OC Dooley:
“2 UNIT” PRIMETIME INTANGIBLE (Texas-El Paso -1 at home versus Rice in a 7:05 eastern kickoff televised on Fox College Sports cable channel): While the Saturday card is littered with high-profile contests this particular nighttime affair is overlooked even though having great significance. For those that may not have heard Texas-El Paso head coach Mike Price earlier in the week officially announced his retirement making this his final appearance. Price has the sixth-most victories of any active head coach and made his mark during a successful 14 year run at Washington State where he tutored a pair of successful quarterbacks (Drew Bledsoe, Ryan Leaf). Due to his success in the pacific northwest Price eventually landed a high profile job at Alabama but was fired almost immediately after signing a contract due to an infamous night of drinking at a local strip club. To make a long story short Price has much admiration for the administration at Texas-El Paso who less than a year following that public relations debacle hired the veteran headman. This evening in an emotional farewell Price has one final shot at giving something back to both the Miners administration and the local fans who have been supportive along the way. At most offshore locations the Miners opened as a two-point home favorite but the line has dropped since visiting Rice needs a one more victory to become Bowl eligible. But counting this campaign’s current record Rice has not been successful on the gridiron going 15-32 in a three-plus year span. In games on the road this season the Rice defense has been burned giving up a hefty average of 34 points per pop
“2 UNIT” PRIMETIME INTANGIBLE (Texas-El Paso -1 at home versus Rice in a 7:05 eastern kickoff televised on Fox College Sports cable channel): While the Saturday card is littered with high-profile contests this particular nighttime affair is overlooked even though having great significance. For those that may not have heard Texas-El Paso head coach Mike Price earlier in the week officially announced his retirement making this his final appearance. Price has the sixth-most victories of any active head coach and made his mark during a successful 14 year run at Washington State where he tutored a pair of successful quarterbacks (Drew Bledsoe, Ryan Leaf). Due to his success in the pacific northwest Price eventually landed a high profile job at Alabama but was fired almost immediately after signing a contract due to an infamous night of drinking at a local strip club. To make a long story short Price has much admiration for the administration at Texas-El Paso who less than a year following that public relations debacle hired the veteran headman. This evening in an emotional farewell Price has one final shot at giving something back to both the Miners administration and the local fans who have been supportive along the way. At most offshore locations the Miners opened as a two-point home favorite but the line has dropped since visiting Rice needs a one more victory to become Bowl eligible. But counting this campaign’s current record Rice has not been successful on the gridiron going 15-32 in a three-plus year span. In games on the road this season the Rice defense has been burned giving up a hefty average of 34 points per pop
