Category: Lobo Athletics

Lobo Lane Update

by Zach

Hello,

It has been a while since we/I (Zach) have written an article on here, and I thought that it was a great time to change that and give an update on what is going on. First off we (both Jono and Zach) are doing well. Second a lot has happened the last few years both in the world and in our lives, and it has led to a very difficult time to put words into articles. At the end of last summer one of our grandparents fell ill and was up and down for the better part of 4+ months before passing away, this filled with other problems made it difficult to giving you my best work, leading to mostly Twitter coverage. I can say that I am ready for the 2022-2023 sports year, and excited for the stories that will come out of this year. Here are some updates on what we/I hope the 2022-2023 year will look like for Lobo Lane.

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Lobos vs. AFA: Football Running Blog

by Zach

We are back with our coverage for the Lobos (2-2) Mountain West Opener against AFA (3-1). The Lobos are looking to end their two-game losing streak and get their offense rolling again after a couple of rough outings the last few weeks. Looking back at last season’s meeting, AFA won 28-0, in the game the Lobos were able to force four AFA fumbles (recovering three) but were unable to cash in (missed four Field Goals). The Lobos haven’t beat AFA since 2017, in the game, Richard McQuarley rushed 11 times for 179 yards and five Touchdowns.

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The New, New College Sports Landscape

by Jono

In what would feel like an unprecedented event if it didn’t seem to happen every couple of years, there’s been another seismic shift in the college sports landscape. However, this one feels like the beginning to something bigger and will likely have serious ramifications for the future prospects of many universities, including UNM. In fact, it seems like such a big deal that I actually decided to come out of whatever rock I’ve been hiding under and start writing again.

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We’re Back!!!

by Zach

Does this thing still work? The answer to that is yes. As we all know the last 15+ months have been a crazy time for the world, ourselves, and our communities. That is part of the reason that we haven’t done much besides some podcasts and keeping everyone up to date as much as possible on Twitter. Things have been crazy in the world of the Lane Brothers and some things may change moving forward, but I (Zach) can assure you that Lobo Lane is alive and well, and there are plenty of things that we will be working on very soon.

I (Zach) have launched a new Media Venture called Starting Blox Studios, and have a few other things in the works, but with the start of the new Athletic School Year for UNM Athletics, not much will change from the first few years of this blog. I will do my best to get as many previews and recaps as possible (the return of Zach’s Reacts), and I will also try to have at least one podcast a week once the calendar starts. I am recharged and ready to go and looking forward to our interactions this upcoming year. As for Jono, I don’t know how much he will be able to do this upcoming year, he will likely continue to edit most posts and have some posts here and there when he can. As always the foundation of Lobo Lane will always be Jono and I, and that will never change. I hope that Jono will be able to do a good percentage of the Podcasts with me this season, but that will be seen at a later date.

Some exciting things for the Podcast: you will be able to hear from some other voices besides just Jono and me. I am excited to see how the Podcast can evolve with the new guests and formats that can come from this. If there are people that you would like for me to try and get on the Podcast you can tell me on Twitter.

I am excited that Lobo Sports will be returning very soon, and the Lobo Lane will be back to our old ways! Here’s to a great year of Lobo Sports with many great stories and Championships! Cheers.

 

Zach’s Reacts: Mountain West Media Rights Deal

by Zach

We have a deal! The Mountain West has reached a media rights deal that will earn the conference a pretty nice pay raise over the next few years. After many years of being an afterthought for the most part with ESPN – including putting MW games on ESPN3, late-night ESPNU, or, if you’re lucky, a late-night game on ESPN2 – the Mountain West will have games on Fox Sports and CBS Sports instead of ESPN. While there will be some negative comments that you will hear from people, such as “Why would you leave ESPN?”, I believe that this is a really good thing for the MW and could prove to be a very important day for the conference and its universities. Here are some of the things that stand out to me with this new media deal:

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A look back at the Paul Krebs Era

by Zach

At the beginning of June, Paul Krebs announced that he was retiring from his post as the UNM Athletic Director at the end of the month. During his time at the helm of Lobo Athletics, the department had some of its best years, highlighted by a National Championship in Women’s Cross-Country in the fall of 2015. Krebs tenure had plenty of great things, but it is undeniable that there were some bad things that happened under his watch. To try to make sense of his legacy, here we look back at both the highs and the lows of the Krebs Era.

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