This morning I feel so relieved not having the stress and anxiety of wondering if UNT will beat us for a 3rd time and deny us a trip to the championship game. I'm glad our coach cares about our health.
So what can terry do ?
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Terry has yet to develop his bench. Why the **** would anyone think that Boum needs to play 40 minutes every game? DEVELOP YOUR BENCH and you can rest your best players periodically so that they can perform at their peak when they are on the court.
By "Joe Muench type" I hope that you mean someone who will hold UTEP's feet to the fire, like Muench did, but whom, unlike Muench, is capable of logical thought, and has better writing skills than your average high school student.
I agree that the level at which the Athletic Department controls the local sports media is ridiculous. I wish more members of the local media would stand up to the Athletic Department and provide honest evaluations of the crap that we've had to deal with for the last several years.
That got turned around just prior to Stull departure. I noticed info coming out of UTEP was coming from one direction, theirs. They control the story but if the AD will not provide more beyond boiler plate answers there's a problem. After FAU loss I said "no mas" with CRT. You blew the last two games you could've won and all you got for Teich before and after game is non stop run of the mill UTEP AD stock comments? "You know, we fought hard....". Yeah, we agree coach but why did you lose the battle.....again?
Terry doesn't have to change a thing. All of his money is guaranteed.
$10 million? We only need .36 of an El Paso doctor to come up with that cash. Easy.
10 million would buy out both coaches and still leave us with enough money to give the new football coach a 4 million 4 year contract and the bball coach a 2.4 million 4 year contract. Both would be among the highest paid coaches in the conference.
We don’t need the highest paid coach. The last 2 basketball hires have proven that. An assistant like Tony Barbee or Billy Gillespie type turned out to be better choices.
I think Nord's was private donation buyout, but that was rumor weed and not confirmed.
I'll never forget seeing him at a delicatessen/deli sandwich shop on the westside the next after his departure from UTEP. He looked like he needed a bottle of tequila.
I'll never forget seeing him at a delicatessen/deli sandwich shop on the westside the next after his departure from UTEP. He looked like he needed a bottle of tequila.
Holy shit we're facked. If UTEP couldn't afford 145k to buy out Nord then how are we ever going to afford the contracts Senter wrote?
Nord looked that way often. You should have seen him after the loss to UNM in Albuquerque in 2001. I should have sent a bottle to his room that night.
These are all good posts. The ones that are spot on are the following:
1) Terry needs and Xs and Os assistant; he has not one. He consistently got out adjusted in the second half (like Dimel).
2) The local media are cupcakes (Kappy from time to time does turn up the heat). The Times is hiring a new sports editor and hopefully she will turn up the heat on UTEP.
Here are three more:
3) WIlson needs to demand excellence and accountability. I have not heard her say anything regarding athletics.
4) Where are the local boosters on this? For many programs, it is the boosters who demand performance or else there funds are gone.
5) Can MountainStar run an athletics department? That is one first class organization - everything from the game day experience to the food is well executed.
1) Terry needs and Xs and Os assistant; he has not one. He consistently got out adjusted in the second half (like Dimel).
2) The local media are cupcakes (Kappy from time to time does turn up the heat). The Times is hiring a new sports editor and hopefully she will turn up the heat on UTEP.
Here are three more:
3) WIlson needs to demand excellence and accountability. I have not heard her say anything regarding athletics.
4) Where are the local boosters on this? For many programs, it is the boosters who demand performance or else there funds are gone.
5) Can MountainStar run an athletics department? That is one first class organization - everything from the game day experience to the food is well executed.
Good post. One more:
1. What is the status of fundraising for UTEP athletics? Senter was billed as an outstanding fundraiser when he was hired. Obviously, Covid has had an budgetary impact this past year, but I'm hoping Senter has been able to build some relationships with donors to help fund badly needed facility upgrades, etc.
Why would MountainStar want anything to do with UTEP athletics? On Sept 4th this year, there’s a Chihuahuas game and the UTEP home opener versus Bethune Cookman. The Locomotive haven’t released their schedule yet, but it will probably run into September and October like it normally does.
Why would they want to associate with a brand that has decades of negative “equity”? Their 3 teams are all new. That’s why they just didn’t name them the Diablos, Cobras, and Patriots. They don’t want their name associated with past crap.
Why would they want to associate with a brand that has decades of negative “equity”? Their 3 teams are all new. That’s why they just didn’t name them the Diablos, Cobras, and Patriots. They don’t want their name associated with past crap.
