Tides finally turn after season-long losing streak
It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
By thy long beard and glittering eye,
He stoppeth Mike Locksley.
…Day after day, day after day,
The Lobos stuck, nor
breath nor motion;
Ten games in without a win,
Mike Locksley’s finally free.
Curse ye, Colorado State. Curse ye, for ruining the UNM football team’s quest for imperfection.
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The Rams, entering Saturday’s contest riding a seven-game losing streak — outdone only by the Lobos, who had lost 14 consecutive games dating back to last year — looked like they had swapped uniforms with UNM at University Stadium.
(Note to Athletics Director Paul Krebs: This slim 29-27 win for the Lobos doesn’t merit a contract extension for Locksley. Just making sure you know.)
And now, the Albatross has finally been removed from Locksley’s neck. The Lobos were such easy picking — as dice-able as tomatoes — until Saturday.
Well, it was a good run. Ten weeks without having to eat my words? I, like Locksley, have lost about 30 pounds this season as a result.
Nope, I’m not going to rain on Locksley’s parade.
Credit is due — long overdue, for that matter. See, I’ve been waiting to hand it out all season, Locksley. I’m not that hard to please.
No matter how high the tides swelled, or how many of his cohorts fled, the embattled coach continued to fend off what probably seemed like the Spanish Armada.
Forced to walk the plank by the media, Locksley was drowning amid a sea of dysfunction and salty criticism lobbed at him from every angle imaginable — until the Rams threw him a life jacket on Saturday.
Regardless, he, and more importantly the players, came through against the Rams.
The offense looked the best it had all year, amassing 467 yards, 270 on the ground. Running backs Kasey Carrier and Demond Dennis looked better than advertised.
Dennis rushed for 133 yards on just seven carries, a whopping average of 19 yards per carry. Carrier, who scrapped his redshirt this year to fill in when Dennis got injured earlier in the season, dashed for 88 yards and made several CSU defenders whiff.
“This is a glimpse of what it’s like when we are executing and hitting on all cylinders,” Locksley said. “To me, the only stat that matters is the ‘W’ or the ‘L’ at the end of the day.”
The defense, too, came up with key, game-changing stops. James Aho was money, instead of Monopoly money, like he was a week ago.
Still, the Lobos finally got their missing ingredient: a sprinkle of luck.
Down 27-26, the Lobos forced CSU into a three-and-out. Disaster almost struck again — in which case President Obama would have needed to declare a state of emergency.
CSU punter Pete Kontodiakos shanked a 27-yard punt which glanced off an unabated Lobo blocker. This time, the Lobos recovered — the rest is history.
Locksley was doused with Gatorade, and despite frigid temperatures, looked warm, his heart no doubt heated by inspiration and pride.
Surprisingly, Locksley didn’t well up at the podium.
Though it wasn’t a bid at an Earth-stopping, axis-changing upset of then-No. 22 BYU, UNM desperately needed this win over CSU — for the players and for the coaches.
You could hear it in the voice of quarterback Donovan Porterie, who overcame a late-game interception that capsized the Lobos’ fourth-quarter lead from 23-21 to 27-23.
All of the miscues — for once, they didn’t matter.
This victory, Porterie said, is “somewhere around like the bowl victory for the first time in like 50 years. It was just a very emotional night for us.”
The self-same moment Locksley begged;
And from his neck so free
The Albatross fell off, and sank
Like lead into the sea.
“I’m hoping this is the first victory in a long career as a head coach,” Locksley said.
Excerpts were taken from Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
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by Lobo Joe
Does this victory mean we should abandon efforts to discharge Locksley and Krebs from the University?
by UNM Employee
As far as I’m concern the players and the assistant coaches deserve this win. Mike Locksley is still the bottom of the barrel and needs to be fired and sent back to where he came from. He doesn’t deserve any credit for this win and really doesn’t deserve to be around young men. He is a disgrace.
by Capt'nCrane
Of course this means we shouldn’t fire Locksley. Recruits are going to want to play at a school with an undeniably narcissistic, misogynist and violent 1-11 coach far more than a 0-12 program with a undeniably narcissistic, misogynist and violent coach.
by Parent
This one win does not change the fact that Mike Locksley is a sociopath: Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature Rage and Abuse; No concern for their impact on others; Manipulative and Conning Verbal Outbursts and Physical Punishments are normal. They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises. My question is can we afford to allow a man like Mike Locksley to direct our children? What is even more alarming is that the UNM’s administration is an accomplice; they are profoundly demented.
by Lifetime Fan
Gee, don’t you haters wish the Lobos could have lost all their games this season? Wouldn’t that be so rich?
