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Who Juiced? The Bigger Question Is: Who Should Care? [LINK]

Duke Keith — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:38:10 +0000

You athletes with your deer antler extract and needles and PEDs — just who do you think you are, performers looking to give your sports and your fans exactly what they want? Well, umm…yeah. Check the link below for my column. [button href="http://krod.com/who-juiced-the-bigger-question-who-should-care-opinion/" title="WHO JUICED? THE BIGGER QUESTION IS: WHO SHOULD CARE?" align="center"]

A College Football Playoff? Get Ready for Lots of SEC-quels [LINK]

Duke Keith — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:29:16 +0000

As the college football world readies for the BCS Championship Monday night, everyone’s abuzz about 2014 when the game will bring in a plus-one — a playoff. That should be enough….but it won’t be. And that will benefit one conference in particular. Take a wild guess which one and click the link inside for my [...]

Sun Bowl Desmadre: Trojans Can't Seem to Contain Their Own Spills [LINK]

Duke Keith — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:43:15 +0000

It was a first, that’s for sure. After having to wait over 40 minutes for Utah at last year’s Sheriff’s Posse Dinner, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson wasn’t about to accept another Pac-12 diss to start his second straight Hyundai Sun Bowl experience. So, after waiting 40 minutes for USC to show up for the annual kickoff feed and talent show, he put officials on notice — 10 more minutes and the Yellowjackets would say, “Adios!”

The 10 minutes came and went. And so did Georgia Tech.

Price Is Right at Home In A City That Wanted Him Fired [LINK]

Duke Keith — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:36:07 +0000

The schedule UTEP played this year screamed it. The empty seats in the Sun Bowl sealed it. Mike Price had to know this was it, but he will still proudly call El Paso home. Check out my column explaining why. [button href="http://krod.com/price-is-right-at-home-in-a-city-that-wanted-him-fired-opinion/" title="PRICE IS RIGHT AT HOME IN A CITY THAT WANTED HIM FIRED" align="center"]

The Last One? With Mike Price's Contract Up, Is This His Last Season at UTEP? [LINK]

Duke Keith — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:03:38 +0000

Mike Price is under fire now more than he's ever been in the nine seasons he's coached at UTEP. With the Miners on the brink of a seventh consecutive losing season the hard questions were inevitable, and a few were asked at Price's Monday press conference. Is this Mike Price's last stand? Check this link to see.

East Carolina 28, UTEP 18: Can the Miners Recover? [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 08:25:02 +0000

The Miners made some good moves Saturday at East Carolina — but that was mainly before the 90-minute weather delay. The rest was…questionable. Check out my quick column at 600ESPNElPaso.com and let me know on Facebook if you agree. [button href="http://krod.com/what-price-for-one-more-year-at-utep-opinion/" title="Did Price Stay Too Long? Duke's Pre-Season Column" align="center"]

That Will Do: Duke Keith Dishes on NFL & Its Refs [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:30:38 +0000

KLAQ Sports Director Duke Keith uses his first installment of That Will Do to take on the NFL’s new labor agreement with its officials. Check it out here at 600ESPNElPaso.com. What will the now-former replacement refs do? Well, there’s always the Lingerie Football League…Oh, except for the refs the LFL already fired…

Is It Okay for a Chick to Have More Guy Friends Than Ladies?

Veronica Gonzalez — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:24:48 +0000

I have grown up having pure guy friends and a handful of chick friends throughout my life. The way I see it is us ladies can be full of drama sometimes and tend to get others involved. I have always enjoyed having my guy friends in my life because they’re not full of drama, help [...]

Low Price: UTEP Coach Frustrated By Lack of Offense vs. Ole Miss [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:11:55 +0000

You could tell this loss stung Mike Price just by looking. More withdrawn. Fewer smiles. The kind of attitude you might expect less than 48 hours after getting so over-and-over close to a 10-by-55-yard stretch of lush, green Mississippi grass, but only getting to roll in it once. And just that one offensive touchdown in [...]

