High Expectations for the Sun Devils

In the Valley of the Sun, the expectations are as high as the sun for the Arizona State Sun Devils. They have a quarterback who is a dual threat and that will make defensive coordinators have some long hours at the house and plenty of sleepless nights.


It's about time the expectations were high down here in the desert because this program has been mired on a path of mediocrity for the last 10 years or so. They have had a lot of talk in Tempe about doing this or that, but nothing consistent at all. It's been all talk, no action. Now, it's going to change. At least that is what the prevailing thought is. The Devils finally have a coach that has a discipline plan that has been effective the past couple of years. Anything would be effective after the Devils thought that Dennis Erickson would be a good coach here. He was not, unless you think bringing in sketchy players with sketchy pasts into the program was a great idea. Erickson was the king of letting the inmates run the asylum. With Todd Graham continuing to make discipline the basis for Sun Devil success, the Devils should be contending in the Pac-12 south division.


Taylor Kelly will have plenty of receivers and running backs to throw the ball to.  The one player that deserves some high recognition is a player I watched a few times in high school. D.J. Foster is his name. Coach Graham knows that if he gets Foster in space and lets his speed work its magic, Foster will be a first team all Pac-12 with ease. This kids speed is incredible, and like every coach says, "speed kills." It's one of those things you can not coach and Foster has it in spades.


If Graham can solve some of the holes that his defense has because graduation and the pros then the sky is the limit in Tempe. The defense will be the question for the team. No other Pac-12 team has more positions to fill on one side of the ball than the Sun Devils do. I have confidence in Graham that he can get it done.


Sun Devil fans should be confident in what Graham is doing and what he has done since he arrived in the desert. Hopefully, that means bigger crowds at Sun Devil Stadium to make life more unpleasant for visiting teams. Just saying...