UTEP Gaining Little Traction in G5 Conference Realignment Rumors Read More: UTEP Gaining Little Traction in G5 Conference Realignment Rumors

[Jonnyeagle]

Over the last 10 days, the rumor mill has heated up regarding the future of many Group of 5 conferences. National writers like Dennis Dodd from CBS Sports, Chris Vannini from The Athletic, and Yahoo's Pete Thamelhave all written about the subject. All of their stories have one common denominator: the UTEP Miners are not in the discussion at the moment.

Nobody should be surprised that this is the case. The UTEP football team is currently 2-1 this season, but they are currently in a bye week after losing 54-13 to Boise State from the Mountain West. Head coach Dana Dimel needs a winning season and a trip to a bowl game in order to start resurrecting the football program. The last time the Miners went bowling was 2014 and nobody seems to remember or care about that game or team. A winning football program is also one of the biggest factors for schools looking to change conferences. Of all the sports in college athletics, nothing drives an athletic department's budget like a winning college football program. That is why schools like BYU, Houston, Cincinnati, Central Florida, and Boise State are all sought after by G5 conferences. All of these universities realize that a consistent winner in football is the major chip to ante up in any poker game that involves realignment.

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[UNTexas]

I give you the award for longest thread title. 

[El Paso Eagle]

Said it before - UTEP's president cares nothing about athletics