Miners collapse in week zero opener

[meangreenfaninno]

A lightning alert put a delay to the week zero showdown for the UTEP football team against the University of North Texas, but it did not stop the fans from showing up to see the Miners back in action. This was UTEP’s first sellout at the Sun Bowl since 2008.

In the first half, the Miners and the Mean Green traded offensive possessions, scoring either a touchdown or field goal. The Miners then trailed 14-10 toward the end of the half. The defense was able to cause a fumble and give the offense an opportunity to set up a field goal cutting the Mean Green’s lead to 14-13 at halftime.

In the second half, the Miners struggled to move the ball down the field because of the Mean Green’s stifling defense, which made the Miners go 7-of-18 on third down conversions. The Miners could not score any more points in the second half, which led to a Mean Green 31-13 victory at the end of the game.

read more:  https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2022/08/28/miners-collapse-in-week-zero-opener/

[wardly]

For those of us who would have liked for UNT to join the MWC, I didn't even see a box score on the DMN regarding our win over UTEP.

[RBP79]

DMN's continued lack of coverage of UNT sports was one of several reasons we quit subscribing after 40+ years.

[MeanGreenTexan]

"Collapsed"??   A collapse usually means you held a good lead late and lost it.   UTEP lost their 3pt lead mid-2nd quarter. 

That's no "collapse".   That's a dogfight early with NT pulling away late.

[greenminer]

Yeah, they aren't getting another sellout this year.

[untphd]

I hope we get a couple of sellouts this year. 

[NT80]

Sounds like a 4th grader wrote that article...

[rcade]

4 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Sounds like a 4th grader wrote that article...

The writing was OK for a college newspaper story, but where are the quotes? The reporter didn't talk to any players or coaches.

[UNTLifer]

2 minutes ago, rcade said:

The writing was OK for a college newspaper story, but where are the quotes? The reporter didn't talk to any players or coaches.

Can't get them when you cover the game from your dorm room.

[rcade]

27 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Can't get them when you cover the game from your dorm room.

I thought every single person in El Paso attended the game to see UNT deliver a beatdown.