Bob Stull
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If we had a university president who was pro-sports, Stull would be gone. Natalicio will do nothing and let Stull be here as long as Stull wants to. And id you put yourself in Stulls shoes, why would you retire???? He gets paid six figures and does absolutely nothing and demands absolutely nothing from our mens coaches.
Stull will keep his job so long as these two things remain,
* be superior to nmsu in athletics
(Utep administration has now based there success on beating nmsu since that is the only "rivalry" remaining)
* remain in cusa
( somehow utep football/basketball attendance is higher than other schools in the conference).
* be superior to nmsu in athletics
(Utep administration has now based there success on beating nmsu since that is the only "rivalry" remaining)
* remain in cusa
( somehow utep football/basketball attendance is higher than other schools in the conference).
When we entered cusa we bragged we the only g5 school other than byu to be a 40/10 school, 40 k average in football 10k in basketball. This year we will probably be 27 k in football 6k in basketball. The attendance drops in both revenue sports tell you all you need to know. Bob doesnt seem to care.
Not this year. The first two games will keep our average attendance over 25k this year.
I wonder how low attendance will drop if they keep losing. But they would have to drop bad for them to average under 20k.
I don't think so. Today was 21,419 and Army was 37,893. The next five games need to average 23,137.
Nope. NMSU 30k, Army 38k, USM 21k = 89k. To avg 25k the remaining 5 games need to avg 17.2k.
You don't think that is possible if they keep losing? You have to admit that the causal Miner fans are long gone now.
I screwed this calculation up. There are only 4 home games remaining not 5. So the Miners need to avg 21.5k per game to end up with a 25k avg. Ain't going to happen.
Its going to be ugly but it will be close. They will get a little boost for homecoming 24-25k. Whatever the case the attendance trajectory in both revenue sports is pointing straight down. Something needs to be done immediately to fix it.
I just worry who will be the next coach. Do you give Brent Pease first crack? Or does Stull do what he's done before, does he bring in a coach who has ties to UTEP?
Thanks for the correction, totally forgot about the first game. No way are the rest of the game going to average 21.5k.
Not many people care about homecoming. If UTEP keep losing, homecoming and Houston Baptist and North Texas could be ghost towns.
Like basketball, they should hire an up and coming assistant who just wants a job. It worked with Billy and Tony.
Anything is "technically in play". A conference championship is technically in play. Realistically, they will be lucky to win 2-3 more games.
Kugler said he will walk away if things don't improve in 3 years. This is year 4 and things are looking worse than when Price was here.
Not sure what fascination some of you have with Bob, but I'm not that guy. Sorry to make you sad. I already corrected myself earlier.
I already corrected myself.
Like I stated before, I'm not Bob. Not sure what your fascination is with me, but it's really creepy.
What good does it do for UTEP as a whole to beat the bottom feeders of CUSA? Would that really warrant a successful season? That's like the USA comparing themselves to Mexico as a country. It's a disgrace for UTEP fans to be satisfied because of past accomplishments. If we think this is the best UTEP can be then UTEP is doomed and it's time to change the narrative.
GO MINERS!
GO MINERS!
I 100% agree. As much significance the 1966 team has, it's time to retire stating it before every basketball game.
I think a successful season is going to a bowl game and the cherry on top is winning a bowl game.
Not sure if you noticed, but this board goes very smooth without all these trolls posting useless garbage and other people who call others trolls for stating an opinion. I have no clue why these people keep responding to my posts posting about things that have nothing to do about the topic at hand, but I just want to talk about UTEP and hear all the differing opinion about UTEP. It seems all you do is whine and cry and post nothing relevant about UTEP.
Bob Stull will fire himself before he fires Sean Kugler. Stull and his committee of one (Bob Stull) hired Kugler despite his having zero credentials to be a successful head coach for an FBS program. None. It was a nepotism hire and a crap shoot from jump start and that flame is running out of oxygen. Still, Stull "owns" the Kugler experiment and he's not about to bail on his final hire, absent orders from his boss - which ain't gonna happen...
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Couldn't agree more. It all starts at the top. Bob doesn't have pressure from Diana and Sean doesn't have pressure from Bob. The Kugler experiment has failed and is done. This season isn't going to be a success. It's sad that a school like FIU can fire their coach but UTEP doesn't.
Tim Floyd and Sean Kugler are like the children who don't have any consequences from their parents and Bob Stull is the parent who keeps sticking up for his "children" after they fail time and time again.
What students? They would rather go to trap fest then support their University.
UTEP is a commuter university. It's very tough to get non traditional students to support athletics. Plus, do you really blame them. Unless you're a die hard football fan, you're not going to watch this team play.
I would rather hire somebody outside. The whole athletic department needs new staff.
Usually you would bring somebody in from the outside to do the dirty work, but you may have trouble finding someone to work for a boss who is a short-termer. If I'm Natalicio (such a national icon), I begin to lay the groundwork for my successor by asking Stull for a hard date for retirement. Maybe add a little incentive. Then let the new president search for someone who's got more tomorrows than yesterdays, a true up and comer - a Mack Rhodes type.
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