“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.

As far as Krebs is concerned the University could hire someone at a much lower pay and get a better athletics director. Next time look to APS or Rio Rancho high schools to find an athletic director.

The Regents need to bite the bullet and get rid of the problems and get a quality head coach this can manage his anger and accept criticism.

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 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.

When you say in your morally superior way, “These bozos have to go”, do you realize that you are talking about the lives of at least a dozen families? Wives, children and husbands who, although not at fault will be severly affected. And for what, a punch, or for your idea of political correctness.

There will probably be more football staff and players leaving, but that sort of exodus at the end of the season is normal for all football teams. It happens at FSU and at Podunk State.

Isaac Avilucea, may be a student (so what?) but I would ask, how does he exhibit “More morality than Locksly”? Do you know Issac personally? He writes bad things about his own school’s football team. Does this place him on the moral high ground?

All, I know for sure is that my son remains loyal to the coaches. He reports that many other players also remain loyal. Why does this disturb you so much? Would you like to see terrible things happen to coach Locks and his staff? I’ll bet there are things in your life that no one knows about that make you ashamed. Lighten up and don’t throw that first stone.

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.

Too bad the moral paragon Mr.Avilucea was forced to say his first story wasn’t true. I wonder, is someone more damaged by a punch or by an irresponsible story written about them by some hack???

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.

I know from my son that football players are often not held in the highest esteme at the UNM, but I think that (for whatever reason) was true even before Coach Locks. Why that is, I don’t have a clue, but it must be tough playing and really giving your all at a school where you are not appreciated.

You need to bear down and get your education and do as well as you can on the field despite whatever negitivity there is. After all it is about you. You can not be a failure because some coach hit another coach. I once had a coach tell me, that no one is interested in excuses, they just want to know what you’ve done.

Players from other teams tease you? Spit on them. Be proud! You are what you choose to be. Don’t whine about the coach, go out and do your best. Man up.

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.

Locks did something wrong, he was punished for it, and apoligized. Lets get on with life. If he is fired for his behaviour, or fired because there is enough rancor and ill will from the politically correct, as you seem to be, then that’s how it goes. If not, lets drop all the nonsense and get behind the coaches and the kids.

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!!!!

Well at least we agree that Coach Locks is a CURRENT FAILURE!

Bungled, Funny you had to look up “comprehension”, sorry for the typo.

I am sure you and Bottomfeeder are of the same racist affinity——“non ebonically correct”! And it also nice to see that you wish Ms. Garbiso to be crushed.

A question for the general reading audence: is there an active chapter of the KKK in Albuquerque?

el mongo jerry your Paranoia with Isaac Avilucea is obvious, Why, because he gave us the scoop on the vile incompetent UNM administration and lying thug Locksley. Your son remains loyal because you are; if given a chance he would roll out like some of the other players. Too, bad if your son doesn’t have a dad that value’s integrity which is apparent by the way he called Isaac out of his name. But, instead prefers to support a violent, out of control, liar like Locksley.

depth chart starter: I commend you and the other players for speaking the truth about Locksley:
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 associated 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 really care about me or other players we are like farm animals to him. I hope your son can have success 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 leadership skills. I am glad that I am not his son or yours.

When you say in your morally superior way, “These bozos have to go”, do you realize that you are talking about the lives of at least a dozen families? Wives, children and husbands who, although not at fault will be severly affected. And for what, a punch, or for your idea of political correctness.

So you think it is okay for Locksley to punch someone and get away with it because he has a family. The other dozen families that you speak of have nothing to do with Locksley’s bad behavior. You are such a BUTT HOLE to think that anyone should be okay with being assaulted. What? Would you have done? Had that happen to your son, not you, because it is quite clear what you would do. Ask Locksley if you could lick his ###, because Gerald is in the wrong job and that is the correct job for you and all the BUTT HOLES that think like you.

Hey el mongo jerry—If you didn’t know: The El Bungled, El Mongo BONGO, El dumbo jerry, El Idiot Jerry are all names chosen too make a spectacle of you and your outright ignorance. How can you attempt to give the young man (depth chart starter) any advice when you don’t have a clue; nor do you care to listen. He told what was happening to him and other players on/off the field. He spoke about how “he knows that Coach Locks really doesn’t care about him and the other players; how they are treated like farm animals by Locks. That coach Locks doesn’t have what it takes to be a head coach at this level of football. He talks a good game to them but he does not have leadership skills. That he has been embarrassed on and off the field to be associated with Coach Locks as his head coach since he hit Coach Gerald. Of how sick of Coach Locks he is and his BS and the fact that he plays on a team where parents like you should be calling for him to be fired also.” All you did was ignore the words of this young man as if this will divert the truth. You are also El FOOL JERRY!

