New Mexico Bowl

Marty · December 17, 2016

NM up 7-3 at end of 1st. Who do you root for: UTSA because they're a conference mate or New Mexico because you want UTSa to get beat?

MEANGREENCOACH2 · December 17, 2016

CUSA teammate because it makes us as a whole a better conference!

southsideguy · December 17, 2016

i don't care who wins, but does help our conference if outs wins.

Hunter Green · December 17, 2016

12 minutes ago, MEANGREENCOACH2 said:

CUSA teammate because it makes us as a whole a better conference!

This

Tyler Maryak · December 17, 2016

Very begrudgingly rooting for CUSA-mate. Really a win-win situation, though. Or lose-lose, I suppose.

Graddean · December 17, 2016

Some people are always complaining about CUSA being a weak conference. The more our conference mates win; the better we all look.

All About UNT · December 17, 2016

1 hour ago, Graddean said:

Some people are always complaining about CUSA being a weak conference. The more our conference mates win; the better we all look.

Nah.....EVERY other conference mate but that one.

FirefightnRick · December 17, 2016

You root for UTSA of course.

And every time Tauaefa extends his team leading tackle record I want to kick something.

Rick

Edited December 17, 2016 by FirefightnRick

DeepGreen · December 17, 2016

Ive heard the announcers mention names on the Lobo team, making plays, that come from Texas. Frisco to be exact. Pisses me off.

Edited December 17, 2016 by DeepGreen

FirefightnRick · December 17, 2016

Runners pull within 3 with 10 to go.

Sturm finding his groove.

Rick

greenminer · December 17, 2016

If you want the media's perception of CUSA to improve, we must win every OOC opportunity we get.

FirefightnRick · December 17, 2016

Lobos triple option grinding this one out.

Rick

Edited December 17, 2016 by FirefightnRick

Hunter Green · December 17, 2016

UNM up by 10 with 2 minutes to go. Way to let us down, yardbirds!

Hunter Green · December 17, 2016

After the last nUTSAc TD, you'd have thought they would go for two and then an onside kick. They did neither. Guess they were just happy to be there.

UNT90 · December 17, 2016

23-20 Lobos. Final.

Ryan Munthe · December 17, 2016

Thank God, UTSA loses. Don't care about CUSA's perception, we just need to nut up and take care of bizness, screw everyone else.

oldguystudent · December 17, 2016

10 minutes ago, Ryan Munthe said:

Thank God, UTSA loses. Don't care about CUSA's perception, we just need to nut up and take care of bizness, screw everyone else.

As much as I like to see UTSA lose every game they play by 70 points, conference perception does matter for future bowl tie-ins and television contracts.

djohnnie · December 17, 2016

1 hour ago, All About UNT said:

Nah.....EVERY other conference mate but that one.

This

Moobs · December 18, 2016

I picked NM in my bowl pick em. Had to root for them in this game. But I'll be rooting for USM tonight!

UNT90 · December 18, 2016

1 hour ago, oldguystudent said:

As much as I like to see UTSA lose every game they play by 70 points, conference perception does matter for future bowl tie-ins and television contracts.

A 30 point loss would have hurt perception. A 3 point loss to a team with a better record from a better conference won't hurt perception.

Of CUSA or of UTSA with recruits

NorthTexan95 · December 18, 2016

Nearly 30,000 in attendance. I wonder how many were UTSA fans.

UTSA Fan · December 18, 2016

I think I read 3k, idk.

Edited December 18, 2016 by UTSA Fan

DeepGreen · December 18, 2016

New Mexico Lobos roster lists 24 players that come from the state of Texas. Now someone tell me that they have "recruiting gurus" on that coaching staff than come over and ransack our state for football players? Maybe these 24 players want to play in a better conference (MWC)? This pisses me off!

Ben Gooding · December 18, 2016

7 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

New Mexico Lobos roster lists 24 players that come from the state of Texas. Now someone tell me that they have "recruiting gurus" on that coaching staff than come over and ransack our state for football players? Maybe these 24 players want to play in a better conference (MWC)? This pisses me off!

Meh. With or without those 24 players from Texas they would be having a decent year with 24 players from somewhere else. Triple option football is a proven formula to win.

VideoEagle · December 18, 2016

23 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

Maybe these 24 players want to play in a better conference (MWC)? This pisses me off!

"Better conference" is a constantly moving target. After the 2013 season, CUSA was the top ranked G5 conference and got a higher CFP payout than any other G5 conference. I think the coach standing in the kid's living room has far more effect that conference uniform patches. This year I think the AAC is going to be the top G5 conference. I think, but I'm not certain, that one year the MAC was the top ranked G5 conference and got the top payout.