How in the world can the University of New Mexico afford to keep coach Mike Locksley? Does the state of New Mexico know something the rest of us don't in regards to the economy? Did the University receive some sort of bailout that allows crowds, like those shown in the picture above, to pay the bills? Did they somehow escape the sub prime fallout unscathed? If you can pay for a 20 million dollar plus budget with a crowd like that, then their AD needs to take the place of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke!
So how does this university afford this? This picture (compliments of Rob in Albuquerque) was taken in the third quarter of a game vs. #4 TCU! Yes the #4 team in the country was there!
So not only is fan attendance lagging at New Mexico, but their coach seems to be a ticking time bomb. In less than two full years on the job he has been sued for sexual harassment and for assaulting an assistant coach. How does this guy keep his job? This does not even account for the alleged incident between he and a reporter at a local bar.
And then, yes there is more, he banned all football players from visiting downtown Albuquerque night clubs. Wait, let me get this straight. Coach can go out to bars and get into it but his players can't? Makes sense to me. Too bad for the Lobos they don't play night club bouncers ever week. It seems as if they are more their size!
So, a guy can lose a lot of football games and bring in no revenue (see picture above), sexually harass a secretary, beat up an assistant coach, and get into altercations with reporters, but keep his job? HOW? The cost of a buy out? Hell, with all of the legal fees the University has spent covering for him, he should be buying them out!
I don't know if there is any coach in America that would still have a job with this baggage, much less the worst football team in America. Do you guys in New Mexico know something the rest of us don't?
I think I know something New Mexico doesn't know. Mike Locksley is the worst coach in NCAA football!
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