si.com recognizes Ericksons impact
Posted in Sun Devil football, sports on 09/02/2007 10:45 pm by KimberlyErickson’s impact was not only felt at Sun Devil Stadium. It was felt at si.com where ASU football made the blog post title “5 Things We learned This Weekend.”
5. That Dennis Erickson’s impact at Arizona State is already being felt. There was no ugly, still-feeling-things-out opener for the Sun Devils, who went out and whipped San Jose State 45-3 on Saturday. Now before you go knocking San Jose State (in light of Appalachian State, are we really allowed to knock anyone’s opposition anymore?), keep in mind Dick Tomey’s Spartans were a bowl team last season that gave 13-0 Boise State its biggest scare of the season (23-20) and whose defense includes one of the nation’s top cornerbacks, Dwight Lowery. The Sun Devils nonetheless went out and racked up 520 yards of offense — 250 rushing, 270 passing — with QB Rudy Carpenter (14-of-20, 197 yards, two TDs, no INTs) looking much more like the confident freshman we saw two years ago. Erickson himself called it, “one of the most efficient performances for a first game I’ve ever had.” Think these guys won’t be a factor soon?
Not a bad way to start the season, even if it is a small shout out. Lets keep up the intensity and get more of the recognition (nationally) that we deserve!
