UTEP VS Oklahoma in 2012 Season Opener

I was pretty surprised this week when UTEP head football coach Mike Price announced that the Miners would be playing Oklahoma in the 2012 season opener.  I know Mike Price always talks about being confident in his team but come on we are talking about the Oklahoma "We killed Texas Texas 55-17 last year" Sooners.

I for one am glad that Utep has decided to take on the mighty Boomer Sooner Nation.  What a great game for El Paso football fans in our own backyard.  I know plenty of El Pasoans think Price has lost his mind with the tough schedule he has laid out for next year but I think it is pure genius.  He packs the Sun Bowl and can use the quality of opponents as a great recruiting carrot to dangle in front of potential players.

Maybe the Miners will catch a little bit of the Linsanity underdog bug and pull off the epic upset.  Maybe they get crushed and have to put their punter in as quarterback by the time Conference play comes around.  Either way, you got to be jumping at the chance to see if the Miners can create their own version of the David and Goliath story.

What do you think?  Is Price insane or a football genius?  Oklahoma vs UTEP in the Sun Bowl.  Another reason why we love living on the border!

Here is the complete UTEP 2012-2013 Football Schedule:

Saturday 09/01/12

Oklahoma Sooners Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Saturday 09/08/12

at Ole Miss Rebels Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

Saturday 09/15/12

New Mexico State Aggies Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Saturday 09/22/12

at Wisconsin Badgers Camp Randall Stadium, Madison,  WI

Saturday 09/29/12

at East Carolina Pirates Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

Saturday 10/06/12

SMU Mustangs Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Saturday 10/13/12

at Tulsa Golden Hurricane Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

Saturday 10/20/12

Tulane Green Wave Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Saturday 10/27/12

at Houston Cougars Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX

Saturday 11/03/12

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Open Date

Saturday 11/10/12

UCF Knights Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Saturday 11/17/12

at Southern Miss Golden Eagles M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS

Saturday 11/24/12

Rice Owls Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX

Saturday 12/01/12

C-USA Championship Game Hosted by team with highest C-USA winning %

NMSU VS UTEP Battle of I-10

I am looking forward to the battle of I-10 tomorrow between UTEP and NMSU. It looks like Donald Buckram will be in the mix in a game that UTEP absolutely has to win. I was impressed with the way NMSU played against San Diego State last week and think that the Miners will have a load of trouble on their hands if they don't come out firing on all cylinders in the first half.



Most polls have UTEP wining by two touchdowns but I think it will be much closer. NMSU always gets up for UTEP and would love to spoil the season early for the Miners.


If UTEP Loses Jazzy wont be the only depressed Miner fan.

Utep Beats Ark. Pine-Bluff

We had a great time watching Utep beat Ark. Pine-Bluff last Saturday night. Our stomach turned a little when UTEP gave up the early touchdown but they got their ship back on course and sailed through the game looking like a team who can make a run in Conference USA.

I was a little worried with the execution of the offense in the red zone (two turnovers and a failed fourth down attempt) but attribute this to first game jitters. The two headed monsters at running backs (Vernon Frazier and Joe Banyard) played well in the absence of Donald Buckram.

No single receiver stood out in the game and Vittatoe didn't look like one of the elite QB's in the Conference. I hope they can get their timing down by this Friday when they take on Houston. The return of wide receiver Evan Davis should help the offense keep the ball out of Keenum's hands. The UTEP offense will have to put up big numbers in order to keep them in the game through the fourth quarter. The defense just has to weather the storm and play.

















UTEP Vs Houston Cougars
Friday @8:15 pm in Houston
ESPN (cable channel 25)
92.3 -F.M.