DJ Foster

[soduck]

I thought Erikson was already fired, or was that just a rumor?

[RanDux]

I thought Erikson was already fired, or was that just a rumor?

I think that was just speculation. No firm news yet.

[JustisM]

Just looked at ASU's recruiting class. Two RB's have signed (one from a JuCo) and they also have five WR's (including Lawler ****). Pretty big class if Foster is going to end up at ASU. We have 1 RB and no WR IIRC. Also we are 12th in the nation for quality (stars per player average) this year, 3rd in Pac 12. Cal, who has only 8 commits, and USC are ahead.

[karlhungis]

Just looked at ASU's recruiting class. Two RB's have signed (one from a JuCo) and they also have five WR's (including Lawler ****). Pretty big class if Foster is going to end up at ASU. We have 1 RB and no WR IIRC. Also we are 12th in the nation for quality (stars per player average) this year, 3rd in Pac 12. Cal, who has only 8 commits, and USC are ahead.

I doubt Foster is concerned about competition.

[lukeyrid13]

ASU is losing their entire WR core this year though so he probably still sees potential playing time there

[SuperDuck]

The thing that's confounding about ASU is that they're only 14 points away from being 9-1. They lost by 10 to WSU, 3 to Illinois and 1 to UCLA. They also beat USC pretty handily. That's got to be brutal for them, especially the last two to WSU and UCLA.

You can bet that whoever they bring in to replace Erickson (Bellotti?) will be knocking on DJ's door trying to convince him to stay, if he hasn't already committed.

[headshottzzzz]

It also sounds like Foster has more allegiance to the school than he does to the coach. IMO Erickson being there or not won't have much of a role in his decision.

[karlhungis]

It also sounds like Foster has more allegiance to the school than he does to the coach. IMO Erickson being there or not won't have much of a role in his decision.

I don't think it comes down to loyalty to Erickson. But the uncertainty of who the new guy is going to be can't be viewed as a positive.

[JIDuck97]

The thing that's confounding about ASU is that they're only 14 points away from being 9-1. They lost by 10 to WSU, 3 to Illinois and 1 to UCLA. They also beat USC pretty handily. That's got to be brutal for them, especially the last two to WSU and UCLA.

Every year ASU does this. They are a team that rather than knowing how to win, knows how to lose. It is inscribed into the coaching staff there and the players are so used to it that they don't seem to know how to overcome it. If Erickson gets tossed, ASU will likely have to change any incoming players because the players that are there do not seem to know how to win in any big game situations. It has been that way there for a while now.

[cmmadness]

They're also losing 30 scholarship seniors. Next year they'll be in the toilet.

[DmoneyDuck]

Chalk up another loss for Arizona State

[greenyellow]

They're also losing 30 scholarship seniors. Next year they'll be in the toilet.

How do you get that many scholarship players in one class? That's worse than how Ernie Kent had his scholarships distributed.

[Ducks1]

redshirts

[buckmarkduck]

Yep RS and JC guys.

[SuperDuck]

Well, the season is over and Saguaro won the state championship for the second year in a row. Here's an excerpt from the article on D.J. Foster:

"Saguaro senior running back D.J. Foster was a workhorse, rushing for 210 yards on 36 carries with a 57-yard touchdown. Foster also scored on two receiving touchdowns, Saguaro's last two, from 10 and 9 yards out."

Hopefully he'll announce this week that he's going to be a Duck! (wishful thinking - )

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