It seems clear the average college football fan is completely convinced there is Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, UFOs hidden by the Federal Government and the City of Atlantis. I have a belief in my soul that Americans are smarter but I’m quickly being proven wrong. Let’s test you. How do you feel when you […]
“They find ways to lose.” How many times have you heard that said about Arizona State football? More specifically, how many times have you said it? In 2010 at Wisconsin, a kick-off return to the 1-yard line at the end of the first half and a blocked extra point. At USC the same year, a […]
Imagine the guy at work who always seems to be right and it drives you nuts. He walks onto the job site or into the office on one morning last August. You’re talking football with him. He says, “Come Halloween, UA, ASU and the Cardinals will be 6-1.” You would have been thrilled because you […]
If you’re between the ages of 18 and 35, what does baseball have to do to bring you back or are you long gone? The 2014 MLB postseason has been fantastic. National TV ratings have been up — but they’re up from disaster to atrocious. There have been six extra-inning games. Over 70 percent of […]
He has been great. He is a Sun Devil for life. Every Sun Devil fan should tell their kids where they were when they watched him throw the “Jael Mary” and win for the first time this century at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. He is the starting quarterback for the Arizona State Sun Devils. […]
“I don’t believe what I just saw.” Those were the immortal words of Jack Buck on the national radio call when Kirk Gibson hit the game-winning home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. I know how he felt. What a privilege to be in the end zone when Jaelen Strong came across […]
I’m spending my Sunday watching college football! Obviously, that may sound confusing but I’ll be traveling to Southern California and watching ASU all day Saturday, so I’ll miss the games. Give me the third-greatest invention of all-time (the DVR), and I’ll be watching all these great games that I’ll miss. Nationally, all eyes are on […]
I’m spending my Sunday watching college football! Obviously, that may sound confusing but I’ll be traveling to Southern California and watching ASU all day Saturday, so I’ll miss the games. Give me the third-greatest invention of all-time (the DVR), and I’ll be watching all these great games that I’ll miss. Nationally, all eyes are on […]
UCLA is better than ASU. Before there’s any focus on what happened Thursday night, that fact must be accepted. Everything said about the game must be brought through the filter of ASU is simply not as good. It shouldn’t be sugar-coated just because ASU made so many mistakes. UCLA forced those mistakes. Three T’s: Turnovers, […]
Enough with what’s wrong with the NFL. Let’s fix it. Tweet me your ideas @doug987fm . There are two issues in regards to the future of arrested athletes: players in the NFL and players being drafted into the NFL. The NFL already has an advisory group for all college football players to use which evaluates […]
1) The Chargers’ win over the Seahawks was Seattle’s first loss by seven points or more since week 9 of 2011.–ESPN Stats & Info 2) Twice in Robert Griffin III’s career he’s thrown for 250 yards with 2 TDs and no interceptions. Kirk Cousins did it in relief of RG3 on Sunday. — ESPN Stats […]
Who would have thought we’d have so much to learn from a 22-year-old and soon to be lawyer? In a day and age where every college kid swears they’re headed to professional sports, Mike Bercovici was only focused on two things: being a Sun Devil student and being a football player. When it doesn’t go […]
My power poll is different than any you’ll read around the country. First, it’s not based on what I think would happen head-to-head. It’s only based on what’s been proven. The criteria is simple: 1) Did you win? 2) Who did you beat? 3) Where did you beat them? 4) How did you look? The […]
1) Arizona State has had the longest Pac-12 drought since finishing the year in the AP Top 10 (1996). — ABC game broadcast 2) Ole Miss has had 9 false start penalties in 2014, one less than all of last year. — ESPN game broadcast 3) Ben Roethlisberger is 18-1 against Cleveland which, is the […]
Resign, Roger. We all make mistakes. However, when you build yourself up as the defender of the shield and make an egregious error while attempting to defend that shield, you can’t be trusted further. There is a higher standard for Roger Goodell than for the rest of us. It’s not to say he’s less human […]
Exposed! Usually that word is a terrible word in sports. It means you’re not good. It means everyone’s opinion of you, including your own, is completely exaggerated. Arizona State was exposed against New Mexico but it wasn’t for any of the reasons the word normally conjures. It was great that ASU was exposed, because it […]
Kevin Towers was demoted this week.The Diamondbacks are looking for a new general manager. If you never had the chance to get to know Kevin Towers, I think you would have enjoyed knowing him. It’s easy to forget, but he took one of the worst bullpens in baseball history and transformed the team into a […]
It’s time to end bias in America! No more preconceived notions allowed in the American education system. We need one person in the United States that can do the work of 13 other Americans. Since no one has stepped up to fill the void, I will be that man. Presenting the first in American history […]
What a great weekend of family, football and golf. Here’s my observations from Thursday through Monday. Tweet me @doug987FM to tell me what you saw. ASU STUDENTS: Amazing. Almost 10,000 for a game against Weber State. Although the attendance from adults is sad, the future is bright with so many students making ASU football important. […]
“We should beat this team.” “I don’t like playing in these games because you can’t win for losing.” “I expect us to go out there and dominate.” These are not the normal comments from a college head football coach. We’ve learned over the last two and a half years that coach Todd Graham is not […]
The Cardinals announced Monday they’ve released 13 players. The deadline to have done so is Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Here are some quick thoughts I had when I read through the names. 1) CLASSY Always impressive when a team makes the cuts some 27 hours early. The Cardinals had every right to wait until the […]
This is my last training camp blog. Please let me know what you’ve thought about what I wrote and what you wished I would have covered. FLAGSTAFF: I’ll never get over training camp being in Glendale and not in Flagstaff. It was much easier to get to know the coaches and players in Flagstaff. There […]
A lot to see at football practice and a football deity in attendance. HOWARD MUDD: It seemed like it was the same thing for 400 years. Tom Moore as the offensive coordinator and Howard Mudd as the offensive line coach leading the great Peyton Manning in Indianapolis. I don’t think a lot of the lineman […]
