I have a bunch of questions for you this morning and I'll give my take as I go along...
Was the Sun Devils poor defensive showing largely responsible for the loss to the Trojans..??
I would say that the offense had some real good chances initially to get the ball rolling in the right direction for the Sun Devils but failed pretty badly so I would put it 60-40 on the defense...
Will the Devils face another opponent in the PAC that has the talent that the Trojans have on their team..??
I would say the answer to that is no, except for maybe Wash, which bodes well for the Sun Devils in the coming weeks...
How will the Devils respond to Brady White at QB..??
I will be very disappointed if they don't respond very positively and it was somewhat understandable, that when Manny was injured, that the offense was shell shocked and not as responsive as they should've been when Brady entered the game but, as time went on, they did respond better...
Is our season lost at this point given the loss of our starting QB..??
It will only be lost if we let it be, in my estimation, as just about every other team we will face in the coming weeks has their own issues and does not have more talent than the Devils except for Wash...
Is Patterson the big reason for the defensive decline or are other factors more important..??
I think he and Todd have to share ultimate responsibility for the defensive mess we have but, for me at least, it has more to do with poor recruiting over the past several years, at several positions, than their coaching and I really wonder, also, about the schemes they are using on defense, as well...
Can the Devils beat the Bruins this week in SDS..??
I don't see why not as long as we haven't thrown in the towel due to the bad loss to the Trojans and loss of our starting QB...there is not a large talent differential either way in this game except, maybe, at the all important QB position and in the secondary but we are playing at home and match up pretty well against the Bruins as far as I can tell...however, if we allow Rosen to sit in the pocket all night, unmolested, then he will pick us apart and we'll lose...we also need to be able to move the ball and get enough offensive production to win...
Is nine wins or more still possible for this team..??
I don't see why not if we don't sell ourselves short and play up to our potential, even given our many team deficits because our opponents have the same sort of issues and don't have the talent that the Trojans have...
Who is going to win the PAC South..??
It isn't going to be #21 ranked Colorado, the team that is currently first in the PAC South and it isn't going to be #24 ranked Utah either, which leaves us, the Trojans, the Bruins and the Wildcats and the Cats are so decimated and have such a daunting schedule remaining that I cannot see them doing much in the second half of the season....
That leaves us, the Trojans and the Bruins and we play UCLA at home this weekend so the winner of this weekend's game between the Devils and Bruins might play a big role in the south race in the coming weeks...
Based on talent alone and remaining schedules, I would pick the Trojans, although they already have two PAC losses so, I guess, a 3 loss team could still win the South...
I'll be interested, as always, to see your feedback regarding these questions..??
Go Devils!!!
Was the Sun Devils poor defensive showing largely responsible for the loss to the Trojans..??
I would say that the offense had some real good chances initially to get the ball rolling in the right direction for the Sun Devils but failed pretty badly so I would put it 60-40 on the defense...
Will the Devils face another opponent in the PAC that has the talent that the Trojans have on their team..??
I would say the answer to that is no, except for maybe Wash, which bodes well for the Sun Devils in the coming weeks...
How will the Devils respond to Brady White at QB..??
I will be very disappointed if they don't respond very positively and it was somewhat understandable, that when Manny was injured, that the offense was shell shocked and not as responsive as they should've been when Brady entered the game but, as time went on, they did respond better...
Is our season lost at this point given the loss of our starting QB..??
It will only be lost if we let it be, in my estimation, as just about every other team we will face in the coming weeks has their own issues and does not have more talent than the Devils except for Wash...
Is Patterson the big reason for the defensive decline or are other factors more important..??
I think he and Todd have to share ultimate responsibility for the defensive mess we have but, for me at least, it has more to do with poor recruiting over the past several years, at several positions, than their coaching and I really wonder, also, about the schemes they are using on defense, as well...
Can the Devils beat the Bruins this week in SDS..??
I don't see why not as long as we haven't thrown in the towel due to the bad loss to the Trojans and loss of our starting QB...there is not a large talent differential either way in this game except, maybe, at the all important QB position and in the secondary but we are playing at home and match up pretty well against the Bruins as far as I can tell...however, if we allow Rosen to sit in the pocket all night, unmolested, then he will pick us apart and we'll lose...we also need to be able to move the ball and get enough offensive production to win...
Is nine wins or more still possible for this team..??
I don't see why not if we don't sell ourselves short and play up to our potential, even given our many team deficits because our opponents have the same sort of issues and don't have the talent that the Trojans have...
Who is going to win the PAC South..??
It isn't going to be #21 ranked Colorado, the team that is currently first in the PAC South and it isn't going to be #24 ranked Utah either, which leaves us, the Trojans, the Bruins and the Wildcats and the Cats are so decimated and have such a daunting schedule remaining that I cannot see them doing much in the second half of the season....
That leaves us, the Trojans and the Bruins and we play UCLA at home this weekend so the winner of this weekend's game between the Devils and Bruins might play a big role in the south race in the coming weeks...
Based on talent alone and remaining schedules, I would pick the Trojans, although they already have two PAC losses so, I guess, a 3 loss team could still win the South...
I'll be interested, as always, to see your feedback regarding these questions..??
Go Devils!!!
