Shooting Blanks at New Mexico State (TCY) - Page 2

bbgunn · 01-12-2010, 01:14 AM

WEEK 12 PREVIEW
Bye week. However, there are some big Sun Belt matchups: Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee State (TV4) and Troy @ Louisiana-Lafayette (TV5).

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 12:28 AM

Scores
Home team in CAPS.
Louisiana-Monroe 34, MIDDLE TENN. ST. 28
Troy 31, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 24
NORTH TEXAS 35, Idaho 10
Utah State 28, ARKANSAS ST 10

Standings

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Louisiana-Monroe         5  5  0  .500  224 262 4  1  0  .800  169 100 Won 1       
Troy                     5  5  0  .500  217 258 4  1  0  .800  135 97  Won 3       
Utah State               4  6  0  .400  204 318 4  2  0  .666  157 121 Won 2       
Middle Tennessee State   4  6  0  .400  221 262 4  3  0  .571  180 134 Lost 2      
North Texas              4  6  0  .400  216 343 3  3  0  .500  136 139 Won 2       
Louisiana-Lafayette      4  6  0  .400  218 262 3  3  0  .500  163 137 Lost 2      
**New Mexico State       2  8  0  .200  129 382 2  2  0  .500  72  78  Won 1       
Idaho                    2  8  0  .200  152 378 2  5  0  .285  138 217 Lost 1      
Arkansas State           0  10 0  .000  93  381 0  6  0  .000  73  200 Lost 10

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 12:28 AM

Except for a commitment, nothing new here.

Visits
QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+)
WR Craig Sies, CO (scout 44+)
WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-)
ILB K.C. Brennan, TX (scout 45+)

Commitments
C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-)
G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+)
T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-)
DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+)
DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+)
OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+)
CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+)
S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position)

Rejections
WR Dwight Kerns, CO (scout 59-, #86 position) (will attend Nevada)
ILB Troy Ramsey, NM (scout 89--, #444 nation, #27 position) (will attend Boise State)

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 12:30 AM

New Mexico State (2-8, 2-2) at Utah State (4-6, 4-2)
Utah State favored by 15
Weather forecast: 39 degrees, rainy

New Mexico State comes into this road game - their last game of the season - having won two of their last three games after starting the season 0-7. Meanwhile, the "other" Aggies, Utah State, have won their last two games to stay in the race for the Sun Belt title.

Utah State has one of the best rushing offenses and one of the best pass defenses in the league - a recipe for disaster for New Mexico State. Add the fact that it will be miserable weather for passing, and we could be looking at another blowout with NMSU on the wrong end.

Other Sun Belt Games
Idaho at Hawaii
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe
Middle Tennessee State at Troy
North Texas at Arkansas State

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 12:32 AM

Utah State 31, New Mexico State 3

LOGAN, UT - In the last game of the year, New Mexico State (2-9, 2-3) could not keep up their momentum. Their offense was nearly shut down in a big loss to Utah State (5-6, 5-2).

Once again the defense allowed the other team a lot of opportunities. However, it was the pass defense that really had trouble today. Utah State had more passing yards than New Mexico State's total yards.

Meanwhile, the NMSU offense did their part to help lose the game. They failed to convert on 10 of 11 third-down plays.

"This is not the way (the seniors) wanted to go out," said WR Warren Barber, a senior who has played his last game in a New Mexico State uniform.

Code:

Box Score: New Mexico State at Utah State  
Logan, UT.  
Week 13, 2004  
Attendance: 12,300 (30,300).  
Weather: 39 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 04:29 NMST - Toby Schwartz 32 field goal.  
2Q: 10:30 UTST - Floyd Dawkins 1 pass from Thomas Bryant.  
2Q: 10:30 UTST - James Joyner extra point.  
2Q: 05:14 UTST - James Joyner 30 field goal.  
3Q: 05:11 UTST - Floyd Dawkins 5 pass from Thomas Bryant.  
3Q: 05:11 UTST - James Joyner extra point.  
4Q: 05:51 UTST - Rex Briggs 15 run.  
4Q: 05:51 UTST - James Joyner extra point.  
4Q: 02:15 UTST - Brett Garrett 37 pass from Donnie Roden.  
4Q: 02:15 UTST - James Joyner extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UTST 18 Thomas Bryant  
  
New Mexico State  3      0      0      0      -      3  
Utah State        0      10     7      14     -      31  
  
Team Statistics          NMST          UTST  
  
First Downs              10            23  
  
Total Rushes             16            51  
Net Rushing Yards        70            171  
Yards Per Carry          4.3           3.3  
Rushing Yards            87            199  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-3           7-16  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-14          2-12  
  
Pass Attempts            34            24  
Completions              17            18  
Passing Yards            148           243  
Yards Per Attempt        4.3           10.1  
Interceptions            1             0  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           1/0  
  
Total Plays              50            75  
Total Yards              218           414  
Yards Per Play           4.3           5.5  
  
3rd Down Plays           1/11          9/17  
  
Penalties                4             4  
Penalty Yards            36            35  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 24        OWN 35  
Time Of Possession       22:06         37:54  
  
New Mexico State Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
21 Rivers                7      76     10.8   49     0      0      0  
42 Rice                  6      8      1.3    8      0      2      0  
5 Johnston               3      -14    -4.6   0      0      0      3  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
5 Johnston               34     17     148    4.3    36     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Barber                4      19     4.7    1      9      0  
8 Brummitt               3      25     8.3    4      14     0  
89 Caldwell              3      19     6.3    8      8      0  
88 Hager                 3      48     16.0   5      36     0  
85 Sims                  3      34     11.3   7      17     0  
22 Kinney                1      3      3.0    2      3      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
33 Keating               2      12     6.0    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
80 Barber                2      43     21.5   0  
33 Keating               2      37     18.5   0  
8 Brummitt               1      12     12.0   0  

Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
13 Hastings              6      199    33.1   39     0  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
16 Schwartz              1      3      32     0      0  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
92 Ruth                  14     3      0.5    0      0      0  
96 Carman                7      2      0.0    0      0      0  
52 Daniels               6      0      0.0    0      0      0  
72 Berry                 5      2      0.5    0      0      0  
24 Monroe                5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
77 Whalen                4      2      1.0    0      0      0  
98 Alcott                4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
54 Baldwin               4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Whitfield             3      7      0.0    0      0      0  
33 Keating               3      3      0.0    0      0      0  
41 Durnwirth             3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
95 Atkins                2      1      0.0    0      0      0  
74 Kinney                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Palmer                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
57 Hatcher               1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
31 Camacho               1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
5 Johnston               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
88 Hager                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
53 Lawrence              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
13 Hastings              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
43 Cowell                0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
69 Shelton               0      0      0      0      1      1  
75 Tanuvasa              0      0      0      0      2      1  
53 Lawrence              0      1      0      0      0      1  
67 Clancy                0      0      0      0      1      0  
  
Player                   Stokes Awarded  
95 Harold Atkins         4  
42 Howie Rice            3  
92 Grant Ruth            3  
5 Bart Johnston          1  
33 Bubba Keating         1  
24 Gary Monroe           1

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 12:34 AM

Code:

  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Blair, Ty               32   RB   Sr*   Out          Torn Knee Ligamen 14 Weeks   
Leeuwenburg, Graham     84   WR   Jr    Out          Torn Biceps Muscl 19 Weeks   
Gilmore, Ty             91   DE   Jr*   Out          Elbow Ligament Su 15 Weeks   
Grant, Harold           47   OLB  So*   Out          Broken Tibia      4 Weeks    
Wohlman, Arnie          46   OLB* Jr    Out          Broken Fibula     7 Weeks    
Berlin, Jeffrey         29   RB   Jr    Out          Broken Clavicle   4 Weeks    
Tanuvasa, Julio         75   T    Sr    Probable     Pulled Quadriceps 1 Week     
Carman, Bert            96   OLB  Sr    Probable     Hip Pointer       1 Week     
Hager, Tyrell           88   WR   So*   Probable     Bruised Ribcage   4 Weeks    
Durnwirth, Fred         41   ILB  Jr    Probable     Broken Hand       1 Week

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 12:35 AM

HAWAII 38, Idaho 7
North Texas 20, ARKANSAS STATE 10
Louisiana-Lafayette 32, LOUISIANA-MONROE 28
TROY 21, Middle Tennessee State 14

Despite their win over us in Week 13, Utah State loses the Sun Belt title by 1/2 game to Troy, thanks to this year's screwy Sun Belt schedules. Utah State actually beat Troy this year (but they lost to North Texas and Middle Tennessee State).

Meanwhile, we finish in seventh place. We have a long way to go.

Code:

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Troy                     6  5  0  .545  238 272 5  1  0  .833  156 111 Won 4       
Utah State               5  6  0  .454  235 321 5  2  0  .714  188 124 Won 3       
Louisiana-Monroe         5  6  0  .454  252 294 4  2  0  .666  197 132 Lost 1      
North Texas              5  6  0  .454  236 353 4  3  0  .571  156 149 Won 3       
Louisiana-Lafayette      5  6  0  .454  250 290 4  3  0  .571  195 165 Won 1       
Middle Tennessee State   4  7  0  .363  235 283 4  4  0  .500  194 155 Lost 3      
**New Mexico State       2  9  0  .181  132 413 2  3  0  .400  75  109 Lost 1      
Idaho                    2  9  0  .181  159 416 2  5  0  .285  138 217 Lost 2      
Arkansas State           0  11 0  .000  103 401 0  7  0  .000  83  220 Lost 11

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 12:36 AM

WEEK 13 RECRUITING
We finally get a commitment from a wide receiver, but we lose our other wide receiver target to Boise State. In addition, Oregon State has swooped in to offer ILB K.C. Brennan a scholarship. We can't compete with that, so we take Brennan off the list. Unfortunately I will not be able to bring in a scholarship ILB in this recruiting class. We are going to have to work hard to get some ILB's next year.
Meanwhile, I start looking for a walk-on punter.

Visits
QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+)

Commitments
WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-)
C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-)
G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+)
T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-)
DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+)
DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+)
OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+)
CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+)
S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position)

Rejections
WR Dwight Kerns, CO (scout 59-, #86 position) (will attend Nevada)
WR Craig Sies, CO (scout 44+) (will attend Boise State)
ILB Troy Ramsey, NM (scout 89--, #444 nation, #27 position) (will attend Boise State)

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:24 AM

WEEK 14 RECRUITING
Finally, a commitment from the quarterback we were targeting: Al Glenn out of Aztec, NM. I don't know if that is a good thing or not; Glenn isn't exactly the impact QB that we need. His high school stats through 9 games: 178-380, 2238 yds, 7 TD, 13 INT. Unfortunately he is the best that we can get in our recruiting area. Here's hoping that next year's crop of quarterbacks is a good one.

Visits
WR Jeremy Witt, TX (scout 35-)

Commitments
QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+)
WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-)
C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-)
G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+)
T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-)
DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+)
DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+)
OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+)
CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+)
S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position)

Rejections
WR Dwight Kerns, CO (scout 59-, #86 position) (will attend Nevada)
WR Craig Sies, CO (scout 44+) (will attend Boise State)
ILB Troy Ramsey, NM (scout 89--, #444 nation, #27 position) (will attend Boise State)

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:26 AM

WEEK 15 RECRUITING
Our last pending scholarship target, WR Jeremy Witt out of Texas, rejected us in favor of Auburn. Luckily, we did have a walk-on WR target just in case, but this is a big blow. Anyway, all of our walk-on targets accepted, and here is our final recruiting class:

2004 NMSU Recruiting Class
QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+)
QB Quinn Janke, AZ (scout 34+) (walk-on)
WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-)
WR Raymond Tepper, TX (scout 39-)(walk-on)
C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-)
G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+)
T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-)
P Stan DiCaprio, CO (scout 42+)(walk-on)
K Billy Monk, AZ (scout 47--)(walk-on)
DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+)
DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+)
ILB Butch Falvey, AZ (scout 24-)(walk-on)
OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+)
CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+)
S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position)

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:27 AM

FINAL REGULAR SEASON COACHES POLL

Code:

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami of Florida        11-0    ACC   1     1     1.00    1       
Southern California     11-0    PAC   2     2     2.00    2       
Oklahoma                11-1    B12   3     9     6.00    4       
Michigan                10-1    B10   4     3     3.50    8       
Ohio State              10-1    B10   5     4     4.50    5       
Nebraska                11-1    B12   6     5     5.50    3       
Louisiana State         11-1    SEC   7     8     7.50    6       
Tennessee               10-1    SEC   8     7     7.50    7       
Utah                    11-0    MWC   9     6     7.50    13      
Penn State              10-1    B10   10    10    10.00   10      
Clemson                 10-1    ACC   11    12    11.50   12      
Florida                 10-2    SEC   12    15    13.50   14      
Texas                   9-2     B12   13    13    13.00   11      
Colorado                10-1    B12   14    11    12.50   9       
Wisconsin               9-2     B10   15    14    14.50   16      
Florida State           8-3     ACC   16    17    16.50   19      
Texas Christian         10-1    USA   17    18    17.50   20      
Washington              9-2     PAC   18    16    17.00   17      
Boston College          9-2     BET   19    19    19.00   15      
Syracuse                9-2     BET   20    21    20.50   21      
West Virginia           9-2     BET   21    23    22.00   18      
Virginia Tech           8-3     ACC   22    25    23.50   26      
Louisville              9-2     USA   23    20    21.50   22      
Boise State             9-2     WAC   24    22    23.00   24      
Georgia                 7-4     SEC   25    24    24.50   23

Obviously no Sun Belt teams were in the rankings.

Miami and USC will battle for the National Championship, as they finished #1 and #2 in the BCS as well. Undefeated Utah gets the shaft.

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:30 AM

NOTABLE BOWLS

Happy Fun Bowl
Kodiak 31, Troy 21

National Championship
USC 62, Miami (FL) 21

HEISMAN TROPHY:
QB Richard Crawford, Michigan

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:31 AM

2004 NMSU SUMMARY

Code:

2004 Summary for New Mexico State
   
Record: 2-9
Rank: 113
   
New Mexico State        Team      Rank  
Rushes                  247       124         
Rushing Yards           759       116         
Yards Per Carry         3.07      98          
Pass Attempts           427       16          
Completions             205       32 (T)      
Passing Yards           2096      65 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       4.90      110         
3rd Down Conversions    21.4      122         
Points Per Game         12.0      119         
Turnovers               24        67 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -6        88 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  461       120         
Rushing Yards           2048      113 (T)     
Yards Per Carry         4.44      103         
Pass Attempts           300       18          
Completions             184       71 (T)      
Passing Yards           2361      79          
Yards Per Attempt       7.87      108         
3rd Down Conversions    43.3      113         
Points Per Game         37.5      111         
Turnovers               18        98 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Run and Shoot Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     3     at ARKN (32)  59      
3     7     at CALI (34)  42      
4     7     TROY (69)     17      
5     14    NMEX (118)    65      
6     10    at TXEP (90)  38      
7     7     LALF (80)     31      
8     10    at ANCH (66)  48      
9     27    at NTEX (71)  21      
10    13    NAVY (76)     52      
11    31    MDTN (86)     9       
13    3     at UTST (74)  31      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
5 Johnston          QB    334   160   1628  4.87  8     14      
10 Hanrahan         QB    77    38    420   5.45  2     6       
Team                ---   427   205   2096  4.90  10    20      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
21 Rivers           RB    56    410   7.32  1     6     2       
29 Berlin           RB    52    195   3.75  1     15    37      
42 Rice             RB    45    162   3.60  1     12    4       
5 Johnston          QB    41    -134  -3.26 0     34    145     
Team                ---   247   759   3.07  4     89    263     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
80 Barber           WR    102   51    576   11.2  157   4       
88 Hager            WR    81    30    391   13.0  127   3       
85 Sims             WR    71    31    400   12.9  77    1       
89 Caldwell         WR    65    33    264   8.0   79    2       
8 Brummitt          WR    37    19    222   11.6  31    0       
99 McClellan        TE    19    9     82    9.1   20    0       
29 Berlin           RB    13    8     37    4.6   28    0       
Team                ---   427   205   2096  10.2  583   10      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
92 Ruth             DE    64    24    2.0   12    0     0       
33 Keating          CB    63    24    0.0   4     1     5       
52 Daniels          ILB   54    22    5.0   7     0     2       
96 Carman           OLB   53    15    2.0   5     0     1       
95 Atkins           DE    49    22    7.5   13    0     2       
24 Monroe           CB    36    9     0.0   3     6     7       
72 Berry            DT    34    11    1.5   5     0     1       
47 Grant            OLB   32    11    1.0   5     0     1       
98 Alcott           DT    29    11    2.0   6     0     0       
27 Whitfield        S     27    19    0.0   2     1     0       
77 Whalen           DT    26    10    2.5   6     0     0       
37 Palmer           S     21    7     0.0   2     0     8       
46 Wohlman          OLB   20    10    0.5   2     0     1       
41 Durnwirth        ILB   17    6     0.0   2     0     0       
31 Camacho          CB    15    7     0.0   1     1     0       
74 Kinney           DE    11    5     0.5   4     0     0       
Team                ---   674   227   26.0  83    10    33

