For the record: CSU 1-8 overall, 1-5 in Mountain West; New Mexico 6-3, 3-2.
Streaking: Until the 37-0 loss to TCU on Saturday, New Mexico hadn’t been shut out since 2002.
Who’s hot: Lobo basketball. 11,980 turned out for new coach Steve Alford’s exhibition debut, a 94-50 thumping of Eastern New Mexico.
Who’s not: Previously hot New Mexico offense. TCU held Lobos to 28 net yards rushing and 2-for-16 on third-down conversions.
Key stat: As a freshman, Donovan Porterie came of age against the Rams last season, setting up the winning field goal as time expired. He was 7-of-23 for 76 yards in Saturday’s loss.
FYI: New Mexico is the last MWC team except for UNLV to fall to CSU (35-25, Oct. 28, 2005).
Coachspeak: “He played horrible. I don’t know what was wrong with him. But he wasn’t the only one out there that played bad.” UNM coach Rocky Long, on Porterie
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