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 kryptonite has proven to be Southern Miss who defeated the Miners 64-56 to advance to the semi finals of the Conference USA Tournament and will face Louisiana Tech.
Fight on, Part Two.
A day after my speculation that UTEP head coach Tim Floyd laid into USC's Andy Enfield mostly because of what Enfield's comments in the Men's Journal did to sully the reputation of his city, his school and Floyd himself, Floyd stated that was exactly the point.
Then he took it further. A lot further.
That sound you hear is the air coming out of the UTEP basketball program’s balloon.
The Miners probably wouldn’t tell us how many season tickets holders they gained because of Isaac Hamilton and the other golden children in UTEP’s Top-10 recruiting class even if they could; but it was probably sizable or head coach Tim Floyd would never have told the El Paso Times, “People have bought season ticke
Miners head coach Tim Floyd talked about UTEP's 56-54 loss to the No. 252 Memphis Tigers for awhile, then offered a brief statement on the LA Times story in which he stated he talked with USC athletic director Pat Haden about the Trojans' head coaching job.
Sports Spin with Andy Lee and SportsTalk with Steve Kaplowitz (with Chad Middleton on both) will have the latest on the breaking news about Tim Floyd this afternoon. Check 600ESPNElPaso.com for all the latest including post-game interviews and more as the Miners take on the No. 25 Memphis Tigers at the Don Haskins Center.
UTEP big man John Bohannon had a career high in both points (24) and rebounds (17) -- including this rim-rattling dunk -- as the Miners beat the Houston Cougars, 63-53. Click the link below to see the dunk and check out head coach Tim Floyd's amusing post-game presser as he talked about Bohannon.