Beginner Dynasty

[nredfoot]

Quote:

Knickerbocker91

Ya I was shocked they got beat that bad! Frank Beamer was so close! It's been a weird year for sure with Georgia Tech, West Virginia, TCU, Virginia Tech, and Arkansas all being #1 at some point. Although it looks like once again bama will be there ....

[nredfoot]

Ed Wesley Racks Up 300 Yards On Way To TCU Win

Albuquerque, NM -- TCU enterd the contest as the #1 team in the country with the #1 defense in the country and #1 in turnover differentiation. They brought two heisman contenders in Ed Wesley and Jeremy Kerley. They displayed all of those in Saturdays 31-14 whipping of New Mexico.

The game broke open after freshman Ben Skaer dropped the ball beautifully on the 4 yd line. Wesley then took the first handoff broke 3 tackles and sprinted all the way for 7. Austin would throw 3 interceptions on the day one of them a pick 6 to Tekerrein Cuba another one inside the 10 to Greg McCoy. The Lobos moved the ball well at times but dropped passes, interceptions and negative yard rushes killed many of their drives. Overall it was bad way to end the 2010 regular season especially for the seniors at home.

In the postgame press conference Coach Redfoot would express some frustration, "I hate losing. Even more I hate losing big and being totally dominated on the field. We got to see in first person what a championship team looks like and saw we have a long way to go." When asked about giving up 300 yds to Wesley Coach Redfoot simply responded, "That pathetic."

Gary Patterson's TCU team finishes the season a pefect 12-0 (8-0). No game was closer than 2 TDs and now barring any crazy BCS madness will be playing for all the marbles in January. New Mexico however falls to 6-6 (4-4) and will now see where they land in the bowls whether it is the Independence Bowl or the Armed Forces Bowl.

**Don't wanna put up all the stats in a table just cuz how ugly this game was....

Key Stats:
(NM) Tarean Austin 18-39 291 yds 3 INT
(NM) James Wright 13 rushes 46 yds TD
(NM) Demond Dennis 7 rushes 16 yds TD
(NM) Ty Kirk 7 rec 89 yds
(NM) Lucas Reed 4 rec 85 yds
(NM) Bubba Forrest 8 tackles TFL
(NM) Johnathan Rainey 6 tackles 4 TFL sack FF

(TCU) Andy Dalton 4-10 53 yds (Didn't play 2 quarters because of dislocated shoulder)
(TCU) Ed Wesley 22 rushes 339 yds 2 TD
(TCU) Matthew Tucker 6 rushes 41 yds TD
(TCU) Colin Jones 10 tackles 2 TFL
(TCU) Tekerrein Cuba 4 tackles Int TD

**Will update final rankings and conference championships along with all awards and stuff**

[nredfoot]

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUPS
SEC: #20 Georgia 10-2 (5-3) vs #2 Alabama 11-1 (7-1)
C-USA: UAB 6-6 (6-2) vs Tulsa 7-5 (6-2)
Big XII: #13 Oklahoma 10-2 (6-2) vs #9 Nebraska 10-2 (7-1)
MAC: Miami(OH) 6-6 (6-2) vs Northern Illinois 9-3 (7-1)
ACC: Florida State 9-3 (7-1) vs #6 Virginia Tech 11-1 (7-1)

Conference Championship Results
- #20 Georgia shocks #2 Alabama 30-20 outscoring the Tide 20-7 in 2nd half
- Tulsa pounds UAB 33-17
- #13 Oklahoma has no trouble with #9 Nebraska 31-13
- Miami(OH) wins with late FG over Northern Illinois 16-14
- #6 Virginia Tech takes ACC title with 35-23 victory over Florida State

2010 Conference Champions
ACC: #4 Virginia Tech
Big 12: #10 Oklahoma
Big East: #20 Pittsburgh
Big 10: #6 Ohio State
C-USA: Tulsa
MAC: Miami(OH)
Mountain West: #1 TCU
PAC-10: #5 Oregon
SEC: #15 Georgia
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee State
WAC: #2 Boise State

