The high temperatue in Las Cruces on game day should be in the mid-90s with humidity around 20%.  Kick off is at 6 pm and the temperature will be around 88.  The low humidity means it cools down at night, but early September is still quite warm.  I'm sure your coaches and trainers are very aware of what they are going to and will take steps to address this.

Another thing to remember is that Las Cruces sits at 4200 feet above sea level compared to 765 feet for Athens.  While Las Cruces is not at the 7,000 level like Santa Fe (capitol), the higher altitude can take its toll on those who are not acclimated.

Those are factors, but it will still come down to experience and execution, and because of the stability at coach at Ohio, the Bobcats will have the edge.  However, as I said in another thread, I think New Mexico State is very hungry and is very capable of winning this game.

Here's to an well played, respectful, injury-free game.

I think we have gone to the "no-huddle" because it is hard to for the opponent to make defensive substitutions. As you probably know, our staff visited Troy in the off season to study the "no-huddle" offense. It exploits mis matches when a defense can't get the desired personel on the field prior to the snap.
My point is that although we have lots of explosive offensive weapons this year, they can be neutralized if an opponent has superior team speed. It doesn't mean we won't win but it puts pressure on our offense.
I thought that we had speed match-up issues last year with OSU (duh), Marshall and to some extent Louisiana. We played well enough to beat Marshall , and we did beat Louisiana. For the record I don't think any MAC East team has a speed advantage against us.