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Texas-El Paso Basketball On Now

Posted by Trips Right on March 13th, 2010 under Basketball

One of the two or three best basketball teams in Texas, the UTEP Miners are on CBS now playing against Tom Pender's Houston Cougars. With John Calipari disciple Tony Barbee manning the opposing bench, the coaching mismatch in this game is stark, and eventhough UH is only down three as I type, so is the talent disparity. Other than Baylor this UTEP squad has more talent one through five than any other team
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The View from The Drum and Sundries . . .

Posted by The General on December 23rd, 2009 under Basketball

If you have not already read the excellent posts from srr50 and Trips Right, then do so now, or I will give HenryJames your IP address which could lead to you being the subject of an ongoing federal investigation.
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Post Mortem: UTEP Miners @ Texas Longhorns

Posted by Scipio Tex on September 28th, 2009 under Football

That felt good. Our first complete game in all phases and it's not the score that convinces me of that fact.
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Grading the Defense: UTEP Miners @ Texas Longhorns

Posted by HenryJames on September 27th, 2009 under Football

Wasn't that fun to watch? By far the most dominant defensive performance of the Mack Brown era,
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Texas 64, UTEP 7

Posted by EyesOfTX on September 26th, 2009 under Football

At one point during my daughter’s wedding reception last Saturday night, one of my very good friends, who also happens to be an Aggie who played on the Gene Stallings/Edd Hargett 1966-67 teams


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A Longhorn’s Guide on Miner Fan

Posted by Trips Right on September 25th, 2009 under Football

Since I hail from the fair city of El Paso, I thought I'd take the liberty of enlightening my Longhorn brethren about the ways of the rare and curious creature that is Miner Fan. First up a little background on the school that was chartered as a Mining College and aptly named Texas Western. Apt because it's farther West than most of New Mexico, and it's in Texas. A fun factoid:
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Barking Bets: Week 4

Posted by Trips Right on September 24th, 2009 under Football

I continue to fall farther and farther below the Mendoza line of betting (55%) and it's starting to get to me. After watching the Kentucky Wildcats choke away a cover and suffering two kick returns for TD's against me in different games during my gambling day, I proceeded to make my way to DKR Stadium from my tailgate local, stumbling drunk and hell bent on chasing my losses. Cell phone in hand and
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Mexican Soccer Fan

Posted by Trips Right on August 16th, 2009 under

Look, we all get it deep down at some level regardless of political affiliations. A country that falls into drug trafficking induced choas can't be all that great. Predictably, the nation that generally sucks at being a serious country, spawns people that suck at being soccer fans. We saw a hint of this phenomenon when Mexican fans chanted Osama!! Osama!! during the U.S. vs. Mexico Olympic qualifier in 2007.
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Tim Floyd Resigns

Posted by Trips Right on June 10th, 2009 under

According to the only media entity intent on seeing USC punished for using its powers for evil instead of good. Could Floyd be the sacrificial lamb that takes the onus off of the football program? Or, is Tim Floyd just pissed off because he's being thrown under the bus? “Unfortunately, I no longer feel I can offer the level of enthusiasm to my duties that is deserved by the
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The Heck do ya Mean?!

Posted by Minnesotahorn on June 10th, 2009 under Uncategorized

Reports have surfaced indicating that Texas is in negotiations with the University of Minnesota for a home and home and Barking Carnival's exclusive sources* indicate that talks may be coming to a head.  For obvious reasons this appeals to me personally but it's also a continuation of a trend in our scheduling that I think is worth exploring.  *My aunt Sandra who works in U of M admissions, has nothing to do with and little