A look at the top players in the playoff and how they got here:

GM from the AZ Republic posted another one of his trollbait articles and yours truly could not resist and decided to take a read.

All season he has been moving the goal posts on ASU football.. and why not? Most seasons if you do that, ASU will eventually falter and he can be right. He's defended Herm as recently as October of this year and blamed the ASU faithful for the scandal.. not herm .. which really disqualifies GM as a man of integrity.

But in his most recent tirade of negative views on ASU.. he does make a statement that got me thinking.

He believes this is as good as it's going to get for ASU.. so we should enjoy it. Now.. he does state that ASU has no chance of winning the B12 at all.. which again.. just a critical thinker should know.. they have a chance.

Let's say though..if ASUs ceiling, in the current landscape of college football is winning the big 12.. and winning at most 1 CFP game.. are we okay with that?

I for one.. do think that is our ceiling. And I am also.. content with that. Is everyone else?


If ASU can regularly compete for the B12 title and on occasion make an appearance in the CFP.. I am a floored Sun Devil.

I think the ultimate test of this fanbase is going to come when we win just 7 games for maybe a 2 year stretch. Will we want to run KD out of town?

We won a bunch of 1 score games this year.. I think it's fair to think .. in a 10 year stretch.. those 1 score games will not break as nicely for us every year as they did this year.

So I'm curious what everyone's else's stance is on where expectations for the program need to be for us to be content?

Probably just the beginning....Norvell fired both offensive and defensive coordinators and their receivers coach.

Sparky is back for a third consecutive week as the Devils look to carry on their great momentum! See every detail on here: https://arizonastate.rivals.com/new...u-to-wear-sparky-for-big-12-championship-game

Leavitt went 14-22, 64% for 258 yds, 11.7 YPA, 2 TDs and 0 INTs (0 fumbles) along with 47 rushing yds (including his 2 sacks)

6 of his completions were behind the LOS (VERY high percentage throws) or 43%.

2 drops

The INCOMPLETIONS:

1)Q1/Series 2--Stovall got behind everyone but Leavitt hung the ball allowing the defenders to catch up and knock the ball loose on what was a potential 72 yd TD
2)Q2/Series 3--incomplete to an open Tyson on a 10 yrd dig as Leavitt is unable to step into his throw when a LB shoves Briggs out of the way and has a clear shot to Leavitt's mid-section
3)Q2/Series 5--Leavitt overthrows Skatt (and his limited catch radius) behind the LOS in the flat


4)Q3/Series 6--sprint out right and Leavit overthrows Tyson on a 12 yd out on 1st play of 2nd half
5)Q3/Series 6--Tyson gets a coupla steps behind his man and Leavitt overthrows him in the EZ 45 yds downfield
6)Drop by Tyson in the EZ with both hands on the strike
7)Q3/Series 7--Drop by Stovall on a screen
8)Q3/Series 7--Leavitt overthrows an open Tyson on a 20 yd out at the sideline

A shot at the national championship. It still has not sunk in.

"College football doesn't sleep. You wake up today, and it's the beginning of the portal. It's like, ‘Okay, and it's a whole new season within a season.’" ASU is juggling the construction of the 2025 team with laying the foundation for its playoff quarterfinal prep process

"As a group, I think we did our part, we did our job, we were in the right spots, and we made plays when our numbers were called." ASU WR's coach Hines Ward not surprised to see his group sans Jordyn Tyson playing well, attributes success to an effective approach

A humbling loss to Florida served as a valuable learning experience for ASU, which will now need to build from the lessons this game provided as they try to finish the non-confrence slate with a win and adequately prepare for the Big 12’s gauntlet of a schedule