Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Locksley Stamps Program
... time has made this possible.” The new staff also delivered a message that differed, at least in the translation, from former coach Rocky Long's approach. “It's been my philosophy - and I've told every one of these kids that they have to come in with the mind ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Locksley Mines Familiar Sources
... that we didn't know enough about and that we didn't have any background on." Locksley's process could help UNM avoid the problems former coach Rocky Long had in his first year, when only seven of the 23 players in his initial recruiting class completed their eligibility. "When I was at Illinois ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: National Media Has Wrong Focus
... that is Lobo football, he conveniently omitted that UNM was the only Mountain West school to be bowl-eligible from 2001-07 and had a 49-38 under Rocky Long during that span. Franchione took over a program in shambles. Locksley isn't. All that's left is for Locksley and Walker to ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: It's Funny How Good Staff Looks
... the fall, will UNM have the depth and quality at D-line to make that work? Locksley chose not to retain any assistants from the departed Rocky Long's staff. At every position, player-coach relationships are starting from scratch. Even so, it's hard not to be impressed. ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Locksley Finally Introduces Football Staff
... staff. Locksley added he wanted familiarity with his coaching staff in explaining why he chose not to keep any assistants under former coach Rocky Long. "One of the things I've learned watching first-time head coaches come in is there's got to be a comfortability factor in who ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: No PT for J.R. in Beantown
... Bowl Subdivision teams pegged UNM 75th and NMSU 112th. Here's what they had to say: 75. NEW MEXICO (4-8) The buzz: Coach Rocky Long's departure was a surprise, given his success at the school. The new coach is Mike Locksley, an ace recruiter who had been offensive coordinator ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: D-Lineman Commits to UNM
... ; that is, traditional except at a school such as New Mexico. The Lobos have not played such a scheme since 1978 when Bill Mondt was coach and Rocky Long was a first-year Lobo assistant coach - on offense. With the new scheme, the Lobos require more interior defensive linemen, of which ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Maryland Linebacker May Become a Lobo
... -imposed sanctions in response to an NCAA investigation uncovering assistant coaches' involvement in academic fraud in 2004-05 under former coach Rocky Long. Locksley may sign only 20 - the NCAA's penalty that has been appealed. That could hurt Cardwell's chances. UNM has ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: The Journal's Crystal Ball Sees All
Friday, January 02, 2009 The Journal's Crystal Ball Sees All Journal Staff Report Here's a whimsical look at the sports world through the Journal's crystal ball. JANUARY Utah, the only remaining undefeated team on the BCS landscape, is routed by Alabama 34-7 in the Sugar ...
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ABQjournal DATA: Most Read Stories of 2008
... Signs With N.M. on Energy 1221 46 Shotgun Blast Kills APD Officer 1221 47 Pickens Right on Wind Power – Wrong on Natural Gas 1212 48 When Rocky Long decided his Lobos would practice at 6 a.m., it affected more than just the football players 1211 49 Racism Can't Be Resolved Until It Is Acknowledged ...
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