Heisman Final Results
QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech) 360-577 4851 yds 43 TD 15 INT
HB Vai Taua (Nevada) 395 rushes 1750 yds 24 TD 22 rec 253 yds 5 TD
QB Christian Ponder (Florida State) 259-395 3620 yds 33 TD 3 INT 146 rushes 388 yds 7 TD

Award Winners
Maxwell: HB Roddy Jones (Georgia Tech)
Walter Camp: HB Vai Taua (Nevada)
Bednarik: MLB Nick Reveiz (Tennessee)
Nagurski: MLB Nick Reveiz (Tennessee)
O'Brien: QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech)
Walker: HB Roddy Jones (Georgia Tech)
Biletnikoff: WR Jermaine Kearse (Washington)
Mackey: TE Rhett Ellison (USC)
Outland: RT Zach Roth (TCU)
Rimington: C Sean Bedford (Georgia Tech)
Lombardi: LE Cameron Heyward (Ohio State)
Best LB: MLB Nick Reveiz (Tennessee)
Thorpe: FS Jermale Hines (Ohio State)
Groza: K Wes Byrum (Auburn)
Guy: P Drew Butler (Georgia)
Best Ret: WR Jesse Grandy (Ole Miss)

[nredfoot]

Lobos Get Independence Bowl Invite

It's official Coach Redfoot's Lobos are going bowling! After putting together a 6-6 season the New Mexico Lobos will travel to Shreveport, LA on Tuesday Dec 28th to take on Mississippi State 6-6 (2-6). The Bulldogs biggest moment of the year came just a few weeks ago when they ended Arkansas's national championship hopes. However just like the Lobos they have had an up and down season. They opened the year going 1-3 before regrouping and finishing 5-3.

Dan Mullen's team is led by QB Chris Relf who has put together a very solid season at the quarterback going 118-272 for 1433 yds 14 TD and only 6 INT. The true force of this offense comes on the ground via JUCO transfer Vic Ballard who on 388 carries has rushes for 1447 yds and 10 TDs. If the Lobos want to beat the Bulldogs they will have to find a way to slow down Ballard. On defense it KJ Wright who leads the team with 36 solo tackles. This should be a very interesting battle as New Mexico will try and knock off an SEC team.

The Stage is Set: #1 TCU vs #2 Boise State

No you read that right, the Frogs and Broncos are playing for the title. After so many years of battling the system these two underdogs find themselves on top of the college football world. Gary Patterson will try and finish off what has been a magical season for the Horned Frogs. On the other side Chris Peterson will try and get that long wanted title. Who would've thought that the Broncos would be standing here after losing by 10 to the Hokies to open the season. This game is guaranteed to be a battle to remember!

BCS Bowls
Orange Bowl:
#4 Virginia Tech 12-1 vs #3 Wisconsin 10-1

Sugar Bowl:
#15 Georgia 10-3 vs #7 West Virginia 11-1

Fiesta Bowl:
#10 Oklahoma 11-2 vs #20 Pittsburgh 9-3

Rose Bowl:
#6 Ohio State 11-1 vs #5 Oregon 11-1

Other Interesting Matchups
Capital One Bowl:
#8 Alabama 11-2 vs Michigan 7-5

Cotton Bowl:
#19 Arkansas 10-2 vs #18 Nebraska 10-3

Chick-fil-a Bowl:
Auburn 9-3 vs Florida State 9-4

Holiday Bowl:
#16 Oklahoma State 9-3 vs #14 Washington 10-2

[nredfoot]

Bulldogs Roll Over Lobos

Not much to say about this game besides the fact that Vick Ballard is a monster. He went for over 325 yds and had 3 TDs. Also set MSU season rushing record along with MSU single game rushing record. Only bright spot was 2nd All-American Peter Gardner who had 6 tackles 3 TFL and 2 sacks.

