Bob Stull Quotations

Number one, we have a much better team, a team that went to a bowl game, and we have a celebrity as a coach. Number two, we have a brand-new TV contract with extensive TV opportunities. That's helped a lot.

The only thing I would say is, sometimes when programs change coaches, he may have some other ideas about who he wants to play. But I don't think they do (want to play someone else). So right now, as we stand today, that's when the games are scheduled. And then you would take the (conference) teams we had last year, but at home.

Our contract with him is built on the fact that if we do well, he does well, too.

Most of the big UTEP basketball games were NCAA tournament games. We were on TV because we had success, with the history of coach (Don) Haskins and the 1966 national championship team. If you're good, you'll be put on TV. If you're not good, you won't be on TV.

We're close. Very close. I would say it's 50/50 or better. The only thing with Texas, things change in a hurry but right now I would say we are going to play and Texas is going to come here first.

We are pleased with our progress, but we are nowhere near where we want to be yet.

We are progressing nicely, but we have a long way to go. Currently, we are doing well enough that we didn't have any penalties. But it is still up to us in the future to not get any (penalties).

We are pleased to have Ken on board. He has had experience at both the high school and collegiate levels. He's been extremely successful as a coach, winning state championships in high school and coaching in the NCAA tournament. He is from the desert area (Phoenix) and will fit in well in El Paso.

As long as we can get those flights and that stuff changed, it will probably be a go.

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The NCAA bought the NIT. So it is a little different. The NCAA will be seeding the tournament. But we are prepared to host a home game if we get the opportunity. We've already turned in all the paper work and we are ready. Hopefully, we will get the opportunity.

That first year, we won four games, but that didn't indicate we'd win seven the next year. If I'm in charge of programming at ESPN, I'm not going to put UTEP on right now. You don't know where that's going. The next year, when we won seven, then you might consider putting (a UTEP game) on.

I don't think money is much of a factor with Mike. He's made money in the past, and I think he's making more than he ever thought he would here. He seems comfortable with that.

It is tough to sell 12,000 tickets in two days. There are going to be plenty of seats for anyone who wants to go the game. We will be selling up until game time.

We individually drug test throughout the year. We think the new NCAA procedure is fine, though. The more testing there is, the more athletes will be alert to it. It's a preventative. We test randomly each month, taking about 20 athletes at a time, and we do it right through the summer.