Arizona State head coach Todd Graham coaches on the sidelines against Oregon in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

ASU football coachΒ Todd Graham, acting as a tour guide for the Sun Devils’ $240 million football plant last week, exhibited typical preseason coaching gobbledygook when he told reporters: β€œWe believe the smarter player is the better player. Are we just going to go out and out-talent everybody? Our plan to win is to out-teach, out-smart, to out-discipline, to out-character our opponent.” Haven’t we heard that before? Come on, man. Just play.Β 


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