I like stats. In a win or loss, there should be some story in the numbers. Blowouts are the best. When you have more points then they had yards; they had more turnovers then first downs; you get the point. 14-18 is not a blowout, but there is still a story: melt-down.

I think our defense did well. You would have liked them to not allow the 80-yard, 4:51 minute, go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth, but other than that, this was better than we have seen. We kept ASU out of the endzone, even on short fields; got two turnovers; and stoped them on downs once. The story here, all of ASU's points came off our turn-overs and missed field goals.

The offense, wow did they start good. Out of the gate: 69 yards TD; 57 yards missed field goals, shake it off; 77 hards TD; halftime! Then the wheels fall off.

The best news you can muster up about the second half was we punted twice. All other drives ended in turnovers or missed field goals. We had a GREAT drive to start the second quarter: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:14 minutes, TD. Now compare that one drive to the third and fourth quarter.

One drive:	12 plays	77 yards	5:14 minutes	7 points
Third quarter:	14 plays	36 yards	8:08 minutes	2 punts, 2 turnovers
Difference	+2 plays	-41 yards	+2:54 mintues
Fourth quarter:	16 plays	87 yards	5:44 minutes	1 missed field goal, 2 turnovers
Difference	+4 plays	+10 yards	+0:30 minutes

I think this shows that we can play well, we just don't.