Resurrection in the Valley of the Sun - an Arizona State Story

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Pre-Season Info

Dynasty Info
Difficulty - All-American
Recruiting Difficulty - All-American
Conferences - Default
Injuries - On
Fatigue - On
Quarter Length - 7 Minutes
Game Speed - Slow
Player Min Speed Threshold - 15

*All settings subject to change

Dynasty History
Team History:

Coach – Sam Davis

Offense – Pro

Defense – 3-3-5

2011
Record – 6-7 (4-5)
Bowl – Missed Bowl
Top Passer – Brock Osweiler
Top Rusher – Cameron Marshall
Top Receiver – Gerell Robinson
Top Recruit – FB Andy James

NCAA History:

National Champions
2011 – Alabama Crimson Tide (13-1)

Heisman Trophy Winner
2011 – Baylor QB Robert Griffin Jr. III

2012 Schedule

Arizona State Sun Devils 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	vs Colorado State	Won, 45-10
Sep 8	at Texas Tech	Lost, 31-27
Sep 15	vs #18 Michigan State	Won, 14-6
Sep 22	vs Utah	Won, 61-55
Sep 29	at Cal	Won, 34-18
Oct 4	vs BYE
Oct 11	at Colorado
Oct 20	vs #16 Oregon
Oct 27	vs UCLA
Nov 3	at Oregon State
Nov 10	at #1 USC
Nov 17	vs Washington State
Nov 24	at Arizona
Dec 1	vs BYE

Pre-Season Depth Chart

Arizona State Sun Devils Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Jamal Miles (84)	Kevin Ozier (82)	Richard Smith (83)
TE	Max Smith (44)	Darwin Rogers (9)	Alex Bykovskiy (45)
LT	Evan Finkenberg (62)	Jamil Douglas (74)
LG	Sil Ajawara (58)	Evan Goodman (56)
C	Kody Koebensky (67)	Mo Latu (77)
RG	Andrew Sampson (72)	Chip Sarafin (72)
RT	Brice Schwab (71)	Tyler Sulka (54)
WR	Rashad Ross (15)	Alonzo Agwuenu (86)	Kevin Anderson (11)
QB	Mike Bercovici (2)	Taylor Kelly (10)	Michael Eubank (18)
FB	Danny Clark (39)
HB	Cameron Marshall (6)	Kyle Middlebrooks (7)	Marion Grice (20)	Deantre Lewis (22)
Base 3-3-5 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Carl Bradford (52)	Jordan McDonald (49)
NT	Will Sutton (90)	Corey Adams (68)	Mike Pennel (94)
RDE	Davon Coleman (43)	Jake Sheffield (91)
LOLB	Brandon Magee (8)	Grandville Taylor (56)	Isarael Marshall (38)
MLB	Steffon Martin (32)	Brandon Johnson (53)	Kipeli Koniseti (46)
ROLB	Anthony Jones (31)	Charles Beatty (50)	Matt Tucker (12)
CB	Osahon Irabor (24)	Robert Nelson (39)
SS	Alden Darby (4)	Ezekiel Bishop (22)
FS	Zack Little (3)	Kevin Ayers (19)
SS	Keelan Johnson (10)	Ronald Kennedy Jr. (35)
CB	Deveron Carr (1)	Oliver Johnson (33)

