GoldenDriller1, Out of Town (10/21/2009 7:55:09 AM)

A telling photo of Todd's inner side...

TU Alum KG, (10/21/2009 8:18:28 AM)

Show me a coach who hasn't yelled like that, GoldenDriller.

GO TU!

laughoutloud, (10/21/2009 8:34:46 AM)

I think their homefield advantage has been overhyped. Buffalo's only win of the season was @ UTEP. They just like to use the Houston game as a scare tactic and the TW uses any story it can find to make a joke team like UTEP look half decent.

UTEP is 1-2 @ home! Their stadium has been about half empty for most games! It is hardly a tough place to play unless you just give them the game like Houston did.
GO TU!!!

laughoutloud, (10/21/2009 8:41:52 AM)

Remember how tough it was supposed to be to play @ UNM?
It can be tough there, sure, but TU is a solid team, and crowd noise shouldn't stop them from performing. It certainly doesn't affect defense much, and so far TU's defense is the best thing about TU this year.

BLA, Tulsa (10/21/2009 8:44:13 AM)

Laughoutlound...conference games are different, simply said. You can be 0-4 in non-conference games, yet when conference games start, you have the same chance as the team lining up across from you to win the game and conference.

TU needs to come to play...they need to run the football and stop Buckram. If TU can do that, they will be fine. O-line needs to BLOCK SOMEBODY!

Lance-a-lot, Tulsa (10/21/2009 9:00:53 AM)

Get used to hearing this: "Kinne scrambles away from the pressure."

KYCane, Crestwood (10/21/2009 9:45:34 AM)

The HurriCANE DO! GO TU!

hawkdaddy, (10/21/2009 10:49:39 AM)

Having played there, I can tell you they always have a big crowd even when their bad. The crowd is always into it and it's a difficult place to play. That being said, UTEP is not very good and if TU is any kind of a team, they should go in there and win. If you don't play well, you'll get beat. If you play well, you should win. The crowd won't be a factor if you don't let them be.

laughoutloud, (10/21/2009 12:11:33 PM)

BLA, I know that. UTEP is 1-1 in conference. TU knows this game is critical. That doesn't take away from reality: UTEP is 1-2 at home this year. Most of the TU players which beat UTEP 77-35 last year are back. Home field won't give UTEP THAT much of an advantage.

Yes, "on any given day", "they beat Houston", etc etc... I agree with hawkdaddy "if TU is any kind of a team, they should go in there and win."

TU is NOT Houston. Houston's D is not even close to TU's and thats the key to winning on the road. TU has allowed only 1.6 points per game in the 4th quarter! If they played that well in every quarter, they'd be #1 scoring D in the country.
Their D is not only mean, they also play very well down the stretch. Last year TU was a 2nd-half team. This year, TU is a first and 4th quarter team which bodes well for most games.

laughoutloud, (10/21/2009 12:13:32 PM)

Houston gave up twice as many points in the 4th quarter vs UTEP than TU has given up in the 4th quarter all year long!

laughoutloud, (10/21/2009 12:24:38 PM)

Besides the Houston game, UTEP's RB averages 71 yards per game... hardly impressive considering no one else on the team has more than 70 yards all season. Its not like Tulsa where 4 or 5 guys share the carries.

Again, exclude Houston and UTEP averages 86 rushing yards per game.

Houston is ranked right around 119th in nearly every major defensive category. Yes, they played OSU & TT, but UTEP, Tulane and Miss St all had as many yards or more yards than OSU & TT! Houston is lucky Tulane can't score. They racked up 430 yards and drove down the field 6-7 times and only came away with 16 points.

Shadow Knows, Tucson (10/21/2009 2:43:23 PM)

O line protect the passer and open running holes and D step up on pass defense, and the 'Cane should win! Gooooooooo'Canes, blow the Miners to Mexico!

TulsaTulsa, Tulsa (10/21/2009 3:16:31 PM)

lets go TU, will be watching tonight!!

Hurricane4Lyfe, (10/21/2009 3:31:21 PM)

Sick of hearing about the the O-Line - at the Boise State game Kinne had lots of time to throw the ball but didn't. Maybe he is so used to scrambling that he just scrambles and don't look for his recievers on both sides. This is killing TU - He needs to trust his receivers and running backs. His receivers have so much talent that if he even throws the ball in any of their direction most likely they will catch it. Please throw the ball Kinne. If everyone steps up and play their positions TU will not have a problem beating UTEP. Thank God for Defense because they have been all been playing their "A" game. GO TU - Beat UTEP like you did last year.

TulsaTulsa, Tulsa (10/21/2009 11:28:16 PM)

and for some reason it continues...