Oct. 11, 2008
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NEW MEXICO HEAD COACH Rocky Long
Opening Remarks
“I don’t know if we would have won, but the officials blew a call that changed the entire momentum of the game. It’s criminal that they changed the momentum of the game like that. It’s ridiculous that one call can change all the momentum of the game and take the game away from our team. “
(About stopping Ferguson in second half:)
“BYU started doing different things so it made it harder for us to move the ball.”
“We didn’t play well enough defensively to win the game. We played pretty well. In this day and age, a 20-25 yard catch isn’t a big deal. We only gave up one big play (Collie’s long catch).”
“BYU is a great football team and they deserve their ranking, but this should have been close to the end.”
“I’m not here to talk about BYU, enough people talk about BYU. We came here to win, not to keep it close.”
“I was disappointed in the first half when they caught the kickoff at the 3-yard line and stepped out of bounds, and we let them score on that drive. Otherwise, the first half was okay.”