The Pit Press Podcast

Send us a text We continue with our Mountain West Conference Spring Football recap and hit one of the most recognizable programs in West, Boise State. Jordan Kaye - Boise State sports beat writer - from the Idaho Press and Blue Turf Sports website joins Ryan Tomari to discuss Boise State's Spring Game and how head coach Andy Avalos will fare rebuilding a defense and approach a tough four-game...

Send us a text Andre Haghverdian from the East Valley Times (San Diego) joins Ryan Tomari to discuss San Diego State spring football, how Aztec head coach Brady Hoke is going to deal with NIL at SDSU and obviously Jalen Mayden’s growth and progression at quarterback under new offensive coordinator - and former Aztec quarterback - Ryan Lindley. Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Nick Lorensen of Mid-Major Madness joins the episode with Ryan Tomari to discuss the success of FAU, SDUS, FDU, and Furman in the NCAA tournament, how mid-major schools did with the transfer portal, and how he feels about the UNM men's basketball team looks as they head into the 2023-24 college basketball season.  Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Taylor Martinez from GoBulldogs dot com joins the show to discuss how Fresno State head football coach Jeff Tedford will replace rookie New Orleans Saints quarterback Jack Haener in 2023 . Jason Turner from The (Logan, Utah) Herald Journal tells The Pit Press Podcast host Ryan Tomari how the Utah State Aggies and head coach Blake Anderson are dealing with the transfer portal and loo...

Send us a text Kevin Lytle from the Fort Collins Coloradoan and Ryan Thorburn from the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune join Ryan Tomari to discuss Colorado State and Wyoming Spring football practices and Spring games. Sprinkled in with some 2023 season outlooks.  Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Former UNM football player Jerrick Reed II joins the show and discusses with Ryan Tomari his path to the 2023 NFL Draft and reflects on his time as a Lobo.  Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton, and Ed Nunez give their thoughts on the Transfer Portal and how it's affecting the UNM men's basketball program and the rest of the Mountain West Conference programs.  The New Mexico Mutual Champions Training Center opens in the south endzone of the University Stadium and the UNM men's tennis team wins the MWC regular season championship. Io...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton, and Ed Nunez discuss what the San Diego State National Title Game appearance meant to them, the future of UNM men's basketball, and UNM baseball success with defying the preseason Mountain West Conference ranking. Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text UNM baseball Lenny Junior Ashby joins Ryan Tomari to talk about the early season success on the diamond. The Lobos were picked dead last in the preseason poll and currently sit in third place in the Mountain West Conference and at 14-8 overall. Ashby is currently  hitting .337 with two home runs and 27 RBIs. Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Erik Moulton and Ryan Tomari are joined by 505 Sports Venture Foundation's very own Kurt Roth to recap the UNM men's basketball season, losses in the transfer portal, and guards, Jamal Mashburn Jr, Jaelen House, and Donovan Dent returning to the Lobos next year. Sean Reider of The Albuquerque Journal joins Tomari and the Voice of Western New Mexico Ed Nunez to talk about U...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari is joined by Jacob Neff and Shot Quality Bets Justin Perri to give you advice on what like in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Utah Valley men's head basketball coach Mark Madsen joins the show to preview his Wolverines game against the Lobos in the first round of the NIT and his thoughts on UVU's season and his WAC Coach of the Year Award. Website: TheP...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton, Ed Nunez and Tom Mosser recap the Mountain West Conference Tournament and preview the UNM men's basketball team's first-round matchup with Utah Valley on Wednesday in the opening round of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) and the Mountain West Conference first-round games in the NCAA Tournament. Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton and Ed Nunez recap the UNM men's basketball last regular season game loss to Colorado State. They also preview the Mountain West Conference Tournament and the Lobos' first-round match with Wyoming in the No. 6-11 seeded game. Ryan Thorburn of the Casper Star Tribune joins the show to talk about how Wyoming's season took a turn for the worst a...