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:31 AM

2004 NMSU AWARDS

2004 SUN BELT FIRST TEAM
WR Warren Barber
DE Grant Ruth
DE Harold Atkins
CB Bubba Keating
CB Gary Monroe

2004 SUN BELT SECOND TEAM
OLB Bert Carman

2004 SUN BELT ACADEMIC TEAM
T Dale Shelton
S Joe Palmer

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:32 AM

2004 GRADUATING CLASS

Code:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  HT   WT   High School  
Johnston, Bart          5    QB   Sr    6-4   190   Hemet, CA - Hemet              
Roaf, Fred              44   FB   Sr    5-10  211   Modesto, CA - Fred C Beyer     
McClellan, Joseph       99   TE   Sr    6-4   226   Salt Lake City, UT - West      
Barber, Warren          80   WR   Sr    5-11  180   Ruidoso, NM - Ruidoso          
Tanuvasa, Julio         75   T    Sr    6-5   284   Beaumont, CA - Beaumont        
Shelton, Dale           69   T*   Sr    6-5   299   Santa Fe, NM - Capitol         
Whalen, Christian       77   DT   Sr    6-3   258   Memphis, TN - Kirby            
Daniels, Ricky          52   ILB  Sr    6-1   229   Benicia, CA - Benicia          
Carman, Bert            96   OLB  Sr    5-11  201   Coolidge, AZ - Coolidge        
Monroe, Gary            24   CB   Sr    6-1   178   Monte Vista, CO - Monte Vista  
Palmer, Joe             37   S    Sr    6-1   192   Albuquerque, NM - Cibola

We're losing key starters at QB, WR, T, DT, ILB, OLB, CB and S. Could we possibly be worse in 2005?

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 03:33 AM

2004 - FINAL THOUGHTS

Well, what can I say? This season was definitely no surprise. I knew our roster was bad when I came here to Las Cruces.

What I didn't expect was the difficulty I had in recruiting. Our recruiting class was dead last. I need to be more aggressive in pursuing top recruits in our area. Even if most of them reject us, perhaps we may be able to land a couple of blue chippers.

Anyway, glad the season is over, and I'm looking forward to 2005.

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 04:33 AM

START
2005 SEASON

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 04:34 AM

2005 OFFSEASON NEWS

The biggest news is that I have hired new offensive and defensive coordinators. And these guys have me excited about the future!

Offensive Coordinator
Kent McDonald
This guy is decent at developing QBs, and good or better at every other trait! And he's only 31. I'm sure one of the big schools will swoop in and grab him in 2006, but at least for one season we have a future star coordinator in our midst.

Defensive Coordinator
James Lunsford
This 55-year-old is excellent at play calling, helps his defense avoid injuries, and is somewhat likeable. The downside is that he is terrible with the linebackers and poor with the secondary, although he is decent with the DL. Not great, but I need someone with better play calling skills.

In addition to that, we lose our Southeast scout to Texas Tech, but no biggie... we aren't recruiting in the Southeast anyway, only the Deep South and Southwest.

A lot of our players are complaining in the offseason because of a lack of free time and a loss of girlfriends. At first, I'm tempted to say, "Be a man! Be tough!" But I do realize I've been working the boys too hard. I set practice at 20 last year, and all it resulted in was a 2-9 season. Maybe a change is what we need. Practice will be set at 18.

Meanwhile, we have trouble scheduling out-of-conference home games. So we end up with away games at Tennessee and at Connecticut.

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 04:36 AM

2005 NEW MEXICO STATE ROSTER

Code:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Glover, Howard          14   QB   Sr    21                23                  
Glenn, Al               4    QB   Fr    8                 45                  
Bopp, Leroy             1    QB   Sr    0                 0                   
Hanrahan, Wade          10   QB   Sr    0                 0                   
Newton, Irving          18   QB*  So*   7                 35                  
Janke, Quinn            5    QB*  Fr    6                 54                  
Womer, Rickey           12   QB*  So*   1                 4

We have a ton of QBs! Unfortunately, none of them are worth much. Glover will be the starter on opening day. Quinn Janke, our walk-on recruit, seems to have more potential than the QB we gave the scholarship to, Al Glenn. We will redshirt Janke this year, while Glenn will be available as a true freshman.

Code:

      
Blair, Ty               32   RB   Sr    24                36                  
Berlin, Jeffrey         29   RB   Sr    19                37                  
Rice, Howie             42   RB   So    13                16                  
Rivers, Wendell         21   RB   Jr*   12                32                  
Kinney, Harvey          22   RB   Jr*   10                19                  
Mathews, Roger          20   FB   Sr    21                40                  
Taylor, Peter           45   FB*  Fr    0                 14

We get Blair and Berlin back from serious injuries. Blair will be the opening day starter at RB. Of course, we don't have much use for our FBs.

Code:

                
Newell, Artie           87   TE   Jr*   29                42                  
Lawhorn, Norm           93   TE   So    17                49                  
Spindler, Leslie        82   TE   Jr*   6                 14                  
Sims, Juan              85   WR   Sr    16                16                  
Leeuwenburg, Graham     84   WR   Sr    15                36                  
Breaux, Leland          81   WR   So*   11                20                  
Brummitt, Dave          8    WR   So    11                19                  
Fleming, Dusty          6    WR   Fr    10                23                  
Caldwell, Ian           89   WR   Jr*   9                 23                  
Hager, Tyrell           88   WR   Jr*   8                 29                  
Tepper, Raymond         86   WR*  Fr    13                51                  
Bailey, Reuben          3    WR*  So*   9                 9

Our receiving corps are terrible. The starting four will be Sims, Leeuwenberg, Breaux and Brummitt. Again, here we have a walk-on freshman (Tepper) that is better than the scholarship freshman (Fleming). Moral of the story: don't neglect those lower-rated recruits!

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Whitlock, Percy         56   C    Fr    13                25                  
Carder, Shane           58   C    Jr*   9                 30                  
Lawrence, Harold        53   C    Sr*   8                 34                  
Clancy, Drew            67   G    Sr    25                35                  
Tanner, Norm            60   G    Sr    13                13                  
Turney, Dean            71   G    Jr*   7                 20                  
Bishop, Sherman         70   G    Fr    5                 44                  
Rice, Christian         73   G    Jr*   2                 12                  
Wainright, Marcus       62   T    Sr*   12                20                  
Collins, Donnell        63   T    Jr*   10                37                  
Jarvis, Tom             78   T    So*   9                 26                  
Crosland, Shaun         61   T    Fr    7                 37                  
Greene, Robert          65   T*   Jr*   8                 30

Lawrence is a returning starter, so he gets the edge at center, although Carder may step in at times. At guard, returning starters Clancy and Tanner are the obvious choices. We are quite weak at tackle; Wainwright and Collins (another returning starter) are the hcoices.

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Hastings, Alan          13   P    Jr*   26                40                  
Colston, Bert           7    P    So*   15                52                  
Carlisle, Tyrone        17   P*   So*   6                 17                  
DiCaprio, Stan          19   P*   Fr    1                 30                  
Schwartz, Toby          16   K    Jr    35                35                  
Siddiqui, Winston       9    K    Sr*   12                42                  
Monk, Billy             11   K*   Fr    16                40

No need to go in depth here.

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Atkins, Harold          95   DE   Sr    44                52                  
Ruth, Grant             92   DE   Sr    38                43                  
Gilmore, Ty             91   DE   Sr*   29                41                  
Sutton, Ronnie          76   DE   So*   18                59                  
Kochansky, Ralph        90   DE   Fr    14                41                  
Kinney, Bill            74   DE   So    10                58                  
Shuler, Lorenzo         94   DE*  Sr    11                12                  
Alcott, Irving          98   DT   Sr    20                29                  
Roach, Lonnie           96   DT   Fr    15                34               
Berry, Jared            72   DT   Jr*   13                35                  
Williamson, Joe         79   DT   So    11                23

At DE, Atkins and Ruth, our all-Sun Belt First Teamers from last year, will start once again. (Lorenzo Shuler is suspended because of academic reasons.) We are weak at DT, so Lonnie Roach will play as a true freshman. He will start along with returning starter Irving Alcott.

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Durnwirth, Fred         41   ILB  Sr    17                32                  
Baldwin, Gabe           54   ILB  Jr    9                 9                   
Cowell, Korey           43   ILB  Jr*   0                 9                   
Falvey, Butch           48   ILB* Fr    7                 32                  
Grant, Harold           47   OLB  Jr*   28                66                  
Wilson, Casey           52   OLB  Fr    19                29                   
Wohlman, Arnie          46   OLB  Sr    16                16                  
Magallanes, Korey       51   OLB* Sr    5                 25                  
Hatcher, Robert         57   OLB* So    4                 25                  
Flaherty, Hardy         59   OLB* Jr*   0                 25

At linebacker, Durnwirth will take over as starting ILB. At OLB, Grant will be a starter as will Wohlman.

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Keating, Bubba          33   CB   Jr    36                51                  
Camacho, Moe            31   CB   Sr*   20                20                  
Small, Bryant           34   CB   Sr*   11                11                  
Brenner, Alonzo         38   CB   Fr    8                 35                   
Crocker, Stephen        25   CB*  Jr*   6                 26                  
Whitfield, Carlos       27   S    So    28                28                  
Arnold, Sam             44   S    Fr    25                60                   
Fleming, Billy Joe      26   S    Sr    18                18                  
Barbour, Ricky          40   S    Jr*   11                47

Bubba Keating was a good player for us last year, and he will start again at cornerback in 2005, this time with Moe Camacho. Whitfield and Fleming will be our safeties.

bbgunn · 01-15-2010, 04:43 AM

2005 NMSU SCHEDULE

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Rival: New Mexico
Stadium Capacity: 30,300
Season Tickets Sold: 9,900
   
  Week  Opponent                   
2       at (10) Tennessee                                               
3       at Connecticut                                                  
$$5     LOUISIANA-MONROE                                                
6       NEW MEXICO                                                      
$$7     at Louisiana-Lafayette                                          
$$8     ARKANSAS STATE                                                  
$$9     at Troy                                                         
$$10    at North Texas                                                  
$$11    IDAHO                                                           
$$12    at Middle Tennessee State                                       
$$13    UTAH STATE                                                      
   
Home Games in ALL CAPS  
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

Again, we have a tough non-conference slate. However, this year we have 8 Sun Belt games instead of 5. That should be nice.

The coaches have made their preseason picks, and they have picked us to finish 8th in the Sun Belt, ahead of only Arkansas State. They have picked North Texas to edge out last year's champs Troy. They are followed by Utah State, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee State, and Idaho.

PRESEASON NATIONAL COACHES POLL

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School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Michigan                0-0     B10   1     1     1.00    1       
Miami of Florida        0-0     ACC   2     3     2.50    2       
Southern California     0-0     PAC   3     10    6.50    5       
Ohio State              0-0     B10   4     2     3.00    3       
Oklahoma                0-0     B12   5     9     7.00    6       
Florida State           0-0     ACC   6     4     5.00    4       
Florida                 0-0     SEC   7     17    12.00   9       
Penn State              0-0     B10   8     18    13.00   10      
Nebraska                0-0     B12   9     5     7.00    7       
Tennessee               0-0     SEC   10    6     8.00    8       
Louisiana State         0-0     SEC   11    8     9.50    11      
Texas                   0-0     B12   12    16    14.00   13      
Georgia                 0-0     SEC   13    7     10.00   12      
Wisconsin               0-0     B10   14    11    12.50   14      
Clemson                 0-0     ACC   15    33    24.00   19      
Colorado                0-0     B12   16    15    15.50   15      
Washington              0-0     PAC   17    12    14.50   16      
Boston College          0-0     BET   18    20    19.00   18      
Alabama                 0-0     SEC   19    14    16.50   17      
Utah                    0-0     MWC   20    13    16.50   20      
Virginia Tech           0-0     ACC   21    40    30.50   25      
California-Los Angeles  0-0     PAC   22    26    24.00   21      
Syracuse                0-0     BET   23    25    24.00   22      
Oregon State            0-0     PAC   24    46    35.00   27      
Notre Dame              0-0     IND   25    27    26.00   26

bbgunn · 01-18-2010, 12:15 AM

2005 RECRUITING

These are my focus areas for 2005:

Scholarships = 16
QB (low priority), RB, WRx2 (high priority), C, G, T (high priority), DE, DT (high priority), ILB, OLB (high priority), CB, S
Walk-ons: FBx2, TE (unless we pick up some extra scholarship players)

Again, our recruiting radius extends to 600 miles from Las Cruces and will not change until we have some success here.

WEEK 1 PREVIEW

No game for NMSU this week.

Games in the Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech at North Texas [TV5]
Louisiana-Lafayette at #23 Syracuse [TV5]

bbgunn · 01-18-2010, 12:17 AM

WEEK 1 RECAP

Sun Belt Scores
NORTH TEXAS 27, Louisiana Tech 14
#23 SYRACUSE 55, Louisiana-Lafayette 10

WEEK 1 RECRUITING: TOP 3 TARGETS
This is a new feature I'm trying out. I'll focus on our top 3 targets at the current time.

OLB Craig Quimby
Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque HS)
#1 nation, #1 position
Scout: 95+

The number one recruit in the nation resides in New Mexico! That is an advantage for us, albeit a small one. We immediately jumped on him and give him a scholarship offer, but Tennessee did as well during Week 1. He prefers distance and academics. We easily beat Tennessee in distance but are far behind in academics. If only we could beat Tennessee on the field this weekend... that might help.

RB Jumbo Cooley
Phoenix, AZ (Alhambra HS)
#86 nation, #7 position
Scout: 90-

I think a good tailback only helps the run-and-shoot, and to land Cooley would be big for us. We are the only ones offering a scholarship now, but Georgia and USC have contacted him also. Stresses distance and also prefers academics. We edge USC in distance.

WR Buddy Manning
Phoenix, AZ (Barry Goldwater HS)
#184 nation, #14 position
Scout: 83+

Good at catching the ball, but not in traffic. Still better than what we have. Strong preference for academics, but prefers team prestige as well. We and Louisville have offered scholarships. Louisville beats us handily in prestige, but almost even with us in academics. Hopefully distance will play a part in Manning's decision.

WEEK 2 PREVIEW

New Mexico State (0-0) at #3 Tennessee (1-0)
Tennessee is favored by 14
Broadcast regionally on TV4
Weather: 62 degrees

This will be the first game I am coaching in that will be shown live on TV. Obviously people are not going to tune in to see us. They want to see the number three team in the nation. The Volunteers, who run a pro formation, just beat Oregon State 48-20. Their offense looks balanced and pretty good, if one game is any indication. Can you say blowout?

Other Sun Belt Games
Virginia Tech at Troy
Ole Miss at Arkansas State
Air Force at Utah State
(How in the world are they getting these big boys to come to their house and play?)

bbgunn · 01-18-2010, 12:19 AM

WEEK 2 RECAP

#3 Tennessee 52, New Mexico State 0

Well, what can I say? We are just not ready for the big time yet. The Volunteer defense completely shut down our offense. We had no chance. Not the way I wanted to start the season, but what could I do, right?

