But having grown up a Sun Devil fan, if there is a way to choke away a conference championship, it’s versus UofA. First time I witnessed this was 1982 and again in 1985. Over-confident ASU on the way to the Rose Bowl gets smoked by the (inferior) Wildcats. No Rose Bowl. No conference championship. After Saturday’s post-game shenanigans the Sun Devils are staring karma and the universe in the face.