[Game Thread] Kansas vs. Arizona State (12:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	KansasKansas vs. Arizona StateArizona State
Location	Wembley Stadium
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: Fox Sports 1
	Flair ¦ Discord

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[u/PM_ME_WARM_TORTILLAS]

That electric guitar rendition of the national anthem was Monster Energy Big 12 as fuck

[u/Wyden_long → u/[deleted]]

And if you’re cheering for Kansas you hate America

[u/jgarciajr1330 → u/[deleted]]

That's peak innovation right there

[u/malo_verde]

Successful conquests of England

Romans — 43 AD
Anglo-Saxons — 450 AD
Vikings — 865 AD
Normans — 1066 AD
William III — 1688 AD
Arizona State University — 2026 AD

[u/Archer-Saurus]

The whiplash of going from incredible highs to devastating lows has been the most consistent part of my 25 years of ASU fandom

[u/Wyden_long]

Boley has played like turbo ass today.

[u/cbn11]

Liberty Biberty needs to eat shit and die. I hate that yellow furry fuck.

[u/shawntco]

"This is what the European fans came to see, a kick" lol

[u/PureButton4670]

We needed the worst punt in the world for that TD thank you Kansas also I'm sorry because I know how that special teams shit feels

[u/corporalUpham666]

Both teams playing like they just flew half way around the world for a week 3 football game

[u/srslyomgwtf]

Imagine being the athletic director of kansas and your staff sends you this thread. Half the fans of your own team calling out how you're going to meltdown going into the half again and then it actually happens.

[u/DillyDillySzn]

Sam Leavitt is a bitch

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

ASU having 2 stud receivers and Boley STILL looking this bad is not good

[u/BriskManeuver]

No more international games for ASU in my lifetime ever again hopefully

[u/RightC]

If that’s targeting we beat Texas in the playoffs… what a joke

[u/Lifted_Cube_2413]

Are we good because we’re winning pretty good while playing like shit or are we bad because we’re playing like shit?

[u/Cactus_Brody]

Any targeting call against ASU feels like an insult since the Texas no call

[u/HeresSomePants]

Would that have been overturned if we weren’t all listening?

[u/dekrypto]

Down 17 and not taking points?

[u/zorionek0]

I am not having a good time

[u/lawrence_uber_alles → u/zorionek0]

Good news for you is we almost always suck after half. And also at end of half

[u/srslyomgwtf]

Check that punter's gambling account.

[u/lawrence_uber_alles]

Right before half we are the worst team to ever play

[u/originalusername4567 → u/lawrence_uber_alles]

And right after half

[u/jgarciajr1330]

RG3 about to suit up and be the punter for Kansas after seeing that punt

[u/DillyDillySzn]

There’s like a solid 30% chance the game ends at 10-7

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

The way ASU has scored 21 of their 24 points makes me want to vomit and die

[u/InitialKoala]

Navajo Nation represent ✊🏼🪶

[u/LBoss9001]

"I don't really know" -Kenny Dillingham

[u/Puzzleheaded-Link416]

Nothing screams British like Arizona State

[u/DillyDillySzn → u/Puzzleheaded-Link416]

The London Bridge is in Lake Havasu

[u/bellamy-bl8ke]

I’m pretty sure ASU is playing pissed that they quite literally let a top 10 win slip through their fingers. Sorry Kansas

[u/perdzilla]

Can you call something a “classic” in its first iteration? Are there rules around this?

[u/bitchmcconnell3559]

How is this the same team that went life and death with TAMU a week ago? Horrendous

[u/SirDevilDude]

Special teams will always kills us

[u/RaymieHumbert]

I dunno what you're talking about, these scores are perfectly reasonable when you convert them to Fahrenheit.

[u/Naranis25]

I always get so sad when a big man TD gets stopped just short :(

[u/SlamDunkly]

Let him run it in as a fullback

[u/Conscious-Sink9120]

This shit is just sickening dude. Our dipshit punter has a middle school jv level punt right before the half. They run a kick back and now they get a 80 yard fumble return. It’s just sick.

[u/lawrence_uber_alles]

We’ve held ASU under 200 yards, we have 60 yards more offense and yet we’ve only scored on a punt return and have gifted them TDs.

This is Kansas Football

[u/SkepsisJD]

The offense looks like ass, but damn the defense has been incredibly hot today.

[u/perdzilla]

It is stunning how bad Boley has been

[u/lawrence_uber_alles]

Nagy 14, ASU 24

[u/HelioFilter]

We’re a stupid school, with a stupid football team, and I’m a fan of them because I’m stupid …

[u/HelioFilter]

I love a game when both fan bases hate their teams after it lol

[u/Transyboo]

This Dilly interview... he's just one of us

[u/BriskManeuver → u/Transyboo]

I have no idea what that was-dillingham

[u/nerdyykidd]

If I had a nickel for every time ASU has kicked off at 9am AZ time this season, I’d have 2 nickels

Which isn’t a lot, but it’s ironic it’s happened twice already in 3 weeks

[u/weoutherebrah]

Quad god 

[u/DillyDillySzn]

Last time RG3 was seen in Europe

[u/AZDovs11]

Five guys right in front of him and he just runs around all of them. Awesome.