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Box Score: New Mexico State at Tennessee  
Knoxville, TN.  
Week 2, 2005  
Attendance: 104,100 (104,100).  
Weather: 62 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 08:23 TENN - Warren Liedtke 14 pass from Clay McNeil.  
1Q: 08:23 TENN - Cory Johnston extra point.  
2Q: 12:46 TENN - Sherman Bower 44 run.  
2Q: 12:46 TENN - Cory Johnston extra point.  
2Q: 09:27 TENN - Morris Roaf 14 pass from Clay McNeil.  
2Q: 09:27 TENN - Cory Johnston extra point.  
2Q: 06:39 TENN - Warren Liedtke 15 pass from Clay McNeil.  
2Q: 06:39 TENN - Cory Johnston extra point.  
2Q: 02:17 TENN - Sherman Bower 16 pass from Clay McNeil.  
2Q: 02:17 TENN - Cory Johnston extra point.  
3Q: 03:20 TENN - Eugene Shuran 1 run.  
3Q: 03:20 TENN - Cory Johnston extra point.  
4Q: 13:29 TENN - Cory Johnston 34 field goal.  
4Q: 02:39 TENN - Morris Roaf 20 pass from Thurman Meyer.  
4Q: 02:39 TENN - Cory Johnston extra point.  
  
Game MVP: TENN 96 Cory Self  
  
New Mexico State  0      0      0      0      -      0  
Tennessee         7      28     7      10     -      52  
  
Team Statistics          NMST          TENN  
  
First Downs              8             29  
  
Total Rushes             19            37  
Net Rushing Yards        -5            201  
Yards Per Carry          0.2           5.4  
Rushing Yards            51            208  
Tckld Loss/Yards         1-2           2-2  
Sacked/Yards Lost        9-54          1-5  
  
Pass Attempts            36            35  
Completions              15            25  
Passing Yards            81            365  
Yards Per Attempt        2.2           10.4  
Interceptions            1             1  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           0/0  
  
Total Plays              55            72  
Total Yards              76            566  
Yards Per Play           1.3           7.8  
  
3rd Down Plays           3/15          7/13  
  
Penalties                5             12  
Penalty Yards            30            99  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 28        OWN 39  
Time Of Possession       25:22         34:38  
  
New Mexico State Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
14 Glover                5      -22    -4.4   0      0      1      4  
29 Berlin                5      35     7.0    17     0      1      0  
4 Glenn                  5      -32    -6.4   0      0      0      5  
21 Rivers                3      16     5.3    9      0      1      0  
32 Blair                 1      -2     -2.0   -2     0      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
4 Glenn                  19     8      56     2.9    14     0      1  
14 Glover                17     7      25     1.4    14     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
93 Lawhorn               4      12     3.0    0      8      0  
88 Hager                 3      30     10.0   11     14     0  
85 Sims                  3      24     8.0    3      14     0  
29 Berlin                2      2      1.0    6      1      0  
8 Brummitt               2      9      4.5    1      11     0  
89 Caldwell              1      4      4.0    0      4      0  

Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
33 Keating               2      15     7.5    0  
29 Berlin                1      1      1.0    0  
81 Breaux                1      3      3.0    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
33 Keating               4      83     20.7   0  
34 Small                 3      54     18.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
13 Hastings              11     380    34.5   50     2  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
16 Schwartz              0      1      0      0      0  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
74 Kinney                8      3      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Gilmore               4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
47 Grant                 4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
33 Keating               4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
57 Hatcher               4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Whitfield             4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
72 Berry                 3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
79 Williamson            3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
43 Cowell                3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
54 Baldwin               3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
25 Crocker               2      1      0.0    1      47     0  
41 Durnwirth             2      1      0.0    0      0      0  
65 Greene                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Ruth                  2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
46 Wohlman               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
31 Camacho               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
96 Roach                 1      0      1.0    0      0      0  
34 Small                 1      2      0.0    0      0      0  
95 Atkins                1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Sutton                1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
85 Sims                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
53 Lawrence              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Carder                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
67 Clancy                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
71 Turney                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Alcott                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Fleming               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
40 Barbour               0      1      0.0    0      0      0

bbgunn · 01-18-2010, 12:22 AM

WEEK 2 IN THE SUN BELT

Virginia Tech 20, TROY 10
Ole Miss 66, ARKANSAS STATE 10
UTAH STATE 27, Air Force 23 (whoa!)

bbgunn · 01-18-2010, 12:23 AM

WEEK 2 RECRUITING: TOP 3 TARGETS

OLB Craig Quimby
Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque HS)
#1 nation, #1 position
Scout: 95+
OFFERS: New Mexico, Maryland, Tennessee

We still beat both UT and UM on distance, so I hope that works in our favor.

Now for some new, more highly rated additions to our Top 3:

DE Will Beauchamp
Glendale, AZ (Cactus HS)
#24 nation, #7 position
Scout: 79+
OFFERS: Michigan State, New Mexico State, USC (visiting)
OTHERS INTERESTED: Nebraska, Oklahoma

A great run defender... just what we need. Of course, he's already visiting USC... that doesn't help. But distance is one of his priorities, and we beat all schools on that (although we barely beat USC).

S Gus Brandon
Byers, CO (Byers HS)
#54 nation, #1 position
Scout: 78++
OFFERS: New Mexico State, Texas, USC (visiting)
OTHERS INTERESTED: Florida, Michigan

I love me some dominant defensive backs, and this is one. In 6 high school games, he has 53 tackles, 7 INTs and 3.5 sacks. Strong preference for academics (he has a 3.78 GPA, after all), but also likes distance. This is where we beat all other schools that have made offers.

bbgunn · 01-18-2010, 12:24 AM

WEEK 3 PREVIEW

New Mexico State (0-1) at Connecticut (0-0)
Connecticut favored by 5
Weather: 68 degrees, rainy

No information on Connecticut, a Big East team that seems to favor the run. According to the computer ratings, they are much worse than Tennessee. Wow, if we can go to the East Coast and pull off a win, I would be very very happy.

Injury Report
None! Despite the whipping by Tennessee, we emerged unscathed.

Other Sun Belt Games

Arkansas State at BYU
Idaho at Illinois
Louisiana-Lafayette at Minnesota
Middle Tenn. State at South Carolina
Troy at Arizona
Utah State at Georgia Tech
Fairbanks at North Texas [TV4]
Bethel at Louisiana-Monroe

bbgunn · 01-19-2010, 06:47 PM

Sorry that I haven't been posting here that often lately. I've been busy both at work and at home (mainly at work, where I have more computer and internet time). Things should ease up next week, so I'll be able to post more blowout losses then.

bbgunn · 01-20-2010, 11:31 PM

I'm always looking to try to improve the way I post game recaps and the like. Therefore I'm going to try something new with the recaps. Any comments would be appreciated. Also, I'm going to scale back my recruiting reports. There's so much going on that it's hard and confusing to report about it. I will, however, update you from time to time about top prospects.

bbgunn · 01-20-2010, 11:51 PM

2005 Week 3
Connecticut 48, New Mexico State 17

I had a good feeling about this game as I stood on the sideline in Connecticut watching my team do their warm-ups. That feeling disappeared after Connecticut drove down the field for a touchdown at the 11:01 mark. Although we made it competitive before halftime, we folded in the second half.

What a bad loss. Offensively, we didn't exist. Our defense sucked, too. I thought we would be more competitive. Either Connecticut is really good, or we're really bad.

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New Mexico State  0      14     3      0      -      17  
Connecticut       7      14     14     13     -      48

Scoring Drives

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1Q: 11:01 CONN - Wesley Lewis 16 run.  
1Q: 11:01 CONN - Teddy Buckner extra point.  
2Q: 14:27 CONN - Johnny Hampton 11 run.  
2Q: 14:27 CONN - Teddy Buckner extra point.  
2Q: 08:16 CONN - Henry Hanson 3 run.  
2Q: 08:16 CONN - Teddy Buckner extra point.  
2Q: 08:08 NMST - Bubba Keating 85 kickoff return.  
2Q: 08:08 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
2Q: 01:31 NMST - Stephen Crocker 89 interception return.  
2Q: 01:31 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
3Q: 14:38 CONN - John Campbell 85 pass from Wesley Lewis.  
3Q: 14:38 CONN - Teddy Buckner extra point.  
3Q: 07:24 CONN - Johnny Hampton 41 run.  
3Q: 07:24 CONN - Teddy Buckner extra point.  
3Q: 01:52 NMST - Toby Schwartz 37 field goal.  
4Q: 10:45 CONN - Teddy Buckner 37 field goal.  
4Q: 02:39 CONN - Teddy Buckner 24 field goal.  
4Q: 01:41 CONN - Melvin Ash 62 interception return.  
4Q: 01:41 CONN - Teddy Buckner extra point.  

Game MVP: CONN 88 John Campbell

Team Stats

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Team Statistics          NMST          CONN  
  
First Downs              6             26  
  
Total Rushes             13            51  
Net Rushing Yards        0             237  
Yards Per Carry          0.0           4.6  
Rushing Yards            31            255  
Tckld Loss/Yards         0-0           6-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        5-31          2-9  
  
Pass Attempts            32            32  
Completions              13            17  
Passing Yards            106           266  
Yards Per Attempt        3.3           8.3  
Interceptions            3             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           1/0  
  
Total Plays              45            83  
Total Yards              106           503  
Yards Per Play           2.3           6.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           1/12          11/19  
  
Penalties                9             4  
Penalty Yards            70            25  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 31        OWN 35  
Time Of Possession       20:19         39:41

NMSU Leaders
Rushing

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Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
14 Glover                7      -1     -0.1   22     0      0      4  
29 Berlin                2      3      1.5    3      0      1      0  
4 Glenn                  2      -5     -2.5   0      0      1      1

Passing

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Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
14 Glover                28     12     105    3.7    20     0      2  
4 Glenn                  4      1      1      0.2    1      0      1

Receiving

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Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
85 Sims                  5      58     11.6   4      20     0  
84 Leeuwenburg           2      10     5.0    2      11     0  
8 Brummitt               2      12     6.0    0      12     0

Top Defenders

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Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
47 Grant                 10     4      0.0    0      0      0  
33 Keating               7      2      0.0    0      0      0  
41 Durnwirth             7      1      0.0    0      0      0  
95 Atkins                6      0      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Whitfield             6      0      0.0    0      0      0

Week 3 Injuries
We hardly use TEs, so Lawhorn's injury is of no concern.

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 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Lawhorn, Norm           93   TE   So    Out          Dislocated Should 13 Weeks

Recoil · 01-20-2010, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbgunn

I'm always looking to try to improve the way I post game recaps and the like. Therefore I'm going to try something new with the recaps. Any comments would be appreciated. Also, I'm going to scale back my recruiting reports. There's so much going on that it's hard and confusing to report about it. I will, however, update you from time to time about top prospects.

Same here. I found importing game logs to be too time consuming. I'm really not sure what readers would prefer, to be honest.

I haven't been too concerned with my own recruiting reports. Maybe because it's kind of depressing.

bbgunn · 01-20-2010, 11:52 PM

Week 3 in the Sun Belt
Georgia Tech 40, Utah State 13
Illinois 52, Idaho 0
Minnesota 35, Louisiana-Lafayette 20
Arizona 52, Troy 10
South Carolina 55, Middle Tennessee State 24
BYU 38, Arkansas State 7
Louisiana-Monroe 34, Bethel 21
North Texas 43, Fairbanks 37
Except for ULM and North Texas, who beat up on some Alaska teams, it was a day of blowouts for the conference. I don't feel so bad now.

Upcoming Week 4 Games
NMSU has a bye week.
Baylor at Louisiana-Monroe
Kentucky at Idaho
North Texas at Utah State [TV4]
Troy at Middle Tennessee State

bbgunn · 01-20-2010, 11:53 PM

Week 4 in the Sun Belt
Baylor 45, Louisiana-Monroe 6
Kentucky 38, Idaho 10
Troy 31, Middle Tennessee State 17
Utah State 38, North Texas 21

Upcoming Week 5 Games

Louisiana-Monroe (1-1) at New Mexico State (0-2)
NMSU is favored by 7 (!)
Weather: 74 degrees, fair

The first Sun Belt game of the year, and we are favored by seven points? ULM just came off of a 45-6 beatdown by Baylor at home. Defensively, they are not that bad; that Baylor score was a bit deceptive. Offensively, they stink at the passing game, but are average with the run. If we can stuff the run, and if we can get some - any - offense, we have a chance.

Other Sun Belt Games
Mississippi State at Troy
Idaho at North Texas
Middle Tenn. State at Arkansas State
Utah State at Louisiana-Lafayette

TEAM NEWS
One of our backup receivers, WR Ian Caldwell, was caught committing a serious violation of the rules. Luckily we avoid the wrath of the NCAA with this one. However, something has to be done. His popularity with his teammates is good, but we have to set an example. Caldwell is suspended immediately.

bbgunn · 01-20-2010, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Recoil

Same here. I found importing game logs to be too time consuming. I'm really not sure what readers would prefer, to be honest.

I haven't been too concerned with my own recruiting reports. Maybe because it's kind of depressing.

Recruiting makes me depressed, too, especially with a team as bad as New Mexico State. I wonder if I should even bother posting about it because my recruits are lowly anyway.

I don't mind importing box scores, but yeah, I wonder what readers prefer. I know that I myself don't like to scroll through an entire box score, but I do like to see the stats of key players, team stats like yardage gained, etc.

bbgunn · 01-21-2010, 12:01 AM

2005 Week 5
Louisiana-Monroe 34, New Mexico State 17

Our run-and-shoot offense came to life in this game. Problem is, ULM ran all over us. That and the fact that we had a lot of penalties and couldn't convert our third downs for the life of us.

Scoring Drives

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1Q: 07:51 LAMN - Todd Houghtlin 18 pass from Tim Ravenola.  
1Q: 07:51 LAMN - Terrell Barnhart extra point.  
1Q: 03:49 LAMN - Jessie Chandler 7 pass from Tim Ravenola.  
1Q: 03:49 LAMN - Terrell Barnhart extra point.  
2Q: 13:27 NMST - Toby Schwartz 37 field goal.  
2Q: 04:43 NMST - Juan Sims 2 pass from Howard Glover.  
2Q: 04:43 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
2Q: 00:08 LAMN - Terrell Barnhart 22 field goal.  
4Q: 11:02 LAMN - Donnell Drake 36 run.  
4Q: 11:02 LAMN - Terrell Barnhart extra point.  
4Q: 09:58 NMST - Tyrell Hager 29 pass from Howard Glover.  
4Q: 09:58 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
4Q: 03:20 LAMN - Donnell Drake 13 pass from Tim Ravenola.  
4Q: 03:20 LAMN - Terrell Barnhart extra point.  
4Q: 00:00 LAMN - Terrell Barnhart 23 field goal.  
  
Game MVP: LAMN 54 Damon Gaylor

Team Stats

Code:

Team Statistics          LAMN          NMST  
  
First Downs              29            16  
  
Total Rushes             53            14  
Net Rushing Yards        199           59  
Yards Per Carry          3.7           4.2  
Rushing Yards            239           72  
Tckld Loss/Yards         12-17         0-0  
Sacked/Yards Lost        4-23          2-13  
  
Pass Attempts            29            32  
Completions              19            17  
Passing Yards            195           218  
Yards Per Attempt        6.7           6.8  
Interceptions            2             1  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              82            46  
Total Yards              394           277  
Yards Per Play           4.8           6.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           10/17         1/9  
  
Penalties                8             13  
Penalty Yards            45            130  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 35        OWN 32  
Time Of Possession       39:22         20:38

NMSU Leaders

Code:

Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
32 Blair                 5      31     6.2    13     0      1      0  
14 Glover                4      2      0.5    11     0      0      2  
29 Berlin                4      9      2.2    4      0      1      0  
8 Brummitt               1      17     17.0   17     0      0      0

Code:

Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
14 Glover                32     17     218    6.8    47     2      1

Code:

Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
88 Hager                 5      68     13.6   51     29     1  
8 Brummitt               4      54     13.5   6      25     0  
32 Blair                 2      15     7.5    2      8      0  
84 Leeuwenburg           2      17     8.5    2      13     0  
85 Sims                  2      49     24.5   13     47     1  
29 Berlin                1      -1     -1.0   0      -1     0  
81 Breaux                1      16     16.0   3      16     0

Top Defenders

Code:

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
47 Grant                 11     4      0.0    0      0      0  
95 Atkins                10     0      1.5    0      0      0  
92 Ruth                  7      1      0.0    0      0      0  
33 Keating               7      1      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Gilmore               6      0      1.0    0      0      0  
31 Camacho               2      1      0.0    2      54     0

Week 5 Injuries
Williamson is out for the season. That hurts our already-weak depth in the middle of the D-line.

