UTEP over LA Tech

[Pavlovs Eagle]

Just in a case we were all too busy to making fire Littrell posts to notice... 

[GrandGreen]

1 hour ago, Pavlovs Eagle said:

Just in a case we were all too busy to making fire Littrell posts to notice... 

This surprised me, I thought UTEP's record was primary a function of an easy early schedule. 

Good for them. 

[Pavlovs Eagle]

17 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

This surprised me, I thought UTEP's record was primary a function of an easy early schedule. 

Good for them. 

There's still members of this forum who think we'll beat them in our "easy" end of season schedule. 🤣

[greenjoe]

We are in a great deal of trouble.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Good for UTEP. I wonder if their coach has went heavy transfers? They've had pretty terrible HS recruiting classes. Yet, here we are with the "best" classes of CUSA and getting woodshedded every week. At this point, it is what it is. We've known what we are for running years now. Even when we were "good" we weren't really good. 

[El Paso Eagle]

27 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Good for UTEP. I wonder if their coach has went heavy transfers? They've had pretty terrible HS recruiting classes. Yet, here we are with the "best" classes of CUSA and getting woodshedded every week. At this point, it is what it is. We've known what we are for running years now. Even when we were "good" we weren't really good. 

Not sure about transfers, but he made a comment a couple of years ago when someone was asking about the star rating for players. He commented that at this level stars are not as important as finding players who fit your system and will compete.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

3 minutes ago, southsideguy said:

no we don't want the UTEP coach

No we don't. Not sure anyone suggested that. 

[Mean Green 93-98]

Question--does this game make anyone else less attracted to Skip Holtz as a potential next coach?

[NorthTexasWeLove]

7 minutes ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

Question--does this game make anyone else less attracted to Skip Holtz as a potential next coach?

I've never been a we gotta go get Holtz fan. But I have confidence for LaTech knowing Holtz will right that ship. Unlike my feelings here about us. 

[El Paso Eagle]

17 minutes ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

Question--does this game make anyone else less attracted to Skip Holtz as a potential next coach?

I would still like Holtz. My others - Keeler and Carthel 

[untjim1995]

4 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

I would still like Holtz. My others - Keeler and Carthel 

Holtz would be a huge upgrade…massive one, actually

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

Dana Dimel isn’t a great coach, but he struck some sort of luck this year. I mean they were just awful the past 3 years, but look what happens when…

1. You get coaches in the program that can develop players.

2. Canales isn’t your OC

[El Paso Eagle]

4 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

Dana Dimel isn’t a great coach, but he struck some sort of luck this year. I mean they were just awful the past 3 years, but look what happens when…

1. You get coaches in the program that can develop players.

2. Canales isn’t your OC

UTEP had the luck of a front loaded easy schedule - but they took advantage of it and now seem to have momentum.

I think to Dimel's credit he has stayed true to his plan and recruited players who fit the system he is trying to run. Who knows, they may fall flat from here on out but at least they are enjoying the ride for now.

[MeanGreenTexan]

22 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

Question--does this game make anyone else less attracted to Skip Holtz as a potential next coach?

Absolutely.   

But then, I look at how they basically let the SMU game slip right through their hands, and how tough they hung with MSSt & a ranked NCSt, and think, LET'S DO THIS!!

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

Skip Holtz was on the KU Head Coach shortlist that just gave Lance Leipold a 6 year, $16.5 million contract. With several P5 coaches currently on the hot seat, I have no doubt he will be high on their lists too, despite La Tech's struggles this year. He's not coming here guys.