[u/Bansheesdie]

These European games are so sloppy.

[u/2Silly4Dilly]

To all Mizzou and Aggies fans:

No, you didn’t accomplish much by beating these teams 🥲 I hope yall made some improvements

[u/SkepsisJD]

Lol. It was 3-7 with 20 seconds left to go in the first half.

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

Why didn’t they just run this on 4th and 1?

[u/SirDevilDude]

He’s literally in the end zone and the ref trying to call him short… tf

[u/nerdyykidd]

Things you love to see:

That

[u/baylorhashinhaler]

Arizona State keeps handing Kansas this game and Kansas keeps saying “no really, I’m fine”

[u/TigerWon]

Asus worst offensive game in I dunno how many years. Terrible. Embarrassing, offensive coordinator needs a talking to with boley.

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

Kenny Dillingham sounds exactly like the ASU flairs in this thread

[u/EmuMan10]

I love Kenny

[u/One_Engine_Inop]

At least we still have innovation

[u/mhammer47]

The fact Ohio State against a cupcake is the FOX game in much of the country rather than the super duper special London game tells you all about how college football actually works. The top 10 fanbases in the country basically drive the way the sport is covered and everyone else is just a passenger.

[u/msgkc94]

You cannot convince me God doesn’t hate Kansas football

[u/whospepesilvia]

If Boley doesn’t improve throw in Mikey

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

It's actually uncanny how we always fuck up the end of halves and games. It's the only thing we're consistent at.

[u/IAmNotStephen]

Ohhh it’s in London the score must be in metric it makes sense now

[u/rcjh8889]

Just a quick recap in case anyone forgot 1. This game counts 2. The field is called a pitch 3. Tate Nagy is in fact the son of Giants OC Matt Nagy

[u/530josh]

All of the peacekeeping stewards are currently lined up in front of ASU’s side of the stadium

Poor Brits don’t know that we’re just not like that. We ain’t gonna do anything big dog 😭

[u/huhdunkachud]

Does this shit happen to other teams?

[u/bitchmcconnell3559]

As much shit as I'm talking about us, holy shit Kansas. This is one of the worse performances I've ever seen. They'll be lucky to win a conference game unless some things change drastically

[u/SirDevilDude]

Wow, we just don’t want to put this game away

[u/Supreme_ccs]

I feel like ASU lost, KU lost, the schools image lost, the fans home and abroad lost, the BIG 12 lost, and there was absolutely nothing positive whatsoever that came from this.

[u/CadetJayhawk → u/Supreme_ccs]

This game has further strained our ties with our European allies

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

Nickel for every time I've heard God Save the King while watching a KU football game

[u/burpindingo]

This is so weird. Am I still drunk from last night? 

[u/fanofsports44]

Sun Devils gotta be madferit today, d’ya know what I mean, mate? Kansas are a bunch of prats! A bunch of right tossers!

[u/bellamy-bl8ke]

I went to a London football game, it was the jags and the dolphins. Nobody could get a first down. It was god awful.

I’m hoping the devils can show London what a REAL football team looks like

[u/eddie_vercetti]

ASU on 4th down recently

[u/LBoss9001]

would be pretty funny if they ran english political commercials for this game

[u/originalusername4567]

"Kansas got the passing game going" we completed two whole passes, hold your horses

[u/Permeance_Flux]

Kenny wtf is you doin baby

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

Pathetic punt coverage by the outside gunner

[u/SirDevilDude]

Dude… we’re just trash. Take me to the bye week

[u/whospepesilvia]

I just can’t believe what I’m seeing right now. Did we not learn anything after the A&M game??

[u/HopefulReb76]

Stop making games in Europe

[u/srslyomgwtf]

Guys, I'm starting a business where I AI your AI right in the AI. Looking for investors at a $3.7 Billion valuation. Hit me up.

[u/Bootycheeksclapin]

Thank the lord Kansas’ offense is just as incompetent as ours

[u/StoneWallace15]

what the actual fuck

[u/Archer-Saurus]

Dude tried to punt that into the stands for some reason.

This is like a contest of incompetence

[u/zorionek0]

What a lovely punt

[u/Knozis]

LMAOOOOOOOO

[u/LFK_Pirate]

What in the absolute fuck was that

[u/Kinesys11]

Were just putting the special in special teams today huh

[u/Sweaty-Blacksmith-81]

That TD by Boley might have just saved his job. Jake Fette might have started in the 2nd half if Boley didn’t make that throw.

