ASU fires Koetter, hires Erickson

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The smoldering Arizona-Arizona State football rivalry grew hotter on Wednesday when Wildcats coach Mike Stoops said ASU has "turned into a JC"

Speaking at a football signing day news conference in Tucson, Stoops said some recruits had told him that it was easier to earn acceptance at ASU.

"Each school has to recruit to that school and what type of academic requirements there are," Stoops said. "Obviously, Arizona State has turned into a JC and we are a four-year college. According to all the players, they say it is easier to go to school there, easier to get in. I thought we had the same requirements. It is news to me."

Get your popcorn ready

Stoops: ASU has ''turned into a JC"

 

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Stoops is a total douche bag... both STATE universities have the same entrance requirements...U of A isnt exactly Harvard...I guess having lost three in a row to the Devils will cause this kind of stupidity

GO DEVILS!@!!!!!

 

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Good to know I have a master's degree from a JC.

U of A loves to think they are a better school, but the two schools are very similar. Some of U of A's programs are better but others at ASU are better. Just depends on what you study there, like any school.

 

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TUCSON- Arizona coach Mike Stoops apologized on Thursday for saying that Arizona State has "turned into a J.C."

"Yesterday in my annual signing day news conference I regretfully made some comments about sister institution Arizona State University," Stoops said in a statement. "These remarks were dutifully reported by the media, and not necessarily taken out of context - which was within some of my heartfelt observations about the recruiting process and what it entails for individuals and college football programs. But it was a personal mistake and one for which I apologize."

Stoops was not available for further comment

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UA's Stoops issues apology

 

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Get your popcorn ready

Stoops: ASU has ''turned into a JC"

AND WTF IS WRONG WITH BEING A JC?????!!!!!???

 

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AND WTF IS WRONG WITH BEING A JC?????!!!!!???

Messiah complex.

 

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Messiah complex.

You should be proud

 

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All three of the football recruits who decommitted from Arizona and signed with Arizona State dispute and take offense at comments made by Arizona coach Mike Stoops on signing day last week.

None say they were misled by ASU coaches into believing that gaining admission into ASU is easier than getting into Arizona. Stoops continued to accuse ASU coaches of that during radio interviews Feb. 7, before and after his apology for saying that "Arizona State has turned into a JC (junior college), and we're a four-year college."

Jarrell Barbour, a wide receiver from Peoria Centennial High School, said he understood during recruiting that admission requirements are the same at both schools, and ASU coaches did not suggest otherwise"They didn't tell me anything like that," Barbour said. "Me and Coach (Dennis) Erickson have a great relationship. He wouldn't lie to me."

Barbour told the Arizona Daily Star in August, when he switched his commitment to ASU, that ASU "has a better plan to get me in (academically)." That story also quoted Bill Morgan, UA assistant athletic director, saying that it's rare for an athlete to be accepted into ASU that UA also would not admit.

Stoops' shot ruffles ASU recruits