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September is here, which means it’s time for ASU Football to commence another season.

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Who cares about those bums, right?

Well, we can see why you might feel that way. The Sun Devils, picked to finish anywhere from fifth to eighth in Pac-10 preseason polls, are coming off a total-crap season in ’08 that featured a 5-7 overall record, a six-game losing streak, and a pathetic performance in a defeat against the UofA. In 2009, there are serious concerns about the Swiss-cheese offensive line; an early-season tussle against the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens; a three-game conference gauntlet versus Cal, versus USC, and at Oregon; and questions at the quarterback spot (whoever opens the first game – most likely senior Danny Sullivan – will be dude’s first career start).

So why should you care about this potential circus? Well, the defense – led by 25-year-old linebacker Mike Nixon, star defensive end Dexter Davis, and redemption-seeking cornerback Omar Bolden – could approach USC’s in terms of stratospheric goodness. Then there’s head coach Dennis Erickson, who takes over play-calling duties in a more dynamic spread offense that was installed during the offseason.

ASU’s ’09 season kicks off with a game against the Idaho State Bengals of the Big Sky Conference at Sun Devil Stadium.