Quotes about NMSU and UH

Asked what it will take to beat UH this season, NMSU coach Hal Mumme said:
"More (points and yards) than last year." (HA)


About last year's 49-30 UH win, Mumme said:
"And, it was pretty much like a defensive struggle." (HA)


Mumme said the defensive coordinators:
"just wanted to keep (both offenses) under 1,000 yards." (HA)


About how they try to emulate UH, Mumme said:
"Boise has kinda set the fantasy benchmark for everybody in college football that's not a Bowl Championship Series member. Everybody wants to be like Boise but when we look at our league and when we do things, we try to emulate Hawai'i a lot. We study them quite a bit. Obviously June (Jones) and I have some of the same ideas on offense. We study them a lot and we really admire them a lot." (HA)

HA Note: "Jones tabbed the Aggies as "the sleeper" team in the WAC this season and Mumme compared his quarterback, junior Chase Holbrook, with where UH's Colt Brennan was last year in terms of development."