The ASSu Scum Devils Discussion & Predictions Thread

[ANGCatFan]

Post game press conference.

[3goggles]

Well Fuck You Too biatch!!!

[azgreg]

Instant Analysis: No. 11 Arizona 42, No. 13 Arizona State 35

http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id ... -42-asu-35

In one of the most important Territorial Cups in the history of the rivalry, the Arizona Wildcats held on for a 42-35 home win over Arizona State. With the victory, combined with UCLA's loss to Stanford, the Wildcats win the Pac-12 South Division. Here’s how it all went down in Tucson, Arizona.

How the game was won: With sensational plays on offense and some timely plays on defense. The teams went back and forth and were tied three times, though the Wildcats never trailed. Ultimately, it was Samajie Grant's second touchdown reception of the game -- a 20-yard hookup from Anu Solomon midway through the fourth quarter that extended Arizona's lead to 42-28 -- that was the difference on the scoreboard. Arizona State had one final drive, but the Cats defense stiffened, and ASU never cracked the 40.

Game ball goes to: Two candidates from Arizona. Offensively, you can’t say enough about freshman running back Nick Wilson, who carried 24 times for 178 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, linebacker Scooby Wright continued to show why he's one of the best players in the nation. He tallied a game-high 13 tackles, two sacks and five tackles for a loss.

What it means: The Wildcats are the South Division champions for the first time since conference expansion, it's also Rich Rodriguez's first victory in the Territorial Cup, and, of course, a date with the No. 2 Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 championship game in Santa Clara, California, next Friday.

Playoff implication: A win over Oregon and a conference championship would certainly gloss up the résumé of a two-loss team. Conference championship games will play a key role in determining the top four teams for the College Football Playoff -- or so we're told. The Wildcats have a 3-1 record against ranked teams and would be 4-1 with a second victory over the Ducks if they win the conference title.

Best play: There were a few of them. Was it Jaelen Strong laying out on a 50-yard reception? Or his one-handed touchdown catch? Maybe it was the scoop-and-score for each team. Maybe it was Grant's 69-yard touchdown, on which he made several Sun Devils miss on what should have been a 10-yard slant. Any one of Wright's tackles for loss or sacks would qualify. So many good ones to choose from.

What's next: The Wildcats are the only team to beat Oregon this season (the Ducks close the season at Oregon State on Saturday), winning 31-24 at Autzen Stadium back in October. The Sun Devils, last year's South Division champs, await their bowl destination.

[azcat49]

Did anyone hear Brittney Graham say , "I hate to say we came in here and beat ourselves. But thats what we did"

Did RR say that the last 2 years Brittney? Did you not get two Gift TD's from US? Quit you crying. As your boyfriend JT said, cry me a river

[Olsondogg]

Hey, Paola got something correct!!!

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/c ... 8bc52ef098

[UAEebs86]

Hey, Paola got something correct!!!

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/c ... 8bc52ef098

Paola and Hansen correct on the same day? I am still stunned.

[Merkin]

Hey, Paola got something correct!!!

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/c ... 8bc52ef098

I saw a tweet earlier where Paola Boivin said that ASU's passing offense is predicated on PI calls.

She was SOOOOOO correct.

[ANGCatFan]

Brian Jeffries radio highlights. I wish it was longer.

In a perfect world I could watch every Wildcat game called by Brian with Lamont laughing in the background!

[ANGCatFan]

Good video from the PAC12 Network that looks at the Arizona and Stanford wins and how the PAC12 South Championship was decided.

[azcat49]

More great stuff. Anyone notice that McNight wore Strong like a suit in the second half. Kid looked like a Sunday player for that 30 minutes

[Merkin]

More great stuff. Anyone notice that McNight wore Strong like a suit in the second half. Kid looked like a Sunday player for that 30 minutes

Nope, it was all due to Strong's injury issues, says CTG.

[EastCoastCat]

Excuses is for losers so I'm not shocked by CTG's comments which can be summed up in one word...classless.

[UAEebs86]

Says CTG should have started him all along:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/c ... /19673573/

Also I learned Jake Plummer had a "championship-caliber arm". Just because a QB wins one conference championship in four years of college and ten years in the NFL doesn't mean he has a championship-caliber arm Bickley.

[Chicat]

Says CTG should have started him all along:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/c ... /19673573/

Also I learned Jake Plummer had a "championship-caliber arm". Just because a QB wins one conference championship in four years of college and ten years in the NFL doesn't mean he has a championship-caliber arm Bickley.

Jesus Christ... Bickley seems to be using a championship caliber arm to throw Kelly under the bus.

Was it Taylor Kelly who missed all those tackles?
Was it Taylor Kelly who missed all those blocks?
Was it Taylor Kelly who let Samaje Grant and Scooby Wright run wild?
Was it Taylor Kelly who made decisions like going for it on 4th & Goal without a play that could get 1 yard?

Are you happy Bickley? You've made me defend a Scum Devil. I need a shower now.

[Olsondogg]

Bickley's been all over that QB for weeks. I listened to their show on Tuesday and he also predicted uCla to not only win the PAC, but to also win the Nat'l championship.

The dude and his ASU troll counterpart make for some of the worst that PHX radio has to offer. His writing is comical as well.

[ANGCatFan]

One big and one little thing from last week's game.

88 - Trevor Wood will block a kick before his career ends.



And here is the post game podcast from Brad Allis. Part 1 and Part 2.

[azgreg]

[azgreg]

Fucking Matty!

[azgreg]

[ANGCatFan]

Here are the gifs I pulled from the PAC 12 South Championship game.

Great start. Scooby strips the ball and Lopez scores.



You need to watch this 4 times to get the full effect. Scummies have the ball on the 1 and try and run it up the middle each down and lose ground. The defensive stand of 2014.



Anu hits Grant on the slant and he goes all the way with a big block by Neal.



4th and 1 and Wilson decides to take it for a score.



Wilson is so fast they have started putting up nets in the endzone to catch him.



Grandon with the interception to set up our final score.



Two looks at Anu to Grant for the Cats' final score.




Wildcats win the Territorial Cup and PAC 12 South Championship! The cup couldn't be in better hands than Baucus and Ebbele who have started 99 games combined over the past 4 years and still have at least 2 more games to go.



Finally, the best gif of the day was made by Katz in the Scooby thread. This, Wildcat fans, is how are supposed to treat the school up north.

[azgreg]

Great work buddy!