New Mexico is a grand whine cellar. Choosing to chastise Lobo football aficionados in his scathing departing shot, former head coach Rocky Long said in not so many words that UNM football supporters were nothing more than wine-and-cheese fans.
The UNM football team has yet to score an offensive touchdown after their 44-10 loss at the hands of Tulsa on Saturday at University Stadium. “It’s been a long time since I went two games without scoring a touchdown,” head coach Mike Locksley said.
There’s a hurricane warning this Saturday in Albuquerque. Early reports indicate the eye of the storm is headed straight for University Stadium. UNM will face Tulsa in its home-opener, but head coach Mike Locksley doesn’t want his team looking for vengeance from last year’s 56-14 beat down at the hands of the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane, said linebacker Clint McPeek. “We would like to redeem ourselves,” he said.
There comes a point when even a loyal soldier realizes some wars are lost causes — they aren’t worth investing in anymore. That point might have come for Lobo safety Ian Clark, the UNM football team’s most raucous and experienced defensive leader. A source close to Clark is “90 percent sure” Clark is out for the season after his left shoulder was re-injured for the second time in less than a month.
Jeremy Fishbein is, and always has been, a knowledgeable soccer coach. His .666 career winning percentage is an indication of that. Fishbein has 87 wins in 125 games coached during his seven years at UNM, including one national championship appearance in 2005.
Wine hath drowned more men than the sea. So, too, has overconfidence. All last season, the UNM men’s soccer team battled to maintain humble sobriety — and lost. Liquored up on success — and drunk with talent — the Lobos ever-so-slightly reduced their investment in altruism, instead turning toward selfishness. Understandably: Winning, much like alcohol, makes for insatiable addicts.
Even with 17 shots, the UNM men’s soccer team didn’t make San Francisco’s goalkeeper Brendan Roslund break much of a sweat. That’s because the Lobos shot only twice on goal.
There is no doubt about who is the trigger man for the UNM men’s soccer team: Justin Davis. And he’s not gun-shy.The senior forward is coming into his final season with a chance to make it into the Lobo record books.
Perhaps this year’s season-opening radio broadcast won’t be as hectic as last year’s for Lobo football play-by-play announcer Scott Galetti.
The UNM men’s soccer team opens up its home schedule on Saturday against No. 22 San Francisco.“It’s an exciting home-opener,” Senior Justin Davis said. Both teams look evenly matched. They enter Saturday’s contest from impressive victories in their first games of the season.
Mike Locksley is an optimist. He doesn’t appear at all worried that the UNM football team is headed for College Station, Texas, this weekend to face Texas A&M, a team that beat the Lobos 28-22 in Albuquerque last year.
As surely as Monday would follow Sunday, Donovan Porterie was going to be the UNM football team’s starting quarterback this season.
UNM men’s soccer head coach Jeremy Fishbein is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming 2009 season. After losing their footing last year, the Lobos are trying to reclaim their spot atop the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The NBA needs more White Chocolate. Jason Williams, even though he’s not as big a household name, is more of an ambassador for the league than Michael Jordan or Larry Bird.
The UNM volleyball team pulled off back-to-back come-from-behind victories on Saturday at Johnson Gym to capture the championship of the MCM Elegante Lobo Classic. After topping Delaware 25-20, 25-13, 25-21 Friday night in their season opener, the Lobos rallied from a 2-1 set deficit to edge Portland State on Saturday afternoon.
The UNM football team’s running backs are playing a game of musical chairs — all four are dashing for the starting seat. Surprisingly, freshman Demond Dennis created a buzz during fall training camp and might be the clear-cut favorite to take the field Sept. 5 in the Lobos’ season-opener against Texas A&M.
Last week, the Earth rattled, rivers ran red and ESPN’s Ed Werder briefly caught fire. The Minnesota Vikings signed Brett Favre. The Internet promptly imploded under the weight of heavy-handed sports journalism.
The UNM women’s soccer team is nearing its first major challenge of the season, and fans will soon find out how the Lobos handle playing on the road. Today, UNM kicks off a four-game road trip.
No doubt the UNM football team’s linebacking corps is deep, but the jury is still out on whether they’re all game-ready. They’ve had to adapt to a switch from a 3-3-5 defensive scheme to defensive coordinator Doug Mallory’s 4-3 defense, linebackers coach Toby Neinas said. And how many players the Lobos will rotate at linebacker remains to be seen, Neinas said.
Mike Locksley wants to know what good it does him to clue us in on who’s going to be the UNM football team’s starting quarterback this season. How’s this? Once you officially announce who’s going to be the starting quarterback, Coach, you don’t have to hear any more questions about it. Here we are, 10 days before the Lobos’ Sept.
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