James Staley's newest articles on 101.7 The Team 2010-07-30 00:56:02 http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/index.php 2010 Looking at Boise State's relatively brief but sparkling history, properly placed money games helped lift the program. But confidence boosters, against FCS schools, seemed to play a larger role. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/unm_should_follow_boise_states_model/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/unm_should_follow_boise_states_model/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:29 MDT Certainly it's early, but these have the feel of body bag games -- essentially UNM gets paid to be a pinata. Worse for 2011: it looks like the Lobos will have seven home games that season. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/lobos_getting_into_the_body_bag/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/lobos_getting_into_the_body_bag/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:40:36 MDT Three players recently gave verbal commitments to New Mexico State, which is noteworthy because two of those players also had offers from UNM, and the one that didn't is from Albuquerque. Before this, and since 2007, no players that had offers from UNM and NMSU opted to be Aggies. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/rare_year_for_football_recruits_could_signify_change/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/rare_year_for_football_recruits_could_signify_change/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:03:07 MDT When Alford and UNM athletics director Paul Krebs addressed the local media, disclosing the details of the deal, we learned there is a retention incentive http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/alfords_contract_extension/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/alfords_contract_extension/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:39:47 MDT Our own Mike Roberts was inducted into the Albuquerque Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. For those that don't know, Mike was the play-by-play voice of the Dukes and Isotopes for a total of 20 seasons. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/video_mike_roberts_induction_ceremony/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/video_mike_roberts_induction_ceremony/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:32:15 MDT If we look at the Lobos 2010 schedule and predict results based on coaches' salaries, then the Lobos should be 7-5. Locksley ($760,000 per year) makes more per year, according to this website, than seven opponents -- UNLV, UTEP, NMSU, San Diego State, Colorado State, Wyoming and BYU. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/according_to_coach_salary_unm_should_be_7_5_opinions/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/according_to_coach_salary_unm_should_be_7_5_opinions/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:40:42 MDT just a test http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/test_cil/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/test_cil/ Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:22:37 MDT I'm usually all for the underdog, but seeing numbers like this pushes me toward the side of the haves. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/revenues_illustrate_difference_between_haves_and_have_nots/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/revenues_illustrate_difference_between_haves_and_have_nots/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:47:46 MDT Ever since last Thursday, when Darington Hobson slipped into the second round of the NBA Draft, we've heard a lot of people say the former Lobo should have stayed in Albuquerque for his senior year. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/hobsons_reasoning_lack_accountability/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/hobsons_reasoning_lack_accountability/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:10:21 MDT I don't know if septupleheader is a word, but that's the best way to describe what we'll have this holiday weekend on ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/holiday_weekend_brings_huge_baseball_slate_on_the_team/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/holiday_weekend_brings_huge_baseball_slate_on_the_team/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:28:53 MDT Thompson said the league has no further expansion plans, despite the fact that "8-10" inquired to the commissioner about joining. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/notes_observations_from_mwc_commish_thompsons_teleconference/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/notes_observations_from_mwc_commish_thompsons_teleconference/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:26:47 MDT You know you had a big week when a private tour of ESPN wasn't the top highlight. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/joes_espn_tour/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/joes_espn_tour/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:49:52 MDT U.S. Open, World Cup, Steve Alford interview all part of a packed three days. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/big_listening_weekend_on_the_team/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/big_listening_weekend_on_the_team/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:02:50 MDT When you figure that Utah will probably leave the MWC for the Pac 10, that leaves the MWC worse off than when all this expansion talk was just simmering. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/mwc_trading_utah_for_boise_st_hurts_league/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/mwc_trading_utah_for_boise_st_hurts_league/ Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:08:24 MDT Tuesday's Game 6 scenario got me thinking: how has Kobe performed facing elimination? http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/checking_out_kobe_when_he_faces_elimination/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/checking_out_kobe_when_he_faces_elimination/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:14:37 MDT I don't know about you but, the college landscape doesn't feel much more stable today than it did Monday. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/so_does_this_mean_the_mwc_thought_it_could_land_colorado/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/so_does_this_mean_the_mwc_thought_it_could_land_colorado/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:32:49 MDT If UNM's future conference becomes part of the BCS, the university will certainly benefit from the cash padding college football's in crowd. But ... http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/being_big_time_might_not_be_the_best_for_unm/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/being_big_time_might_not_be_the_best_for_unm/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:03:43 MDT Somehow Stephen Strasburg outperforms the massive hype engulfing his Major League debut. Fourteen strikeouts. No walks. Seven innings. Wow. That's as many Lobos he fanned last year when scaling the mound at Isotopes Park. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/what_a_night/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/what_a_night/ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:35:53 MDT Monday the Tampa Bay infielder was stung by a stingray in the ocean near his condo, according to the St. Petersburg Times. I've never heard of an athlete get attacked by his team's mascot. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/ray_stung_by_a_stingray_could_have_been_worse/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/ray_stung_by_a_stingray_could_have_been_worse/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:52:55 MDT Schools clearly have the upper hand when it comes to roster changes and athletes need more leverage. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/players_shouldnt_be_run_off_so_easy_opinions/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/players_shouldnt_be_run_off_so_easy_opinions/ Tue, 25 May 2010 18:45:11 MDT The Bears won football, boys basketball and baseball championships (among others) in the same academic year. That's only happened twice since 1950, the first year all three sports awarded titles. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/la_cueva_gets_historic_sweep/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/la_cueva_gets_historic_sweep/ Mon, 17 May 2010 03:11:14 MDT I wonder how many area media members used terms such as man-child when describing "Jerry Joseph." Can't you hear some euphoric broadcaster shouting, "He's a man among boys out there!" Oy. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/22_year_old_poses_as_16_year_old_basketball_star_creepy/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/22_year_old_poses_as_16_year_old_basketball_star_creepy/ Wed, 12 May 2010 16:13:05 MDT The best realistic option for UNM is to become a power in an overhauled Mountain West. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/conference_shake_up_whats_unms_best_option/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/conference_shake_up_whats_unms_best_option/ Tue, 11 May 2010 17:12:13 MDT University of New Mexico head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford announced today that sophomore guard Nate Garth is leaving the program at the end of the current semester. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/nate_garth_to_leave/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/nate_garth_to_leave/ Thu, 6 May 2010 20:25:44 MDT Is there any athlete that, through their off-field actions, could disappoint you? http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/can_athletes_disappoint_you/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/can_athletes_disappoint_you/ Thu, 6 May 2010 19:21:37 MDT This week we'll have questions on Lobos in the NBA playoffs, UNM players in the NFL draft, plus high school baseball. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/true_false_tuesday_clues/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/true_false_tuesday_clues/ Tue, 4 May 2010 16:29:46 MDT The NMAA released the seedings and brackets for the Class 3A-5A state baseball tournaments, which start Friday all around New Mexico. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_baseball_seeding_and_broadcast_info_opinions/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_baseball_seeding_and_broadcast_info_opinions/ Mon, 3 May 2010 18:27:53 MDT Bob Brown had a nice chat with Steve Alford in The Locker Room today, touching on multiple topics. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/alford_in_the_locker_room/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/alford_in_the_locker_room/ Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:23:45 MDT Elizabeth Lambert, of ponytail-pulling fame, is part of a charitable, but awkward situation. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/maybe_she_was_just_being_charitable/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/maybe_she_was_just_being_charitable/ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:06:20 MDT We're switching to ESPN. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/big_news_espn_coming_to_fm_sports_radio_101_7_the_team/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/big_news_espn_coming_to_fm_sports_radio_101_7_the_team/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:38:46 MDT While researching questions for today's True-False Tuesday, presented by Zeas Rotisserie, I found some interesting tidbits on Lobos in the NFL Draft. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/notes_on_lobos_in_the_nfl_draft/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/notes_on_lobos_in_the_nfl_draft/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:48:28 MDT On Wednesday Hobson and some other UNM athletes had a speaking engagement at St. Pius X, where Hobson was challenged to a dunk contest by Sartans senior Kaelen Brennan. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/high_school_player_challenges_hobson_to_dunk_duel/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/high_school_player_challenges_hobson_to_dunk_duel/ Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:10:47 MDT UNM's Darington Hobson put his name in for the NBA Draft. Here are some quotes from Hobson and coach Steve Alford. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/hobson_and_alford_on_the_nba_draft/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/hobson_and_alford_on_the_nba_draft/ Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:12:37 MDT The Lobo standout is reportedly declaring for the NBA Draft. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/questions_for_darington_hobson/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/questions_for_darington_hobson/ Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:40:54 MDT I surfed upon a blog last night noting that Arizona State and New Mexico are in talks to initiate a home-and-home series in men's basketball for next season. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/unm_vs_asu_who_do_you_want_the_lobos_to_play/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/unm_vs_asu_who_do_you_want_the_lobos_to_play/ Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:59:49 MDT The Lobos might not be one of the nation's top 16 teams according to the NCAA Tournament, but they are according to a panel of coaches. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/sweet_16_or_top_16_in_the_polls/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/sweet_16_or_top_16_in_the_polls/ Tue, 6 Apr 2010 19:46:36 MDT You can buy one of the bench chairs used at the San Jose regional at the NCAA Tournament, where the Lobos played this year (only $125!). http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/what_souvenir_would_you_want_from_this_season/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/what_souvenir_would_you_want_from_this_season/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:00:20 MDT The success or failure of the 2010 New Mexico football season will come down to the Rock-Hard Place games. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/predicting_the_lobos_2010_football_season/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/predicting_the_lobos_2010_football_season/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:13:06 MDT Alford reflected upon the season. He talked about his future -- will he stay? -- and that of NBA prospect junior Darington Hobson. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/alford_discusses_hobsons_future_his_future_and_the_past_season/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/alford_discusses_hobsons_future_his_future_and_the_past_season/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:50:33 MDT Neal's name emerged in a Fox Sports.com blog about college basketball coaching changes. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/will_noodles_neal_go_ro_in_3_contest_dii_all_americans/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/will_noodles_neal_go_ro_in_3_contest_dii_all_americans/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:46:40 MDT After Saturday's blowout loss to No. 11 seed Washington in the NCAA Tournament, the hype surrounding Lobos head coach Steve Alford (will he bolt for another program?) should cool. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/some_good_bad_for_unm_hoops/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/some_good_bad_for_unm_hoops/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:04:07 MDT Last night New Mexico advanced to familiar territory in familiar fashion. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/are_the_lobos_playing_to_their_competition/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/are_the_lobos_playing_to_their_competition/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:26:54 MDT Today it was announced that UNM head coach Steve Alford is a finalist for the Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/more_unm_honors_new_mexican_bows_out/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/more_unm_honors_new_mexican_bows_out/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:49:08 MDT I'm sure that thought has crossed UNM athletics director Paul Krebs' mind. And Alford made it clear he too is thinking about a new contract in a Sports Illustrated story, published today. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/more_for_alford/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/more_for_alford/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:21:33 MDT Hobson honored ... Four New Mexicans dancing http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/more_big_dance_news_and_notes_from_unm/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/more_big_dance_news_and_notes_from_unm/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:13:25 MDT Selection Sunday was historically sweet for area college basketball fans. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/first_look_at_the_big_dance_for_the_lobos_and_aggies/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/first_look_at_the_big_dance_for_the_lobos_and_aggies/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:07:36 MDT First congrats to the winners. The metro area boasts three champions this year, the La Cueva and Hope Christian boys, and Sandia's girls. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_finals_day_opinions/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_finals_day_opinions/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:57:23 MDT Here are the scores, with a few notes (all are boys games) ... http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_day_4_plus_state_final_previews_opinions/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_day_4_plus_state_final_previews_opinions/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:01:12 MST The good news is that three Albuquerque Public Schools teams advanced to their respective state title game. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_day_3/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_day_3/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:03:55 MST Results were much better on Day 2 of the state basketball tournament for metro area teams. http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_day_2/ http://1017theteam.com/blog/view/article/state_tournament_day_2/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:26:17 MST