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Likely end up ranked 8th in Pac 12 giving up 163.08 rushing yds per game
Somewhere around 56th in FBS.

It never felt to me like we had a particularly strong rush D last year (when we were 20th in FBS) nor this year (when we were 28th going into this game).

It just felt like we were sending 6 so often that if the opponent happened to run the ball that we had a very good shot at a TFL. Also sending 6 so often last season heavily contributed to the sacks that helped the rushing stats a lot.

It felt like the major contributing factor was that there was no need to establish a ground game vs ASU when they could throw at-will

Obviously not having Sam hurts a lot this yr.

In 30 years of being a Sun Devil fan I have never been this embarrassed of my team. Not one phase of the game are they good at. And those uniforms are hideous.

For worst Pass D in the history of FBS.
Probably only 2nd worst in the history of D-1 college football
AU would have had to pass for 192 and they didn't bother passing

Bad news we lost to the southern school, Good News we played as bad as we have most of the season and held them to under 600 yards. Old new we can't wrap up and tackle and have had the most break away long plays against in NCAA football.

Good News Gram will not get many offers to counter. Bad news he has to recruit after this season. Good news lots of coaches available to replace some folks not getting it done at ASU.

hanging out on the field I do hear the ASU fans... they are very loud... however some interesting things im hearing from asu fans is that they want LES MILES here.. wondering how you all feel about this...

If Graham hasn't fired Patterson by Monday, then our AD should consider getting rid of both, regardless of the "who are we going to get" argument. Lane Kiffin is available. And he can bring Sarkesian for all I care at this point!

with 9 receptions he nudged Zach Miller to #2 in receptions per game

This is embarrassing.

My eldest grandson is a senior QB in the San Diego area, and is currently ranked 2nd by MaxPreps for the CIF San Diego Section in passing stat leaders after 9 games into the season. Braxton Burmeister, a spring commitment to the Rats leads the rankings in that area. Grandson has already set a school record with 31 TD passes, and is on track to possibly eclipse the 3,000 yards mark in passing yards with at least 2 more games to play. When he was 10 years old I introduced him to Coach Dennis Erickson at Don and Charlie's one Friday night, and Dennis introduced him to Rudy Carpenter, then jokingly offered him a scholarship, which I told him that I would hold him to if he lasted the additional 6 or 7 years...But this post is not about the Devils and my grandson, since our team is stacked at that position now, with Ryan Kelley a longtime 4-star commitment filling the quota at that position for this year's recruiting class. It is about my grandson's favorite target, 2018 recruiting class wideout Malachi Russell...He is by far and away the San Diego Section leader in his numbers at that position, with 66 catches in 9 games for 1.320 yards and 18 TD receptions. He ranks second in the entire state of California with those numbers at that position. He is somewhat undersized, at 5'11," and 160 lbs., but possesses both outstanding speed and great hands, with another season to grow before graduation...He is currently nowhere to be found on this site, but seems to be garnering more and more attention as the season wears on...Just a few words here

As you may recall he was seriously injured in pregame and today Graham said he is out for season . Well the injury is serious enough to also keep Bates out of spring practice . He has a long road to recovery .

Memphis leading #20 Houston 7-3 in the early going. The deputy is 7-4 on the season, and this would be the type of victory that might make teams look to poach him in the next couple years.

Houston is awesome, but they have a tendency to play to the level of their competition.

Not dressed, according to Doug Haller's Twitter
That blows....

Megan and I examine Friday's Territorial Cup game

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Personnel issues have adversely affected Arizona's offense this year. How do they matchup with ASU? Here's Fabian's analysis.

Wanted to wish all the huddle members here a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Needless to say that I'm very thankful for everyone's support here, especially during a season that hasn't been the easiest to cover or follow.

Also, very thankful for my awesome staff that every week cranks out quality content pieces!

Hope you all enjoy your family and friends this holiday!

36 ASU players have missed a combined 168 games this year. That's beyond bad luck.

Sounds like he had a heated argument with a player.

He liked to yell at guys. A lot. But I feel like Tashon Smallwood has regressed without him.

Missouri is also under investigation for academic fraud.

Definitely some serious name recognition.

