The New Mexico Lobos control neither their fate nor their destiny; so sayeth Noah Webster.
Nonetheless, if the Lobos win their remaining three regular-season games, they’ll represent the Mountain West Conference’s Mountain Division in the league championship game on Dec. 5.
How unlikely is that scenario? Consider first of all that the oddsmakers — not overly impressed by UNM’s 14-13 upset of 20-point favorite Utah State last Saturday — have made the Lobos an early 30-point underdog for this week’s game at Boise State.
Nonetheless, the facts are these:
The Lobos did Boise State a huge favor by knocking off Utah State.