n DESPITE THE #2 RPI in the Country and a Mountain West Regular Season Championship, even if the Lobos run the table in Vegas, I can’t see them getting any higher than a #3 or #4 seed in the dance. - @Rt Contreras Jr n LOBO FANS, don’t be upset. The loss to Air Force last Saturday was Coach Alford and the Lobos’ way of saying to the Cadets, “Thank you for your service.” - Uptown Ed What was he saying to them when he beat Air Force in each of the other 13 games? – Randy, Journal n IN WHAT COULD have been a possibility of a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament, a National top (10) ranking, the discussion now ends, due to the loss at Air Force. However, the Lobos still have a chance to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, aka Sweet 16. Lobos have all the WEAPONS to make it happen. - NM Native Lobo n CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Alford, MWC Coach of the year award, Kendall Williams, player of the year award. Snell, Kirk, Greenwood & Bairstow also received honors. Lobos received all of the top MWC awards- after all, the New Mexico Lobos are the back-to-back defending MWC Champions. Again, an absolute thing of beauty! - Lobo-4-Life n IT WASN’T Kenny Beach on the famed Viking team that faced Norm Casey and Larry Dillow, it was David Beach. He was joined by Leroy “Hub” Hood, Sam Calderon, Tony Castillo and Henry Saavedra. The old Warren Smart Gym was rockin’. - JLG

— This article appeared on page D3 of the Albuquerque Journal