Texas Tech

The Professor

I used to call Matt “The Professor” because he was the smartest guy I had ever known and he knew the syllabus better than the professor did. He was a great football player and an even better person. He was always a hard worker and he fought a great fight. My heart goes out to his wonderful family. God bless you Romig and your family and may you rest in peace. Hog Nation sheds a tear for you #51. The world was a better person because Matt Romig was on it.  

TWITTER

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Jav A Great Day and be thankful for your blessings everyday!

Big Play Ray

Preach to em Ray Ray

Coaching

This is a great link to Dr. Lou and explains well why we all coach.

Alvarado's Advice

There's no such thing as hopeless if you believe. 

2011 University of New Mexico Lobos

College Football

It's definitely a business.

TGIM

I saw some of these videos and they really inspired me and I really enjoyed them.  If you like this one I'm sure you will like the other ones.  I just subscribed to his youtube page and if you have a youtube account I recommend you do the same thing.  They are very powerful.  Jav A Great Day! =)

2011 Lobo Football Camp

Without an update in a while there is a lot to talk about.  I have been with the University of New Mexico for some time now.  I am really enjoying myself being close to home and learning how a Division 1 program is run.  The summer was definitely a busy one with camps, summer lifts, and 7 on 7 four days a week, there was not much time off during the summer. Now it is time for camp to start and one of the most exciting times of the year with football in full swing.

AFCA Interview

The Two Minute Warning

A conversation with Coach Carlos Alvarado, Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assistant at the University of New Mexico. A Young Coach’s Perspective on Coaching.
Click Here to listen to the interview.

Los Lobos

Things Are Good

It's been awhile since I have been on here and given an update, so I thought I would.  I've been really well and am learning a lot where I am at.  Things are about the same at every football program across the country right now.  Teams are either hitting the weights hard or starting their spring ball.  It is an exciting time for football know that it never ends.  Football is a 24/7 year round thing if you want to be successful.

Snowboarding Story

One Saturday I went snowboarding, something that I hardly do, and was enjoying the day other than the occasional slam to the snow.  While on the lift to the top of the mountain I heard Lil Wayne, my ringtone from my jacket pocket.  I was just going to let it ring based on the fact that we were almost to the top and I had gloves on.  But I decided to look at it and although I didn't recognize the number I decided to answer anyway.  It was a Coach who I had randomly emailed a few days ago, (again all in who you know, someone recommend that I email and keep in touch with this coach) he asked what I was doing and I told him I was randomly snowboarding and it just so happened that I was about 15 minutes from the school that he was at.  He asked if I wanted to come visit after I was done for the day, which of course I did.  The coaching profession is crazy, one minute I was snowboarding and the next I was having an interview in snowboarding pants and with a girl I went snowboarding with in the room.

It's Been Awhile

Since the last post I've made there has been a lot going on in my world. I have had many interviews and job offers.  In the coaching world your life can change within a phone call.  Again it's all who you know, I went from meeting to people at the convention for the first time to them helping me find my next job opportunity.