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The Dig: Happy Memorial Day Edition
The Rush wants to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day- Thank You to all the veterans and servicemen out there! Congrats to the UTEP ROTC squad that won the Light Division Championship at the Bataan Memorial Death March (an insane 26.2 mile marathon through the mountain ranges near White Sands, while...
The Dig: 98 Days Till Miner Football Kicks Off Edition
The Dig returns- moving during bar review is hard! Anyway, this time: The C-USA is making it the smart economic move for it's basketball teams to schedule weak non-con teams, Derrick Caracter making headlines, and some good football notes from around the C-USA landscape. In The Dig. The UTEP...
The Daily Dig: What a Weekend Edition
Bad Review for Derrick Caracter; Four UTEP Miners have a chance to realize their dream of making an NFL roster; Back on Campus, the Miners wrapped up spring ball and Tony Barbee makes a cameo. In The Dig. Deep Backfield: Miner RB Jason Williams had a knockout performance at the Miners Spring...
One & Done: Derrick Caracter Will Enter the 2010 NBA Draft
Twenty-seven games. That's all the UTEP basketball team was able to get out of Derrick Caracter's tenure as a Miner. CBS Sports Gary Parrish technically broke the story but we've known for some time that DC wouldn't return for his senior season. Towards the end of the season, he was arguably our...
Here We Go Again: Tony Barbee Follows in His Predecessors Footsteps
Don Haskins was an amazing coach. Why? Not only did he win a national championship and have consistent success over four decades coaching; he also valued living in El Paso and building the Miner program. Bigger schools called. NBA teams called. The Bear didn't listen. Don Haskins was loyal...
The Rushies: Best 2010 C-USA Game
This season, we were treated to tons of excellent games. Which one was the best? Let's take a look at the candidates. The Candidates (In no particular order) 1. UCF 115 - Marshall 121 (3 OT) (February 27, 2010) This was one of those surreal C-USA battles. There were no real stakes in this...
Caracter Issues: UTEP Center Making the Most of his Second Chance
In middle school, Derrick Caracter was a 6'9" and 286 pound basketball prodigy. He was the first middle-school athlete to ever be invited the the Nike All-American camps. The over-sized teen sensation had a personal trainer, squatted 350 lbs. on one leg, and was worshiped as a future NBA star. ...
Know Your Enemy: Southern Miss Golden Eagles
The #25 UTEP Miners (20-5, 11-1) hit the road again tonight against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (16-10, 6-6). It might be easy to look at USM's record and dismiss the Golden Eagles as a mere road bump for the Miners en route to their 11th straight win and a C-USA title. As I started analyzing...
Randy Culpepper's 29 Points Leads UTEP to 10th Straight League Win
Is Randy Culpepper the best kept kept secret in college basketball? While the national media occasionally tosses up a quick video shot of one his insane dunks, we have been privileged to see him mature into a fine all around player. He's had several huge scoring nights (45 against ECU; 27...
Know Your Enemy: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Tomorrow afternoon, UTEP travels to Tulsa to take on the Golden Hurricane in a game that is shaping up to have major C-USA tournament implications. Coming off a loss at Marshall, Tulsa needs to hold serve at home to keep pace with UAB and Memphis and preserve a top 4 finish in C-USA standings and...
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