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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Estimating the UNM (and Other MW Teams) Bowl Probabilities

by Jono

We’re now a few weeks into the 2021 college football season and, despite the rough loss to Texas A&M this past weekend, I can’t help but feel a tinge of something that I haven’t felt in the past few years of Lobo football: hope. Make no mistake, this Lobo team isn’t anywhere near where Coach Gonzales plans to take the program, but based on what we’ve seen already and the schedule ahead, I started to wonder if the Lobos had a reasonable chance to be bowl eligible this year. After the past four years where that didn’t seem like a realistic thing to even be pondering, it felt weird, and good, to have that cross my mind again. So, I decided to go back to some of the previous posts I did to simulate the results of the season based on current win probabilities and see what the Lobo chances are looking like.

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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.