[Postgame Thread] Arizona State Defeats Morgan State 70-7

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Morgan State	7	0	0	0	7
Arizona State	28	21	21	0	70

[u/Born_Professor_6929]

I was today years old when I found out coaches can agree to a shorter fourth quarter.

[u/BobLabReeSorJefGre → u/Born_Professor_6929]

Cumberland College vs Georgia Tech was 55 minutes. That was the game GT won 222-0.

[u/desertSkateRatt → u/BobLabReeSorJefGre]

That story is pretty wild. The Cumberland team consisted of volunteer frat bros and some law students that was cobbled together after the college disbanded their football program. They played Georgia Tech to avoid financial penalties. Tech was coached by none other than John Heisman. Yes, THAT Heisman. GT had an axe to grind with accusations that Cumberland had used professional players on their baseball team to beat GT 22-0... which John was the coach of at the time. And John was PISSED. It was 126 to 0 at halftime. Cumberbund got not one first down the whole game. 97% of the games plays were in Cumberland territory. The Cumberland QB was taken off the field for concussion... THREE TIMES. Tech scored 32 touchdowns and did it without even attempting a forward pass. All the scoring was from rushing, kick returns and defense. Cumberland had 15 turnovers. They finished the game with -28 total yards. Cumberland never played another football game again and pretty much abandoned athletics completely. Someone made a statue out of that Heisman guy for some reason.

[u/BobLabReeSorJefGre → u/desertSkateRatt]

Also, just to note, it was the Cumberland College in Tennessee and not the one in Kentucky.

[u/LinkSeekeroftheNora → u/Born_Professor_6929]

A shorter fourth quarter, but not a longer one.

[u/Low_Computer_6542 → u/LinkSeekeroftheNora]

Unless you are Michigan playing at home.

[u/SchizoidMan1989]

Morgan State put up as many points as Michigan legitimately did.

[u/BobLabReeSorJefGre → u/SchizoidMan1989]

That is one of the greatest burns that I have ever seen.

[u/301jo → u/SchizoidMan1989]

We would beat Michigan

[u/AllGarbage → u/SchizoidMan1989]

In 5:01 fewer minutes too

[u/301jo]

Good luck in the big 12 thanks for the 600k and WMU GOT ROBBED

[u/dodgerw → u/301jo]

Thank you, thanks for being a good sport, and agreed WMU won

[u/RightC → u/301jo]

The fans that traveled to the game were fun to talk to, good luck to your team

[u/Unable_Building_7451 → u/301jo]

600k for that beatdown is actually a steal for the tape room content alone

[u/rageb8err → u/301jo]

I haven’t laughed out loud from a comment in r/cfb like that in awhile.

[u/BigBlueNate33]

This just kinda confirms Mark Stoops had 0
Idea how to work with QBs

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker → u/BigBlueNate33]

Tbf a LOT of our offense was screens tn. Gotta see what he looks like next week

[u/BigBlueNate33 → u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

Stoops couldn’t even figure that out

[u/BobLabReeSorJefGre → u/BigBlueNate33]

Mhm.

[u/Dry_Opportunity2886 → u/BigBlueNate33]

Yeah if I need a QB whisperer I want Kenny Dillingham over Stoops any day.

[u/bobsaget824 → u/BigBlueNate33]

Boley looked good, but Im going to wait to fully judge until next week. If he lights up TAMU even a little bit like this game yeah, we got a real one from Kentucky.

[u/asuray81 → u/BigBlueNate33]

We'll have to see how Boley looks next week. Most of our offense was screens to get skill players in space with the ball against severely overmatched defenders. That won't work against A&M.

[u/ASU_SexDevil]

All I have to say is Sam Leavitt never threw 6 TDs in a game

[u/whitepepsi → u/ASU_SexDevil]

As much as I agree. I’m not commenting on how good we are until week four.

We were essentially playing a good high school team.

[u/Cactus_Brody → u/whitepepsi]

That's a little harsh, even a mediocre to bad FCS team is destroying 99.99% of high school teams. I doubt even Mater Dei or IMG would stand a chance.

[u/toomuchmarcaroni]

Comin for you TAMU

[u/bitchmcconnell3559 → u/toomuchmarcaroni]

Hopefully they decide to never blitz Boley ever

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg → u/bitchmcconnell3559]

Not to be that guy, but A&M has been a top 3 pass rush in back to back seasons...

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

Yeah that’s why we are hoping you never blitz him ever…

[u/JelloJeremiah → u/toomuchmarcaroni]

Can you come fashionably late? Our Offensive Line needs time to learn what the word ‘block’ means.

[u/DillyDillySzn → u/JelloJeremiah]

Omg same

[u/JelloJeremiah → u/DillyDillySzn]

How about neither of us put our O-Line’s on the field and we make both our QB’s experience what soldiers faced in Vietnam

[u/Dry_Opportunity2886 → u/JelloJeremiah]

I'm in. Plenty of time to craft some punji sticks.

