December 2, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Monday, December 1, include stories about:* Lobo Women's Team Picks Up 8 Points in Latest AP Poll
* ESPM Reports NMSU Has Fired Head Football Coach Hal Mumme
* Amy Beggin is Mountain West Conferece Co-Player of the Week
* UNM Nutritionist Explains Calorie Count From Thanksgiving Dinner2 KASA 9:00 PM
THE LOBO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM CAN START POLL WATCHING. AND, NEW MEXICO STATE NEEDS A NEW FOOTBALL COACH. HERE'S VAN. THE SEARCH FOR THE LOBOS COACH CONTINUES. THE TULSA WORLD IS REPORTING THAT OKLAHOMA STATE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JOE DEFOREST IS A FRONTRUNNER. IT SHOULD BE THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME IN NEW MEXICO. SATURDAY
THE LOBOS HAVE PICKED UP 8 POINTS IN THE LATEST A-P POLL. TCU IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE TOP 25. LOBO OPPONENT STANFORD IS FOURTH...A LOBOS FUTURE OPPONENT, TEXAS A&M, IS 5TH.
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ESPN IS REPORTING N-M-S-U HAS FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME. NEW MEXICO STATE IS NOT CONFIRMING THE REPORT....BUT HAS SCHEDULED A NEWS CONFERENCE FOR TOMORROW. NEW MEXICO STATE FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A 3 AND 9 RECORD---1 AND 7 IN THE WAC CONFERENCE. THE AGGIES LOST THEIR LAST 7 GAMES OF THE SEASON. MUMME---THE FORMER KENTUCKY COACH---WAS 11 AND 38 IN 4 YEARS AT NEW MEXICO STATE. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, U-N-M HEAD FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG RESIGNED AFTER A DISAPPOINTING SEASON. HIS SUCCESSOR HAS YET TO BE NAMED.
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WE'RE GETTING REPORTS TONIGHT THAT NEW MEXICO STATE'S FOOTBALL COACH IS OUT OF A JOB. ESPN IS REPORTING THAT N- M-S-U FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME. A SPOKESPERSON WITH THE UNIVERSITY SAYS MUMME STILL HAS A JOB RIGHT NOW.. BUT WE'RE TOLD THERE WILL BE A NEWS CONFERENCE TOMORROW. NEW MEXICO STATE FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A 3 AND 9 RECORD. THIS REPORT ABOUT MUMME FOLLOWS U-N-M HEAD FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG'S RESIGNATION TWO WEEKS AGO.
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ACCORDING TO ESPN AND KTSM IN EL PASO.. HAL MUMME IS OFFICIALLY OUT AS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT NEW MEXICO STATE.. AGGIES ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MCKINLEY BOSTON HAS A PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM.. HALL MUMME JUST WRAPPED UP HIS FOURTH SEASON AS THE AGGIES HEAD FOOTBALL COACH.. NEW MEXICO STATE LOST SEVEN STRAIGHT TO END THE SEASON AND FINISHED 3-AND-9 OVERALL.. MUMME HAS AN 11-AND-38 RECORD IN LAS CRUCES.. ==== IN OTHER AGGIE FOOTBALL NEWS.. WIDE RECIEVER CHRIS WILLIAMS WAS NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-WAC.. CENTER RICHIE BOLIN AND SAFETY DERRICK RICHARDSON MADE SECOND TEAM ALL- CONFERENCE..
YOU CAN CROSS MISSOURI OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR DAVE CHRISTENSEN OFF THE LIST OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE UNM HEAD COACHING JOB..CHRISTENSEN TOOK THE HEAD COACHING VACANCY AT WYOMING.. HE REPLACES JOE GLENN WAS WAS FIRED AT THE END OF THE SEASON.. UNM MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH STEVE ALFORD SUMMED IT UP BEST WHEN WE TALKED WITH HIM TODAY.. QUOTE-WE'RE NOT A VERY GOOD TEAM RIGHT NOW- UNQUOTE.. THE LOBOS ARE COMING OFF A PAIR OF LOSSES IN CANCUN..INCLUDING A 68-62 LOSS LAST NIGHT TO DRAKE.. WHETHER IT'S FREE THROW SHOOTING..DEFENSE OR REBOUNDING.. COACH ISN'T HAPPY.
UNM'S AMY BEGGIN IS THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CO- PLAYER OF THE WEEK.. BEGGIN SHARES THE HONOR WITH UNLS SHAMELA HAMPTON .. BEGGIN AVERAGED OVER 18 POINTS A GAME IN THREE LOBO WINS..UNM WILL TAKE ON NEW MEXICO STATE ON THURSDAY..
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ESPN-DOT-COM AND KTSM IN EL PASO IS REPORTING MUMME WAS FIRED ON MONDAY.. THE UNIVERSITY HAS A PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW WHEN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MCKINLEY BOSTON WILL TALK ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM.. MUMME'S RECORD WAS 11- AND-38 IN FOUR YEARS WITH NEW MEXICO STATE.. THE AGGIES WERE THREE AND NINE THIS SEASON.. LOSING THEIR LAST SEVEN GAMES.. AGGIES WIDE RECIEVER CHRIS WILLIAMS WAS NAMED FIRST-TEAM LL-WAC FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HIS CAREER.. NEW MEXICO STATE CENTER RICHIE BOLIN AND SAFETY DERRICK RICHARDSON WERE NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL- CONFERENCE.. UNM MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH STEVE ALFORD SAYS MAYBE AFTER THREE OR FOUR DAYS OF PRACTICE THIS WEEK HIS TEAM WILL START TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MEANS BY "DEFENSE".. THE LOBOS ARE COMING OFF BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES AND ALFORD SAYS THE LOBOS ARE NOT A GOOD TEAM RIGHT NOW. HE PLANS ON CHANGING THAT..
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AFTER A LONG THANKSGIVING WEEKEND-- YOU MIGHT BE FEELING A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL.. THIS MORNING ON THE HEALTHBEAT, DR BARRY RAMO TAKES A STROLL AROUND THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AND COUNTS OFF JUST HOW MANY STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO BURN OFF THAT HOLIDAY WEIGHT.. AHHH..THANKSGIVING. ALL THAT FOOD... ALL THAT FUN.... ALL THOSE CALORIES... "THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF CALORIES IS PROBABLY BETWEEN 3,000 AND 5,000 CALORIES." AND SHELLEY RAEL, A DIETICIAN AT UNM SAYS SOME OF THE FAVORITES ....ARE SOME OF THE WORST CULPRITS. "ALCOHOL.... VERY CALORIE DENSE AND NOT A LOT OF HEALTH NUTRIENTS...UM, STUFFING, UM GRAVY, LOTS OF FAT." IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN BURNING OFF ALL THAT FOOD YOU GAVE THANKS FOR...YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. WE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS. SAY YOU WENT LIGHT FOR THANKSGIVING AND HAD A SALAD WITH LOW FAT DRESSING AND ONLY SOME TURKEY AND MASHED POTATOES WITH NO GRAVY. HOW FAR WOULD YOU HAVE TO WALK TO BURN IT OFF? KEEP IN MIND...IT IS ABOUT 1 MILE YOU WILL HAVE TO WALK FOR EVERY 100 CALORIES. RAMO STAND UP: WE USED THE HEART INSTITUTE AS A STARTING POINT DOWN HERE IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. FOR YOU TO WALK OFF THE LIGHTER OPTION...YOU'D START FROM HERE... "ALL THE WAY UP HERE TO ABQ UPTOWN, THAT'S ABOUT 6.2 MILES, BUT LET'S SAY YOU WANT TO ADD A LITTLE MORE TO YOUR PLATE. YOU START OFF WITH SOME CHIPS AND SALSA ....OR CHIPS AND DIP. YOU GO FOR SOME TURKEY WITH MASHED POTATOES AND NO GRAVY....AND KEEP IT MODERATE FOR DESERT AND HAVE ONLY TWO CHOCOALTE CHIP COOKIES. YOU'D HAVE TO WALK FROM ABQ UPTOWN... ALL THE WAY UP HERE TO THE BASE OF THE SANDIA TRAM, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND THAT'S ABOUT 8 1/2 MILES, BUT LET'S ADD IN ALL OF THE FIXINGS." YOU START OFF WITH A MIXED DRINK...AND SOME RAW VEGETABLES...THEN TURKEY, MASHED POTATOES, STUFFING WITH GRAVY... AND A SLICE OF PUMPKIN PIE... YOU'RE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO 1300 CALORIES. THAT MEANS YOU WOULD HAVE TO WALK AROUND 13 MILES IN ORDER TO GET FROM THE BASE OF THE TRAM, ALL THE WAY BACK HERE TO THE HEART INSTITUTE - YOU MIGHT BE SHORT OF BREATH - YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE SOME CHEST PAIN. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THOUGH, THAT YOU'VE WALKED 13 MILES, AND IF YOU HAD THE CHEST PAIN, WE COULD TAKE CARE OF YOU. BUT IF YOU WANT TO PUSH IT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER, LET'S KEEP WALKING." LET'S SAY YOU WENT ALL OUT. CRACKERS AND CHEESE, AND CHIPS AND DIP.... SALAD WITH DRESSING... "A QUARTER CUP OF RANCH DIP, HAS 240 CALORIES." THEN WHITE AND DARK MEAT TURKEY WITH MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY, ALONG WITH SOME CASSEROLE AND A GLASS OF WINE. THROW IN A SLICE OF PECAN PIE WITH ICE CREAM FOR DESERT, "THEY CAN LOOK AT UP TO 3500 CALORIES FOR THE ENTIRE MEAL." THAT'S MORE THAN A DAY'S SUPPLY OF CALORIES, IN ONE MEAL. NOW REMEMBER - IT'S A MILE FOR EVERY 100 CALORIES. RAMO STANDUP: IN ORDER TO BURN OFF ALL THOSE CALORIES FROM THAT BIG MEAL, YOU'D HAVE TO WALK ALL THE WAY FROM DOWNTOWN AT THE HEART INSTITUTE, TO HERE, PAST LOS LUNAS, AND IF YOU HAD A DOUBLE PORTION AND WENT BACK FOR SECONDS, YOU'D HAVE TO MAKE A ROUND TRIP"
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THE LOBOS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES LOOKING FOR A NEW FOOTBALL COACH. AFTER WEEKS OF SPECULATION, THE NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES HAVE REPORTEDLY FIRED FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME...N-M-S-U ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MCKINLEY BOSTON HAS SCHEDULED A NEWS CONFERENCE FOR TOMORROW MORNING IN LAS CRUCES TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM. THE TEAM ENDED THE YEAR WITH A 7 GAME LOSING STREAK. IN HIS FOUR SEASONS WITH THE AGGIES, MUMME HAS AN OVERALL RECORD OF 11-AND-38.
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STATE'S LARGEST UNIVERSITY HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING UNM OFFICIALS ARE ISSUING WARNINGS, AND IN SOME CASES CONFISCATING BICYLES THAT AREN'T LOCKED ON A BIKE RACK. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER CHRIS RAMIREZ TRIED CONFRONTING THE OFFICIALS STUDENTS THOUGHT WERE RESPONSIBLE - BUT AS IT TURNS OUT...CHRIS'S INVESTIGATION LED HIM IN A VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTION. HE'S LIVE ON CAMPUS. BICYCLES DISSAPPEARING ON CAMPUS AND RED WARNING STICKERS ISSUED FOR PARKING BIKES "ILLEGALLY" HAVE BECOME SUCH A HOT TOPIC ON CAMPUS...IT MADE FRONT HEADLINES IN THE CAMPUS'S DAILY PAPER. WE TRACKED WHO'S RESPONSIBLE....AND IT'S NOT WHO YOU THINK. IT'S THE CHEAPEST WAY TO FIND YOUR WAY AROUND CAMPUS... ROBERT STASZEWSKI, 1:29-1:34 I FIND IT A GOOD WAY TO RELEASE, A GOOD WAY TO KEEP IN SHAPE BUT LATELY UNM'S BICYCLISTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING.... WES 6:22-25 I WANT TO RIDE MY BIKE AND IF I DON'T HAVE MY BIKE I CAN'T DO THAT. IN A RUSH TO GET TO CLASS, WES DONALD LOCKED HIS BIKE TO A RAILING RECENTLY... WHEN HE GOT OUT OF CLASS.... WES 5:53-6:01 THERE WAS A NOTE ON TOP OF MY SEAT AND IT SAID IF WE LOCK YOUR BIKE NEXT TO THE RAILING YOUR BIKE WILL BE IMPOUNDED. OTHER STUDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED THEIR BIKES DID GET IMPOUNDED AND THEY HAD TO FRANCTICALLY SEARCH FOR IT... CHRIS STANDUP1, 12:42-51 SO WE STARTED LOOKING AROUND TO SEE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFISCATING THE BIKES OR ISSUING THESE WARNINGS AND WE LEARNED ITS NOT THE PARKING OFFICE. PART2, 13:43-48 AND THE UNM POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ITS NOT THEM EITHER. SO WHO IS IT? HARVEY CHACE, 15:24-40 SOMETIMES AN OVERZEALOUS EMPLOYEE WILL SEE A BICYCLE BLOCKING A SAFETY RAMP OR ACCESS TO A BUILDING THAT MAY EFFECT A DISABLED PERSON AND MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO REMOVE THE BICYCLE. HARVEY CHACE WORKS NEITHER FOR PARKING OR POLICE. HE IS IN CHARGE OF THE PHYSICAL PLANT DEPARTMENT. THAT DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS BUILDINGS AND DOES THE GROUNDSKEEPING. CHACE ADMITS NOBODY IN THAT DEPARTMENT HAS THE POWER TO REMOVE A BICYCLE. CHACE, 17:11-27 WELL WE REALLY HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. IF THIS IS HAPPENING WE HAVE PUT A STOP TO THAT. AND CHACE ADMITS----THERE IS NO POLICY THAT HE IS AWARE OF AT UNM THAT PROHIBITS BICYCLIST FROM LOCKING THEIR BIKES TO A TREE...OR A RAILING... SOMETHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT.... POLICE OFFICERS NEED TO HAVE AUTHORIZATION, MANY TIMES BY A JUDGE BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE PERSONAL PROPERTY. ANYTHING ELSE MAY BE CONSIDERED THEFT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY AND SEE IF ANY PHYSICAL PLANT DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE BY THE UNIVERSITY. LIVE AT UNM, CHRIS RAMIREZ KOAT A7N. HARVEY CHACE SAYS HE BRIEFED EMPLOYEES IN THE PHYSICAL PLANT DEPARTMENT, AND INFORMED THEM THEY CAN'T TAKE THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
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SO AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND YOU MAY BE FEELING A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN USUAL. ON THE HEALTHBEAT, DR BARRY RAMO TAKES A WALK AROUND THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AND COUNTS JUST HOW MANY STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE TO BURN OFF THAT HOLIDAY WEIGHT.. AHHH..THANKSGIVING. ALL THAT FOOD... ALL THAT FUN.... ALL THOSE CALORIES... "THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF CALORIES IS PROBABLY BETWEEN 3,000 AND 5,000 CALORIES." AND SHELLEY RAEL, A DIETICIAN AT UNM SAYS SOME OF THE FAVORITES ....ARE SOME OF THE WORST CULPRITS. "ALCOHOL.... VERY CALORIE DENSE AND NOT A LOT OF HEALTH NUTRIENTS...UM, STUFFING, UM GRAVY, LOTS OF FAT." IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN BURNING OFF ALL THAT FOOD YOU GAVE THANKS FOR...YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. WE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS ... SAY YOU WENT LIGHT FOR THANKSGIVING AND HAD A SALAD WITH LOW FAT DRESSING AND ONLY SOME TURKEY AND MASHED POTATOES WITH NO GRAVY. HOW FAR WOULD YOU HAVE TO WALK TO BURN IT OFF? KEEP IN MIND...IT IS ABOUT 1 MILE YOU WILL HAVE TO WALK FOR EVERY 100 CALORIES. RAMO STAND UP: WE USED THE HEART INSTITUTE AS A STARTING POINT DOWN HERE IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. FOR YOU TO WALK OFF THE LIGHTER OPTION...YOU'D START FROM HERE... "ALL THE WAY UP HERE TO ABQ UPTOWN, THAT'S ABOUT 6.2 MILES, BUT LET'S SAY YOU WANT TO ADD A LITTLE MORE TO YOUR PLATE. YOU START OFF WITH SOME CHIPS AND SALSA ....OR CHIPS AND DIP. YOU GO FOR SOME TURKEY WITH MASHED POTATOES AND NO GRAVY....AND KEEP IT MODERATE FOR DESERT AND HAVE ONLY TWO CHOCOALTE CHIP COOKIES. YOU'D HAVE TO WALK FROM ABQ UPTOWN... ALL THE WAY UP HERE TO THE BASE OF THE SANDIA TRAM, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND THAT'S ABOUT 8 1/2 MILES, BUT LET'S ADD IN ALL OF THE FIXINGS." YOU START OFF WITH A MIXED DRINK...AND SOME RAW VEGETABLES...THEN TURKEY, MASHED POTATOES, STUFFING WITH GRAVY... AND A SLICE OF PUMPKIN PIE... YOU'RE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO 1300 CALORIES ... RAMO STAND UP THAT MEANS YOU WOULD HAVE TO WALK AROUND 13 MILES IN ORDER TO GET FROM THE BASE OF THE TRAM, ALL THE WAY BACK HERE TO THE HEART INSTITUTE - YOU MIGHT BE SHORT OF BREATH - YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE SOME CHEST PAIN. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THOUGH, THAT YOU'VE WALKED 13 MILES, AND IF YOU HAD THE CHEST PAIN, WE COULD TAKE CARE OF YOU. BUT IF YOU WANT TO PUSH IT A LITTLE BIT FARTHER, LET'S KEEP WALKING." LET'S SAY YOU WENT ALL OUT. CRACKERS AND CHEESE, AND CHIPS AND DIP.... SALAD WITH DRESSING... "A QUARTER CUP OF RANCH DIP, HAS 240 CALORIES." THEN WHITE AND DARK MEAT TURKEY WITH POTATOES AND GRAVY, ALONG WITH SOME CASSEROLE AND A GLASS OF WINE. THROW IN A SLICE OF PECAN PIE WITH ICE CREAM FOR DESERT, "THEY CAN LOOK AT UP TO 3500 CALORIES FOR THE ENTIRE MEAL." THAT'S MORE THAN A DAY'S SUPPLY OF CALORIES, IN ONE MEAL. NOW REMEMBER - IT'S A MILE FOR EVERY 100 CALORIES. RAMO STANDUP: IN ORDER TO BURN OFF ALL THOSE CALORIES FROM THAT BIG MEAL, YOU'D HAVE TO WALK ALL THE WAY FROM DOWNTOWN AT THE HEART INSTITUTE, TO HERE, PAST LOS LUNAS, AND IF YOU HAD A DOUBLE PORTION AND WENT BACK FOR SECONDS, YOU'D HAVE TO MAKE A ROUND TRIP" FOR HEALTHBEAT, I'M DR. BARRY RAMO, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS.
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AFTER WEEKS OF SPECULATION AND ANOTHER LONG DISAPOINTING SEASON, THE NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES REPORTEDLY FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME TODAY. NOW 'ON THE RECORD', NO ONES TALKING, BUT N-M-S-U ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MCKINLEY BOSTON HAS SCHEDULED A NEWS CONFERENCE FOR TOMORROW MORNING TO DISCUSS THE "FUTURE" OF THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM.. THE AGGIES WENT 3-AND-9 THIS YEAR AND THAT INCLUDED 7 STRAIGHT LOSSES TO END THE SEASON.. IN FOUR YEARS AT NEW MEXICO STATE, MUMME'S OVERALL RECORD IS 11-AND-38. THE LOBO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS BACK IN TOWN TONIGHT FOLLOWING THEIR DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE AT THE CANCUN CHALLENGE OVER THE WEEKEND..THE LOBOS LOST BOTH GAMES IN MEXICO AND AT 3-AND-4 ON THE YEAR THEY WILL NOW SET THEIR SITES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON'S HOME GAME AGAINST SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ...
UNLIKE THE MEN, WHO HAVE YET TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES THIS YEAR, THE LOBO WOMEN PICKED UP TWO MORE WINS BY WINNING THEIR ANNUAL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT OVER THE WEEKEND.. ON FRIDAY THEY WORKED OVER WILLIAM AND MARY AND ON SATURDAY, LED BY THEIR CONFERENCE CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK AMY BEGGIN, THEY POLISHED OFF THE NEBRASKA LADY CORNHUSKERS.. AT 6-AND-1 ON THE YEAR, THE WOMEN ARE HOME ON THURSDAY NIGHT THIS WEEK FOR A SHOWDOWN WITH NEW MEXICO STATE.. GAME TIME ON THURSDAY NIGHT IS 7-30 ...
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A STORY WE HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE LAST TWO WEEKS BECOMES TOLD YOU ABOUT THE LAST TWO WEEKS BECOMES OFFICIAL TOMORROW. NEW MEXICO STATE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW WERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE HEAD COACH HAL MUMME. NMSU SPORTS INFORMATION WOULD NOT CONFIRM OR DENY IF MUMME WOULD BE FIRED. BUT, A GOOD SOURCE INSIDE THE AGGIES PROGRAM HAS TOLD KRQE THAT MUMME WILL BE FIRED. MUMME HAD AGREED TO AN EXTENSION AFTER LAST SEASON BUT, THAT WILL BE BOUGHT OUT. IT WILL COST THE AGGIES ABOUT 385 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUY MUMME OUT WITH PRIVATE FUNDS. MUMME HAD 11 WINS AND 38 LOSSES IN FOUR YEARS WITH THE AGGIES. THE TEAM THIS SEASON WENT A DISAPPOINTING 3 AND 9. KRQE SPORTS LEARNED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT FORMER AGGIE GREAT AND NFL QUARTERBACK CHARLIE JOHNSON WILL BE NAMED INTERIM COACH FOR THE AGGIES DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD WHILE THE AGGIES SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT HEAD COACH. THREE MEMBERS OF THE AGGIES FOOTBALL TEAM IS NAMED ALL WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TODAY. THE SEARCH FOR THE LOBOS COACH CONTINUES. THE TULSA WORLD IS REPORTING THAT OKLAHOMA STATE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JOE DEFOREST IS A FRONTRUNNER. IT'S TIME FOR THE LOBO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM TO TRY AND REGROUP. THE LOBOS ARE 3 AND 4 AFTER DROPPING A PAIR OF GAMES AT THE CANCUN CHALLENGE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE SCHEDULE DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER. THE LOBOS ARE HOSTING SOUTHERN MISS SATURDAY. AFTER THAT THE CHERRY AND SILVER WILL GET ON THE ROAD TO PLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO. AFTER SAN DIEGO THEY WILL COME BACK HOME TO HOST OLE MISS AND ORAL ROBERTS. COACH ALFORD TALKED ABOUT HIS TEAM IMPROVING AND GETTING TOUGHER BEFORE GOING TO MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND. THE LOBOS AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI PLAY AT 4 PM SATURDAY.
AMY BEGGIN IS THE MOUNTAIN WEST CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK. BEGGIN AVERAGED OVER 18 POINTS WHILE HELPING THE LOBOS WIN THREE GAMES OVER THE WEEK. THE LOBOS ARE CURRENTLY 6 AND 1 AFTER WINNING THEIR OWN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY OVER NEBRASKA. THE CHERRY AND SILVER IS ALSO GETTING VOTES IN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL. THE LOBOS HAVE PICKED UP 8 POINTS IN THE LATEST A-P POLL. TCU IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE TOP 25. LOBO OPPONENT STANFORD IS FOURTH...A LOBOS FUTURE OPPONENT, TEXAS A&M, IS 5TH.
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THE EAST COAST DOING JOB INTERVIEWS FOR A NEW FOOTBALL COACH. TOMORROW BOSTON IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRING OF CURRENT COACH HAL MUMME. NEW MEXICO STATE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO TALK ABOUT THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM. MUMME IS EXPECTED TO BE FIRED WITH A 385 THOUSAND DOLLAR BUYOUT IN HAND. MUMME'S CURRENT DEAL HAD HIM STAYING UNTIL 2010. THE MONEY FOR THE BUYOUT IS FROM PRIVATE FUNDS. MUMME HAD 11 WINS AND 38 LOSSES IN FOUR YEARS WITH THE AGGIES. THE TEAM THIS SEASON WENT A DISAPPOINTING 3 AND 9. KRQE SPORTS LEARNED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT FORMER AGGIE GREAT AND NFL QUARTERBACK CHARLIE JOHNSON WILL BE NAMED INTERIM COACH FOR THE AGGIES DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD WHILE THE AGGIES SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT HEAD COACH. FORMER RIO RANCHO STAR CHRIS WILLIAMS LED A GROUP OF THREE AGGIES NAMED TO THE ALL MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM TODAY. CENTER RICHIE BOLIN AND FREE SAFETY DERRICK RICHARDSON ARE THE OTHER HONOREES. WILLIAMS, A SENIOR RECEIVER, ED THE AGGIES AND WAC IN RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME- AVERAGING 106. THAT'S 4TH IN THE NATION.
THE SEARCH FOR THE LOBOS COACH CONTINUES. THE TULSA WORLD IS REPORTING THAT OKLAHOMA STATE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JOE DEFOREST IS A FRONTRUNNER. WYOMING OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED MISSOURI OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR DAVE CHRISTENSEN AS THEIR NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH TODAY. CHRISTENSEN GETS A FIVE YEAR DEAL WITH A BASE SALARY OF 180 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TOTAL PACKAGE THAT COULD EXCEED 750 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
THAT'S LOBO COACH STEVE ALFORD TALKING ABOUT HIS TEAM'S PLAY BEFORE LEAVING FOR MEXICO AND THE CANCUN CHALLENGE. THE LOBOS LOST A PAIR OF GAMES IN MEXICO TO DROP TO 3 AND 4 ON THE SEASON. THE LOBOS HOST SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AT 4 PM SATURDAY.
AMY BEGGIN CAN PLAY A GOOD GAME OF HOOP. THE LOBO WOMEN'S GUARD IS THE MOUNTAIN WEST CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER AVERAGING 18 POINTS IN THREE LOBO VICTORIES LAST WEEK. THE LOBOS ARE CURRENTLY 6 AND 1 AFTER WINNING THEIR OWN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY OVER NEBRASKA. THEY ARE ALSO GETTING POINTS IN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL. THE LOBOS HAVE PICKED UP 8 POINTS IN THE LATEST A-P POLL. TCU IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE TOP 25. LOBO OPPONENT STANFORD IS FOURTH...A LOBOS FUTURE OPPONENT, TEXAS A&M, IS 5TH. THEY ARE THROWING IT UP IN BURQUE TONIGHT.