Austin Lemieux, @MarioLemieuxFdn's son committed to Arizona State yesterday. https://t.co/iZTwrlUPLE

Justin's recap of ASU's 127-110 win over the Citadel

Been gathering some information on the former Alabama signal caller who left the Crimson Tide four games into the 2016 season.

As you may recall, Blake Barnett chose to leave that program at what some would call an odd time. However, to ensure that he would be able to play in 2017 and have three years of eligibility he had to enroll in a junior college, and the Southern California native is attending (but not playing) at Palomar Junior College in San Marcos, Calif.

According to NCAA rules Barnett could play at another FBS school after the fourth game of the 2017 season as long as he graduates from a junior college. Barnett, who is a redshirt freshman that enrolled early at Alabama, has accumulated enough credits to graduate from a junior college in December. Thus, he will be a spring enrollee at the school of his choice and have three years of eligibility.

Barnett did visit ASU during the Utah game, and as disappointing as the result was that night; it did nothing to adversely impact Barnett and his family who were on the visit. According to a source close his recruitment they left Tempe very impressed with the coaching staff and the overall opportunity to play for ASU which is certainly a serious option for him.

Barnett who prepped at Santiago High School in Corona, Calif. is all but a guarantee to continue his college career in the Pac-12. Washington State, Cal, Oregon, and Washington are the conference schools that are pursuing him. With very young and established quarterbacks at Oregon and Washington, Washington State and Cal are in reality ASU’s toughest competition for Barnett’s services. There is no way he will be transferring to a school where he would not be the clear leader for any quarterback competition to start the 2017 season.

So let’s take a look at all the suitors here.

Even though Washington State’s Luke Falk is only a junior the consensus is that he would enter the NFL draft following the 2016 season. There doesn’t seem to be a clear heir apparent that could be a challenge to Barnett if he decided to go there, although Tyler Hilinski was the no. 10 quarterback in his class and is the only signal-caller to play when Falk wasn’t on the field. Hilinski is just a redshirt freshman though so he’s not an established veteran that has been patiently waiting his turn, etc.

Needless to say that the Air Raid system is one that can help a potent quarterback put up incredible stats that would be appealing to the NFL scouts, so that is a major attraction there. Aside from the sacrifice, you have to make to live in Pullman, the Cougars along with Falk will lose their two best wideouts in Gabe Marks and River Cracraft. So that is another aspect that could be less appealing to Barnett.

When looking at Cal in comparison, there seems to be a more established candidate to start in 2017 for the departing Davis Webb, in Max Gilliam a freshman who redshirted this year. Gilliam was ranked 6th among signal callers in his class and on paper could be a stiffer challenge to Barnett. On the other hand, much like Tyler Hilinski, Gilliam is a very young player so that can help Barnett’s chances. Cal’s own version of the Air Raid, being closer to home and having a pair of talented freshmen wideouts in Demetris Robertson and Melquise Stovall are other advantages here.

So that brings us to ASU’s quarterback situation and the level of competition for Barnett.

In theory, the Sun Devils may offer him the easiest path to start. There are questions over Manny Wilkins’ abilities and his security as a starter next year. True freshman Dillon Sterling-Cole is still a big unknown, Brady White will probably not be able to practice full contact until fall camp, and Bryce Perkins will have a lot of rust to knock off in the spring after not practicing for the majority of fall camp and the entire season. Ryan Kelley as an incoming true freshman is a virtual lock to redshirt.

I don’t think anyone including the ASU coaches is, in essence, giving up on any of those signal-callers I mentioned. Yet, when a prospect of the caliber of Barnett comes your way there is no reason to turn him down and the competition will sort everything out like it always does.

Seeing the exploits of N’Keal Harry and recently Jay Jay Wilson, as well as the promise transfers such as Ryan Newsome and John Humphrey pack, are aspects that haven’t gone unnoticed by Barnett. Chip Lindsey has had a ridiculous number of challenges presented to him and overall had done an admirable job navigating the rough waters. That along with being an astute quarterback coach is appealing to Barnett.

I would expect Barnett to make a decision in the first part of December. I know he visited Cal, and I’m not aware of any other visits he took. My read right now is that ASU is situated in a very good place. I wouldn’t call them the favorite, but they are very much in the thick of things with Barnett.