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Pac12 not dead?

KaneFan29
Hot For Keitha said:
Think of the candidates we may have had in 2008 when we weren't so far removed from much better seasons. It could have all been very different as opposed to landing on Kugler after 4 more years of Mike Price losing football.

Jury is out on Walden, but picture a guy like that taking over the roster we had at the time. Could have probably had a more experienced version of him. But we settled for Kugler 4 years later.
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Also have to remember that at the time, CUSA still included Memphis, Houston, SMU, and UCF. It was a good league and higher profile than what it’s turned into.
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NY/NJminer
T-6 Miner said:
This might be one of the worst takes of the year.
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It's hilarious that it's deleted. Wonder if the administration saw the tweet before he deleted it. I tweeted back at him that the administration is happy with mediocrity. UTEP coaches don't want tougher competitions because they can continue being mediocre at UTEP and the administration is okay with it. Look at both dimel and Golding getting raises and extensions for mediocre years.
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Think of the candidates we may have had in 2008 when we weren't so far removed from much better seasons. It could have all been very different as opposed to landing on Kugler after 4 more years of Mike Price losing football.

Jury is out on Walden, but picture a guy like that taking over the roster we had at the time. Could have probably had a more experienced version of him. But we settled for Kugler 4 years later.
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Pac12 not dead?

KaneFan29
UTEPMiners8106 said:
7 straight losing seasons was too much. But the one thing Price gave us was hope. Even though UTEP had AWFUL defenses you knew those UTEP teams were going to throw the ball and try to score points. I don’t think I’m alone in saying that era was the most fun I’ve had at UTEP football games. There was a reason we were always near the top in attendance even though we were losing, and it was because we played a fan friendly brand of football.
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Yes, there was hope then, but look where it got us. He should have been fired after 2008.
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KaneFan29
shyminer81 said:
Does UTEP have to go to the UT regents to get approval to change conferences? Could this be a "hold up" or is there simply, nothing going on? I think the PAC is probably still trying to lure Memphis and UTEP is simply not an answer at this time... MWC? That's a head scratcher... Either they already have UTEP in the bag, or they simply are not wanting UTEP...
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Yes, the move has to be approved, but it’s a formality. There is no hold up as far as that’s concerned.
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Pac12 not dead?

KaneFan29
Firstdowndash said:
You have 3 years in there (5-7), 1 win away from bowl eligibility. You have 2 (4-8) 2 wins away. Find me a better stretch in UTEP history? Add his first years, duplicate his tenure hypothetically, and you can call it the Golden Era.
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I’m not going to go down this rabbit hole, but in 2006, he had the Miners at 4-2 and then lost 5 out of the last 6. Miners were 5-5, then he lost on the road to Marshall. Final game of the season, they were blown out at home against 1-10 Memphis, who was 0-7 in CUSA at the time. So spare me the 1 win away from bowl eligibility crap. 5-7 is a loser year, end up in the same place as 2-10.
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TxRdKiller
Firstdowndash said:
Give Walden time. He’s learning on the job, hence his reluctance to bench Sky.

He’s selling UTEP, and doing a great job at it. Let him get some experience coaching, combine that with his recruiting classes, maybe a little NIL money, and he’ll succeed.
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He'd better hurry and get better. Poppapop said Walden has his eyes on higher level coaching like in the NFL. 0-4 start kinda gets in the way of that.
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FiliUTEP
shyminer81 said:
Does UTEP have to go to the UT regents to get approval to change conferences? Could this be a "hold up" or is there simply, nothing going on? I think the PAC is probably still trying to lure Memphis and UTEP is simply not an answer at this time... MWC? That's a head scratcher... Either they already have UTEP in the bag, or they simply are not wanting UTEP...
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Maybe UT Austin doesn't want Utep to succeed. They see what UTSA is doing and don't want same thing with Utep.
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Pac12 not dead?

shyminer81
Does UTEP have to go to the UT regents to get approval to change conferences? Could this be a "hold up" or is there simply, nothing going on? I think the PAC is probably still trying to lure Memphis and UTEP is simply not an answer at this time... MWC? That's a head scratcher... Either they already have UTEP in the bag, or they simply are not wanting UTEP...
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Lord Chabelo said:
A quarter of the old CUSA was the teams that ditched UTEP in the WAC. 🤣🤣🤣

Seems there might be a sliver of hope that NIU won't take a spot No formal offer for NIU
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Again, NIU and/or Toledo are rumored to be football only invites. That does not affect what we're hoping/wishing/begging to do here. They could invite the entire MAC football only and the MWC would still need 2 full time members.
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UTEPMiners8106
KaneFan29 said:
You sure about that?
2006: 5-7 (3-5)
2007: 4-8 (2-6)
2008: 5-7 (4-4)
2009: 4-8 (3-5)
2010: 6-7 (3-5)
2011: 5-7 (2-6)
2012: 3-9 (2-6)

Why did some fans tolerate 7 straight losing seasons? 6 of the 7 seasons they were below .500 in CUSA, with 3 of those having 2-6 records.
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7 straight losing seasons was too much. But the one thing Price gave us was hope. Even though UTEP had AWFUL defenses you knew those UTEP teams were going to throw the ball and try to score points. I don’t think I’m alone in saying that era was the most fun I’ve had at UTEP football games. There was a reason we were always near the top in attendance even though we were losing, and it was because we played a fan friendly brand of football.
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Firstdowndash
KaneFan29 said:
You sure about that?
2006: 5-7 (3-5)
2007: 4-8 (2-6)
2008: 5-7 (4-4)
2009: 4-8 (3-5)
2010: 6-7 (3-5)
2011: 5-7 (2-6)
2012: 3-9 (2-6)

Why did some fans tolerate 7 straight losing seasons? 6 of the 7 seasons they were below .500 in CUSA, with 3 of those having 2-6 records.
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You have 3 years in there (5-7), 1 win away from bowl eligibility. You have 2 (4-8) 2 wins away. Find me a better stretch in UTEP history? Add his first years, duplicate his tenure hypothetically, and you can call it the Golden Era.
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