dementiajoe said:

Rafael Septién was the Cowboys best placekicker ever.

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Guy who diddled little girls? I never saw him make long field goals the way Aubrey does

JCorona said:

Just tired of all the excuses. We had a full squad and still managed to lose games and even to the likes of a sub .500 FCS team. The relentless cheerleading is as frustrating as the “trolling” at this point.

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I hear you but sometimes excuses are valid

JCorona said:

Pretty sure Fili didn’t say to fire him after the first year. He said he needed to bring in a grad transfer for the following season.

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I think Walden needs to win next season. In CUSA you can afford to give a coach 4or 5 years, or sometime schools don't have a choice. They can't afford to buy out a coach. Utep will now be making more money and the pressure will be higher to win right away. I think a coach needs to win by year 2, Walden needs 6 wins next year . I don't think Walden gets 6 wins with the QBs he has right now, Chad Warner probably won't be ready next season. Shay Smith can't even beat out Pickles who can't throw. So i Walden needs a Grad Transfer or transfer for next year.

JCorona said:

Pretty sure Fili didn’t say to fire him after the first year. He said he needed to bring in a grad transfer for the following season.

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Oh gotcha!

MinerFan79 said:

Probably the best ever

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Rafael Septién was the Cowboys best placekicker ever.

FeralFelidae said:

They do have a pretty good placekicker, though.

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Probably the best ever

Firstdowndash said:

I concur with the statement above. Given it was his first start, I thought he played OK. I think will be better than Skylar and Cade. Is that enough though? Maybe. Shay is transferring I would assume.

What concerns me is the offense showing no improvement. Blame the line has been the company line. But the play-calling by the guru, along with clock management, and having no fight to end half’s has been mind boggling.

We started a True Freshman at QB, and a True Freshman Coach, our record makes sense.

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How about not having our top WR out there either ?

JCorona said:

No team has managed to rack up nine losses yet. We’re holding our own with a solid 1-8 record. And guess what? We’re in elite company with the only other 1-8 team, Florida State! Nothing like standing shoulder to shoulder with the best.

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What is Kennesaws record ? Got to be 1-8

JCorona said:

Whatever helps you sleep at night bro

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You’re high on the Pickles bandwagon and having watched him play in two games now I can’t fathom why

Cowboys never should have re-signed this clown (i never would have signed after he held out a year early).

Zeke took his time for granted and now it's gone..

FiliUTEP said:

UTEP needs to have higher standards now. This low standards and too much patience is what got Utep in trouble. If anything the pressure to win will probably come from the Mountain West? Walden I think will need to go after a transfer QB next season.

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Utep will never be a school that fires a coach after the 1st year, Period! So just let it go

JCorona said:

Could Nord have achieved what Price did using Nord’s own players?

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Probably not, but did Price ever build a team like that with his own players? (Although he did maintain some level of talent on offense.)

FeralFelidae said:

Nord had his "five-year plan" to develop players and it did pay off in the players he left to Price.

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That was 25 years ago. Irrelevant today

They do have a pretty good placekicker, though.

FedupMiner said:

It shouldn’t buy him any time. UTEP got into the MW because of pure desperation. The athletics program has been abysmal under his leadership in a weak ass conference. He did nothing in CUSA and how can anyone have any confidence in him that he is going to be competitive in a much more competitive conference. He needs to be fired before we join the MW. His poor performance speaks for itself.

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What a dick post.

JCorona said:

In all my time following UTEP football, I’ve yet to see a coach succeed just because we decided to “wait and be patient.” But hey, maybe this is the one magical time patience finally pays off.

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Nord had his "five-year plan" to develop players and it did pay off in the players he left to Price.

JCorona said:

In all my time following UTEP football, I’ve yet to see a coach succeed just because we decided to “wait and be patient.” But hey, maybe this is the one magical time patience finally pays off.

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If you're of the viewpoint that we should fire coaches after 1-2 years, then pony up that buyout $$$ and embrace the lack of any semblance of stability

The problem with the Cowboys is that their offense is bad and their defense is also bad.

Firstdowndash said:

That’s what the board is for.

But let’s be real. We wanted Dimel out, he’s out. What’s the answer? Walden is in year 1. I expected to at least win 4 games. That’s not gonna happen.

If next season it’s more of the same I’m all for putting his head on the chopping block.

Focus should be on NIL right now, and keeping our most talented players for next season.

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We wanted Dimel out after 2019, 2020, and 2022. Senter STILL brought him back for 2023. All it did was set UTEP back another year.

Dimel inherited crappy El Paso players and stupidly did not kick most of them out. He honored all the scholarships. He didn’t have a transfer portal.

This guy has his own players. As far as I’m concerned, he has next year to get 5+ wins or he should be fired. He’s somehow worse than Dimel at offense.

Why do we always have to wait here??

That’s what the board is for.

But let’s be real. We wanted Dimel out, he’s out. What’s the answer? Walden is in year 1. I expected to at least win 4 games. That’s not gonna happen.

If next season it’s more of the same I’m all for putting his head on the chopping block.

Focus should be on NIL right now, and keeping our most talented players for next season.