A win is definitely nice. But unless Air Force plays tougher than they did against UNLV and to an extent, SDSU, New Mexico could definitely hurt us and possibly put into jeopardy our chances for a Bowl game.
If we win the next 3 games; UNM, Army, and CSU; then we are guaranteed a minimum of 4th place and a bowl game. If we lose any one of the next 3 games, and we risk a 3 way tie with UNM and CSU for 4th place with records of possibly 7-5. (Assuming losses to BYU and TCU). That record may not be good enough for a bowl game. 8-4 and no one can touch us. With also the possibility of an upset on BYU or TCU to go 9-3 or 10-2. If Utah remains undefeated, they can go BCS busting and free up another bowl game for us. But with still needing to play TCU and BYU, Utah might not be able to do that. We'll see what happens. It's better to go for the guarantee instead of hoping for Utah. Let us win the next 3 games and we don't have anything to worry.
Problem however is; UNM beat SDSU 70-7. CSU played TCU really strong last weak. Our offense is definitely getting better, but last night our defense definitely had problems. Too many missed tackles to give up points. If we play UNM like we did UNLV, we will have problems. Same with CSU. We have a very good team. We just need it all to work together to have a COMPLETE 4 quarters of game. If we do that, we can beat almost anyone. later... mike....