Talking Grammer, Ep. 78: SI.com's Kevin Sweeney
In Episode 78 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk with SI.com's Kevin Sweeney about NCAA Tournament bracketology for the Mountain West conference and the UNM Lobos. Are they in? Are they out? Does any of this really matter in the first week of February?
While there is some team talk throughout the podcast, and talk of the important things fans should look for over the home stretch of the season that are important for the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, you can also jump ahead to specific team tournament chance talk at the following spots:
• Nevada Wolf Pack 11:50
• Boise State Broncos 14:20
• Colorado State 18:00
• Utah State 21:00
• San Diego State 28:35
• New Mexico 31:20
The podcast can be seen or heard on the following:
• Albuquerque Journal's YouTube (Ep. 78)
In Episode 78 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk with SI.com's Kevin Sweeney about NCAA Tournament bracketology for the six Mountain West conference teams still hoping to make the Big Dance, including the UNM Lobos, who are trying to end a 10-year NCAA Tournament drought. Are they in? Are they out? Does any of this really matter in the first week of February? (Nev. 12:00, BSU 14:20, CSU 18:00, USU 21:00, SDSU 28:35, UNM 31:20).
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| 2023-24 UNM Lobos mens basketball schedule (* Ball Dawgs Classic; + Jack Jones Classic; Times subject to change)Overall: 24-9; Home: 13-3; Road: 5-6; Neutral: 6-0; Mountain West: 10-8 Day | Date | Opponent | Location | TV/Stream | Time (MT) | |
| Monday | Nov. 6 | Texas Southern | The Pit | TheMW (online) | W, 92-55 | |
| Thursday | Nov. 9 | at Saint Mary's | Moraga, Calif. | L, 72-58 | ||
| Thursday | Nov. 16 | UT Arlington | The Pit | TheMW (online) | W, 82-80 | |
| Tuesday | Nov. 21 | vs. Toledo* | Henderson, Nev. | Flosports (online) | W, 92-84 | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 22 | vs. Rice* | Henderson, Nev. | Flosports (online) | W, 90-56 | |
| Friday | Nov. 24 | vs. Pepperdine* | Henderson, Nev. | Flosports (online) | W, 90-71 | |
| Wednesday | Nov. 29 | Louisiana Tech | The Pit | TheMW (online) | W, 74-65 | |
| Saturday | Dec. 2 | New Mexico State | The Pit | TheMW (online) | W, 106-62 | |
| Wednesday | Dec. 6 | UC Santa Barbara | The Pit | TheMW (online) | W, 84-61 | |
| Saturday | Dec. 9 | vs. Santa Clara+ | Henderson, Nev. | W, 93-76 | ||
| Friday | Dec. 15 | at New Mexico State | Las Cruces | W, 73-72 | ||
| Wednesday | Dec. 20 | UC Irvine | The Pit | TheMW (online) | W, 78-65 | |
| Friday | Dec. 29 | Eastern New Mexico | The Pit | TheMW (online) | W, 87-54 | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 2 | at Colorado State | Fort Collins, Colo. | FS1 | L, 76-68 | |
| Saturday | Jan. 6 | Wyoming | The Pit | CBSSN | W, 77-60 | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 9 | at UNLV | Las Vegas, Nev. | FS1 | L, 83-73 | |
| Saturday | Jan. 13 | San Diego State | The Pit | CBS | W, 88-70 | |
| Tuesday | Jan. 16 | Utah State | The Pit | FS1 | W, 99-86 | |
| Saturday | Jan. 20 | at Air Force | US Air Force Academy, Colo. | CBSSN | W, 85-66 | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 24 | at San Jose State | San Jose, Calif. | CBSSN | W, 95-75 | |
| Sunday | Jan. 28 | Nevada | The Pit | FS1 | W, 89-55 | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 31 | Boise State | The Pit | FS1 | L, 86-78 | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 6 | at Wyoming | Laramie, Wyo. | TheMW (online) | W, 91-73 | |
| Saturday | Feb. 10 | UNLV | The Pit | CBSSN | L, 80-77 | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 13 | at Nevada | Reno, Nev. | CBSSN | W, 83-82 | |
| Friday | Feb. 16 | at San Diego State | San Diego, Calif. | FS1 | L, 81-70 | |
| Wednesday | Feb. 21 | Colorado State | The Pit | CBSSN | W, 68-66 | |
| Saturday | Feb. 24 | Air Force | The Pit | CBSSN | L, 78-77 | |
| Saturday | March 2 | at Boise State | Boise, Idaho | CBSSN | L, 89-79 | |
| Wednesday | March 6 | Fresno State | The Pit | FS1 | W, 79-58 | |
| Saturday | March 9 | at Utah State | Logan, Utah | CBSSN | L, 87-85 | |
| Wednesday | March 13 | No. 11 Air Force | Las Vegas, Nev. | TheMW | W, 82-56 | |
| Thursday | March 14 | No. 3 Boise State | Las Vegas, Nev. | CBSSN | W, 76-66 | |
| Friday | March 15 | No. 7 Colorado State | Las Vegas, Nev. | CBSSN | W, 74-61 | |
| Saturday | March 16 | No. 5 San Diego State | Las Vegas, Nev. | CBS | 4 p.m. |