2009 NCAA - New Mexico State
Hal Mumme and his "Air Raid" offense were given four years to have success - alas, despite moments of success, Mumme was let go after a ghastly 47-2 loss at Utah State to end the 2008 season. The Aggies enter their 50th straight year of football without having played in a bowl (Sun Bowl, 1960, a 20-13 win over aforementioned USU). Enter DeWayne Walker, the defensive coordinator the last three seasons, rather successfully, at UCLA. Walker figures to try to scale back the offense into more of a West Coast offense. He will be his own coordinator on defense. With the Aggies allowing 30 (!) rushing touchdowns last fall, he will need to scheme well, and fast, to slow things down for opponents who look at the Aggie defense as nothing more than mannequins.
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The Aggies return only five offensive starters, including none of the key components of last year's "Air Raid". Former NFL QB Timm Rosenbach is the offensive coordinator after being unemployed last fall. Heading into the fall, nothing has been resolved at the all-important QB position, with three upstarts battling for the job. On defense, NMSU has seven starters back, with the strength coming at linebacker, where three senior starters return. |
| ASK the bookie? - The Bookie sees a dilemma when trying to decide whether the Aggies or Washington State have the most hopeless situation of all this fall. In the end, NMSU doesn't fall into that sort of despair, as the Aggies take advantage of their Hawaii trip to schedule a 13th game, presumably against I-AA Prarie View A&M. At least they'll win one game - but asking for much more in Walker's maiden voyage might be total optimism and nothing else. |
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