UTEP

[DogsWin]

Poor Miners. They have the unenviable task of traveling to play LA Tech on Saturday. Their best offensive or defensive ranking nationally is #45 (200 passing yards allowed/game). The game will get very ugly and lopsided against them.

Points Per Game	16.5	38.0
Points Allowed Per Game	40.8	35.5
Total Yards	309.5	553.0
Yards Passing	145.3	386.3
Yards Rushing	164.3	166.8
Yards Allowed	434.8	452.3
Pass Yards Allowed	200.3	288.5
Rush Yards Allowed	234.5	163.8

[dawg80]

We will win, only because UTEP is horrible. They will enjoy their best offensive day....FWIW.

Tech 45 UTEP 31

And our Kool-Aid drinkers will be happy, and pronounce "all is well."

[PawDawg]

We are a 21 pt favorite

[HogDawg]

Good lord. It's time to play UTEP again.

Sure would like to see this program win a game that's meaningful for a change.

[DogsWin]

We are a 21 pt favorite

Sounds about right. The UTEP fans haven't recovered from the drubbing Army gave them. And then Army turned around and lost to Buffalo (no, not the Bills lol).
https://utep.forums.rivals.com/forums/minerdigs.10/

[johnnylightnin]

Sure would like to see this program win a game that's meaningful for a change.

Careful what you wish for. Our win percentage in meaningful games isn't so good.

[Amos Moses]

We are a 21 pt favorite

Just remember we were more of an underdog than that against Arkansas, so odds are only for bettors. We haven't proved anything to anyone yet. Maybe this is the game, but remember last year's UTEP score.

[PawDawg]

Just remember we were more of an underdog than that against Arkansas, so odds are only for bettors. We haven't proved anything to anyone yet. Maybe this is the game, but remember last year's UTEP score.

Last year's UTEP score was close to what Vegas had as the line.

Vegas always misses a bunch by a bunch during the first week or two of college. They don't miss by much now. Example: We were a 4.5 underdog and lost by 4 at Middle.

[TechFanno1]

Just remember we were more of an underdog than that against Arkansas, so odds are only for bettors. We haven't proved anything to anyone yet. Maybe this is the game, but remember last year's UTEP score.

it will be about not letting them hang around like NSU
Put pedal down on both sides of ball until 4th quarter finds them totally whipped. Then pull everyone to spare injuries and allow playing time for Smith and others. Thursday game against WKU at stake.

[techman05]

it will be about not letting them hang around like NSU
Put pedal down on both sides of ball until 4th quarter finds them totally whipped. Then pull everyone to spare injuries and allow playing time for Smith and others. Thursday game against WKU at stake.

Skip doesn't get speeding tickets. There is no pedal to the metal setting on his train.

[Tech52]

Last year's UTEP score was close to what Vegas had as the line.

Vegas always misses a bunch by a bunch during the first week or two of college. They don't miss by much now. Example: We were a 4.5 underdog and lost by 4 at Middle.

Odd that it ended up that way

[Dwayne From Minden]

This game will be too close for comfort due to continued poor defensive & qb play...

Let's hope its not within 7 points cause if it is - odds are we lose it

[T1]

So, we've learned we are not very good against the pass. Now we find out about the run. UTEP's RB (Aaron Jones) is #2 in the nation in total rushing yards. Traditionally, we are much better against the run than the pass.

[DogsWin]

This game will not be close. UTEP is one-dimensional offensively (run the ball) and we average more rushing yards per game than they do. Offensively they average 16.5 pts/game. We will stack the box, tackle Jones repeatedly, and this will be a major BLOWOUT win for Tech.

This is UTEP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqKNddpmeQ0

Now WKU the following Thursday... that will be a very different story than UTEP.

[Amos Moses]

This game will not be close. UTEP is one-dimensional offensively (run the ball) and we average more rushing yards per game than they do. Offensively they average 16.5 pts/game. We will stack the box, tackle Jones repeatedly, and this will be a major BLOWOUT win for Tech.

This is UTEP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqKNddpmeQ0

Now WKU the following Thursday... that will be a very different story than UTEP.

This clip kinda looked like the Army/Tech game in the Cotton Bowl 2013.