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More Injury Woes - Tabach out for season


By Pitchfork Nation on October 6th, 2008

If we thought this injury thing with ASU was getting old earlier this season, what are we supposed to think now?Free safety Max Tabach, who has been getting more and more reps in the deep secondary in the past three games, tore his ACL in the loss at C...

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Rudy Carpenter Update


By Pitchfork Nation on October 6th, 2008

Just a quick update on the condition of Rudy Carpenter from today's Monday press conferences:Dennis Erickson said he has to see how RC does during practice this week to see if he will be able to play this Saturday at Southern California. He also said ...

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Is this 2003 all over again?


By Pitchfork Nation on October 5th, 2008

That fellow to the left is Cornell Canidate. You might remember him.He was supposed to be one of the featured tailbacks for Arizona State back in 2003, a year off of a surprising 8-4 regular season and near upset of #6 Kansas State in the Pacific Life ...

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Another Perfect Storm


By Pitchfork Nation on October 5th, 2008

As a journalist, I feel like I should always have the answer. I know that many of you come to this blog and go to other sources for different points of view on ASU football and I hope that you enjoy what we bring you.But after three straight games of t...

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PFN and ASU Campus Radio Team Up


By Pitchfork Nation on October 3rd, 2008

Your friends at Pitchfork Nation are taking their act to the airwaves. PFN's writers will be making a weekly appearance on The Blaze 1260 AM, ASU's campus radio station.Every Monday night at 7, listen to The 7 O'Clock Stretch with Todd Weber and Brett...

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Keys to the Game: ASU at Cal (including a rare 90’s Nickelodeon reference!)


By Pitchfork Nation on October 3rd, 2008

The last time Arizona State went to Berkeley, the Sun Devils left with a fat black eye.Rudy Carpenter, Ryan Torain and the gang were fat and happy after rattling off three non-conference wins, including a rare OOC road win at Colorado. They had outscor...

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Saturday Viewing Guide: October 4


By Pitchfork Nation on October 3rd, 2008

This edition of the SVG is brought to you by my latest bout of insomnia. Yes, the timestamp is correct. I'm posting this, wide awake, at 3:45 AM.However, my choices below are perfectly sane. It's the first afternoon game of the season for Arizona State...

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Munns absence is another ASU mystery


By Pitchfork Nation on October 1st, 2008

There have been plenty of question marks around Arizona State so far this season.How severe, really, has Keegan Herring's hamstring injury been?Why hasn't the coaching staff been able to find an alternative in the running game?Why do the Sun Devils al...

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ASU/Cal will Make or Break 2008


By Pitchfork Nation on September 28th, 2008

Before this season started, the question, "When is ASU's most important game of 2008?" was bandied about among fans, on message boards and on talk radio. The two most popular answers, without hesitation, were Georgia and at USC.And why not? Before the ...

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Pac-10 Power Poll: Special Edition


By Pitchfork Nation on September 25th, 2008

Pac-10 Power Poll: 9/25/08NO ONE.NO ONE IN THIS CONFERENCE IS POWERFUL.AT ALL.Oregon State 27, #1 USC 21

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Well, I’ll be gah-danged.


By Pitchfork Nation on September 25th, 2008

Can't honestly say that anyone really saw this coming.USC can't stop Jacquizz Rodgers. Period. He's already got 117 yards rushing and 22 more through the air. Lyle Moevao, the subject of many a fat joke on this here blog, is running roughshod over the ...

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Devils waking up


By Pitchfork Nation on September 25th, 2008

While a week without a game is, indeed, rather unexciting, my time spent at practice this week has been the most entertaining of the season.http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/1272While technically the practices in full pads are supposed to be without tack...

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Is anyone as bored as I am?


By Pitchfork Nation on September 25th, 2008

*Nervously looks around*Is anyone out there?Is anyone else as bored right now as I am without an ASU game this week? I know...we're all still pretty baffled by consecutive losses to UNLV and Georgia (OK, maybe not AS baffled about the Georgia loss), bu...

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Other Notes from Last Night (AKA My Encounter with Uga VII)


By Pitchfork Nation on September 21st, 2008

Some other notes and thoughts that I didn't fit into my game recap earlier today...-ASU finished up their non-conference season with a 1-2 record in 2008. It's the first time since 1999 and only the second time since 1994 that the Sun Devils went under...

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“We have no identity.”


By Pitchfork Nation on September 21st, 2008

How discouraging is that title? Straight from the mouth of Troy Nolan last night.But did anyone really think Arizona State actually had a chance yesterday after what you see to the left?Knowshon Moreno flew. He literally grew wings and flew from the fi...

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It’s FINALLY GAMEDAY! And a special Pep Talk for a jaded Sun Devil Nation


By Pitchfork Nation on September 20th, 2008

It's finally here.Sun Devil fans, you've circled September 20, 2008 for months.It's all we've talked about. It's the big win we've dreamed of for years.And one loss doesn't change how incredible tonight's game is going to be.The best teams are judged b...

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Saturday Viewing Guide: September 20


By Pitchfork Nation on September 19th, 2008

We know you have a choice of where to go when letting people tell you what to watch every college football Saturday.We appreciate you always choosing Pitchfork Nation. And because of that, we're giving you an extra special gift in the viewing guide.The...

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Q&A with Catfish and Cornbread


By Pitchfork Nation on September 18th, 2008

The picture above is what pops up in Google Images when I searched "catfish and cornbread."Before, I was hungry. Now I'm starving.But we're not here to talk about food. The fine Georgia blog Catfish and Cornbread and PFN traded questions yesterday. My...

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Oh…Why the heck not…


By Pitchfork Nation on September 18th, 2008

It's been a hard week in Pitchfork Nation. Between hosting the Pac-10 Roundtable, recovering from the UNLV loss and that pesky day job taking up just oh so much time...we've got stuff for you.Tomorrow, we'll have a Q&A with Catfish and Cornbread, ...

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Pac-10 Roundtable: Week 3


By Pitchfork Nation on September 16th, 2008

The men of the Pac-10 Roundtable are back. We've crushed cans on our heads, discussed the non-merits of fruiting beers and came up with about 18 new man laws, including one involving never, EVER moving to a city without a major college football team.An...

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What They’re Saying about UNLV/ASU


By Pitchfork Nation on September 15th, 2008

They say a picture says a thousand words. That one says "Holy crap, they just tied the game." Still looking for the other 993 words, because I'm pretty much out.On that note, let's see what everyone else has to say about the 25 1/2 point upset.Jeff Met...

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Sometimes, Rock and Rollers Know The Right Questions to Ask


By Pitchfork Nation on September 14th, 2008

"Where do we go...where do we go now?" -Guns 'n RosesIn their hit song Sweet Child O' Mine (which of course, is one of the top three GNR songs of all time and if you dispute that, I will fight you), Guns 'n Roses asks the question "Where do we go now?"...

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I woke up this morning, and somehow, we still lost to UNLV


By Pitchfork Nation on September 14th, 2008

It wasn't supposed to happen this way.It was supposed to be the last chance to work out all the kinks before next week's game against Georgia, a team who against South Carolina looked very beatable yesterday.It was supposed to be the game where our pro...

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