Gee folks, all I said was that my son and some other players on the team are still loyal to the coaching staff. You all find those facts so hard to believe? Now I am a fool, a butt hole, etc.?! I think it’s time you took a good hard look at yourselves and your irrational hatred of this man, Locksley.

While “El idiot Jerry” and “El Dumbo Jerry”, etc. are all very cleverly thought up names, do you really think they “make a spectacle” of me? Come on, it’s like trying to argue with 8 year olds.

You guys wallow around in your racist hatred. Meanwhile the team will have some time off, lifting weights every day, the coaches will be out recruiting and in a short while, Spring training will start. You are some sick vindictive puppies.

Irrational I think not; If Locksley had assaulted AD-Krebs, President Schmidly or HR VP Gonzales than no slap on the wrist would be necessary; because campus security would have escorted him out of the building and off the university grounds. As for racist sorry to disappoint you but, the last time I checked I was and still am African American. I don’t hate anyone however; I do hate the manipulation, lies and double standards that UNM administration inflicts on others. With a 1-11 record that’s enough to make anyone nauseous; not vindictive (unforgiving) just sick of the lies and cover up. Spring training will start but, don’t expect any new recruits this fiasco of Locksley, was a national disgrace and will cost UNM big time. Speaking of 8 year olds they even know not to punch someone because they get angry or upset; someone should let Locksley in on this rule of thumb.

I think El Mongo Jerry is El Mongo Schmidly trying to convince us that they are not all inept.

Let me see, Sick of Krebs, your hatred isn’t irrational, because if Locksley had assulted Krebs, he would have been escorted off campus by security? So,conversely, you have a rational hatred for this man because he didn’t get the punishment he would have received if he had punched Krebs? Makes no sense to me.

Moreover, I percieve a racist component to this hatred of Locksley. You as an African American can not be oblivious to this. Read Bottomfeeder’s posts if there is any doubt in your mind. Out of curiousity, and because you are an African American, do feel Albuquerque is a fairly liberal town—-no racism, or very little evidence of it?

What I see is a group of people of limited intelligence who are experiencing hatred, or at the least,resentment at some fancied slight or way over blown infraction. They are running with the herd, “Oh isn’t it terrible!”

I tell my son, that there will be many people in your life whom you do not like so well, some will be coaches, some will be bosses or commanding officers. You can not let your dislike of this person make a failure of you. Deal with it and be a success. It’s one of life’s lessons that we learn as we grow up.

Every football team experiences many changes between one season and the next. I know of kids who have had three coaching staffs in 4 years—-not to mention additional multiple changes under each of those three head coaches of position coaches. It’s tough. Locksley may indeed go someday, but while he is here, a player should try his best to remain loyal—-stay off of boards, posting negative things about his coach, his AD, or his school.

If Locksley’s punching Gerald is really too much for you to bear, or you hate getting teased about it in the lunch room, and you can’t stand it anymore, then leave! If you don’t want to be a failure and quit, then stop your whining. Those who stay will be winners.

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

Alumna, do you think the UNM should be closed? Maybe get rid of the whole thing for this terrible dasterdly act? Maybe, they should go so far as to take away any degrees earned at thei dispicable University—-obviously the degrees can not be worth much if the situation is as you say. Let’s send all the kids home and clense this planet of this immoral University.

I read Bottomfeeder’s posts if there is any doubt in your mind. Did you read all the other post? The Professor, depth chart starter, El Bungled, El Mongo BONGO, El dumbo jerry and El Idiot Jerry. I guess everyone is wrong and you are right; I don’t think so.

I feel sorry for your son; just like depth chart starter said: I hope your son can have success 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 leadership skills. I am glad that I am not his son or yours.

No, el mongo jerry just gets rid of the three stooges Locksley, Krebs, Schmidly and their accomplices.

Sick of Krebs, you have the arrogance to feel sorry for my son? You are not 1/8th the man he already is.

You may not think so, nor might the rest of the cretins that post on this board, but I am right. Locks made a mistake, he has been punished for it and apoligized. Who are you to be so vindictive? God? Have you never made a mistake? Get over it and let’s get on with football. Go Lobos!

I agree with Staffer: I think El Mongo Jerry is El Mongo Schmidly trying to convince us that they are not all inept. They are not convincing me that they are not all unfit.

Sick of Krebs, let me take my last statement back, as I don’t really know you. Let me just say that if you are 1/8th the man my son is now, you must be a heck of a guy.

Nor, is his dad 1/8th of a man or else you would not be licking Locksley’s ### as the professor put it….

