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My choice is Dimel.
Yup so many sloppy penalties and mistakes, feels like these players don't care sometimesI think that we need players that care more about the program than any die hard fan on this board. Sometimes I feel that there are too many players that won’t do what it takes to improve.
Exactly. And there is no reason for another coach to not be able to bring in some three star players. The expectations have been set so low at UTEP that bringing in three star guys has become the exception rather than the expectation.Given the fact that the whole redshirt/grayshirt thing means that it takes forever for a new football coach's own players to get on the field, I typically believe that a coach should be given at least four years to prove himself. However, the problems with this year's Miner team go beyond a lack of talent. Everyone has pointed these problems out: a lack of discipline, as shown by the plethora of penalties; poor clock management at the end of the first half and the game; a lack of urgency when trailing in the second half; and unimaginative play calling. These are all things that a coaching staff should have some control over, no matter what the talent. I hate to break my own rule of thumb, but this staff has to go.
Not a defense of Dimmel at all, but before Price, UTEP used to lose 50-7 every week. So, this football is bad, but it's been worse.Like a lot of people I am hard pressed to believe this team is improving. These last couple of years this football program is shoving 10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bag and I think we’re all nearing our tipping point. I don’t blame casual fans for not attending football games, nor do I blame them for refusing to donate to the athletic department.
These last 3 years it’s possible we’ve seen the worst football in program history.
Not a defense of Dimmel at all, but before Price, UTEP used to lose 50-7 every week. So, this football is bad, but it's been worse.
I lived through those days too, but they can’t even win 2 games a season, which was what Nord did.
You're right. The competition was better back then, so maybe this is the worse football in this program's history.and the old Wac was tougher . Utep was playing against better teams back then.
Miners trying to be CowboysI have been watching UTEP football a long time and I don’t think I have ever seen a UTEP football team that jaws/pushes/shoves after the whistle as much as this team does.....and the consistent amount of penalties backs-up this observation.
I wrote about this a lot after the UTSA game and I thought that we would see marked improvement after two weeks for our coaching staff to make this an important issue. Instead, even by only seeing what the cameras caught on TV, we could still see that this had not become an important issue to our team. We were still acting like idiots after the whistle time and time again, including more personal foul penalties tonight and yet another late hit after making a first down.
After the show, Teich mentioned how UTEP was actually good in regards to penalties in Dimel’s first year, yet the longer that we have been under Dimel’s program....the worst discipline our team has played with. I can live with the losses at this point, I could live with getting beaten by better talent, but this consistent lack of discipline is a program and coaching issue that I don’t wish to support.
At the very least the OC has to go. He recruited Locksley who was the JC offensive player of the year before he came to UTEP. Here is a portion of his bio:We know the money says Dimmel won’t be fired but it says a lot when we’re asking for the head coach’s scalp 1 1/2 years in.
Charlotte 2-5. Rice 0-7. NMSU 0-7. But we're awful, so we'll see. Those teams have us circled on their schedule too.Can we win one more game?
Can we win one more game?
Aside from penalties, will we have a new QB or play caller for these games? We MUST win a few of these games for the players to have hope next year.Charlotte 2-5. Rice 0-7. NMSU 0-7. But we're awful, so we'll see. Those teams have us circled on their schedule too.
I've heard the cavalry is coming in the form of the Redshirts. Guys who can play now, buy who Dimmel in his wisdom is Redshirting and not playing until the last 4 games, so we can finish in the Top 25 when they're all 5th Year Seniors.Aside from penalties, will we have a new QB or play caller for these games? We MUST win a few of these games for the players to have hope next year.
I've heard the cavalry is coming in the form of the Redshirts. Guys who can play now, buy who Dimmel in his wisdom is Redshirting and not playing until the last 4 games, so we can finish in the Top 25 when they're all 5th Year Seniors.
We all hope this is true. Do you think that in all his wisdom he is holding back his real offense and team discipline too?I've heard the cavalry is coming in the form of the Redshirts. Guys who can play now, buy who Dimmel in his wisdom is Redshirting and not playing until the last 4 games, so we can finish in the Top 25 when they're all 5th Year Seniors.
Agree, but don't agree. Dimel should win at least one or 2 more games against 3 crappy teams you're correct. However the recruiting under Dimel has been notably better than Kugler. However 75 percent of Kuglers players are still on the team. Now will Dimel do anything with these recruits, who knows I think until year 3, but they are better overall players than Kugler.Dimel needs to be on a short leash, and if he can't win at least one more game this season, he needs to go. This football program can't afford another Kugler like disaster, and we appear to be headed down that road with Dimel.
Agree, but don't agree. Dimel should win at least one or 2 more games against 3 crappy teams you're correct. However the recruiting under Dimel has been notably better than Kugler. However 75 percent of Kuglers players are still on the team. Now will Dimel do anything with these recruits, who knows I think until year 3, but they are better overall players than Kugler.