Arizona State 28, Stanford 42

The Sun Devils fall to 2-1 today with a 42-28 loss to Stanford in Palo Alto, CA.  This game was a bit of a reality check for the Sun Devils coming off their win over Wisconsin last week.  Stanford was by far the better team, they beat the Devil in every facet of the game and looked very worthy of their number 5 ranking.  Arizona State really struggles on the road for some reason, they looked really rattled early in this one before finally settling down and trying to make a game of it.  The Devils have a ways to go before they can compete with the top teams in the PAC12, they need to get bigger, deeper and stronger, that will take some time. 

Observations:

• There was no quit in the Sun Devils tonight, that was nice to see. 
• I'm guessing the NFL will come calling on Stanford coach David Shaw soon. 
• Taylor Kelly was rattled early.  He really struggles when pressured.
• Halftime score:  Stanford 29; Arizona State 0.  
• Will Sutton is either being double teamed or his added weight has really slowed him. 
• The Devils need to be sure that D.J. Foster is getting his touches.  
• Time of Possession:  Stanford 35:33; Arizona State 24:27.  
• Once again, way too many dropped passes by Arizona State.  
• Only 50 yards rushing by the Sun Devils, they need to maintain some semblance of balance. 
• I was impressed by the play of redshirt freshman LB Salamo Fiso tonight.
• Only 2 penalties on the game for the Devils, they need to keep that up. 
• 2 more TD's by Marion Grice. He's a touchdown machine!
• Heckuva game by ASU WR Jaelen Strong.  
• Up next?  USC @ Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe next Saturday night.