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The Rocky Era Ends
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Marla Brose / Journal File Photo
Rocky Long, coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos for 11 years, paces the sidelines as the Lobos trail New Mexico State at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Sept. 27. The Lobos finished 4-8 for the season. Long resigned as head coach on Nov. 17, 2008.

Rocky: Take This Job And ...
By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer
Rocky Long, citing disappointment in his program's failure to reach the top and in the community's lukewarm support of that quest, resigned on Monday as the University of New Mexico's head football coach. Saying he's a "damn good football coach," he chastised fans for not showing more support for the Lobos -- win or lose. Long kept his emotions in check during the hastily called news conference while discussing the disappointing 2008 season that led him to resign.


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...rdinator. Think Rocky Long is not interested? Stay tuned.  ...
November 18th, 2009
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...rmer head coach Rocky Long. "Now that coach Long is gone, it is much more like just another road game in the Mountain West Conference now because I don't really have any affiliation with the...
November 14th, 2009
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...to former coach Rocky Long. Locksley has said he’d only “put the hammer down” if he felt his players weren’t showing the effort in practice.Clearly, his team isn’t getting the message about ...
November 12th, 2009
Word count: 645
...ew Mexico coach Rocky Long would say that the effect of any bulletin-board material or other motivational ploys disappear “the first time you get punched in the mouth” in the game.And Long was the...
November 11th, 2009
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...orld. Following Rocky Long's advice in the future isn't necessarily prudent. 1 Stifle the mixed martial arts comparisons for a moment please. MMA has rules. More than 30. Elizabeth Lambert has none. ...
November 9th, 2009
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...Coach Says Young Team Needs Teaching Not HeatIt’s near the end of another 2½-hour practice, and University of New Mexico football coach Mike Locksley has an idea on how to end the session on a posi...
November 6th, 2009
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... football coach Rocky Long, who, like Bliss, was run out of town after 11 seasons. Wait — I forgot — he resigned on his own.Yeah, and I also forgot, Locksley is a vegetarian.Long has suddenly beco...
November 5th, 2009
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...nder then-coach Rocky Long than do the 2009 Lobos. But one thing the current Lobos can match, Locksley said, is the effort last year’s team put forth against the Utes.“Our team played with tremend...
November 4th, 2009
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...ksley said that Rocky Long told him to "Keep fighting." Say it ain't so, Rocky ! - Bill, Edgewood SERIOUSLY - UNM cross country team earns two MWC titles and gets a black and white ph...
November 2th, 2009
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...ive coordinator Rocky Long could bring. "It's still not to where I'm used to seeing it," coach Mike Locksley said Sunday, one day after the Lobos' 23-20 loss to SDSU in front of...
November 2th, 2009
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... SAN DIEGO - Rocky Long was on the opposing sideline, but it was an official's call in the final minute that will haunt the University of New Mexico football team. A replay official overturned wh...
November 1th, 2009
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... SAN DIEGO - Rocky Long stood at midfield as a parade of University of New Mexico football players lined up to greet him Saturday night. Long, now the defensive coordinator at San Diego State after s...
November 1th, 2009
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...ormer UNM coach Rocky Long on their side as defensive coordinator. Check Sunday's Journal for complete coverage.  We have a new leader.Daryl Jones made a great diving catch in the end zone off a...
October 31th, 2009
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...ormer UNM coach Rocky Long is coming to the party dressed as an Aztec defensive coordinator and represents the elephant in the room. "This game isn't about playing Rocky," says his succ...
October 31th, 2009
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... SAN DIEGO - Rocky Long is back in his comfort zone. The old-school football coach is back to doing what he loves the most - instructing college athletes without the glare of the media spotlight. Lo...
October 31th, 2009
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...correct answer: Rocky Long in 1998.Locksley, the University of New Mexico’s first-year head football coach, is eager not to let Saturday’s game at San Diego State turn into the Rocky Bowl.Sure, Lo...
October 30th, 2009
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...ke Locksley vs. Rocky Long debate should be near its zenith.It seems an eternity ago that Long resigned after 11 years as UNM coach and Locksley came aboard to usher in a new era of Lobo football.In h...
October 29th, 2009
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...For the plethora of Rocky Long fans who suddenly have come out of the woodwork and are lamenting that Saturday’s San Diego State-New Mexico game will not be played at University Stadium, don’t des...
October 28th, 2009
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...ear coordinator Rocky Long. Lobo fans are well aware of Long's defensive presence from his 11-year head coaching tenure at New Mexico from 1998-2009. Long resigned two days after the end of last ...
