Disgusting. Anyone, student or staff member at UNM should be disappointed at this kind of behavior.

Big Red policy #3215: “… Some violations (listed in Section 5.) could be of such a serious nature that disciplinary action could lead directly to suspension or discharge with the approval of the Vice President for Human Resources.
Proper cause is any behavior significant or substantial in nature relating to the employee’s work that is inconsistent with the employee’s obligation to the University. A list of examples of behavior … is shown below for guidance only, and is not considered as an all inclusive list.
[Section 5 – partial listing (sic)] * Assault or battery on another person. * Creating a hostile working environment. * Incompetence. * Insubordination. * Performance which continues to be inadequate after reasonable time has been allowed to correct it. * Sexual harassment. * Uncooperative behavior. * Violation of University policies.

which to choose, which to choose?

Big Red policy #3215: “… Some violations (listed in Section 5.) could be of such a serious nature that disciplinary action could lead directly to suspension or discharge with the approval of the Vice President for Human Resources.
Proper cause is any behavior significant or substantial in nature relating to the employee’s work that is inconsistent with the employee’s obligation to the University. A list of examples of behavior … is shown below for guidance only, and is not considered as an all inclusive list.
[Section 5 – partial listing (sic)] * Assault or battery on another person. * Creating a hostile working environment. * Incompetence. * Insubordination. * Performance which continues to be inadequate after reasonable time has been allowed to correct it. * Sexual harassment. * Uncooperative behavior. * Violation of University policies.

somebodysaysomething, you didn’t include the items “misconduct” and “inefficiency.”

A charge of misconduct seems more and more believable as does the case asserting sexual harassment, discrimination.

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Retaliation, like sexual harassment and discrimination, is a subset of misconduct.

Final comments on this staff member’s fitness to be a UNM employee:

Two minimum requirements of a head coach are
1) Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
and
2) Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.

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Looks like Lockley was a bad pick or “bad hire”. This is what we call “a teachable moment” for UNM administration. Let him off, and you teach the following:
1. Football coaches are not held accountable as are the faculty
2. Assault is not a bad a role model for sports enthusiasts
3. We as a NM State University administration are unable to set good examples, we will use incident to demonstrate our impotence.
4. Well for African Americans we provide more leniency than we would for a Hispanic or Caucasian employee.

Maybe the coach knows Obama; and the UNM administration doesn’t want this to turn into a Gates thing.

Why is it that the victim (Assistant Coach) sent home on administrative leave when the perpetrator has a talk with the Athletics Director (who is also a Vice President)? And the words that come out of their mouths about the assistant coach, “we would welcome him back” makes it seem like the assistant coach was the wrong doer. Shame on UNM Athletics. You are defending an accused sexual harasser, guilty by mouth assualter, and a losing program. If any student athlete, were to have these credits to his or her name, they would not have been recruited or would have been suspended from their ability to participate at the university level of athletics. Oh yeah, by the way, coach Locksley makes $750,000 a year plus bonus’. I wonder if he gets a performance bonus this year, when the rest of the university staff get nothing, not even a state wage increase.

That Locksley is getting away with this is ridiculous! ANY other staff member (not in Athletics or the President’s Office) would have been fired for hitting another person or any of the other numerous infractions committed by Locksley.

Well, as a staff member at least I now know I am allowed one good sucker punch to a coworker who pisses me off and the worst that can happen is a verbal reprimand and note in my file.

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JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!

Ridiculous! Until now I was all in favor of giving coach Locksley some time to re-build the program even though things haven’t looked very good so far. I really don’t think coach Locksley is capable of leading the Lobo Football program. As a leader you resolve disputes and differences not create them. Like many others have commented, if that kind of incident had taken place outside the athletic department somebody is going to get fired.

Embarrassing!!! Not only are we ranked the seventh worst in the nation, now we receive national press that the head coach punched the the assistant coach. This news comes when we are having a losing season where we couldn’t manage to beat the Aggies. A team we haven’t lost to since 2002. When will this nightmare end?!! I dare say he would not have received even a written reprimand if this wouldn’t have been reported to the media. What is wrong with UNM administration?

It’s time for President Schmidley to admit this was a bad hire, perhaps Locksley’s Employment references were not verified. The candidate was not thoroughly “vetted” as the media often describes, for bad temper, lack of professionalism, common sense, etc.

In the real world if a employee strikes another employee he is fired on the spot. In the real world that company could not afford the repercussion such as law suit or poor press. Krebs should fire Locksley or step down regardless if the Lobo’s record is 0-4 or not. Do you think if Locksley punched Krebs, would Krebs fire him? Simple cut and dry, fire him or step down!

