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The Moment

2026/10/23

With momentum building towards Saturday's game, what excites you about the matchup between North Dakota State and New Mexico? With multiple one loss teams in the Mountain West this weekend if full of big games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pressure Builds

2026/10/23

With James Madison losing for the first time the Group of 6 playoff race heats up. Can the Lobos stay in the conversation with North Dakota State in town? Are the Bears a Super Bowl contender? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike and Manz

2026/10/22

Mike Adams and Ed Manzanares drop in to discuss their new afternoon show coming to The Sports Animal November 2nd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UNM CB Ormanie Arnold

2026/10/22

Leading the Lobos in pass breakups the 5th year corner backs discusses his football journey that began with Coach Eck at Idaho, what it's like playing with this defense and what the Hawaii comeback meant to the team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yapping

2026/10/22

Welcome to the NBA rookie. Jerry Palm, PalmBrackets.com, discuses last weeks big time results and the games to watch this Saturday including North Dakota State at New Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Run It

2026/10/22

The Aggies found a running game to win on the road. NFL headlines that have nothing to do with football. Wrapping your head around sports punishments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Head-to-Head

2026/10/21

How does New Mexico matchup against North Dakota State? A P6 head football coach was let go. How good is the job? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ratings

2026/10/21

How are you feeling about the early returns from Mountain West football? Two spitting suspensions on one team? QB changes in college football. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tip-Off

2026/10/21

Depth is real in the NBA this season. A rivalry pops off in game one and LeBron keeps rolling. Bench Bo Nix? Can Jayden Daniels bounce back this year or next? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tougher

2026/10/20

The schedule gets tougher for UNM and all of a sudden the top half of the conference has a different feel. What should the NFL do to follow up on Jalen Hurts and how teams handle that situation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protocol

2026/10/20

With Jalen Hurts done for the season why was he allowed to play in the first place? Does the NFL need to investigate? Do they need a blood clot policy? It was a rough weekend overall for players overall landing on IR. Do quarterbacks need offensive head coaches? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moving On

2026/10/20

Are you ready for a Brewers vs Rays World Series? Why it is going to be a great series. San Francisco is 6-0 with more injuries to deal with. Do you trust Jayden Daniels? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Got It Done

2026/10/19

How did the Lobos find a way to win at Hawaii? As the schedule gets harder what will we see out of UNM? What did you think of Lobos men's basketball? A shocking college football Saturday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Eck, Find a Way

2026/10/19

New Mexico Lobos head football coach Jason Eck discusses staying the course at Hawaii, where they cleaned things up in the second half and growing from adversity while winning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Run It Back

2026/10/16

Do the Dodgers have one more run in them? Who are you backing this Sunday? Impactful injury news you need to know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.