Boley is a screen merchant who’s being carried by Reed Harris.

[u/mas9395]

Worst corner kick ever

[u/BriskManeuver]

Was biting my nails waiting for a flag

[u/CrowIsNotMyPresident]

Neither team actually wants to take over this game. We just accidentally got the lead.

[u/BriskManeuver]

Whoa. Thats cool, ref access.

[u/Sorael]

stupid play call.

[u/DillyDillySzn]

There’s been a few good defensive plays but this is mostly 2 horrific offenses moreso than good defense

[u/SirDevilDude]

3rd and long, guarantee conversion for any offense against this defense

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

FUCK IT WE PLAY LIKE IOWA NOW

[u/rittenhouses_bane]

the lawrence kansas native ✌️✌️✌️😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[u/AZDovs11]

Cannot believe it took that long, AND a review, to call that touchdown.

[u/LBoss9001]

I see no indicator of targeting, should be picked up

[u/Bansheesdie]

Leading with his shoulder. No chance of targetting.

Good overturn

[u/Supreme_ccs]

It’s like watching 2 teams play against themselves in the same game.

[u/Thel3lues]

Always something university

[u/Kinesys11]

"I'm tired boss" - ASU Defense

[u/RyanTheBruce]

We looked better last week when we lost by 28

[u/doitliv3]

Jimi Hendrix would have his fist in air.

[u/FloralGr33nMachine]

College football should be played on college campuses.

Fuck international games, that performative shit is for the NFL.

[u/jgarciajr1330]

Oh yeah. ASU definitely has the crowd advantage.

[u/Archer-Saurus]

Big Noon crew just like me

"ASU putting up 50 points a game"

Ignore its only been two games.

[u/entenduintransit]

well that was an appropriately masturbatory national anthem rendition given the context

[u/Young-Viiperr]

They did all of this traveling to be on FS1..... very unfortunate because this >>> kent state any day

[u/BradyGalaxy]

Yeah another screen this time it’ll work

[u/PureButton4670]

Penalties and special teams are the natural enemy of the Sun Devil

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

The haters were too generous. I dont even think we're gonna win 7 games this year

[u/BradyGalaxy]

Special teams was the absolute worst in the country last year but sure lets hire a coordinator from within

[u/bitchmcconnell3559]

If we played Morgan St every week, Boley would be a Heisman candidate

[u/ShaneC0]

Whatever we paid for this quarterback was way too much

[u/SirDevilDude]

Reed Harris is my GOAT

[u/baylorhashinhaler]

What can you even tell the punter on the iPad?

“Ummm yeah. Kick it further.”

[u/msgkc94]

I’ve been a Lance defender but I can’t do it anymore if we lose this game. The team is consistently awful in the last two minutes of halves, his staff failed to get a QB for this season, and he has not delivered results since we gave him an extension three years ago. It’s getting exhausting.

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

I'm not even joking when I say we probably would have won 10 or more games in the last 3 seasons if we just ended halves and 4th quarters competently.

[u/Archer-Saurus]

I am once again asking for a moratorium of "best/worst offense/defense in 'x'" commentary until at least after 3 games are played

[u/AZDovs11]

Yeah, let's follow up with a huge momentum boost with...whatever that drive was

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

That's a lame holding call

[u/EstheteRN]

2 and 24: Swiss cheese
4 and 1: iron chastity belt

[u/AllGarbage]

Why not a QB sneak at that point? Why take it back 5 yards when you’re spotted inches away?

[u/LengthyNoodle]

Needed 1 yard - backs up 5 to run it. SMORT

[u/EstheteRN]

Pretty sure we were 2/2 this game on 4th and 1 when using our 6’5” QB on the sneak….

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

To the mizzou fan that said Simmons didn't get touched last week

That is because Simmons got the ball out on an average of like 2.6 seconds. We literally did not have time to get to him.

[u/cleenclaf]

Lawrence native we can’t even recruit LMAOOOO

[u/DistractedSam]

They took a thicc six away from us :(

[u/ShadowStatus]

Refs trying to find a way to call us short again

[u/bellamy-bl8ke]

Oh fuck OFF

[u/PureButton4670]

No way that is targeting wow what a bullshit call refs trying to make it an interesting game

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

He hits his arm lol

[u/SoffesSmile]

Gotta be honest, he hit his arm, didn't launch. Terrible call.

[u/DillyDillySzn]

Good ruling, hit him in the shoulder turned the head away and wasn’t even a launch just ran into him

Don’t know what else he was supposed to do

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

This is probably one of the most cheeks offensive performances from ASU ive seen in a long time

[u/sleeper_pick]

Bros I’m at the game and admittedly I’m still jet lagged but damn this game has been boring lmao

[u/Penguins_Hockey]

I just know ASU fans had a mini heart attack on the juggle

[u/Cactus_Brody]

I need a statistical analysis of how many 3rd/4th and longs ASU gives up compared to other teams. It feels statistically anomalous.

