Even though . . .

[Dawgpix]

The pictures are online for the UTEP game. The images from the three rolls of film should be uploaded Sunday afternoon.

It was not the offense's or defense's best day. My best picture came from the defensive side of the ball.

Check out the first image in this week's UTEP at Louisiana Tech photo gallery.

enjoy . . . even though the outcome today was disappointing for us all.
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Time to regroup, refresh, relearn and remember last year vs. Hawaii.

[dawgtired]

I don't think either of those three tackled that guy!:rolleyes4

[LBP]

Tim Rose has to go. This 3-4 is really stupid. Why isn't Muse playing? If Memphis's D was really that good, they would have finished better than 5-6 or 6-5 every year. You have to win the battle up front to have a good D, you need 4 DLs to do that. Anybody, that is willing to not have Love and Muse on the field at the same time is an idoit.

[b_hoss_mac]

LBP,

Our defense is MUCH improved this year. The 3-4 allows us to get our BEST players on the field ... our LB's. We have about 10 of them.

And Muse is not playing because he's the 4th nose tackle. He wouldn't play much in the 4-3. He's behind Van Hoy, Love and Oren Lewis. Love and Lewis raised their game, while Muse (who was 2nd on the depth chart going into fall practice) hasn't done anything. He will be a player for us next year though.

I like the 3-4. The problem is not in the 3 or the 4. The problem is in the secondary. We gave us 2 ridiculously easy touchdown passes.

[dawg80]

Looking at just the game yesterday, the defense played well...for most of it. UTEP benefitted (sp?) from great field position most of the day. That's not the defense' fault if they had to defend a short field most of the game. In the first half, NONE of UTEP's pts came when UTEP started a drive inside their own 40. Most of their 24 second-half pts, especially the last TD, came from starting on a very short field.

I guess only the bomb to #21 was the only UTEP score that covered a "long" field, and even that drive started, where? around the UTEP 35 or so.

Nope, UTEP's defense won this game. I know when you look at a score like 44-27 it's hard to see where defense, on either side, showed up. But UTEP's defense was the difference, yet, Tech's defense played well for most of the game too.

[hookdown]

Looking at just the game yesterday, the defense played well...for most of it. UTEP benefitted (sp?) from great field position most of the day. That's not the defense' fault if they had to defend a short field most of the game. In the first half, NONE of UTEP's pts came when UTEP started a drive inside their own 40. Most of their 24 second-half pts, especially the last TD, came from starting on a very short field.

I guess only the bomb to #21 was the only UTEP score that covered a "long" field, and even that drive started, where? around the UTEP 35 or so.

Nope, UTEP's defense won this game. I know when you look at a score like 44-27 it's hard to see where defense, on either side, showed up. But UTEP's defense was the difference, yet, Tech's defense played well for most of the game too.

I did not get to listen to the whole game, but from what I heard, our defense played pretty well for the most part. Continually giving UTEP a short field to work with killed us. I do not really blame the defense for this one, even though the scoreboard says otherwise.

[T_Won]

I did not get to listen to the whole game, but from what I heard, our defense played pretty well for the most part. Continually giving UTEP a short field to work with killed us. I do not really blame the defense for this one, even though the scoreboard says otherwise.

27 of UTEP's 44 points came on drives of less than 20 yards!!!! I think the defense played great except for the 2 pass plays.

[DogsWin]

TURNOVERS, penalties, and poor execution on offense (dropped passes) / special teams coverage cost us this game.

The defense gave up the long pass only after all of the above happened. We need a LEADER ON OFFENSE, someone who can come off the bench and pick up our lethargic tempo.

[LBP]

LBP,

Our defense is MUCH improved this year. The 3-4 allows us to get our BEST players on the field ... our LB's. We have about 10 of them.

And Muse is not playing because he's the 4th nose tackle. He wouldn't play much in the 4-3. He's behind Van Hoy, Love and Oren Lewis. Love and Lewis raised their game, while Muse (who was 2nd on the depth chart going into fall practice) hasn't done anything. He will be a player for us next year though.

I like the 3-4. The problem is not in the 3 or the 4. The problem is in the secondary. We gave us 2 ridiculously easy touchdown passes.

I am mainly talking about next year, this season is over and both JB3 and Tim Rose need to be gone. Both Love and Muse are very rare talents at DL, both are huge and can move. Hopefully a new coach will get these guys in shape, they both may be 2 of the best DTs in the nation next year. To not have them both on the field at the same time is just ignorant. You only play 3 DLs when you don't have enough of them. We have plenty of DLs, especially next year.

[DallasDog]

Oh... I am sorry I was told to ignore posts by LBP..... So I will go back sorry guys momentary slip.....

The defense did play well. The short fields killed the D. That is not their fault. The one truly long bomb they gave away was in the second half if I remeber correctly it was very hard to remember when it was after the 2 hour first half. Tired legs from playing a lot of downs and at least once every game every team finds a way to slip something under or over a defense. If they only give up one or two big plays a game I am very pleased. Limiting a team to only two big plays a game is a recipe for success if anything is happening on the other side of the ball or in the offensive coaches heads.

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

We need a LEADER ON OFFENSE, someone who can come off the bench and pick up our lethargic tempo.

I don't see the logic of your statement in having a leader on the bench, but then with Bicknell and Hines in charge of the offense I guess we could have someone on the bench that shouldn't be. The point I see in this is that Bicknell & Hines should be leaders but neither of them are - that is where our biggest problems lay.

I know just about everyone including me thinks Bicknell should go and the sooner the better, but Hines should be right there with him. Neither of these guys has helped to develop any tallent beyond the normal curve. I can't think of any player who conssitantly improved year after year - what ever tallent they had was all we got.