How about something positive from you for a change. This is a group of young men who are trying their hearts out for UNM and themselves as well. The seniors really deserved this win.
I’m proud that they had the spirit to hang in there and keep fighting instead of quitting. It shows heart and spirit.
Go Lobos, and make these idiots eat their words next season!
by Ed
The UMM administration, Locksley and the regents are still big losers, because of the deeply embed corrupt that is obvious to the world.
by UNM Alumnus
Although the win was good for the TEAM; 1-10 is hardly anything to shout about. What we should be shouting is FIRE Lose-ley and maybe we will be able to get some new recruits next year!
by Sue
One win or twelve wins will not excuse the violent behavior of coach Locksley. The lies and cover up that followed; this was displayed for the world to see. What will be remembered is the corruption that permeates the UNM’s administration; this will cost us in the future in more ways than one.
by Another UNM Parent
Congratulations to the players for this win. I’ve very happy for them. Now, let’s support the players by pressuring the Board of Regents to git rid of Locksley, Krebs, and Schmidly.
by Timothy
I totally agree Locksley, Schmidly, Krebs and don’t forget about HR VP Gonzales; should all be dismissed. And if the broad of regents do not comply then they should be dismissed as well.
by Student
Congrats to the team! However, Locksley is still not an adequate coach or role model. What he models for his players is nothing more than; his lack of self control when stressed or angered; lies and deception when confronted with the truth; as was revealed from interviews with ESPN OutSide the Lines, KRQE News 13 and others.
by P. King
The real victory will be when the UNM is rid of Mike Locksly and the incomptetent UNM administration. That’s when the celebration can start.
by We Will Not Be Fooled!
UNM’s Zipped Lips Simply Don’t Cut It
Just because top University of New Mexico officials declare they’re done talking about the Mike Locksley debacle doesn’t mean the story’s over for campus leaders, staff, Lobos fans and other New Mexicans.
UNM President David Schmidly and Athletics Vice President Paul Krebs announced they were done answering questions about the matter — even in the face of new disclosures that call the university’s mishandling of the whole affair further into question.
Regents President Raymond Sanchez backed that position on Tuesday when he declared there would be no independent investigation into “Locksley-gate” — allegations the head football coach punched and choked assistant coach J.B. Gerald, and the university’s subsequent bungling of the investigation that raises real questions of a cover-up.
Locksley admits putting his hands on Gerald but has said he wouldn’t exactly call it a punch. Sanchez, meanwhile, says no new information has surfaced to warrant an outside probe — that despite the emergence of new notes from an interview with an assistant coach who said Locksley had threatened Gerald with physical violence in an earlier incident and that players felt responsible for Gerald being mistreated. Sounds a bit like kids in a domestic violence situation who think it’s their fault daddy’s hitting mommy.
These were notes of interviews conducted by Shannon Garbiso, the Athletics Department employee responsible for handling human resources functions for athletics. Garbiso’s notes have a much truer ring to them than the subsequent made-for-litigation investigation conducted by the Human Resources Division brass and university lawyers.
The new information turned up around 5 p.m. Friday after UNM officials said they had inadvertently failed to turn over the back side of one of the witness accounts. They blamed it on a copying error.
The call for an independent investigation has come from several quarters, including the Journal and UNM Staff Council President Elisha Allen, who calls the matter “a local and national disgrace.”
Locksley, in an interview with KOAT-TV, didn’t help the hunker-down strategy when he said, when asked about calls for an independent investigation, “The only comment I can make on that, you know, is that President Schmidly’s comment on the investigation and the job that Vice President (for Human Resources) Helen Gonzales did was thorough and, ah, got to the result that they were looking for.”