[u/Wyden_long → u/JelloJeremiah]

Let’s just run skelly for 60 mins

[u/ASU_SexDevil → u/DillyDillySzn]

NOOO the iconic Utah pfp is gone

[u/zorionek0 → u/JelloJeremiah]

We’re gonna play playground rules… no line just a qb and receivers. You gotta count 4 Mississippi before you can rush.

[u/DarthNobody14 → u/toomuchmarcaroni]

My heart isn’t ready

[u/Mckeag343 → u/toomuchmarcaroni]

Don't you put that evil on me!

[u/LiveMarionberry3694 → u/toomuchmarcaroni]

Please do

[u/530josh]

Man 70-7 is an ass-whooping.

Could you imagine beating a rival like that?

[u/EmuMan10 → u/530josh]

In their stadium no less

[u/Realistic-Camp-652 → u/530josh]

Don't get me hopeful for November

[u/Bansheesdie]

Pass pro needs work

Kinda hard to judge the positives

Suck it UofA, 70-7

I'm upset Fette didn't play better

[u/Late_Criticism8745 → u/Bansheesdie]

Yeah Fette's a bit disappointing for a true freshman. But Keene looks leagues better than Sims as far as backup QBs go

[u/EmuMan10 → u/Late_Criticism8745]

Anything is better than more Sims

[u/Dry_Opportunity2886 → u/Bansheesdie]

Fette is young and he wasn't out there with the ones. The play calling wasn't normal at that point either.

I wouldn't stress it too much.

[u/airbornetoxic]

we fkn in the ASU bed tonight

[u/Call555JackChop → u/airbornetoxic]

Can we still use the DBacks comforter at least?

[u/BRayne7 → u/airbornetoxic]

In the Secreter Bedroom next to the Secret Garden?

[u/ASU_SexDevil → u/BRayne7]

Nah we in the GLV tn baby

[u/MysteriousEdge5643 → u/airbornetoxic]

probably getting an STD in the process

[u/Cubezz → u/MysteriousEdge5643]

As a neutral, I laughed

[u/Difficult-Ad8354]

Michigan also lost

[u/DollarThrill → u/Difficult-Ad8354]

Only if you look at the first 60 minutes.

[u/Beneficial_Present29]

Morgan State produced the same result as UofA did in 2021 and we were a far worse team in 2021 than we are now

[u/Muffinnnnnnn]

Don't let this distract you from Western Michigan beating Michigan tonight

[u/Typical_Platypus_414 → u/Muffinnnnnnn]

It was good to start the season with a win, just like our friends at Western Michigan.

[u/Wyden_long]

Good win for Western Michigan.

[u/Late_Criticism8745]

GG Morgan State, props for playing out in a Tempe September

[u/musicmlwl]

If I had a nickel for everytime ASU beat an opponent 70-7 I'd have two nickels, but I'd appreciate one of those nickels a little more ;)

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/musicmlwl]

Hang that first nickel in the Louvre

[u/the_fungible_man]

At the end of ESPN''s game story:

Up Next:

Arizona State: Opens conference play at No. 8 Texas A&M next Saturday.

clowns.

[u/Cowabunga_Booyakasha → u/the_fungible_man]

ASU to SEC? I'm not mad.

[u/zorionek0 → u/Cowabunga_Booyakasha]

I DID NOT CONSENT TO THAT

[u/Odd-Hour5230 → u/the_fungible_man]

To be fair Elko said he considered this a conference game which was rather flattering

[u/EmuMan10]

Well I had fun. Sorry Morgan state. Hilarious we kept the scoring record at 70-7

[u/DillyDillySzn]

Heh 70-7

Fuck UofA

Sam Leavitt is a bitch

Western Michigan won

I love you Kenny

Onto A&M

[u/Blarg1889 → u/DillyDillySzn]

Amen

[u/franco300]

Imagine losing 7-70, that'd be really embarrassing. The only way it would be more embarrassing is if it was in a rivalry game.

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/franco300]

Id shut my team down

[u/phantom_metallic]

Morgan State > Michigan tbh.

[u/Star_man77]

70-7 is ASUs trademark

[u/whospepesilvia]

ASU is the best team in the Big 12. I’ll die on that hill.

[u/sleeper_pick → u/whospepesilvia]

let them sleep

[u/Late_Criticism8745]

Perfect tune-up game. Got a good sense for our weaknesses and there's time to make adjustments. Next week will show us how strong our strengths are. Overall though I think we look a lot stronger than we did against NAU last year

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

70-7 gotta be a sign

[u/KansasEF5Tornado → u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

Kansas St v ASU Big 12 Championship incoming!

