Arizona 42, Arizona State 35

The Sun Devils fell to Arizona 42-35 today in Tucson.  The Sun Devils finish their regular season with a 9-3 record.  They had their chances in this one, they just made too many costly mistakes.  What really hurts too is that Stanford trounced UCLA and the winner of this game won the PAC12 South.  Arizona will now take on Oregon next Friday for the PAC12 title.  You can't be unhappy with the season from a Sun Devils perspective though, it was a rebuilding year for them, they lost a lot from last years team and they are a pretty young, inexperience team, yet they still won 9 games, their future looks bright.

Observations:  

• That goal line stand by Arizona was a real killer for the Sun Devils.  
• Taylor Kelly hasn't really looked the same since he returned from his foot injury. 
• Mike Bercovici provided a nice spark, that interception really hurt though.
• D.J. Foster doesn't look as explosive as he did earlier in the season. 
• Demario Richard may just be the best 17 year old college football player in the nation.
• Not having Jordan Simone on the field didn't help Arizona State's cause. 
• Arizona State's short yardage rushing offense really needs work.  
• Those 2 fumble return touchdowns evened themselves out didn't they? 
• I have a feeling that Jaelen Strong will not be playing in next years Territorial Cup.
• The Sun Devils really need Laiu Moeakiola on the field.  
• I don't think that I've ever seen a better pooch punter than Taylor Kelly.
• Had Arizona State scored late, they were set to go for a 2 point conversion!
• There was a total of 24 tackles for loss in this game, that's amazing. 
• Rich Rodriguez has done a really nice job at the University of Arizona. 
• I didn't realize that there was animosity between Rich Rodrigues & Todd Graham. 
• Anu Solomon is a pretty good QB for a freshman, Arizona is in good hands moving forward.
• Nick Wilson had a heckuva game running the ball for Arizona. 
• Not only does he have a great name, but Scooby Wright is really good at football. 
• The Territorial Cup returns to the University of Arizona. What a great rivalry.  
• Up next?   Bowl game, time and place TBD.