tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post2452112331674810046..comments2023-11-02T01:42:38.288-06:00Comments on Air Force: First Look: New MexicoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-49043641078064984662008-05-09T17:40:00.000-06:002008-05-09T17:40:00.000-06:00Stats, you're right. I totally spaced the illnesse...Stats, you're right. I totally spaced the illnesses, which kept all-league corner Bird on the bench and slowed several other guys. Maybe New Mexico did get lucky.<BR/><BR/>Still, AF lost that game with mistakes -- which was uncharacteristic of that team.<BR/><BR/>Isn't it great, by the way, to be talking about football again already? I love it.jake.schallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439348723374256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-63145383370902765122008-05-09T16:11:00.000-06:002008-05-09T16:11:00.000-06:00Plus remember about 4 or 5 guys were seriously ill...Plus remember about 4 or 5 guys were seriously ill that game. Carson Bird was so sick he didn't even play. Chad Hall was on IV fluids before the game. No one used this as an excuse, but many on the team weren't feeling their best. That's one game I think they would like to have played again.Mackenzie Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289827036161235433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-7022804346636525452008-05-09T09:03:00.000-06:002008-05-09T09:03:00.000-06:00I don't know if I'd agree with "lucky," but I'd ce...I don't know if I'd agree with "lucky," but I'd certainly say that the Falcons beat themselves last year. It's tough to win when you make five turnovers inside their own 30-yard line, including two in the final five minutes.jake.schallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439348723374256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-32752275723741082012008-05-09T07:05:00.000-06:002008-05-09T07:05:00.000-06:00Air Force will beat New Mexico. They got lucky las...Air Force will beat New Mexico. They got lucky last year in a home game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-88292511224846194402008-05-08T17:16:00.000-06:002008-05-08T17:16:00.000-06:00Ben,I just checked The Mtn's web site (themtn.tv),...Ben,<BR/><BR/>I just checked The Mtn's web site (themtn.tv), but I don't think it's there. You didn't miss much as we were talking about New Mexico, Wyoming and UNLV. I think they're going to have me back to talk Air Force in June. I'll keep you posted.jake.schallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439348723374256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-61690942765684805522008-05-08T16:51:00.000-06:002008-05-08T16:51:00.000-06:00Jake, is there anywhere online those of us unlucky...Jake, is there anywhere online those of us unlucky enough to have Dish Network who missed the Mtn.'s "Around the Mountain" can go to see your interview?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659547953725718016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-85026793360916513362008-05-08T09:01:00.000-06:002008-05-08T09:01:00.000-06:00I guess there's that. But I don't think anything i...I guess there's that. But I don't think anything is going to get the powers-that-be to change their stance on a potential playoff system. I think we're stuck with the bowl system as is for a long while. If last year couldn't light the playoff fire, not sure anything will.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of that, check out what SI.com's Stewart Mandel wrote on the subject in his college football mailbag. Mandel argues that it's not money standing in the way of the playoff, it's that the leaders of college football believe a playoff would render the regular season somewhat insignificant. While I think a playoff would be great fun, I can kind of see that. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, here's the link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/05/06/mailbag/index.htmljake.schallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439348723374256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-26308435462284865822008-05-08T07:24:00.000-06:002008-05-08T07:24:00.000-06:00Jake - I'm with ya on the 1-AA vs Championship Div...Jake - I'm with ya on the 1-AA vs Championship Division. But, there might be one benefit to using the Championship moniker - shaming the Bowls and 1-A into creating a playoff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-90988455814098625182008-05-08T00:08:00.000-06:002008-05-08T00:08:00.000-06:00Hi,I'm planning to take a look at all of Air Force...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I'm planning to take a look at all of Air Force's 12 opponents, but we'll see. I'll probably knock out the MWC teams first, then move on from there.<BR/><BR/>As for the story -- that's a great idea. I'm going to plan to write something on a couple of the guys who are overseas. Last summer I did a story on how Bobby Giannini went about training at Langley AFB in Virginia. I actually went out there and followed him around for a couple days, which was pretty interesting. Unfortunately, the Gazette doesn't have the budget to send me abroad, so I'll have to talk to some of the guys over the phone or when they get back. I'm especially interested in Ryan Harrison's adventures in China? What's he going to use for uprights?<BR/><BR/>But thanks for the idea, it's a good one.<BR/><BR/>And "heretofore?" I just threw that out there and hoped I used it right.jake.schallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439348723374256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056953216725180581.post-60893478782170822082008-05-07T15:20:00.000-06:002008-05-07T15:20:00.000-06:00Great stuff, Jake. Thanks for the insight. Will ...Great stuff, Jake. Thanks for the insight. Will you be giving us pre-season looks at all the opponents, or just conference foes?<BR/>And, "heretofore?" I gotta say, that's pretty advanced vocabulary for a sports beat writer. Be careful, or you may get snagged for some obscure literary criticism piece in the Gazette. All kidding aside, keep up the good work. Just wondering, Jake--the football players at AF have such unusual summers compared to the rest of the conference,--the rest of college football for that matter. Planning any stories on their adventures abroad? With today's technology, it might even be fun to have some of them blog for you from some of their remote assignments, you know, tell about how they are preparing for the season, and just their overall experiences. Then you could compile the information for an article. I think it would make for interesting reading, even if it was something you decided just to report on in this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com