UTEP Coach Mike Price to Return For 2012 Season

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:59 pm

UTEP Coach Mike Price to Return For 2012 Season

Price is the nation's sixth-winningest active head coach with 174 victories and is one of only two coaches to lead the Miners to three bowl games.

Dec. 1, 2011

UTEP Director of Athletics Bob Stull announced on Thursday that coach Mike Price will return for the 2012 season - his ninth year at the helm of the Miner football program.

One of only two coaches to lead the Miners to three bowl games, Price is the nation's sixth-winningest active head coach with 174 victories. With 45 wins at UTEP, Price is one victory away from tying Mike Brumbelow (1950-56) for the second-most in school history.

In 97 games under Price's direction, the Miners have averaged 30.4 points and 397.8 yards of offense. UTEP has had more 30-point (53), 40-point (23) and 50-point (six) games under Price than any other coach in UTEP history.

The Price era has produced UTEP's all-time leader for passing yards (Trevor Vittatoe), total offense (Vittatoe), receiving yards (Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr.), all-purpose yards (Howard Jackson) and the single-season rushing champion (Donald Buckram). The Price era has produced seven of the top-10 single season total offense totals in school history, five of the top-10 passing yardage averages and seven of the top-10 point totals.

In 31 seasons prior to Price's arrival (1973-2003), the Miners averaged 2.6 wins per year with four years of five or more victories. UTEP has averaged 5.6 wins under Price with six years of five or more victories.

The Miners return 11 starters, including seven on offense, for the 2012 campaign.

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:02 pm

UTEP needs to move campus out of El Paso to be competitive

mustangxc · Post by **mustangxc** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:11 pm

Or maybe hire Marty Robbins as recruiting coordinator?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgI5DMVegIk

redpony · Post by **redpony** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:14 pm

They might play better if they kept the players out of Rosa's cantina. :lol:

GO PONIES!!!

PonyPlayer4 · Post by **PonyPlayer4** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:42 pm

Price is to UTEP as June is to SMU.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:43 pm

3 bowl games?

sbsmith · Post by **sbsmith** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:58 pm

PonyPlayer4 wrote:Price is to UTEP as June is to SMU.

Both resurrected terrible programs rather quickly, it remains to be seen whether June can do here what Price has failed to do at UTEP and get us to the next level. Considering what the CoC is paying June it's doubtful 6 straight losing seasons would be tolerated.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:00 pm

sbsmith wrote:
PonyPlayer4 wrote:Price is to UTEP as June is to SMU.

Both resurrected terrible programs rather quickly, it remains to be seen whether June can do here what Price has failed to do at UTEP and get us to the next level. Considering what the CoC is paying June it's doubtful 6 straight losing seasons would be tolerated.

well, we are at least 6 seasons away from finding that out.

sbsmith · Post by **sbsmith** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:07 pm

Dutch wrote:
sbsmith wrote:
PonyPlayer4 wrote:Price is to UTEP as June is to SMU.

Both resurrected terrible programs rather quickly, it remains to be seen whether June can do here what Price has failed to do at UTEP and get us to the next level. Considering what the CoC is paying June it's doubtful 6 straight losing seasons would be tolerated.

well, we are at least 6 seasons away from finding that out.

Think we'll get 6 more seasons out of him?

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:10 pm

A couple more at least. Unlike Price, JJ is taking us forward

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:26 pm

sbsmith wrote:
Think we'll get 6 more seasons out of him?

your comment was june wouldn't get 6 straight losing seasons. he's had 1. his first. with HORRIBLE effort from a bunch of losers.

otterbanjogotcha_11 · Post by **otterbanjogotcha_11** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:34 pm

Dutch wrote:
sbsmith wrote:
Think we'll get 6 more seasons out of him?

your comment was june wouldn't get 6 straight losing seasons. he's had 1. his first. with HORRIBLE effort from a bunch of losers.

YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT DUTCH.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:46 pm

which is??

otterbanjogotcha_11 · Post by **otterbanjogotcha_11** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:48 pm

THEY BOTH RESURRECTED TERRIBLE PROGRAMS RATHER QUICKLY, BUT CAN JUNE DO WHAT PRICE FAILED TO DO CONSIDERING COC IS UNLIKELY TO PAY FOR 6 STRAIGHT LOSING SEASONS.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:54 pm

oh, shove it.