Code:

  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Lawhorn, Norm           93   TE   So    Out          Dislocated Should 11 Weeks   
Williamson, Joe         79   DT   So    Out          High Ankle Sprain 20 Weeks

bbgunn · 01-21-2010, 12:18 AM

Week 5 in the Sun Belt
Mississippi State 38, Troy 7
Middle Tenn. St. 28, Arkansas St. 13
Idaho 42, North Texas 35
Utah State 21, Louisiana-Lafayette 18

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Utah State               3  1  0  .750  99  102 2  0  0  1.000 59  39  Won 2       
Louisiana-Monroe         2  1  0  .666  74  83  1  0  0  1.000 34  17  Won 1       
Idaho                    1  2  0  .333  52  125 1  0  0  1.000 42  35  Won 1       
Troy                     1  3  0  .250  58  127 1  0  0  1.000 31  17  Lost 1      
Middle Tennessee State   1  2  0  .333  69  99  1  1  0  .500  45  44  Won 1       
Louisiana-Lafayette      0  3  0  .000  48  111 0  1  0  .000  18  21  Lost 3      
**New Mexico State       0  3  0  .000  34  134 0  1  0  .000  17  34  Lost 4      
Arkansas State           0  3  0  .000  30  132 0  1  0  .000  13  28  Lost 14     
North Texas              2  2  0  .500  126 131 0  2  0  .000  56  80  Lost 2

Upcoming Week 6 Games

New Mexico (2-2) at New Mexico State (0-3)
Lobos are favored by 12
Weather: 61 degrees, fair
Rivalry week! The Lobos come to our house, and we are ready to attack... so to speak. UNM's two losses were blowouts: 79-0 to #1 Michigan, and 38-0 to #15 Utah. They also beat So. Miss. and Kodiak by close games. The Lobos' I-Formation offense is average at best, but their defense is terrible, especially against the pass. Despite the spread, I think we will make it competitive.

Other Sun Belt Games
Arkansas St. at Idaho
Louisiana-Lafayette at Toledo
Louisiana-Monroe at Central Michigan
Troy at North Texas

bbgunn · 01-21-2010, 01:21 AM

2005 Week 6
New Mexico 42, New Mexico State 35

Ah, so close to that first win! After the Lobos scored a TD early in the game, we scored three of our own to dominate the first quarter. They tied it up 21-21 at the half. We take a 35-28 lead by the end of the third quarter, only to see it slip away. Oh, so disappointing to let a rivalry win get away.

I am pleased with QB Howard Glover's stats. This was his best game yet, and it was a rivalry game. I was wondering if I should give Al Glenn a chance, but Glover rewarded my faith in him. All in all, our offense did not make many mistakes in this game. The defense, however, gave up too many yards. As you will see in the injury report, we suffered some key losses on the defensive side of the ball in this game, so our defense is not going to get better any time soon.

Code:

New Mexico        7      14     7      14     -      42  
New Mexico State  21     0      14     0      -      35

Scoring Drives

Code:

1Q: 12:15 NMEX - Frankie Wayne 8 run.  
1Q: 12:15 NMEX - Mark Oliver extra point.  
1Q: 07:17 NMST - Juan Sims 6 pass from Howard Glover.  
1Q: 07:17 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
1Q: 04:19 NMST - Tyrell Hager 7 pass from Howard Glover.  
1Q: 04:19 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
1Q: 01:26 NMST - Tyrell Hager 15 pass from Howard Glover.  
1Q: 01:26 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
2Q: 06:13 NMEX - Sam Rickman 21 pass from Ben Hartman.  
2Q: 06:13 NMEX - Mark Oliver extra point.  
2Q: 00:36 NMEX - Ben Hartman 3 run.  
2Q: 00:36 NMEX - Mark Oliver extra point.  
3Q: 13:55 NMST - Arnie Wohlman 27 interception return.  
3Q: 13:55 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
3Q: 09:35 NMEX - Frankie Wayne 6 pass from Ben Hartman.  
3Q: 09:35 NMEX - Mark Oliver extra point.  
3Q: 00:24 NMST - Ty Blair 3 pass from Howard Glover.  
3Q: 00:24 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
4Q: 09:23 NMEX - Frankie Wayne 5 run.  
4Q: 09:23 NMEX - Mark Oliver extra point.  
4Q: 05:47 NMEX - Mel Bernstein 6 pass from Ben Hartman.  
4Q: 05:47 NMEX - Mark Oliver extra point.  
  
Game MVP: NMEX 56 Walt Bowling

Team Stats

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Attendance: 12,600 (30,300)

Team Statistics          NMEX          NMST  
  
First Downs              29            19  
  
Total Rushes             48            16  
Net Rushing Yards        272           60  
Yards Per Carry          5.6           3.7  
Rushing Yards            312           75  
Tckld Loss/Yards         3-11          2-4  
Sacked/Yards Lost        5-29          2-11  
  
Pass Attempts            25            43  
Completions              16            30  
Passing Yards            223           253  
Yards Per Attempt        8.9           5.8  
Interceptions            3             1  
Fumbles/Lost             3/1           1/1  
  
Total Plays              73            59  
Total Yards              495           313  
Yards Per Play           6.7           5.3  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/11          4/12  
  
Penalties                8             8  
Penalty Yards            60            61  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 33        OWN 31  
Time Of Possession       33:49         26:11

NMSU Leading Players

Code:

Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
32 Blair                 6      16     2.6    16     0      2      0  
14 Glover                4      10     2.5    16     0      0      2  
29 Berlin                4      12     3.0    5      0      0      0  
21 Rivers                1      21     21.0   21     0      0      0  
8 Brummitt               1      1      1.0    1      0      0      0

Code:

Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
14 Glover                43     30     253    5.8    31     4      1

Code:

Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
32 Blair                 7      30     4.2    29     11     1  
8 Brummitt               7      42     6.0    18     12     0  
84 Leeuwenburg           5      32     6.4    5      9      0  
85 Sims                  4      55     13.7   18     30     1  
29 Berlin                3      32     10.6   33     18     0  
88 Hager                 2      22     11.0   40     15     2  
81 Breaux                2      40     20.0   11     31     0

Code:

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
47 Grant                 12     2      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Gilmore               6      3      2.0    0      0      0  
92 Ruth                  5      0      2.0    0      0      0  
33 Keating               5      3      0.0    1      0      0  
46 Wohlman               5      0      0.0    1      27     1

Week 6 Injuries
Very depressing... Our top player on defense, OLB Harold Grant, is out the rest of the year after ripping up his knee. Damn, what a blow. Our starting ILB Durnwirth is out for the season, too, with a broken foot. DE Harold Atkins, our second-best defensive player, strained a triceps, but hopefully will still be able to contribute.

Code:

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Lawhorn, Norm           93   TE   So    Out          Dislocated Should 10 Weeks   
Williamson, Joe         79   DT   So    Out          High Ankle Sprain 19 Weeks   
Durnwirth, Fred         41   ILB  Sr    Out          Broken Foot       15 Weeks   
Grant, Harold           47   OLB  Jr*   Out          Reconstructive Kn 24 Weeks   
Atkins, Harold          95   DE   Sr    Questionable Strained Triceps  4 Weeks

bbgunn · 01-21-2010, 01:23 AM

Week 6 in the Sun Belt
Central Michigan 38, Louisiana-Monroe 7
Toledo 47, Louisiana-Lafayette 17
Arkansas State 14, Idaho 7 (ASU's 14-game losing streak comes to an end.)
Troy 24, North Texas 21

Code:

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Utah State               3  1  0  .750  99  102 2  0  0  1.000 59  39  Won 2       
Troy                     2  3  0  .400  82  148 2  0  0  1.000 55  38  Won 1       
Louisiana-Monroe         2  2  0  .500  81  121 1  0  0  1.000 34  17  Lost 1      
Middle Tennessee State   1  2  0  .333  69  99  1  1  0  .500  45  44  Won 1       
Arkansas State           1  3  0  .250  44  139 1  1  0  .500  27  35  Won 1       
Idaho                    1  3  0  .250  59  139 1  1  0  .500  49  49  Lost 1      
Louisiana-Lafayette      0  4  0  .000  65  158 0  1  0  .000  18  21  Lost 4      
**New Mexico State       0  4  0  .000  69  176 0  1  0  .000  17  34  Lost 5      
North Texas              2  3  0  .400  147 155 0  3  0  .000  77  104 Lost 3

NATIONAL COACHES TOP 25

Code:

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Michigan                5-0     B10   1     1     1.00    3       
Miami (FL)              5-0     ACC   2     3     2.50    1       
USC                     4-0     PAC   3     7     5.00    2       
Ohio State              5-0     B10   4     2     3.00    7       
Oklahoma                4-0     B12   5     6     5.50    9       
Florida                 4-0     SEC   6     11    8.50    8       
Penn State              5-0     B10   7     13    10.00   6       
Nebraska                5-0     B12   8     4     6.00    5       
Louisiana State         5-0     SEC   9     5     7.00    4       
Texas                   4-0     B12   10    12    11.00   15      
Wisconsin               4-0     B10   11    8     9.50    10      
Boston College          4-0     BET   12    14    13.00   17      
Alabama                 4-0     SEC   13    10    11.50   11      
Utah                    4-0     MWC   14    9     11.50   12      
Tennessee               3-1     SEC   15    15    15.00   19      
Iowa State              5-0     B12   16    18    17.00   14      
Georgia                 3-1     SEC   17    17    17.00   24      
Washington State        5-0     PAC   18    16    17.00   13      
Colorado                4-1     B12   19    19    19.00   18      
Brigham Young           4-0     MWC   20    20    20.00   20      
Virginia Tech           3-1     ACC   21    26    23.50   21      
Auburn                  4-1     SEC   22    25    23.50   16      
Clemson                 2-1     ACC   23    38    30.50   28      
Florida State           2-2     ACC   24    23    23.50   35      
California              4-1     PAC   25    33    29.00   26

Upcoming Week 7 Games

New Mexico State (0-4, 0-1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (0-4, 0-1)
Lafayette is favored by 8
Weather: 54 degrees, stormy

The Rajun Cajuns are probably the only other team in the Sun Belt that is as bad as we are right now. They run a pro offense that is terrible, moreso running than passing. That's good for us, since our run defense is terrible. Their defense is not bad against the pass, so that presents a problem. Plus this is a road game. We need a win here, but this will be tough.

Other Sun Belt Games
Arkansas St. at Troy
Middle Tenn. St. at Oklahoma St.
North Texas at Louisiana-Monroe

bbgunn · 01-22-2010, 12:23 AM

2005 Week 7
New Mexico State 17, Louisiana-Lafayette 10

Yes! We finally get a win and avoid going 0-5 for the second straight year. And man, my boys certainly made it exciting. Or they played poorly and were lucky, depending on your viewpoint.

The game started badly, as the Rajun Cajuns controlled the first half. QB Howard Glover threw an interception early in the first quarter that led to 3 points by the opposition. Other than that and a fumble in the second quarter, it was punt-punt-punt. ULL led 10-0 at halftime.

Under three minutes left in the third quarter, CB Moe Camacho kick-started things for us with a 44-yard interception return for a TD to make it 10-7. Three plays after the Cajuns got the ball back, CB Bubba Keating created another pick. Unfortunately, we couldn’t capitalize on that, but our defense was setting the tone. ULL didn’t have a chance after that.

Then with less than five minutes remaining in the game, Glover led us down the field in an efficient, time-eating drive that ended when RB Jeffrey Berlin tried to run the ball into the end zone, fumbled, recovered his own fumble and took it to the house to give us the lead at the 0:17 mark.

Yeah, it was Louisiana-Lafayette, but I’m proud of the way our boys earned a win on the road. This was the first game this season that I was at least satisfied with my defense. They played well without OLB Harold Grant and ILB Fred Durnwirth. This was the first game I can remember that we outrushed an opponent, so you know things went our way.

Code:

New Mexico State    0    0      7      10     -      17  
Louisiana-Lafayette 3    7      0      0      -      10

Scoring Drives

Code:

 Attendance: 14,500 (31,000).  
  
1Q: 08:10 LALF - Devin Reagor 39 field goal.  
2Q: 12:36 LALF - Marco Patton 7 run.  
2Q: 12:36 LALF - Devin Reagor extra point.  
3Q: 02:55 NMST - Moe Camacho 44 interception return.  
3Q: 02:55 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
4Q: 10:40 NMST - Toby Schwartz 27 field goal.  
4Q: 00:17 NMST - Jeffrey Berlin 2 fumble return.  
4Q: 00:17 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point.  
  
Game MVP: NMST 31 Moe Camacho

Team Stats

Code:

 Team Statistics          NMST          LALF  
  
First Downs              22            13  
  
Total Rushes             27            33  
Net Rushing Yards        112           87  
Yards Per Carry          4.1           2.6  
Rushing Yards            136           113  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-6           8-14  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-18          2-12  
  
Pass Attempts            43            21  
Completions              25            11  
Passing Yards            240           157  
Yards Per Attempt        5.5           7.4  
Interceptions            2             2  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           1/1  
  
Total Plays              70            54  
Total Yards              352           244  
Yards Per Play           5.0           4.5  
  
3rd Down Plays           2/11          2/11  
  
Penalties                11            9  
Penalty Yards            103           62  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 36        OWN 25  
Time Of Possession       32:04         27:56

NMSU Leading Players

Code:

 
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
29 Berlin                10     55     5.5    19     0      1      0  
32 Blair                 9      63     7.0    27     0      1      0

Code:

 Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
14 Glover                43     25     240    5.5    36     0      2

Code:

 Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
84 Leeuwenburg           8      86     10.7   12     29     0  
32 Blair                 4      19     4.7    9      13     0  
85 Sims                  4      67     16.7   22     36     0  
88 Hager                 3      21     7.0    1      8      0

Code:

 Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
33 Keating               6      5      0.0    1      0      0  
92 Ruth                  5      1      0.5    0      0      0  
31 Camacho               5      1      0.0    1      44     1  
27 Whitfield             3      2      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Alcott                3      0      0.0    0      0      0

Week 7 Injuries
Two of our starting four wideouts, Leeuwenburg and Brummitt, suffer minor injuries.

Code:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Lawhorn, Norm           93   TE   So    Out          Dislocated Should 9 Weeks    
Williamson, Joe         79   DT   So    Out          High Ankle Sprain 19 Weeks   
Durnwirth, Fred         41   ILB  Sr    Out          Broken Foot       14 Weeks   
Grant, Harold           47   OLB  Jr*   Out          Reconstructive Kn 23 Weeks   
Atkins, Harold          95   DE   Sr    Questionable Strained Triceps  3 Weeks    
Leeuwenburg, Graham     84   WR   Sr    Probable     Shoulder Tendonit 8 Weeks    
Brummitt, Dave          8    WR   So    Probable     Deep Thigh Bruise 2 Weeks

bbgunn · 01-22-2010, 12:27 AM

Week 7 in the Sun Belt
Oklahoma St. 31, Middle Tenn. St. 13
Troy 14, Arkansas St. 10
Louisiana-Monroe 24, North Texas 10

Code:

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Troy                     3  3  0  .500  96  158 3  0  0  1.000 69  48  Won 2       
Utah State               3  1  0  .750  99  102 2  0  0  1.000 59  39  Won 2       
Louisiana-Monroe         3  2  0  .600  105 131 2  0  0  1.000 58  27  Won 1       
Middle Tennessee State   1  3  0  .250  82  130 1  1  0  .500  45  44  Lost 1      
Idaho                    1  3  0  .250  59  139 1  1  0  .500  49  49  Lost 1      
**New Mexico State       1  4  0  .200  86  186 1  1  0  .500  34  44  Won 1       
Arkansas State           1  4  0  .200  54  153 1  2  0  .333  37  49  Lost 1      
Louisiana-Lafayette      0  5  0  .000  75  175 0  2  0  .000  28  38  Lost 5      
North Texas              2  4  0  .333  157 179 0  4  0  .000  87  128 Lost 4

NATIONAL COACHES TOP 25 – AFTER WEEK 7

Code:

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Michigan                6-0     B10   1     1     1.00    1       
Miami (FL)              6-0     ACC   2     3     2.50    3       
USC                     5-0     PAC   3     7     5.00    2       
Ohio State              6-0     B10   4     2     3.00    8       
Oklahoma                5-0     B12   5     6     5.50    10      
Florida                 5-0     SEC   6     11    8.50    7       
Penn State              6-0     B10   7     12    9.50    6       
Nebraska                6-0     B12   8     4     6.00    4       
Louisiana State         6-0     SEC   9     5     7.00    5       
Texas                   5-0     B12   10    10    10.00   12      
Boston College          5-0     BET   11    13    12.00   18      
Alabama                 5-0     SEC   12    9     10.50   9       
Utah                    5-0     MWC   13    8     10.50   11      
Tennessee               4-1     SEC   14    14    14.00   14      
Washington State        6-0     PAC   15    15    15.00   13      
Colorado                5-1     B12   16    17    16.50   15      
Wisconsin               4-1     B10   17    16    16.50   16      
Brigham Young           5-0     MWC   18    18    18.00   21      
Washington              3-1     PAC   19    19    19.00   19      
Florida State           3-2     ACC   20    20    20.00   25      
Michigan State          4-1     B10   21    28    24.50   24      
Iowa State              5-1     B12   22    24    23.00   20      
Auburn                  4-1     SEC   23    23    23.00   17      
Maryland                4-1     ACC   24    21    22.50   23      
Boise State             4-1     WAC   25    27    26.00   29

Upcoming Week 8 Games

Arkansas State (1-4, 1-2) at New Mexico State (1-4, 1-1)
NMSU is favored by 5
Weather: 58 degrees, fine

After getting a close conference win on the road, we come back to Las Cruces to take on another chump Sun Belt team. Man, we really need to win this game to have any shot at the conference title, because it only gets harder after this. ASU lost on the road to Sun Belt-leading Troy by only 4 points last week; they certainly are improving. Their pro-style offense is abysmal, but their defense is not bad. Hopefully being at home will give us an edge.