New Mexico final record: 6-7 (4-4) finished with 3 game losing streak
Mississippi State final record: 7-6 (2-6)

New Mexico (6-7) at Mississippi State (7-6)
Dec 28, 2010 1 2 3 4 F New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi State 10 6 10 7 33 Top Performers New Mexico #93 Peter Gardner 6 tackles 3 TFL 2 sacks FF #29 DeShawn Mills 5 tackles FF Mississippi State #28 Vick Ballard 41 rushes 346 yds 3 TD #14 Chris Relf 10-20 133 yds	Team Stats Comparison NM MSU First Downs 6 19 3rd Down Efficiency 4-15 (26%) 5-15 (33%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%) Total Yards 278 554 Passing Yards 69 133 Rushing Yards 12 354 Penalties-Penalty Yards 5-30 7-50 Turnovers 3 1 Time of Possession 12:48 19:12
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING NM MSU 5:06 (MSU) Vick Ballard, 52 yd run (DePasquale kick) 0 7 0:40 (MSU) D. DePasquale, 24 yd FG 0 10 SECOND QUARTER SCORING NM MSU 5:26 (MSU) D. DePasquale, 39 yd FG 0 13 0:08 (MSU) D. DePasquale, 29 yd FG 0 16 THIRD QUARTER SCORING NM MSU 2:40 (MSU) Vick Ballard, 16 yd run (DePasquale kick) 0 23 0:39 (MSU) D. DePasquale, 30 yd FG 0 26 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING NM MSU 0:38 (MSU) Vick Ballard 0 33
New Mexico PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT BR Holbrook 7/17 60 0 0 Tarean Austin 2/15 9 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Wright 7 18 2.5 0 Demond Dennis 5 14 2.8 0 Josh Fussell 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Lamaar Thomas 3 12 4 0 Ty Kirk 2 17 8.5 0 Chris Hernandez 1 17 17 0 Bryant Williams 1 9 9 0 Josh Fussell 1 9 9 0 Lucas Reed 1 5 5 0 DEFENSIVE TACK SACK INT TD Anthony Hooks 8 0 0 0 Carmen Messina 8 0 0 0 Johnathan Rainey 8 0 0 0 Peter Gardner 6 2 0 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Ben Skaer 9 431 47.8 0 Mississippi State PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Chris Relf 10/20 133 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Vick Ballard 41 346 8.4 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Arceto Clark 3 43 14.3 0 Chad Bumpis 3 30 10 0 Brandon Heavens 2 41 20.5 0 Chris Smith 1 14 14 0 Kendrick Cook 1 5 5 0 DEFENSIVE TACK SACK INT TD Corey Broomfield 4 1 1 0 Chris White 3 1 0 0 Pernell McPhee 3 1 0 0 Nickoe Whitley 0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Derek DePasquale 4/5 3/3 40 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Heath Hutchins 4 203 50.7 0

UP NEXT: Offseason

[nredfoot]

2010 Season New Mexico Breakdown
**Denotes senior

New Mexico All Americans
2nd Team - Peter Gardner**

New Mexico All-MWC
1st Team - James Wright
1st Team - Peter Gardner**
1st Team - Carmen Messina (led nation in solo tackles)
2nd Team - Johnathan Rainey

Offensive Stats
Passing
Tarean Austin 171-355 2797 yds 17 TD 22 INT
BR Holbrook16-40 159 yds INT

Rushing
James Wright 212 rushes 886 yds 12 TD
Demond Dennis 64 rushes 352 yds 4 TD
Tarean Austin 63 rushes 121 yds 3 TD
Lamaar Thomas 11 rushes 104 yds TD
Kasey Carrier 18 rushes 29 yds
Josh Fussell** 9 rushes 29 yds

Receiving
Lamaar Thomas 46 rec 686 yds 4 TD
Ty Kirk 34 rec 610 yds 5 TD
Bryant Williams** 33 rec 546 yds 2 TD
Lucas Reed 25 rec 447 yds 2 TD
Chris Hernandez** 18 rec 442 yds 4 TD
James Wright 14 rec 117 yds
Andrew Aho 5 rec 76 yds
Josh Fussell** 5 rec 15 yds
Myles Daughtry 3 rec 58 yds TD
Demond Dennis 3 rec 7 yds

Blocking
Zayn Bin Bilal** 2 pancakes 5 sacks
Bryant Williams** 1 pancake
Dillon Farrell 1 pancake 4 sacks
James Wright 1 pancake 1 sack
Mike Cannon** 1 sack
Maurice Mears** 1 sack
Byron Bell 6 sacks

