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The locks that contain all the glorious beer will be released once the UTEP Miners Football team FINALLY wins a game.

Is it irony that after harping for years on players who quit his UTEP program Floyd himself quit just six games into his eighth season?

Or is it something else?

UTEP's offense may have reflected the change in the local weather. Ice cold.
The Miners' defense, on the other hand, was too long, too tall, too Vince Hunter-y.

Two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns. Crunching tackles. Pressure defense.
UTEP.
Yeah, you're reading that correctly. UTEP. The school that used to play matador defense is now fastening that red cape around its collar.

Slowly, but surely, Sean Kugler has been trying to teach his team. Toughness. Pride. Teamwork.
But maybe the biggest lesson is that those are only words unless you work to give them definition.
The Miners may not yet fully comprehend, but after dominating UTSA for their first road shut out since their…

Sean Kugler was as good as his word. After getting thrashed, 55-3, at Louisiana Tech, the Miners head coach promised changes in lineups and procedures. There were, and UTEP beat Old Dominion in its centennial homecoming game, 42-35.

What Louisiana Tech did to the UTEP Miners Saturday looked worse than what Kansas State did the weekend before. "Blowout" doesn't begin to describe it. Miners head coach Sean Kugler acknowledges every aspect of the Bulldogs' 55-3 win. He also acknowledges that responsibil…

UTEP head coach Sean Kugler made no bones about it when he returned to his alma mater -- his Miners would put it all on the line. As in the offensive and defensive line.

The UTEP Miners made an impression last weekend, if not on national television (provided America was still awake at 12:45 am MDT) then certainly on their coach.

UTEP RB Aaron Jones had 147 yards and the Miners held the ball for almost two-thirds of the game; but in the end, an explosive Texas Tech offense and solid defense left UTEP thinking about what might have been in its narrow 30-26 defeat.

The UTEP Lady Miners will battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the in the Don Haskins Center. Many people think, win or lose, they deserve a parade.

Don't look now, but the team that most thought would be dead in the water after getting rid of three key players is on a four-game win streak. So, here's a short music video saluting the UTEP Miners as they try to stay Steady At The Wheel.