“If we can take the character of the 2009 team and bottle it up, there is a bright future for the Lobos in the near future.”

And if we could take the character of Mike Locksley and bottle it up, then we’d have a potion for uncontrolled, violent out bursts; misogynist views of those around him; weak excuses for doing a crap job coaching at three quarters of a million dollars a year; and the ability to collude with corrupt jokes like Paul Krebs, the board of Regents and David Schmidley in covering what happens. Who wouldn’t want that for another season?

1-11! Now that is humiliating and pathetic if OBESE (FAT) Locksley had focused on his team, instead of sexually harassing/age discriminating, chocking and punching members of his staff; then maybe we would had won at least 2 games (sarcasm) You should be on the next bus out of Albuquerque.

When Locksley attacked Gerald the University could have dismissed him for cause and would not have to pay any exhorbitant fees to get rid of him.

UNM needs a coach that will inspire the players and build them up. The guys need a positive role model.

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Emails reveal administration tension in Locksley incident
Posted at: 11/25/2009 5:23 PM | Updated at: 11/25/2009 6:08 PM
By: Jeremy Jojola, Eyewitness News 4, and Kurt Christopher, KOB.com

Eyewitness News 4 has uncovered what University of New Mexico officials were saying behind the scenes as the investigation into football coach Mike Locksley unfolded.
Investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola filed a records request more than a month ago to obtain emails regarding the incident. In one of those emails, UNM athletic director Paul Krebs writes that he is worried about his own future. He also expresses frustration over leaks in the department and how the story unfolded.

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by FBteammember
Now that our season ,if you wanna call it that?, is over I want to tell everyone that most of our football team has no respect for Coach Locks and we wish that someone do something to get rid of him. Most of our assistant coaches will probably leave UNM. I know I wish I would not have chosen UNM to play football at but, I’m stuck unless I want to sit out a year and transfer so I will try an make the best of it and get my degree. I just don’t understand why my head coach would be able to do what he has admitted to doing and still be allowed to lead us as young men? You can’t imagine how defeated I feel for next season too. I am not alone about my feelings. It’s hard to get excited at the thought of another season of Coach Locks.

KUDOS to Isaac Avilucea for his search of the TRUTH; to coach J.B. Gerald for speaking truth, in spite of the corruption that plagues the UNM administration. Lastly, for the FBteammember who revealed “ to everyone that most of our football team has no respect for Coach Locks and we wish that someone do something to get rid of him.” It is young men like you who should be leaders not the unworthy scurrile—-Helen Gonzales, Paul Krebs, Mike Locksley, David Schmidly and the regents.

As a parent of two UNM students and as a UNM alumnus, I too am deeply concerned with the way in which the administration and the regents chose to handle coach Locksley‘s assault on a member of his staff. Many state agencies have implemented a zero-tolerance policy toward workplace violence and sexual harassment in recognition of the destructive consequences of this behavior, but apparently commonly recognized rules of workplace conduct and decorum do not apply in the la-la land of high-finance UNM athletics.

As a father of a UNM player, I know that the above post by “UNM Staff Member” is incorrect. Most of the players have respect for Locks. Isaac Avalucea is a swine. There will be departures, both of staff and of players, but those who stay will be winners.

Plain and simple, Mr. El Mongo Jerry, you have shown through your post that you lack character. To be a father of a student-athlete and calling another young person who is trying to do his job without bias a “swine”, real mature on your part. It shows by you masking your name that your son “the so-called” member of the lobo football team would be ashamed by your post. Mike Locksley is a disgrace and is not deserving to be called coach. It seems that you support this type of behavior exhibited by Coach Locksley. Mr. El Mongo, ACT LIKE AN ADULT AND Stop trying to earn brownie points by supporting a coach who is NOT qualified to be a leader of young men. I hope you do not think that your ignorant post will result in increased playing time for your off spring. One of his players let the cat out of the bag today via post, the team HATES Locksley and does not respect him as a person, coach, or leader. Look at the facts and most importantly look in the mirror.

Stop skirting around the real issue- you put a black man in charge of something larger than a Pizza Hut and now you are wondering why everything has gone to the dogs….

Jason, you are quite simply wrong. The kids still do respect their coaches. Do they respect Mr. Avalucea? NO! He writes disparaging articles about the team and the performance of the players. He writes negatively about young people trying their hardest to win games—-no one denies that the team never gave up even as the year record got worse and worse. They never gave up, yet had to suffer the depredations of Mr. Avalucea every Sunday in the local paper. I would call a person like Mr. Avalucea a swine, you can call him whatever you like.

I think that your post and the post of Mr. Bottomfeeder are about the same tone. Congratulations, you have found a soul mate.

Oh! by the way El Mongo Jerry aka Locksley . . .two freshman football players today said “adios” to UNM and Locksley ….one asked for his immediate release and the other said “I quit”. Maybe the “miracle recruiter “ Locksley can replace them ….I don’t think so!!! So far UNM has only 3 verbal commits of football recruits …none blue chippers!!! and that was before the “rock’em sock’em choke’em and not punch’em” incident Sept.20 th! that happened to the recruiting coordinator for the Lobo football program! Enough is really enough. . .these bozo’s have to go!
My deepest and profound thanks to Ms. Garcia & Mr. Avilucea for marching forward in this sea of lies.

