It is unfortunate that the leadership in this game was non existent.

1. Coach Nelson a.k.a The Fat Man at one point could be seen on the monitor digging in his nose. Really?? What you should have been digging for was a way to motivate your team instead of sitting your fat ass on the bench and squandering an opportunity for a win.

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Your comments are mean and totally unfounded. Picking his nose and calling Coach Nelson names? Really? Are we back in second grade. Look at what Nelson has done: 4 consecutive winning seasons, two NCAA appearances, 4 All Americans, at least 9 all conference players, just to name a few of his accomplishments. Players, including myself don’t achieve the recognition we do without the help of our coaches and teammates. Additionally, don’t you think Rhoades would have come back in the game if she could have. To point fingers at a coach is one thing, to take a hit at a college athlete is another. It is her senior year and I am sure she would be the first to tell you if she could have come back in the game she would have…oh and for the record, she is in a walking boot. So before you accuse her of having a pity party and giving up, find the real facts.

Lastly, it’s a shame you have to make all of these terrible comments as “Lobo Louie”, if you are going to say these nasty things about the team, at least have the balls to do it under your real name.

Nelson showed NO leadership whatsoever on Friday night. Instead of motivating his team and providing them with guidance, he chose to sit on the bench and pick his nose. Guess what that lack of action got his team? A loss.

As for Rhoades she is an amazing player. But she did not show that amazing attitude when she came out of the lockeroom. She should have had her ankle elevated and on ice to possibly play the next day. Even if she could not play they next day it would have at least told her team that she was thinking they had a shot at another game. Thus providing them with motivation they were not getting elsewhere.

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Well… As a former division 1 athlete I relied on the coaches to teach me skills and provide us with game plans. Never did I rely solely on him to motivate me or the team. That is the job of the girls on the court and bench. If you are a division 1 athlete, you MUST be able to provide your team with something. And as much as I support this team, him getting up and trying to create some sort of spark for this team didn’t work 14 times this season, so sometimes you have to change your approach.

Second, after Ashley got hurt the girls played a very good match. They fought hard. Your lack of knowledge is incredibly frustrating; we have a doctor and certified athletic trainers on staff that walked Rhoades off the court, Ashley probably got the treatment she needed before coming back to the bench – she missed the entire second game, which leads me to believe she probably knew the condition of her ankle.

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Really Lobo Louie?
By making the comments you did you made it obvious to everyone that you know nothing about the UNM volleyball program. Ashley is not only the statistical but the emotional leader of the team. To accuse her of having a pity party is childish. She sprained her ankle and knew she would be unable to play so she gave her full support to the team. What made you think she gave up? Because she didn’t ice? I didn’t realize you were in the training room evaluating her ankle…my bad. I can vouch for the entire team that not a single person viewed Ashley’s actions as giving up. She remained on the bench during timeouts to keep the focus on the game and not on herself.

Weight Comments? Nose Picking? What in the world does that have to do with his coaching? Jeff Nelson is a phenomenal coach who has turned around every program he has managed. In addition to the things Taylor listed above, during his time here: the attendance at the games has exploded, the team has received academic awards, become more involved in the community, and turned UNM volleyball in to a nationally recognized program. Lobo Louie, may I ask what you would have done differently? What would you have said to the team, what game plan would you have devised? Cause so far from what I understand, your plan was to ice Ashley’s ankle and therefore win the match. Thank god I never played for your team.

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Dear Louie Lobo,

I’d like to see your ankle bashed in with a third degree ankle sprain and try to play in a Division 1 volleyball match or “to get ready for the next game” as you quoted. Ashley Rhoades is one of the most athletic, passionate, caring, and competitive people and would have played if she could have. She didn’t give up! She wanted to soak in the moments of seeing her team play at Johnson Center and was in extreme pain. Those girls play for her and the team and for Jeff. Don’t ever belittle the character of Ashley Rhoades or Jeff Nelson if you have no right or knowledge in the matter. I would like to see you appreciate where the program has come, look at the accomplishments to come out of the athletes Jeff Nelson has been the coach of, not take out the bitterness of your own life onto the UNM volleyball team. Taylor and Amy nailed it as well. It just proves how little you know about sports in general. The only Pity Party I see here is the one your going to have realizing how off you were on this.

Well Mr. Louie Lobo,
Welcome to New Mexico Volleyball! You have just experienced a core value that is taught to you in a D1 athletic program… Protect your team! I believe my girls have pretty much put you in your place regarding the two people you ‘tried’ to insult. And I say tried because insults must be valid to even count, and yours are far from that. So I choose to touch on your choice to live through other lobo athletes and coaches to make your life feel complete. It goes a little something like this: I’m happy for you that it’s so easy for you to sit on the sidelines (or in front of a computer) and comment on an article written about a volleyball game. Congrats! Are your fingers sore from typing?  That’s great… because all the girls on the team just went through months/ years of intense training and workouts. Please save yourself some more finger exercise until you realize that you made a huge mistake taking shots at people who have accomplished more in a few months then you can dream of in a lifetime. Also, please do us all a favor and change your name to something that doesn’t make you seem like you are a New Mexico fan because your comments prove that you are ignorant and the furthest from a true Lobo fan.

Yo Louie,

Were you watching the same guy I was? You say that the coach and as a result the team did not know what to do after Rhodes was injured. Are you kidding, the team totally stepped it up on a level I had not seen from them al lseason. Ashley Newman and Lexi ROss acting as a sort of replacement both had hte best game I have ever seeb from both of them, and I’ve only missed four games in hte last three years so that kind of statement carries a lot of wait. So if your saying that the team went under after Rhodes got injured then you really haven’t studied this team as much as I have.
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Second why in the world would you expect somebody to be able to play shortly after an ankle sprain especially after she had the same injury less then one week before in the game against Colorado State. From playing Streetball I sprained my ankle twice in one week, I was barely able to walk for three months. Honestly she wasn’t going to be playing inhe next game. Her support on the sideline could do nothing ubt thelp the team as she was a senior leader and she wanted to be there on the sidelines cheering htem victory in person instead of doing so in the locker room like any teammate would want to do. Didn’t you see The Might Ducks 2?

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