Two ASU Games

I bought a couple extra tickets for the girls to come to the ASU-Washington game, a day game thankfully. Coach used my ticket and sat with Featha. We were 15 rows up from them, pretty high, but the same section. It got shade faster than they did. The girls were a little tired in the beginning, but they perked up when we went to see Aunt Katie, who gave them free hot dogs and water. The Washington QB imploded in the 4th Q with several turnovers, allowing the Devils to pull ahead. It was a fun time with the girls, who are always asking me to take them.

I was pretty fired up for the UofA game this year. It's been a disappointing season, after all the talk from Graham of the best team he's had in Tempe, and Herbstreit picking us as a dark horse for the playoffs (which I never believed). Norvell has got to go. At any rate, it was a 'beat UofA and maybe get a decent bowl' kind of year. So here we were, hosting the Mildcats, also a day game thankfully. Featha was late coming over so we barely made it into the stadium before kickoff, with all the extra security. We had the usual drunk kids on the light rail there, and plenty of alcohol-fueled tirades waiting to get in.

This is a decent re-cap of the game. We pretty much jumped right on them in the first half. I was pleased to see us finally throw deep, something we haven't done all season. We had a real balanced attack, and only kept UofA in it with a pick 6 on a bad play call by Norvell. Of course we were flat on both sides of the ball to start the second half. Rather than receive the kickoff, score, and put the game out of reach, we let UofA score 13 unanswered (luckily two FGs rather than TDs) and get back in it. Like the previous week, the opposing QB imploded late, allowing us to secure the victory. A 3rd stringer, he threw two pick 6's that sealed it. I kind of felt bad for him having to step into that situation; he also got wrecked on a few plays, including UofA's last consolation score.

Still, no pity for the kitty! Graham's 3-1 against the team down south, and I'm pretty sure this was Rich Rod's last appearance in the Territorial Cup. Hopefully the Devils can beat Cal and finish with a nice 7-5.