Dang! They were just posing for some “cheer-only” pictures before at a private lingerie party, but ASU decided to sack the squad.

Now outraged fans and angry cheer-tarts are descending on the school, and (shocker) ASU athletic officials are changing their tune.

Apparently all that's happening is that the school is simply combining the cheer and dance squads to enhance the fan experience, a plan that's been in the works for a while.

We just can't emphasize enough that those two things are unrelated," ASU sports information director Mark Brand told Game On! today.

"It's a pure coincidence and the pictures had nothing to do with the decision." says Steve Hank of the ASU Athletic Department.

Huh. Something smells fishy to me.