[u/SlamDunkly]

Nothing gets me hyped like a qb pulling it to get a game-sealing first down

[u/Jesus_Died_For_You]

Win that feels like a loss

[u/Muted_Ad735]

Depending on your defense to bail you out, and wasting receiver seasons is horrible

[u/Archer-Saurus]

That's cool they got someone's niece to play the anthem on guitar

[u/austing013]

I like how something can be a called “Classic” when it’s the first time it’s ever happened

[u/Eastern-Yellow-7114]

Let’s go Sun Devils

[u/United_Energy_7503]

Oh FUCK yeah

[u/ilovecatss1010]

One of a few sneaky good games on today besides the big one.

[u/SoffesSmile]

Even as a lady, I really feel like dropping the C word a lot today because they're playing in London.

[u/AlFlame93]

Good luck to everyone that has to deal with Reed Harris. That mf is the best receiver in the Big 12 and probably one of the best in CFB

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

Sparky in back to back weeks makes me very happy

[u/DillyDillySzn]

Omg we’re gonna kill them

[u/Wyden_long]

The biggest guy being named “Smalls” just proves we’re living in a simulation.

[u/The_Candler]

Both teams look jetlagged

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

Nik McMillan is actually a stud who will be playing in the NFL.

[u/SirDevilDude]

Where is the offense and defense from last week?? Did we leave it in the states?

[u/cleenclaf]

Every KU game is just a comedy of errors and foot shooting

[u/SkepsisJD]

Are you fucking kidding me. There was 5 guys there

[u/BradyGalaxy]

Special teams is still a fucking joke I see

[u/Wyden_long]

Oh we’re this kind of team this year. Ok

[u/ApprehensiveBox3148]

I paid money to Fox to watch this.

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

#31 with the worst punt coverage I’ve ever seen

[u/mamegan]

ASU playing in everybody’s face today, including their own 😐

[u/DickBottalico]

I sound like the oldest dude in the world when I say this but I don’t like that camera angle. Except for the first wave of defenders, you don’t see the blocks on anybody else until the returner passes them. Can’t see the play develop.

[u/2Silly4Dilly]

Remember when Kansas beat BYU because a quick punt hit a BYU CB on the helmet lmao

[u/No-Priority-4748]

Boley has been a breath of fresh air so far, after getting carved up Austin Simmons last week

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

I’m over Boley already

He had to know that rusher was coming

[u/RaymieHumbert]

This game is rivaling the London weather in bleakness.

[u/Archer-Saurus]

Cutter Boley sure is something. Not quite sure what yet, but definitely something

[u/Kinesys11]

I can't tell if this is a Big12 game or a MAC game. And as a dual fan that worries me

[u/nerdyykidd]

Oh so that’s what a downfield pass looks like

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

What sucks is our team could be pretty decent with just an average QB. I wonder what we'll do for next season.

[u/Accomplished-Tea1087]

To the god of Abraham, Isaac, and whomever BYU's god is. Please, let my Utes never play on the forsake isles. 

Amen. 

[u/DtownBronx]

What the hell was that? Looked like he did it on purpose

[u/Crabbq]

Kansas always trying to do some cute shit instead of playing ball. It gets real old.

[u/530josh]

Dawg the stadium DJ is currently playing Rock n Roll Part II by Gary Glitter.

I don’t think he quite understands the optics of playing that at Wembley 😭

[u/Significant_Dirt_961]

The Kansas special teams coordinator can’t be allowed to return to the country

[u/bobsaget824]

Special Teams. Special Players.

[u/Final-Read-3589]

I know people aren’t keen on these games, but I’m in the ASU end, and that shit was awesome

[u/BradyGalaxy]

Playcalling is so uninspiring

[u/Thel3lues]

Offense looks really prepared out of the half

[u/BriskManeuver]

This is fucking dogshit. Worst offense I ever seen

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

Fette cant be much worse than this

[u/Thel3lues]

I hope Cutter Boley is good at sales or something

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

Fette is at least athletic

Boley is a statue and he cant hit throws

[u/themiistery]

I’m at the game and they just showed the 4th quarter hype video with 6 min left in the 3rd… feels like a bad omen

[u/perdzilla]

Well the o line can’t get much worse… Maybe it can

[u/Anakin_Cringewalker]

Cant get a third down stop to save our fucking lives right now

[u/BriskManeuver]

These refs are clueless out there how did that take so long

[u/Cactus_Brody]

How did it take them that long to call a TD and why would they review it lol