No There is No Other One

Preface:

Wow. Before I start I must state: I'm a little flummoxed at the moment. I mean really. Did I just witness a throughly a trashing by the hands of Utah State? In football? Did Jaycee Carroll decide to put the pads on? Wouldn't surprise me, seeing how the Baggies lit up the Aggies for 35 points. That's 3 - 5. Utah State was cruising into Las Cruces at 10mph. A primer colored lower rider their car, a 16 game losing streak their tow. They left town in the same low rider -- still that shitty football team from Logan -- but without the baggage of a soul crushing losing streak. Hats off to the USU fans in attendance. They were a loud and spirited bunch, with good reason. The Aggies, and I lie, were only too happy to oblige.

After the jump, my take on the team, and Mumme.


The Aggies. Oh, Aggies, why have thous forsaken me? A true performance of no effort. Holbrook the name exception -- Buries looked pissed looking at the lack of support -- but there were a few others. After I waxed poetic about the team never giving up. A large portion of the team as succumbed. It's bitter, but the lack of students at the game was probably a God send.

The blame, and rightfully, is piling on Mumme. The rumor most troubling is that he is out. Forget what I said last post. The fire Mumme train is barreling forward. How soon it arrives is up to speculation, but the earlier it happens, the worse the departure will hurt NMSU.

That's right, I still believe he needs another year. Despite for all intents and purposes the team quitting on him, he needs to stay. I may be naive, but the alternatives on the radar are far worse than one more year under Mumme.

*ed. note* These alternatives don't necessarily go hand-in-hand, or are they independent of each other. Honestly, I'm just rambling.

Alternative 1:

We fire Mumme. We still have to pay him. Then we have to pay the replacement. Not an effective use of scant resources. Besides, there is not a single coach on the carousal that is too good to pass up. Let me rephrase -- There is not a single coach, NMSU could plausibly get on the market right now, that we must snatch up. Nobody (save Lloyd Carr) is turning this program around in their first year. Why start all over again, and possibly face another 0-12 season. That outcome certainly wouldn't help revenue.

Alternative 2:

We fire Mumme. We drop down to whatever the hell they call D1-AA these days. We get expelled from the WAC. Everyone, including your grandmother, suffers. We do not(!) want that. It'd be like going to collegiate high school football games. And I don't care what you say; H.S. football sucks vinegary balls. Small and slow players that run the same play 95%** of the time. Of course, I'm just speaking from watching the covenant LCHS/MHS game, that everybody just loves so much. Bottom line, it would suck all around. Question for readers: Are there any schools D1-AA in football, but D1-A in basketball?

Alternative 3:

We keep Mumme. Let him have a full recruiting class, which is shaping up to look quite nice, mind you. We make BIG changes on defense and special teams. Who knows, things might right themselves, or we might continue to suck. But at least we are making the most out of our investments.

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My alternatives aren't end all be all, and to be frank, are probably factually wrong lacking in detail. Nevertheless, it is worthy of consideration

Hopefully, for the sake of your grandmother, Dr. B and President Martin stick with their guy. I'm sure they will, but then again, this is NMSU.


**Probably bullshit