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New Mexico a pleasant surprise in down year

By Ted Miller
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, December 10, 2002

There's no way to put a candy coating on it. The Mountain West Conference did little this season to prove it deserves a spot at the adult table in the Bowl Championship Series banquet. The MWC couldn't produce four bowl-eligible teams and fulfill its bowl contracts. Only one conference team completed the regular season in the national rankings, and No. 24 Colorado State will have to beat TCU in the Liberty Bowl to remain there. On top of that, two coaches were fired: Utah's Rob McBride and Wyo ...

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