Interesting meltdown post by a Lobos fan
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okeefe4prez
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Guy reminds me of Hawk fans. Look, idiot, your crappy little program down there is a mediocre mid major. Butler, Gonzaga, VCU, Creighton, Utah (before it was invited to the Pac 12) - those are high mid majors. They have had consistently good coaches and teams and have actually put decent players into the NBA in many cases.
Chickenlounge
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"hey lobomaniac why dont you do us all a favor and go blow your brains out you'll feel better and so will we."
1977Hawkeye
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And if you remember, that one win (against a 14 seed as well), UNM barely escaped with a win. And they got blown out by Washington (11 seed) in the 2nd round. Yeah, I wasn't feeling the Lobo Love even before yesterday's game.
LawVHawk
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LOL. Yes. Yes, you have, stupid Lobo fan. You just don't realize what you've arrived at.
Don't worry. Some day you will.
okeefe4prez
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Yeah, I put up my homer-esque post after we lost to MSU, but I saw a young ballclub this year that consistently went toe to toe with top 10 or 15 teams and came up a few buckets or short. North Mexico played a few overrated teams early in the season and won games that looked impressive at the time, but the veneer came off those teams. I'll take our ballclub, coach and trajectory over North Mexico's any day.
LawVHawk
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New Mexico will never, ever be one of the nation's elite programs, even for just one year. The Committee (the NCAA selection one -- don't ban me from year-end awards again, okaypleasethankyou?) was foolish to seed them 3rd and I laughed at anyone who put them in the final four or srsly suggested they could win it all.
Would have liked this year's Iowa team to have had a shot against New Mexico and would love to have one next year. I would feel very confident about the outcome.
NeilDiamond
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Would be pretty sweet to get a home and home with them. I predict CHA would be lively for Steve's return. Obviously, this will never happen though.
scullydirt
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I really hope this happens soon.
Or maybe some day both will get NIT bids and New Mexico travels to Iowa City. Can you imagine that scene? Oh my!
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ssckelley
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No no no! After this year we are done with the NIT for awhile.
It was almost like deja vu reading that post. Hawk fans, including myself, felt the same way when he was here. Lost to Northwestern St as a 2 seed if I remember correctly lingers in my mind. Ugh!! I actually feel for those fans. I liked the post about Alford showing his true colors and only caring about money! Last night after the loss I was sitting around with some buddies and we all remembered the "Alford Stories", true or not, about him never wanting to pay for anything in IA City, wanted free suits, food, cars, etc plus a big pay check! Go back to Southwest Missouri State, maybe they'll treat you like royalty there......
eveningnewsteam
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An excellent meltdown by one of their rivals admins:
Loboland.com Editor Talk about it in NEW MEXICO LOBO INSIDER
I really thought that the University of New Mexico finally had a men's basketball team that earned the loyalty of their fans.
I was wrong.
I've been around Lobo basketball for 33 seasons. For 32 of those seasons, I knew that UNM had a team that could fold and lose to anyone at any time. I never got my expectations too high because a collapse was possible anytime they walked out on that floor.
I thought this team was different. I was convinced that this Lobo team was for real. It had experience, a good front line and a good backcourt and good chemistry and was smart.
I was wrong.
The main difference between these Lobos and the others who fell flat was that the 2012-13 team played defense. New Mexico forced opponents to take bad shots and actually guarded. This team had real potential.
I was wrong.
This was a team that had the MWC Player of the Year in Kendall Williams and the MWC Tournament MVP in Tony Snell and two big men who had been outstanding at times and a point guard who had developed quickly. I never expected the Player of the Year to be absolutely invisible when he was needed most or that the tournament MVP couldn't hit a 3-pointer on a bet.
I was wrong.
I thought this team had accomplished something by winning the Mountain West Conference during the regular season and in the tournament. A win over UNLV on its home floor was impressive. Beating San Diego State and Colorado State and Boise State was the sign of success because the conference and these teams were so good.
I was wrong.
