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ASU Football: Takeaways From Last Season Part 3

By Hunter Robinson

Jan 2, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Gary Chambers (81) runs for a touchdown after making a catch against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half of the 2016 Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. The Mountaineers won 43-42. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Gary Chambers (81) runs for a touchdown after making a catch against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half of the 2016 Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. The Mountaineers won 43-42. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Four months from now, ASU Football will be back in action. We here at Devils in Detail feel the same way you do, that is too long to wait for football.

So we have decided to start football coverage early! From now until football season we will be covering a different aspect of ASU Football.

Over the next few days I will be writing a series of posts about takeaways from last season. These takeaways will help everyone in the Devils in Detail nation to have more realistic expectations for this upcoming season.

Takeaway #3: ASU will struggle against the Pac-12 North

Last season, ASU faced 4 teams from the Pac-12 North Division. They lost to all but one of those teams. ASU seems to have a problem when it comes to matchups against the Pac-12 North. In 2014, ASU football’s best season under Todd Graham, they lost to Oregon State in a must-win situation.

This is a similar situation to the problem that ASU always gets blown out in at least 1 game a season. The offensive ability to move the ball completely stops and the defensive ability to make 3rd-down stops becomes non-existent. This upcoming season ASU faces the same four teams, but just like every season in college football things will be different this time around.

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ASU will be under the leadership of a new quarterback, as will the University of California Golden Bears and the University of Oregon Ducks. ASU will also be playing Cal and Washington at home this season, something that can change the whole dynamic of a game.

Oregon will always be a tough test and nobody quite knows if what we saw from Washington State last season was a fluke or is something to expect moving forward. Only time will tell if the Pac-12 North will continue to be a fatal flaw for the ASU Football program or if they will get over that hump in the upcoming season.

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