August 11, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Friday, August 08 - Sunday August 10 include stories about:
- UNM Socorr Team Picked to Win Mountain West in Coaches Poll
- Lobos Beginning to Practice in Pads
- Man in Court to Face Charges on Underage Girls in Fraternity House
- UNM Football Players Trying Out for Kickers Position
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2008
13 KRQE 10:00 PM
ONCE AGAIN, THE UNM SOCCER TEAM IS GETTING SOME PRESEASON NOTICE... THE LOBOS WERE PICKEDTO WIN THE MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION IN THE PRESEASON COACHES POLL... LOBO PLAYERS AND COACHES WERE BUSY HOSTING A YOUTH CAMP TODAY AT UNM... THE LOBOS HAVE WON THE LAST 4 M.P.S.F. TITLES AND HAVE BEEN TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 6 OF THE LAST 7 YEARS, BUT THE PRESEASON POLL DOESN'T MEAN MUCH TO HEAD COACH JEREMY FISHBEINSATURDAY, AUGUST 09, 2008
13KRQE 5:30
IN JUST OVER 3 WEEKS THE LOBOS WILL KICK-OFF THEIR 110TH SEASON OF FOOTBALL. THE OFFENSE RETURNS JUST 6 STARTERS THIS YEAR AND THIS COULD MEAN A BIGGER BURDEN ON QUARTERBACK DONOVAN PORTERIE. "I THINK DONAVAN'S GOING TO BE A GOOD PLAYER AS GOOD AS ANY IN THE LEAGUE." HE BRINGS STABILITY TO AN OFFENSE LACKING EXPERIENCE. STARTING QUARTERBACK DONVAN PORTARIE WILL BE COUNTED ON HEAVILY TO ANCHOR UNM'S ATTACK. "HE'S A GOOD QB RIGHT NOW. HE'S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER AS THE SEASON ROLLS ALONG AND HE'S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR BUT HE'S GOT TO HAVE SOME GUYS AROUND HIM TO PERFORM WELL TOO." EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH BECAUSE THE 2-YEAR STARTER IS COMING OFF A HUGE STATISTICAL YEAR. LAST SEASON AS A SOPHMORE PORTARIE THREW FOR OVER 3 THOUSAND YARDS...THE MOST BY A LOBO SINCE STONEY CASE IN 1994. HE ALSO COMPLETED 15 TOUCHDOWN PASSES WHILE TOSSING 9 INTERCEPTIONS. "I TAKE THAT AS BIG TIME TO HAVE MY HEAD COACH PUT A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY IN ME AND BELIEVES I CAN GET IT DONE." BUT HE CAN'T DO IT ON HIS OWN AND UNM IS FACING SOME MAJOR OFFENSIVE QUESTION MARKS. 4 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN NEED TO BE REPLACED AND STELLAR WIDE RECEIVERS MARCUS SMITH AND TRAVIS BROWN ARE GONE. IT WILL BE CATCH BY COMITTEE...5 DIFFERENT WIDE-OUTS, ALL WITH LITTLE EXPERIENCE, HOPE TO MAKE AN IMPACT. "I BELIEVE IT'S A BIG PLUS TO HAVE MORE THAN 2 RECEIVERS IN THE OFFENSE THAT CAN DO JUST AS GOOD AS 2 ALL-STAR RECEIVERS FROM A YEAR AGO." IF THE NEW FORMULA DOES NOT YIELD SUCCESS ....PORTARIE'S NUMBERS MAY SUFFER. "YOU CAN BE AN AWFUL GOOD QUARTERBACK AND NOT LOOK GOOD IF YOU DON'T GET TIME TO THROW OR NOBODY'S CARRYING THE BALL VERY WELL OR YOU THROW IT RIGHT ON TARGET AND THEY DROP IT." THE 6 FOOT 3 INCH JUNIOR WILL GET MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT FROM RODNEY FURGUSEN. THE SENIOR RUNNINGBACK IS A TWO-TIME ALL MOUNTAIN WEST PERFORMER. "HE'S DONE A LOT OF THINGS FOR THE PROGRAM AND WE EXPECT HIM TO DO A LOT OF THINGS THIS YEAR." 12 AND 6 AS A STARTER ...PORTARIE WILL PURSUE CAREER VICTORY NUMBER 13 ON AUGUST 30TH AGAINST TCU.
UNDERAGE GIRLS AT A U-N-M FRAT HOUSE IS SCHEDULED IN COURT TOMORROW. MICHAEL MCGUFFIN WILL BE ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE HAD SEX WITH AT LEAST THREE UNDERAGE GIRLS AT THE SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FRATERNITY HOUSE. MCGUFFIN WAS ARRESTED ON STATUTORY RAPE CHARGES NEARLY A YEAR AGO. POLICE SAY MCGUFFIN RECORDED SOME OF THE SEX ACTS ON HIS CELL PHONE.
AS USUAL AT LOBO FOOTBALL CAMP, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GUYS ALL BATTLING FOR 1 SPOT AS THE STARTING KICKER... FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE LOBO FOOTBALL TEAM HAS PRODUCED A COUPLE OF ALL- AMERICAN CALIBER KICKERS IN A ROW... AND THEY'VE DONE IT THIS SAME WAY... SOMEONE ALWAYS EMERGES, AND HEAD COACH ROCKY LONG THINKS IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM...
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008
2 KASA 9:00 PM
PARENTS STILL HAVE TIME TO GET FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THEIR KIDS. A-P-S WILL WRAP UP IT'S SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE AND DISTRIBUTION NEXT WEEK. JUST CONTACT THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR IF YOU NEED HELP. A-P-S SAYS THIS YEAR'S DEMAND IS MUCH GREATER BECAUSE OF THE SLOWING ECONOMY. ABOUT TWO THOUSAND MORE KIDS NEEDED SUPPLIES THIS YEAR.. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. LAST MONTH.. A-P-S AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HANDED-OUT 3- THOUSAND BACKPACKS FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE PIT.4 KOB 10:00 PM
THE LOBO FOOTBALL TEAM WAS IN FULL PADS FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING FALL PRACTICE.. HOPE ALL THE PLAYERS ARE IN BED BY NOW BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE AN EARLY MORNING WAKEUP CALL... STARTING SATURDAY MORNING THE LOBOS START TWO-A-DAYS.. THE MORNING PRACTICE STARTS AT SIX A-M AND THE PLAYERS SAY THEY DON'T MIND..