[Husker] Gill and Cotton to interview at New Mexico State

[Steve Stone]

Neal Smith wrote:

>It would be interesting to see another former Husker fail at New 
>Mexico State.  That is a tough place to win.

HuskerListers,

I've been living in the south-central mountains of New Mexico, not 
far from Las Cruces, since before Tony Samuel was hired and can tell 
one and all that he did not, repeat not, fail at NMSU.

Samuel took what was probably the worst Division I football program 
in the national and revitalized it, turning it into a contender it 
its conference. True, during the six years he was at the helm he was 
not able to elevate the program to a higher level than that, but much 
of the problem lay in the circumstances he had to deal with.

A great many fans here in New Mexico believe that he was dismissed 
prematurely and was making progress toward a real breakthrough, but 
now we shall never know. As important, perhaps more important, he 
came to be respected for his honesty, integrity, and courage, and 
through him the University of Nebraska gained a not inconsiderable 
following among New Mexicans.

Thus, the premise for the initial post is moot.

Steve Stone