For Subscribers: The One Recent Decision by the SEC That Can Fundamentally Impact NM State's Athletic Budget
Baca: Money Games Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past
Hey there, Aggies fans, I hope you’re having a great week, and thank you so very much for interacting with the “Who Should Be on New Mexico State’s Mount Rushmore?” column. It ended up being one of the more popular columns I’ve written in the last couple of years, and honestly, I don’t always track those things the way some people do. But I think conversations like that matter because that’s part of what makes being an Aggies fan fun.
Right now, there’s not a ton happening in New Mexico State athletics, and that’s kind of by design because of the offseason. Very little football news, no major basketball developments, and we’re all kind of waiting for the next wave of things to talk about here in Las Cruces.
But rather than disappear for weeks at a time, I want to continue diving into topics that indirectly impact New Mexico State athletics, especially football and the future of the program overall. The latest column is more commentary and editorial-based, but it absolutely connects to NM State athletics and where things are headed.
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The One Thing That Can Severely Impact NM State’s Athletics Department IS Happening As We Speak
Aggies fans, I’m not a doom-and-gloom person. Not even close. But I am a realist. Anytime somebody is trying to sell me on something, I automatically assume there’s a catch somewhere. Doesn’t matter what it is. That’s just how life works.
You walk into a car dealership and the salesman is on you within about three seconds. Yeah, of course they want to sell you a car. But what you don’t realize until you actually work around that industry is all the other stuff happening behind the scenes. Sales goals. Bonuses. Side bets between salespeople about who can close the deal first. Hell, sometimes even who can get the cute customer’s phone number. There’s always another layer to it.
Banking taught me the same thing. The reason we said, “Good morning, welcome to Bank of America,” and immediately locked eyes with you the second you walked in wasn’t just because corporate wanted us to act friendly. Sure, customer service mattered, but there was another reason too.
If you were about to rob the bank, chances are you weren’t gonna look me in the eye.
And believe it or not, in about two seconds, you could usually get a feel for somebody’s intentions just based on how they reacted to that interaction. Nervous. Avoiding eye contact. Overly aggressive. Weird body language. You learned to read people real fast in that business.
As weird as it sounds, I’m glad the bank taught me those little mind tricks because it’s helped me a ton in business and honestly in life too. It taught me that there’s almost always more going on behind the curtain than people want you to see.
And so when I see a tweet from Ross Dellenger yesterday at 4:39 p.m. that already had more than 100,000 views, my ears perk up a little bit.
