Arizona State @ #3 USC: October 14th

[Ryanwb]

God I am more pissed about this game than I have been about any Cardinal game this season. Please send Dirk back to Idaho where he can run his stupid offense on a potato farm

 

[Future1984]

PUNTS on 4th down, he basically says i wanna lose this game and i dont care.

WHERES MY MONEY

 

[Ryanwb]

Also, I can't believe how good Leinart ran that offense.... Booty sucks so bad it's funny.

 

[Nasser22]

I hate moral victories but this wasn't too bad. At least Carpenter's back on track. He made some smart plays and ASU has a decent chance to finish 5-1 or 6-0 to end the season. It's a dissapointment compared to what their expectations were but a solid season nonetheless.

With that said, Koetter needs to go! Can't you guys all get some money together and pay for his buyout?

 

[TucsonDevil]

Funny how people thought that Booty would make us forget Palmer and Leinart... uh, no - not hardly. When Leinhart was a Sophmore, he looked like Joe Montana compare to Booty. What gave USC the win was the decision by Pete Carroll to run the entire final drive... he ate up the clock and took the pressure off of Booty. BTW, good job motivating your club Koetter - they stepped up big, with penalties.

Does anyone else notice how Dirk just stands there and adjusts his headset - with a look of "crap, I don't know what I'm doing here... I wish I could leave" or at times "crap, this isn't happening, what am I going to do now?"

And, I don't care what ABC is smoking - I am not about to say that Rudy Carpenter had a great game - on the final drive, he couldn't get his linemen to settle down and not jump offside - and he ran across the line and threw the ball. He didn't have his head together - that is not a leader.

I am disgusted right now

 

[ajcardfan]

Koetter OBVIOUSLY forgot the new rule! The only way you punt is if you think you can stop them in 3 plays, using TOs on two of them. Then, you get a punt return with maybe 30 seconds left.


Really, really unexcusable. Can I point out, again, that I've never liked Koetter and extending him was a loser move?


I give props to the PLAYERS for getting off the mat and making a game of it. And, that's who it was all about. USC let up and ASU started to take it to them physically. There wasn't any sort of coaching adjustment by Koetter.

 

[DevilPrideBAS]

Only a gutless coach like Dirk Koetter would punt the ball with 1:25 left in the game and 2 timeouts. I am absolutely sickened. What a f*!#ing joke of a coach.

 

[ajcardfan]

Also, I can't believe how good Leinart ran that offense.... Booty sucks so bad it's funny.

It was his worst game by far. He almost gave it to us. But, to be fair, not having Reggie Bush and LenDale White does make a bit of difference.

 

[ajcardfan]

Only a gutless coach like Dirk Koetter would punt the ball with 1:25 left in the game and 2 timeouts. I am absolutely sickened. What a f*!#ing joke of a coach.

Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!!

He forgot the rule. There's no doubt in my mind that's what happened. I bet he denies it in his press conference though.

 

[Ryanwb]

It was his worst game by far. He almost gave it to us. But, to be fair, not having Reggie Bush and LenDale White does make a bit of difference.

You got that right, but I definately saw a deer in the headlights look from Booty. This all goes to support my argument that you can never trust a man with 3 names....

 

[Ryanwb]

He forgot the rule. There's no doubt in my mind that's what happened. I bet he denies it in his press conference though.

Of course he'll deny it..... otherwise he'll be admitting what we all know, that he's incompetent and has no business being a head coach.

Somebody get Bruce Snyder on the phone

 

[Treesquid PhD]

clearly this was not the same USC, we all can see that. Oregon and Cal are licking their chops.

 

[TucsonDevil]

Somebody get Bruce Snyder on the phone

I never thought that I would agree with that statement - but yes! Does anyone have his #?

 

[JS22]

why did they just punt the ball with 1:19 remaining? they have a better chance going for it on 4th down!!!!!!!

Why? Because Dirk = Coach of the Year.

GREAT 2 YEAR EXTENSION ASU.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

I was watching the game with a bunch of ASU fans and they were absolutely livid. Dirk is either a complete moron or flat out gave up. The Devils probably would not have won regardless because it was 4th and a mile, but you gotta give your team a chance.

 

[DevilPrideBAS]

The Devils probably would not have won regardless because it was 4th and a mile, but you gotta give your team a chance.

You are exactly right. We are bad this year, bad.

 

[Joe Mama]

That USC team doesn't look like it belongs in the top 10 much less 2-3. That is just not a very good team.

Was there any doubt in anyone's mind that USC would run the ball the way down for a touchdown on that final drive? I think that neutral zone call on KWW was BS by the way. I watched it again on my TiVo, and it didn't look like use in the neutral zone to me. If he was it was by a hair and should have never, never been called in a game like that, especially when he wasn't even part of the play.

So, if we all want Coach K to get the ax (I know I do), who do we want to take over?

Joe

 

[TucsonDevil]

So, if we all want Coach K to get the ax (I know I do), who do we want to take over?

I think Shaggy and Scooby-Doo could pair up and make better decisions during a game - at least similar decisions.

At this point, I would take just about anyone. I am not a "Danny White" supporter per se, but believe he would be much better during the game - not sure about recruiting. I tend to lean towards a failed NFL head coach, or a successful NFL coordinator. What about former head coach Mariucci? He was an offensive minded coach...