... anticipation and reserved promise, promise of future achievements and success. But how come the fans in Arizona were so anxious to see a team that was coming off of a 5-7 season and was bowl-less for the first time since 2003? Because everything that came out of the program said, "there are pieces in place," that could catapult ASU into a contender for the Pac-10 crown.

But boy, it is late November and the Pacific 10 contender that many believed was alive and well during the summer is now staring death straight in the face. 

However, let me take you on trip, not "Back to the Future," but back to the fall of 2008. ASU was riding high, coming off of a Pac-10 Championship season in which first-year coach Dennis Erickson won 10 games. Me...

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