1. A Poster wrote: "Joe Franklin is all about what is best for joe! Franklin only calls his coaching frineds when he needs information about other athletes and others programs. He positions himself to lure transfers to the UNM. His speciality is using people for what benefits Joe Franklin.He is great at using his friends for what ever makes him look good. Joe suffers from the short _ick syndrome."
I can't comment on the last sentence since I've never actually looked, but the other stuff is garbage. I am a coaching friend of Joe and have never seen or heard that crap that you are spewing. In fact, every DI coach I know always speaks well of Joe. So your rant is just incorrect. If you are angry for some reason that is fine, but have the balls to just state it, don't hide behind this made-up stuff.
2. Whiners
"Lee Emanuel of UNM is how old? 2/7/2010 2:53AM - in reply to Lobo Exer Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
He's a coach he's paid to win within the rules as currently operating. Why all the fuss, is just a bit of jealousy as UNM begins to build a sucessful program. NCAA rules should be simplified to allow 5 years of athletic scholarship with 4 years of competition in a window of an acceptable student timeframe (i.e. graduate HS + a year out + 4 years undergrad + 3 yrs PhD) then people can make their own choice about missions, perhaps going abroad or even a couple of years out to train and just accept that life ain't fair get on with it."
The problem is that New Mexico is doing nothing differently than most of the top programs in the country. Look at how many international athletes are on active rosters of collegiate teams. Didn't Alabama go over and get 7 Kenyans, and Auburn do the same? Providence has made a living out of Ireland. Sure there are schools that only recruit American's but given the NCAA legislation it is appropriate, and within rules to give scholarships to international athletes. If they changed the rules then I am positive every coach in the country who is currently recruiting international would turn their attention to American kids, and do it that way. But New Mexico is not cheating.
3. ABQ Resident
RE: Lee Emanuel - real issue NCAA rules 2/7/2010 6:25AM - in reply to i know more... Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
"i know more... wrote: hey ex lobo - you really believe coach henry did not fill all aid given to the track team? your a d-arse for even saying that.. the UNM athletic director was a hemorriod when coach henry was there. coach franklin thinks he can win there, wrong... that staff doesn't even coach the athletes that are there. nobody works out together - guys just show up at the meet with a UNM jersey on. trust me - i know more... Actually, if you knew anything about the program, you would know that it has not only been proven that they werent using all the money, but the Henry administration was STEALING money from the program for their own tight family of coaches. Their budget dollars have not changed a bit, actually even dropped this year. But the money is actually going into the program, and not into the pockets of the coaches like it had in the past."
Never heard any discussion about funds not going into the UNM program in the past. The current budget for UNM is similar to what the previous coaches had. The Henry's had the philosophy of recruiting New Mexico kids. I respect that philosophy. But given the state of New Mexico is a horrible track & field state that is why the program fell on hard times. They were very, very bad. So a new coaching staff comes in and wants to do well. Do they beat their head against the wall and pacify the local coaches by recruiting bad athletes, or do they go outside the state to get quality athletes. It would seem to be an easy choice. From what I know there was discussion in the past about dropping track at UNM and much of it was due to the program doing so poorly. Now, the program is doing well and maybe some more American kids will be attracted to the university, which will in turn lessen the number of international kids on the team.