There are games where you have it and then there are games where you don’t have anything. The Cougars had it. Arizona State had nothing. Washington State rolled into Tempe with a 1-8 Pac-12 Conference record. The Cougars rolled out of Tempe with a 2-8 conference record.
Was this a game that the Sun Devils overlooked?
Absolutely.
The Washington schools are in the state of Arizona this week and it was clear who the Sun Devils were looking forward to playing.
It was not the Washington State Cougars and it bit the Sun Devils in a major way.