It's the late July in Tempe Arizona and that means two things.

• ASU football begins real soon.

• It's time to buy season tickets.

I was reminded of this when I was at Tempe Marketplace last evening. It's our new outdoor mall that has become all the rage.

The misters were going full blast, like a tropical fog. When I looked to the ground I saw this.

It's Sparky, the mascot of the Arizona State University Sun Devils. He's telling you to buy season tickets for as little as $99. In typical fashion he taunts, "You probably spent more on the shoe's you're wearing."

"They're cheap flip-flops, Sparky" thought I "but your point is well taken."

If you're looking for some real fun, go to Sun Devil Central and order your season tickets. You can claim the sundevil made you do it.

People are getting very excited about this team. Though USC is the odds-on favorite to win the Pac-10, many pollsters have the team from Tempe ranked right up there at number two.

Some sporting news companies predict big things for the USC/ASU match-up on October 10th as both teams have a relatively good chance of facing each other undefeated. (Of course, I fully expect my Tucson friends to look back at that last sentence and laugh.)