Lobo Busted For Low-Hanging Pants

((HT: KOB-TV Albuquerque))

This really could only happen to someone at the University of New Mexico...

San Francisco Police Department Sgt. Michael Rodriguez said Deshon Marman, a safety for the Lobos, was boarding a flight to Albuquerque when a U.S. Airways employee noticed his pants were "below his buttocks, but above the knees, and his boxer shorts were showing."

Rodriguez told the San Francisco Chronicle that the employee asked Marman to pull up his pants, but he refused. She then asked him to leave the plane.

U.S. Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder says the airline's dress code forbids "indecent exposure or inappropriate" attire.

Marman got off the plane and was charged with trespassing, battery and resisting arrest. He was being held on $11,000 bail, according to the Chronicle.

FOSG Lisa Amin Gulezian has the story for our friends at KGO-TV


Marman's mother, Donna Doyle, thought her son was a victim of discrimination.

"He is a big, tall, light-skinned black boy with dread locks, get's on the plane with saggy pants. Right there you're stereotyped," she explained.

Uh huh...

Here's the local rundown...


The HQ is more inclined to go this way...
((HT: DJStevePorter))

The Politics Of Dancing: Your NIT Grid

Tuesday, March 15

Coastal Carolina (28-5) at Alabama (21-11), 7 p.m.
College of Charleston (24-10) at Dayton (22-13), 7 p.m.
Vermont (23-8) at Cleveland State (26-8), 7 p.m.
Harvard (23-6) at Oklahoma State (19-13), 7:30 p.m.
Murray State (23-8) at Missouri State (25-8), 8 p.m.
UTEP (25-9) at New Mexico (21-12), 9 p.m.
McNeese State (21-11) at Boston College (20-12), 9 p.m.
Fairfield (24-7) at Colorado State (19-12), 9 p.m.
Kent State (23-11) at St. Mary's, Calif. (25-8), 11 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16

Texas Southern (19-12) at Colorado (21-13), 7 p.m.
Nebraska (19-12) at Wichita State (24-8), 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic (21-10) at Miami (19-14), 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (19-13) at Northwestern (18-13), 8 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman (21-12) at Virginia Tech (21-11), 8 p.m.
Mississippi (20-13) at California (17-14), 9 p.m.
Long Beach State (22-12) at Washington State (19-12), 10 p.m.

OSG Buzzer Beater: A 3 At The Buzzer Lifts Utah Over New Mexico

There were a few impressive buzzer beaters Saturday in college basketball. This is the only one with video the OSG HQ could find. We think its pretty good.

The Runnin' Utes' Chris Hines launched a bomb as time expired and the bank was open on Saturday giving Utah a 62-60 win over Nex Mexico.

Here are the highlights. (Thanks KSL-TV)

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Upset Saturday In NCAA's... How Many Ranked Teams Fell...???

((HT: KSL-TV))

First off, BYU couldn't keep their momentum after knocking off San Diego State as they lost to New Mexico at The Pit...

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Louisville got a hold of UConn, but it took double overtime to do it...
((HT: WHAS-TV))


Arkansas, somewhat inexplicably, knocked off Vandy in Nashville, thanks KARK-TV...

Penn State surprised 17th-ranked Wisconsin, thanks WISC-TV in Madison...

Nebraska upsets Texas A&M...


Miss State beat Florida, thanks to MyFoxMemphis

And Marquette upset Syracuse ((but isn't everyone these days)), thanks cbs58...

Broseph's Bits And The Wednesday Gospel

The gospel went 1-0 yesterday picking up a close victory in Toledo by Bowling Green. I had my "pushes are like kissing your sister" blog post ready, but the Falcons made their FT's and made me stash that away for another day. We don't have picks in the best games of the evening. I know I'll be watching San Diego State - Brigham Young. I think it'll be an outstanding test for the Aztecs and if they somehow pull thru this, then they may finish the regular season undefeated.

Anyways, here's Wednesday's winners.

