Cheerleader Profile: UNM Amanda Nicole Wiley

October 7, 2009, 5:21 pm



NAME: Amanda Nicole Wiley                        
YEAR: Senior
HOMETOWN: Alamogordo, New Mexico
MAJOR: Double Major – English and Mass Communications

FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL: I love the variety of classes that are available to students. The teachers are passionate about what they are teaching, which makes class much more enjoyable!

SCHOOL YOU ALMOST WENT TO: California State University Sacramento

BEST PLACE TO EAT AROUND CAMPUS: Flying Star Cafe

WORST DATE OF ALL TIME: I once went on a blind date with a guy who loved bowling. He LOVED bowling so much that he began to teach me the proper techniques and form, and even explained the history of bowling. The whole evening was stressful, and not the least bit enjoyable. Did I mention that he also took me to Taco Bell for dinner?
 
FAVORITE PLAYER TO CHEER FOR: I can’t pick just one! My favorite players are those who play hard all the time!

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO AFTER COLLEGE?  I would love to work for a PR agency or write for a fashion magazine. If not, I will probably return to school for my Master’s degree.

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Winning the 2007 UCA Partner Stunt National Championship

BEST THING ABOUT BEING A CHEERLEADER: The crowd atmosphere! It is such an amazing feeling to be right on the floor/field among thousands of screaming Lobo fans during an important game.  

FAVORITE SPORT: Football!

(FINISH THIS SENTENCE) YOUR UNIFORM IS… awesome, unlike any other!

CELEBRITY CRUSH: I wouldn’t mind a date with Mario Lopez.




IF YOU COULD TRADE PLACES WITH ONE PERSON FOR A DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE? The President, but only for a day… too much pressure.

WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU DURING A GAME: Once during a high school basketball game, my teammates and I were warming up our toe touches, while I was in mid-air a player from the opposing team runs into me and we both take a tumble to the floor. I’m not sure who was more embarrassed!

3 PEOPLE, LIVING OR DEAD, TO HAVE DINNER WITH: My paternal grandparents, and Ellen DeGeneres

GUILTY PLEASURE: Ice Cream

WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD RIGHT NOW? An eclectic mix of all of my favorites… Madonna, Smokey Robinson, Rascal Flatts, Coldplay, Kanye West, and Beyonce

YOU ARE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND WITH 3 THINGS, WHAT ARE THEY? Of course matches for fire, an endless supply of ice cream, and my cell phone; so that I can be rescued.

WHAT CAN’T YOU LEAVE HOME WITHOUT?
I rarely, if ever, leave home without a water bottle and chapstick!



ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD?  GO FOR IT!
I would love to give a shout out to the University of New Mexico Spirit Program… what a blessing to be able to cheer with some of your best friends! Also, Tracy, Brian, and Rob – Thank you so much for your dedication, hard work, and belief in our team. GO LOBOS!

Saints, NFL Go Pink

October 3, 2009, 12:50 pm

New Orleans Saints, NFL will sport pink to raise cancer awareness
By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune

October 03, 2009, 12:11AM
The New Orleans Saints will be thinking pink on Sunday to promote breast cancer awareness. 

Quarterback Drew Brees will wear pink-and-white cleats during the Saints' game against the New York Jets in the Superdome, and several other teammates will be wearing pink gloves, wristbands and decals on their jerseys and helmets.

Coaches will wear pink ribbons. The sideline towels will be pink. There will be pink stencils on the field and pink pads around the goalposts.
 
Even the opening kickoff ball will have a pink ribbon, and later it will be auctioned off for the American Cancer Society.

To read the full article go here

 

Teddy Ballgame's Head doubled off the wall by Employee

October 2, 2009, 3:07 pm


Well a large part of me always wanted to be frozen.  A larger part of me always wanted my remains shot into outer space, preferably from a cannon that resembles the one that shot the remains of Hunter S. Thompson.  I just want mine to go higher and farther.  That thought is still in play, but the thought of being frozen is now off the table.  Why?  Because I don’t want people playing wiffle ball with my head on their break, but I don't know if they’d use mine.  I never batted .400.



Reports state that the frozen, severed head of Ted Williams, yes the Ted Williams that was a fighter pilot (Oh, and he played baseball for some team called the Red Sox, and is the last player to ever hit .400, and pretty much the greatest hitter of all time) was “abused” while it was housed at Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Read the story, here.

 And when they say “abused”, they mean that an employee used a monkey wrench as a bat, and took swings at Teddy’s head.  That is no lie either.  Are you kidding me?  I could have sworn this was a deleted scene in Demolition Man.  First I thought, “How strange do you have to be to knock a head around with a wrench?”  Then I remembered that this person works in a facility that freezes people, in pieces, and that’s pretty much it.  They have too much time on their hands.  After you cut the head off, and freeze everything, what do you do with eternity?  The bodies don’t “unfreeze”.  So other than sit there and look at the heads, why not take a swing at the head of the man that had the greatest swing of all time?  I never thought I would say this, but now this story some how makes sense. 

