Former Can't State HC Martin makes headlines

[Hilltopper]

Doug Martin sure knows how to pick jobs. SI thinks he is a coach on The Worst Team in College Football.

For one team, the adage "nowhere to go but up" will ring especially true. New New Mexico coordinator Doug Martin, who had been coach at Can't State, has a lot of work to do.

[Z.I.P.]

Doug Martin sure knows how to pick jobs. SI thinks he is a coach on The Worst Team in College Football.

For one team, the adage "nowhere to go but up" will ring especially true. New New Mexico coordinator Doug Martin, who had been coach at Can't State, has a lot of work to do.

New New Mexico coordinator Doug Martin, who had been coach at Can't State, has a lot of work to do. The Aggies have been abysmal on offense of late and haven't really been effective throwing the ball since Hal Mumme was fired as coach.

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New Mexico Aggies! I'm sure that one will make the Lobos happy. Like calling them the Akron Flashes.

[GP1]

No wonder they are so bad. Their players play with their britches half way down. Makes it very difficult to run.

[johnnyzip84]

No wonder they are so bad. Their players play with their britches half way down. Makes it very difficult to run.

He's actually a Lobo, but it's a funny story nonetheless How many people recall the old Zippers whipping BOTH the Aggies (in the Rubber Bowl) AND the Lobos (AT Albuquerque to boot!) in the Faustian days?

[Zipmeister]

We should definitely be scheduling a home and home series with this guys. Lock it up for at least 6 years.

[GoZips]

No wonder they are so bad. Their players play with their britches half way down. Makes it very difficult to run.

He's actually a Lobo, but it's a funny story nonetheless How many people recall the old Zippers whipping BOTH the Aggies (in the Rubber Bowl) AND the Lobos (AT Albuquerque to boot!) in the Faustian days?

Wow, this brings back memories. I attended both games. The Zips ripped the Aggies

a new one in the Rubber Bowl. 55-8 if my memory serves me.

It was a bit tougher out in Albuquerque. The Zips lead most of the game only to fall behind in the last

minute. A Lobos fan sitting near us moaned that the Lobos would find a way to lose. And, lose

they did. Akron drove the length of the field to kick a game winning field goal with bare seconds to

play.

We, my family, made the New Mex game part of our vacation that year spending two weeks driving

all around the four corners region. Great scenery. New Mexico literally did not believe in road

signs so navigating was a challenge.

[Lee Adams]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

[johnnyzip84]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

Doogie is at New Mexico State.

[Z.I.P.]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

Doogie is at New Mexico State.

Since I have visited twice, and will much more, since the Futbol Zips were @ the Lobos Tourney in 2008, I can vouch for what GoZips had to say. There isn't even a sign on the freeway pointing towards Santa Fe when you need to turn -- I ended up halfway to Las Vegas (New Mexico!) I wanted to write a letter to the newspaper suggesting the state visitors' motto be "Come to New Mexico and Get Lost". But, once I arrived in "El Norte", I finally understood why they want El Gringo to keep out.

BTW -- Dougie's team opens their schedule at home vs the BobKittens. They'll likely get wiped, regardless of the inside info. And, I got free donuts off that (1987?) UNM victory courtesy of my boss, a Lobo alum.

[johnnyzip84]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

Doogie is at New Mexico State.

Since I have visited twice, and will much more, since the Futbol Zips were @ the Lobos Tourney in 2008, I can vouch for what GoZips had to say. There isn't even a sign on the freeway pointing towards Santa Fe when you need to turn -- I ended up halfway to Las Vegas (New Mexico!) I wanted to write a letter to the newspaper suggesting the state visitors' motto be "Come to New Mexico and Get Lost". But, once I arrived in "El Norte", I finally understood why they want El Gringo to keep out.

BTW -- Dougie's team opens their schedule at home vs the BobKittens. They'll likely get wiped, regardless of the inside info. And, I got free donuts off that (1987?) UNM victory courtesy of my boss, a Lobo alum.

Good memory, Z.I.P.! Looks like both victories (Lobo/Aggie) occured in 1988. And look what else happened that year. Old Gerry poured it on The Vest (in Youngstown no less!).

[Zipmeister]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

Doogie is at New Mexico State.

Since I have visited twice, and will much more, since the Futbol Zips were @ the Lobos Tourney in 2008, I can vouch for what GoZips had to say. There isn't even a sign on the freeway pointing towards Santa Fe when you need to turn -- I ended up halfway to Las Vegas (New Mexico!) I wanted to write a letter to the newspaper suggesting the state visitors' motto be "Come to New Mexico and Get Lost". But, once I arrived in "El Norte", I finally understood why they want El Gringo to keep out.

BTW -- Dougie's team opens their schedule at home vs the BobKittens. They'll likely get wiped, regardless of the inside info. And, I got free donuts off that (1987?) UNM victory courtesy of my boss, a Lobo alum.

