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Herb Sendek Adds Another Big Commitment

By the time he arrives on campus, James Harden and Jeff Pendergraph will be millionaires and even Rihards Kuksiks and the rest of last year’s freshmen will have exhausted their eligibility. Still, it’s hard not to get a little pumped up for the addition of Herb Sendek’s latest big time commitment.

Herb Sendek

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Dennis Erickson Says You Better Run Like Hell

Those wishing the Sun Devils would simply give up on the ground game and let Rudy Carpenter air it out on every play will be sorely disappointed by Dennis Erickson’s comments yesterday.

keegan herring

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Lunch Links: Cal is Hurting and Mike Stoops is Very Whiney

Cal collected a costly win this weekend, Mike Stoops was picked as one of college football’s whiniest coaches, and the largest student body in Arizona State history has collectively chosen not to head South.

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We Have a Winner, Thanks to the Wildcats’ Nine-Year Bowl Drought

The Wildcats haven’t played in a bowl game since 1998. Yes, it’s been that long. Echo from the Buttes readers thought a drought of such proportions deserved special recognition—perhaps on the University of Arizona’s new billboards.

Wildcats Billboard

(There’s more where this came from.)

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Weekend Links: Vote for Your Favorite Wildcat Billboard

As you know by now, the University of Arizona recently erected the billboard pictured below. We weren’t exactly sure what one might move ahead of by heading South, but you all had some thoughts. Now it’s time to vote for the best one.

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A Crazy Pac-10 Season Just Got Crazier

Good morning Sun Devil fans. If you went to bed early last night, you may be surprised to discover that the won-lost records below are in fact accurate. Let’s take a look inside the conference standings and try to figure out where ASU stands.

Conference Overall
Oregon 1-0 3-1
Arizona 1-0 3-1
California 1-0 2-1
Arizona State 1-0 2-2
Stanford 1-1 2-2
Oregon State 1-1 2-2
UCLA 0-1 1-2
Southern California 0-1 2-1
Washington State 0-1 1-3
Washington 0-1 0-3

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ASU’s Bolden: “I’m Beating Myself Up a Bit”

Omar Bolden, ASU’s typically brash sophomore defensive back, says he is beating himself up over his recent poor play. And if the ever-cocky Bolden is concerned, then so are we.
 

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The Murph Reloaded, Incoming Devils Ranked No. 1

At least one publication is impressed with the recruiting prowess of Arizona State baseball coach Pat Murphy. Here’s a first look at the Sun Devils’ top-ranked incoming class of 21 freshmen and junior college transfers.

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