Ohio -10.5 -- The Bobcats host Eastern Michigan on Wednesday. EMU has struggled this season going 5-13, 2-3 in the MAC. They are scoring a woeful 61.7 points per game and have been unable to crack the 55 point mark in their last three contests. Outside of a road win at equally woeful Toledo, EMU has lost by 30 at Michigan State, 20 at Canisius, 15 at Idaho and 17 at Western Michigan. The Eagles lean heavily on Brandon Bowdry (20.3 ppg) and Derek Thompson (10.5 ppg) for their offense. Ohio is struggling this season as well going only 8-11, 1-4 in the MAC. They are scoring 73.8 points per game this season. D.J. Cooper (18 ppg), Tommy Freeman (11.1 ppg), DeVaughn Washington (11 ppg) and Ivo Baltic (9.1 ppg) are Ohio's biggest threats. The Bobcats have lost three straight, but will enjoy being home. They have feasted on weaker foes beating each of them by at least 10 points.

La Salle -4 -- It's a battle of Philadelphia schools on Wednesday when La Salle takes on St. Joseph's at the Palestra. The Hawks are mired in a terrible season going 5-14, 0-5 in the Atlantic 10 and are coming off a loss to Penn just a few days ago. They are scoring just 64.3 points per game while giving up over 70. The Hawks have scored over 70 just once since December 21st when they put up 79 in a loss to Boston University. Carl Jones (17.5 ppg) and Langston Galloway (11.3 ppg) lead the team in scoring. The Explorers aren't doing much better, but they have a lot more weapons and are putting up a lot more points. La Salle averages 77.5 points per contest getting a lot of contributions from Aaric Murray (15.1 ppg), Jerrell Williams (14.8 ppg) and Ruben Guillandeaux (13.1 ppg). The team is coming off a one point win at Rhode Island and has put up at least 70 in four straight contests. If La Salle ever learned to play defense, they'd be real dangerous.

TCU/New Mexico Over 141 -- New Mexico can snap their three game losing streak on Wednesday when they host TCU. The Lobos have a potent offense as evidenced by the fact they put up over 70 in two of those three losses. The problem was that their defense let them down especially in Utah where they gave up 82 to the Utes. New Mexico has scored less then 70 just twice this season at home. Four players average at least 10 points per contest with Dairese Gary (13.8 ppg) and Kendall Williams (11.6 ppg) leading the way. The other two scorers are Drew Gordon (11.4 ppg) and Philip McDonald (11.4 ppg). TCU's defensive struggles place them 107th overall giving up 70.3 points per contest. Luckily for them, they are able to put up 70.9. Ronnie Moss (15.7 ppg) and Garlon Green (11.7 ppg) lead the way for the Horned Frogs. They also get help from Hank Thorns (9.6 ppg) and Sammy Yeager (9.3 ppg). TCU has given up at least 75 points in four of their last five games and are allowing teams to shoot 50.8% in conference games this season. New Mexico has gone over in four of their seven games against teams with losing records.

DEVELOPING: Locksley To Return In 2011

Mike Locksley is returning next season as New Mexico's head football coach- much to the outright dismay, consternation, and disgust of the remainder of the civilized world.

The announcement was made on the school's athletics website. Lobos AD Paul Krebs says he has finished his evaluation of the football program and determined that Locksley will return.

Mainly, Krebs didn't say, because the school can't afford to buy him out at the moment- especially after the governor's office cut 8-million off the university budget for next fiscal year.

That, and any high-powered booster that is left doesn't want to buy Locksley out.

Krebs says the announcement was made "to quiet speculation about our head football coaching position." Krebs says it's important for recruits to know Locksley is coming back.

Once again, what Krebs didn't say was that any recruit in his right mind would flee quickly in the other direction with the divulging of these details...

The Lobos finished 1-11 for the second straight season under Locksley, who was hired in December 2008.

Krebs says neither he nor Locksley are satisfied with results on the field, and he says both of them expect to see improvement in 2011.

Yeah, good luck with that one...
Here's what we're getting another year of...
((HT: KOB-TV))

TWTW: Can Mike Locksley Be Fired Now...???

((HT: Youtube/AggieVision))

Freshman QB Andrew Manley engineered a last-second drive to set up a Tyler Stampler field goal as New Mexico State reinforced the notion that the University of New Mexico should blow up their football program, winning 16-14.