Other Sun Belt Games
Utah State at Troy [TV4] (The winner will remain in first place. Perhaps this is the Sun Belt title game?)
UNLV at North Texas
Louisiana-Monroe at Idaho
Middle Tenn. St. at Louisiana-Lafayette

bbgunn · 01-24-2010, 11:52 PM

2005 Week 8
Arkansas State (1-4, 1-2) at New Mexico State (1-4, 1-1)
NMSU is favored by 5
Weather: 58 degrees, fine
Attendance: 11,800 (30,300)

1st Quarter
Arkansas State takes a quick lead at 12:20 with a touchdown pass. However, we bounce back, going 75 yards with QB Howard Glover throwing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Graham Leeuwenburg. Late in the quarter, S Ricky Barbour intercepts the ball. On the ensuing drive, RB Ty Blair fumbles after running the ball ten yards to our own 40, and WR Leland Breaux recovers it and runs it 60 yards to the end zone.
New Mexico St. 14, Arkansas St. 7

2nd Quarter
It was mainly a defensive quarter for both teams, but we add another TD with about nine minutes remaining when Glover throws it two yards to WR Juan Sims in the end zone.
New Mexico St. 21, Arkansas St. 7

3rd Quarter
It was all ASU here as they get two TD passes to tie it up.
New Mexico St. 21, Arkansas St. 21

4th Quarter
Glover starts to self-destruct as he throws two interceptions on two straight drives, one of which Arkansas St. gets a field goal off of to take a 24-21 lead. However, we get the ball back and drive down the field, with Glover throwing the winning 8-yard TD pass to WR Tyrell Hager with 5:23 remaining. Way to redeem yourself, Glover.

Final: New Mexico State 28, Arkansas State 24

A great win for us. My first winning streak, yay! This puts us into a tie for third place in the Sun Belt, and closer to my goal of taking the Aggies to its first bowl game in 40-something years. Of course, that could all fizzle away quickly as we travel to Troy and North Texas the next two weeks. What I like about this game is that we were 3-for-3 on red zone trips, scoring TDs on all of them.

Yards (rush-pass-total)
ARST: 107-234-341
NMSU: 107-147-254
NMSU Leaders
Rushing
RB Ty Blair – 13-54 yds
Passing
QB Howard Glover – 16-30-147 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Receiving
WR Tyrell Hager – 7-41 yds, 1 TD
Top Defenders
CB Bubba Keating – 9 tck, 1 asst, 1 INT
DT Lonnie Roach – 5 tck, 3 asst
OLB Arnie Wohlman – 5 tck
DE Grant Ruth – 4 tck, 4 asst, 1.5 sacks
Players of the Week: none, but DE Grant Ruth was game MVP

Injuries
Number two RB Jeffrey Berlin is out for basically the remainder of the regular season with a separated shoulder.

Week 8 Recruiting
We had a few rejections, including that #1 OLB from New Mexico I told you about earlier. However, we did get some commitments, including one big one:

WR Charlie Costello
Cripple Creek, CO (Cripple Creek-Victor HS)
6-3, 186 lbs
Scout: 72-
The #2 WR in Colorado. Good at catching the ball. Averages 24.30 yards a catch in high school play.

bbgunn · 01-24-2010, 11:53 PM

Week 8 in the Sun Belt
North Texas 38, UNLV 10
Louisiana-Monroe 37, Idaho 17
Louisiana-Lafayette 31, Middle Tenn. St. 28
Troy 19, Utah State 13

STANDINGS
1. Troy (4-3, 4-0)
2. Louisiana-Monroe (4-2, 3-0)
3. Utah State (3-2, 2-1)
4. New Mexico State (2-4, 2-1)
5. Middle Tennessee State (1-4, 1-2)
6. Idaho (1-4, 1-2)
7. Louisiana-Lafayette (1-5, 1-2)
8. Arkansas State (1-5, 1-3)
9. North Texas (3-4, 0-4)

Troy slightly takes charge of the conference.

Upcoming Games – Week 9
New Mexico State at Troy
Louisiana-Monroe at Utah State [TV5]
Idaho at Middle Tenn. St.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St.

bbgunn · 01-25-2010, 12:28 AM

2005 Week 9
New Mexico State (2-4, 2-1) at Troy (4-3, 4-0)
Troy is favored by 10
Weather: 77 degrees, fine
Attendance: 22,200 (30,000)

1st Quarter
It was all Troy as they get a field goal and a 54-yard punt return.
Troy 10, New Mexico St. 0

2nd Quarter
We get on the board at 13:17 with a Toby Schwartz field goal. However, they get a field goal as well as time expires.
Troy 13, New Mexico St. 3

3rd Quarter
A defensive quarter as they get another field goal. However, Toby Schwartz gives us three more points near the end of the quarter.
Troy 16, New Mexico St. 6

4th Quarter
Troy finally scores an offensive touchdown on us as their running back takes it in at the 9:38 mark. About a minute later, QB Howard Glover throws a pass to WR Graham Leeuwenburg to make it 23-13. However, we can't do more than that. Troy puts the icing on the cake with another field goal with under a minute remaining.

Final: Troy 26, New Mexico State 13

Disappointing. I was really hoping for an upset here, but Troy is too good right now. This, for all intents and purposes, ends our chances of winning the Sun Belt, and by extension making it to a bowl game.

Yards (rush-pass-total)
NMSU: 57-209-266
TROY: 257-102-359
NMSU Leaders
Rushing
RB Ty Blair – 7-43 yds
Passing
QB Howard Glover – 15-29-209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Receiving
WR Juan Sims – 5-98 yds
WR Tyrell Hager – 5-55 yds
Top Defenders
ILB Butch Falvey – 9 tackles, 1 assist
DE Grant Ruth – 6 tackles
CB Bubba Keating – 5 tackles, 3 assists
Players of the Week: none

Injuries
DE Harold Atkins, a very good defensive player for us, is out for 21 weeks with a torn triceps muscle! The injury bug is tearing apart our defense. We now have three key starters out for the rest of the season, along with OLB Harold Grant and ILB Fred Durnwirth.

Week 9 Recruiting
Four more commitments, of which only one is noteworthy:

S Buddy Craig
Las Vegas, NV (Durango HS)
5-9, 166 lbs
Scout: 59+
The #3 safety in Nevada. Has ten interceptions, 63 tackles and 4.0 sacks in 9 HS games. His strength is punt returning.

bbgunn · 01-25-2010, 12:29 AM

Week 9 in the Sun Belt
Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Arkansas State 0
Idaho 31, Middle Tenn. St. 24
Utah State 28, Louisiana-Monore 26

STANDINGS
1. Troy (5-3, 5-0)
2. Utah State (4-2, 3-1)
3. Louisiana-Monroe (4-3, 3-1)
4. Idaho (2-4, 2-2)
5. New Mexico State (2-5, 2-2)
6. Louisiana-Lafayette (2-5, 2-2)
7. Middle Tennessee State (1-5, 1-3)
8. Arkansas State (1-6, 1-4)
9. North Texas (3-4, 0-4)

We fall to a three-way tie for fourth place.

Upcoming Games – Week 10
New Mexico State at North Texas
Troy at Louisiana-Monroe [TV5]
Arkansas St. at Navy
Louisiana-Lafayette at Idaho
Middle Tenn. St. at Utah St.

bbgunn · 01-25-2010, 01:25 AM

2005 Week 10
New Mexico State (2-5, 2-2) at North Texas (3-4, 0-4)
North Texas is favored by 8
Weather: 67 degrees, fine
Attendance: 17,300 (30,500)

Yeah, North Texas is 0-4 in the conference and in last place. But I'm not buying that they are the worst team in the conference. They were picked to win it all this year in the preseason, so you know they have talent. Two of their four losses – to Troy and to Idaho – were close. They could easily be 2-2 in the conference and 5-2 overall. If we somehow manage to get a win here in Denton, I would be very very very happy.

1st Quarter
Late in the quarter, we are the first to put points on the board with a Toby Schwartz field goal.
New Mexico St. 3, North Texas 0

2nd Quarter
The good times continue as Howard Glover throws a 6-yard TD pass to WR Dave Brummitt to make it 10-0. Then Schwartz adds another field goal to make it 13-0. However, with under two minutes remaining UNT drives down the field to score its first TD of the game.
New Mexico St. 13, North Texas 7

3rd Quarter
North Texas took control of the game as they score two touchdowns.
North Texas 21, New Mexico St. 13

4th Quarter
We began the quarter with another Toby Schwartz field goal, but that would be it as the Mean Green proceeded to pile drive us. We allowed them three touchdowns and a field goal – 24 points! - in a terrible, terrible ending.

Final: North Texas 45, New Mexico State 16

We made UNT look like the best team in the conference. Not even Troy last week beat us this badly. What a stinker.

Yards (rush-pass-total)
NMSU: 36-209-245
NTEX: 74-266-340
NMSU Leaders
Rushing
RB Ty Blair – 6-12 yds (seriously, this was our top rusher. But he does have a sprained ankle)
Passing
QB Howard Glover – 22-42, 209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Receiving
WR Dave Brummitt – 7 ctch, 68 yds, 1 TD
WR Graham Leeuwenburg – 5 ctch, 50 yds
Top Defenders
ILB Butch Falvey – 8 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack (Falvey's doing a great job filling in for Durnwirth)
DE Grant Ruth – 6 tackles, 2 assist, 1 sack
CB Bubba Keating – 6 tackles, 1 assist
Players of the Week: Glover

Injuries
An offensive injury as our number three wide receiver Leland Breaux pulls a quad muscle and will be out for four weeks.

Week 10 Recruiting
Two more commitments, but nobody with a scout rating over 50.

bbgunn · 01-25-2010, 01:27 AM

Week 10 in the Sun Belt
Navy 17, Arkansas St. 10
Louisiana-Lafayette 45, Idaho 37
Louisiana-Monroe 38, Troy 24 (ULM is looking good!)
Utah St. 52, Middle Tenn. St. 3

STANDINGS
1. Troy (5-4, 5-1)
2. Utah State (5-2, 4-1)
3. Louisiana-Monroe (5-3, 4-1)
4. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-5, 3-2)
5. Idaho (2-5, 2-3)
6. New Mexico State (2-6, 2-3)
7. North Texas (4-4, 1-4)
8. Middle Tennessee State (1-6, 1-4)
9. Arkansas State (1-7, 1-4)

We are now tied for fifth place and guaranteed a second-straight losing season. Meanwhile, the Sun Belt race is getting excited, with four teams with a realistic shot at the title.

Upcoming Games – Week 11
Idaho at New Mexico St.
Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas
Middle Tenn. St. at Louisiana-Monroe
Utah St. at Arkansas St.

bbgunn · 01-27-2010, 01:04 AM

2005 Week 11
Idaho (2-5, 2-3) at New Mexico State (2-6, 2-3)
(Oops... didn’t jot down the line.)
Weather: 62 degrees, fair
Attendance: 11,100 (30,300)

A sparse crowd was on hand as we came back home to face the Vandals. If we win this game, it might help us finish the season in the middle of the conference.

1st Quarter
No scoring here.
Idaho 0, New Mexico St. 0

2nd Quarter
S Carlos Whitfield gets things started for us with a 51-yard INT return. However, Idaho strikes back with a touchdown pass, and we go into the locker room all tied up.
Idaho 7, New Mexico St. 7

3rd Quarter
The only points of the quarter come when QB Howard Glover throws a 15-yard TD pass to WR Tyrell Hager.
New Mexico St. 14, Idaho 7

4th Quarter
We are holding them very well most of the quarter, and it looks like we’re about to win. Then the bottom falls out. At the 2:28 mark, Idaho ends a nice drive by running it into the end zone to tie it up. Our offense then goes three-and-out and punts it. Idaho then goes 63 yards in five plays, ending with the winning 9-yard touchdown run with only :02 on the clock! I throw down my Denny’s menu-sized play chart in anger.

Final: Idaho 21, New Mexico State 14

This was very, very bad. They certainly outgained us in yardage, but they had many turnovers and a ton of penalties. We could have won this one if our defense had bunkered down and put together a couple of stops. Instead, I’m left wondering about our team’s mental preparedness and our ability to close games. Remember, we let North Texas explode last week, too. We could be 4-5 now, and 4-2 in the conference. Instead, we are 2-7 and 2-4.

Yards (rush-pass-total)
IDAH: 120-362-482
NMSU: 45-185-230
NMSU Leaders
Rushing
RB Ty Blair – 12 rush, 41 yds
Passing
QB Howard Glover – 19-34, 185 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Receiving
WR Tyrell Hager – 6 ctch, 61 yds, 1 TD
WR Juan Sims – 4 ctch, 40 yds
Top Defenders
DE Grant Ruth – 10 tackles, 3 assist, 2 sacks
CB Bubba Keating – 8 tackles, 4 assist
S Carlos Whitfield – 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT (returned for TD)
Players of the Week: Ruth. He had a monster game!

Injuries
No new injuries.

Week 11 Recruiting
We got three average recruits, and our recruiting class is starting to round out. We just need to land a QB and an ILB.

bbgunn · 01-27-2010, 01:05 AM

Week 11 in the Sun Belt
Utah State 42, Arkansas State 10
Louisiana-Lafayette 27, North Texas 17
Middle Tenn. St. 14, Louisiana-Monroe 13

STANDINGS
1. Troy (5-4, 5-1)
2. Utah State (6-2, 5-1)
3. Louisiana-Monroe (5-4, 4-2)
4. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-5, 4-2)
5. Idaho (3-5, 3-3)
6. Middle Tennessee State (2-6, 2-4)
7. New Mexico State (2-7, 2-4)
8. North Texas (4-5, 1-5)
9. Arkansas State (1-8, 1-5)

Upcoming Games – Week 12
New Mexico St. at Middle Tenn. St. (-7)
Idaho at Utah St. [TV5]
Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette [TV5]
North Texas at Arkansas St.

bbgunn · 01-27-2010, 01:49 AM

2005 Week 12
New Mexico State (2-7, 2-4) at Middle Tennessee State (2-6, 2-4)
MTSU favored by 7
Weather: 76 degrees, fair
Attendance: 20,300 (30,800)

We travel to central Tennessee to try and salvage what is quickly becoming a terrible season. Murfreesboro is a tough place to play, though. Let's see what happens.

