2) Screw UTEP for getting that stupid "Three Best Friends" song stuck in my head with their crappy game presentation
3) The defense had a game plan and was prepared. They again looked lost when UTEP went to the no-huddle on one possession, but UTEP couldn't string together any completed passes so they had to go back to the huddle-up again soon. We need to fix the no-huddle defense, but other than that, the defense played well and deserves a ton of credit. After all, the defense outscored UTEP, 7-0
4) The offense wasn't as bad as the fact that they only scored 10 points would indicate. However, we did struggle in the redzone and turned to our struggling kicker far too many times last night after otherwise good drives. Short yardage also continues to be a concern.
5) This year's OL does not run block as well as last year's did. That said, I feel that they are pass blocking better than last year's line.
6) Gilbert is still not consistent with his accuracy and missed on the deep ball.
7) The WRs are not finishing their routes at times which contributes to our poor pass completion percentage.
Special Teams = bad. Enough said. On the positive side, Loftus had a few good punts. In the end, we won because we were good in one of the three phases of the game, whereas UTEP was good in none. It's still a win and it came in a place that we have historically had very little success.
A win is a win, but this team absolutely must improve in order to have a chance against the better teams remaining on our schedule (UCF, Houston, Tulsa, and Southern Miss - despite being winless - worry me, and we could conceivably drop a game we shouldn't, like @ Rice). The sunshiners should at least recognize this point.
Let's beat Tulane.
