I think so. I also still think its a possibility. UGa hasn’t looked all that hot either, so hopefully DE can get the guys jacked up this week. Is this a punch in the gut? Sure. Is this the end of the season? Not yet.

And hey, at least UofA lost too.

Thanks for the comments guys. We can certainly make this a good season, but losing to a team like UNLV is something that does not happen to legitimate BCS challengers.

It’s just not the season I envisioned for so long.

Utah did it last year and lost 27-0. They were coming off a huge home win against the 11th ranked Bruins and were embarrassed in Vegas. Of course, that Utah team was missing its starting quarterback, but it wasn’t as if the Rebels were any good (they won two games).

After the loss, Utah bounced back nicely and have gone 11-1 since. Maybe the same will happen to Arizona State, I don’t know. It was a good win for the Mountain West and that makes me happy, plus it helps Utah, since the Utes thumped them pretty hard last Saturday here in Salt Lake. But Ute fans have been there, so we know where you’re coming from. It sucks.

Is not necessarily that we lost a game. My worry is that the blueprint to beat ASU has officially been written, especially with respect to containing the offense. Basically, if you can keep the team from throwing the ball over the top, we don’t have the playmakers in the running game to pound the ball down the field on extended drives, or when the defense has less room to cover (i.e., inside the 25 yard line.) Keegan may pop a few long ones, but you are much less likely to get burned that way than with Rudy going bombs away on you. Any other running back on the roster (with the possible, someday exception of Ryan Bass — but certainly not now) is not someone you have to worry about. I fear we may be in for a seasonlong diet of teams sitting back with 7 men in coverage, daring us to either run the ball or dink and dunk down the field. We’ll have to see whether or not the team can come up with an answer.