The truth of the matter is Isaac Avilucea is not suppose to be a role model for these student athletes; he is a student however, he exhibits more morality than Locksley. Many of the players do not respect Locksley, because Locksley has not shown anyone else respect.

Locksley, has to be a leader first and foremost, to both his coaching staff and to his players. If he attacks any one of them, then, well, what kind of leader is he? Simply put Locksley is NOT A LEADER!

Dear Alumna,

Everyone is quite aware of the two FB players that decided to leave the program. One will go to a D1AA school, where he feels he will get more playing time, and the other, incurred a head injury and decided that football is not for him. Neither decision had anything to do with the coaching staff.

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By the way, if you’re interested in Mr. Avilucea’s morality, he just had to publish a retraction of his article entitled “Employee remains silent out of fear” In this retraction he (again) tries to throw Ms. Garbiso under the bus, “By Isaac Avilucea | DAILY LOBOMute for nearly three months, Shannon Garbiso is no longer tongue-tied about her role in investigating a Sept. 20 altercation involving first-year head coach Mike Locksley and former wide receivers coach J.B. Gerald.The Athletics representative, who did the initial inquiry into the incident, denied a Daily Lobo report in which a former UNM colleague and decade-long friend, Maria Garcia, claimed Garbiso’s job was in jeopardy.Garbiso, who declined a phone interview, said in an e-mail that Garcia portrayed the information she shared with her in the wrong light.“I feel that friends do not take notes during conversations, nor do they speak to reporters on your behalf, when I specifically directed her not to,” Garbiso said. “I feel betrayed”

Read it it’s interesting.

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Mr. El Mongo Jerry

I do not have a father and I play on this same Lobo football team as your son . I have played competive football since I was 7 years old I come from a poor family and without my football scholarship I would not get my college education.
I am sick of Coach Locks , his BS and the fact that I play on a team where parents like you should be calling for him to be fired also. I’m pretty sure that I would know you if we saw each other personally but, you have no idea what is said on the practice field , the game field and in the dorms by this football team and it’s players. I have been embarrassed on and off the field to be associeted with Coach Locks as my head coach since he hit Coach Gerald. Maybe you are one of those parents that can’t think beyond to what a joke it is to have other players from other teams tease you about your school , coach and win-loss record . We didn’t give up on Coach Locks he gave up on us. We played hard for each other. I know I will now work really hard in the off season to get more credits towards my degree because if I didn’t need my scholarship I would quit the football team right now and I am a starter. I think that Coach Locks is sorry but, I know he doesn’t realy care about me or other players we are like farm animals to him. I hope your son can have sucess playing here at UNM but, I am here to tell you that Coach Locks does not have what it takes to be a head coach at this level of football .He talks a good game to us but he does not have leadrship skills. I am glad that I am not his son or yours.

I’ve read both stories and where do you see a retraction statement? I think you are fearful of Isaac and reality. You sir have a very bias agenda and a very bad sense of the truth.
Locksley is indefensable at this point . . . settlement of harrassment complaint , altercation with assistant coach , 10-day suspension, 1-11 record, no notable recruit verbal commits,and a lawsuit on the way from Gerald. . .that’s his production record 1 year into his six year contract. This guy hasn’t done anything to deserve his salary! Why are you “on his jock?” Gees guy get a dose of reality in your life!

Was Locksley thinking of these families of his assistant coaches when he went off on another assistant coach? The accountability belongs on Locksley’s shoulders and his committment to those wives and children of the football staff that followed him out here regardless of any political correctness!

Young man,

I’m sorry you grew up without a Dad. I too grew up without a Dad. It wasn’t easy and I congratulate you on the success you have made of your self without a father.

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Hey Mongo Jerry!
Did you happen to read the comments posted about Isaac’s two stories on Garbiso? Maybe the whole world is wrong and you are right!

In response to Alumna too

Of course Locksley didn’t think of anyone other than himself. Empathy has scientifically been shown to have evolved after Homo sapiens left Africa. Hence most people of African lineage (aside from being interbred) simply do not possess the cognitive ability to empathize with others and “put themselves in someone else’s shoes.” This is the reason why it is no surprise as to why crimes committed by African Americans are significantly more prevalent compared to any other race in the US especially considering they only make up a relatively small portion of the total racial make up of the country.

And what has Locksley done? He’s never been a successful Division 1 Head Football Coach eventhough he is paid like one!

Randal Bottomfeeder,
you’re a little too educated and racist for me to be associated with . . .Locksley is a thug from inner-city D.C. no doubt I will not argue that !

El Bungled, I am fearful of some Journalism student, really?

If you can’t see a retraction statement (have you bothered to read the whole article?)—-probably made under the threat of a law suit, you probably need a few more reading comphrension courses.

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El Dumbo—-appropriate name! He is a head coach and not paid like a successful one. That will come when he becomes successful.

“a few more reading COMPHRENSION courses”?????????
That would be COMPREHENSION in the non-ebonically correct Webster’s ENGLISH Dictionary sir!
That Journalism student got a reaction from Garbiso and that’s more than can be said for any JOURNALIST and just wait for the follow up on phone records regarding the Garcia and Garbiso conversations. . .Garbiso is going to be crushed!!!!