It’s been a long week filled with Renee Zellweger, empty Kleenex boxes and mascara-stained pillow cases. We cannot block from our thoughts our first true love—the love that greets us warmly each August and carries us weekend by weekend into the cool winter months.

Sure, this was an autumn to forget. But for so long, autumn is all we’ve known. And we’re hesitant to rush headlong into a rebound with that hot new fling waiting at Wells Fargo Arena—not after the way it’s treated us over the last decade. What is a Sun Devil fan to do?

Hell, who are we, Carrie Bradshaw? If you haven’t been visiting Echo from the Buttes lately, here’s what you’ve missed.

• We took a two-part look at Rudy’s potential replacements, starting with the underdogs and concluding with the favorites
• We caught up with Dirk Koetter and pondered him as replacement for Rich Olson
• We hugged it out after a tough football season, first with three things we thought about the UA game and then with 13 things commenter David thought overall

Ready to get back on the rollercoaster we call love? ASU is playing IUPUI in the Desert Classic hoops doubleheader at US Airways Center. If you need tickets, you can purchase them at a 50% discount by clicking here and entering the coupon code COLLEGE.

That’s all we got. Go Devils!

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It all comes down to one game. The Duel in the Desert. Arizona State vs. Arizona. Las Vegas Bowl on the line. As our good friend Trent might say, it’s time to double down against the ‘Cats. Fortunately, when it comes to playing UofA, Rudy Carpenter is money, baby.

Echo from the Buttes recently sat down with The Greg and Mark Show to chat about the ramifications of the Duel in the Desert. The audio’s below.

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If you’re more into that reading thing, we’ve had a lot of football coverage over the last couple weeks. If you haven’t been paying attention, here’s what you’ve missed.

• We saluted three seniors on defense and three on offense
• We compared Rudy to Jake Plummer and Ryan Kealy and then to Arizona’s Willie Tuitama
• We listed five reasons we hate the University of Arizona
• And we talked to a UA insider and took your score predictions

So enjoy the game, Sun Devils. We won’t be making the trek down I-10, but while we’re in Tempe we’ll take a malt Glen Garry, and if you tell that bartender to go extra easy on the water, this 50 cent piece has your name on it.

Vegas baby, Vegas!!!

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With the Sun Devil football team on bye, it’s all hoops all the time this weekend. The 18th-ranked women’s team plays No. 2 Oklahoma in the WNIT semifinals at 6 p.m. tonight. It’s not on TV, but you can watch it right here for free.

And, of course, the 15th-ranked men’s team returns to Wells Fargo Arena after a narrow escape against San Diego State to host Pepperdine on Sunday. Will you be in The Inferno or in the nosebleeds? (We know where The Bold Saguaro will be.)

The Greg and Mark Show is checking in with its second Echo from the Buttes guest spot below. The guys are chatting about the men’s basketball team’s first two wins and the potential ramifications of the upcoming Duel in the Desert.

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If you haven’t been hanging around Echo from the Buttes this week, here are a few links to hold you over until tipoff.

• We watched George W. Bush shrug off an ASU snub to throw the pitchfork with the track team.
• We compared Dustin Pedroia to Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio, and didn’t apologize for it.
• We shared a chuckle over painfully bad execution by the Wildcats.
• We got all psyched up about Herb Sendek signing the next Lebron James.

That’s it Sun Devils. We’ll see you at the arena on Sunday!

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Echo from the Buttes’s young alumni columnist struggles with growing up—and moving up and out of the student section. Does The Bold Saguaro’s removal from the student section mean Derrick Low is safe from his taunts?

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It’s a big weekend for Arizona State sports—from tonight’s season-opening hoops doubleheader to tomorrow’s homecoming football game against Washington State.

If sports radio hasn’t been chatting up the Sun Devils enough for your taste, The Greg and Mark Show offer their first Echo from the Buttes guest spot below. The guys are chatting about the men’s basketball schedule, the comparative values of James Harden and Darren Collison, and Herb Sendek’s role in the infamous Christian Laettner buzzer beater.

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If you prefer to read rather than listen about the Sun Devils, here are a few links to hold you over until tipoff or kickoff.

• We assessed the legacy of the UNLV loss.
• We offered the Cardinals a mulligan for wronging ASU many moons ago.
• We took a look at the recruiting classes for Herb Sendek and Charli Turner Thorne.
• We trumpeted James Harden’s theft of Wildcat real estate.
• And finally we caught up with WSU’s beat writer to preview tomorrow’s opponent.

That’s it Sun Devils. If you’re interested in listening to Greg and Mark talk about other Valley sports teams, check out their website. Go Devils!

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We asked the football beat writer for The Daily five quick questions about the Sun Devils’ next opponent. And don’t forget to add your score prediction in the comments!

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Fuzzy math from the Arizona Republic has led us to believe that our Sun Devils will not be dressing up as winners much this season.

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However shall we fill the time as we await Arizona State quarterback Danny Sullivan’s first career start? Well, we could look back at the week that was at Echo from the Buttes.

(If my first start was against an NFL defense, I’d look nervous too.)

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