Maybe Locks made a Freudian slip. Oops.
Schmidly and Paul Krebs deny they’ve cut a deal where Locksley bails out after the season. They seem to think silence will make it go away. Not likely.
Locksley-gate is now a national embarrassment. Perhaps this misguided strategy is based on the fact the situation has been mishandled in so many ways, from an initial investigation by the wrong department to the incredible shredding of Garbiso’s notes.
This week we find out Schmidly had not read the witness statements, yet was able to decide he was satisfied with the university’s investigation and Locksley’s punishment — a 10-day suspension that cost the coach about $29,000 in withheld pay. A spokeswoman says that’s not something he would normally do.
He does, however, reiterate he still has confidence in Locksley, Krebs and Gonzales.
Locksley’s temper gave UNM a black eye, but university brass has turned it into a festering wound. It’s shameful and a slap in the face of taxpayers who foot the bill and deserve forthright leadership of the state’s flagship university.
A full investigation of the entire affair is in order.
As for Locksley, Schmidly and Krebs, they are paid a combined $1.75 million in public money. They should keep answering questions until New Mexicans are satisfied their answers are giving them their money’s worth.
by Today-No Confidence Vote for Krebs
UNM Student Leaders Set Stage for Krebs No-Confidence Vote
Graduate student leaders at the University of New Mexico are laying the groundwork for a no-confidence vote in Athletics Vice President Paul Krebs over his handling of the Mike Locksley altercation.
UNM’s Graduate and Professional Student Association plans to meet Nov. 23 to set the dates for a special election for all graduate students, the group announced in a news release.
UNM President David Schmidly declined to comment.
Among other items that might be on the ballot are:
n A question on whether $1.5 million in student fees that now goes to athletics should be reallocated.
n A call for changing UNM policy so the graduate student group could appoint a voting member to future selection committees for the VP for athletics position.
The votes would be largely symbolic. Ultimately, the university’s administration and regents have final say on Krebs’ fate, how student fees are spent and whether graduate students should be represented on selection committees.
The call for the special election is the latest fallout from UNM’s handling of a Sept. 20 encounter between head football coach Locksley and assistant coach J.B. Gerald. UNM officials have admitted to mistakes in how the matter was handled but deny there was an attempt at a cover-up.
Graduate students also have raised concerns about the play of UNM soccer player Elizabeth Lambert, who was caught on tape yanking an opponent to the ground by her hair.
“The recent coverup of the Locksley-Gerald incident coupled with the egregious lack of sportsmanship displayed by Lambert exemplifies a lack of leadership within the UNM Athletics Department. …” association President Lissa Knudsen said in the release. “It’s time for the students to weigh in on this.”
by BYU Fan
The coach has a history of violence and is ordered to take anger management classes; does not sound like a man who should be leading student athletes. And the UNM administration allows someone with this character to work at their university; that says a lot about the moron’s that run the university. Maybe if they handled the Locksley assault correctly that incident with soccer player Elizabeth Lambert would never have taken place.
by Corrupt Krebs Exposed by Emails
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.
It all began with the September 20th scuffle between UNM head football coach Mike Locksley and former assistant coach J.B. Gerald. Statements said an argument over football plays resulted in Locksley lunging at Gerald. Locksley was initially verbally reprimanded by the university and later placed on a ten-day suspension.
A month after Eyewitness News 4’s record’s request, the university did provide emails that had been sent out by Krebs during the time he was dealing with the media swarm.
In one email to a media consultant, Krebs writes about an October 13th ESPN article that broke the news about Locksley’s suspension: “Story broke on ESPN. Not sure how or where the leak came from as none of my staff knew except Greg [Remington] and Kurt.”
Krebs asks the consultant, “Any last minute advice? Feel like he may take me down with him.”
In another email sent to the same consultant, Krebs writes, “It is incredible how many people are using this as an opportunity to bash Mike [Locksley] and taking shots about everything about him.”
The emails also reveal an effort to get J.B. Gerald to speak about the incident. Nine days after the scuffle, athletics spokesman Greg Remington wrote to Krebs, “J.B. coming forward and saying something [positive] would sure soothe the situation.”
