Watch Out For That Beaver Trap

ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler gets a hug from receiver Aaron Pflugrad as time runs out in the Sun Devils' 35-20 win over Oregon State (Photo: Fanster.com)Weak opponent, inflated egos or still on a high from a big win.  Any of these reasons could get in the way of a heavily favorite Arizona State Sun Devil team against the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night.  But one only has to look back two weeks to a road game to Champaign, Illinois to understand a ‘trap’ game is more than a sports cliche.  By definition, a trap game is a game that is against a beatable opponent sandwiched between two ‘big’ games against ranked and more powerful teams.  Illinois was between Missouri and USC while Oregon State is between USC and Pac-12 new-comer Utah.  A famous philosopher once penned, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”.  Who knew that beavers love the heat? There might be a plethora of reasons, or there might just be one, bu...