Conference Play is Officially Here: Come on New Mexico!

September 24, 2009, 3:47 pm
The conference football season is here, and ready to party.  Kind of like a sorority chick at a John Mayer after party.  With that aside, the MWC has a slue of games this week, with only three of the nine teams playing out of conference.

TCU - The Horned Frogs are taking on Clemson.  Something tells me that Tiger fans might have a reaction just like this one, after TCU and Jerry Huge, I mean Hughes roll over Dabo's Boys.  What's the origin of the name Dabo anyways?

Utah - the Utes are taking on Louisville at home in Salt Lake.  The shame of this game is that it isn't played at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, home of the Louisville Cardinals.  Utah bounces back from their loss to Oregon, and are "hungry" for a win.

New Mexico - The Lobos are facing New Mexico State.  This isn't a game to see who is the best team in New Mexico, but who is the worst team in College football.

Everyone else in the conference is paired up with another Mountain West Team.  That's great news for teams like BYU, and not so great news for teams like San Diego State.  But we should think that the Cougars are going to have a cake walk this week.  Colorado State comes to town, and if anyone can remember last year's game, this will be amazing.  (ps it's no the mountain again, and last year's game had everything but midgets, balloons, and a squirrel riding water skies.

I'm interested in the UNLV vs Wyoming match-up.  The Rebels got the talent this year, and are coming off a huge win over Hawai'i.  The Cowboys were just shut out against CU, and are starting a true Freshman in Austyn Carta-Samuels at QB.  Remember what you were doing at 18?  Sneaking beer into your dorm room isn't really the same as leading an entire group of men all over a football field.

That's all I got.  Oh, watch the Mtn and kiss your kids good night.

According to Jonas

September 18, 2009, 1:37 pm
Hey Gents – these would be the things I’d be yelling in your ears about all weekend if I were there.  

1.       If you’re defense has been on the field all game because of your offense’s inability to get past its multitude of three and  outs, wouldn’t you instruct your punter to hit the video board every time?  I can’t wait until somebody exploits that (an injury for example…).

2.       What’s worse, Pittsburgh w/o Polamalu or NE without Mayo.  I’d say Mayo because of the supporting cast.  I see the Jets running all over New England.  I might be biased on this one but the Jets are my upset special.

3.       Let’s hold those horses in San Francisco.  Yes, they looked good.  But so would anybody else against Arizona’s defense.  Seattle’s defense is pretty strong – even without my boy, Lofa.  Patrick Willis, though, is the best linebacker in the league.  If SF does win, it’ll be because he controls the field.

4.       Tampa may run all over Buffalo, but Buffalo can score.  Tampa will not out-throw Buffalo.  I see this is a good fantasy football matchup with Tampa’s RBs and Buffalo’s whole offense.  Losing Poszluszny is just like losing Polamalu and Mayo to the Bills – they need to win this game in order not to play for a top 5 pick in next year’s draft. Homer note:  I’d say McKelvin returns one this weekend.

5.       Upset special #2 – Carolina beats Atlanta.  You heard it here first.  Jake bounces back and only throws 2 picks.  But it’s enough to beat the ATL.

6.       Upset special #3 – the Bengals won’t  Bungle this one again.  They’ll hold Aaron Rodger’s offense to some decent numbers.  Carson Palmer will learn how to throw against the 3 Deep Zone in this game.

7.       Chargers over the Ravens.  The game will not sell-out.  The city will buy the remaining 400 tickets and the blackout will be lifted just in time to watch Darren Sproles have a big game in the open field.  This game shows, once again, that LT is fading.

8.       Steelers beat the Bears and Broncos beat the Browns.  Denver fans can laugh it off for one more week before reality and snow strikes.

9.       People are down with the Colts, but I’m not.  Isn’t Peyton Manning always a slow starter?  The Colts win in Miami going away.

10.     Aaron Corp will start.  I’ve lost some faith in Pete Carroll’s system.  Matt Barkley’s the future, but I didn’t think you could lose your job through injury.  Corp did.  Barkley only threw picks during practice.  Now Corp threw picks everyday in practice this week.  That’s exactly what Barkley did – so Corp should get the start.  Corp was only using Carroll’s logic.

11.     The Bruins can start nobody at QB and beat K-State.  K-State won’t be able to move the ball against UCLA.  Cal will keep winning.  Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona, ASU and Stanford will all win, but only one of those teams will be on both polls.  Meanwhile, an overrated Georgia and Virginia Techs will still be in the Top 25 on both polls.  How can the ACC have so many teams in the Top 25 when everyone knows it’s a down year?  Hmmm…  There’s something to this west-coast bias yet.
 

That’s all I have for my Friday Morning.

Jonas