Overall, this is just a dumb comparison and question. Mike Price inherited a roster that had: Thomas Howard, Jonnie Lee Higgins, Jordan Palmer, Howard Jackson, Jamahl Fenner, Quentin Demps, Robert Rodriguez, Chris Francies, Ibok Ibok, Godwin Akinduro, Chris Mineo, Zach West, Etc. Etc. Etc. Gary Nord built his roster on a 5 year plan, then Mike Price came in and won during years 4 and 5 of Nord’s plan. Mike Price won with Nord’s roster and then he never had a winning season at UTEP again after he ran out of Nord recruits. Dimel did not have the same luxury that Mike Pricd had and instead Dimel inherited the worst roster in D1 football and he faced a total rebuild.
This is just as dumb as asking who will have a better record in their first year Doc Sadler or Rodney Terry? When Sadler inherited Fili Rivera, Omar Thomas, Jason Williams, John Tofi, etc. By comparison Terry inherited........Paul Thomas.
Comparing Price and Dimel during years 3 through 6 would be a more accurate question.