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New Mexico State coach Jerry Kill put rival New Mexico on blast Saturday night following the New Mexico Bowl, which is played on UNM’s campus in Albuquerque, calling out alleged “chickenshit” behavior by UNM athletic director Eddie Nuñez leading up to the game. The 37-10 loss to Fresno State may have been a sour way to end the program’s best season in the modern era (and second-best ever), but the alleged treatment by the Aggies’ in-state rival, and bowl game host, is what irked Kill the most.
“When [Nuñez] doesn’t let us practice in the indoor facility, when he doesn’t want us to do this, do that, that’s chickenshit,” Kill said, per KTSM. “I don’t care, that’s my opinion. I get in trouble, I don’t give a shit, either. I can go down to Mexico tomorrow, drink margaritas and let y’all enjoy your life, because I’ll be enjoying mine.”
The remarks were part of a two-minute rant from Kill, 62, who just finished his second season at New Mexico State as part of a lengthy coaching career dating back to the mid-1980s. While Kill credited the bowl game itself for doing a “great job,” the crux of his issue was the difficulty of dealing with UNM.
There is backstory, though. Aggies quarterback Diego Pavia was caught apparently urinating on New Mexico’s indoor practice field in September. The matter was handled internally, but that still appeared to have affected the Aggies’ return trip to Albuquerque, according to Kill.
“We disciplined the young man,” Kill said. “He [Pavia] doesn’t get to do any interviews and stuff like that. If you want to take a toothbrush and clean toilets all the time, that ain’t a lot of fun and do community service. Well guess what? I hope the AD here gets the same damn discipline with the people around this state…
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2023-12-17 18:17:38
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