NMSU's Herb Pope looking at other schools

* It sounds like New Mexico State's Herb Pope, the basketball mega recruit from a year ago who made his debut last season, is on the verge of leaving the Aggies. Pope is reportedly searching for options to play on the East Coast according to this link from the Las Cruces Sun-News:

http://www.lcsun-news.com/sports/ci_10320715

* While prep football is likely to dominate the local sports scene this weekend, there is a very good 13-fight MMA card at Ute Mountain Casino in Cortez. Included on the slate is undefeated 23-year-old Rylan Sandoval of Farmington. He meets Aztec's Ambross Teasyatwho in a 155-pound fight Saturday evening. The doors open at 5:30, with the action starting at 7.

* Rich Anderson is the athletics director at Navajo Prep. Anderson used to be the AD at Kirtland Central, and he replaces Shawna Becenti at Prep. Becenti is now an assistant principal at KC. Do you think the two schools just traded straight up? Technically, you'd have to say Becenti has more upside because she's younger, while Anderson brings a veteran presence to the Eagles. And is there an "administrator to be named later" involved in the transaction?

* A few weeks ago, I reported on a personal devastation that invaded my life. I'm talking, of course, about the laundry basket that was stolen during a routine trip to the laundromat. Well, my mom learned of the hardship while reading this blog (so she's the one) and sent me a new basket for my birthday. I busted it out for the first time last night, but it's going to take some getting used to in the wake of my attachment to the original one. We'll see how it plays out.