"That's completely different, Miss Latella"Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
"Nevermind ..... (beotch)"
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"That's completely different, Miss Latella"Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
"Nevermind ..... (beotch)"
:D
Thanks! I will definitely be there. Just hope I can get away from here early enough to be there for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeebart21
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The challenge that faced Mike Price was daunting when he took over UTEP's football program after the 2003 season. From 2001-03, the Miners put together three consecutive two-win seasons. The program had posted only three winning seasons since 1970.
But the challenge was nothing new. Weber State hadn't recorded a winning season in 10 years before Price took over the program in 1981. The Wildcats responded with four winning seasons before he left for Pac-10 doormat Washington State. Price took the Cougars to five bowl games, including three 10-win seasons.
Since leading UTEP to back-to-back 8-4 seasons that ended with bowl bids in his first two years, Price has seen his program fall on hard times. The Miners went 5-7 in 2006 and 4-8 in '07, and things have not gotten any better this season.
<center><p><a href="http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20081107/SPORTS/811070327/1006" target="_blank">The rest of the story</a>
Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • November 7, 2008
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Price offers no excuses for the struggles as UTEP (3-5 overall, 3-2 Conference USA) takes on UL (5-3, 4-0 Sun Belt) at 6 Saturday night in a non-conference game at Cajun Field.
"These are mostly my kids," Price said. "We should be winning and we should have a winning season if our recruiting is going right and our program is going right. And right now we don't.
"So it is disappointing."
Price would have been at Alabama if not for some off-the-field issues. After the 2002 season, he left Washington State to take over the Crimson Tide. He never coached a game in Tuscaloosa. He was fired after an incident that started with a visit to a Pensacola, Fla., strip club. Price admitted he was intoxicated, but still sued Sports Illustrated for libel. The magazine settled out of court. He was out of coaching in 2003 before going to UTEP.
One of the current bright spots for UTEP is quarterback Trevor Vittatoe. The sophomore is the engine that makes the Miners go as their spread passing attack averages 33 points per game. He has completed 56.3 percent of his passes for 1,895 yards, 19 touchdowns and only five interceptions.
Since throwing three interceptions in a season-opening 42-17 loss at Buffalo, Vittatoe has thrown only two picks and 18 touchdowns in seven games. (He played only three series before hurting his ankle in a 34-34 loss to New Mexico State on Sept. 20.)
Against Southern Miss on Oct. 4, Vittatoe threw for 266 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-37 win in triple overtime. The Golden Eagles beat the Cajuns, 51-21, to open the season.
Tulsa blasted UTEP, 77-35, on Oct. 18, but Vittatoe enjoyed his first 300-yard game and tossed four touchdowns.
Vittatoe is eighth among active NCAA Bowl Subdivision players in career passing yards per game (249.8). That's better than Missouri's Chase Daniel (242.9) and Texas' Colt McCoy (241.5).
"We will be tested this weekend because UTEP likes to throw the ball all over the field," UL coach Rickey Bustle said. "They throw it down field more than anyone I have seen recently."
Vittatoe was a recruiting gamble that has paid off for UTEP.
Three years ago, Vittatoe operated a run-oriented offense at Trinity High in Euless, Texas. The 6-foot-3, 195-pounder led the Trojans to the Class 5A Division I state title as a senior in 2005 but rarely threw the ball. That left the big schools unsure of his passing skills. He initially committed to NCAA Championship Subdivision school Texas State and also held an offer from VMI before UTEP jumped in.
Price sent son Aaron, an assistant at UTEP, to scout Vittatoe during his senior year.
"Aaron called me from the championship game after watching him in warm-ups," Price said. "He told me Trevor could throw any kind of pass we needed. He had a great arm.
"That sold us on him."
While UTEP is strong on offense, the Miners are third-to-last in the nation in total defense. They're allowing an average of 484.63 yards and 39.38 points per game.
That concerns Price as UL has the nation's third-best running game this season and is averaging more than 37 points per game.
"I'm sure their offense is licking their chops after seeing our defense because we haven't been very good statistically," Price said. "They're one of the nation's best running teams, if not the best."
But history shows Price has overcome such challenges before in his career.
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DING!!! DING!!! DING!!! We have a winner!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun Express
Hey, here's a suggestion fo rthe students. Instead of worrying about dressing in black for a phony protest how about the females dress exotically adn do some gyrations along the railing. Since the art of exotic dancing seems to be Coach Price's hobby it might serve to distract him during the game! Horizontal rail dancing?! :D
Is it OK to put corn on top of moose spaghetti & meatballs?
only if you're a loon who still hates the 49ers... and goes to sleep at night worrying that The Boogeyman Jake Delhomme is in your closet!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by gorcajun
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I seriously don't like the fact that Tulane or La Tech won't play home and home with us...
What the hell are their problems?
They are "above" us. They are "better" than us. And our fans show up well.Quote:
Originally Posted by anhil8tor
This all equates to if they lose to us, which is very possible given how well we travel in-state, it would look really bad for their program.
I'd say getting blown out by Army on homecoming looks worse... but hey, that's just me. :eek:
Sarcasm? Moi??!?Quote:
Originally Posted by snote
Or "pretty."Quote:
Originally Posted by CDeb