The Star's longtime columnist asks (and answers) the big questions ahead of Friday's rivalry game at Arizona Stadium.
A: ASU’s Shaun Aguano is the 21st interim head coach in Pac-12 history. Only three were elevated to permanent head coach: Washington State’s Jake Dickert, USC’s Clay Helton and Utah’s Kyle Whittingham.After Arizona defensive coordinator Tim Kish replaced Mike Stoops in midseason, 2011, he not only upset No. 20 ASU, but then was hired as Oklahoma’s linebacker coach, helping the Sooners go 76-18 in seven years.
Aguano’s high school coaching profile won’t help him. He won four state championships at Chandler High School, going 88-19 in seven years. But the last time a Pac-12 school hired a head coach only three years removed from high school coaching was in 1946. That’s when ASU hired Mesa High School coach Steve Coutchie. Coutchie went 2-7-2 and was fired after one season.
Mistler was so good at Sahuaro he set state records in season receiving yards and touchdowns and became a Parade All-American who chose ASU over an offer from Notre Dame. A third-round draft pick of the New York Giants, Mistler played four NFL seasons and is now president of First Fidelity Bank of Arizona, in Phoenix, and a member of the Phoenix Thunderbirds, the equivalent of the Tucson Conquistadors.
Waiting list: receiver Bobby Wade of Phoenix Desert Vista High; running back Trung Canidate of Phoenix Central High School defensive lineman Tom Nelson of Tempe High School; defensive end David Wood of Mesa Westwood High School; and offensive lineman Jon Abbott of Phoenix Central High School.A: If this year’s game doesn’t pack Arizona Stadium, it won’t be anywhere near a first.
There are many variables that work against a sellout this year: ASU fans are unlikely to drive from Tempe to see a splintered 3-8 team; students have scattered for the Thanksgiving holiday; it’s Black Friday, one of the top shopping days of the year; and Arizona is coming off a 31-20 letdown against Washington State.A: Let’s just say Fox Sports 1 is not sending its No. 1 crew to Tucson to broadcast the game.
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