Wilson so far hasn't showed she cares about Sports. She probably could care less about Haskins and the history of this once proud D-1 Basketball team in far west Texas. For anyone saying what history? You are either too young or haven't educated yourself with this once proud Basketball team from the mid 60's- the early 90's before Haskins got a BS recruiting violation from the NCAA. I was in the house when it was rocking against Utah, BYU, UNM and even Nevada and Fresno with Tarkanian. The true Miner fans are the ones sickened by the lack of effort to try and restore the old luster. If it's rebuilt Miner Fans are some of the most loyal and tortured fans and we just want to feel proud again. I haven't been proud since 2010. Well until the second half of the Butler game, but I digress. To answer the question point blank is we need people with money who can make a difference CARE AGAIN!!!! So Boosters where are you at. This is unacceptable for what Utep once was and we need things to change!
I was working in the LKD center when Osia Lewis was sh!t-canned. Let me tell ya he did not go quietly...
Why hire an assistant to coach AND pay Terry?
If you had a lot of $, would you give it to Senter?
Because the principals at MountainStar are all invested, literally and figuratively, in UTEP both historically and to this day.
Nope. If I had the kind of money that could make a difference I'd call Dr. Wilson directly and tell her that I'd like to help but not with Senter as AD.
Senter should be the first one fired. The AD is the “foundation” of the athletics dept., and you need a strong foundation. He is weak. He has proven that he totally incompetent at hiring coaches and should not be allowed to hire another coach at UTEP. It is pointless to fire Terry and Dimel if Senter is still AD.
Ahhhhhh, the ol' "I want to give to my old church but F the bishop and don't let him touch my (Trust) money!!". This is old as the day is long. In the end Killer, the big, nasty, Sodom and Gommorah entity wins in the end.
Don't get me wrong, legal arrangements can be made but once you're dead, your dead and trustees and lawyers don't want to waste the interest and/or principal on legal battles unless loved ones are wanting to challenge but in the end, the targeted group loses and "the lawyers win" if a legal fight breaks out. Second, administrations change and what happens is the new leaders mismanage the money.
So what I am saying is I respectfully disagree. Case in point, Durham left money to Stull (athletics) years ago and hoped for best because he wanted to change UTEP football culture. Eh, well....you know the history. But his investment was put into good infrastructure like the weight room.
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Disagreement is part of the normal process, my friend. And I'm not talking about money when I'm dead. I'm just saying that if I had money that I could donate today I would not do so as long as Senter remains as AD. There's nothing hidden in what I'm saying. It's as simple as that.
We are a 3-pt shooting team right? This is Terry's gameplan right? Terry always says that we just have the make more shots...
So we have a player that shot 47% from 3 taking almost three attempts a game in 14 minutes. He shot 85% from the line. He showed the ability to finish at the rim and ALSO protect the rim. He also played out of position all season and still did well.
In the final game he watched another guard take his spot in the lineup (which Terry hadn't done ALL season). He has also watched Terry sign 2 more guys that basically play the position he is capable of playing. What should he do with 3 more years of eligibility?
So we have a player that shot 47% from 3 taking almost three attempts a game in 14 minutes. He shot 85% from the line. He showed the ability to finish at the rim and ALSO protect the rim. He also played out of position all season and still did well.
In the final game he watched another guard take his spot in the lineup (which Terry hadn't done ALL season). He has also watched Terry sign 2 more guys that basically play the position he is capable of playing. What should he do with 3 more years of eligibility?
I don't see Wilson, if he ends up signing, as a Terry recruit over of Sjolund. Wilson looks more like 4/5, so in theory, they should be able to co-exist on the court. On Sjolund, he is clearly an outstanding spot up shooter; the issue is on the other side of the ball where he has a difficult time staying in front of his man. He really struggles defending the 3, and that makes it difficult playing him against certain lineups. If he is going to play extended minutes under Terry, he will need to improve on the defensive side of the ball.
Also, if Khalifani Hill is a guy that can come in and be a true difference maker as a freshman and steal minutes from an upperclassman, that is a positive. I'm not sure how realistic that is based on Terry's previous high school recruits.
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I didn't see that Terry used Sjolund against certain lineups. He just used him as a back up to BW. It was the same all year except the last game when he went small. I agree Wilson is a different type player and that they can co-exist, but so could have Sjolund and BW.
Regarding Hill, that is exactly what Terry wants. Over recruit and hope to hit it big. That's his only hope at this point.
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Yep, the outlook of another three years of Terry is bleak. I agree Terry will need to hit it big recruiting to have any chance of turning it around, and even then, it is highly questionable he can put the pieces together. I think we will again see a good number of guys brought in, beyond Hill and Wilson.