Krebs responded, “Suggest you try and reach out to him.”
Also among the emails is criticism about a sports reporter with The Daily Lobo school newspaper, Isaac Avilucea, who requested Locksley’s phone records and text messages. Associate director of athletics, Richard Pickering, writes to Krebs, “I just want to be careful dealing with Isaac because we know he will be subjective in his reporting and will look to portray us in a negative light.”
Krebs responds, “If we have to release them, we will. No way to spin numbers.”
Avilucea calls the “subjective” reference conjecture aimed at trivializing the true issue.
Eyewitness News 4 also requested emails sent out by UNM coach Locksley. We were told by the university that no sent emails exist from the coach.
Attempts were made to get comments from the university regarding this story, but calls and emails to the athletic department were not returned.
Read the UNM emails released to Eyewitness News 4
by Mike
Can hardly wait until Isac is replaced. You are not an unbiased writer anymore and have become a leader of a lynch mob.
I’m really beginning to wonder if you are Locksley so much do to the color his skin.
by Professor
Also among the emails is criticism about a sports reporter with The Daily Lobo school newspaper, Isaac Avilucea, who requested Locksley’s phone records and text messages. Associate director of athletics, Richard Pickering, writes to Krebs, “I just want to be careful dealing with Isaac because we know he will be subjective in his reporting and will look to portray us in a negative light.”
Isaac Avilucea reports the stories from an objective standpoint, and can not be manipulated by this corrupt brunch of imbeciles; his reporting has exposed the deception of the UNM’s administration. AD-Krebs, President Schmidly, Coach Locksley and HR VP Gonzales should all be fired immediately.
by Lee Roy
Actually no… Issac does NOT write from an objective standpoint. It is very obvious what his standpoint has been since before the season started…
Issac has become a mouthpiece for Gerald and his lawyer as they know Issac will write whatever they tell him to… I do find it interesting that Gerald and mouthpiece do not go to the Albuquerque Journal, any television stations, or radio stations. Instead he goes with a young man that Gerald and mouthpiece know will write exactly what they want and in which context they want. Why do Gerald and mouthpiece know this? Simple Issac and the Lobo haven’t done an objective piece on Lobo football in quite awhile…
by The Truth
Mike Locksley is not fit to be a head coach. The e-mails show that there was a huge cover up. Lee Roy you are an idiot. Obviously a Locksley follower and you obviously condone this type of behavior. Locksley is a joke and will do nothing but bring New Mexico athletics down. Mr. Lee Roy, you can quote me “MIKE LOCKSLEY WILL NEVER HAVE A WINNING SEASON AS A HEAD COACH.” Did you see those e-mails? Did you see Lying-Locksley make a fool of himself on National T.V.? The University hiding information and taking months to get information to the local media. Not only is there a cover-up but there are laws being outright broken. Issac appears to be in quest of the truth. I think it is good that someone is reporting both sides without bias. I wouldn’t be suprised if Lee Roy is Mike Locksley himself. Locksley appears to be very insecure with himself and probably spends his FAT DAYS reading blogs. Well, Mr. Lee Roy/ Mr. Locksley the proof is in the pudding. Somehow Mike Locksley has erased his outgoing e-mails. Coach Gerald and Issac do not appear to be afraid of the Corrupt UNM Administration. I continuously urge them to continue to fight and stand up for the right thing. All the public relation help cannot get UNM Athletics out of this mess. Mike Locksley couldnt even create his own public speeches and didnt want to do community services. Mike Locksley is a lying, sexist, cheater, who will never be successful in this profession. Note: to Mike Locksley, please continue to blog and I will be hear waiting for you to respond. I am a UNM graduate and I have held season tickets for 15 years and I am a private booster and UNM will not see another cent until MIKE LOCKSLEY IS GONE. This has also been sent to Paul Krebs. Stop blogging Locksley and worry about coaching the team this weekend. No one in their right mind will write a positive blog or article about you, so these blogs from Lee Roy and Mark are staged. Mike Locksley do use a favor and QUIT. NOW!!!!!!!
by Alumnus
Well said The Truth: About Lee Roy aka Mike Locksley! Do not attempt to play those lying, manipulative games with us; Parents, students, faculty and taxpayers see you: AD-Paul Krebs, HR VP Helen Gonzales, President David Schmidly and Coach Mike Locksley; for the worthless, incompetent, despicable, piece of crap that you truly are; from the day that Mike Locksley assaulted Coach J.B. Gerald the cover up started.
