Arizona State is not sticking with the status quo -- not hardly.

The Sun Devils will have a drastically different look for the 2008 season despite finishing 10-3 last year and tying for first in the Pac-10 standings.

Why change what obviously worked? Simple. Arizona State is trying to be even better, and one way is to spread the field out more offensively and start sending the proverbial kitchen sink at opponents while on defense.

"We were pretty vanilla on offense last year," ASU quarterback Rudy Carpenter said. "You could tell what we would be doing much of the time. I think to have more things and not be so generic will help us out, getting guys open and keeping defense honest."

Arizona State's offense was good enough to average 400 yards and 32 points per game, with Carpenter the catalyst.

More four- and five-receiver sets and tailback screens have been added to the offense.

Defensively, the Sun Devils are going to be more aggressive, which means blitzes from a variety of places, one time from the safety, another the corner.

ASU saw teams showing tendencies against them late in the season, when they lost three of the final five games after starting 8-0.

"Teams aren't going to know where we are coming from," ASU safety Rodney Cox told the East Valley Tribune.

ASU was a surprise a year ago. The Sun Devils won't be a shock to anybody this time around, except they might be even better. However, four of the five starting offensive linemen are gone, and big shoes need to be filled in the secondary.

Change can be good. ASU is hoping for change to make it even better.

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