... teams around the country would be satisfied with a defensive performance that only yielded nine points in the season opener. Although Arizona State does not want to be an ordinary team on defense, nine points relinquished to Portland State was unacceptable. Dennis Erickson's defense wants to be the best.

On Saturday night versus Portland State, ASU was noticeably upset after Portland State’s opening scoring drive. The Sun Devils gave up an 18-yard pass play, as well as back-to-back runs of five and eight yards. The result of that string of poor defensive plays was a 42-yard field goal, to give Portland State an early 3-0 lead.

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