The world of college sports is cyclical in nature.
Every four years, players are cycled through, with programs having to build on any success quickly or it will miss its chance.
But that feels especially true when it comes to the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Since ASU’s last Rose Bowl appearance in 1996, four coaches have helmed the program. All finished their tenure in Tempe winning at least half of their games and all have watched from the sideline weeks after being fired as their team lost a bowl game.
Bruce Snyder lost the 2000 Aloha Bowl by two touchdowns and Dirk Koetter was cut down by Colt Brennan and Hawai’i by 17 points on the same field in 2006.