1st Quarter
On MTSU's first drive, they fumble it away! ILB Butch Falvey recovers it at their 34 yard line. However, later K Toby Schwartz misses a 44-yarder. Damn it! MTSU gets it back, then fumbles it again! ILB Gabe Baldwin recovers it at our own 30. But then QB Howard Glover throws a pick three plays later. Damn it! MTSU ends up driving down the field and getting a touchdown on the turnover.
Middle Tenn. St. 7, New Mexico St. 0

2nd Quarter
Late in the quarter, at MTSU's 34 yard line, Glover throws another pick! Luckily, a few plays later CB Moe Camacho gets an INT in the end zone after the Blue Raider QB threw what looked like a Hail Mary pass on first down. Of course, two plays later Glover throws yet another pick – his third on the day. DAMN IT! MTSU gets a field goal after that.
Middle Tenn. St. 10, New Mexico St. 0

3rd Quarter
MTSU runs a nice clock-eating drive that ends in a rushing touchdown to go up by 17 points. We reply with a nice drive of our own, but we can only manage a field goal at then end, with about :52 left in the quarter.
Middle Tenn. St. 17, New Mexico St. 3

4th Quarter
MTSU fumbles the ball away again at the 11:20 mark at our 22. However, we can't do much with that. Later, they miss a field goal and we get the ball back at our 20. We fail to do anything the first three plays, but my offensive coordinator decides to go for it on fourth and 15! Of course, the pass is bad, and the Blue Raiders get the ball on our 15. They just need one play – a reverse around right end – to get into the end zone. That's how it ends, but not before Howard Glover throws his fourth interception of the game.

Final: Middle Tennessee State 24, New Mexico State 3

Every week just makes me more depressed. The team seems to be regressing, especially on offense, and specifically our quarterback. Four picks. His TD-to-INT ratio was +1 coming into the game. Now that has vaporized. In retrospect, our defense is playing somewhat well, keeping opposing scores low, that North Texas game notwithstanding. But this offense is getting worse. I'm seriously thinking of ditching the run and shoot after the season.

Yards (rush-pass-total)
NMSU: 75-150-225
MTSU: 248-141-389
NMSU Leaders
Rushing
RB Ty Blair – 8 att, 74 yds
Passing
QB Howard Glover – 11-30, 150 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT
Receiving
WR Graham Leeuwenburg – 4 ctch, 45 yds
RB Ty Blair – 2 ctch, 55 yds
Top Defenders
DE Grant Ruth – 19 tackles, 7 assist (Ruth is balls, seriously. He is big time for us)
Crocker – 8 tackles, 1 sack
CB Bubba Keating – 8 tackles, 3 assists
Players of the Week: Blair and Ruth

Injuries
Nothing major.

Week 12 Recruiting
We landed an average QB and an ILB. That wraps up the scholarship players. Now we start searching for walk-ons. New Mexico players always get priority, unless they don't meet my SAT and GPA criteria.

bbgunn · 01-27-2010, 01:50 AM

Week 12 in the Sun Belt
North Texas 40, Arkansas St. 35
Utah State 49, Idaho 20
Louisiana-Monroe 45, Louisiana-Lafayette 38

STANDINGS
1. Utah State (7-2, 6-1)
2. Troy (5-4, 5-1)
3. Louisiana-Monroe (6-4, 5-2)
4. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-6, 4-3)
5. Idaho (3-6, 3-4)
6. Middle Tennessee State (3-6, 3-4)
7. North Texas (5-5, 2-5)
8. New Mexico State (2-8, 2-5)
9. Arkansas State (1-9, 1-6)

Upcoming Games – Week 13
Utah State (-12) at New Mexico State
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe
North Texas at Middle Tennessee State
Troy at Idaho

Only Utah State and Troy are alive for the conference title. Utah State will win it with a win against us (certainly a given) and a Troy loss to either Idaho in Week 13 or ULL in Week 14. If Troy wins both their games, they win it no matter what Utah State does against us.

bbgunn · 01-27-2010, 10:03 PM

2005 Week 13
Utah State (7-2, 6-1) at New Mexico State (2-8, 2-5)
Utah State favored by 12
Weather: 55 degrees, fair
Attendance: 13,500 (30,300)

I stand on the sideline at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, meditating on the beating that we’re about to take from, along with Troy, the best team in the Sun Belt. We couldn’t beat Middle Tennessee State or Idaho. How are we going to pull off an upset in the Battle of the Aggies?

Earlier in the week, I told my offensive coaches, “To hell with the run-and-shoot. This weekend, we’re going to run the ball a lot, just for the hell of it.” They looked at me like I was crazy. We’ve been running a run-and-shoot formation all year. It was too late to change the basic formation, and I was talking about running the ball, with almost no fullback and tight end help, with four receivers on the field. But I was in an F-it mood. Nothing was on the line anyway, except maybe my job.

1st Quarter
On our first two plays from scrimmage, we throw the ball. That’s just a set-up to fool Utah State. Of course, it didn’t really do too much for us in this quarter. Utah State didn’t do much, either – thank goodness.
Utah St. 0, New Mexico St. 0

2nd Quarter
Right before the end of the first quarter, Utah State fumbles the ball away at their 31-yard line. After driving 18 yards, K Toby Schwartz gives us three points. On Utah State's very first play after that, our CB Bubba Keating intercepts a pass and takes it 68 yards to the house! Just like that we are up by ten points! Later, with eight minutes to go, Schwartz misses a field goal that would have put us up by 13 points. With :01 second on the clock, Utah State’s kicker misses one of his own, a 56-yarder.
New Mexico St. 10, Utah St. 0

3rd Quarter
Utah State gets a nice drive deep into the quarter that results in a field goal. Uh-oh, here we go again.
New Mexico St. 10, Utah St. 3

4th Quarter
My despair quickly goes away as our offense puts together a mighty good drive of our own, one that featured eight run plays (all by RB Ty Blair) and only two passes, the last of which was a 32-yard TD pass from QB Howard Glover to WR Dave Brummitt. We are up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter on Utah State! But of course, the “other” Aggies make a comeback, scoring a TD on the next drive. We reply, though, with another good drive (this one featuring the pass) that ends in a Schwartz field goal. Still up by ten.

But, on Utah State’s very next play, their quarterback throws a bomb that ends up going 69 yards for a touchdown at the 5:20 mark. 20-17 NMSU. Damn it. We then go three and out and punt. They take the ball to our 44 yard line before they go for it on fourth down and our DE Grant Ruth blocks the pass with 1:30 left. We get it back and eventually run out the clock!

Final: New Mexico State 20, Utah State 17

Unbelievable! Amazing what you can do when you mix up the run-and-shoot and focus more on the run. We didn’t win the yardage battle, but we had no turnovers and our defense made some fabulous plays. RB Ty Blair had the most rushing attempts and rushing yards of any player since I’ve been coach. Overall, it was a nice way to end the season. This game is making me think more about ditching the run-and-shoot, or using some kind of hybrid.

Yards (rush-pass-total)
UTST: 136-221-357
NMSU: 139-98-237
NMSU Leaders
Rushing
RB Ty Blair – 21 att, 119 yds
Passing
QB Howard Glover – 11-21, 98 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
WR Leland Breaux – 3 ctch, 17 yds
Top Defenders
DE Ty Gilmore – 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks
S Carlos Whitfield – 9 tackles
DT Lonnie Roach – 5 tackles, 1 assist
Players of the Week: Gilmore (Game MVP) and Blair

Injuries
WR Dave Brummitt pulled his groin, but there was nothing major.