No, we are not GOD and No, we will not get on with football; until Locksley is Gone! BOYCOTT UNM Athletics!!!!!

To which state do you pay your state taxes every year? If you live in NM and approve of the rampant corruption we see in this case, you are no better than the three stooges in question.
MY tax dollars have funded this idiocy.
I have season football tix and have been to every home game to support the players, but the coach and administration are ripping off the taxpayers here with their cover-up.
I support the Lobos, not the bozos in power, and yes, this includes Locks because he assaulted a subordinate and was complicit in the subsequent LIES and COVER-UP.

Locksley has to GO!!! Now that the season has ended the student athletes are voicing their disappointment in Locksley’s juvenile behavior and lack of leadership:

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.

depth chart starter:
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.

el mongo jerry has too much time on his hands and will not quit until we all agree with him/her. So, that must mean s/he is one of the administrators in question. Why would a parent take this much time to try and convince us all?

Dear Jerry, Your precious tax dollars do not normally support UNM football. In fact, UNM football supports itself and many smaller sports, especially women’s sports which without FB, either your tax dollars would pay for, or the sports would be eliminated. There are some years that the program gets in the red—-granted, (example, when they fire a coach, Rocky, Locks, who still have years to go on their contracts) but that is not usually the case.

In summation, and if we take the above at face value, we have two players who are not happy, and one who is. Those who are not happy claim that there are others that think the same way they do. The one who is happy says there are others that feel the way he does. On top of that we have yellow journalist who finds his niche at the expense of the UNM.

Nevertheless, you are correct, I shouldn’t torment you all and get you all stired up with your righteous anger and venom. It’s not a good thing for me to do—-take pleasure in riling up simple folks like yourselves, and the bad energy you create hating Locks, Krebs, and worring about how badly they all should be punished, can not be good for you.

Why don’t you use this board to organize a rally? Make a date, create signs, get a loud speaker and all 10/20 of you go and protest in front of the Admin Bldg. You know you won’t do it. One, you’re too lazy, and 2) you’re too cowardly make a statement in a format where everyone would know who you really are.

Go Lobos!

El Mongo jerry….

You baffoon! The athletics department is in the “RED” ….that means a deficit , LIKE YOUR CHECKBOOK OVERDRAWN! get your facts straight you “Disciple of Locksley jockstrap MUSK”!

Who are you? Kathleen Hessert earning your $5,500.00 a month on the Daily Lobo comments board? Sounds about right!

Who has your BOY Locksley recruited lately besides 3 “NO CHIPPERS” with verbal commits ?

Your son plays at lowly UNM , in the LOWLY MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE! Your son when he’s done “sucking the pigskin” won’t even be able to make the roster of a defunct arena football league! Your so proud of him and Lobo Football put his name out there! C’mon Daddy gloat in your son’s accomplishments. . .live vicariously through your son’s whoop tee doo UNM Football jersey . . .shave his legs and butt publically before he gets taped up for a game!

NO you won’t ! Expose him! can’t can ya ? cause your full of it!

The school didn’t break the 25,000 ticket‐sale mark in any of its last three games, and the actual attendance was far lower —although exact attendance figures are impossible to calculate because UNM doesn’t keep track of the actual number of
fans at any game.

But Krebs acknowledged that the overall drop in ticket revenue hurts. “Half a million dollars is a real amount,” Krebs said. “You’re looking at an overall(athletic department) budget of $27 (million) or $28 million, that’s a reasonably
large chunk of money.”

Locksley’s off‐the‐field issues has led to some calling for Locksley’s termination. A buyout of Locksley’s remaining five years on his six‐year contract would cost UNM in the neighborhood of $1.9 million — which would be a savings of more than $500,000 if the school continues to produces $500,000 shortfalls in ticket‐sales budget projections for the next five years.

UNM’s highest attendance came in 2005, when the school was coming off a 7‐5 season and three straight bowl appearances. And last year, the number of season tickets spiked in part because of the UNM‐Texas A&M game. UNM charged $50 a
ticket for the game, but fans could buy a season ticket for $72, which included the A&M game.

Krebs, who was hired in the spring of 2006, declined to comment about the concern over the receding fan interest or speculate why the decline has occurred.

I HAVE VOWED NOT TO SUPPORT UNM ATHLETICS UNTIL THESE BONEHEADS ARE GONE.

Ha, ha, ha, Mark. UNM football players couldn’t play in the defunct Arena league? Ever hear of Urlacher? Think any of the three UNM players recently named to the all conference team stand a chance? What a dope!

Anyone who thinks that playing for a D1 school, scholarship or not is not an accomplishment, doesn’t know what he is talking about.