2012 Recruiting Class

Arizona State Sun Devils Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
*Andy James	FB	HS	Wheeling, IL	5'10	236
*James Lewis	FB	HS	Carlsbad, CA	5'11	237
Anthony Hines	T	HS	Safford, AZ	6'7	314
Matthew Jolly	T	HS	Concord, CA	6'4	290
Jared Wheeler	T	HS	Paradise Valley, AZ	6'6	291
Michael Ramsour	T	HS	Tuba City, AZ	6'5	282
Shawn Thorne	G	JUCO So	Los Angeles, CA	6'6	285
Reggie Johnston	C	HS	San Diego, CA	6'2	298
Breet Walton	SS	HS	Alhambra, CA	6'1	221
Tyrone Hill	QB	HS	Grapevine, TX	6'2	202
John McPherson	DE	HS	Groves, TX	6'4	247
Rodney Lester	DE	HS	San Bernadino, CA	6'6	267
Cory Hopkins	DE	HS	Santa Clara, CA	6'6	248
*Steve Hill	DT	HS	Cypress, CA	6'3	274
*Chris White	DT	HS	Oviedo, FL	6'1	275
*Sam Carrington	DT	HS	Ardmore, OK	6'2	266
*Al Roberts	DT	HS	Eager, AZ	6'6	278
Chris McMahan	OLB	HS	Modesto, CA	6'6	229
Kyle Oliver	OLB	JUCO So	Rosemead, CA	6'0	235
Robert Benjamin	OLB	HS	Monterey, CA	6'5	225
Cody Wade	MLB	JUCO Jr	Huntington Beach, CA	6'4	244
Pierre Bradley	MLB	HS	Clifton, AZ	6'5	247
Jabari King	MLB	HS	Downey, CA	5'9	247
Joe Moses	CB	HS	Colton, CA	5'11	185

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Pre-Season Coaches Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 31, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	-	Alabama (41)	0	0	1505
2	-	USC (20)	0	0	1430
3	-	LSU	0	0	1358
4	-	Oregon	0	0	1287
5	-	Oklahoma	0	0	1218
6	-	Georgia	0	0	1150
7	-	Arkansas	0	0	1085
8	-	Florida State	0	0	1021
9	-	Michigan	0	0	958
10	-	West Virginia	0	0	898
11	-	South Carolina	0	0	839
12	-	Michigan State	0	0	782
13	-	Kansas State	0	0	726
14	-	Clemson	0	0	673
15	-	Virginia Tech	0	0	621
16	-	Wisconsin	0	0	570
17	-	TCU	0	0	522
18	-	Ohio State	0	0	475
19	-	Nebraska	0	0	430
20	-	Stanford	0	0	386
21	-	Boise State	0	0	345
22	-	Texas	0	0	305
23	-	Oklahoma State	0	0	267
24	-	Notre Dame	0	0	230
25	-	Florida	0	0	195

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Aug 28, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley (7)	QB	USC
Montee Ball (28)	RB	Wisconsin
Tyrann Mathieu (7)	CB	LSU
Denard Robinson (16)	QB	Michigan
Landry Jones (12)	QB	Oklahoma

Pre-Season 1st Team All-Americans

2012 NCAA Pre-season All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Matt Barkley, USC	6'2	230	Sr.
HB	Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina	6'0	218	Jr.
HB	Montee Ball, Wisconsin	5'11	215	Sr.
WR	Sammy Watkins, Clemson	6'1	200	So.
WR	Josh Boyce, TCU	6'0	203	Jr.
TE	Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame	6'6	251	Sr.
OL	Paden Kelly, Texas	6'7	295	Jr.
OL	Carson York, Oregon	6'5	293	Sr.
OL	Sam Schwartzstein, Stanford	6'3	292	Sr.
OL	Mason Walthers, Texas	6'6	315	Jr.
OL	Xavier Su'a Filo, UCLA	6'4	295	So.
DL	James Gayle, Virginia Tech	6'4	269	Jr.
DL	Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas	6'5	245	Jr.
DL	Kawann Short, Purdue	6'3	315	Sr.
DL	Star Lotulelei, Utah	6'4	320	Sr.
LB	Jordan Hicks, Texas	6'2	235	Jr.
LB	Manti Te'o, Notre Dame	6'2	255	Sr.
LB	Michael Clay, Oregon	5'11	222	Sr.
DB	David Amerson, North Carolina State	6'3	194	Jr.
DB	Tyrann Mathieu, LSU	5'9	175	So.
DB	DJ Swearinger, South Carolina	6'0	210	Sr.
DB	Sean Parker, Washington	5'10	190	Jr.
K	Dustin Hopkins, Florida State	6'2	190	Sr.
P	Brad Wing, LSU	6'3	197	So.
Ret	Raheem Mostert, Purdue	5'11	180	So.

