Editor,
I confess that I do not understand football. Not only am I unable to grasp the nuances of how the game is played, but I also fail to understand its importance to an institution of higher learning. I do understand the importance of the game to those who play it on behalf of UNM. To them it is not merely recreation, but a lifestyle, a subculture and a means of tremendous opportunity for education on and off the field. I have no issue with and, indeed, great respect for those who play and coach.
As for those who pay exorbitant sums year after year to coaches and staff for middling and poor results, I offer the following: I would like to submit my name for consideration for the head football coach position for the 2010 season.
True, I don’t have any experience coaching and am ignorant of the game, but I guarantee that I can deliver at least a 0-4 record by this time next year.
I won’t know how to direct my staff and coaches for optimal recruiting and performance, but I will know how to treat them with dignity and respect. I haven’t hit anyone since 1989.
Just in case you’re on the fence about this, let me say that I offer my woefully inadequate skills for the price of my tuition and monthly rent, about $14,000 a year.
I don’t know exactly how much money this will save the University, but I would guess that the entire team could be given full academic scholarships.
With more savings to the school, more scholarship opportunities to be had, and a record that can’t be any worse than it is now, isn’t it time to put a bozo like me in charge?
Colin Cunningham
UNM student
