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USC hangover still affecting Arizona State

By Ted Miller
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Arizona State once looked like one of the 10 best teams in the nation. No longer. After three consecutive defeats, the Sun Devils are hardly a lock for a bowl game. Following the shocking 45-35 defeat to Stanford -- at one point they trailed 45-7 -- players are pointing fingers at poor practices and a lack of intensity, while coach Dirk Koetter got slammed in the local media for admitting that he was "at a loss" as to what the problem was. A few weeks ago, Koetter was in line for a contract exte ...

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