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Arizona State Sun Press

2012 Schedule Outlook

Week 1 - The Sun Devils open the season at home against Colorado State, in a game that should be an easy transition to regular-season football. Arizona State will be looking to polish the execution on both sides of the ball and start the season off on a good note.

Prediction – Arizona State 41, Colorado State 13

Week 2 – This should be the first real test for the Sun Devils as they travel to Lubbock to face Texas Tech on the road. This game looks to be pretty evenly-matched as both teams are seeking a ‘W’. If Arizona State can control the tempo of the game, this one should be another victory for the Devils.

Prediction – Arizona State 38, Texas Tech 31

Week 3 – Back at home for week 3, the Sun Devils are set to take on the #12 ranked Michigan State team. Emotions will be running high as ASU looks to take down its first ranked team of 2012. The Devils will need to be at full caliber in order to pull this one out.

Prediction – Michigan State 31, Arizona State 21

Week 4 – The Sun Devils will stay home for their week 4 game against Utah. The Utes come in looking to build on their debut campaign in the Pac-12 last season and have high expectations coming in. ASU will need to douse their hopes quickly if they want to emerge with one for the ‘Win’ column.

Prediction – Arizona State 31, Utah 28 (2 OT)

Week 5 – Coming into week 5, the Sun Devils will face a stiff Cal team on the road. This game doesn’t have much in the way of off-field storylines, but the hype will be there come gameday.

Prediction – Arizona State 34, Cal 13

Week 7 – After a bye week, ASU look to come back strong as they head to Boulder to face Colorado. The Buffaloes will want to make a statement in this Pac-12 game and won’t go down without a fight.
Prediction – Arizona State 37, Colorado 20

Week 8 – In what is shaping up to be the battle of the year, #4 Oregon comes to town in a clash of Pac-12 powers. ASU will look to upset the Top 5 Ducks with the crowd at Sun Devil Stadium in full force behind them.

Prediction - Oregon 45, Arizona State 34

Week 9 –UCLA comes to town for an unexciting clash during week 9. ASU will be favored to win this game comfortably.

Prediction – Arizona State 28, UCLA 6

Week 10 – A road trip to Oregon State is in store for the Sun Devils entering week 10 of the season. The team looks to get a solid victory over the middle-of-the-pack Beavers.

Prediction – Arizona State 31, Oregon State 17

Week 11 – Week 11 brings excitement as the Devils travel to Los Angeles to face the #2 USC Trojans in the fabled ‘Colosseum’. This one is gonna be a tough game for ASU and victory will require perfect execution on all fronts.

Prediction - USC 41, Arizona State 24

Week 12 – Wazzu comes to town week 12 to pitch the Wildcats against the Sun Devils. ASU should be able to tack on another conference victory in this one pretty easily.

Prediction – Arizona State 35, Washington State 17

Week 13 - The final game to cap the season off is the annual rivalry game with Arizona. The Sun Devils look to take this game on the road and bring bragging rights back to Tempe.

Prediction – Arizona State 34, Arizona 28

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Arizona State Sun Press

Coach Bio:



Sam Davis

In his first season in charge of the ASU football team, Sam Davis is making quite a splash on and off the field. Arizona State Sun Press takes you on a journey to find out exactly who this new kid on the block really is.

Shawn Robinson: Good morning, Mr. Davis. Shawn Robinson, Sun Press, how’s everything going, coach?

Sam Davis: Good, good. Thank you for having me. What can I do for you, Shawn?

SR: Just a few quick questions for you today, sir. My goal is to help everyone get to know you here at ASU. Since this is your first year here, I wanted to be the first person to welcome you to campus and get to know you.

*laughing* SD: Sounds good, so far. Let ‘er rip then, Shawn.

SR: Okay to get the ball rolling, how old are you?

SD: I’m 33, Shawn.

