A Tough Sell: Watch Mike Price's Monday Press Conference Live (12:00 pm MST)

by Adrian Mac on Nov 1, 2010 11:40 AM MDT in UTEP Miners Football

Who made the call to spike it on third and 19? How was the same error made at the end of both halves? What made you think the field goal was tipped? Why an out pattern on the two point conversion and not a fade or something to the back of the end zone? What's gotten into Trevor Vittatoe?

I can't guarantee all these questions will be asked. I can guarantee it will be good television nonetheless. Watch the Mike Price press conference here live. Thanks again, as always, to Duke Keith of That Will Do for providing the Miner Nation with a live stream of Coach Mike Price's press conference.

If you miss the live stream, I will embed full video as soon as it becomes available.

[Note by Adrian Mac, 11/01/10 1:38 PM CDT ] UPDATE: The Press conference is over; full video will be uploaded when it becomes available.

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On the field goal challenge: “I don’t know, I wasn’t expecting a sacked play a minute later and the players were emphatic that we tipped the ball. I talked to the official he said, well you know Mike I didn’t hear it, I didn’t see it. I can’t even tell on our tape so it wasn’t conclusive. As it turned out,it was a waste.”

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by Adrian Mac on Nov 1, 2010 12:21 PM MDT reply actions

Why do I still feel unsatisfied?...

I hate to say it, but CMP’s presser only confirmed what’s been plaguing me all season, the fact that the coaching decisions are primarily to blame for our struggles. Sure, there’ve been some execution and injury issues, but it’s clear that these are only symptoms and side-effects of a much larger disease process. sigh again

by MinerMike on Nov 2, 2010 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions

Even in the Houston game

When the defense clearly wasn’t ready for UH’s spread attack (of course Keenum was healthy), there were two coaching decisions that really bothered me.

1. The decision to try the chip shot field goal when UTEP finally had all the momentum. Warren missed it and the game was over. Price said that was his fault. We know it was.

2. Second, Aaron Price’s complete abandonment of the running game in the second half. I know we were playing from behind but I still think that the OC has failed to grasp just how important sustaining drives is to the teams defensive efforts. Price has called some great games, notably Tulane, where the players didn’t execute. But at times, it seems like UTEP simply doesn’t have a game plan or coherent communication between the assistants in executing it.

All the coaches struggles hit a climax at Marshall where we saw the very worst of preparation, mental toughness, and desire to win all wrapped up in self inflicted stupidity.

I knew it as soon as it was over. Those last minutes were the end of the Mike Price era. They have to be.

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by Adrian Mac on Nov 2, 2010 11:20 AM MDT up reply actions

I posted this on another blog...

CMP’s quotes almost upset me more than the loss itself because it just shows how inept CMP was in the final 2 mins of that game.

How the hell doesnt he know what the down and distance is on the final drive? How the hell does he waste our final timeout on something he knew before hand was inconclusive? Hasnt he heard of indisputable evidence when challenging a play? Argh obviously this old man has lost his mind…

And I call bull on the explanation for the offense, ur supposed to be an offensive guru, ur supposed to know what’s wrong. Why does Banyard only get 2 carries? Why call an out route on a 2 pt conversion when the spread option w/ Thomas was working. Is this guy serious? Its time for a change Stull, please listen to the dwindling UTEP fanbase and make a change at the end of the year. Im begging u Bob Stull

by DFWMiner on Nov 2, 2010 11:00 AM MDT reply actions

Just lost.

He just sounds lost now. Repeating the same stuff. I was really, really hoping, no I was expecting him to get this group of kids that we all know is talented to meet their potential.

Reading the boards and the other sites I just can’t help but notice how the Marshall game has changed things. UTEP didn’t lose a better team. They lost to themselves. And that ultimately falls on a head coach.

I think Price, sadly, is a Dead Man Walking. And I don’t know that a win in his final three gets UTEP to a bowl game and I don’t think it will save his job.

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by Adrian Mac on Nov 2, 2010 11:15 AM MDT up reply actions

Argh!....

The comments above have brought back a flood of game time decisions that I attempted to erase from my psyche. This is more frustrating than I can stand, hence the main reason for my absence from posting in the last 2 weeks. I’ve been attempting to find the positive side in all of this and continue to struggle to find the silver lining. I know we’ve had a history of poor seasons, however what makes this all the more unpalatable is that we actually have talent on the squad and coaching decisions appear to be the main cause of our failures. Those years past we’ve accepted the fact that we weren’t talented or deep at any position and the outcomes were forseeable. This is not the case this year.

by MinerMike on Nov 2, 2010 12:12 PM MDT up reply actions

Last week...

I wrote a very long post on Mike Price- and the end conclusion was essentially that he is running out of chances to keep the die-hards.

The fair weather fans jumped ship years ago- that was proven by the lackluster attendance even when UTEP was 4-1 and 5-1. Now, the fans who used reason, logic, and took the time to really analyze his 2010 team (like us) are abandoning ship because these losses have shown the following:

1. Tulane: No fight in our seniors. Trevor’s lack of effort on that Pick 6; the lazy throw on the third and four before that… Just a total lack of a killer instinct.
2. Marshall: A lack of discipline and focus. The end of that game….. the first three quarters even……. just bad football…. all I can say is that effort was the kind that should get a coach fired. That’s all I can say on it.

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by Adrian Mac on Nov 2, 2010 12:53 PM MDT reply actions