And only beat two FBS team. 2-11 RICE and 0-10 ULM.People are going to remember the Trump years very differently. UTEP fans will all remember it as the four year stretch where UTEP won one conference game.
Thanks Obama.
Do we have any shot at Arizona tomorrow? I mean can we score 50 pts?
Yep, I wish we had improved to become a team like Rice. Very sad to say.And only beat two FBS team. 2-11 RICE and 0-10 ULM.
UNT D is that bad but take away two of those INT's and UTEP could have come out victors.Despite everything, the Miners managed to score 43 points with Brownholtz.
43 points. With Brownholtz throwing 4 interceptions. That's the most points of the season for UTEP by multiple scores.
I dunno. I clearly remember him saying that last year at the last game post game interview as he stated he was heading to some juco's for some defensive players but then again covid was just make its trans Atlantic flight.Obviously, if Dimel returns, he really needs to scour the transfer portal for starting Defensive Backs.
43 Points!
11 of 88 in penalties. Those are Raiders numbers.. One killed an early good drive.How come other teams can have 2 QB’s ready, yet UTEP has a veteran back-up who has been in the program 4 years(because he greyshirted his first year) yet he can’t come in and be effective when the game is on the line.
I am so tired of Dimel’s offense shooting itself in the foot. It never gets better with him. Our offense had three 15 yard penalties on each of first 3 offensive drives. We are so disorganized that in the second half, we actually ran an offensive play with 12 players.
Dimel’s offense went the entire year without scoring a single point on the their first drive of the first half all season. They also went the entire year without scoring a single point on the first drive of the second half all year. Additionally, Dimel’s offense only scored 3 total points in the third quarter all season. The problem was consistent enough to see that Dimel’s offense has problems.
In the 4 conference games for UTEP this season, we went into half-time: down 7, tied, down 3, and up 4. We were a competitive first half team this year, but a bad second half team.
Dimel’s team had 12 penalties for 93 yards today. Why Can Dimel not improve in this area?
Because we had four games cancelled and one game (today) postponed. It's frustrating but it's difficult to maintain game form when UTEP has multiple games in a row cancelled.I am so tired of Dimel’s offense shooting itself in the foot. It never gets better with him. Our offense had three 15 yard penalties on each of first 3 offensive drives. We are so disorganized that in the second half, we actually ran an offensive play with 12 players.
How come other teams can have 2 QB’s ready, yet UTEP has a veteran back-up who has been in the program 4 years(because he greyshirted his first year) yet he can’t come in and be effective when the game is on the line.
I am so tired of Dimel’s offense shooting itself in the foot. It never gets better with him. Our offense had three 15 yard penalties on each of first 3 offensive drives. We are so disorganized that in the second half, we actually ran an offensive play with 12 players.
Dimel’s offense went the entire year without scoring a single point on the their first drive of the first half all season. They also went the entire year without scoring a single point on the first drive of the second half all year. Additionally, Dimel’s offense only scored 3 total points in the third quarter all season. The problem was consistent enough to see that Dimel’s offense has problems.
In the 4 conference games for UTEP this season, we went into half-time: down 7, tied, down 3, and up 4. We were a competitive first half team this year, but a bad second half team.
Dimel’s team had 12 penalties for 93 yards today. Why Can Dimel not improve in this area?
Senter said he will get 5. Assuming vaccination is here by then (treatment is)Because we had four games cancelled and one game (today) postponed. It's frustrating but it's difficult to maintain game form when UTEP has multiple games in a row cancelled.
This season gets an "incomplete" grade from me. Dimel's seat should be very hot next season, though.
I agree. Apparently Dimel is very well respected in recruiting circles and a "players coach" but he needs to translate that into more wins.Because a coach has to inject life into his team. He has to ignite a fire in these guys. I’ve said this before, the cardboard cutout of Dimel is more passionate than the man himself.
1-0-1-? Dimel’s FBS wins by year. Does anyone really believe year four will be any better?
Yeah, but 4 interceptions, 3 of which were just not smart and ultimately those 4 turnovers are why Utep isn't going to a Bowl Game.IMO Brownholtz did a nice job today. Thrown into the job as the starter had to cause severe butterflies. He accounted for over 300 yards running and throwing. He put up 43 points despite over 80 yards in penalties and 5 picks.
With more time he might be a better option than Harrison due to his pass/run threat. He is athletic and experience should correct his decision making.
The four picks are IMO the result of his being in his first game and playing in a desperation mode; forcing something that's not there and that's where decision making will make a difference in the future.
As for the running qb comment, Brownholtz would fit the bill. He adds that dimension to the offense and he has size, strength and should be more durable. As long as he isn't told to run up the middle. He can escape the rush but needs to learn when to throw it away.UTEP only completed 10 passes during the entire game, but scored 43 points. That is a weird number.
I know that we are feeling better because the team fought until the end, but the truth is that this was a 17 point game with 6 1/2 minutes remaining. UNT shut it down and basically just ran clock on it’s last two possessions, which allowed UTEP to make it close. UNT dominated the 3rd quarter and 2/3rds of the 4th quarter when the game was on the line. Had this game gone longer, I believe that UNT could have turned it on again and won comfortably.
After nearly an entire season, it was nice to see Dimel finally utilize Fields less. Hankins averaged 4.5 yards per carry. Awatt averaged 5.6 yards per carry. Fields averaged only 2.5 yards per carry and was finally given significantly less carries than Awatt. What was more annoying was seeing Fields get tackled by running into a guys shoulder. The announcers even called it “a shoulder tackle”. I don’t want to be disrespectful, but Fields is not effective at this level and that type of non productive carry is a summary of what he has done all season. Fields ended the year at 3.1 yards per carry(Hankins at 4.9 and Awatt at 4.5) and Fields lack of size and speed is the main reason why he was so unproductive. Hopefully, that weak shoulder tackle will be the last carry he gets for UTEP. It has been frustrating watching him run into a pile and fall down all season long.
We also really need to add a couple of bigger and faster playmaking WR’s. Those types of WR’s are all over college football and playing at all levels. We need to add a couple. Also, Dawn does some nice things, but his position really needs to be upgraded. He just has too many turnovers and drops.
I liked Breon Hayward, I would be interested to see how it would look if we moved him inside to replace Forester. Hayward and Knight inside might have the potential to be a decent inside LB pairing with more experience. But we need more speed at the outside LB.
I am just hopeful that there is some change to offensive coaching structure this off-season. The 3rd quarter issues, first drive issues, and overall production issues(we are #112 in total offense nationally) are just too glaring.
Dimel’s offense only seems to work when he can run his QB, but that doesn’t appear to work with Hardison. Or when Dimel has a running QB, he has a hard time keeping his QB’s healthy(like Kai going out at the end of last year).
Our O line did seem to improve as the year went on. Hopefully, there is some type of foundation there.
At the end of the day, I am just fearful of how many guys we might lose to the transfer portal. I already mentioned the Q Workman rumor that I heard. Dimel can not lose guys like Stewart, Praise, Moss, Cowing, etc. There is no more time for another rebuild. Being close at half time is one thing, but in my opinion, now Dimel is now down to his final year to show that he can actually start winning some conference games.
Wow, a 4-5 team from cusa is going bowling?
But is Canales the problem when it's Dimel who calls the plays? The whole throwing deep all the time thing is on Dimel.Canales need to go like last year. This is Dimel's only hope for bringing in a new QB. I'd rather see Waters coach the QBs and try to run the offense