Coming off consecutive losing seasons, Arizona State football doesn't need an historical dive for motivation going into a pivotal fall for sixth-year coach Todd Graham.
But in case Graham is looking for that extra iPad material – we're long past bulletin board – he could pass along a few gems from the most disturbing loss in at least the past two decades.
Hey folks, the choke's on you, Paola Boivin wrote in The Arizona Republic after ASU's 35-7 home loss to New Mexico State in 1999. That would be the same team that's returning to Sun Devil Stadium on Thursday for the first meeting since the Aggies' first and still only upset of a nationally ranked opponent.