The Sun Devil Photo Archive - 1967 @ Utah

Thanks to osulmb on the Sparky's Pigskin message board for these great images.  Consensus is that these come from the 1967 game at Utah, which the Devils won 49-32.  Love the socks!

Here's All-America Ron Pritchard coming in for a tackle:

The Sun Devil Photo Archive - Goodwin Stadium

This generation of Sun Devil fans needs to preserve our heritage.  It's very difficult to find a lot of photographic content on the web from anything earlier than the '90s.  So when I do come across some great images I'm going to try to publicize them.

I do not want to infringe any copyright, so if you own any images used on this site please let me know and I'll be happy to remove them.

To start, here's a truly beautiful image of Goodwin Stadium.  Someone sent me this link a few years ago, but I forgot to make a note of who.  So thank you to the kind person, whoever you are!

Here are two more pictures of Goodwin Stadium from the ASU Libraries archive:

Please contact me if you have images you would like to post.

Once you go black...

Quick thoughts from the public unveiling of the new ASU identity.

What I love:

• The new Sun Devil Bold font. Very clean - looks good both in the lettering and the uniform numbers.
• The consistency. One shade of gold; common look for all programs.
• The way that black was introduced. If you are going to bring black in to the color scheme, do it right. And this is doing it right.
• The matte black football helmets. Possibly one of the best helmets in college football.
• The basketball uniforms. Sharp, clean, tasteful.

Meh:

• The new "trident with flames" logo.  It may grow on me, but I feel like the handle is too short in proportion to the prongs.
• The all-white football combination (although paired with the black helmets, it could look good).
• The "ASU" lettering on the football sleeves. Not sure what the point is; would have preferred numbers.

As expected, the message boards have exploded with people whining about the changes and bemoaning the loss of "tradition". ASU has very little tradition when it comes to branding and uniforms. Heck, we were the Bulldogs for many years, then wore numbers on our helmets (Alabama-style) for some of our "glory years". Sparky has only been on the helmets since 1980.

Change is good - embrace it and let's have some fun in 2011!

Postgame celebrations

Thomas Weber spikes the pitchfork into the UNRB end zone!

No pity for the Kitties, 2010 version

Junior's sack:



"The Block":



"The Block" part two:

No pity for the Kitties

One of the greatest runs in ASU history, as Kevin Galbreath breaks one against UNRB in 1992.

Kickoff times / TV coverage for the 2010 football season

Whether you live out of state or are planning road trips, it's important to keep an eye on the potential kickoff times. Remember, the TV networks decide some gametimes during the summer, but the majority of TV selections are made 12 days prior to gameday (and in some cases, 6 days). For ASU, 2010 is unusual in that 8 of the 12 games are already set before the season even starts.

I'll keep this article updated as the season progresses.

For a comprehensive, accurate listing of all games on TV, this is by far the best site.

Here's how thing shape up for the 2010 season (all times local to Arizona):

9/4 Portland State: kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. with coverage on Fox Sports Arizona (in AZ) and Fox College Sports (nationally). Because this is a Fox Sports Arizona production (not Fox Sports Net), this game will NOT be shown on other regional FSN affiliates.

9/11 Northern Arizona: kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. with coverage on Fox Sports Arizona Plus (in AZ) and Fox College Sports (nationally). Because this is a Fox Sports Arizona production (not Fox Sports Net), this game will NOT be shown on other regional FSN affiliates.

9/18 @ Wisconsin: kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. with coverage on ABC in much of the country and ESPN2 everywhere else.

9/25 Oregon: kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. This is a Fox Sports Net production, so it will be on most of the regional FSN affiliates, including Fox Sports Arizona. Check your local listings!

10/2 @ Oregon State: kickoff set for 3:30 p.m., televised by FSN Northwest. Will be shown on Fox Sports Arizona (in AZ) and Fox College Sports Atlantic.

10/9 @ Washington: kickoff set for 7:00 p.m., televised by FSN Northwest. Will be shown on Fox Sports Arizona (in AZ). For unknown reasons, this game was not picked up by Fox College Sports nationally.

10/23 @ Cal: kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. This is a Fox Sports Net production.  It will be on many of the regional FSN affiliates, including Fox Sports Arizona, but large parts of the country, including the entire North East, will not get this game.

10/30 Washington State: kickoff set for 4:00 p.m. No TV coverage.

11/6 @ USC: kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. This is a Fox Sports Net production, so it should also be on most of the regional FSN affiliates, including Fox Sports Arizona, although we're now into the NHL and NBA seasons so this game could be pre-empted in some markets.

11/13 Stanford: kickoff set for 5:30 p.m. with coverage on Fox Sports Arizona (in AZ) and Fox College Sports (nationally). Because this is a Fox Sports Arizona production (not Fox Sports Net), this game will NOT be shown on other regional FSN affiliates.

11/26 UCLA: kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. This is a Fox Sports Net production, and given the unusual day/time it will be shown on most of the regional FSN affiliates, including Fox Sports Arizona.

12/2 @ UNRB: kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. on ESPN (national).

2011 Schedule Announced

It's official!

Sept. 3 UC Davis @ ASU
Sept. 10 Missouri @ ASU
Sept. 17 ASU @ Illinois
Sept. 24 USC @ ASU
Oct. 1 Oregon State @ ASU
Oct. 8 ASU @ Utah
Oct. 15 ASU @ Oregon
Oct. 22 Bye
Oct. 29 Colorado @ ASU
Nov. 5 ASU @ UCLA
Nov. 12 ASU @ Washington State
Nov. 19 UNRB @ ASU
Nov. 26 Cal @ ASU
Dec. 3 Pac-12 Championship Game (hopefully at Sun Devil Stadium!)

Initial reaction: this is a favorable schedule. Two home games to open conference play. Games at Utah and Oregon are probably the highlights for road-trips. We get to play au before Thanksgiving for the first time in many years.

Only negatives: no automatic "W" since we miss the Huskies. Also, only one home game in a six-week stretch in the middle of the season.

We miss Stanford and UW in 2011-12, and then miss Cal and Oregon in 2013-14.

TV Coverage for ASU @ Oregon State

The Oregon State game is being televised by FSN Northwest. It is NOT a "national" FSN broadcast. The game will be on FSN Northwest, FSN Arizona and Fox College Sports only.

If you live outside the FSN Arizona or FSN Northwest markets, you will only see this game if you have a satellite package that includes FSN Arizona, or a cable package that includes Fox College Sports.

TV coverage maps for ASU @ Wisconsin

Everyone in the US gets to see this week's game!

You can watch this week's ASU @ Wisconsin game on your local ABC station if you live in one of the areas shaded in green in this map:

Otherwise you can watch the game on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD if you live in one of the areas shaded in orange in this map:

If you can't get to a TV but have PC access with ESPN3.com, you can watch the game if you live in one of the areas shaded in blue in this map: