December 3, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Tuesday, December 2, include stories about:* UNM Economist Discusses Economic Future
* President-Elect Barak Obama Appoints Former UNM President Louis Caldera to Position
* College of Santa Fe Will Remain Open During Spring Semester
* NMSU Fires Head Football Coach
* Speculation Continues Over Candidates for UNM Head Football Coach Position
* Governor Bill Richardson Expected to be Named as Commerce Secretary
* UNM Head Basketball Coach Steve Alford Inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
* Graduating UNM Students Face Good Job Opportunities2 KASA 9:00 PM
WALL STREET'S SHARP SWINGS UNDERLINE HOW HARD IT IS TO PREDICT WHAT THE ECONOMY WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A UNM PROFESSOR SAYS WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO FALLING INTO A DEPRESSION RIGHT NOW. BUT IF WE DID - IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE THE KIND OF DEPRESSION MANY PEOPLE IMAGINE. NEWS 13'S TIM MAESTAS REPORTS. "... ... " "... THERE MORE OF THEM HAMBURGERS, MA? NO THEY AIN'T. YOU MADE A DOLLAR AND THAT'S A DOLLAR'S WORTH..." LIFE TODAY IS FAR BETTER THAN IT WAS IN THE MOVIE "THE GRAPES OF WRATH"... "... ..." BUT STILL - THE ECONOMY ISN'T LOOKING TOO GOOD THESE DAYS. YESTERDAY - THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THE U-S IS IN A RECESSION. WHAT IF THINGS GET WORSE? "... THIS IS A UNIQUE EVENT ..." U-N-M ECONOMIST PROFESSOR ALLEN PARKMAN SAYS... IT'S UNLIKELY THE U-S ECONOMY WILL SINK INTO A DEPRESSION. "... A DEPRESSION WOULD BE 20, 25- PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT, AND THAT'S NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR..." BUT HE SAYS - IF IT DOES - IT WOULD NOT BE THE KIND OF DEPRESSION WE HAD IN THE 20'S AND 30'S. "... A LACK OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, AND A GENERAL ATMOSPHERE OF GLOOM... " "... THERE WAS NO MONEY, NO WORK. VERY LITTLE TO EAT..." A GROUP OF ALBUQUERQUE SENIORS RECENTLY TOLD US - WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. THE COMMERCIAL BANKING SYSTEM HAD COLLAPSED. MONEY WAS SHORT. ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR WORKERS WAS WITHOUT A JOB. PROFESSOR PARKMAN SAYS... THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. "... EVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 26 WEEKS..." SO - WHAT WOULD A MODERN-DAY DEPRESSION LOOK LIKE? "... THE BROAD RANGE OF AMERICANS HAVE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF DISCRETION IN HOW THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY, AND SO WHAT YOU'RE REALLY LIKELY TO SEE IN THE SHORT RUN AT LEAST - IS PEOPLE READJUSTING THEIR EXPENDITURES... " "... THEY'RE NOT LIKELY TO REPLACE THE MEAT THEY BUY AT SMITH'S WITH A COW IN THE BACKYARD... " BUT - THE PROFESSOR SAYS MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE FORCED TO LIVE WITHOUT CERTAIN LUXURIES LIKE SATELLITE T-V. AND YES - MANY WOULD LOSE THEIR HOMES. BUT MODERN-DAY SAFETY NETS LIKE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, AND THE F-D-I-C... WHICH ENSURES BANK MONEY IS SECURE... WOULD HELP US AVOID THE PAIN AND MISERY PEOPLE SAW IN THE PAST. "... FIVE CENTS A BOX AIN'T MUCH, BUT A FELLA CAN EAT. FIVE CENTS? THEY PAYING YOU FIVE CENTS?..." THE AVERAGE RECESSION LASTS 8 TO 16 MONTHS. BUT ECONOMISTS SAY THIS ONE COULD LAST LONGER. BACK TO YOU.
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA DID ANNOUCE ONE-TIME UNM PRESIDENT LOUIS CALDERA AS HIS DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA IS A TENURED FACULTY MEMBER AT UNM -- WILL LEAD THE OFFICE THAT OVERSEES ALL WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OPERATIONS INCLUDING AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS OVERSEAS.
THE LOBOS SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH CONTINUES WITH MORE NAMES BEING MENTIONED. ONE INTERNET REPORT SAYS ILLINOIS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MIKE LOCKSLEY HAS INTERVIEWED FOR THE JOB.....ANOTHER SAYS NEW YORK JETS WIDE RECEIVERS COACH NOEL MAZZONE IS INTERESTED IN THE LOBO JOB. MAZZONE, LIKE DEPARTING COACH ROCKY LONG, WAS A LOBO QUARTERBACK AND ASSISTANT COACH AT UNM. ADD THOSE TO NAMES TO THIS LIST OF OTHER NAMES MENTIONED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
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WE'RE GETTING AN IDEA THIS MORNING OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TAXPAYERS TO MAKE THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE A STATE- RUN SCHOOL. TODAY'S SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS IT WOULD BE ABOUT 6-MILLION DOLLARS. THE SCHOOL IS LOOKING FOR STATE CONTROL TO HELP THEM STAY AFLOAT. BOTH HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAVE TALKED ABOUT TAKING OVER THE SCHOOL. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SAY IF THE SCHOOL DOES BECOME A PUBLIC INSTITUTE, TUITION WOULD DROP SIGNIFICANTLY.
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A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL GET UNDERWAY AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY. IT'S EXPECTED THE SCHOOL WILL OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE HAL MUMME HAS BEEN REMOVED AS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH. MUMME IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AT THE 10:30 PRESS CONFERENCE. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS FORMER AGGIE AND N-F-L QUARTERBACK CHARLEY JOHNSON WILL ACT AS COACH UNTIL A PERMANENT ONE IS NAMED. WE'LL BRING YOU THE LATEST IN OUR LATER NEWSCASTS.
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ITS OFFICIAL NEW MEXICO STATE HAS FIRED FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME. THIS ENDS A 4 YEAR RUN. THIS SEASON THE AGGIES LOST SEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES TO END THE SEASON 3-9 OVERALL AND 1-7 IN THE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. MUMME HAD A 11- 38 RECORD AS NMSU'S HEAD COACH, BUT FIVE OF THOSE VICTORIES WERE AGAINST TEAMS FROM THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION. HE WAS HIRED AFTER THE 2004 SEASON TO REPLACE TONY SAMUEL.
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AFTER A DISMAL CAREER IN LAS CRUCES-- NEW MEXICO STATE ATHLETICS OFFICIALLY FIRED HEAD COACH HAL MUMME THIS MORNING. FRED ALBERS-- OF OUR SISTER STATION K-T-S-M-- HAS THE LATEST ON THE DECISION-- AND WHEN THE UNIVERSITY HOPES TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT. DURING MUMME'S TENURE-- NEW CONTROVERSY. THE UNIVERSITY PAID 165-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SETTLE A 2006 LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY THREE FORMER MUSLIM PLAYERS WHO CLAIMED THEY WERE DISMISSED FROM THE TEAM BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. THE REPORT ABOUT MUMME FOLLOWS ***U-N-M*** HEAD FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG'S RESIGNATION TWO WEEKS AGO. THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS A COMMITTEE LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS TO REPLACE LONG.
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INSIDERS NOW SAY GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON WILL BE NAMED TOMORROW AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA'S COMMERCE SECRETARY. ACCORDING TO N-B-C NEWS... A DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL SAYS THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL COME DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE TOMORROW MORNING. WE CALLED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO ASK ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT... NO ONE THERE IS COMMENTING. MEANWHILE, OBAMA HAS CHOSEN A FORMER U-N-M PRESIDENT TO JOIN HIM IN WASHINGTON. THE PRESIDENT- ELECT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT LOUIS CALDERA WILL SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE -- ADVISING THE PRESIDENT ON MILITARY ISSUES. CALDERA WAS U-N- M'S PRESIDENT FROM 2003 TO 2006, WHEN REGENTS FORCED HIM OUT AND BOUGHT OUT HIS CONTRACT. HE'S CURRENTLY A PROFESSOR IN THE LAW SCHOOL. CALDERA WAS THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FROM 1998 TO 2001.
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALLY FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME. MUMME HAD A RECORD OF 11-AND-38 AS THE AGGIES' HEAD COACH OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. DURING HIS TENURE, THE UNIVERSITY ALSO PAID OUT 165- THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT FILED BY THREE MUSLIM PLAYERS WHO CLAIMED THEY WERE CUT FROM THE TEAM BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. THE FIRING OF MUMME FOLLOWS U-N-M HEAD FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG'S RESIGNATION TWO WEEKS AGO. THE U-N-M ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT HAS A COMMITTEE LOOKING FOR A NEW HEAD COACH.
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THERE WILL BE ANOTHER NEW MEXICO CONNECTION IN THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE -- FORMER -N-M PRESIDENT LOUIS CALDERA. CALDERA WILL SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. AS FOR EXPERIENCE, HE WAS ARMY SECRETARY FROM 19-98 TO 2001. CALDERA WILL COORDINATE ALL MILITARY SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS. HE WAS FORCED OUT AS U-N-M'S PRESIDENT IN 2006.... AND MORE RECENTLY WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF FAILED CALIFORNIA BANK INDYMAC.
THIS MONTH ... AND HEAD INTO THE REAL WORLD. BUT WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISING... WILL STUDENTS BE ABLE TO FIND JOBS? ANTOINETTE ANTONIO IS HERE WITH THE SURPRISING JOB OUTLOOK. ANTOINETTE? IT'S A SCARY THOUGHT FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS... FINDING THEIR FIRST FULL-TIME JOB... ESPECIALLY DURING A WEAK ECONOMY. BUT U-N-M OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE ACTUALLY SEEING A SURGE OF BUSINESSES RECRUITING ON CAMPUS ... LOOKING FOR YOUNG EMPLOYEES WHO THEY CAN POSSIBLY PAY LESS. DECEMBER 19TH -- GRADUATION DAY FOR ROUGHLY 25- HUNDRED U-N-M STUDENTS. THE NEXT STEP -- IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY -- FIND A REAL JOB. AND IF YOU THINK ONLY SENIORS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE JOB OUTLOOK... THINK AGAIN. EVEN FRESHMEN ARE STARTING TO SEARCH. "IT'S THE ECONOMY EVEN THOUGH I KNOW ITS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP, BUT ITS ALSO THE FACT THAT I'M GOING INTO THE FIELD IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT AVAILABILITY THERE IS IN THAT FIELD ." "I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST FEAR, AM I GONNA FIND A JOB WHEN I GRADUATE." U-N-M CAREER COUNSELOR JENNA CRABB SAYS THINGS AREN'T AS BAD AS YOU MIGHT THINK. THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESSES RECRUITING ON- CAMPUS DURING JOB FAIRS IS UP FIVE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. HEWLITT PACKARD IS LOOKING FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS.. AND FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AT A CALL CENTER PLANNED IN RIO RANCHO. GENERAL MILLS IS TRYING TO FILL 60 POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING CREATED DURING ITS EXPANSION. THE U-S FOREST SERVICE ALSO HAS PLENTY OF JOB OPENINGS RIGHT HERE IN ALBUQERQUE... AND IT'S LOOKING AT COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FILL THEM. WE ASKED IF IT'S BECAUSE COLLEGE STUDENTS -- WITH NO EXPERIENCE -- WILL WORK FOR CHEAP. "I THINK TO MAYBE SOME DEGREE YES, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OUR TALENT POOL RIGHT NOW. THOSE ARE OUR UP AND COMING PROFESSIONALS." U-N-M CAREER COUNSELORS SAYS THEIR SERVICES AREN'T JUST FOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.. THEY'RE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. FOR INFO ON HOW TO GET ACCESS TO THEIR JOB DATABASE.. WHICH HAS THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES.. GO TO OUR WEBSITE KOB DOT COM AND CLICK ON 4 LINKS.
IN FOUR YEARS WITH THE AGGIES MUMME WON JUST 11 GAMES.. ONLY SIX OF THOSE WINS WERE AGAINST DIVISION ONE OPPONENTS.. THE AGGIES LIMPED TO THE FINISH LINE LOSING THEIR LAST SEVEN GAMES THIS SEASON.. THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT CAME DOWN TO WINS AND LOSSES.. TOO FEW OF THE FORMER AND TOO MANY OF THE LATTER.. CURRENT AGGIES ASSISTANT JOE LEE DUNN WILL BE INVITED BACK NEXT YEAR REGARDLESS OF WHO THE NEXT HEAD COACH WILL BE.. AND DUNN IS ALSO CONSIDERED A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB .. FORMER AGGIE AND NFL QUARTERBACK CHARLEY JOHNSON IS THE INTERIM HEAD COACH AND HE'S APPLYING FOR THE JOB FULL-TIME.. JOHNSON IS 70 YEARS OLD... MCKINLEY BOSTON IS REPORTEDLY FLYING TO CALIFORNIA WHERE HE IS EXPECTED TO TALK WITH ONE OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES.. FORMER UCLA HEAD COACH KARL DORRELL.. FORMER STANFORD.. NOTRE DAME AND WASHINGTON HEAD MAN TY WILLINGHAM.. FORMER NFL LINEBACK KEN NORTON JUNIOR WHO IS ON STAFF AT USC RIGHT NOW.. AND BOSTON SAYS THERE IS NO QUESTION THE AGGIES ARE INTERESTED IN SOME OF THE SAME CANDIDATES THE LOBOS ARE LOOKING AT.. YOU CAN CROSS THE NAME OF OREGON OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHIP KELLY OFF THE LIST OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE UNM FOOTBALL HEAD COACHING JOB.. THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ANNOUNCED KELLY WILL BE HEAD COACH MIKE BELLOTTI'S SUCCESSOR WHEN HE STEPS DOWN..
UNM MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH STEVE ALFORD WAS VOTED INTO THE 2009 CLASS OF THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME.. SO WHAT TOOK SO LONG FOR THE FORMER INDIANA MR. BASKETBALL WHO HELPED THE HOOSIERS WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE INDUCTED?.. THERE'S A 26-YEAR WAITING PERIOD AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.. ALFORD IS A FIRST BALLOT SELECTION..
OBAMA HAS PICKED FORMER U-N-M PRESIDENT LOUIS CALDERA TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA WAS THE PRESIDENT AT U-N-M FOR 2003 TO 2006 -- UNTIL REGENTS FORCED HIM OUT AND BOUGHT OUT HIS CONTRACT. HE'S NOW A PROFESSOR IN THE LAW SCHOOL. AS FOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE, HE WAS ARMY SECRETARY FROM 19-98 TO 2001.
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THERE WILL BE ANOTHER NEW MEXICO CONNECTION IN THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE -- FORMER U-N-M PRESIDENT LOUIS CALDERA. CALDERA WILL SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. HE WAS THE ARMY SECRETARY FROM 19-98 TO 2001. CALDERA WILL COORDINATE ALL MILITARY SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS. HE WAS FORCED OUT AS U-N-M'S PRESIDENT IN 2006.... AND MORE RECENTLY.... WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF FAILED CALIFORNIA BANK INDYMAC.
A COUPLE THOUSAND UPCOMING U-N-M STUDENTS GRADUATES ARE WORRIED THEY WON'T GET A JOB... BUT U-N-M OFFICIALS SAY THE SITUATION IS NOT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS. THEY SAY ON- CAMPUS RECRUITING IS ACTUALLY UP FIVE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. HEWLETT- PACKARD IS LOOKING FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS.. AND FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AT A CALL CENTER PLANNED FOR RIO RANCHO. GENERAL MILLS IS TRYING TO FILL 60 POSITIONS AS PART OF ITS LOCAL EXPANSION. AND THE U-S FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT HAS PLENTY OF JOB OPENINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE...
IT WAS PROBABLY THE WORST KEPT SECRET IN LAS CRUCES.. AS EXPECTED.. NEW MEXICO STATE FIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME ON TUESDAY.. IN FOUR YEARS WITH THE AGGIES MUMME WON JUST 11 GAMES.. ONLY SIX OF THOSE WINS WERE AGAINST DIVISION ONE OPPONENTS.. THE AGGIES LIMPED TO THE FINISH LINE LOSING THEIR LAST SEVEN GAMES THIS SEASON.. SO WHAT KIND OF COACH IS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MCKINLEY BOSTON LOOKING FOR?.. CURRENT AGGIES ASSISTANT JOE LEE DUNN WILL BE INVITED BACK NEXT YEAR REGARDLESS OF WHO THE NEXT HEAD COACH WILL BE.. AND DUNN IS ALSO CONSIDERED A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB .. HERE'S A LIST AT SOME OF THE OTHER CANDIDATES THEY ARE CONSIDERING FOR THE NEW MEXICO STATE JOB.. FORMER AGGIE AND NFL QUARTERBACK CHARLEY JOHNSON IS THE ACTING HEAD COACH UNTIL THE OUTCOME OF A NATIONAL SEARCH.. HE'S ALSO THROWING HIS HAT INTO THE RING AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB FULL TIME.. YOU CAN CROSS THE NAME OF OREGON OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHIP KELLY OFF THE LIST OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE UNM FOOTBALL HEAD COACHING JOB.. THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ANNOUNCED KELLY WILL BE HEAD COACH MIKE BELLOTTI'S SUCCESSOR WHEN HE STEPS DOWN.. FOR ALL THE LATEST ON THE COACHING SEARCH MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MY BLOG EACH WEEK .. THIS WORLD WIDE INTERNET THING IS WONDERFUL.. WE WERE THE FIRST ONE'S TO GIVE YOU A LIST OF CANDIDATES THE DAY AFTER ROCKY LONG LEFT AND WE KEEP UPDATING THE SEARCH.. GO TO KOB-DOT-COM-SLASH SPORTS AND CLICK ON THE LINK TO MY BLOG..
UNM MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH STEVE ALFORD WAS VOTED INTO THE 2009 CLASS OF THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME.. THIS SEEMED LIKE A NO- BRAINER.. ALFORD IS A FORMER MR. BASKETBALL IN THE STATE OF INDIANA AND HE HELPED THE HOOSIERS WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.. SO WHAT TOOK SO LONG?..THERE'S A 26-YEAR WAITING PERIOD AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.. ALFORD IS A FIRST BALLOT SELECTION ..
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SEVERAL U-N-M STUDENTS COMPLAINED THE UNIVERSITY SEIZED THEIR BIKES, WHICH WERE LOCKED TO RAILINGS INSTEAD OF BIKE RACKS. BUT, WHEN ACTION 7 NEWS INVESTIGATED, WE DISCOVERED SCHOOL OFFICIALS PLAYED NO PART. A PHYSICAL PLANT DIRECTOR SAYS AN OVERZEALOUS EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE IMPOUNDED THE BIKES WITHOUT HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO HE SAYS THAT EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CLEAR BIKES OUT OF A DISABLED ACCESS WALKWAY. STAFF HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO RULES PREVENTING STUDENTS FROM CHAINING BIKES WHEREVER THEY WANT.
IT APPEARS BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY'S FOOTBALL PROGRAM. THE AGGIES HAVE REPORTEDLY FIRED HEAD COACH HAL MUMME... THEY HAVE A NEWS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE "FUTURE" OF THE TEAM. N-M-S-U WENT THREE-AND-NINE THIS YEAR... AND ENDED THE SEASON WITH SEVEN LOSSES. MUMME HAS LOST THREE-TIMES THE GAMES HE'S WON IN FOUR YEARS WITH THE SCHOOL.
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DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS SAY PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA WILL NAME RICHARDSON AS HIS CHOICE FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY, TOMORROW. THEY SAY RICHARDSON WILL JOIN OBAMA AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO. THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED AT 9:40 A-M MOUNTAIN TIME. RICHARDSON WAS ENERGY SECRETARY AND UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR IN PRESIDENT CLINTON'S ADMINISTRATION. BEFORE THAT, HE SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. IF HE ACCEPTS THE POST AND IS APPROVED BY CONGRESS IN JANUARY, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DIANE DENISH WILL BECOME GOVERNOR. STAY WITH ACTION 7 NEWS FOR MORE ON THIS STORY. WE'LL BE LIVE STREAMING THE ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW MORNING, ON KOAT DOT COM. AND ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, RICHARDSON WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE WITH TIES TO NEW MEXICO, SERVING IN OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION. OBAMA ANNOUNCED TODAY, FORMER U-N-M PRESIDENT LOUIS CALDERA WILL SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA WILL COORDINATE ALL MILITARY SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS. HE SERVED AS UNM PRESIDENT FROM 2003 TO 2006.
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SOME GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR STUDENTS AT THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE. THE SCHOOL IS STILL IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE, BUT IT WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR ONE MORE SEMESTER. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER A-J SMITH TALKED TO STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM. 1:29-1:32 KELSEY JONIKAS/FRESHMAN"I CHOSE THIS SCHOOL FOR A REASON AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE." BUT FRESHMAN KELSEY JONIKAS MAY HAVE TO DO JUST THAT ... IF THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE DOESN'T GET HELP. THE SCHOOL IS OUT OF MONEY... AND IT'S FUTURE IS UP IN THE AIR. 9:43-9:47 AJ SMITH/ACTION 7 NEWS "HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS SHOWED UP HERE TODAY FOR A MEETING WITH THE COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT." :27-:33 KELSEY JONIKAS/FRESHMAN "THE ENTIRE AUDITORIUM WAS FILLED. I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK ON THE FLOOR AND PEOPLE WERE IN THE AISLES." THE BIG QUESTION - WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE 19-HUNDRED STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED HERE. 15:34-15:44 CARLOS VILLAREAL/SENIOR"I'M A NORTHERN NEW MEXICAN HISPANIC THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT AND I'M STRUGGLING TO COME HERE WHICH IS WHY I WAS VERY CONCERNED AS WHETHER I WOULD EVEN BE ABLE TO GRADUATE IN MAY OR NOT." SENIOR CARLOS VILLAREAL IS IN LUCK - THE SCHOOL HAS SECURED FUNDING FOR ONE MORE SEMESTER. BUT UNDERCLASSMAN STILL DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL EVER GRADUATE FROM THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE. 3:15-3:22 MIKE MILLER/JUNIOR "HAVING ALL THESE OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT MY EDUCATION BEING KIND OF UP IN THE AIR KINDA SUCKS I MEAN YOU'RE PAYING 34,000 DOLLARS A YEAR, YOU'D EXPECT TO HAVE THE SCHOOL STILL BE OPEN." 8:27-8:41 BRIEANNA CRUMP/SENIOR "TRANSFERRING AT THIS POINT REALLY ISN'T AN OPTION. I'VE TAKEN OUT AT LEAST $40,000 OF STUDENT LOANS HERE AND MOST OF MY CREDITS WOULDN'T TRANSFER SO IT WOULD SET ME BACK AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR WHICH I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO DO. SO IT WOULD MEAN NO DEGREE." BUT THERE IS HOPE. THE COLLEGE IS CURRENTLY IN TALKS TO BECOME PART OF HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY OR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. IF THAT HAPPENS, STUDENTS COULD CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION HERE UNINTERRUPTED. IN SANTA FE, A-J SMITH, ACTION 7 NEWS. A-J ALSO SPOKE TO THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT. DOCTOR STUART KIRK SAYS, THEY'RE CONTINUING TO NEGOTIATE WITH BOTH UNIVERSITIES AND HOPE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION LATER THIS WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, HE SAID HE'S BEING HONEST WITH STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY. HE SAYS ULTIMATELY THE SCHOOL'S PROBLEMS STEM FROM NOT HAVING ENOUGH STUDENTS.
THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH AGREDA SPAIN. THE AGREEMENT MAKES THE SPANISH TOWN AN OFFICIAL SISTER CITY OF THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. RICHARDSON SAYS THE TOWN, AND NEW MEXICO SHARE CERTAIN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CONECTIONS. THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAYS, THE AGREEMENT SHOULD SPARK NEW RELATIONSHIPS TO BENEFIT NEW MEXICO'S ECONOMY AND HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM.
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ANOTHER NEW MEXICAN WILL MAKE HIS HOME IN WASHINGTON. PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA APPOINTED LOUIS CALDERA TO LEAD THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA WAS SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FROM 2003 TO 2006. IN HIS NEW JOB, CALDERA WILL BE IN CHARGE OF AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND ALL OF THE PRESIDENT'S TRAVEL. ITS AN IMPORTANT OFFICE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SURE THE PRESIDENT HAS WHAT HE NEEDS WHEN HE IS OUT IN A PLACE OTHER THAN THE WHITE HOUSE CALDERA IS A WEST POINT GRADUATE. WHEN HE RESIGNED AS UNM'S PRESIDENT, HE BECAME A TENURED PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY'S LAW SCHOOL.
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LOBO MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH STEVE ALFORD HAS BEEN NAMED A 2-THOUSAND-9 INDUCTEE INTO THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY IT'S TAKEN SO LONG FOR IT TO HAPPEN IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A 26-YEAR WAITING PERIOD AFTER YOU GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND AS A 19-83 GRADUATE OF NEW CASTLE CHRYSLER HIGH SCHOOL IN INDIANA THAT WAITING PERIOD FOR COACH ALFORD IS FINALLY OVER...
LOOKING TO REGROUP FOLLOWING THEIR DISAPOINTING PERFORMANCE IN CANCUN LAST WEEKEND THE LOBOS ARE HOME FOR A SHOWDOWN WITH SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS SATURDAY... AT 3-AND-4 ON THE EARLY SEASON, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN HIS SHORT CAREER AT U-N-M THAT COACH ALFORD AND THE LOBOS HAVE BEEN BELOW THE .500 MARK ...WORKING ON A 3-GAME WINNING STREAK, THE LOBO WOMEN ARE HOME ON THURSDAY NIGHT THIS WEEK FOR A BATTLE WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES.. KNOCKING OFF WILLIAM AND MARY NEBRASKA LAST WEEKEND THE WOMEN ARE CURRENLTY 6-AND-1 ON THE YEAR.. NOW REMEMBER, BECAUSE AGGIE IS BEING CARRIED 'LIVE' ON THE MOUNTAIN, TIP OFF TIME IN THE PIT ON THURSDAY NIGHT IS 7-30.. NEW MEXICO STATE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE FIRING OF HEAD FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME TODAY.. THE AGGIES WENT 3-AND-9 THIS PAST SEASON AND ENDED THE YEAR ON A 7 GAME LOSING STREAK.. MUMME, WHO WAS NOT AT TODAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE SPENT 4-YEARS IN LAS CRUCES WHERE HE COMPILED AN OVERALL RECORD OF 11-AND-38.. NOW WHILE A NATIONAL SEARCH IS ALREADY UNDERWAY TO REPLACE MUMME, N-M-S-U ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MCKINLEY BOSTON HAS NAMED AS 'ACTIING COACH' FORMER AGGIE AND N-F-L QUARTERBACK CHARLEY JOHNSON.. TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY, BOSTON SAID HE WANTS THE TEAM TO STICK TO THEIR SPREAD OFFENSE AND HE'S ASKED DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOE LEE DUNN TO REMAIN WITH THE PROGRAM...AS PART OF HIS CONTRACT, MUMME WILL RECEIVE A BUYOUT FROM NEW MEXICO STATE IN THE AMOUNT OF 305-THOUSAND DOLLARS..
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ONE-TIME UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESIDENT AND CURRENT TENURED FACULTY MEMBER LOUIS CALDERA HAS NAMED DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE BY BARACK OBAMA. CALDERA WILL LEAD THE OFFICE THAT OVERSEES ALL WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OPERATIONS INCLUDING AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS OVERSEAS. IN A STATEMENT, THE PRESIDENT- ELECT SAID CALDERA, A WEST POINT GRADUATE, HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN UNIFORM AND GOVERNMENT, AND HIS PEDIGREE IS SECOND TO NONE. NEW MEXICO'S TWO MAJOR UNIVERSITY'S ARE EACH NOW LOOKING FOR A HEAD FOOTBALL COACH. THIS MORNING, NEW MEXICO STATE FIRED HAL MUMME AFTER FOUR YEARS AND A RECORD OF ELEVEN WINS, 38 LOSSES. THE AGGIES WILL USE PRIVATE FUNDS TO BUYOUT THE LAST YEAR OF MUMME'S CONTRACT, 385 THOUSAND DOLLARS. DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOE LEE DUNN, A FORMER UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEAD COACH, IS A CANDIDATE TO REPLACE MUMME. UNM IS ALSO SEARCHING FOR A COACH AFTER THE RESIGNATION OF ROCKY LONG.
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ANOTHER NOTABLE NEW MEXICAN HAS BEEN NOMINATED BY BARACK OBAMA. ONE-TIME UNM PRESIDENT AND CURRENT TENURED FACULTY MEMBER, LOUIS CALDERA, HAS BEEN NAMED DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE . CALDERA WILL LEAD THE OFFICE THAT OVERSEES ALL WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OPERATIONS INCLUDING AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS OVERSEAS. IN A STATEMENT, MR. OBAMA SAID CALDERA, A WEST POINT GRADUATE, HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN UNIFORM AND GOVERNMENT, AND HIS PEDIGREE IS SECOND TO NONE.
