Most college football coaches would have probably said the opposite of what University of New Mexico coach Danny Gonzales opened with for his post-game press conference after the first shutout in his 20 games at his alma mater.
Many coaches would have offered: “We’re going to enjoy this one tonight,” after a dominant 41-0 win to open the season that ended a five-game skid from a disappointing 3-9 campaign last year.
Gonzales, however, the 46-year-old in his third year of his first head coaching job, quickly attacked the elephant in the room and didn’t shy away from talking about Boise State, the Mountain West Mountain Division perennial favorite that is coming to play the Lobos Friday night at University Stadium.