Let me try this again. I know that this may be way out in left field, but maybe, just possibly, the reason that Killer posted a review of the season might just be because the season is now over. Crazy theory, I know.
Again, Killer traveled all the way from Texas to Idaho in the middle of winter to support the Miners in the Humanitarian Bowl. I don't know anyone else on this board who did that. I've read his posts during those all too rare seasons where our teams were actually successful, and he was as big of a cheerleader as anyone.
Here's the deal, though. In the last 19 years we've only had two winning seasons in football, and in those two seasons we were barely above .500. We haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2010, and that was one of only three trips since 1992. Some of you ask us not to just settle for mediocrity, as mediocrity is several levels better than what we have experienced with UTEP Athletics for decades, but to accept losing. No thank you
Everyone on this board is happy that we won a game and beat our rivals. But at the same time, many of us are unhappy that we only won three games, and that after putting up with Dimel's lousy offense for so many years we ended up with one that was even worse. Not wanting to settle for lousy football and basketball does not mean that our fandom should be questioned.
One final note. I've been on this board for 25 years. I've seen this board during Nord's first year and Price's first two years. I've seen it when Gillispie, Sadler, and Barbee brought us to the Tournament. Rather than being a ghost town because no one could complain, this board was never more alive. This included posts from all the "trolls" cheering on the team. But when we struggle with losing season after losing season, there are many of us that don't feel the urge to take the players and coaches out for ice cream after each loss because they tried really, really hard. We want wins, and are tired of putting up with the ridiculous losses every damn year.
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