Now, the mighty MWC is 1-3 in the NCAA, and has not lost to any team seeded above a 13. It's not like they lost to Indiana or Louisville or even Georgetown or Michigan State. No, the losses were to the traditional powerhouses of LaSalle, California and Harvard. The league I thought was so good turns out to be so bad.
I was wrong.
I was disappointed when New Mexico was seeded a lowly third. I truly believed UNM would prove the committee wrong and thought that going to the Final Four was a realistic possibility. This was going to be the Year of the Lobo. New Mexico was finally going to get the credit, the respect and the attention it deserved.
I was wrong.
I thought that coach Steve Alford and athletic director Paul Krebbs were smart to announce a new 10-year contract the day before the Lobos started their march through the NCAA. No one would complain about the big dollars because UNM was on the road to glory.
I was wrong.
But I won't be wrong again. It was a lot easier to take when expectations were lower. Losing was acceptable because UNM had almost always lost when it really counted. You didn't have visions of greatness, only to have them dashed. After the pitiful performance UNM put up against a team that doesn't even offer scholarships, I've given up. Having all five starters back next season means nothing on a team that can just disappear like that. I'd be back to wondering when it would collapse, have a terrible game and lose to an inferior team again.
No, I've had it. I've been to my last Lobo basketball game after covering the team for much of the last 33 years.
Good-bye Lobo basketball.
Loboland.com Editor Talk about it in NEW MEXICO LOBO INSIDER
I really thought that the University of New Mexico finally had a men's basketball team that earned the loyalty of their fans.
I was wrong.
I've been around Lobo basketball for 33 seasons. For 32 of those seasons, I knew that UNM had a team that could fold and lose to anyone at any time. I never got my expectations too high because a collapse was possible anytime they walked out on that floor.
I thought this team was different. I was convinced that this Lobo team was for real. It had experience, a good front line and a good backcourt and good chemistry and was smart.
I was wrong.
The main difference between these Lobos and the others who fell flat was that the 2012-13 team played defense. New Mexico forced opponents to take bad shots and actually guarded. This team had real potential.
I was wrong.
This was a team that had the MWC Player of the Year in Kendall Williams and the MWC Tournament MVP in Tony Snell and two big men who had been outstanding at times and a point guard who had developed quickly. I never expected the Player of the Year to be absolutely invisible when he was needed most or that the tournament MVP couldn't hit a 3-pointer on a bet.
I was wrong.
I thought this team had accomplished something by winning the Mountain West Conference during the regular season and in the tournament. A win over UNLV on its home floor was impressive. Beating San Diego State and Colorado State and Boise State was the sign of success because the conference and these teams were so good.
I was wrong.
Now, the mighty MWC is 1-3 in the NCAA, and has not lost to any team seeded above a 13. It's not like they lost to Indiana or Louisville or even Georgetown or Michigan State. No, the losses were to the traditional powerhouses of LaSalle, California and Harvard. The league I thought was so good turns out to be so bad.
I was wrong.
I was disappointed when New Mexico was seeded a lowly third. I truly believed UNM would prove the committee wrong and thought that going to the Final Four was a realistic possibility. This was going to be the Year of the Lobo. New Mexico was finally going to get the credit, the respect and the attention it deserved.
I was wrong.
I thought that coach Steve Alford and athletic director Paul Krebbs were smart to announce a new 10-year contract the day before the Lobos started their march through the NCAA. No one would complain about the big dollars because UNM was on the road to glory.
I was wrong.
But I won't be wrong again. It was a lot easier to take when expectations were lower. Losing was acceptable because UNM had almost always lost when it really counted. You didn't have visions of greatness, only to have them dashed. After the pitiful performance UNM put up against a team that doesn't even offer scholarships, I've given up. Having all five starters back next season means nothing on a team that can just disappear like that. I'd be back to wondering when it would collapse, have a terrible game and lose to an inferior team again.
No, I've had it. I've been to my last Lobo basketball game after covering the team for much of the last 33 years.
Good-bye Lobo basketball.
bighawkeyedaddy
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It appears from those comments that he threw his players under the bus with his comments on why they lost last night. Better get used to that Lobo fans, nothing is ever Stevie Slicks fault.
