This UTEP win on the road was Littrell's biggest win of his career at UNT

[Jonnyeagle]

I know that many will disagree, and use the road win against Arkansas as the evidence.  Please remember Arkansas was a dog turd that season and had just lost a game to lowly Colorado State.  Others will say UTSA last season, but that game was at home and in monsoon weather conditions which favored UNT greatly.

I really see the win Saturday night as the pinnacle thus far for Littrell in his 8-year head coaching career. 

[golfingomez]

What are you basing this on? I would say the win against Army in 2016 was better than this win... from an underdog/road condition/weather standpoint.

Other wins i would rank higher

2017 UTSA (people forget the hype machine behind this UTSA team)

2017 Army (big win over a very good 8-3 squad)

2018 SMU (I've never seen us dominate a team so completely

2021 UTSA (say what you want, this was a huge win)

[DeepGreen]

I think the win Saturday night was better than expected.  I was cautiously optimistic going into the game.  Overall, we played pretty well.  The atmosphere looked great with an near packed house of 45,000 in the  stands.  Hats off to UTEP and the people of El Paso.  Good job.

Contrary to some, I think UTEP will end up with a good season this year. 

The on-line streaming I suffered through?  That’s another story.  Sad.

[emmitt01]

That this is even up for debate tells me we are nowhere near where we should be in year EIGHT. 

[DentonLurker]

To me, the quality of the win over UTEP is kind of TBD. Does that UTEP team end up in the top half of the league? Do they make a bowl? Do they win any games against the top half of the league?

After Week 0, it’s hard to know what kind of team anyone has.

[meangreenfaninno]

5 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

I think the win Saturday night was better than expected.  I was cautiously optimistic going into the game.  Overall, we played pretty well.  The atmosphere looked great with an near packed house of 45,000 in the  stands.  Hats off to UTEP and the people of El Paso.  Good job.

Contrary to some, I think UTEP will end up with a good season this year. 

The on-line streaming I suffered through?  That’s another story.  Sad.

I too experienced some buffering delays.  Seems like that is an ongoing issue with the Stadium feed.  Why can't we just play on ESPN like everyone else?

[edcollopy]

sorry to hear you guys had issues streaming.  Mine was great all night long...had the HDMI cord from the computer to the TV and it was flawless.  I was shocked actually.

[RBP79]

Remove Mason Fine tenure here and yep Seth's best road win...

[MGNation92]

11 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

That this is even up for debate tells me we are nowhere near where we should be in year EIGHT. 

But we beat a medicore team on the road!

Sounds like grounds for an Extension and a raise for Littrell 

[GMG_Dallas]

How can you bring up Arkansas being a dog turd the year we beat them without knowing what UTEP will be this year? If UTEP finishes 3-9, this win will have little value other than a checkmark in the win column.

[GrandGreen]

Like any early game, you will not know the significance till later in the season.

Having stated that, winning in EP is almost impossible and NT dominated the second half.  

Great start of the season.

 

[PlummMeanGreen]

Uh, a win over #22 ranked UTSA last Fall?😳

[MrAlien]

certainly one of his better coached games, hopefully they can continue that momentum in week 1

[MeanGreenTexan]

I think the win VS UTEP LAST YEAR was bigger for Littrell, for sure.    Lose that one, and you're likely fired. 

[bstnsportsfan3]

30 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

That this is even up for debate tells me we are nowhere near where we should be in year EIGHT. 

Agree 100% ... sad that people consider this the PINNACLE in year 8 (actually I think this is year 7)

[Got5onIt]

Every win will be big for Spanky this year. Each loss puts him one step closer to a pink slip.

[El Paso Eagle]

Under Dimmel UTEP is something like 5 wins and 24  in conference play. This is what you are using as the measure of success? Are your standards/expectations really that low?

 

[TheColonyEagle]

1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

That this is even up for debate tells me we are nowhere near where we should be in year EIGHT. 

Really embarrassed for others to see this thread. 🤦🏼‍♂️

 

[TheColonyEagle]

46 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

How can you bring up Arkansas being a dog turd the year we beat them without knowing what UTEP will be this year? If UTEP finishes 3-9, this win will have little value other than a checkmark in the win column.

I think 3-9 is right about where that team is….

[UNTcrazy727]

I'd put the 2017 road win against La Tech above UTEP. 

[GMG_Dallas]

6 minutes ago, TheColonyEagle said:

I think 3-9 is right about where that team is….

I think so too. Their record last year is misleading. The only team they beat with 6+ wins was an ODU team that finished 6-7. Every other win was against teams that finished with 2-4 wins. I don't think this week 0 win will look as impressive in a couple months but I'd gladly be proven wrong.

[KingDL1]

1 hour ago, MGNation92 said:

But we beat a poor to mediocre team on the road!

Sounds like grounds for an Extension and a raise for Littrell 

I agree with this more. 

[MGNation92]

4 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

I agree with this more. 

Right?

Littrell has been doing this since he got here, beating sub .500 teams most of the time. Any team that's worth a damn and he folds like a wet napkin most of the time.

[RBP79]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

I think the win VS UTEP LAST YEAR was bigger for Littrell, for sure.    Lose that one, and you're likely fired. 

Same road for Seth this year too.

The way some talked the week before the game and thru the first half you would think we're chopped liver. We went a step forward with this win and I understand we ain't there yet. But it's a start. 

Edited August 29, 2022 by RBP79

[UNTcrazy727]

4 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

I agree with this more. 

I hope we beat SMU just so I can see some of y'all try to down play the win instead of giving Littrell credit. 

"When you really look at it SMU is breaking in a new coach with tons of new starters. No reason we shouldn't have won with Littrell being here so long. Still waiting for an impressive win!" 🙄