Stanford didn’t do it. Arizona State did. Utah is a bad team on the road. But when they are in Salt Lake City, they are very tough. Just ask David Shaw and The Cardinal. The Utes had the second longest streak in the nation for holding halftime leads heading into Saturday’s contest against the Sun […]
1) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1): Defense and special teams have as many TDs as Jacksonville…take all the time you need on the bye week so we get a classic next week in Denver. 2) INDINAPOLIS COLTS (2): Luck has more 4th Quarter/OT comebacks in his first two years as a pro than anyone and still […]
1) The Patriots have allowed 130 yards rushing in every game since Vince Wilfork was lost for the season. (ESPN Stats & Info) 2) Oakland gave up seven TD passes to Nick Foles. Oakland has seven TD passes this year. (ESPN Stats & Info) 3) Andrew Luck has more fourth Quarter/OT comebacks in his first […]
There are quite a few acceptable candidates to be the next Arizona State athletic director. There is one candidate who is the right choice. Rocky Harris must become the next AD of ASU. I realize that naming Harris as AD completely loses the press conference. It creates absolutely no buzz. Rocky Harris has no flash […]
Everything is in front of them and there’s no reason to look to the past anymore. Devil fans love to talk about past failures. Phoenix loves to wait until a team proves some mythical point before they decide they’ll hitch their wagon to the fast moving truck. What still needs to be proven? Listen, ASU […]
1) Larry Fitzgerald replaced Jason Witten as the youngest player in history to catch 800 passes. –Cardinals press release In honor of Larry’s accomplishment over Witten, here’s some stats specific to their careers. I went through every game of each player’s career using Pro-football reference.com. a) Jason Witten has caught a pass from eight different […]
I can’t see the light, but I believe it’s there…and no, I don’t think it’s an oncoming train. The Phoenix Suns traded Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown and Kendall Marshall for an under-achieving injured center and a draft pick. It doesn’t sound like a good deal. I love it. Draft. Draft. Draft. There were two incidents […]
1) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1): A 7-0 team has never missed the playoffs…despite not having their bye, still has given up the fewest total points (10 teams have played fewer games but given up more total points.) 2)INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (5): Odd to have back-to-back Sunday Night games (bye week in-between)…amazing to me Luck is just […]
1) RG3 ran the zone read eight times in weeks 1-7 and eight times against Chicago. (ESPN Stats and Info) 2) When you take away the negative yards for sacks that are attributed to rushing stats in the college game, Washington averaged 14.4 inches per carry against Arizona State.(My own fine math skills) 3) The […]
In case you don’t know from the things I’ve said on air. I hate the BCS but I don’t have a problem with the BCS formula. I just don’t want it used to narrow the field from 125 to two. Although I’m thrilled we will have a four-team playoff next year. I’ve always wanted a […]
If you listen to Doug & Wolf, you know I love stats. ESPN Stats & Info just produced a great piece on the Seahawks at Cardinals game. If you want the whole link, here it is. If you want just the highlights, keep reading. ESPN Stats & Info: The Seahawks are just 5-6 on the […]
1) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3): Had 27 sacks last year and have 31 this year…have given up the fewest points (65) despite 8 teams playing fewer games. 2) DENVER BRONCOS (2): Manning had never fumbled twice in one game before Sunday…the team is averaging 44 points/game. 3) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6): A defense maligned for […]
1) When facing a blitzing defensive back, no QB in the NFL threw more than four interceptions through all of 2012. Eli Manning has thrown five interceptions when facing a blitzing DB in 2013. (ESPN Stats & Info) 2) Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, and Adam Wainwright had 50 wins combined in 2013 and zero in […]
1) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3): Why more teams don’t run against their defense, I have no idea (5.4 avg yards/rush against…we are so lucky to get NO @ NE this week. 2) DENVER BRONCOS (2): Super Bowl champions never allow 48 points…actually two have, but you get my point. 3) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5): 1st […]
This is a generic bibliography because there’s no way I can track where I get these from. Some are from the TV broadcasts of the games, some are from reading through the game notes prepared by the teams, some are from my own notes I keep during the games, some are from reading through generic […]
The best team won the Shamrock Series. Notre Dame didn’t win because it’s used to the moment and ASU isn’t. Arizona State did not choke. The Sun Devils didn’t collapse under the weight of the building or being the featured game on NBC. Arizona State lost because Notre Dame is better. This is not a […]
1) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1): Houston’s 20 points are the most given up by Seattle raising the average points against to only 11.8…unbelievable to be this good and only 24th in third down conversions. 2) DENVER BRONCOS (2): As you could guess, Manning is first in the third down conversion category with 55 percent and he’s […]
This is a generic bibliography because there’s no way I can track where I get these from. Some are from the TV broadcasts of the games, some are from reading through the game notes prepared by the teams, some are from my own notes I keep during the games, some are from reading through generic […]
1) SEAHAWKS (1): Russell Wilson is 10-0 at home…Two-straight 10 AM body clock games against good opponents (@Houston & @Indy). 2) BRONCOS (3): I know you’re a great September quarterback, do it in January…who knew this was the best rush defense? 3) SAINTS (4): 2012 Saints defense held their opponent to 17 points or less […]
Thank you for my job. Thank you for letting me move to your city. Thank you for listening to the KTAR Give-a-Thon. Thank you for any financial support you were able to offer to the patients of Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through your efforts, over a million dollars will be spent on improving the lives of […]
This is a generic bibliography because there’s no way I can track where I get these from. Some are from the TV broadcasts of the games, some are from reading through the game notes prepared by the teams, some are from my own notes I keep during the games, some are from reading through generic […]
Comebacks show character. They do not show if you’re a good team or not. The only term that can be used is butt whooping. Arizona State is not close to the level Stanford is currently at. Was there some bad officiating? Yes. Were there some bad coaching decisions? Yes. Does either of those two things […]
Arizona State may be facing its toughest opponent of the year today in No. 5 Stanford, and the No. 23 Sun Devils may also have to deal with a slippery, soggy field. Although it has rained in Palo Alto, Calif., for most of the day, forecasts call for weather to clear around 2 p.m., leading […]
1. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7): Averaging 330 yards of offense per game but the NFL has changed so much that they rank only 23rd…playing all four of their AFC South opponents in their next four games. 2. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1): Little surprised by the low (3.5) yards per carry…most important hamstring in the division, Vernon […]
