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Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories

81. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: New Mexico Gaining Inspiration From Ailing Wright

... their last Monday night practice of the year, there was No. 2 in a white uniform and helmet.     "I asked him, 'What are you doing here?' " coach Rocky Long said. "He said, 'I'm going to try to play.' I said, 'Why?' He said, 'Because the trainers told me it's up to me.' I was shocked and excited that ...
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82. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Long Hints He Can Take Lobos Only So Far

... , when I see Florida football coach Urban Meyer walk across the Gulf of Mexico for a road game at LSU.     In the meantime, I'll go with Lobo coach Rocky Long's hard work and dedication - if he will.     Tuesday, during his final media luncheon of a disappointing 2008 season, Long was in a startlingly ...
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83. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Following Similar Path

Thursday, November 13, 2008 Following Similar Path By Greg Archuleta Journal Staff Writer        Twice in Rocky Long's 11-year tenure as University of New Mexico football coach has his team failed to live up to expectations - in 2005 and in 2008. It should come as little surprise that some themes ...
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84. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: New Mexico Not Playing for 2009

... By Rick Wright Journal Staff Writer        If you think 4-7 has an ugly ring to it, try 4-8.     Finishing with a 5-7 record, UNM football coach Rocky Long said Tuesday, is the Lobos' priority this week - not auditioning younger players for next season or giving his walking wounded a break.    ...
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85. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Playing Offensive Blame Game

... to be.        Good field, no hit.        If the Lobos expect to contend for future Mountain West Conference championships, if 11th-year head coach Rocky Long expects to justify the $310,000 raise he got before this, arguably his most disappointing season, the UNM offense must somehow get its cleats ...
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86. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS/SPEAK: Sports Speak Up!

... the bottom off of the permit is stupid! The permit is no good after the game anyway.         - WLB        n IT'S A GOOD THING Krebbs gave Rocky Long that well deserved contract extension and pay raise. Otherwise, there would be a long list of schools lined up to offer him the same money to leave ...
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87. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Lobos Football: Over So Soon

... the Rebels beat the Lobos in Las Vegas to end UNM's bowl hopes that season — and lost five conference games for the first time since coach Rocky Long's first season in charge of the Lobos in 1998.         "It's been a long time since it's happened to us," Long said of the team ...
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88. ABQJOURNAL NORTH/SPORTS: Getting There Is Best Part of the Journey

... a long time, whining each year about how they couldn't win it all, even though their squad was consistently interesting and relevant.         Rocky Long, the University of New Mexico's head football coach, comes under fire every season for not getting the Lobos into contention for a Mountain ...
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89. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: 18 Lobos Have Been Hurt in '08

...       "This is the most injuries I've ever had in 38 years," UNM head trainer David Binder says. "We've really been beaten up."         Coach Rocky Long estimates that 12 players currently contributing to the team will require offseason surgery. Last year, that number was four.         Playing ...
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90. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: New Mexico offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin defends his unit as the Lobos head into the final two games of a trying 2008 season

... the eye of the coordinating beholder.         University of New Mexico assistant football coach Dave Baldwin has borrowed a tactic from head coach Rocky Long as the Lobos (4-6, 2-4 Mountain West Conference) fight for their postseason lives tonight against UNLV (3-6, 0-5) at Sam Boyd Stadium.        ...
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