01-15-2010, 12:28 AM	#53
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 12 Recruiting Except for a commitment, nothing new here. Visits QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+) WR Craig Sies, CO (scout 44+) WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-) ILB K.C. Brennan, TX (scout 45+) Commitments C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-) G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+) T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-) DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+) DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+) OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+) CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+) S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position) Rejections WR Dwight Kerns, CO (scout 59-, #86 position) (will attend Nevada) ILB Troy Ramsey, NM (scout 89--, #444 nation, #27 position) (will attend Boise State) __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 12:35 AM	#57
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 13 in the Sun Belt HAWAII 38, Idaho 7 North Texas 20, ARKANSAS STATE 10 Louisiana-Lafayette 32, LOUISIANA-MONROE 28 TROY 21, Middle Tennessee State 14 Despite their win over us in Week 13, Utah State loses the Sun Belt title by 1/2 game to Troy, thanks to this year's screwy Sun Belt schedules. Utah State actually beat Troy this year (but they lost to North Texas and Middle Tennessee State). Meanwhile, we finish in seventh place. We have a long way to go. Code: School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak Troy 6 5 0 .545 238 272 5 1 0 .833 156 111 Won 4 Utah State 5 6 0 .454 235 321 5 2 0 .714 188 124 Won 3 Louisiana-Monroe 5 6 0 .454 252 294 4 2 0 .666 197 132 Lost 1 North Texas 5 6 0 .454 236 353 4 3 0 .571 156 149 Won 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 6 0 .454 250 290 4 3 0 .571 195 165 Won 1 Middle Tennessee State 4 7 0 .363 235 283 4 4 0 .500 194 155 Lost 3 **New Mexico State 2 9 0 .181 132 413 2 3 0 .400 75 109 Lost 1 Idaho 2 9 0 .181 159 416 2 5 0 .285 138 217 Lost 2 Arkansas State 0 11 0 .000 103 401 0 7 0 .000 83 220 Lost 11 __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 12:36 AM	#58
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 13 RECRUITING We finally get a commitment from a wide receiver, but we lose our other wide receiver target to Boise State. In addition, Oregon State has swooped in to offer ILB K.C. Brennan a scholarship. We can't compete with that, so we take Brennan off the list. Unfortunately I will not be able to bring in a scholarship ILB in this recruiting class. We are going to have to work hard to get some ILB's next year. Meanwhile, I start looking for a walk-on punter. Visits QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+) Commitments WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-) C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-) G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+) T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-) DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+) DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+) OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+) CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+) S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position) Rejections WR Dwight Kerns, CO (scout 59-, #86 position) (will attend Nevada) WR Craig Sies, CO (scout 44+) (will attend Boise State) ILB Troy Ramsey, NM (scout 89--, #444 nation, #27 position) (will attend Boise State) __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 03:24 AM	#59
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 14 RECRUITING Finally, a commitment from the quarterback we were targeting: Al Glenn out of Aztec, NM. I don't know if that is a good thing or not; Glenn isn't exactly the impact QB that we need. His high school stats through 9 games: 178-380, 2238 yds, 7 TD, 13 INT. Unfortunately he is the best that we can get in our recruiting area. Here's hoping that next year's crop of quarterbacks is a good one. Visits WR Jeremy Witt, TX (scout 35-) Commitments QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+) WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-) C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-) G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+) T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-) DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+) DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+) OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+) CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+) S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position) Rejections WR Dwight Kerns, CO (scout 59-, #86 position) (will attend Nevada) WR Craig Sies, CO (scout 44+) (will attend Boise State) ILB Troy Ramsey, NM (scout 89--, #444 nation, #27 position) (will attend Boise State) __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 03:26 AM	#60
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 15 RECRUITING Our last pending scholarship target, WR Jeremy Witt out of Texas, rejected us in favor of Auburn. Luckily, we did have a walk-on WR target just in case, but this is a big blow. Anyway, all of our walk-on targets accepted, and here is our final recruiting class: 2004 NMSU Recruiting Class QB Al Glenn, NM (scout 38+) QB Quinn Janke, AZ (scout 34+) (walk-on) WR Dusty Fleming, TX (scout 42-) WR Raymond Tepper, TX (scout 39-)(walk-on) C Percy Whitlock, TX (scout 38-) G Sherman Bishop, UT (scout 35+) T Shaun Crosland, CO (scout 53-) P Stan DiCaprio, CO (scout 42+)(walk-on) K Billy Monk, AZ (scout 47--)(walk-on) DE Ralph Kochansky, AZ (scout 41+) DT Lonnie Roach, AZ (scout 37+) ILB Butch Falvey, AZ (scout 24-)(walk-on) OLB Casey Wilson, TX (scout 38+) CB Alonzo Brenner, CO (scout 47+) S Sam Arnold, NM (scout 40+, #90 position) __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 12:30 AM	#54
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 13 PREVIEW New Mexico State (2-8, 2-2) at Utah State (4-6, 4-2) Utah State favored by 15 Weather forecast: 39 degrees, rainy New Mexico State comes into this road game - their last game of the season - having won two of their last three games after starting the season 0-7. Meanwhile, the "other" Aggies, Utah State, have won their last two games to stay in the race for the Sun Belt title. Utah State has one of the best rushing offenses and one of the best pass defenses in the league - a recipe for disaster for New Mexico State. Add the fact that it will be miserable weather for passing, and we could be looking at another blowout with NMSU on the wrong end. Other Sun Belt Games Idaho at Hawaii Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe Middle Tennessee State at Troy North Texas at Arkansas State __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 03:30 AM	#62
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	NOTABLE BOWLS Happy Fun Bowl Kodiak 31, Troy 21 National Championship USC 62, Miami (FL) 21 HEISMAN TROPHY: QB Richard Crawford, Michigan __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 03:31 AM	#64
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2004 NMSU AWARDS 2004 SUN BELT FIRST TEAM WR Warren Barber DE Grant Ruth DE Harold Atkins CB Bubba Keating CB Gary Monroe 2004 SUN BELT SECOND TEAM OLB Bert Carman 2004 SUN BELT ACADEMIC TEAM T Dale Shelton S Joe Palmer __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 03:33 AM	#66
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2004 - FINAL THOUGHTS Well, what can I say? This season was definitely no surprise. I knew our roster was bad when I came here to Las Cruces. What I didn't expect was the difficulty I had in recruiting. Our recruiting class was dead last. I need to be more aggressive in pursuing top recruits in our area. Even if most of them reject us, perhaps we may be able to land a couple of blue chippers. Anyway, glad the season is over, and I'm looking forward to 2005. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 04:33 AM	#67
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	START 2005 SEASON __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-15-2010, 04:34 AM	#68
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 OFFSEASON NEWS The biggest news is that I have hired new offensive and defensive coordinators. And these guys have me excited about the future! Offensive Coordinator Kent McDonald This guy is decent at developing QBs, and good or better at every other trait! And he's only 31. I'm sure one of the big schools will swoop in and grab him in 2006, but at least for one season we have a future star coordinator in our midst. Defensive Coordinator James Lunsford This 55-year-old is excellent at play calling, helps his defense avoid injuries, and is somewhat likeable. The downside is that he is terrible with the linebackers and poor with the secondary, although he is decent with the DL. Not great, but I need someone with better play calling skills. In addition to that, we lose our Southeast scout to Texas Tech, but no biggie... we aren't recruiting in the Southeast anyway, only the Deep South and Southwest. A lot of our players are complaining in the offseason because of a lack of free time and a loss of girlfriends. At first, I'm tempted to say, "Be a man! Be tough!" But I do realize I've been working the boys too hard. I set practice at 20 last year, and all it resulted in was a 2-9 season. Maybe a change is what we need. Practice will be set at 18. Meanwhile, we have trouble scheduling out-of-conference home games. So we end up with away games at Tennessee and at Connecticut. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-18-2010, 12:15 AM	#71
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 RECRUITING These are my focus areas for 2005: Scholarships = 16 QB (low priority), RB, WRx2 (high priority), C, G, T (high priority), DE, DT (high priority), ILB, OLB (high priority), CB, S Walk-ons: FBx2, TE (unless we pick up some extra scholarship players) Again, our recruiting radius extends to 600 miles from Las Cruces and will not change until we have some success here. WEEK 1 PREVIEW No game for NMSU this week. Games in the Sun Belt Louisiana Tech at North Texas [TV5] Louisiana-Lafayette at #23 Syracuse [TV5] __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-18-2010, 12:17 AM	#72
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 1 RECAP Sun Belt Scores NORTH TEXAS 27, Louisiana Tech 14 #23 SYRACUSE 55, Louisiana-Lafayette 10 WEEK 1 RECRUITING: TOP 3 TARGETS This is a new feature I'm trying out. I'll focus on our top 3 targets at the current time. OLB Craig Quimby Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque HS) #1 nation, #1 position Scout: 95+ The number one recruit in the nation resides in New Mexico! That is an advantage for us, albeit a small one. We immediately jumped on him and give him a scholarship offer, but Tennessee did as well during Week 1. He prefers distance and academics. We easily beat Tennessee in distance but are far behind in academics. If only we could beat Tennessee on the field this weekend... that might help. RB Jumbo Cooley Phoenix, AZ (Alhambra HS) #86 nation, #7 position Scout: 90- I think a good tailback only helps the run-and-shoot, and to land Cooley would be big for us. We are the only ones offering a scholarship now, but Georgia and USC have contacted him also. Stresses distance and also prefers academics. We edge USC in distance. WR Buddy Manning Phoenix, AZ (Barry Goldwater HS) #184 nation, #14 position Scout: 83+ Good at catching the ball, but not in traffic. Still better than what we have. Strong preference for academics, but prefers team prestige as well. We and Louisville have offered scholarships. Louisville beats us handily in prestige, but almost even with us in academics. Hopefully distance will play a part in Manning's decision. WEEK 2 PREVIEW New Mexico State (0-0) at #3 Tennessee (1-0) Tennessee is favored by 14 Broadcast regionally on TV4 Weather: 62 degrees This will be the first game I am coaching in that will be shown live on TV. Obviously people are not going to tune in to see us. They want to see the number three team in the nation. The Volunteers, who run a pro formation, just beat Oregon State 48-20. Their offense looks balanced and pretty good, if one game is any indication. Can you say blowout? Other Sun Belt Games Virginia Tech at Troy Ole Miss at Arkansas State Air Force at Utah State (How in the world are they getting these big boys to come to their house and play?) __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-18-2010, 12:22 AM	#74
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 2 IN THE SUN BELT Virginia Tech 20, TROY 10 Ole Miss 66, ARKANSAS STATE 10 UTAH STATE 27, Air Force 23 (whoa!) __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-18-2010, 12:23 AM	#75
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 2 RECRUITING: TOP 3 TARGETS OLB Craig Quimby Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque HS) #1 nation, #1 position Scout: 95+ OFFERS: New Mexico, Maryland, Tennessee We still beat both UT and UM on distance, so I hope that works in our favor. Now for some new, more highly rated additions to our Top 3: DE Will Beauchamp Glendale, AZ (Cactus HS) #24 nation, #7 position Scout: 79+ OFFERS: Michigan State, New Mexico State, USC (visiting) OTHERS INTERESTED: Nebraska, Oklahoma A great run defender... just what we need. Of course, he's already visiting USC... that doesn't help. But distance is one of his priorities, and we beat all schools on that (although we barely beat USC). S Gus Brandon Byers, CO (Byers HS) #54 nation, #1 position Scout: 78++ OFFERS: New Mexico State, Texas, USC (visiting) OTHERS INTERESTED: Florida, Michigan I love me some dominant defensive backs, and this is one. In 6 high school games, he has 53 tackles, 7 INTs and 3.5 sacks. Strong preference for academics (he has a 3.78 GPA, after all), but also likes distance. This is where we beat all other schools that have made offers. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-18-2010, 12:24 AM	#76
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	WEEK 3 PREVIEW New Mexico State (0-1) at Connecticut (0-0) Connecticut favored by 5 Weather: 68 degrees, rainy No information on Connecticut, a Big East team that seems to favor the run. According to the computer ratings, they are much worse than Tennessee. Wow, if we can go to the East Coast and pull off a win, I would be very very happy. Injury Report None! Despite the whipping by Tennessee, we emerged unscathed. Other Sun Belt Games Arkansas State at BYU Idaho at Illinois Louisiana-Lafayette at Minnesota Middle Tenn. State at South Carolina Troy at Arizona Utah State at Georgia Tech Fairbanks at North Texas [TV4] Bethel at Louisiana-Monroe __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-19-2010, 06:47 PM	#77
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Sorry that I haven't been posting here that often lately. I've been busy both at work and at home (mainly at work, where I have more computer and internet time). Things should ease up next week, so I'll be able to post more blowout losses then. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-20-2010, 11:31 PM	#78
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	I'm always looking to try to improve the way I post game recaps and the like. Therefore I'm going to try something new with the recaps. Any comments would be appreciated. Also, I'm going to scale back my recruiting reports. There's so much going on that it's hard and confusing to report about it. I will, however, update you from time to time about top prospects. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-20-2010, 11:52 PM	#81
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 3 in the Sun Belt Georgia Tech 40, Utah State 13 Illinois 52, Idaho 0 Minnesota 35, Louisiana-Lafayette 20 Arizona 52, Troy 10 South Carolina 55, Middle Tennessee State 24 BYU 38, Arkansas State 7 Louisiana-Monroe 34, Bethel 21 North Texas 43, Fairbanks 37 Except for ULM and North Texas, who beat up on some Alaska teams, it was a day of blowouts for the conference. I don't feel so bad now. Upcoming Week 4 Games NMSU has a bye week. Baylor at Louisiana-Monroe Kentucky at Idaho North Texas at Utah State [TV4] Troy at Middle Tennessee State __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-20-2010, 11:53 PM	#82
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 4 in the Sun Belt Baylor 45, Louisiana-Monroe 6 Kentucky 38, Idaho 10 Troy 31, Middle Tennessee State 17 Utah State 38, North Texas 21 Upcoming Week 5 Games Louisiana-Monroe (1-1) at New Mexico State (0-2) NMSU is favored by 7 (!) Weather: 74 degrees, fair The first Sun Belt game of the year, and we are favored by seven points? ULM just came off of a 45-6 beatdown by Baylor at home. Defensively, they are not that bad; that Baylor score was a bit deceptive. Offensively, they stink at the passing game, but are average with the run. If we can stuff the run, and if we can get some - any - offense, we have a chance. Other Sun Belt Games Mississippi State at Troy Idaho at North Texas Middle Tenn. State at Arkansas State Utah State at Louisiana-Lafayette TEAM NEWS One of our backup receivers, WR Ian Caldwell, was caught committing a serious violation of the rules. Luckily we avoid the wrath of the NCAA with this one. However, something has to be done. His popularity with his teammates is good, but we have to set an example. Caldwell is suspended immediately. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-21-2010, 12:18 AM	#85
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 5 in the Sun Belt Mississippi State 38, Troy 7 Middle Tenn. St. 28, Arkansas St. 13 Idaho 42, North Texas 35 Utah State 21, Louisiana-Lafayette 18 Code: School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak Utah State 3 1 0 .750 99 102 2 0 0 1.000 59 39 Won 2 Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 0 .666 74 83 1 0 0 1.000 34 17 Won 1 Idaho 1 2 0 .333 52 125 1 0 0 1.000 42 35 Won 1 Troy 1 3 0 .250 58 127 1 0 0 1.000 31 17 Lost 1 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 0 .333 69 99 1 1 0 .500 45 44 Won 1 Louisiana-Lafayette 0 3 0 .000 48 111 0 1 0 .000 18 21 Lost 3 New Mexico State 0 3 0 .000 34 134 0 1 0 .000 17 34 Lost 4 Arkansas State 0 3 0 .000 30 132 0 1 0 .000 13 28 Lost 14 North Texas 2 2 0 .500 126 131 0 2 0 .000 56 80 Lost 2 Upcoming Week 6 Games New Mexico (2-2) at New Mexico State (0-3) Lobos are favored by 12 Weather: 61 degrees, fair Rivalry week! The Lobos come to our house, and we are ready to attack... so to speak. UNM's two losses were blowouts: 79-0 to #1 Michigan, and 38-0 to #15 Utah. They also beat So. Miss. and Kodiak by close games. The Lobos' I-Formation offense is average at best, but their defense is terrible, especially against the pass. Despite the spread, I think we will make it competitive. Other Sun Belt Games** Arkansas St. at Idaho Louisiana-Lafayette at Toledo Louisiana-Monroe at Central Michigan Troy at North Texas __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-22-2010, 12:23 AM	#88
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Week 7 New Mexico State 17, Louisiana-Lafayette 10 Yes! We finally get a win and avoid going 0-5 for the second straight year. And man, my boys certainly made it exciting. Or they played poorly and were lucky, depending on your viewpoint. The game started badly, as the Rajun Cajuns controlled the first half. QB Howard Glover threw an interception early in the first quarter that led to 3 points by the opposition. Other than that and a fumble in the second quarter, it was punt-punt-punt. ULL led 10-0 at halftime. Under three minutes left in the third quarter, CB Moe Camacho kick-started things for us with a 44-yard interception return for a TD to make it 10-7. Three plays after the Cajuns got the ball back, CB Bubba Keating created another pick. Unfortunately, we couldn’t capitalize on that, but our defense was setting the tone. ULL didn’t have a chance after that. Then with less than five minutes remaining in the game, Glover led us down the field in an efficient, time-eating drive that ended when RB Jeffrey Berlin tried to run the ball into the end zone, fumbled, recovered his own fumble and took it to the house to give us the lead at the 0:17 mark. Yeah, it was Louisiana-Lafayette, but I’m proud of the way our boys earned a win on the road. This was the first game this season that I was at least satisfied with my defense. They played well without OLB Harold Grant and ILB Fred Durnwirth. This was the first game I can remember that we outrushed an opponent, so you know things went our way. Code: New Mexico State 0 0 7 10 - 17 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 7 0 0 - 10 Scoring Drives Code: Attendance: 14,500 (31,000). 1Q: 08:10 LALF - Devin Reagor 39 field goal. 2Q: 12:36 LALF - Marco Patton 7 run. 2Q: 12:36 LALF - Devin Reagor extra point. 3Q: 02:55 NMST - Moe Camacho 44 interception return. 3Q: 02:55 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point. 4Q: 10:40 NMST - Toby Schwartz 27 field goal. 4Q: 00:17 NMST - Jeffrey Berlin 2 fumble return. 4Q: 00:17 NMST - Toby Schwartz extra point. Game MVP: NMST 31 Moe Camacho Team Stats Code: Team Statistics NMST LALF First Downs 22 13 Total Rushes 27 33 Net Rushing Yards 112 87 Yards Per Carry 4.1 2.6 Rushing Yards 136 113 Tckld Loss/Yards 2-6 8-14 Sacked/Yards Lost 3-18 2-12 Pass Attempts 43 21 Completions 25 11 Passing Yards 240 157 Yards Per Attempt 5.5 7.4 Interceptions 2 2 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1 Total Plays 70 54 Total Yards 352 244 Yards Per Play 5.0 4.5 3rd Down Plays 2/11 2/11 Penalties 11 9 Penalty Yards 103 62 Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25 Time Of Possession 32:04 27:56 NMSU Leading Players Code: Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd 29 Berlin 10 55 5.5 19 0 1 0 32 Blair 9 63 7.0 27 0 1 0 Code: Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int 14 Glover 43 25 240 5.5 36 0 2 Code: Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD 84 Leeuwenburg 8 86 10.7 12 29 0 32 Blair 4 19 4.7 9 13 0 85 Sims 4 67 16.7 22 36 0 88 Hager 3 21 7.0 1 8 0 Code: Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD 33 Keating 6 5 0.0 1 0 0 92 Ruth 5 1 0.5 0 0 0 31 Camacho 5 1 0.0 1 44 1 27 Whitfield 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 98 Alcott 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 Week 7 Injuries Two of our starting four wideouts, Leeuwenburg and Brummitt, suffer minor injuries. Code: Player # Pos Elig Health Injury Full Strn. Lawhorn, Norm 93 TE So Out Dislocated Should 9 Weeks Williamson, Joe 79 DT So Out High Ankle Sprain 19 Weeks Durnwirth, Fred 41 ILB Sr Out Broken Foot 14 Weeks Grant, Harold 47 OLB Jr* Out Reconstructive Kn 23 Weeks Atkins, Harold 95 DE Sr Questionable Strained Triceps 3 Weeks Leeuwenburg, Graham 84 WR Sr Probable Shoulder Tendonit 8 Weeks Brummitt, Dave 8 WR So Probable Deep Thigh Bruise 2 Weeks __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-24-2010, 11:52 PM	#90
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Week 8 Arkansas State (1-4, 1-2) at New Mexico State (1-4, 1-1) NMSU is favored by 5 Weather: 58 degrees, fine Attendance: 11,800 (30,300) 1st Quarter Arkansas State takes a quick lead at 12:20 with a touchdown pass. However, we bounce back, going 75 yards with QB Howard Glover throwing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Graham Leeuwenburg. Late in the quarter, S Ricky Barbour intercepts the ball. On the ensuing drive, RB Ty Blair fumbles after running the ball ten yards to our own 40, and WR Leland Breaux recovers it and runs it 60 yards to the end zone. New Mexico St. 14, Arkansas St. 7 2nd Quarter It was mainly a defensive quarter for both teams, but we add another TD with about nine minutes remaining when Glover throws it two yards to WR Juan Sims in the end zone. New Mexico St. 21, Arkansas St. 7 3rd Quarter It was all ASU here as they get two TD passes to tie it up. New Mexico St. 21, Arkansas St. 21 4th Quarter Glover starts to self-destruct as he throws two interceptions on two straight drives, one of which Arkansas St. gets a field goal off of to take a 24-21 lead. However, we get the ball back and drive down the field, with Glover throwing the winning 8-yard TD pass to WR Tyrell Hager with 5:23 remaining. Way to redeem yourself, Glover. Final: New Mexico State 28, Arkansas State 24 A great win for us. My first winning streak, yay! This puts us into a tie for third place in the Sun Belt, and closer to my goal of taking the Aggies to its first bowl game in 40-something years. Of course, that could all fizzle away quickly as we travel to Troy and North Texas the next two weeks. What I like about this game is that we were 3-for-3 on red zone trips, scoring TDs on all of them. Yards (rush-pass-total) ARST: 107-234-341 NMSU: 107-147-254 NMSU Leaders Rushing RB Ty Blair – 13-54 yds Passing QB Howard Glover – 16-30-147 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Receiving WR Tyrell Hager – 7-41 yds, 1 TD Top Defenders CB Bubba Keating – 9 tck, 1 asst, 1 INT DT Lonnie Roach – 5 tck, 3 asst OLB Arnie Wohlman – 5 tck DE Grant Ruth – 4 tck, 4 asst, 1.5 sacks Players of the Week: none, but DE Grant Ruth was game MVP Injuries Number two RB Jeffrey Berlin is out for basically the remainder of the regular season with a separated shoulder. Week 8 Recruiting We had a few rejections, including that #1 OLB from New Mexico I told you about earlier. However, we did get some commitments, including one big one: WR Charlie Costello Cripple Creek, CO (Cripple Creek-Victor HS) 6-3, 186 lbs Scout: 72- The #2 WR in Colorado. Good at catching the ball. Averages 24.30 yards a catch in high school play. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-24-2010, 11:53 PM	#91
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 8 in the Sun Belt North Texas 38, UNLV 10 Louisiana-Monroe 37, Idaho 17 Louisiana-Lafayette 31, Middle Tenn. St. 28 Troy 19, Utah State 13 STANDINGS 1. Troy (4-3, 4-0) 2. Louisiana-Monroe (4-2, 3-0) 3. Utah State (3-2, 2-1) 4. New Mexico State (2-4, 2-1) 5. Middle Tennessee State (1-4, 1-2) 6. Idaho (1-4, 1-2) 7. Louisiana-Lafayette (1-5, 1-2) 8. Arkansas State (1-5, 1-3) 9. North Texas (3-4, 0-4) Troy slightly takes charge of the conference. Upcoming Games – Week 9 New Mexico State at Troy Louisiana-Monroe at Utah State [TV5] Idaho at Middle Tenn. St. Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-25-2010, 12:28 AM	#92
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Week 9 New Mexico State (2-4, 2-1) at Troy (4-3, 4-0) Troy is favored by 10 Weather: 77 degrees, fine Attendance: 22,200 (30,000) 1st Quarter It was all Troy as they get a field goal and a 54-yard punt return. Troy 10, New Mexico St. 0 2nd Quarter We get on the board at 13:17 with a Toby Schwartz field goal. However, they get a field goal as well as time expires. Troy 13, New Mexico St. 3 3rd Quarter A defensive quarter as they get another field goal. However, Toby Schwartz gives us three more points near the end of the quarter. Troy 16, New Mexico St. 6 4th Quarter Troy finally scores an offensive touchdown on us as their running back takes it in at the 9:38 mark. About a minute later, QB Howard Glover throws a pass to WR Graham Leeuwenburg to make it 23-13. However, we can't do more than that. Troy puts the icing on the cake with another field goal with under a minute remaining. Final: Troy 26, New Mexico State 13 Disappointing. I was really hoping for an upset here, but Troy is too good right now. This, for all intents and purposes, ends our chances of winning the Sun Belt, and by extension making it to a bowl game. Yards (rush-pass-total) NMSU: 57-209-266 TROY: 257-102-359 NMSU Leaders Rushing RB Ty Blair – 7-43 yds Passing QB Howard Glover – 15-29-209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Receiving WR Juan Sims – 5-98 yds WR Tyrell Hager – 5-55 yds Top Defenders ILB Butch Falvey – 9 tackles, 1 assist DE Grant Ruth – 6 tackles CB Bubba Keating – 5 tackles, 3 assists Players of the Week: none Injuries DE Harold Atkins, a very good defensive player for us, is out for 21 weeks with a torn triceps muscle! The injury bug is tearing apart our defense. We now have three key starters out for the rest of the season, along with OLB Harold Grant and ILB Fred Durnwirth. Week 9 Recruiting Four more commitments, of which only one is noteworthy: S Buddy Craig Las Vegas, NV (Durango HS) 5-9, 166 lbs Scout: 59+ The #3 safety in Nevada. Has ten interceptions, 63 tackles and 4.0 sacks in 9 HS games. His strength is punt returning. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers Last edited by bbgunn : 01-25-2010 at 01:14 AM.