SR: Okay, cool. And how long have you been coaching?

SD: I’ve been an assistant for 6 years but this is my first real taste of power as a head coach here at ASU.

SR: Are you concerned at all about the state of ASU’s football program and do you foresee any challenges in reaching your goals with this team?

SD: Well, Shawn, it’s always an uncertainty when you switch schools and have a new program you need to settle into. I personally love ASU. I feel like we have the tools necessary to start a new wave of trends here. The Pac-12 is almost wide open for grabs if a team can knock off one of the two powers in the conference; those of course being USC and Oregon. Part of why I’m being brought in to coach is because I believe that ASU can be an elite team as well. I’m here to make sure the rest of the country is aware of us threats to beat anyone on any day.

SR: Sounds like you have what it takes, coach. One last question and then I’ll have my introduction finished. On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the least excited and 10 the most…how stoked are you to be a Sun Devil?

SD: I’m an 11, Shawn. I see a bright future for this team over the next few years…and it starts here. It starts now…

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Week 1 Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview | September 1, 2012
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Colorado State Rams (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Arizona State Sun Devils (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 0 Total Yards 0 0 Passing Yards 0 0 Rushing Yards 0 0.0 Points Per Game 0.0 0 Passing TD 0 0 Rushing TD 0 0 First Downs 0 0 Red Zone Attempts 0 0-0 Red Zone TD-FG 0-0 0% Red Zone Percentage 0% Defensive Stats Comparison 0 Total Yards Allowed 0 0 Passing Yards Allowed 0 0 Rushing Yards Allowed 0 0.0 Points Per Game 0.0 0 Sacks 0 0 Interceptions 0 0 Fumble Recoveries 0 0 Red Zone Attempts 0 0 Red Zone TD-FG 0 0% Red Zone Percentage 0% Injury Report Game Notes 2012 season opener for both teams...

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Tempe, AZ - In an easy debut to the 2012 season, Arizona State looked to get things rolling on a high note. This game was never really close as the opening kickoff was returned for 100 yards and a TD by FS Zack Little. The Devils looked to capitalize on their early lead, following up the opening kickoff score with a defensive stop. On the first play from scrimmage for Colorado State, QB Garrett Grayson threw into coverage and was picked off by ASU MLB Steffon Martin. The interception was returned for 29 yards and a defensive TD. Arizona State up 14-0 very early on…and would never look back.

FS Zack Little (3) gets the season started with a bang as he takes the opening kickoff back 100 yards for a TD. 7-0 ASU

MLB Steffon Martin (32) intercepts CSU and returns it for a 29-yard TD. 14-0 ASU

Some key areas that need work also showed up in this game. The first of which was bad decision-making by 1^st team QB Mike Bercovici. If Arizona State wants to have a chance at making a title run, he has got to read the defense better and throw to the smartest receiving option. Bercovici was 0-3 in his first series culminating with an INT in Colorado State territory. That interception would lead to 7 points for Colorado State as they exploit a rare Safety Blitz and light up their receiver in the corner of the endzone. It’s 14-7 at the end of the first. As RB Cameron Marshall scores on a run to make it 21-7, it was ASU’s first offensive touchdown of the game. It came with 2:05 left before the half after several earlier stalled drives. Bercovici was 4-12 for 22 yards in the first half and coach Sam Davis wasn’t very pleased about it. It’s rumored there were serious discussions on the sideline to pull Bercovici at the half. He will need to work on his scrambling as he’s taken quite a beating today; he hasn’t gotten sacked but he’s been knocked around back there.

Early in the second half, a fumble caused by MLB Steffon Martin was recovered by DT Will Sutton and returned 27 yards down to the opponent’s 3 yard-line. This was an exciting play that fired up the defense and got the crowd interested again. Cameron Marshall would punch it in on 2^nd and goal making it 28-7. So far, this game has been all defense and special teams play carrying the Sun Devils. The offense hasn’t contributed much to this game. A goalline stand by the defense with 1:56 to go in the 3^rd forces a field goal for CSU; the score stands 28-10. Punt return by ASU WR Jamal Miles goes 75 yards for a TD to make the score 35-10 with 5:47 to go in the game. After an INT on 1^st down, the resulting drive ends in a 28 yard TD pass from QB Mike Bercovici to TE Max Smith to make it 42-10 with 3:59 left. The game would end 45-10 after a field goal from ASU who were “testing their kicker.”

