They're the only two undefeated teams left in the league. They've each outscored their opponents by more than 130 goals. And they go head-to-head this weekend.
Take a clean sweep and multiply it by three. The El Paso Rhinos are off to a 9-0 start, downing the San Diego Sabers 9-1 Sunday for their third straight series sweep.
UTEP came oh, so close to knocking off two-time defending Conference USA champion WKU. But the Miners missed three field goals, and the Hilltoppers escaped with a 15-14 victory on Saturday night in the Sun Bowl.
In the end, it was garbage time for Striking the Wonder Dog. NMSU’s kickoff tee retriever had run onto the field so often he didn’t want to retrieve anymore...Fetch this, bub.
Fetch this, bub.
All this leads to an inescapable, fundamentally disturbing conclusion: it's not that UTEP doesn't try to punch above its weight, it's that it has no arms.
As bit-chomping goes, you wouldn't think UTEP would be so ready to play a team it's beaten once in six years. But like a weekend hiker staring up at Mt. Everest, the Miners saw the mountaintop last weekend.
Pity the poor posterior of rattus norvegicus. Sean Kugler doesn't, at least as it pertains to picks...Pity the poor posteriors of the Miners. Oklahoma won't.
What do Buzz Adams, Steve Kaplowitz and the solar eclipse have in common? Timing. Weird, spooky timing. Too many freak injuries to NOT make a song about!