Done with my thoughts, opinions or watching this years Utep Football until or unless Dimel's Fired or Hardison is benched. I know it probably won't happen and Senter doesn't care, but I'm done with this team for the year unless there's a HC or QB change. Good Night after another Miner Football Disappointment!

In conjunction with the induction of the 1988 UTEP football team into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame, the Sept. 2 game marks the return of Miner Magic on 80's Night. To celebrate, UTEP is rolling back football ticket prices to 1988 for one day only on Tuesday, May 16. Tickets will be available for just $7 and $12 in select sections for the Miners' home opener from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Tuesday. The discounted tickets can be purchased during that 12-hour window by visiting www.UTEPMiners.com/Tickets or by calling (915) 747-UTEP.

Staying up late on the East Coast to watch some of UTEP football has been rough to say the least. 2 or 3 weeks ago while watching the game I looked in the Miner offensive huddle and said out loud the Dimel era is over. It’s one thing struggling against good opposition and being able to take something from every game to move to the next. But we’ve gotten to the point where every week the team is regressing in a completely different facet of the game. From Offense to Defense to Special Teams it’s all a mess. And when you look at the players in the huddle their faces and body language says it all. Someone tell me these players haven’t checked out. You can’t! How can Dana Dimel relate to these players? Your younger coach on the staff Scotty O’Hara is in the press box with binoculars jotting notes. He sure as hell ain’t calling the plays. The players know they are stuck with Dimel. And it takes a lot for these players to keep showing up , and not turn on each other or even the coaches to the media. I actually commend the players in this aspect.

—Here’s my wild idea. You let Dimel finish the season. You take a huge risk on a YOUNGER-OFFENSIVE minded coach next season that won’t even cost 800k a year. GJ Kinne is making 800k a year right now ( the same salary as Dimel ) at Texas State and has beaten Baylor AND Nevada this season already. While putting up 77 points in a single game! I bring in MACK LEFTWICH, offensive coordinator, at Texas State. Yes former UTEP QB Mack Leftwich. At 28 years old, you’re not paying him 800k, so in a short term contract you’re recouping the Dimel last year loss. You give him 4 years. And if it doesn’t work out fine. But you take a RISK! You get someone younger in the building who is already familiar with the UTEP program, knows Texas- College and High School Football and you let the young man put together a staff. He ain’t gonna cost 800k and quite frankly , maybe Kinne advises him to stay with him. GJ Kinne is going to be one of the biggest names in college football if not already. So I wouldn’t be surprised if someone on his coaching staff says I’m sticking with him. It’s probably the smarter thing to do even for someone like Mack Leftwich.

In closing answer this question,

“What parent of a high school kid is even allowing Dana Dimel walk into their house and promise the world to their son, when we all know he won’t be at UTEP past next season?” Unless UTEP is your child’s ONLY D-1 offer you’re not even considering sending your kid to play under this staff at this moment. Dana Dimel has ZERO business recruiting any high school kid right now. He should be looking strictly at the portal and the JUCO ranks. ( oh but Dana Dimel doesn’t like pulling from the Transfer Portal ) what an old fashioned way to think. And a terrible way to evolve in todays coaching world. You actually think high school recruiting is what’s gonna help a school like UTEP in todays game?

Though I say let Dimel finish the year….It’s time. Make a change UTEP. Take a damn RISK!

Wonder how many “ stars” will show up next to Colorado’s next game.

here we go

Fans. Four straight nationally televised games. Who is going to waste their time and energy watching? I think you can count me out. I'll find something better to do on Wednesday night

Will Hurley get a chance to play?

Will the ESPN+ feed have sound?

Will there be plus or minus 30k announced for attendance?

Plus or minus 2 interceptions for Hardison?

Over/under 17 points for UTEP offense?

I started the last one and I was told someone else was supposed to start the prediction thread. So who job is it this week?

3rd and 1 in overtime, they throw two throws. Game over.

Up until Saturday I had been planning to sign up for a Fubo free trial this weekend, thanks to Nowins' legwork, and watch the Miners play at Arizona, even though I wasn't crazy about the start time (10 PM CDT). The Miners, however, were looking out for me. By getting blown out by Northwestern I no longer feel compelled to go through the (admittedly minor) inconvenience of setting up and later canceling a Fubo account, and I will now go to sleep at a reasonable hour Saturday night. Thanks guys!

Pick your quote/line in this 43 second clip for dumbest statements a head coach can make, didn’t see the whole presser but not one follow up to this babbling nonsense???

Gross.
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Not a lot of detail but this is an interesting approach.

First of all, I would like to thank God. All glory be to him. I'd also like to thank my family, friends, and the fans for putting up with me being a UTEP fan for these past 40+ years. It's been great. However, after much thought and prayer, I've decided to enter the transfer portal and continue my fandom elsewhere. Much love!

Are there not enough players for the practice squad? Seems kind of odd. Reeks of desperation? Maybe we'll find a new QB.

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Let's just get this out of the way. I'm not sure who was the closest, but not sure it matters with the blow out that most didn't expect.
Dimel is allegedly going to make changes to put the offense and Hardison in better situations. I'll believe it when I see it SMH 😒
Arizona somehow is only 17 pt favorites at home. I don't know who believes in Utep still in Vegas, but that line is generous to say the least.
Utep plays better, but still loses Big

UTEP Talented, but Flawed Miners 14
Arizona moving to Big12 Wildcats 45

According to new rankings by U.S. News & World report, it’s FIU at #124:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

This was Dimel's fifth year. The year the program was going to make a leap. It didn't. To make it worse we probably played the most manageable schedule in UTEP history. A coach in his fifth year couldn't ask for an easier schedule. There is no excuse for not winning this season. He has to win one more game to match Kugler's five year win total. That fact in itself should get him fired.

Next year the schedule is harder. We start at home with fcs UIW who beat Nevada 41-14 this year. That's no gimmie. At best its a 50/50 game. We then get two power five's on the road @Northwestern and @Arizona. Then we get a very improved UNLV at home. I could see us going 0-4 in non conference. In conference the only two schools I would favor us over are the two transitioning FCS squads SHSU and JSU. Even those could be toss ups. If Dimel can't win this year with this easy schedule he won't win next year. He should be fired but I'm afraid we're going to see a repeat of 2017.

Seems like a sure win.

We're going to have our hands full with them.

I was going back and forth watching both games, then gave up on UTEP at halftime and focused solely on the CSU-CU game.

Everyone is dickriding Deion but what I saw is that CSU has something special brewing. Kids have grit, never gave up. Their WR’s can catch! Their QB didn’t pout and quit after that pick-6. Their LBs have their fundamentals down on how to tackle.

CSU was on the road vs the world, and they took it to CU. (Blah blah dirty plays etc, CU was doing the same shit but the media is all over their balls.)

Of note, Norvell is the 74th highest paid coach in FBS at $1.6M. Dana Dismel is the 97th at $804k. Jim Senter makes $350k, Joe Parker CSU AD $440k.

Anyhow it’s a damn shame UTEP continues to regress, and we keep paying this clown $800k a year for bogus football while other schools, former conference mates, continue to leave us in the dust.