Send us a text Special guest Bob Lamphier, former UNM men's assistant basketball coach under Gary Colson joins The Pit Press and reminisces on his coaching and recruiting days as a UNM assistant.  He also breaks down what he's seen from this 2022-23 Lobo men's basketball squad. Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton and Ed Nunez recap the UNM 94-90 win over Fresno State look ahead to the Colorad...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton and Ed Nunez give their thoughts on the UNM men's basketball team, 73-71, buzzer-beating loss to San Diego State on Saturday night at a sold-out University Arena. Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton, Ed Nunez Founder of 505 Sports Venture Foundation Kurt Roth break down the, 82-77, Boise State loss on Wednesday night. The four look ahead to the SDSU game on Saturday night, and what the experience at The Pit will be like with two home games to go. Also, UNM men's basketball recruit Tru Washington will be at the game against SDSU. Website: ThePitPre...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari is joined by KOB-TV's Brandon Ortega on the second-half bounce back the UNM women's basketball team is having in the Mountain West Conference Tournament. He also gives his thoughts on the UNM men's basketball team's season so far and his outlook for the Boise State rematch in Idaho. B.J. Rains from Bronco Nation News also joins The Pit Press and deliv...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton and Ed Nunez recap the UNM men's basketball beatdown of head coach Tim Miles and his San Jose State squad, with a 96-68 win. The Lobo victory ends a four-game skid and gives UNM 20 wins for the first time in nine seasons. Up next: a visit with defending Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament champion: the Boise State Broncos. Website: T...

Send us a text Former baseball writer and reporter Chris Jackson joins The Pit Press and Ryan Tomari to discuss the 2023 UNM baseball season that starts against Oregon State on Feb. 17. What challenges are ahead for second-year head coach Tod Brown and a Lobo team that was picked last in the Mountain West Conference preseason poll.  Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton and Ed Nunez recap another disappointing loss for the UNM men's basketball team, as they drop their fourth-straight to Wyoming on Tuesday night at The Pit, 70-56. The three amigos also give their thoughts on the unfortunate situation at New Mexico State and the dismantled men's basketball program. ESPN 101.7 The Team's Sam Hauser also joins t...

Send us a text Former UNM baseball player,  Major Leaguer and current Albuquerque Isotopes hitting coach Jordan Pacheco joins The Pit Press to talk UNM baseball, Isotopes and the being a hitting coach. Website: ThePitPressNM.com

Send us a text Feb. 10, 2023 is a bad basketball memory for New Mexico across the state. Ryan Tomari, Ed Nunez and KRQE's Jared Chester talk about the NMSU men's basketball program season being suspended.  They also break down the lack of defense and effort in UNM's loss to Air Force, 89-77. It's the Lobos' third-straight loss and a huge blow to NCAA Tournament chances. We...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton and Ed Nunez deal with the hangover that was the UNM men's basketball, 77-76, last-second loss to Steve Alford and his Nevada Wolf Pack on Feb. 7. Alford moves to 8-0 against UNM since taking over the Nevada head coaching position. Kurt Roth from 505 Sports Venture Foundation joins The Pit Press to discuss NIL, its effects at UNM and the future of 505...

Send us a text The voice of the New Mexico Lobos, Rob Portnoy stops by the talk about the impact Richard Pitino and his coaching staff have had on the UNM men's basketball program, how volatile other Mountain West Conference areas are for opposing teams and his excitement to be apart of this team.  The UNM women's basketball team play-by-play announcer and one-half of "The Opening D...

Send us a text Ryan Tomari, Erik Moulton and Ed Nunez recap Utah State's beatdown of UNM last Wednesday at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, 84-73.  A big win for the Aggies, and puts UNM in a must-win game against the Nevada Wolf Pack at The Pit this Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The Pit Press Podcast's SPECIAL GUEST is former UNM head men's basketball coach and current Nevada men...