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Post by mistabinks on Nov 11, 2012 0:14:31 GMT -5
That is shocking information. No really. LOL. Okay, that was the worst kept secret on Miner forums.
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rumor
Nov 7, 2012 18:02:37 GMT -5
Post by mistabinks on Nov 7, 2012 18:02:37 GMT -5
I like Price. I thank him for what he did for UTEP. I do think it is time for him to go. I would like him as AD for his people skills but I worry who he would hire to replace him. Aaron simple doesn't have the chops.
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Nov 7, 2012 18:00:52 GMT -5
Post by mistabinks on Nov 7, 2012 18:00:52 GMT -5
I'll ask Kappy
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 27, 2012 17:59:28 GMT -5
Ah, shucks! I was wrong!
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 26, 2012 16:56:06 GMT -5
UTEP 28 Houston 21
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 23, 2012 17:48:23 GMT -5
Binks, is there anything that UTEP does that you dont like? Probably.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 23, 2012 12:10:39 GMT -5
I liked it.
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why?
Oct 22, 2012 11:02:21 GMT -5
Post by mistabinks on Oct 22, 2012 11:02:21 GMT -5
Hell yeah! I am loving 2-6 much more than 1-7. It is what it is. USM is 0-whatever. Excited? Hardly. Happy we won? Hell yeah! 23,234 was good for the second biggest crowd of current cusa home games this weekend. Other schools have been selling beer for decades so it's not like that gave us an unfair advantage. Go Miners!
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why?
Oct 21, 2012 12:07:15 GMT -5
Post by mistabinks on Oct 21, 2012 12:07:15 GMT -5
2-6 Baby!
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 5, 2012 12:57:56 GMT -5
The thing is, City Hall was moving regardless. Now Joyce Wilson gets to use the baseball franchise as a reason to get it done quicker. We were going to pay for new buildings and relocated City Hall w/ or w/out baseball.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 2, 2012 17:21:04 GMT -5
Work out an arrangement where we play UNM, Texas Tech, and BYU two out of three years.
NMSU annually.
One powerhouse body bag game.
MWC team.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 2, 2012 17:17:23 GMT -5
I'll ask Kappy.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 1, 2012 16:24:48 GMT -5
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Post by mistabinks on Sept 21, 2012 11:17:53 GMT -5
I hope they show their true colors!
Miners 24 Wisconsin 17
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Post by mistabinks on Sept 16, 2012 21:48:27 GMT -5
Go Miners Go!
I am excited. Good to see the offense show a little something.
I am looking forward to finally getting that power conference win and then seeing what we got in conference play.
Go Miners Go!
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Post by mistabinks on Sept 10, 2012 9:26:30 GMT -5
I didn't call anyone a shithead. I was talking about an attitude going forward. I recommended that we enjoy the ride since we pretty much know Price's fate at the end of the season. As far as any Miner fan posting online, I don't think you can say anyone is usually on point. We are posting from emotion, including Miner Man.
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Post by mistabinks on Sept 9, 2012 17:58:17 GMT -5
I know, I know, morale victories are worthless. We never get over the hump. Etc Etc. I know.
Still, we didn't get blown out of the water in the last two games. We were somewhat still in the game in the fourth quarter. They weren't playing the water boy and the third string. We played with the big boys - but yet- we lost.
Price is gone at the end of the season. Why be shitheads until then. Lets see what we do against NMSUx. One more body bag game and it's on to conference play where we start at 0-0.
It's a great day to be a Miner fan!
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Post by mistabinks on Sept 9, 2012 14:25:32 GMT -5
Orange Kool-Aid and I love it.
See you at the Sun Bowl this Saturday.
Go Miners!
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Post by mistabinks on Sept 8, 2012 17:16:00 GMT -5
Miners by 10.
#sixwinsandabowlgame
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Post by mistabinks on Sept 2, 2012 15:32:23 GMT -5
My Miners played a great game. 8 hours of tailgating and a late game time and I'm still whooped.
Go Miners!!!
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Post by mistabinks on Aug 19, 2012 10:25:13 GMT -5
Sure it is saying much. It's better to point the needle is the other direction.
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Post by mistabinks on Aug 11, 2012 15:30:07 GMT -5
MI already contacted the athletic dept and were only told that ticket sales are ahead of last years and that a sellout for the OU game is probable.
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Post by mistabinks on Jul 15, 2012 12:13:49 GMT -5
My only question is in regard to your comment that my assessment of the support shown to the basketball and football teams is "loaded and unfair." How was it loaded, and why is it unfair to ask people to show up to the first few games of a season instead of making the players perform for a crowd that's around 20% capacity, and only get the satisfaction of seeing a full arena after they've "proven" themselves? I thought it was loaded and unfair because the ticket buying public wasn't at fault for all the franchises you mentioned. We didn't lose two arena football teams because of a lack of ticket sales. We didn't lose the Buzzards because of a lack of ticket sales. Regarding UTEP athletics, I also disagree with you. The bigger crowds are at the beginning of the season when the teams are unproven. Yes, losses to translate to smaller crowds. That is why we are approaching 50% of capacity in football in attendance. Except for a few Sunday afternoon basketball games, I have never attended a UTEP football or basketball game with only 20% of capacity in attendance. Not even football in November.
