Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - Posts

Alford Is Going Nowhere - His Words

posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:22 PM by mike.hlas
New Mexico beat UNLV 59-45 Tuesday night in Albuquerque in the Lobos' home-finale of the season.

Steve Alford's New Mexico team is 23-7. Speculation, perhaps born and nurtured in Albuquerque, suggested Alford is a possible successor to the deposed Kelvin Sampson as Indiana's next coach. Why, it's as if Iowa of 2001 is now New Mexico of 2008.

“Let's keep the focus on the seniors,” Alford told the crowd after Tuesday's game during the ceremony for the seniors. “This coaching staff isn't going anywhere.”

The Lobos' sellout crowd of 18,018 - that's 18,018 on a Tuesday night - reacted happily. It was the second-straight sellout in The Pit, the first consecutive sellouts there in 11 seasons.

Earlier today, someone suggested to me what an irony it would be if Drake under Keno Davis met New Mexico in the first-round of the NCAA tournament. Who would you bet on?
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