MLB Steffon Martin (32) forces a fumble here that set-up a 27-yard return by DT Will Sutton (90) to the opponents' 3-yardline.

Week 1 full box score

Colorado State Rams at Arizona State Sun Devils
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Colorado State Rams (0-1)	7	0	3	0	10
Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0)	14	7	14	10	45

Team Stats Comparison
	CSU	ASU
Total Offense	219	242
Rushing Yards	54	146
Passing Yards	165	96
First Downs	9	12
Punt Return Yards	19	122
Kick Return Yards	126	140
Total Yards	364	504
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	1-10	2-9
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-1	1-1
Penalties	2-10	0-0
Posession Time	10:54	13:06

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CSU	ASU
5:50	(ASU) TD - ASU FS Z. Little returns kickoff 100 Yds	0	7
5:39	(ASU) TD - ASU MLB S. Martin returns INT 29 Yds	0	14
3:47	(CSU) TD - CSU WR T. Coffman 21 Yd pass from QB G. Grayson	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CSU	ASU
2:04	(ASU) TD - ASU RB C. Marshall 24 Yd run	7	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CSU	ASU
4:38	(ASU) TD - ASU RB C. Marshall 4 Yd run	7	28
1:55	(CSU) FG - CSU K. Adams 17 Yd kick	10	28
:08	(ASU) TD - ASU WR J. Miles 75 punt return	10	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CSU	ASU
3:58	(ASU) TD - ASU TE M. Smith 28 Yd pass from M. Bercovici	10	42
:30	(ASU) FG - ASU A. Garoutte 30 Yd kick	10	45

Colorado State Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Grayson 12/26 165 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Nwoke 10 14 1.4 0 D. Brown 6 36 6.0 0 G. Grayson 3 4 1.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Gilmore 4 40 10.0 0 C. Nwoke 4 64 16.0 0 T. Coffman 2 34 17.0 1 B.Borcky 1 0 0.0 0 L. Greenwood 1 27 27.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Myers 1 0 J. Hansen 0 1 W. Richburg 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Barrett 12 0 0 0 B. Sargent 6 0 0 0 J. Skelton 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K. Adams 1/1 1/1 4 18 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P. Kontodiakos 7 287 40.9 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Nwoke 3 79 26.3 0 D. Vinson 2 47 23.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Nwoke 4 19 4.7 0

Arizona State Sun Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Bercovici, QB 8/17 96 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Marshall, RB 18 88 4.8 2 K. Middlebrooks, RB 12 58 4.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Smith, TE 3 62 20.6 1 R. Ross, WR 2 19 9.5 0 J. Miles, WR 2 11 5.5 0 A. Agwuenu, WR 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Latu, C 3 0 A. Bykovskiy, TE 3 0 C. Sarafin, RG 2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Z. Little, FS 6 0 0 0 A. Darby, SS 5 0 0 0 S. Martin, MLB 3 0 1 1 O. Irabor, CB 3 0 1 0 R. Nelson, CB 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Gouroutte 1/1 6/6 9 30 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A. Gouroutte 4 154 38.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Z. Little, FS 3 140 46.6 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Z.Little, FS 5 47 9.4 0 J. Miles, WR 1 75 75.0 1

The Sun Devils now turn their attention to their first test of the year. Texas Tech will be a lot more prepared than Colorado State, and facing them on the road doesn’t make it any easier.

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Love Arizona State's uniforms. Will be following!

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Quote: Originally Posted by RussellBird

Love Arizona State's uniforms. Will be following!

Same here...that's pretty much the main reason I chose to do a Dynasty for them haha