October 26th, 2009
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...nning seasons. Rocky Long, UNM's coach from 1998-2008, did all he could to rid the program of The Curse. His teams won 49 games and went to five bowl games between 2002 and 2007. But, after a 4-8...
October 25th, 2009
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Written by: ABQjournal staff
...everything that Rocky Long had built up over 11 years time is gone." - John O'Mara ...
October 19th, 2009
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...rmer head coach Rocky Long without incident. The other incident involved Locksley's physical altercation with wide receivers coach J.B. Gerald. During the news conference Tuesday to announce Locksle...
October 18th, 2009
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...The third round of a PGA Major tournament is called “moving day” because it’s the round in which contenders position themselves for a run at victory in the final round.In football terms, conside...
October 7th, 2009
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...om former coach Rocky Long, the other from current head man Mike Locksley. New Mexico State has offered. To be fair, getting attention from the state's two Division I programs doesn't make a player ...
October 4th, 2009
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... Franchione and Rocky Long eras, Paulsen remained a rock in the program. Numerous ex-Lobos, including Chicago Bears probable Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher, have credited Paulsen for much of their succ...
October 3th, 2009
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...ew Mexico named Rocky Long. His plan held Air Force's triple-option offense out of the end zone last week in a 26-14 loss and earned universal commendation. "I thought Rocky had a great scheme," Hok...
October 3th, 2009
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...to the departed Rocky Long. Here was a rising star in the coaching firmament, Krebs said, the man who would bring to Lobo football what Long had not — an exciting, high-scoring offense.Bright, perso...
September 30th, 2009
Word count: 747
...08. Then again, Rocky Long always said the Aztecs had impressive-looking athletes.On Saturday, SDSU held Air Force without an offensive touchdown for on the second time in their 28-year rivalry. Six t...
September 30th, 2009
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...In a one-sided rivalry, it tends to be the underdog school’s victories that stand out and mark the passage of time. Really, that’s true for fans of either team. Consider (yes, I’m afraid we...
September 27th, 2009
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...A little more than a year ago, Colorado State football coach Steve Fairchild was not the genius who stands before us today.Which leads to the possibility that University of New Mexico football coach M...
September 23th, 2009
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Written by: ABQjournal staff
...ago when we had Rocky Long and Mike Roberts? Those days are lost and gone. Way to go Mr. Krebs. - DB, Albuquerque THE LOBOS WERE clobbered last week by Tulsa, which was destroyed on Saturday by Okl...
September 21th, 2009
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#...y got off coach Rocky Long's bench. When he finally did, as a senior in 2002, he was brilliant - his 265 yards rushing against Weber State is still the UNM single-game record - until a torn ACL ended ...
September 20th, 2009
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#...taking over for Rocky Long.The Lobos (0-2) have suffered a pair of blowout losses to Texas A&M (41-6) and Tulsa (44-10) to start the 2009 season. Statistically, they are one of the worst teams among t...
September 17th, 2009
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#... games.In 1998, Rocky Long was in his first season as the Lobos’ head football coach. He completely revamped the team’s offensive and defensive schemes.The Lobos went 3-9, losing seven of their la...
September 16th, 2009
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Written by: ABQjournal staff
...old, slow-pace, Rocky Long style of offense. Good luck with that. - Paperboy Al, Albuquerque DOES ANYBODY want to bet if the lobos offense scores a touch down this year. Also does anybody want to b...
September 14th, 2009
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#...er former coach Rocky Long, but did little else than put a bandage on the margin of defeat against the Golden Hurricane. “It’s been a long time since I’ve gone two games without scoring a to...
September 13th, 2009
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#... departed coach Rocky Long. Maybe we underestimated the difficulty of standing on a sidewalk and trying to catch a thousand-pound safe as it plummets to earth. And who knows how much muscle and know-...
September 13th, 2009
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#... then-UNM coach Rocky Long's exit from Albuquerque. Tulsa's dominance, Long said after he resigned, started to make him think that he'd taken the Lobos as far as he could and that the program needed ...
September 12th, 2009
Word count: 794
Written by: ABQjournal staff
... who helped run Rocky Long out of town, are you happy now?? Is this taking us to another level?? I've seen this bad movie before with Lobo football, we're in for a trilogy of tough years. - DB, Albuq...
September 7th, 2009
Word count: 279
#...er former coach Rocky Long, were missing Saturday in new coach Mike Locksley's debut - rushing offense and rushing defense. Texas A&M had a 245-21 edge in rushing yards in its 41-6 victory Saturday. U...
September 7th, 2009
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Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories

1. ABQJOURNAL NORTH/SPORTS: Journal North Picks

... the first time since 1987 when it finished 0-11. ... Today will also be a reunion, of sorts, as the Lobos face off against their former head coach, Rocky Long, who is in his first season as the Aztecs' defensive coordinator.         VK's Pick: San Diego State 35, UNM 7         JD's Pick ...
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2. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/EDITORIALS: Locksley Debacle Costs Taxpayers Too Much

... in a long line of payoffs to make people go away when things don't work out. Remember Fran Fraschilla ($305,300), Ritchie McKay ($581,688) and Rocky Long ($677,500)?        Apparently all saying “sorry” means is New Mexico taxpayers get to pick up the tab. Sorry, indeed, UNM Athletics ...
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3. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/EDITORIALS: Go Lobos; Go Locksley

... game is not being televised. You can hear it on radio station KKOB, 770 AM.         This is the first game in 11 seasons in which respected coach Rocky Long is not leading the Lobos and the first game anywhere in which Locksley is the top dog. Locksley is a veteran assistant coach and offensive coordinator ...
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4. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/LETTERS: THE RIGHT FIT

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 THE RIGHT FIT       What Was UNM's Gameplan? THE RECENT revelation that athletics director Paul Krebs asked coach Rocky Long to resign raises serious questions. It is beyond comprehension how Krebs could commit UNM to a new contract just three months prior to asking for ...
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5. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/EDITORIALS: Teamwork Impressive at UNM's Top Level

... of the University of New Mexico and the school's top athletics official “have been nothing but supportive to me,” football coach Rocky Long said in announcing his departure.        And Paul Krebs, vice president for athletics, could say much the same thing about President David Schmidly ...
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6. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/METRO: Did Rocky Bail, or Was He Pushed?

... , or Was He Pushed? By Martin Salazar Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal Journal Staff Writer           University of New Mexico football coach Rocky Long, athletics boss Paul Krebs and President David Schmidly insisted in November that the coach wasn't nudged out after 11 years on the job.    ...
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7. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/XGR: Bill To End Big Payouts Delayed

... - A measure that would prohibit large sums from being paid to public employees who resign or are fired for cause - informally dubbed the Rocky Long bill - was slowed down by questions Monday.        Amid concerns the bill might have unintended consequences on how contracts are carried ...
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8. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/EDITORIALS: Cut Taxpayers' Cord To Golden Parachutes

... with a buyout of $200,000. Albuquerque Public Schools paid Brad Allison $350,000 to leave the superintendent's office. Lobo football coach Rocky Long led three college sports peers with a $677,500 score. The richest buyout was the $713,000 the University of New Mexico paid ex-President Louis Caldera ...
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9. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: No More Golden Parachutes?

... Rehm, R-Albuquerque, said that, like his constituents, he gets upset when he hears of someone like former University of New Mexico football coach Rocky Long voluntarily resigning and walking away with a huge chunk of money.     "I don't know about you, but every time I resigned and walked out the door ...
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10. ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: UNM Appeals Case Groundbreaking

... scholarship offers.        The school last year admitted to three counts of academic fraud involving two assistant football coaches on former coach Rocky Long's staff.        Long was cleared of any wrongdoing in the infractions, which took place from 2004-05. Krebs said the NCAA recently has decided ...
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