Competition or Network Sideshow — Keeping the Main Thing, the Main Thing (July 2019)

A wishlist as our U.S. women’s national soccer team plays England in the World Cup semifinals Tuesday in Paris.

Ouch! – QB’s Run-In with Local Cops Touches a Nerve with UTEP fans (June 2019)

You Miners Forever have no mixed feelings about this one … In the past seven years we have sat around these campfires together, only the sudden departure of Coach Sean Kugler generated such an uproar.

UTEP’s Gypsy QB: Has Locksley Shot Himself in the Foot? Or, Weeded Himself Out? (June 2019)

Someday, when he grows up, Kai will sit on a lonely bar stool staring into his mug of life, searching for a cure to self-inflicted wounds.

The Sound of Silence – UTEP Miners Football Quietly Rehabs and Rebuilds (May 2019)

Nothing pleases a college football coaching staff more than a forgettable summer. Yes, this is when they reintroduce themselves to their wives and kids and take a few days off for family vacation.

No Plus for the Miners — What ESPN’s New Deal with the Big 12 Does for UTEP and Conference USA (April 2019)

In case you missed it, cable sports gorilla ESPN just drove a $40 million wedge between NCAA haves and have-nots. Specifically, the network signed an agreement, beginning this year, for ESPN+ to deliver Big 12 football and basketball games on its online subscription streaming service.

Campfire Tales — New Colors and Language in Minerland (August 2018)

With a new head football coach Dana Dimel (L) and a new athletic director Jim Senter, UTEP fans can expect some changes. Start with the shade of orange for the helmets and game uniforms. Shiny mine shaft nuggets from Camp Ruidoso: * The 2018 are discouraged from fighting on the practice field. UTEP … Continue reading Campfire Tales — New Colors and Language in Minerland (August 2018) →