Comments on: Time to get real http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/ The number one Arizona Sports fan site on the planet Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:40:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Skkorpion http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1288 Skkorpion Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:30:45 +0000 http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1288 Can we beat the Ducks up there? Yes and no. The no first. If the teams are about equal in talent and coaching, the home team Ducks should win, indicating that ASU may rightfully end up a 2 or 3 loss team, ranked about #14. The yes. If ASU is better than most think, we can win there and springboard into Championship contention. No predictions from me. Just hope. Can we beat the Ducks up there? Yes and no.

The no first. If the teams are about equal in talent and coaching, the home team Ducks should win, indicating that ASU may rightfully end up a 2 or 3 loss team, ranked about #14.

The yes. If ASU is better than most think, we can win there and springboard into Championship contention.

No predictions from me. Just hope.

]]> By: Adrian Vender http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1276 Adrian Vender Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:49:10 +0000 http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1276 Sure, you can't crown anybody until the end of the season. Pretty difficult to judge the strength of the PAC-10 when they keep beating each other up. Remember that ASU, Oregon, USC and Cal has easily taken care of non-conference play this year. ASU has definitely had the advantage of playing more home games this year. While they burned Stanford at their turn, WSU was a fine example of ASU's nagging flaw: Play pee wee football in the 1st quarter, stabilize things in the 2nd quarter and totally own the 2nd half. That's been fine but you can't bring that kind of game into Autzen. Can ASU win at Oregon? If they can avoid sucking it up during the 1st quarter, sure. ASU has proved quite well that they can put a clamp on any team's offense in the latter stages of the game. Sure, you can’t crown anybody until the end of the season. Pretty difficult to judge the strength of the PAC-10 when they keep beating each other up. Remember that ASU, Oregon, USC and Cal has easily taken care of non-conference play this year.

ASU has definitely had the advantage of playing more home games this year. While they burned Stanford at their turn, WSU was a fine example of ASU’s nagging flaw: Play pee wee football in the 1st quarter, stabilize things in the 2nd quarter and totally own the 2nd half. That’s been fine but you can’t bring that kind of game into Autzen.

Can ASU win at Oregon? If they can avoid sucking it up during the 1st quarter, sure. ASU has proved quite well that they can put a clamp on any team’s offense in the latter stages of the game.

]]> By: BigShtank http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1275 BigShtank Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:12:48 +0000 http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1275 Home game against Cal doesn't make them real yet. We've seen that the Pac-10 isn't as good as we thought the were! If you want to crown their..... Whoops, I was possessed by Denny for a second. We'll see how good ASU is on the road against a real team this weekend. So far ASU has played a very easy schedule at home and they barely beat a bad Washington St. team on the road. I don't see ASU winning against Oregon, I see Oregon winning 28 - 13. Home game against Cal doesn’t make them real yet. We’ve seen that the Pac-10 isn’t as good as we thought the were! If you want to crown their….. Whoops, I was possessed by Denny for a second.

We’ll see how good ASU is on the road against a real team this weekend. So far ASU has played a very easy schedule at home and they barely beat a bad Washington St. team on the road.

I don’t see ASU winning against Oregon, I see Oregon winning 28 - 13.

]]> By: Mike Olbinski http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1240 Mike Olbinski Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:43:25 +0000 http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1240 Looks like they are for real. Great win last night Adrian! Looks like they are for real. Great win last night Adrian!

]]> By: Scott http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1196 Scott Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:22:08 +0000 http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/2007/10/time-to-get-real/#comment-1196 So true. However, somebody has to start at No 1 and 2 and so on. Until we get a playoff system (another topic for another day), this is the best we can hope for. Fortunately the 'Devils control their fate; win out and they'll play for the national title as they should, stumble and they'll land somewhere short. Here's hoping it's the former or at least they whack U of A! ;-) So true. However, somebody has to start at No 1 and 2 and so on. Until we get a playoff system (another topic for another day), this is the best we can hope for.

Fortunately the ‘Devils control their fate; win out and they’ll play for the national title as they should, stumble and they’ll land somewhere short.
Here’s hoping it’s the former or at least they whack U of A! ;-)

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