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Sports Speak Up! Reader wonders why United and not UNM Athletics?
New Mexico United’s Amando Moreno shoots and scores past Sacramento’s Shane Wiedt during United's 3-0 win on Saturday night.
TOO BAD THAT Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham don’t have the same enthusiasm regarding UNM athletics as they have for New Mexico United. United is receiving $13.5 million from the state to go toward a new stadium? The last I heard, that’s more than 3 times the paltry amount that our state contributes annually to UNM athletics, which has much more potential than United to raise the state of New Mexico’s profile. Instead, during COVID, the Lobo football and men’s and women’s basketball teams were banned from playing games in their own city. Quite a disconnect here.
— Lobo Mystified
GOOD JOB by Sean Reider with getting a one-on-one interview with MWC commissioner Gloria Nevarez. There was mention in the interview about previous commissioner Craig Thompson. I don’t recall Thompson ever accommodating the Journal for a one-on-one interview nor the last time he appeared at a UNM game in Albuquerque. And the new MWC coordinator of officials stated that they are ‘going to be transparent about everything that we do.’ Quite a change in philosophy from the Thompson era where what we often heard regarding controversies were statements that “the MWC will have no further comment regarding the matter.”
— JJ
DEAR CORRALES United complainer, had another great time watching the NM United beat Sacramento. The team plays hard. Atmosphere is positive and high energy unlike that anxiety filled, waiting for the implosion, leave early football thats played across the street.
— Davario