The Aggies, who moved to 1-4 on the season, knocked UNM to 0-6.

Teddy Feinberg of the Las Cruces Sun-News gets the line of the night declaring that both teams, for most of the game "both looked as if they were avoiding the win altogether..."

There's that...

Here's the wrap-up from Aggie Vision...

TWTW: UTEP Beats New Mexico 38-20, Locksley Still Not Fired...

((HT: KDBC-TV El Paso))

While the HQ is pleased that the Lobos can lay claim to most of the offensive output of New Mexico's football programs Saturday ((20 of the state's 23 points)), they still gave up 38 to Texas-El Paso and 14th-year quarterback Trevor Vittatoe.

Head coach Mike Locksley is now 1-16 with New Mexico and is still not fired...

Beau Bagley has the highlights, if you're a Miner fan...

New Mexico Comes Up Snake Eyes In Las Vegas, Mike Locksley Still Employed

Same tune for the New Mexico Lobos, another back side whoppin' this time by UNLV 45-10. It's the first win of the year for the Rebels and win #1 in the Bobby Hauck era in Vegas.

You can say it was a balanced effort offensively for the Lobos, 114 yards on the ground and 177 yards passing for 291 of total offense. New Mexico gave up 415 yards to the Rebels, those numbers never add up to a win.

At least Lobo head coach Mike Locksley isn't in denial of the state of his football program.

"We’re not a good football team right now." Locksley said stateing the obvious. "That sits on my shoulders as the head coach. I’ve got to find a way to coach them better and get them playing a little better.”

Those of us at the OSG HQ think a coaching change my get the Lobos to play better.

Here's a post-game report from Ryan Greene of the Las Vegas Sun. (Thanks Las Vegas Sun)

Mad Scientist To New Mexico...??? Rumor For Now...

The HQ has trumpeted the long-overdue jettisoning of UNM head football coach Mike Locksley ever since he popped an assistant coach last season.

He's 1-14 and his team is truly awful-and-a-half...

Reports have, somewhat, surfaced about the supposed firing of Locksley- finally- after the New Mexico State loss upcoming on the 9th of October.

It, of course, depends on who you believe...

John Taylor at CollegeFootballTalk.com reports, through Brooks, that Leach’s attorney ((Ted Liggett)) said today that there’s “zero truth” to discussion that his client may be hired by New Mexico as football coach.

Brady Ackerman of ESPN Radio in Gainesville also reported, via his Twitter account, “Mike Leach just told me this is the first he’s heard of the New Mexico rumor.“

It all goes back to a report in the Albuquerque Journal, from Mark Smith and Greg Archuleta, that has a former AND from KRQE-TV, Gerges Scott, reporting on his Facebook page that his sources are telling him of the Locksley firing...

Remember, just in the past few weeks, Locksley's run-in with a UNM student newspaper reporter came to light. And the best quote of the whole thing comes from the university their own selves...

"Had we understood there was going to be a big media crush after the fact, and had we known that, Mike would have kept the video on hand," the UNM spokesperson said.

Pardon the HQ as we cough into our hands and mumble something unintelligbly...

We wait with baited breath...

Another Locksley Run-In...??? Depends On Who You Ask...

Let's just say the timing of the story is really interesting... or just plain, damn convenient...

Apparently, over the summer our favorite death-pool head coach may have gotten involved in a tete-a-tete with a student newspaper editor at a local Albuquerque sports bar.

When Locksley was told the story was going to hit the papers, he went to the sports bar to get the surveillance tape from the night in question.

The tape was reviewed by UNM officials, and when the local non-campus paper got wind of the story, they asked to see the tape as well. When the student paper tried to go through the same steps, their request was denied...

JP Murrieta has the other details from there...
Thanks to our friends at KOB-TV in Albuquerque.


My, what a pretty fish...
Could Locksley BE any more fired...???
((HT: NBC/Youtube))

A Posse Is Forming In New Mexico For Mike Locksley

Not that those of us in the OSG HQ are shocked but the Lobo Nation is already tired of Mike Locksley, who has won one game as New Mexico's head coach. Locksley career record is 1-13 heading into today's game against Utah.

