Preface: I am a fan speaking from a fan's perspective and I do not intend to criticize the coaching or the players. I simply want to point out few things I have noticed for some good discussion.

Last week, I drove to Lynchburg to watch UTEP at Liberty. While I walked away completely pissed because we lost, I finally cooled my emotions and realized that UTEP matched up very well with Liberty. That being noted, the defense did seem to take a step forward, but I do have some questions on the match ups. I have never been a fan of a three man front defense, especially in college where it is extremely difficult to get a prototype three man front (big enough to take up the o-line). Our defense is quick and takes good angles to the ball, but they are a bit undersized. Has the switch to a three-man front, made it is difficult for Westmoreland to return to last year's productivity? Westmoreland is an awesome player and athlete but I haven't seen him have the same success as he previously had. I know that offenses are game planning against Mo, so what adjustments can be made to help get him free make big plays? Kory Chapman is also a beast. He was in lock step with Liberty's first string running back until he got injured. When Liberty starting using their two alternate running backs, we simply could not keep up with them. At this point in the season, would it be a good idea to give an opportunity to players like Shuffelt, Taylor-Barrocks, Brown-Turner, and Meadows? They were all highly recruited and it would be nice to see what they can do.

Like most on this page, I am frustrated that we are not winning. I'm still upset that we lost at home, to Southern Utah but as a life-long fan, I have a hard time not being optimistic.

In the bottom 10! https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-3-washington-huskies-florida-state-seminoles

Gets a 30% salary bump and extension…. Thoughts? Well deserved or WTH?

Liberty is 10-0 in its first 10 CUSA games. Actually 11-0 if you count the CUSA Championship game.

UTEP is 10-43 in CUSA play since 2017.

Well, since it appears that I am the only one who predicted a UTEP loss to SUU and not to get Fili all pissy, I will get it started.

BTW, you think the SUU head coach shade was insulting? Just wait until Liberty fans start up as game time nears. Remember how they insulted UTEP so bad they brought Mariachi's into their locker room last year. I was hoping CS would bring some payback, but that ship sailed away Saturday night.

Libery 42
UTEP 20

"We go against the best running back in Conference USA and college football, Jevon Jackson, every day," Chapman said of Miner practices. "We prepare ourselves every day going against the best. We hone in on what we can do to make us better."

Is there something I'm missing? Best running back in CUSA and college football?

Is anyone in the local media gonna call for Senter's head? Bloomquist? Kap? This crap show is now almost ten years old. No, you're not. Kap will be saying we are overreacting and Bloom will fail in getting his report checked for effectiveness.

I'm on the bandwagon and eating the Chuck wagon food. "Chucky the cook" needs to go!!!!

FIRE SENTER!!! NOW WILSON, YOU DAMN NERD!!!

At least the conference part is completed.

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Game on

Same ish... Different year. I've been reading a TON of things today on this board that are the same things that are said time and again, year after year. "It's too early, we need to give [insert coach name] time". "We can't get players to come here", etcetera, etcetera... The one thing I can say with alllll my years of big time college coaching experience is that damn 3-3-5 has to GO. Two games is all I need to see. The scheme didn't work when UTEP tried it years ago and I almost threw up when I saw they're doing it again. IT DOES NOT WORK. Unless you have Brian Urlacher running around making plays the scheme is trash and needs to go. UTEP may not have great defensive personnel, but the scheme makes it worse. I don't care what anyone says having only 3 down linemen, 3 LBs and 5 DBs - essentially nickel coverage EVERY play - has a hand in giving up 20 ypc or whatever Southern Utah had. This performance was embarrassing. Housed by THAT school after their head coach talked all greazy during the week and that's what UTEP gives? Shameful.

Maybe losing to them wasn't the end of the world.

I need to feel better.

So I will start and say

Irish fans.

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Added La Monroe today, return of the 2020 game.

at Utah St
UT-Martin
at Texas
UL-Monroe

So was anyone here actually offended by what he said or just think he needs to stay in his FCS lane?

It was the talk of Minerpalooza and being brought up all over social media

Didn’t see one made
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With the UTEP bookstore doing TWC stuff I found this site that does Texas Mines gear. Not too shabby either. They also do retro professional sports