Just listened/watched the coaches conferences from 9/12.. heard all about New Mexico's triple option... if we wanted to play against that PITA offense that injures your DL, why didn't we just stick to playing Army or Navy?
If you listened to the press conference like you said that you did, you would know that New Mexico option is not at all similar to navy and army. That came straight from Ash's mouth.
Plus playing Navy/Army would require a return game. New Mexico is a one and done, pay to play game.