Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Eagles Have History
... REBEL ROUSER: Ed Graney, sports columnist at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Review-Journal, is campaigning for UNLV to hire recently departed UNM head coach Rocky Long as its defensive coordinator. How weird would it be to see the Long on the east sideline at University Stadium next fall, making those crazy ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Long and His Legacy: Let's Debate
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Long and His Legacy: Let's Debate By Rick Wright Of the Journal RICK WRIGHT COLUMN: Until Rocky Long resigned as UNM football coach, and dozens of Journal readers weighed in on him and his legacy, I had no idea what a complex fellow he was. Is Long a selfless ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Rocky Talks, Says He Made Honest Evaluation
... , November 26, 2008 Rocky Talks, Says He Made Honest Evaluation By Greg Archuleta Journal Staff Writer Honest to the very end, former coach Rocky Long - wearing a shirt that said “Nike” rather than a UNM shirt, sat down with the Journal amid several boxes in what used to be his ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Former Lobo Aides Drawn to UNM Job
... Journal contacted both this week to gauge their interest in the job. Luper, who served as UNM's running backs coach from 2002-04 under former coach Rocky Long, has been running backs coach at OSU the past four seasons, adding the title of assistant head coach last season. The 12th-rankedCowboys (9-2 ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Reader Reaction
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Reader Reaction Reader Shocked by Long Move I WAS SHOCKED at the timing of Rocky Long's resignation, but having known the man for close to 20 years, not the reason. I spent 27 years in college coaching myself, and had the privilege of working with ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS/SPEAK: Reader Reaction
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Reader Reaction Reader Shocked by Long Move I WAS SHOCKED at the timing of Rocky Long's resignation, but having known the man for close to 20 years, not the reason. I spent 27 years in college coaching myself, and had the privilege of working with ...
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ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Branch Isn't Discouraged
... despite a sub-.500 record, and we're sorry to see him go. "What they won't tell you: Former player, assistant coach and head coach Rocky Long walked away a year after going 9-4, and during the same season in which he won a league game 70-7. Makes (me) wonder." — James Staley ...
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ABQJOURNAL RIO RANCHO: Thanks, Long, for Your Class
... Thanks, Long, for Your Class By Paul Ortiz Y Pino For the Journal Once again, we have another big week in Lobo-Land. Head football coach Rocky Long has had it with the lukewarm fans in this area, so he has resigned. To be quite honest with all of you, I don't know how he put up with all ...
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