Quote Originally Posted by Tater View Post
Why do we definitively know more about teams ranked lower than them that we DO know that if ASU loses to us then those teams are better? Especially when they aren't considered better right now.

Mizz - lost QB
OM - insane amount of talent lost
UF - QB secret injury + coach on the hot seat and could be on the outs by the time we play them
Ark - lame duck coach
Aggy - Aggy
Tenn - new QB and roster turnover enough that they're fringe top 25

All these other guys have serious questions about them. If we beat ASU tomorrow - which of these teams is still "out of play" for you?
We do not know more about them. My point is almost that exactly. Beating ASU would not mean they are overrated. But knowing what we know about us, there is at least a decent chance it would mean that.

I will simply say this - almost every team you listed absolutely thinks they will beat us easily. Does not mean they will, but we have no reason at this point to believe we will be super competitive in a lot of those games. Beating ASU may mean we have a better chance, or it may not. And there is a sizeable gap between us and most of those teams. So even if we close that gap, it likely will not be enough in most of those games. We were terrible last year.