Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Lobo Defense Plans To Attack Rebels' Backup QB
... make sure we come down with it and make big plays to help his confidence." Whereas Clayton is right-handed, Clausen is a lefty. Lobo head coach Rocky Long says left-handed QBs roll to their left, and that will require his defense to adjust its pressure. Baldwin says Clausen will face the bigger ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: One Will Be Left Standing
... “Can you tell me Rocky's game plan (against Utah)?” Patterson asked an inquisitive Journal reporter of University of New Mexico coach Rocky Long's strategy against the Utes last week. “Because if we hold Utah to 13 points, we might have a chance.” With that other ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Rebels' Run 'D' Plugs Like Aztecs'
... run defense looks like the perfect setup. “If we're able to run the ball (against UNLV), we have a chance to win,” UNM coach Rocky Long said on Tuesday. “And, hopefully, we can.” And, realistically, they should. But Long said that if he were UNLV coach Mike ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: UNM's Late Charge Falls Short
... 48 at the four-minute mark but turned over the ball on downs. "The game was won or lost on fourth-and-3 at about the 50-yard line," coach Rocky Long said. "That was my call (to go for it). Right or wrong, it was time to decide who was going to win the game." UNM did get the ball back ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Answers Still Few for Lobos
... And, yet, these weren't the same Lobos at all, thanks to a hungry defense and a tough, determined freshman quarterback. Remember when Rocky Long coached the UNM defense, and they blitzed on almost every play? Long — yes, he's still the Lobos' head coach and defensive signal ...
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ABQJOURNAL RIO RANCHO: Lobos Just Need Everyone's Support
... 's Support By Paul Ortiz Y Pino For the Journal Well, it seems we are looking at a very difficult situation now for Lobo football coach Rocky Long. If he loses Saturday to the Utah Utes, then it will keep Utah eligible for a BCS bowl, and will probably provide one extra position in the ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Gruner Making Progress
... -time starter.” BACK IN PADS: UNM practiced in full pads Tuesday for the first time since the practice week before the Tulsa game. Coach Rocky Long said the move was partly in response to the team's lack of physical play against Air Force. Baldwin, however, said the offense needed it ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Ags, Lobos in Spoiler Roles
... Nov. 22 or at home against Fresno State (5-2) on Nov. 28. TCU visits Utah a week from Thursday, and BYU plays at Utah on Nov. 22. UNM coach Rocky Long, however, says he thinks TCU is the better team. “I'll have a lot better feel for (Utah) after we play them,” Long said ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Lobos Should Consider All the Options
... West Conference play) can't become Air Force, Navy or Georgia Tech overnight, nor will Gruner or Smith invite comparisons to the vintage Rocky Long. Yet, since beating Utah through the air doesn't appear to be an option, perhaps the option is the only ... Choice.
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