Quote:Several University of New Mexico football players knelt during the national anthem at halftime of Saturday’s home game against Air Force, following the lead of many NFL players this season.

It is believed they are the first college football players to do so.

Players who knelt, as identified through video from the CBS Sports Network broadcast, Journal photos and by verifying with UNM’s online roster with player numbers and photos, were: senior defensive end Garrett Hughes, senior safety Stanley Barnwell, sophomore cornerback Elijah Lilly and junior safety Michael Sewell. A UNM spokesman said Kimmie Carson also knelt.

Austin Ocasio, a senior linebacker, was observed walking around during the anthem. It is believed one or two other UNM players were kneeling, but they could not be identified.

Normally, college players are still in the locker room when the national anthem is performed before games. But because of weather-related delays both before and during the game, the anthem was not played prior to the opening kickoff. Instead, it was played at halftime, which was reduced to five minutes. Because of the reduced length of the halftime period, both teams stayed on the field rather than returning to the locker rooms as normal.

Lobos coach Bob Davie said he hadn’t been made aware that the national anthem would be played at halftime, let alone that any of his players would choose to kneel.

In fact, he said, he and Air Force Troy Calhoun had agreed that no national anthem would be played at all.

“I’d like to have the opportunity to visit with our players, talk about what our stance would be, unified as a football team,” Davie said. “I kind of got shocked by that.

“I wouldn’t want to judge or have too much of a critique, at least speaking from my standpoint, as far as a total football team. Because in fairness to them, I never really talked to them about it.”

The Journal requested that at least one of the players who knelt be made available for interviews. None appeared. Sports information director Frank Mercogliano said he passed on that request to football operations director Brian DeSpain but didn’t know if the request reached Davie.

Junior linebacker Alex Hart, a team captain, said he wished the players had known beforehand that the national anthem was to be played before the second half started.

“Just so we could talk about everyone’s opinion,” he said. “… That’s important to this team. We want to make sure everyone feels comfortable doing whatever they believe in, and I respect that.

“But I do wish we could have talked about that as a team.”

No Air Force player was seen kneeling.

https://www.abqjournal.com/1071588/handf...nthem.html

I'm sure the taxpayers of New Mexico are thrilled.

You live by the Bawb Dayvee ... you die by the Bawb Dayvee.

And yes I know that isn't how it is spelled. You try listening to him say "Shan Kailey" instead of Chan Gailey for 10 years and see if you don't get an irrational hatred. :)

Those players would probably stand for the Mexican Flag/Anthem

I forgot to mention, it was Military Appreciation Night.

And they were playing the Air Force Acadamy. What a slap in the face. Disgraceful.

(10-01-2017 12:10 PM)DFWMINER Wrote:  And they were playing the Air Force Acadamy. What a slap in the face. Disgraceful.

That might be the most disgusting part of this. What a bunch of entitled, pampered children.

Imagine what they'll think of themselves thirty years from now.

(10-01-2017 12:10 PM)DFWMINER Wrote:  And they were playing the Air Force Acadamy. What a slap in the face. Disgraceful.

First thing I noticed as well...

Northwestern players locked arms during the National anthem. I would like to see these players lose their scholarships and kick off the team.

Boycott CFB. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

(10-01-2017 02:12 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  Northwestern players locked arms during the National anthem. I would like to see these players lose their scholarships and kick off the team.

Talk about "a lack of institutional control". As far as the coaches for both teams. "They should fire the sons a *******."

Ay ya yay! Please don't let this sickness spread to football. I'm still sticking to my boycott of the No Fun League and now these college clowns want to join them. I guess if it spreads to my team that's when I'll pull the plug. I'll not stand to watch the Miners disrespecting our flag.

When will these clowns learn that the fans hold the piggy bank?

So no one can guess that perhaps the halftime was limited to 5 minutes instead of the normal 20 minutes (due to weather) and they played an unexpected anthem at halftime, that maybe it wasn't a protest but just that the players were still winded from the 1st half?

This could put collegiate athletics in a delicate position. Some donors would get kinda mad...

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Here is a picture from the UNM Game:



23 is coddling his nuts.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/30/an...ke-a-knee/

Junior college game as Bellarmine College Prep at San Jose College field.

It spread to high school as well, and those players got booted from the team.

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=17627700

UNC had their own protest which included their band with raised fists.

http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/co...hem/120413

Quote:A small Christian college has added its voice to a national debate on kneeling during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The College of the Ozarks said in a news release on Friday that it would boycott any game if it detected that “disrespect is exhibited toward the American flag or National Anthem.”

This is an NAIA school in Point LookOut in Missouri just outside of Branson. My great aunt donated a lot of money to this school before she died. I was offered to attend college there, but did not take up the offer.

(10-01-2017 06:08 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=17627700

UNC had their own protest which included their band with raised fists.

F them.

Scum. Congrats UNM, you are the new Mizzou.