David Schmidly, still thinkin', one week later.

If you asked UNM President David Schmidly if he expected UNM Head Football Coach Michael Locksley to step up to honest accountability for what he has done,
Schmidly would say yes.

He would tell you as well, UNM Athletic Director Paul Krebs, is expected to step up.

He would tell you as well, UNM Vice President,Human Resources: HR Dept Administration Helen Gonzales is expected to step up.

He would tell you as well, that he himself, is not only expected
to step up, but that he already has.

He was asked to step up to his promise of transparent accountability, by means of an independent impartial review;
a review that will report to the public record.

There no reason not to conduct that review,
except to protect the corrupt and the incompetent.

Schmidly has admitted incompetence in significant width and depth.

He denies corruption in any width or depth.

But he can't make up his mind to do the only thing that will end conjecture about corruption.

Best case scenario at this point; the independent, impartial review team points to all the incompetency that Schmidly, Krebs and Gonzales already admitted.

That is the review result that would corroborate Schmidly's current story; admitted incompetence and, zero corruption.

The only downside, a comparatively meaningless amount of money that the investigation would cost.

For that pittance, the University's reputation is rehabilitated.
Any perception of corruption in the leadership of the UNM,
will be proved unwarranted; proved beyond a shadow of a doubt.

If Schmidly expects Krebs, Gonzales, and Locksley to step up to honest accountability to meaningful standards of conduct and competence, then Krebs, Gonzales, and Locksley, have a right to expect David Schmidly to show them what that looks like.

Members of the UNM Athletic Department, including
Lobo players; in fact, especially Lobo Players,
have a right to expect David Schmidly to show them what it looks like.

Stakeholders expect Schmidly to step up as a role model of honest accountability to meaningful standards of conduct and competence.

File under ironic; it was recently pointed out to me that,

in the entire handling of this issue, the only person whose word
is not being accepted, is the only one who gave his word,
on record, under oath, and under penalty of felony criminal perjury.

How long does UNM President David Schmidly have think
about this decision, before you will accept that his decision is made long since?.

There will be no independent review.

Why? because you can make him.



photo Mark Bralley