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Congratulations to Florida's Tim Tebow for not only winning the Heisman Trophy, but for being the first sophomore to do it. Hooray! Hooray!

Somewhere Rashaan Salaam is watching the ESPN broadcast, probably locked in a hotel somewhere in Mexico. Two hours before watching the Heisman special, Salaam raided a convienance store (or "mercado") and he loaded up on tissues and frozen yogurt. During the Heisman show, he pointed at the TV screaming, "Tebow, that's not your trophy. That's mine. That's my trophy. That used to be mine."

As my biography to the left side of this page says, I am a die-hard fan of all Denver teams. Needless to say, that hasn't been the easiest thing of late.

The New Mexico Bowl ... or the Fiesta Bowl. Roughly equal in prestige, the New Mexico Bowl won't be hosting a national championship showdown anytime soon. UNM, however, is ecstatic to be playing a bowl game in its own backyard. I'm not sure what the going rate is these days for being ecstatic, but this bowl game is not cause for jubilation.  

It was around 9:45 p.m. MT. I was typing away at my computer, feverishly trying to lay out Tuesday's sports section. I had less than two hours before press deadline. My mind was scrambling as 1,000  tasks swirled through my mind.

Oh, crap. Only an hour and forty-eight minutes until deadline.

The Bloomfield Bobcats were getting bored. Real bored.

The 'Cats football squad hadn't played a meaningful game since September because of a pool of inferior teams in

District 1-3A. Following a 42-6 win over Socorro on Sept. 28 -- a virtual nailbiter in Bobcat land -- Bloomfield finished the season with a 351-0 route of 1-3A.

Now, before you forget the number, here it is again: 351-0.