Jeff Metcalfe is reporting that ASU is down to three candidates for its head coaching position, and that an announcement will be made in the next two days. The finalists are: Mike Price, Dennis Erickson, and Mike Riley. Please excuse me while I throw up. I’m sorry, but none of these coaches... read more
By SNDVLS1 | No Comments »The final three?
December 8th, 2006State Press nails it
November 30th, 2006I’m surprised that I’m going to say this, but…the State Press nails it. It was the lack of fan and booster support that killed Koetter’s tenure. It was probably at or near an unsalvagible position, and Lisa Love may not have had much of a choice anymore. Koetter was moving... read more
By SNDVLS1 | 3 Comments »Koetter’s gone
November 26th, 2006The papers are reporting that Koetter was released by Lisa Love this morning, and that she would have a statement after the banquet this evening. I don’t think Koetter should have been fired, at least this year. I think he was improving the program, and I think that Lisa understands that. He... read more
By SNDVLS1 | No Comments »Keep the coach. Unless…
November 26th, 2006Now that the regular season is officially in the books, it’s the appropriate time to discuss any potential coaching changes. My vote: keep Koetter. Yes, I’m aware of his record against ranked teams. Yes, I watched the Oregon/Oregon State/Cal/insert-other-blowout-loss-here game. Yes,... read more
By SNDVLS1 | No Comments »Dueled in the Desert
November 25th, 2006Another year, another beat-down. This one wasn’t pretty. Arizona State scored the winning touchdown with nearly a minute left in the first quarter, taking a 21-0 lead. view post
By SNDVLS1 | No Comments »Getting back to “Rudy”
October 13th, 2006The East Valley Tribune reports today that a sports psychologist worked with some team members, including Carpenter, during the bye week. Among those to take their stab at figuring out Carpenter in the last two weeks was a sports psychologist. The man, who went unidentified, worked with several Sun... read more
By SNDVLS1 | No Comments »What now?
October 1st, 2006We’ve been exposed. We’re just not that good right now, and virtually every part of our game seems to be in shambles. We’ve had a chance to vent our utter frustration. Now what? Dirk Koetter is not going to be fired in the middle of the season. We’re going to sink or swim... read more
By SNDVLS1 | No Comments »Oregon debacle wrap-up
October 1st, 2006Dirk Koetter is right. He said everything on my mind in the post-game. That was an absolutely pathetic attempt at offense. He—and the team—should embarrassed. And the team should have paid the fans to sit through that mess. That the team needs to start back in square one: learning... read more
By SNDVLS1 | No Comments »Getting up for the game
September 28th, 2006One of the more disturbing trends of the Koetter era at ASU has been a penchant for losing “big” games, especially against ranked PAC-10 teams—and particularly against California and USC. Now, those two schools have had some great teams recently—hell, USC hasn’t lost a... read more
By SNDVLS1 | 8 Comments »Want to write for Devils Blog?
September 26th, 2006Be our guest. If you’re interested in submitting a guest post, read on: Go to the author login page Log in using guest as the username and guest as the password Write the title of your post Write the body of your post Add some tags (tags are key words that describe your post) Click save Send... read more
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