Good memory, Z.I.P.! Looks like both victories (Lobo/Aggie) occured in 1988. And look what else happened that year. Old Gerry poured it on The Vest (in Youngstown no less!).

Your link shows the game was played in Akron.

[johnnyzip84]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

Doogie is at New Mexico State.

Since I have visited twice, and will much more, since the Futbol Zips were @ the Lobos Tourney in 2008, I can vouch for what GoZips had to say. There isn't even a sign on the freeway pointing towards Santa Fe when you need to turn -- I ended up halfway to Las Vegas (New Mexico!) I wanted to write a letter to the newspaper suggesting the state visitors' motto be "Come to New Mexico and Get Lost". But, once I arrived in "El Norte", I finally understood why they want El Gringo to keep out.

BTW -- Dougie's team opens their schedule at home vs the BobKittens. They'll likely get wiped, regardless of the inside info. And, I got free donuts off that (1987?) UNM victory courtesy of my boss, a Lobo alum.

Good memory, Z.I.P.! Looks like both victories (Lobo/Aggie) occured in 1988. And look what else happened that year. Old Gerry poured it on The Vest (in Youngstown no less!).

Your link shows the game was played in Akron.

I'm not sure which game you mean. Six or seven posts ago, I talked about the NMSU game being at the Rubber Bowl and the UNM game being in New Mexico. In my last post, I mentioned Gerry's win over The Vest occurring in Youngstown. The link confirms each of these locations.

[Zipmeister]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

Doogie is at New Mexico State.

Since I have visited twice, and will much more, since the Futbol Zips were @ the Lobos Tourney in 2008, I can vouch for what GoZips had to say. There isn't even a sign on the freeway pointing towards Santa Fe when you need to turn -- I ended up halfway to Las Vegas (New Mexico!) I wanted to write a letter to the newspaper suggesting the state visitors' motto be "Come to New Mexico and Get Lost". But, once I arrived in "El Norte", I finally understood why they want El Gringo to keep out.

BTW -- Dougie's team opens their schedule at home vs the BobKittens. They'll likely get wiped, regardless of the inside info. And, I got free donuts off that (1987?) UNM victory courtesy of my boss, a Lobo alum.

Good memory, Z.I.P.! Looks like both victories (Lobo/Aggie) occured in 1988. And look what else happened that year. Old Gerry poured it on The Vest (in Youngstown no less!).

Your link shows the game was played in Akron.

I'm not sure which game you mean. Six or seven posts ago, I talked about the NMSU game being at the Rubber Bowl and the UNM game being in New Mexico. In my last post, I mentioned Gerry's win over The Vest occurring in Youngstown. The link confirms each of these locations.

My bad. I thought where it said on the link that the Youngstown game was held in Akron meant that it was held in Akron.

Now I see that your "1988" link leads to the 1985 schedule.

[Lee Adams]

Walker is the coach at New Mexico State in Las Cruces? Locksley is the coach at New Mexico in ABQ. So the picture shows Walker,refers to UNM not NMSTU. So is Martin at State or UNM? By the way we vacation in New Mexico regularly. Great place with the Balloon Festival,high desert and all. And they do have road signs these days.

Doogie is at New Mexico State.

Since I have visited twice, and will much more, since the Futbol Zips were @ the Lobos Tourney in 2008, I can vouch for what GoZips had to say. There isn't even a sign on the freeway pointing towards Santa Fe when you need to turn -- I ended up halfway to Las Vegas (New Mexico!) I wanted to write a letter to the newspaper suggesting the state visitors' motto be "Come to New Mexico and Get Lost". But, once I arrived in "El Norte", I finally understood why they want El Gringo to keep out.

BTW -- Dougie's team opens their schedule at home vs the BobKittens. They'll likely get wiped, regardless of the inside info. And, I got free donuts off that (1987?) UNM victory courtesy of my boss, a Lobo alum.

Directionally challenged I take it? Wide open spaces will do that. Should have kept going south. I have an in-law in Carlsbad who could have given you directions.You weren't on TWA 260 were you? No that would be impossible.

[K92]

I am a few days late on this news. Martin gets new gig at Boston College. LINK

[skip-zip]

Since we've been talking so much about coaches lately, I'll say something again that I've mentioned in other threads.

I don't think it's a coincidence that coaches end up where they end up. The college coaching fraternity is a tight one. The good ones get plenty of opportunities to move forward. Others seem to move backwards and never return.

And in this case, it seems like a good fit.

[ZipRoo]

I know people here like to knock and mock Doug Martin, but he's Knute Rockne and Vince Lombardi in comparison to what the Zips have endured the past five years. Not only did he tutor Josh Cribbs and Julian Edelman, he had the 25th best passing offense last season for perennial loser NMS. Shoot, I would've taken him in a split-second over deposed QB "guru" Ron Powlus, whose two years produced some of the most inept, embarrassing quarterback play ever seen in allegedly-Division 1 college football.

Once again, thanks so much, Tom Wistrcill.