Kalani is also a passionate fan of the school he coaches, but Dillingham seems over the top.

Were these really his postgame comments? Did he say anything complimentary about the opposing team? What a weirdo. And nice spin on how you pretty much made some of the worst coaching decisions ever at the end of the game.

“We won the football game. We beat another ranked team in Mountain America Stadium,” Dillingham told reporters after the game. “This is all about the guys. These guys battled, these guys fought, these guys found a way to win.

“It doesn’t matter whatever happened at the end, but you know what? We got to rush the field twice. How about that? We rushed the field three times this year. That’s pretty cool. Not many people get the opportunity to do that. Come to Arizona State because there’s going to be a lot more of that coming forward.”

“We’re going to make one play, (if) we make one play the rest of the game we win,” Dillingham recalled telling his players. “... And guess what? We got it, we got the play.

“We got the play to win the football game, and what’s just so special is that when you look at the guys, (they) have such confidence. It’s like, ‘Oh, the game’s close? I’m glad I’m on this sideline.’ I wouldn’t want to be on the other sideline because that’s what we do. We win close games and we like drama, so it’s perfect.”