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LOUIS CALDERA WHO RESIGNED AS UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESIDENT FOR REASONS THAT WERE NEVER MADE CLEAR, HAS BEEN NAMED DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA'S WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. CALDERA WHO GRADUATED FROM WEST POINT, WILL RUN ALL WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OPERATIONS INCLUDING AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS OVERSEAS. HE SUDDENLY RESIGNED AS UNM PRESIDENT IN JANUARY 2006, A YEAR BEFORE HIS CONTRACT WAS UP. THE UNM REGENTS HAD EARLIER REFUSED TO GIVE HIM A PERFORMANCE BONUS. WHAT IF THE BAD ECONOMY GETS WORSE - AND THE RECESSION BECOMES A DEPRESSION? WOULD LIFE BE AS ROUGH AS IT WAS IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION 80 YEARS AGO? NEWS 13'S TIM MAESTAS JOINS US LIVE WITH SOME ANSWERS. FIRST OFF - A UNM PROFESSOR TELLS US, WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO FALLING INTO A DEPRESSION RIGHT NOW. BUT IF WE DID - IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE THE KIND OF DEPRESSION MANY PEOPLE IMAGINE. "... ... " "... THERE MORE OF THEM HAMBURGERS, MA? NO THEY AIN'T. YOU MADE A DOLLAR AND THAT'S A DOLLAR'S WORTH..." LIFE TODAY IS FAR BETTER THAN IT WAS IN THE MOVIE "THE GRAPES OF WRATH"... "... ..." BUT STILL - THE ECONOMY ISN'T LOOKING TOO GOOD THESE DAYS. YESTERDAY - THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THE U-S IS IN A RECESSION. WHAT IF THINGS GET WORSE? "... THIS IS A UNIQUE EVENT ..." U-N-M ECONOMIST PROFESSOR ALLEN PARKMAN SAYS... IT'S UNLIKELY THE U-S ECONOMY WILL SINK INTO A DEPRESSION. "... A DEPRESSION WOULD BE 20, 25- PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT, AND THAT'S NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR..." BUT HE SAYS - IF IT DOES - IT WOULD NOT BE THE KIND OF DEPRESSION WE HAD IN THE 20'S AND 30'S. "... A LACK OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, AND A GENERAL ATMOSPHERE OF GLOOM... " "... THERE WAS NO MONEY, NO WORK. VERY LITTLE TO EAT..." A GROUP OF ALBUQUERQUE SENIORS RECENTLY TOLD US - WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. THE COMMERCIAL BANKING SYSTEM HAD COLLAPSED. MONEY WAS SHORT. ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR WORKERS WAS WITHOUT A JOB. PROFESSOR PARKMAN SAYS... THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. "... EVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 26 WEEKS..." SO - WHAT WOULD A MODERN-DAY DEPRESSION LOOK LIKE? "... THE BROAD RANGE OF AMERICANS HAVE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF DISCRETION IN HOW THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY, AND SO WHAT YOU'RE REALLY LIKELY TO SEE IN THE SHORT RUN AT LEAST - IS PEOPLE READJUSTING THEIR EXPENDITURES... " "... THEY'RE NOT LIKELY TO REPLACE THE MEAT THEY BUY AT SMITH'S WITH A COW IN THE BACKYARD... " BUT - THE PROFESSOR SAYS MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE FORCED TO LIVE WITHOUT CERTAIN LUXURIES LIKE SATELLITE T-V. AND YES - MANY WOULD LOSE THEIR HOMES. BUT MODERN-DAY SAFETY NETS LIKE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, AND THE F-D-I-C... WHICH ENSURES BANK SAFETY NETS LIKE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, AND THE F-D-I-C... WHICH ENSURES BANK MONEY IS SECURE... WOULD HELP US AVOID THE PAIN AND MISERY PEOPLE SAW IN THE PAST. "... FIVE CENTS A BOX AIN'T MUCH, BUT A FELLA CAN EAT. FIVE CENTS? THEY PAYING YOU FIVE CENTS?..." THE AVERAGE RECESSION LASTS 8 TO 16 MONTHS. BUT ECONOMISTS SAY THIS ONE COULD LAST LONGER. BACK TO YOU. THANKS, TIM. TODAY'S KRQE DOT COM QUESTION ASKS ?HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU THINK THE RECESSION WILL LAST? HERE ARE THE RESULTS SO FAR... THE TOP CHOICE AT 37-PERCENT SAY IT WILL BE AT LEAST A YEAR... THE NEXT HIGHEST AT 26-PERCENT SAY IT WILL TAKE THREE YEARS OR MORE... TO TAKE PART IN THE SURVEY LOG ON TO KRQE DOT COM.
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AFTER WATCHING HIS FOOTBALL TEAM DROP SEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES. BOSTON OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE FIRING OF FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME TODAY. THE WORST KEPT SECRET IN AGGIELAND WAS PUBLICLY REVEALED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN LAS CRUCES THIS MORNING. MUMME DID NOT ATTEND TODAY'S EVENT. THE FIRED COACH HAD 11 WINS AND 38 LOSSES IN HIS FOUR SEASONS AT NEW MEXICO STATE. AS WE REPORTED LAST NIGHT NMSU WILL BUY OUT THE REMAINDER OF MUMME'S CONTRACT FOR 385 THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED THROUGH PRIVATE FUNDS. DURING TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE, FORMER AGGIES, CARDINALS AND DENVER BRONCOS QUARTERBACK CHARLIE JOHNSON WAS NAMED INTERIM COACH. A NATIONAL SEARCH FOR A PERMANENT HEAD COACH STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO. OUR DOUG STRICKLAND WAS AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND HAS MORE. NEW MEXICO STATE HAS ALREADY STARTED ITS SEARCH FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR HAL MUMME. ATHLETIC DIRECTOTR DR. MCKINLEY BOSTON SAYS HE HOPES TO NAME HIS MAN BY CHRISTMAS, AND HE KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS. DR. MCKINLEY BOSTON, NMSU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: "ENERGY, FIRE IN THE BELLY, EXPERIENCE COORDINATING, COORDINATOR EXPERIENCE, FAMILIARITY OF THIS ARE, SUCCESSFUL RECRUITER, SOMEONE WHO ENJOYS EXTERNAL ASPECTS OF THE JOB, SOMEONE WHO'S APPROACH IS COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW." TWO AGGIES ASSISTANTS HAVE ALREADY THROWN THEIR HAT INTO THE RING-- DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOE LEE DUNN AND RECRUITING COORDINATOR AND RUNNINB BACKS COACH EARNEST WILSON. AND INTERIM HEAD COACH CHARLIE JOHNSON WOULD LIKE THE JOB PERMANANTLY. RIGHT NOW THE FORMER DENVER BRONCO QUARTERBACK IS A CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR AT NMSU. CHARLIE JOHNSON, NMSU INTERIM FOOTBALL COACH: "I THINK I CAN BRING A KNOWLEDGE OF OFFENSE AND BRING GOOD IDEAS TO THE QUARTERBACKS." SOME OTHER NAMES ARE BEING TOSSED AROUND FOR THE JOB. KEN NORTON, JUNIOR, CARL DORRELL, WASHINGTON COACH TYRONE WILLINGHAM AND BUFFALO COACH TURNER GILL. DOUG STRICKLAND, KRQE NEWS 13 SPORTS, ALBUQUERQUE. THE LOBOS SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH CONTINUES WITH MORE NAMES BEING MENTIONED. ONE INTERNET REPORT SAYS ILLINOIS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MIKE LOCKSLEY HAS INTERVIEWED FOR THE JOB.....ANOTHER SAYS NEW YORK JETS WIDE RECEIVERS COACH NOEL MAZZONE IS INTERESTED IN THE LOBO JOB. MAZZONE, LIKE DEPARTING COACH ROCKY LONG, WAS A LOBO QUARTERBACK AND ASSISTANT COACH AT UNM. ADD THOSE TO NAMES TO THIS LIST OF OTHER NAMES MENTIONED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS A NEW POSITION WITH INCOMING PRESIDENT OBAMA. LOUIS CALDERA WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICE. HE'LL RUN ALL WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OPERATIONS INCLUDING AIR FORCE ONE, CAMP DAVID, AND PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS OVERSEAS. CALDERA RESIGNED HIS U-N-M POST IN 2006 FOR REASONS THAT UNIVERSITY NEVER MADE CLEAR.
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MADE IT OFFICIAL TODAY -FIRING FOOTBALL COACH HAL MUMME AFTER ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING SEASON. MUMME'S AGGIES CLOSED OUT THE YEAR ON A SEVEN GAME LOSING STREAK. IN FOUR YEARS WITH NEW MEXICO STATE MUMME FINISHED WITH 11 WINS AND 38 LOSSES. HIS RECORD IN WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAY WAS 4 WINS AND 28 LOSSES. MUMME HAD ANOTHER YEAR LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT BUT WAS BOUGHT OUT BY PUBLIC FUNDS. THE TOTAL COST ....385 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
FORMER LOBOS HEAD COACH AND CURRENT AGGIES DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOE LEE DUNN AND AGGIES TIGHT ENDS COACH EARNEST WILSON ARE CONSIDER CANDIDATES TO FILL THE POSITION. KEN NORTON JR., KARL DORRELL AND TYRONE WILLINGHAM ARE OTHER NAMES MENTIONED. FOR NOW FORMER AGGIES AND NFL QUARTERBACK CHARLEY JOHNSON IS TAKING THE REINS AS INTERIM COACH BUT, HE WANTS MORE. OUR DOUG STRICKLAND EXPLAINS. CHARLEY JOHNSON IS A CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR HERE AT N-M-S-U, AND AS ODD AS IT MAY SOUND, HE WANTS TO BECOME THE NEXT AGGIES HEAD FOOTBALL COACH. JOHNSON: "I KNOW THE GAME. I KNOW HOW IT'S PLAYED." MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT...JOHNSON DOES KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT FOOTBALL, HAVING QUARTERBACKED IN THE N-F-L WITH THE DENVER BRONCOS AND ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. CHARLEY JOHNSON, NMSU INTERIM FOOTBALL COACH: "I THINK I CAN BRING A KNOWLEDGE OF OFFENSE, AND A LOT OF GOOD THINGS AND GOOD IDEAS TO THE QUARTERBACKS." "CROWD CHEERS" JOHNSON: "I THINK I CAN APPEAL TO A GOOD NUMBER OF RECRUITS WHO WANT TO PLAY IN THIS SYSTEM." JOHNSON SEES THIS SITUATION AS SIMILAR TO WHEN LOU HE BACK TO LEAD THE AGGIE MENS BASKETBALL PROGRAM. JOHNSON: "IT'S A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTA KEEP THIS WHOLE THING MOVING FORWARD." FOR NOW, JOHNSON'S JOB IS TO KEEP AGGIE RECRUITS AND CURRENT PLAYERS IN LINE. DOUG STRICKLAND, KRQE NEWS 13 SPORTS, ALBUQUERQUE.
THE LOBOS SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH CONTINUES WITH MORE NAMES BEING MENTIONED. ONE INTERNET REPORT SAYS ILLINOIS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MIKE LOCKSLEY HAS INTERVIEWED FOR THE JOB.....ANOTHER SAYS NEW YORK JETS WIDE RECEIVERS COACH NOEL MAZZONE IS INTERESTED IN THE LOBO JOB.THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME HAS A NEW MEMBER. LOBO MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH STEVE ALFORD GETS IN ON HIS FIRST BALLOT SELECTION. HE'S ONLY THE 8TH MEMBER TO GET IN ON THE FIRST BALLOT. ALFORD AVERAGED 37 POINTS PER GAME AS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AT NEW CASTLE CHRYSLER HIGH SCHOOL. NBA COACHES GREG POPVICH AND SCOTT SKILES WILL JOIN ALFORD IN THE 2009 CLASS.
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