nattybry said:

Kane it doesn’t matter what was brotha. I think you’re failing to see something that you’ve even said in the past about how bad Utep Football Recruiting was and couldn’t be expected to compete at a high level. Question for you? Do you think the talent of a team full of top 75 recruits after 3 years vs a team full of 125 ranked recruits will be better or worse? Simple question let’s see how you answer that?

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I’m not sure exactly what you’re asking. You and others need to stop with 3 years stuff. Each year is a new year now.

A team full of better players should do better versus the same competition than a team not full of better players.

nattybry said:

Kane it doesn’t matter what was brotha. I think you’re failing to see something that you’ve even said in the past about how bad Utep Football Recruiting was and couldn’t be expected to compete at a high level. Question for you? Do you think the talent of a team full of top 75 recruits after 3 years vs a team full of 125 ranked recruits will be better or worse? Simple question let’s see how you answer that?

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But we have to accept that talented players can lose games because mentality, coaching, preparation and execution can be the deciding factor in close games.

Walden has definitely brought in better talent, and I applaud that. But just like we didn’t let Dimel off the hook when he was talking about Time of Posession when he was losing we can’t applaud the recruiting if he wins 3 games this fall.

Roy_Bigwood_05 said:

Pues si guey…

There hasn’t been any gunfire between NMSU-UTEP students while one of the athletic teams in town for a game.

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You know what they say. It's not a real rivalry until someone gets shot.

KaneFan29 said:

So if we finished at or near the bottom in the worst G6 league, there’s people that think we won’t in the 3rd best?

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Kane it doesn’t matter what was brotha. I think you’re failing to see something that you’ve even said in the past about how bad Utep Football Recruiting was and couldn’t be expected to compete at a high level. Question for you? Do you think the talent of a team full of top 75 recruits after 3 years vs a team full of 125 ranked recruits will be better or worse? Simple question let’s see how you answer that?

You also have to accept that the dramatic price in tickets is due to scalpers buying them up and immediately posting them on the resale market.

The question I have is, have people bought the 1,000 dollar tickets because I bet there will be a nice drop right before the concert.

utep2step said:

More civil rivalry?

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Pues si guey…

There hasn’t been any gunfire between NMSU-UTEP students while one of the athletic teams in town for a game.

kickballpro said:

Its all Supply and Demand. Gotta have a Product worth more than $20 a Ticket.

El Pasoans Spend $1000 a Ticket on Coldplay.

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Coldplay is a once in a lifetime event. UTEP has been playing 5 or 6 home games a year for 70 years and will for another 70.

Dmanminer said:

The question is: are these one year turn arounds being sustained. NMSU doesn’t appear to be. Time will tell about Indiana.
So if you win one year is that turning a program around? I think the the answer is No.

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Who cares? NMSU lost their coach. Do you think they would have been 3-9 if Kill would have been there this year?

If Walden wins, he will leave. The second he wins, he will leave. So does it matter if he wins in year 2 or year 4?

kickballpro said:

El Pasoans Spend $1000 a Ticket on Coldplay.

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Man it was stupid of me missing Alice Cooper live. I saw snippets of his SB appearance and the man was in fine form like he was in the 70's to mid 80's. Decades of sobriety, religion, golf and humility have done him wonders.

nattybry said:

With the addition of N. Illinois can we officially say MWC will be the 3rd best G6 league. I think the AAC is barely better than the new MWC by the way. Utep and Walden will win at least 6 games next year and if he stays will be very good in year 3. Those who scoff m, because of Uteps history are well warranted. However we’ve never had recruiting to the level we’ve seen with Walden and if it continues we will see the difference in talent by year 3!

1. PAC Whatever
2. AAC
3. MWC
4. Sun Belt
5. MAC
6. CUSA

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So if we finished at or near the bottom in the worst G6 league, there’s people that think we won’t in the 3rd best?

I don't get the questioning? Yes, they are rhetorical in nature to inspire debate but UTEP went thru this before. In all fairness, the king of recruiters (post Bob Stull era) still goes to Nord. He recruited the players and went to a bowl and after struggling was let go and left a fully stocked kitchen for the incoming administration that led to another two bowl appearances for the head coach. Now, that is a legacy for Nord and should not be forgotten (but his head coaching lacked so many other intangibles, so his ouster was warranted). Scotty has not delivered anything, yet. Just two conference recruiting crowns and a former top 2023 qb. I am so hoping he is our version of Kaidon Salter skill set with a little Tyler Huff moxy and leadership. No Pavia comparison. Pavia is a unique player and I don't want our qb taking on linebacker's.

With the addition of N. Illinois can we officially say MWC will be the 3rd best G6 league. I think the AAC is barely better than the new MWC by the way. Utep and Walden will win at least 6 games next year and if he stays will be very good in year 3. Those who scoff m, because of Uteps history are well warranted. However we’ve never had recruiting to the level we’ve seen with Walden and if it continues we will see the difference in talent by year 3!

1. PAC Whatever
2. AAC
3. MWC
4. Sun Belt
5. MAC
6. CUSA

kickballpro said:

I think UTEP is gonna market the hell out of this and that UT Martin game will have a big crowd. If we open with a win at Utah State, Sun Bowl will have 40k+

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Home opener will be sold out, if it's not UTEP better get their marketing in order... They need to approach it like they did the UNT game from a few years back. Try to get it 75% sold out before Utah State lol

More civil rivalry?

JCorona said:

This Hooten guy is obviously new to the rivalry. We’ve been playing h/a for as long as I can remember. I don’t expect that to change.

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If they play twice, each team will have to give up a non-D1 opponent and risk a loss! Very risky move!

UTEP 78
Nmsu 75

UTEP 81
NMSU 72

As this is a UTEP vs NMSU thread:
Miners 75
Aggies 67

The cheapest ticket available is $22.

Dmanminer said:

The question is: are these one year turn arounds being sustained. NMSU doesn’t appear to be. Time will tell about Indiana.
So if you win one year is that turning a program around? I think the the answer is No.

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Rarely, if ever. What school has gone from zero to being a consistent power in your lifetime? I was looking at the NCAA Football national Champions and it’s the same schools that win: Bama, LSU, one of the three Florida schools, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio St., Clemson. You have to go back to 91 with Washington and 1990 with Colorado/Ga Tech before you got some weird outlier teams. The super elite teams have enough money to keep the competition down. They can spend more money than anyone else. TCU and Boise State have tried but they can’t shatter the glass ceiling.

The question is: are these one year turn arounds being sustained. NMSU doesn’t appear to be. Time will tell about Indiana.
So if you win one year is that turning a program around? I think the the answer is No.