01-25-2010, 12:29 AM	#93
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 9 in the Sun Belt Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Arkansas State 0 Idaho 31, Middle Tenn. St. 24 Utah State 28, Louisiana-Monore 26 STANDINGS 1. Troy (5-3, 5-0) 2. Utah State (4-2, 3-1) 3. Louisiana-Monroe (4-3, 3-1) 4. Idaho (2-4, 2-2) 5. New Mexico State (2-5, 2-2) 6. Louisiana-Lafayette (2-5, 2-2) 7. Middle Tennessee State (1-5, 1-3) 8. Arkansas State (1-6, 1-4) 9. North Texas (3-4, 0-4) We fall to a three-way tie for fourth place. Upcoming Games – Week 10 New Mexico State at North Texas Troy at Louisiana-Monroe [TV5] Arkansas St. at Navy Louisiana-Lafayette at Idaho Middle Tenn. St. at Utah St. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers Last edited by bbgunn : 01-25-2010 at 12:56 AM.

01-25-2010, 01:25 AM	#94
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Week 10 New Mexico State (2-5, 2-2) at North Texas (3-4, 0-4) North Texas is favored by 8 Weather: 67 degrees, fine Attendance: 17,300 (30,500) Yeah, North Texas is 0-4 in the conference and in last place. But I'm not buying that they are the worst team in the conference. They were picked to win it all this year in the preseason, so you know they have talent. Two of their four losses – to Troy and to Idaho – were close. They could easily be 2-2 in the conference and 5-2 overall. If we somehow manage to get a win here in Denton, I would be very very very happy. 1st Quarter Late in the quarter, we are the first to put points on the board with a Toby Schwartz field goal. New Mexico St. 3, North Texas 0 2nd Quarter The good times continue as Howard Glover throws a 6-yard TD pass to WR Dave Brummitt to make it 10-0. Then Schwartz adds another field goal to make it 13-0. However, with under two minutes remaining UNT drives down the field to score its first TD of the game. New Mexico St. 13, North Texas 7 3rd Quarter North Texas took control of the game as they score two touchdowns. North Texas 21, New Mexico St. 13 4th Quarter We began the quarter with another Toby Schwartz field goal, but that would be it as the Mean Green proceeded to pile drive us. We allowed them three touchdowns and a field goal – 24 points! - in a terrible, terrible ending. Final: North Texas 45, New Mexico State 16 We made UNT look like the best team in the conference. Not even Troy last week beat us this badly. What a stinker. Yards (rush-pass-total) NMSU: 36-209-245 NTEX: 74-266-340 NMSU Leaders Rushing RB Ty Blair – 6-12 yds (seriously, this was our top rusher. But he does have a sprained ankle) Passing QB Howard Glover – 22-42, 209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Receiving WR Dave Brummitt – 7 ctch, 68 yds, 1 TD WR Graham Leeuwenburg – 5 ctch, 50 yds Top Defenders ILB Butch Falvey – 8 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack (Falvey's doing a great job filling in for Durnwirth) DE Grant Ruth – 6 tackles, 2 assist, 1 sack CB Bubba Keating – 6 tackles, 1 assist Players of the Week: Glover Injuries An offensive injury as our number three wide receiver Leland Breaux pulls a quad muscle and will be out for four weeks. Week 10 Recruiting Two more commitments, but nobody with a scout rating over 50. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-25-2010, 01:27 AM	#95
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 10 in the Sun Belt Navy 17, Arkansas St. 10 Louisiana-Lafayette 45, Idaho 37 Louisiana-Monroe 38, Troy 24 (ULM is looking good!) Utah St. 52, Middle Tenn. St. 3 STANDINGS 1. Troy (5-4, 5-1) 2. Utah State (5-2, 4-1) 3. Louisiana-Monroe (5-3, 4-1) 4. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-5, 3-2) 5. Idaho (2-5, 2-3) 6. New Mexico State (2-6, 2-3) 7. North Texas (4-4, 1-4) 8. Middle Tennessee State (1-6, 1-4) 9. Arkansas State (1-7, 1-4) We are now tied for fifth place and guaranteed a second-straight losing season. Meanwhile, the Sun Belt race is getting excited, with four teams with a realistic shot at the title. Upcoming Games – Week 11 Idaho at New Mexico St. Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas Middle Tenn. St. at Louisiana-Monroe Utah St. at Arkansas St. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-27-2010, 01:04 AM	#96
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Week 11 Idaho (2-5, 2-3) at New Mexico State (2-6, 2-3) (Oops... didn’t jot down the line.) Weather: 62 degrees, fair Attendance: 11,100 (30,300) A sparse crowd was on hand as we came back home to face the Vandals. If we win this game, it might help us finish the season in the middle of the conference. 1st Quarter No scoring here. Idaho 0, New Mexico St. 0 2nd Quarter S Carlos Whitfield gets things started for us with a 51-yard INT return. However, Idaho strikes back with a touchdown pass, and we go into the locker room all tied up. Idaho 7, New Mexico St. 7 3rd Quarter The only points of the quarter come when QB Howard Glover throws a 15-yard TD pass to WR Tyrell Hager. New Mexico St. 14, Idaho 7 4th Quarter We are holding them very well most of the quarter, and it looks like we’re about to win. Then the bottom falls out. At the 2:28 mark, Idaho ends a nice drive by running it into the end zone to tie it up. Our offense then goes three-and-out and punts it. Idaho then goes 63 yards in five plays, ending with the winning 9-yard touchdown run with only :02 on the clock! I throw down my Denny’s menu-sized play chart in anger. Final: Idaho 21, New Mexico State 14 This was very, very bad. They certainly outgained us in yardage, but they had many turnovers and a ton of penalties. We could have won this one if our defense had bunkered down and put together a couple of stops. Instead, I’m left wondering about our team’s mental preparedness and our ability to close games. Remember, we let North Texas explode last week, too. We could be 4-5 now, and 4-2 in the conference. Instead, we are 2-7 and 2-4. Yards (rush-pass-total) IDAH: 120-362-482 NMSU: 45-185-230 NMSU Leaders Rushing RB Ty Blair – 12 rush, 41 yds Passing QB Howard Glover – 19-34, 185 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Receiving WR Tyrell Hager – 6 ctch, 61 yds, 1 TD WR Juan Sims – 4 ctch, 40 yds Top Defenders DE Grant Ruth – 10 tackles, 3 assist, 2 sacks CB Bubba Keating – 8 tackles, 4 assist S Carlos Whitfield – 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 INT (returned for TD) Players of the Week: Ruth. He had a monster game! Injuries No new injuries. Week 11 Recruiting We got three average recruits, and our recruiting class is starting to round out. We just need to land a QB and an ILB. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-27-2010, 01:05 AM	#97
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 11 in the Sun Belt Utah State 42, Arkansas State 10 Louisiana-Lafayette 27, North Texas 17 Middle Tenn. St. 14, Louisiana-Monroe 13 STANDINGS 1. Troy (5-4, 5-1) 2. Utah State (6-2, 5-1) 3. Louisiana-Monroe (5-4, 4-2) 4. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-5, 4-2) 5. Idaho (3-5, 3-3) 6. Middle Tennessee State (2-6, 2-4) 7. New Mexico State (2-7, 2-4) 8. North Texas (4-5, 1-5) 9. Arkansas State (1-8, 1-5) Upcoming Games – Week 12 New Mexico St. at Middle Tenn. St. (-7) Idaho at Utah St. [TV5] Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette [TV5] North Texas at Arkansas St. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-27-2010, 01:49 AM	#98
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Week 12 New Mexico State (2-7, 2-4) at Middle Tennessee State (2-6, 2-4) MTSU favored by 7 Weather: 76 degrees, fair Attendance: 20,300 (30,800) We travel to central Tennessee to try and salvage what is quickly becoming a terrible season. Murfreesboro is a tough place to play, though. Let's see what happens. 1st Quarter On MTSU's first drive, they fumble it away! ILB Butch Falvey recovers it at their 34 yard line. However, later K Toby Schwartz misses a 44-yarder. Damn it! MTSU gets it back, then fumbles it again! ILB Gabe Baldwin recovers it at our own 30. But then QB Howard Glover throws a pick three plays later. Damn it! MTSU ends up driving down the field and getting a touchdown on the turnover. Middle Tenn. St. 7, New Mexico St. 0 2nd Quarter Late in the quarter, at MTSU's 34 yard line, Glover throws another pick! Luckily, a few plays later CB Moe Camacho gets an INT in the end zone after the Blue Raider QB threw what looked like a Hail Mary pass on first down. Of course, two plays later Glover throws yet another pick – his third on the day. DAMN IT! MTSU gets a field goal after that. Middle Tenn. St. 10, New Mexico St. 0 3rd Quarter MTSU runs a nice clock-eating drive that ends in a rushing touchdown to go up by 17 points. We reply with a nice drive of our own, but we can only manage a field goal at then end, with about :52 left in the quarter. Middle Tenn. St. 17, New Mexico St. 3 4th Quarter MTSU fumbles the ball away again at the 11:20 mark at our 22. However, we can't do much with that. Later, they miss a field goal and we get the ball back at our 20. We fail to do anything the first three plays, but my offensive coordinator decides to go for it on fourth and 15! Of course, the pass is bad, and the Blue Raiders get the ball on our 15. They just need one play – a reverse around right end – to get into the end zone. That's how it ends, but not before Howard Glover throws his fourth interception of the game. Final: Middle Tennessee State 24, New Mexico State 3 Every week just makes me more depressed. The team seems to be regressing, especially on offense, and specifically our quarterback. Four picks. His TD-to-INT ratio was +1 coming into the game. Now that has vaporized. In retrospect, our defense is playing somewhat well, keeping opposing scores low, that North Texas game notwithstanding. But this offense is getting worse. I'm seriously thinking of ditching the run and shoot after the season. Yards (rush-pass-total) NMSU: 75-150-225 MTSU: 248-141-389 NMSU Leaders Rushing RB Ty Blair – 8 att, 74 yds Passing QB Howard Glover – 11-30, 150 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT Receiving WR Graham Leeuwenburg – 4 ctch, 45 yds RB Ty Blair – 2 ctch, 55 yds Top Defenders DE Grant Ruth – 19 tackles, 7 assist (Ruth is balls, seriously. He is big time for us) Crocker – 8 tackles, 1 sack CB Bubba Keating – 8 tackles, 3 assists Players of the Week: Blair and Ruth Injuries Nothing major. Week 12 Recruiting We landed an average QB and an ILB. That wraps up the scholarship players. Now we start searching for walk-ons. New Mexico players always get priority, unless they don't meet my SAT and GPA criteria. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-27-2010, 01:50 AM	#99
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 12 in the Sun Belt North Texas 40, Arkansas St. 35 Utah State 49, Idaho 20 Louisiana-Monroe 45, Louisiana-Lafayette 38 STANDINGS 1. Utah State (7-2, 6-1) 2. Troy (5-4, 5-1) 3. Louisiana-Monroe (6-4, 5-2) 4. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-6, 4-3) 5. Idaho (3-6, 3-4) 6. Middle Tennessee State (3-6, 3-4) 7. North Texas (5-5, 2-5) 8. New Mexico State (2-8, 2-5) 9. Arkansas State (1-9, 1-6) Upcoming Games – Week 13 Utah State (-12) at New Mexico State Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe North Texas at Middle Tennessee State Troy at Idaho Only Utah State and Troy are alive for the conference title. Utah State will win it with a win against us (certainly a given) and a Troy loss to either Idaho in Week 13 or ULL in Week 14. If Troy wins both their games, they win it no matter what Utah State does against us. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

01-27-2010, 10:03 PM	#100
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Week 13 Utah State (7-2, 6-1) at New Mexico State (2-8, 2-5) Utah State favored by 12 Weather: 55 degrees, fair Attendance: 13,500 (30,300) I stand on the sideline at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, meditating on the beating that we’re about to take from, along with Troy, the best team in the Sun Belt. We couldn’t beat Middle Tennessee State or Idaho. How are we going to pull off an upset in the Battle of the Aggies? Earlier in the week, I told my offensive coaches, “To hell with the run-and-shoot. This weekend, we’re going to run the ball a lot, just for the hell of it.” They looked at me like I was crazy. We’ve been running a run-and-shoot formation all year. It was too late to change the basic formation, and I was talking about running the ball, with almost no fullback and tight end help, with four receivers on the field. But I was in an F-it mood. Nothing was on the line anyway, except maybe my job. 1st Quarter On our first two plays from scrimmage, we throw the ball. That’s just a set-up to fool Utah State. Of course, it didn’t really do too much for us in this quarter. Utah State didn’t do much, either – thank goodness. Utah St. 0, New Mexico St. 0 2nd Quarter Right before the end of the first quarter, Utah State fumbles the ball away at their 31-yard line. After driving 18 yards, K Toby Schwartz gives us three points. On Utah State's very first play after that, our CB Bubba Keating intercepts a pass and takes it 68 yards to the house! Just like that we are up by ten points! Later, with eight minutes to go, Schwartz misses a field goal that would have put us up by 13 points. With :01 second on the clock, Utah State’s kicker misses one of his own, a 56-yarder. New Mexico St. 10, Utah St. 0 3rd Quarter Utah State gets a nice drive deep into the quarter that results in a field goal. Uh-oh, here we go again. New Mexico St. 10, Utah St. 3 4th Quarter My despair quickly goes away as our offense puts together a mighty good drive of our own, one that featured eight run plays (all by RB Ty Blair) and only two passes, the last of which was a 32-yard TD pass from QB Howard Glover to WR Dave Brummitt. We are up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter on Utah State! But of course, the “other” Aggies make a comeback, scoring a TD on the next drive. We reply, though, with another good drive (this one featuring the pass) that ends in a Schwartz field goal. Still up by ten. But, on Utah State’s very next play, their quarterback throws a bomb that ends up going 69 yards for a touchdown at the 5:20 mark. 20-17 NMSU. Damn it. We then go three and out and punt. They take the ball to our 44 yard line before they go for it on fourth down and our DE Grant Ruth blocks the pass with 1:30 left. We get it back and eventually run out the clock! Final: New Mexico State 20, Utah State 17 Unbelievable! Amazing what you can do when you mix up the run-and-shoot and focus more on the run. We didn’t win the yardage battle, but we had no turnovers and our defense made some fabulous plays. RB Ty Blair had the most rushing attempts and rushing yards of any player since I’ve been coach. Overall, it was a nice way to end the season. This game is making me think more about ditching the run-and-shoot, or using some kind of hybrid. Yards (rush-pass-total) UTST: 136-221-357 NMSU: 139-98-237 NMSU Leaders Rushing RB Ty Blair – 21 att, 119 yds Passing QB Howard Glover – 11-21, 98 yds, 1 TD Receiving WR Leland Breaux – 3 ctch, 17 yds Top Defenders DE Ty Gilmore – 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks S Carlos Whitfield – 9 tackles DT Lonnie Roach – 5 tackles, 1 assist Players of the Week: Gilmore (Game MVP) and Blair Injuries WR Dave Brummitt pulled his groin, but there was nothing major. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

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