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Post by mistabinks on Jul 13, 2012 14:53:10 GMT -5
Does anyone have any actual links or sources for the Six Flags, Sea World, and Cowboy stories?
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Post by mistabinks on Jul 12, 2012 23:15:03 GMT -5
I've never been a huge baseball fan, but I've always enjoyed going to the Diablos games as often as I could. My question with all of this is whether or not this city will even show enough support for another baseball team to merit the multimillion dollar stadium downtown. I think so. Under Jim Paul, we routinely led the Texas league in attendance. Promotions and freebies aside, El Paso supported the team by purchasing tickets. We even set records during our first year as an independent team. El Paso supports baseball. It's not fair to blame falling attendance on El Paso. The quality of the current Diablos is sub par but ticket prices are the same as when we were an AA team. Would you pay Tinseltown prices to watch a movie at Montwood theater? This is a city that just barely supports the UTEP football and basketball teams (if they're doing well), and has seen minor league hockey, baseball, football, basketball and soccer franchises fold after just two or three years (at most). That is a loaded and unfair statement. 20K (football) and 7K (basketball) are not acceptable numbers. We should be doing a lot better. Yet, there are A LOT of schools that would love to change places with us. We are doing bad by our own standards and potential. Not necessarily in the big picture. Two of the arena football leagues folded due to bad management and not lack of support. Buzzards Hockey? That was a blast. I'm all for the new stadium, but from what I've heard, this isn't a guaranteed deal. In other words, there is the possibility that we move City Hall and build this new stadium, using taxpayer money, and then we don't even get a team to play in it. Not true at all. The construction of the stadium will only commence if the PCL approves the sale. Even then, the team has to stay in El Paso for 25 years. There will be an election this November to approve a two percent raise in Hotel Taxes to pay for 70% of the stadium. If that votes doesn't pass, the stadium will be built from the City's general fund. Why not renovate Cohen Stadium to accommodate a larger franchise instead? Many people assume The City is bringing in a baseball team. In reality, Foster & Hunt are buying the team and relocating the team to El Paso with their own money. This was contingent on The City building a new downtown stadium. Could Cohen, or any other location, be used? Sure. That offer wasn't on the table though. This one was. While a couple of AAA ball clubs have been sold in the last couple of years, it really is a rare and big deal to have the opportunity to get a AAA club. I guess I don't know all the details of this deal; but when this city and its politicians have previously rejected Sea World, Six Flags, the Dallas Cowboys and the NBA (to name just a few), I can't believe we're spending such a disgusting amount of money on the mere chance that we can get a baseball team to come here and then somehow keep it from leaving again. Myself, I don't know the true details of what went down with Six Flags. I did not know there was a situation with the Cowboys or the NBA. If the comments on FB and the EP Times are any indication, there is probably A LOT more rumors than facts to those stories. Again, we will build a stadium if the PCL approves the sale and Foster & Hunt actually buy the team. The team will not be able to move for at least 25 years. Foster & Hunt purchasing the team was contingent on The City building a downtown stadium. Regarding City Hall, The City has been talking about moving City Hall for quite some time. City Hall isn't being demolished just to build a baseball stadium. There was a 2010 article in the EP Times talking about how badly a move, or major renovation, was needed. Sure, the City Manager is getting what she wants (a new City Hall) by using the construction of a baseball stadium. Foster & Hunt are sure to make a nice profits with their properties downtown. People are going to make money off of this. I am not sure why that offends so many.
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Post by mistabinks on Jul 12, 2012 1:33:47 GMT -5
Apparently SWAC schools get a decent payday when playing on the road. UAPB gives UTEP, and in this case the Sun Bowl Association, a considerable discount.
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Post by mistabinks on Jul 6, 2012 15:44:30 GMT -5
I predict it will be a respectable 5-7.
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Post by mistabinks on Jul 2, 2012 17:03:47 GMT -5
I care. I want UTEP to win championships in football, basketball, and all the Olympic sports.
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Post by mistabinks on Jul 1, 2012 20:17:47 GMT -5
Don't UTEP and NMSU show a different all time record in hoops?
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Post by mistabinks on Jun 25, 2012 20:35:13 GMT -5
I think we are going to rack up too many OOC losses to be able to get an at large bid. We might gel in the conference tourney. This year's team is going from super young to just young. We shouldn't get ahead of ourselves just yet.
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