How bad are the Lobos? They have given up 124 points in two games.

In Albuquerque they say its time for a change.

Here's a report from Maria Medina of KQRE-TV and a disgruntled Lobo Nation.



New Mexico's athletic director says publicly that nothing is going happen until after the 2010 is complete. Those of us at the OSG HQ are buying that. New Mexico football is becoming a bad joke and something has to be done to regain the confidence in the fan base, especially those who are "major" donors to the program.

Our guess is in a few weeks either Locksley is going to get the boot or an announcement will come from the AD saying Locksley will not be back for 2011.

Oregon Puts 72 On New Mexico, Locksley Still Not Fired

The HQ has long maintained that New Mexico head coach Mike Locksley should have lost his job after a disastrous first season that included, allegedly, slugging an assistant coach and just... how do we put it...???

Overall, superior suckage...

He's back for Season Two and it isn't going well... still...

How 'bout having a schoo-record 59 hung on your defense in the first half and losing 72-0 to Oregon in a money game in Eugene...

That's a good start. Where's Rocky Long, again...???

Here's your highlights. Nick Krupke got to stand in front of a monitor indoors...
((HT: KVAL-TV Eugene))

Steve Alford and Jonathan Tavernari exchange pleasantries...

There was an interesting argument/exchange/debate that occurred at the end of the New Mexico/BYU basketball game this past Saturday night.

It seems that after the game had ended and New Mexico had won, the teams were exchanging the customary handshakes. Somewhere down the line, New Mexico coach Steve Alford made a comment to BYU Forward Jonathan Tavernari. Either the comment was misinterpreted or it wasn't so nice, because the exchange got a bit nasty.

More from the Salt Lake Tribune RIGHT HERE

((Jonathan Tavernari is pumped//Courtesy: Mario E. Ruiz/Salt Lake Tribune))

According to reports, the bad blood began after a skirmish involving Tavernari and a New Mexico player happened towards the end of the game. The New Mexico coaches made some comments during the handshakes after the game and the brew-ha-ha began.

We also should note that Tavernari felt compelled to come to the New Mexico locker room after the game and apologized to Alford. To Alford's credit he was very complimentary of Tavernari after the apology. This will undoubtedly be reviewed and there may even be some discipline applied. Hopefully it will soon be forgotten and all can move on.

Here is some video of the incident from the You Tube:

The Dirty Dozen and Bottom of the Barrel...The Turkey Edition

Yes, we have reached that time of year. The time where not only do we all basically stuff our faces while sitting around and watching football, but the time where the College Football season itself starts winding down.

By the way, did anyone else get a good laugh out of the Lords of the BCS hiring former Presidential Advisior Ari Fleischer to help "Improve" their image?

Things, for the most part have sorted out and roughly 1/2 of the teams in Division 1 who have won 1/2 there games, will be taking a few weeks off before playing in one of the 896 College Bowl games.

So with that in mind...we move on to Part 2 of the Movie...this time with the legendary Telly Savalas in a prominent role....Who loves ya' baby?



So now..."Let's move on with the Countdown"...Thanks Casey

The Dirty Dozen (The Original)...

