Well, onto the next one.
Arizona State appears to play a balanced offense, averaging 214 yards, and giving up 158. Of course, it bears mentioning that those numbers are untested numbers, coming as they did from games against powerhouses Idaho State and Louisiana-Monroe.
That said, ASU did hold ISU to -5 yards rushing and 42 passing, racking up 407 yards of offense in the process. Against ULM, they fared worse, giving up 262 yards while gaining 338 in the win.
When passing, QB Danny Sullivan favors Kyle Williams, who is averaging 13 yards per catch. On the ground, Dmitri Nance has gained them 4.5 ypc. Again, note the competition.
I think Joe Cox framed it nicely when he said (of the Dawgs) \"this is a team that has been tested.\" With the exception of the pass d, there should be few concerns going into the ASU game. True, it could be a trap game, but I sense that the Dawgs are beginning to click, especially on offense. I don't think ASU will be able to run the ball against our D-line. I do think we'll have issues in the secondary, but this is ASU, and while they may see some gains from the air game (assuming a repeat of the past 3-weeks' performances--YIKES!), I still don't see them being a threat. I think we wear them down by the third quarter in the trenches, but by then, the offense should have this one safely tucked away. While the Pac-10 had a good start to the season, this one goes into the L column for them.
Dawgs 35 ASU 14
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