Post by lionsroar on Apr 8, 2008 20:42:03 GMT -5
East Coast-West Coast couple dig the Wildcats
By Gary Herron, Observer sports editor
Don’t think for even a minute lifelong New Mexico Wildcats fan Keith Abrahamson’s enthusiasm for his team in light of one-sided loss in its debut in Arizona last Sunday will be diminished.
Yeah, that “lifelong” adjective is a stretch. The team is in its infancy, but Abrahamson is already one of its greatest boosters. His new Wildcats business card sales “sales executive,” he thinks of himself more as providing “business development.”
To Abrahamson, though, this is much more than seeing a new football team succeed. It’s more about the long-term success of Santa Ana Star Center and its role in Rio Rancho’s future.
Abrahamson has seen bad teams before.
He was a fan of the NFL’s Patriots when they played in Fenway Park, and were still known as the Boston Patriots. He was a fan of the Boston Red Sox, and you know how those fans suffered until recently.
And, as a student at the University of Connecticut, he remembers sparse crowds for UConn women’s basketball and a lackluster football team on the gridiron, playing as Huskies.
So, if patience is a virtue, Abrahamson and his wife of five years, Shayne, are true saints where the Wildcats are concerned.
In case you missed it — Albuquerque media did, but there’s been very little publicity on the league and team. So here’s how the Wildcats’ Web page put it:
“Ouch,” the posting began. “The New Mexico Wildcats Professional Football Club played the first football game in team history (March 30) in Prescott Valley, Arizona against the Arizona Adrenaline. The score — Arizona 66 New Mexico 21. Ohhh that hurts !! Nevertheless, Coach Floyd Johnson and Assistant Coach Anthony Parker are in the process of making certain adjustments and they assure us that the team will be ready to play this week (April 5) against the Utah Saints.”
Utah also was blasted in its first game, 81-29, by visiting Wyoming.
Abrahamson and his wife, Shayne, would like to see more Rio Ranchoans share their enthusiasm for the team.
“We’re involved as relatively new residents,” he said, adding that he often attends city council meetings or watches them on TV.
observer-online.com/articles/2008/04/07/sports/sports1.txt
By Gary Herron, Observer sports editor
Don’t think for even a minute lifelong New Mexico Wildcats fan Keith Abrahamson’s enthusiasm for his team in light of one-sided loss in its debut in Arizona last Sunday will be diminished.
Yeah, that “lifelong” adjective is a stretch. The team is in its infancy, but Abrahamson is already one of its greatest boosters. His new Wildcats business card sales “sales executive,” he thinks of himself more as providing “business development.”
To Abrahamson, though, this is much more than seeing a new football team succeed. It’s more about the long-term success of Santa Ana Star Center and its role in Rio Rancho’s future.
Abrahamson has seen bad teams before.
He was a fan of the NFL’s Patriots when they played in Fenway Park, and were still known as the Boston Patriots. He was a fan of the Boston Red Sox, and you know how those fans suffered until recently.
And, as a student at the University of Connecticut, he remembers sparse crowds for UConn women’s basketball and a lackluster football team on the gridiron, playing as Huskies.
So, if patience is a virtue, Abrahamson and his wife of five years, Shayne, are true saints where the Wildcats are concerned.
In case you missed it — Albuquerque media did, but there’s been very little publicity on the league and team. So here’s how the Wildcats’ Web page put it:
“Ouch,” the posting began. “The New Mexico Wildcats Professional Football Club played the first football game in team history (March 30) in Prescott Valley, Arizona against the Arizona Adrenaline. The score — Arizona 66 New Mexico 21. Ohhh that hurts !! Nevertheless, Coach Floyd Johnson and Assistant Coach Anthony Parker are in the process of making certain adjustments and they assure us that the team will be ready to play this week (April 5) against the Utah Saints.”
Utah also was blasted in its first game, 81-29, by visiting Wyoming.
Abrahamson and his wife, Shayne, would like to see more Rio Ranchoans share their enthusiasm for the team.
“We’re involved as relatively new residents,” he said, adding that he often attends city council meetings or watches them on TV.
observer-online.com/articles/2008/04/07/sports/sports1.txt