Should You Vote? We Want Your Vote! [POLL]

Duke Keith — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:34:25 +0000

Buzz went off again today on just how much your vote doesn't count, especially in the national elections. Not only does he believe it's useless, he's kind of like an anti-Uncle Sam -- he DOESN'T want you, especially if it took a Hip-Hop star to get you to the polls.

Is Buzz full of it? VOTE, then tell us your opinion on Facebook!

UTEP-Oklahoma Not About What We Saw [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:00:57 +0000

Don’t try figuring out what you saw in the Sun Bowl Saturday night/Sunday morning. Attempting to parse the hard stats from the Oklahoma-UTEP game will only leave you terribly confused. “The halftime score was what?” “Nathan Jeffery ran for how many yards on OU?” “UTEP blocked how many kicks?” No, no, don’t give yourself the [...]

Price Accentuates Positives As Miners Face No. 4 Oklahoma [VIDEO/OPINION]

Duke Keith — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:01:10 +0000

It WILL be a big game. The Sun Bowl WILL have a better atmosphere for fun and tailgating. The Miners ARE healthy. But as the Miners kick off against the Sooners this Saturday night in the Sun Bowl, there was one word you didn’t hear from UTEP head coach Mike Price — “win”. Not that [...]

Political Baseball: Crowd Lashes Out at Byrd, Ballpark [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:35:57 +0000

The conference room at the Nolan Richardson Rec Center was almost packed. Seeing two of El Paso’s finest in uniform was a clue as to how this would go, as was the fact that there was a lot more gray hair in the audience than any other color. I should have known. El Paso’s city [...]

An American Original: U.S. Defeats Mexico in Azteca, 1-0…In Soccer [OPINION/PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:50:04 +0000

No way it was going to happen Wednesday night. Just no way. US Soccer is light years ahead of where it was when I watched Paul Caligiuri score late against Trinidad & Tobago — back in the stonewashed jeans day — to qualify the United States for Italia ’90, America’s first World Cup in 40 [...]

What Price for One More Year at UTEP? [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:00:11 +0000

The UTEP Miners have begun their sojourn to Camp Socorro, most likely for the final time under Mike Price, who’s contract to coach the Miners ends with the final whistle of 2012. As much acid indigestion has been belched at his under-performing teams the last few years from both media and fans with sour stomachs, [...]

NCAA Throws Match Into Forest Fire with Penn State Sanctions [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:37:56 +0000

When I heard that the NCAA had empowered president Mark Emmert to blow Penn State out of the water, I reiterated my thoughts that any penalty coming from the governing body of college sports would be like throwing a match into a raging forest fire.

Should Penn State Tear Down Joe Paterno's Statue? [POLL]

Duke Keith — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:24:27 +0000

There has been a lot of response to the column about Joe Paterno, especially as it regards the picture of his statue below. Penn State says there's no way that statue is coming down despite intense criticism.

I think they ought to bring the thing down, too. It's because of the words next to the statue: "Success With Honor". It's been all but proven in court that Penn State's success in football was not achieved honorably. And while I respect the university's right to keep the statue, not everyone with a can of spray paint will. Just sayin'.

Read the column here and vote on what you think Penn State ought to do with the statue in our poll below.

Should Have Kept Your Eyes on the Kids, Joe [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:39:01 +0000

Bracketology, Smacketology. What's All The Fuss About, ESPN? [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:27:06 +0000

Bracketology noun
1. A term invented by some ESPN marketing wonk implying that there is actual science behind picking which schools will be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament; made to stick because ESPN owns the TV rights to the entire world except for, ironically, the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and don't you just know they're pissed about that.

Quick Poll – Is Pantera The Best Rock Band From Texas?

Kevin Vargas — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:29:47 +0000

A lot of people debate who the best bands in the world are. Everyone has their own opinions on everything from the best singer, guitarist, drummer...heck, people probably argue who the best groupies are! (I love the Metal Sludge groupie chart, by the way.)