Locksley lied and ran to Krebs; together they decided to tell more lies; down play the assault sweep it under the rug. “No Punch was thrown, or I did not hit J.B. Gerald.” “Have Gerald give a statement and tell people it did not happen.”
(Gerald refused to lie) “Tell the other assistance coaches to shut up and not speak the truth.” (They told the truth; as was shown on ESPN OutSide the Lines and other News stations) “There is a leak, said Krebs”
UNM administrators even destroyed some of the documents pertaining to the investigation; regarding the assault without much success (some of the documents are still surfacing.) ESPN OutSide the Lines was able to retrieve a few of the documents and in their interview with the assistant coach J.B. Gerald his version of the assault was confirmed; which was also validated by assistant coach Degory and two other assistant coaches; who witnessed the attack on coach Gerald by Locksley.
UNM administrators told the news stations that there weren’t any notes; the video below is from KRQE News 13 which reveals more of the deeply rooted corruption that exists at the UNM administration. Now we have these emails which further confirms what Coach Gerald said; that Krebs asked him to “give a statement to defuse (appease) not throw fuel on this damage control” (to lie) to which Krebs said he did not remember.
They fear Isaac Avilucea because of his unbiased and fair reporting’s. They fear Coach J.B. Gerald because he would not allow their lack of integrity and dishonesty to warp his values. Gerald was a graduate assistant for the legendary Joe Paterno at Penn State for three seasons from 2005-07. Do you think Joe Paterno would chock and punch his assistant? NO.
Whatever trust we had in the UNM’s athletic department and the administration is gone forever; they lied to everyone! They want us to ignore all their immoral, dishonest and incompetent acts; it will not happen! This is a national embarrassment and is devastating for our university. GPSA should address the corruption that plagues our university; Gerald should be compensated for these vicious acts against him; Locksley should be fired however, he should not be alone; others in the UNM athletics department and the UNM administration should go with him.
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/sports/sports_blog/sportsblog_krqe_albuquerque_sports_office_short_locksley_and_otl_200911012043
by Long Time Supporter
Locksley’s apology was not even sincere; according to the emails this wretched buffoon had to have someone write his statements/speeches. It was all rehearsed, a ploy; he was told to say that he was going to do community work; to which he objected. Each time Locksley, the UNM administrators lied, covered up and destroyed documents; they were exposed; the truth was out there for the world to view. Locksley, Krebs and the rest of your accomplices in crime; do us all a favor pack you bags and leave. I have been a supporter since Rocky Long was the quarterback however, I will not purchase another ticket for a UNM sporting event until this evil regime as gone.
by Carmen
Your statement is untrue Lee Roy (Locksley); Gerald did do an interview with a national sports reporting news station-ESPN OutSide the Lines. They revealed the truth and many other news stations picked up on that truth. These stations had requested copies of the documents pertaining to the investigation; into the assault by Locksley on Gerald from the beginning. KRQE News 13 asked for copies as did other news stations, but was told by UNM’s administration that no notes existed. Only to find out that ESPN had received from the UNM HR department some of the notes from the investigation, after the interview with Coach Gerald. (See the video below) When they did comply with the other news stations/journalist request for notes it was months later, and some of the note were not legible; some had been as UNM officials put it mistakenly destroyed. NM has an open records law which is to enforce the state’s Right-to-Know law and to serve as a resource for citizens, public officials and members of the media in obtaining public records. So get your facts straight before you open your trap and attempt to become a (mouthpiece), advocate or whatever you are trying to accomplish for these degenerates.
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/sports/sports_blog/sportsblog_krqe_albuquerque_sports_office_short_locksley_and_otl_200911012043
by DondeEstasDAVECHAPPELLE?
Mike and Lee Roy- you guys are worthless.
