It wasn't that long ago when Stevo, Jazz, and Jess were watching Utep upset nationally ranked Houston in the Sunbowl. The fans actually rushed the field and we were already planning to get tickets to their upcoming bowl appearance. UTEP has fallen in serious hard times after that win and have fumbled away victories on their way to a losing record. I really had high hopes for Trevor Vittatoe and his receivers however he just never was able to produce in the clutch. The defense was terrible as always losing huge games to SMU and Rice. Games that they clearly should have wn by more than one touchdown, I just don't think Osia Lewis is getting the job done as defensive coordinator and would be surprised to see him return next year. I love having college football in our own backyard but would like a dang wining season and bowl possibilities to go along with the team. Too bad NMSU stinks too. Hopefully next year both programs will be a little more competitive and finally get into a bowl game. We are going to the last game in the Sunbowl tomorrow to see them play Marshall. Marshall is headed to a bowl game and is favored, of course, to beat the miners. The one bright spot has been the running of the junior Donald Buckram. He is on pace to be UTEP's all-time leading rusher and leads all conference USA rushers this year. He has played brilliantly but had two huge fumbles in last weeks loss to Rice. Guess I can't complain seeing that living in Corpus the only college football we had was Texas A&M Kingsville. Going to the Sunbowl game this year and look forward to seeing the Riverside kids play in the Senior bowl coming up in a few weeks.
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