Rocketsr said:

That is absolutely crazy. You will have 26 year olds playing college football, or basketball.

Imagine that scenario as I am told by Alabama that they will take me in a couple of years as a Freshman, after playing 2 years on a JUCO (essentially a JV team), then I come in and red shirt another year. If I go to BYU, I might as well red shirt and go on a mission for 2 years as well.

This will only help the big schools as they will use JUCO schools with overflow players to build them up and come in as Freshmen. I just don't see how this is good for college football, or specifically for the non Power 5 conferences.

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dementiajoe said:

Billy Gillespie, like any other mid major coach, would have bolted for greener pastures at a power conference school no matter what. It just so happened to be Texas A&M, which ultimately led him to Kentucky. Same thing for Doc Sadler (it’s Nebraska, man) and Tony Barbee (Auburn). The days of His Coachency Don Haskins staying at UTEP for 38 years died with him.

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Minerinciter said:

If Jim Senter and the athletic department wants to create a better relationship with the fans, they need to remake the private parking lot pavement and better lighting.

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utep101 said:

I will be going to the UTEP Basketball game but where can I park? I only on the UTEP Basketball website that you have to donate. Can I park on the yellow zone for free?

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Sports Opinion said:

Where would UTEP be right now if back then Great Great Great Grandma Natalicio hadn't been so elbow and had paid Billy what he deserved ?

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KaneFan29 said:

BG would have had to stay more than 4 or 5 extra years though. Gonzaga is Gonzaga because Few has been there for 25 years. UCLA was UCLA because of John Wooden. They aren’t UCLA anymore because of constant coaching changes. Kansas is Kansas because they’ve had 2 coaches in 40 years.

What would this program have become had Haskins stayed in Detroit?

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Sports Opinion said:

Billy Gilliespie

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Sports Opinion said:

The good thing is UTEP is nowhere near been big

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MINER.JAY said:

Can’t they some back if they don’t get the draft projection they thought, or do they have a certain date to withdrawal name like nba?

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utep2step said:

There were writeup's about that some time back. He mentioned that very fact and he said he happy at TSU with no thoughts to make it back to the bigs.

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LTMiner61 said:

Nice to think about, but Billy needs to continue taking care of Billy before anything else, or he won't have too many options other than just surviving. I wish him the best.

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picks up said:

I, too, am declaring for the draft and am hiring Fili to be my agent.

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MINER.JAY said:

Can’t they some back if they don’t get the draft projection they thought, or do they have a certain date to withdrawal name like nba?

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• Declare intent to resume college: The player must declare their intention to resume college football within 72 hours of the draft declaration date in writing to their director of athletics.
  
  
• Sign a petition: The player must sign and have notarized a petition for special eligibility with the NFL.
  
  
• Have remaining eligibility: The player must have remaining eligibility.

LTMiner61 said:

Nice to think about, but Billy needs to continue taking care of Billy before anything else, or he won't have too many options other than just surviving. I wish him the best.

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