Category Archives: The Opening Drive

Buck Stops Here

Buck Stops Here

Posted on December 10, 2015

Regular season story lines in sports not named the National Football League don’t really catch on with a lot of people. However the defending NBA champions are doing something very noteworthy. After a 131-123 win at Indiana the Golden State Warriors are 23-0. The 1972 Lakers won 33 in a row as they hold the…… MORE

Jeff’s Journal

Jeff’s Journal

Posted on December 10, 2015

I scribe this entry with absolutely no misconception of impartiality. I am biased.  As the executive director of the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, I have a slanted view on this subject….but my view is the right one and has become increasingly more popular over the last few years.  The 10th annual installment of our State’s…… MORE

Buck Stops Here

Buck Stops Here

Posted on December 3, 2015

The four team college football playoff has changed things at the top. The bowl system is still rolling along. The 10th annual Gildan New Mexico Bowl is December 19th. We won’t know until Sunday but one can assume the New Mexico Lobos will be one of the teams in the game. Some people cannot stand…… MORE

Jeff’s Journal

Jeff’s Journal

Posted on December 3, 2015

Can I spend a minute giving props to Lobo Football?  Sure I can, and I hope the rest of this town does too.  This just concluded regular season, which saw the UNM football team go 7-5 and tie for second place in their division was sensational. When you put into perspective where they have been…… MORE

Buck Stops Here

Buck Stops Here

Posted on November 19, 2015

It happened, one of the best weekends in New Mexico sports history. Saturday night will be talked about forever. A champion and a rare win on The Blue. The world was consumed with Ronda Rousey and rightfully so. She dominated in the octagon, had a good personality out of it and wanted to finish her…… MORE

Jeff’s Journal

Jeff’s Journal

Posted on November 12, 2015

Pictures surfaced last week of Nicole Holder, the former girlfriend of Cowboys’ defensive lineman Greg Hardy, after Hardy beat her. The pictures are graphic and horrific, showing a bruised and battered Holder, who said she thought Hardy was going to kill her “this time”.  Hardy was convicted and then appealed the conviction.  The conviction was…… MORE