ASU @ Kansas St Saturday 11/16 5p

[SeattleCardinal]

I'm waiting for Chris Karpman to do an analysis, however, this is what Arizona Sports was reporting this morning.

There is an audio.

ASU football controls its own destiny in Big 12 title hunt

Next week's matchup between ASU football and BYU at Mountain America Stadium will leave the winner in position to make the Big 12 title game.

arizonasports.com

I think that the Arizona Sports story is actually saying the same thing.

Arizona State’s loss to Cincinnati without Sam Leavitt is the key tiebreaker with the Cyclones, who beat the Bearcats in their matchup. That is the one that would matter because of common conference opponents, should the above scenario play out with BYU losing out preventing a three-way tie.

ASU controls if there is a three-way tie, but in a two-way tie, the common conference opponent tiebreaker would kick in, and Iowa State would get the nod over ASU, even if the Sun Devils win out.

ASU needs to take care of business either way, to make this relevant.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think that the Arizona Sports story is actually saying the same thing.

Arizona State’s loss to Cincinnati without Sam Leavitt is the key tiebreaker with the Cyclones, who beat the Bearcats in their matchup. That is the one that would matter because of common conference opponents, should the above scenario play out with BYU losing out preventing a three-way tie.

ASU controls if there is a three-way tie, but in a two-way tie, the common conference opponent tiebreaker would kick in, and Iowa State would get the nod over ASU, even if the Sun Devils win out.

ASU needs to take care of business either way, to make this relevant.

I think the title of the headline has now been changed by the addition of the word "nearly" as contrasted with the one I posted earlier.

See below:

"ASU football nearly controls its own destiny in Big 12 title hunt after BYU loses to Kansas"​

ASU football controls its own destiny in Big 12 title hunt

Next week's matchup between ASU football and BYU at Mountain America Stadium will leave the winner in position to make the Big 12 title game.

arizonasports.com

 

[Raindog]

ASU is #21 in AP poll. BYU (14) and Colorado (16), and Iowa St (22) are the only other B12 teams in the poll this week.