“I’m really beginning to wonder if you are Locksley so much do to the color his skin.”
Does that even make sense? Uh, no. You sound like spam from a pathetic craigslist personal ad.
Isaac, The Daily Lobo, and EVERYONE who is reporting this has an unbiased perspective in their quest for the TRUTH behind this corruption. If they do not continue their admirable reporting, the university administration will think it is okay to continue their bureaucratic dealings of corruption.
The only people that bash the reporters are the guilty- Locksley, Krebs, UNM administrators and Vice Presidents- and those that are so pathetic and envious because they can not break the story themselves (you know who you are).
HAPPY FESTIVUS!!!!
by making a list, checking it twice
Where IS Dave Chappelle? hahaha
Truth be told, the only people that question the truth are those behind the scandal trying to cover their a$$es, OR those who are reporters (or so they will call themselves). Why else would they not want the truth to come out and AUTOMATICALLY assume that anything anyone says is subjective and bias? I guess those who question it, must want to attend a school where the admin (that make 6-figure dollar amounts) are corrupt and cover up every little thing. What’s next?
a sex scandal?
a discrimination scandal?
…oh wait
Mike Locksley has already checked those off his list.
by Chris81
Just because Locksley won ONE game doesn’t mean we have forgotten or forgiven. Take your 700,000/year salary and quit. We could use money being put back into academics where it belongs.
by Boycott UNM Athletics
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.
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MIKE LOCKSLEY IS IN OVER HIS HEAD
• New Mexico finished the season 1-11, its worst record since the 1980’s. Many of those losses were blowouts.
• Coach Locksley admitted striking an assistant coach during a “physical altercation”.
• As of 10-10-09, Locksley had been blown out in 5 out of 6 games.
• Loss at home to undermanned and less talented NMSU squad.
• Poor leadership and example for student athletes — physical violence in the workplace.
• Talented recruiting class not yet in the works, despite Locksley’s supposed expertise as recruiter.
• Rapid decline in football game attendance, and general apathy toward program under Locksley.
• Segment by ESPN Outside the Lines alleges cover up and previous anger management issues.
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Despite big promises and big words, University of New Mexico Lobo head football coach Mike Locksley delivered only a single victory in 2009, at a cost of $750,000 to the taxpayers of New Mexico. That’s right, $750,000 per victory — what a bargain. The Lobos finished near the bottom of the NCAA in most important offensive and defensive statistical categories — so much for Locksley’s bragging assertion that another number would need to be added to the scoreboard — if it was needed, it was needed on the opposing team’s side this year. Coach Locksley was hit with an EEOC complaint earlier in 2009 that has now been settled, with his former employee being given a newly created, higher-paying position, back pay, lifetime season tickets to UNM sporting events, and an undisclosed, behind the scenes settlement. Coach Mike Locksley has admitted to striking assistant coach J.B. Gerald in a “physical altercation”, and it appears possible that this incident may result in a lawsuit against UNM, as Coach Gerald has opted to leave the team, and retain an attorney. Locksley has also failed to land the recruits he could supposedly deliver, losing two of his top three recruits in 2009 to their failure to qualify. Another one of Locksley’s highly touted recruits briefly left the program and returned because of the controversy surrounding the gerald situation.
The University of New Mexico pays Coach Mike Locksley $750,000 annually, or approximately $14,423.08 per week. Has Coach Mike Locksley done anything to demonstrate that he is qualified to be a head football coach at this level? Is Mike Locksley representative of the values of the University of New Mexico Lobos, or the state of New Mexico? Does he really deserve this kind of money, based on performance, or should the University of New Mexico have terminated him for cause when they had the opportunity to do so? We feel the answer is a resounding “yes”, based on his record, performance, and behavior. Mike Locksley was a very bad hire.
The taxpayers of New Mexico and fans of University of New Mexico Lobo football deserve more coaching and more integrity for their money. It is time to recognize the mistake made by Paul Krebs in hiring Coach Locksley, and sever ties with Coach Locksley, before the program suffers irreparable damage. New Mexico Lobo football cannot survive 5 more years of Mike Locksley, and this style of management, or lack of coaching ability. Our student athletes deserve better leadership.