1) Florida 11-0 (So the era of the Tebow is winding towards it's end. Will Florida be the same? Can the world stand the change? Will the sun shine tomorrow? Will I have Cranberry Sauce with my Turkey? All good questions that the world is waiting for answers on. This Week: Florida 73, Florida State 40)
2) Alabama 11-0 (I officially announce my vote for Mark Ingram as this years Heisman Trophy winner. There, I said it! He's been the best player on one of the best teams. Period. There is nothing snarky or funny I can add. This Week: Alabamie 31, Auburn 20)
3) Texas 11-0 (Oh...by the way. Colt McCoy is winding his college football career down too. Anyone outside of Texas aware of that? The Longhorns have already started practice for the BCS Championship game...a game played in another year. This Week: Texas 41, Texas A&M 18)
4) TCU 11-0 (I still think they should get one of the Championship Game berths. But it will never happen. Ever. I just want to add that despite adding Ari Fleischer as image consultant, the BCS will never get it right...ever. This Week: TCU 51, New Mexico 10)
5) Cincinnati 10-0 (This is the one team ranked in the right place. Already, we are getting tired of hearing that Brian Kelly should be the next coach at Notre Dame. People...NOTRE DAME IS NO LONGER A BETTER JOB!!!! Do you not understand that? This Week: Cincinnati 41, Illinois 7 Turkeys)
6) Boise State 11-0 (Again, they are where they should be. They get props for running the table. They should be in one of the BCS Bowls, hear me Ari? This Week Boise St. 41, Nevada 39)
7) Georgia Tech 10-1 (Normally it would be good for them for having a bye before playing their arch rivals Georgia. This year, it wouldn't matter. They just have to stand and watch...Georgia will lose the game without Tech having to get in their way. Trust me...it will happen...Tech is a good team...Georgia is like a 3 Stooges episode. This Week: Georgia Tech 41, Georgia will be Curly, Larry and Moe and 21 points)
8)Pittsburgh 9-1 (What does the Wannstache have to be thankful for this Thanksgiving? A good defense, Bill Stull and Dion Lewis. What does he not have to be thankful for? Finishing at West Virginia and Cincinnati at home. This Week: Pitt 31, W.Va. 21)
9) Oregon 9-2 (Business taken care of. Win in a week and they get to "Run for the Roses"...Oooops...I mean play in the "Grandaddy of them All". This is a solid team, that most schools wouldn't want a part of. This Week: Bye Week)
10) Ohio St. 10-2 (Can anyone explain the stupidity of this teams season ending? Why? They won't play again for 5 or 6 weeks. Granted they could use the practice, but still...Perhaps that is why the Bucks continually SUCK in Bowl Games. This Week: Practice for the Rose Bowl)
11) Clemson 8-3 (If Mark Ingram doesn't win the Heisman, can C.J. Spiller get the award? Without Spiller, the Tigers are a 4 win team...at best. Really, he is that good. Have you not ever seen him play? Find a way to check him out...great ballplayer and a good kid. This Week: Clemson 37, South Carolina 21)
12) Oklahoma St. 9-2 (Yeah, they have made it back after completely disappointing in the mid-season. They have bounced back because they "Are men dammit!" "They are men and they are 40!"...OK so maybe they aren't 40, but you get my point. This Week: Oak. State 30, Oklahoma 28)

The Bottom of the Barrel.
*Special Mention*- Congrats to New Mexico who won their game last week. Nobody was more shocked than us here at the OSG.

5. Maryland 2-9 (Normally Ralph Freidgen would be looking forward to a holiday that revolved around food. We are guessing not so much this year. This has been a bad team, pretty much all year. Next year, they will be looking for a new coach. This Week: Boston College 24, Maryland 21)
4) Virginia 3-8 (Another one bites the dust, hey, another one bites the dust....buh, buh, buh...another one bites the dust. Al Groh...did you enjoy coaching in College? Another disappointing season in Charlottesville. This Week: Va. Tech 35, Virginia 20)
3) Washington St. 1-10 (Why does this continue? Why do they put up with this team? Why does this team continually suck? Why ask why? Why do I like gravy on my Mashed Potatoes? Why do I like stuffing with the Turkey? Why are Cranberries so tasty? So many questions...so few answers. This Week: Washington 45 Turkey Legs, Wash. St. 1 Big Turkey)
2) Western Kentucky 0-10 (Well, at least they are perfect at something. I really can't go any further here...there isn't anything to say except..."Viva la 2010"! This Week: FAU 31, W.Ky 29)
1) E. Michigan 0-10 (Well, it really hasn't been a good year to be playing football in Michigan has it? No, they picked a bad time to stop sniffing airplane glue? Did they pick a bad time to stop drinking? Who knows? Who cares? This Week: Akron 92, E.Michigan know the Red Zone is for loading and unloading.)

Last Week: 10-3...not bad. This Season: 125-38...Pretty DAMN GOOD!!!

