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Arizona State football head coach Kenny Dillingham thinks he can turn ASU into the next Clemson and Oregon this decade.
“You have Clemson this last cycle, from 2010 to 2020," Dillingham told Pete Nakos of On3. "They just showed up. People think they’ve been around forever. You have Oregon from 2000 to 2010... There hasn’t been a team in this era, in the 2020s. The lifestyle you have in Arizona, if we can create some staff consistency, and then we’re in a league where we can continually compete to win.”
Clemson has won three national championships and 24 conference championships, but they have not "been around forever." They had just one national championship (only one more than ASU has) and 15 conference championships (two fewer than ASU had entering the 2020s) before 2010.
Clemson won two national championships and seven conference championships from 2010-2020, but they were not as successful before that.
As for Oregon; ASU has never won a national championship, but neither have the Ducks. Oregon has four Rose Bowls compared to ASU's one, but ASU also has 18 conference championships, including the Western Athletic and Border conferences, compared to Oregon's 14, including the Pacific Coast Conference.
ASU came into the 2020s with 17 conference championships, while Oregon came into 2000 with five. Dillingham and ASU have more than enough reasons to believe they could be the team of this era that Oregon was from 2000-2010.
This is especially true considering "the lifestyle you have in Arizona," as Dillingham mentions. Few schools can flex the quality of weather that Arizona State has during the school year. The school also has a reputation for a fun college campus experience and is located in a top 11 television market nationally.
The program is also located just a six-hour drive from one of the top recruiting hotbeds in the country in Southern California. Dillingham can sell Southern California families on parents being able to watch their kids play most Saturdays, without needing a plane ride.
ASU finished seventh in the final AP Poll for the 2024 season.
ASU does not have as successful a resume as Clemson. They do not have as strong a brand as Oregon. However, history proves that Dillingham's goals for ASU to be the 2010 to 2020 Clemson or the 2000 to 2010 Oregon are attainable.
Dillingham also obtained "some staff consistency" he wanted heading into 2025, and ASU is coming off a conference championship in their first year in the Big 12 he mentioned that the Sun Devils "can continually compete to win."
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Kenny Dillingham argues he can turn ASU football into the new Clemson
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“You have Clemson this last cycle, from 2010 to 2020," Dillingham told Pete Nakos of On3. "They just showed up. People think they’ve been around forever. You have Oregon from 2000 to 2010... There hasn’t been a team in this era, in the 2020s. The lifestyle you have in Arizona, if we can create some staff consistency, and then we’re in a league where we can continually compete to win.”
Clemson has won three national championships and 24 conference championships, but they have not "been around forever." They had just one national championship (only one more than ASU has) and 15 conference championships (two fewer than ASU had entering the 2020s) before 2010.
Clemson won two national championships and seven conference championships from 2010-2020, but they were not as successful before that.
As for Oregon; ASU has never won a national championship, but neither have the Ducks. Oregon has four Rose Bowls compared to ASU's one, but ASU also has 18 conference championships, including the Western Athletic and Border conferences, compared to Oregon's 14, including the Pacific Coast Conference.
ASU came into the 2020s with 17 conference championships, while Oregon came into 2000 with five. Dillingham and ASU have more than enough reasons to believe they could be the team of this era that Oregon was from 2000-2010.
This is especially true considering "the lifestyle you have in Arizona," as Dillingham mentions. Few schools can flex the quality of weather that Arizona State has during the school year. The school also has a reputation for a fun college campus experience and is located in a top 11 television market nationally.
The program is also located just a six-hour drive from one of the top recruiting hotbeds in the country in Southern California. Dillingham can sell Southern California families on parents being able to watch their kids play most Saturdays, without needing a plane ride.
ASU finished seventh in the final AP Poll for the 2024 season.
ASU does not have as successful a resume as Clemson. They do not have as strong a brand as Oregon. However, history proves that Dillingham's goals for ASU to be the 2010 to 2020 Clemson or the 2000 to 2010 Oregon are attainable.
Dillingham also obtained "some staff consistency" he wanted heading into 2025, and ASU is coming off a conference championship in their first year in the Big 12 he mentioned that the Sun Devils "can continually compete to win."
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Kenny Dillingham argues he can turn ASU football into the new Clemson
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