Quote Originally Posted by smootness View Post
? That win came in game #9, and we lost the next week to a bad Arkansas team. We then beat an equally meh Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl and went 5-6. I am not sure how that game compares to ASU, even if we win it. Unless your point is that an ASU win may still mean we win 4-5 games.
It's not just about this season. It's about the seasons after. Our players used that experience and win to help them win a lot of big games after that win in 1996. Like Auburn and Alabama in 1997. And then the multiple big wins in 1998-2000.

Right now our players have nothing to build off of experience wise because the last big win we have had was in 2022.

A win over Arizona State doesn't mean we have turned the corner or are going bowling. But if we win it it's a game our players can look back on and use the experience and confidence from that game to maybe pull off an upset or two this year and then beyond when the schedule is hopefully easier.

And we do have a few SEC games that are in play as far as upsets go. Whether we pull off one or not remains to be seen.