To all who read this...Really, I hope someone actually does...HAVE A HAPPY TURKEY!!! Your Turkey sacrificed a lot for you this year.

TWTW: World Careens Off Axis, New Mexico Wins

((HT: KRQE-TV))

Either New Mexico was really good Saturday or Colorado State was really, really bad...

We're thinking the latter...

The Locksley-led Lobos took out the Rams for their first win of the year in the WAC.

James Aho kicked a 27-yard field goal for the winning margin...

But don't feel too happy for the 1-10 team. They get TCU next week, and the Horned Frogs are most definitely going to have to go for style points in that one.

Her's your highlights and post, thanks to our freinds at KRQE-TV in Albuquerque.

Dungy Now Paired With Ron and New Mexico

((HT: KOB-TV/Albuquerque))

It's now UNM Head coach Mike Locksley's turn to learn along with NBC analyst Tony Dungy...

For whatever that's worth...

Maybe it means that Locksley is in line for the Buffalo Bills job after the season is over...

Here's where we find out what Locksley can learn in all of this...


UNM AD Paul Krebs says the school isn't paying a dime for the mentoring...
Will they get what they paid for...???

TWTW: TCU Asks What Is A Ute, New Mexico Still Sucks

((HT: KSL-TV))

A busy day in the state of Utah...

Mike Locksley is still coaching a crappy football team... whether one is related to the other is still yet to be empirically proven through scientific means...

Max Hall tossed for two scores and BYU woke up when they needed to to win 24-19... Here's your highlights,, thanks to KSL and the mtn...

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Then, there's our friends at TCU...
They ran the hell over Utah 55-28...

"If the nation didn't think that this was enough style points, then I don't know what is," coach Gary Patterson said. "We're just going to go about our business."

The Horned Frogs (10-0, 6-0) stretched their winning streak to 12 games. With a record crowd of 50,307 at Amon G Carter and representatives from the Orange, Rose and Fiesta bowls watching from the AD's box, the fourth ranked team in the country now waits for someone to stumble...

Unfortunately, they need two teams to stumble...
Here's your highlights again, thanks to KSL and CBS-CSTV...

Lambert Suspended Indefinitely By New Mexico

((HT: KRQE-TV/Albuquerque))

Junior defender Elizabeth Lambert was suspended indefinitely from the New Mexico Lobo women's soccer team after her rough play in a Thursday soccer match with BYU.

Earlier, we posted the video from various sources of Lambert tripping, pulling hair, kicking, clotheslining... ((are we missing anything...???)) in the MWC semi-final loss to BYU...

The junior is prohibited from participating in practices, competition and conditioning activities.

“I am deeply and wholeheartedly regretful for my actions,” Lambert said. “My actions were uncalled for. I let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation."

Gee, that statement didn't look like it was written by someone else...
Did it...???

Here's the discussion on KRQE-TV's morning show...


Here's analysis from Julie Foudy, thanks to ESPN...


"Liz is a quality student-athlete, but in this instance her actions clearly crossed the line of fair play and good sportsmanship," Vela said.

Clearly after the fact...

Those of us at OSG HQ would like to ask if her coach, Kit Vela, is going to get any kind of wrist-tapping or if the officials in the Mountain West are going to get any kind of tongue-lashing from ther front office...

Just axin'... but anything coming from Paul Krebs these days would have all the authority of a paper tiger...

The Dirtiest Player In The Game- Think Soccer...

Normally, we'd be talking about Ric Flair...

But we have a new contender... University of New Mexico defender Elizabeth Lambert

In BYU's semi-final game against New Mexico, the conference's Freshmen of the Year, Carlee Payne was the only player to find the back of the net. She put one home in the 90th minute, her 13th goal of the season. The Cougars also recorded their 6th straight shut out over a Mountain West foe for the 1-0 win.

The last 30 seconds get to focus on Lambert and her shenanigans during her loss...

And this is, in fact, shenanigans of the highest order...

Thanks to our friends at theMtn for the highlights and the insight...

Here's a longer version from ESPN and Youtube...


With the University of New Mexico, this seems to fit...
Scoreboard...
((HT: theMtn))