[u/theopression]

That score looks familiar..

Jokes aside this is the first season opener in a while where we looked dominant from start to finish. Receivers and running backs look lethal. Need to keep this energy next week against A&M though and the OT’s to improve

[u/BobLabReeSorJefGre]

RIP Morgan State, we hardly knew ye.

[u/doublething1]

It’s so hard not to get over excited about today but I’ve seen enough of the week 1 games vs Cal Poly and Sac St. This was so different. We looked nasty af

[u/DanboyC5]

70-7 lol

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk]

One of the best week 1 cupcake beatdowns I can remember from ASU

[u/ruwisc]

70-7 is always gonna give us warm fuzzies

[u/Aidanj927]

There’s been more extreme blowouts this year right

[u/Archer-Saurus → u/Aidanj927]

I can count on one hand the number of ASU wins like this I've seen in my life. At least by ASU standards this was an extra-cupcakey week 1.

[u/bobsaget824 → u/Archer-Saurus]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401249429/arizona-st-arizona

This the only one I remember personally. But it too was against an extra-cupcakey team.

[u/SkepsisJD → u/Aidanj927]

I mean, that is kinda week 1. FBS teams just absolutely bullying FCS or worse teams. However, agreeing to take 5 minutes of the clock because of the score is a new one for me lol

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/SkepsisJD]

Well it’s also week 11 in the SEC. They like another cupcake snack later.

[u/Sturdevant]

Cameron Edge is an TV star QB name. Too bad that doesn't translate to real life.

[u/bellamy-bl8ke]

IM A BOLIEVER

[u/ThePopesCock420]

We back up.

[u/joecb91]

Forks up, and WMU won.

[u/staplor]

That onside kick is the most unhinged thing I've ever seen a coach attempt. God, I love Dillingham.

[u/Late_Criticism8745 → u/staplor]

Dilly said the opening drive was too short, run it back

[u/ItsWazeyWaynes]

Only a slightly greater loss than the one Michigan suffered tonight.

[u/Tsunami-Papi_]

go devils

[u/Dry_Opportunity2886]

At the end of it all, Morgan State still has more wins than Michigan.

[u/Low_Computer_6542 → u/Dry_Opportunity2886]

Sorry, They had to add a minute to save Michigan.

[u/buddaaaa]

Boley looks very shaky. Maybe first game jitters, but if OL is straight bad against A&M, that game next week is going to be very, very ugly.

I do like a lot of the rest of the team, but upfront and then QB behind them is going to severely limit this team’s ceiling this year, unfortunately

[u/Original_Benzito → u/buddaaaa]

21 of 27 and six touchdowns is shaky? What else could he have done, even against lower tier competition like MSU?

[u/SkepsisJD → u/Original_Benzito]

27 out of 27 with 8TDs, duh.

[u/Original_Benzito → u/SkepsisJD]

He’s a loser. I would have thrown 30 out of 27 with 8 TDs and a four-point kick, Aussie style. You’re right.

[u/PhirebirdSunSon → u/Original_Benzito]

Nah I agree with him. Stats look great but if you watched the game he was...not amazing. His wind up is incredibly slow and his pocket presence needs a lot of work. Most of his yards came on screen passes within 5 yards that had YAC galore.

[u/buddaaaa → u/Original_Benzito]

If you just want to look at the box score, it’s not

But literally hundreds of his yards were on screens or passes to the flat. He was hapless trying to push the ball down the field against a team we mercy ruled.

Once ASU plays a team whose skill position players they don’t outclass by several orders of magnitude, Boley’s stats could quite literally evaporate.

He seemed to struggle with his reads on longer-developing pass plays, did not navigate the pocket well versus pressure, and had spotty accuracy when under duress. All signs that point to potential disaster as ASU starts playing competent FBS teams.

[u/jsg_nado → u/buddaaaa]

I mean they are going to throw a lot of screens next week too. They're playing like they did because that's how they're going to play against A&M next week. They know he's not going to have time in the pocket. He did make some very accurate passes downfield though including the long TD to Harris.

[u/Ok-Knee6347]

Imagine letting a ex pac member drop 70 on your head lol

[u/honestyaintnice → u/Ok-Knee6347]

What’s a UC Davis?

[u/Ok-Knee6347 → u/honestyaintnice]

An ASU fan not recognizing a legitimate university isn't surprising

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/Ok-Knee6347]

Do you have a football team?

[u/Ok-Knee6347 → u/GottaHaveThatSkunk]

Explaining sarcasm to a asu fan is like teaching a 2-year-old physics

[u/GottaHaveThatSkunk → u/Ok-Knee6347]

Maybe you just aren’t funny? Probably the simplest explanation.

[u/Ok-Knee6347 → u/GottaHaveThatSkunk]

What is supposed to be funny here bud?