Really, if you folks feel comfortable being in a group which includes the ignorant and racist comments of posters like “Mark”, “Sick of Krebs and Locks two” (TWO?) and “Bottomfeeder”, and don’t see anything wrong with taking their sides, and being like they are. Then the world, the world outside of Albuquerque pities and laughs at you.

ATTENTION ALL BLOGGERS: el mongo jerry is Locksley; I repeat el mongo jerry is Locksley. I know for a fact that Locksley spends his FAT day’s reading blogs and blogging; now that the season is finished the sociopath has more time. Ha, Ha, Ha!

The statement posted by UNM staff is true. Read all of El Mongo Jerry’s previous post. Locksley you are the lowest of the low, attempted to acquire a voice on a message board by secretly posting under another name. This is truly amazing and shows that Locksley is a coward who isnt worth a pot to piss in. A poor excuse for a coach and leader. Those kids on the team cant stand the sight Locksley and WILL LAY IT on the line for him. I know those kids are celebrating now that the season is over and they dont have to see the face of a dishonest con-artist such as Mike A. Locksley. He fooled us all, he has fooled college football, what a joke Mike Locksley is. He couldnt be a man and tell the truth, now he and this corrupt organization are paying a PR firm to attempt to clean up this mess Locksley has created. Locksley will never be able to restore his reputation, kids are leaving, and this football program will suffer until a real man, coach, and leader is at the head of the program. Mike Locksley has NO CLASS. Acts like a family man but is not, nothing but a drunk who until these change of horrible incidents could be found at any local bar getting drunk. Everyone knows what type of character you have, the TRUTH WILL COME TO LIGHT. Keep digging Isaac, you are doing a great job! Expose this corrupt administration for what they are. Locksley/ EL Mongo (since that is your blogging alter ego) YOU ARE HATED BY THE NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY!

I never said my tax $ want to the athletic programs. My tax $ funds the cover-up. Plus, the program operates at a deficit.

You have all lost your minds! What the hell is wrong with all of you. I have never in my life be so embarrased to be a New Mexican. All the hate and venom over a football coach is out of line and disgusting. It was a scuffle..big deal. Things like this happen all the time behind football doors!!! He did not kill the man, he did not shoot him, stab him or break his jaw. Locksley did not do about a million things worse that could have happened. We had a newspaper reporter James Yodice from the abq journal get into a fist fight in Rio Rancho in front of children with another reporter and it is like no big deal. That ticks me off more than anything because it was in front of small children. Slap on wrist life goes on. Let it go already. Read a book, get your education. My goodness relax. Be happy that you have a forum to speak but use some class and have a civilized discussion. We have all gone back 2 million years. I thank God my son serves in the US Navy and proctects of “our” rights to have freedoms as this and does not go to college full time. What the hell is in the kool aid folks? Time to look in the mirror? Who or what are you really mad at? Everyone fails, no one is perfect. Amazing how that goes for everyone else too.

At last! I was so surprised that in a “journal” that ostensibily represents the UNM population/culture that there wasn’t one educated soul out there.

Good luck to your son in the Navy, Reality Check, and thanks from all of us.

You have been EXPOSED FAT Locks! Oh I mean (your blogging alter ego) El Mongo Jerry; now we all know it’s you. And Reality Check who is probably FAT Locks under another disguise. You say scuffle, No, it was assault, lies and a cover up. This is a university where people are suppose to behave like civilized human beings. Even the student athletes that you should be teaching by example are embarrassed to be associated with you and disapprove of your behavior. They have stated on this message board that you have so much BS with you and that they can’t stand you Locks. They want you fired and I don‘t blame them. YOU ARE A GENUINE SOCIOPATH!

When I was younger and read of the Salem witch trials, I wondered how could people be so fanatically stupid. I thought to myself, boy I’m glad we aren’t like that now.

We Know You FAT Locks – (your blogging alter ego) El Mongo Jerry Just keep blogging and we will be here to tell you: well the players below said so well I’ll just say ditto.

depth chart starter: says that not only are they embarrassed on and off the field to be associated with Locks as my head coach since he hit coach Gerald; we didn’t give up on Coach Locks he gave up on us. We played hard for each other. If I didn’t need my scholarship I would quit the football team right now and I am a starter. I know he doesn’t really care about me or other players we are like farm animals to him. 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 leadership skills. I am glad that I am not his son or yours.

Fbteammembe: 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.

If indeed, the young men who posted are really players, they should be ashamed.

They are ashamed of you and they told you so….remember. Since you let the team down, it is you who should be ashamed. But as the previous blogger said you are a sociopath: a person, as a psychopathic personality, whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. Yes that is you Locksley/El Mongo Jerry.

Locksley has set the program back years.

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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.