Defensive Stats
Defensive Line
Peter Gardner** 64 tackles 20 TFL 10 sacks FF (3rd in country in sacks)
Johnathan Rainey 67 tackles 20 TFL 6 sacks 2 FFU
Ugo Uzodinma 39 tackles 13 TFL 4 sacks
Jaymar Latchison 38 tackles 12 TFL 3 sacks INT
Brett Kennedy 4 tackles TFL sack
Jake Carr 1 tackle

Linebackers
Carmen Messina 97 tackles 15 TFL 2 sacks INT 2 FF FR TD
Cody Neely** 33 tackles 5 TFL sack INT
Spencer Merritt 32 tackles 7 TFL
Terel Anyaibe** 11 tackles
Joe Stoner 10 tackles

Cornerbacks
Anthony Hooks 51 tackles 4 TFL sack INT
Emmanuel McPhearson 48 tackles 9 TFL sack 3 FR
DeShawn Mills 43 tackles TFL 2 INT 2 FF
Jamarr Lyles 6 tackles

Safeties
Bubba Forrest 53 tackles 8 TFL 2 sacks INT FF
Freddy Young 50 tackles 2 TFL INT
Ravonne Carter 35 tackles 3 TFL sack
AJ Butler 5 tackles
Dante Caro tackle
Brian Hill** tackle

Special Teams
Kicking
James Aho 12-17 FGs Long of 44 40-40 XP 17 touchbacks

Punting
Ben Skaer 48 punts 2247 yds 46.8 avg 38.5 net avg 7 in 20 Long of 59

Kick Return
Lamaar Thomas 38 ret 909 yds 23.9 avg Long of 87
Kasey Carrier 35 ret 707 yds 20.2 avg TD Long of 83

Punt Return
Ty Kirk 38 ret 235 yds 6.1 avg Long of 22
Myles Daughtry 6 ret 19 yds 3.1 Long of 10

[nredfoot]

TCU Are the Champs!

AP -- It's official the Horned Frogs are champs. After whipping Boise State 30-13 on January 10, 2010 there was no debate who the top dogs or frogs were. Gary Patterson's team was the only team to make it through the year without a loss. Even more impressive was the fact that no team even got close to them. Ed Wesley was given the title of MVP after the championship game. Wesley rushed for 124 yds on 40 carries for 2 TD. Andy Dalton was the definition of efficient going 25-28 through the air for 270 yds. Kellen Moore gave it his best shot going 26-40 for 339 yds and TD with only one pass picked off. But in the end it wasn't enough as TCU pulled away to take home their 2nd national title.

Here's a look at the rest of the BCS bowls and the final top 25 rankings

BCS Bowl Results
Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech 13 Wisconsin 17
- Clay rushed for 122 yds on 31 carries for 2 TD

Sugar Bowl
Georgia 41 West Virginia 38
- Bulldogs outscore Mountaineers 27-8 in 2nd half

Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma 49 Pittsburgh 7
- Landry Jones dominates 13-20 270 yds 4 TD

Rose Bowl
Ohio State 31 Oregon 10
- No answer for Pryor 26-34 332 yds 4 TD

Final AP Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 10, 2010
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	TCU	13	0
2	Wisconsin	11	1
3	Ohio State	12	1
4	Boise State	11	2
5	Virginia Tech	12	2
6	North Carolina	11	2
7	Georgia	11	2
8	Oklahoma	12	2
9	Oregon	11	2
10	West Virginia	11	2
11	USC	11	2
12	Nevada	12	1
13	Missouri	11	2
14	Washington	11	2
15	Iowa	10	3
16	Alabama	11	3
17	Arkansas	11	2
18	Stanford	10	3
19	Florida	9	4
20	Georgia Tech	10	3
21	Auburn	10	3
22	LSU	8	5
23	Middle Tennessee State	11	2
24	Oklahoma State	9	4
25	Utah	9	4

[Knickerbocker91]

Tough loss in your bowl game (and VT lost as well, smh). Looking forward to seeing the freshman class step onto campus and have an impact on next season.