Krebs fire Locksley or resign!

Further proof of the corruption and fetishising of the consistently over-the-decades, weak-ass football program here. The same old crap times ten. A thugish, poorly educated “coach” and his pack of “recruits” (hired, uneducated thugs themselves for the most part) and a corrupt, failed Administration rife with wanna-be jocks/football players who once again try their damnedest to downplay this incident. This season has also seen ineligible players due to falsified transcripts, violent public behavior from past and present players as well as what has already been documented.

Meanwhile sports that produce wins and academic achievement get their budgets slashed and no real recognition. Don’t even get me started on who low actual academics rank in this administrations set of priorities. A crumbling infrastructure who’s guardians are told to cut their budgets and freeze hiring, a lack of support to the libraries and the mentality of turning researchers into money gathering drones so that the mission of UNM Incorporated can be realized. Plenty of cash to bust out for salaries of useless coaches and upper level fat cats. Plenty of money for more buildings that can’t afford maintenance, custodial services or even completion of entire floors of these monuments to upper administrations ego. And as long as the faculty, students and staff just sit and gnash their collective teeth and refrain from any direct action, this sort of double standard, corrupt bullshit will continue.

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Sound to me that all of these people need to grow up (coaching staff, Krebs and the whole bunch). Sure in the real world Locksley would be out of a job. The assistant coach would either work or be off without pay. Something really stinks in this university!!

Towson University is a fine institution.
He received his BA in business administration and marketing.
His coaching record speaks for itself as far as being an integral part of WINNING programs.
As for the WinLESS start of the lobos, you have to look at the 11 guys wearing UNM jerseys on the field of play.
There were opportunites that the players have not takin advantage of…
Missed TD catch (WIDE OPEN) in the 4th quarter, Missed catch for 1st down yardage on a critical drive, 2 missed field goals, poor punting…
It’s not just the head coach in all of this.
And it always takes two to tango.

The fight occurred one day after Air Force beat the Lobos.
If the team showed this much fire on game day we wouldnt be talking about anyone’s job stability.

This assault is inexcusable. Coach Gerald is a very smart, very hard working coach who followed Locksley from Illinois. There is no way he deserved this. The AD said the issue rests with Coach Gerald and that is dead wrong! Coach Locksley was way out of line and he needs to fix this. He needs to reach out to JB and make this right. Otherwise, UNM will lose a good young coach.

The toleration of this behavior, the placing of blame on the employee on the receiving end of the assault, and placing said employee on administrative leave by UNM administration is absolutely disgusting. Why we, as a society and as state institutions, coddle athletic employees and accept unacceptable behavior (for anyone else) from athletic employees, especially head coaches like Locksley, is beyond me. President Smidley needs to do the right thing—tell Krebs to immediately fire Locksley and reinstate Gerald and then he must offer Krebs the option of being fired or stepping down. Neither Krebs or Locksley should be “welcomed back” to UNM.

I must note that last night’s quote by Locksley on KOB 10pm news shocked me, “…this is not the type of leadership…” Locksley—assault upon another, and especially a subordinate as in this case, is the antithesis of leadership.

Any one shocked by personal violence in the UNM Athletic Program forgets that David Schmidly avidly recruited Bobby Knight to coach at Texas Tech (after Knight was fired for personal violence, etc). Locksley does not recognize that Schmidly will negotiate with terrorists only if they are WINNING coaches or the vice president for enrollment management.

Coach Gerald, expect an offer of a cash settlement with the usual confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-disparagement clause. That’s how Schmidly sweeps “troublemakers” and institutional problems under the UNM carpet, so you might as well pay off all your student loans at one time. Be ready to reject the first $ offer. Don’t even try to get a local attorney to represent you. UNM has all the best attornies on retainer. They can’t represent you because of a “conflict of interest”!

What if Locksley had smacked President Schmidly or Kreb in the mouth? Would we be talking about understanding and looking into it? I doubt that, so what is the difference? No teacher, ever, should use any kind of violence against anyone. It is not different because he is a coach. What he taught us all is that if mad, it is alright to punch, hit or smack someone and just get a reprimand. What? And this guy gets $750,000 a year. Unbelivable. The other Coach should sue UNM and Locksley for harassment and pain and suffering.

This incident, while the facts are still being gathered, shows
two things:

1: Once again, the city and state live up to their rep as
a corrupt banana republic. Let’s compare: APD cops and
UNM coaches can commit assault, cause the loss of money and
resources and no consequences are forthcoming. If an
employee in a private organization not named the Oakland
Raiders committed such an act, someone would be getting
fired.

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