils from a 4.5 O/U team in the Big 12 to a 10.5 O/U team...

Additionally, our MASH unit is continuing to grow as we now have about 7-8-9 potential two-deep players on the Devils injured list as we exit Camp T...

They include a RB, at least two WR, two OL, two DL, and a DB at this point, not counting the DL and TE that were going to miss this season due to injury...

However, on a more positive note, TE Charmon Metayer, LB Keyshaun Elliot and FR walk-on receiver Derek Eusebio are looking like really good players moving forward...

I guess that Ian Hershey will be our placekicker instead of Ohio St transfer Parker Lewis as I don't know what has happened to him...maybe he's injured, too..??

So, for me, we have these sorts of questions moving forward in preseason camp...

Dilly's offense is predicated on getting the ball in his offensive play-makers hands so they can move the ball down field but are there already too many of those potential play-makers suffering from injuries to be as effective as we once hoped to be at this point in camp..??

And, if the defense just lost two potential starting DE how is that going to effect things moving forward..??

We appear to have better depth this year at almost all positions but can we lose a half-dozen or more potential starters, without that setting us back some, as we move forward toward the Wyoming game..??

I don't know how Dilly and Arroyo will handle the QB situation since there is nothing Dr Frankenstein can do for our Devils related to our QB situation right now...

You cannot have a QB that is apt to create turnovers, just like you can't have a punter that can't kick the ball more than 25-30 yards per punt...

Those are not the ways to San Jose or, in our case, to having more than 4.5 wins this season, right..??

I don't think most here would conclude that we will have an "atrocious" offense again this season, but will just plain pretty average be good enough to get 4.5 wins..??

I guess we are making some progress, as Dilly almost always seems to be able to put a positive spin on things, but I'm starting to have some real doubts about our football fortunes this season...

Of course, I was way too optimistic about our chances last season and we still have Plan A in effect related to our QB situation, as we leave Camp T, so that's good...

And, if we get some of those injured players back at full strength, things might not be a dicey as I think they might be right now...

We will find out a whole lot when we play Wyoming in less than three weeks now...

Are things as questionable as I'm painting them right now..??

G'day Mates and Go Devils!!!

“There’s some really good stuff we got on film. It gives us a chance to really be critical of ourselves and understand how that can change the game." Camp T scrimmage was a bag of mixed goods for the offense, but the group has positives to build on

This game should be a good indicator as to how good this Sundevil team will be. Wyoming was 9-4 last season and not a pushover. They probably lost a bunch of players but still a decent program to face in the opening game.

"I saw progress every single day. This group is a great group to work with day in and day out." ASU defensive coordinator Brian Ward is not only pleased with the unit's trajectory on the practice field but also with how the group is developing its character

Great job here by our videographer @JustinDLaCertosa

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Is there a live stream of tomorrow's scrimmage? I can't make it up there but would enjoy watching from home.

Day one at iconic Camp Tontozona was also the inaugural full pads session in this year’s fall camp. It’s a practice that usually highlights the defense, and today was no exception.

Can someone tell me the story on Coach Dillinghams "Arizona State Bulldogs" shirt? Thanks! GO SUN DEVILS. EDIT: I found the answer myself....GO SUN DEVILS!

"The time I had these past few months really helped me out a lot. I did a lot of soul searching, reflections, and it just showed me who I really am.” Nebraska transfer QB Jeff Sims effectively used his time away from the game to begin fall camp on a strong note

The team bonding process taking place at Camp T is a mere continuation of a process that a team leader, such as quarterback Sam Leavitt, has already been establishing ever since his spring arrival and one that has contributed to his development as a signal caller