MinerFan79 said:

Bring Fili

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That sounds like a punishment. LOL

picks up said:

I'm still holding out hope for better attendance. Everyone bring a friend. Kane and Corona bring Vegas.

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Kane doesn't attend UTEP games.

kickballpro said:

The Haskins Center once hosted NCAA Tournament games. Now it’s completely obsolete for that purpose.

Once the NCAA expands the playoff, which they will, it will eventually go to 14, then 16, 24 and 32. There is just too much money to be made.

I agree with you on 100%, which is why they need to start planning their survival strategy now.

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Yep there is too much money to be made. That is why there will never be college playoff games being played in the Sun Bowl. Do you think the college football mafia is going to make more money with Clemson vs. Texas in a 47k Sun Bowl stadium than DK Royal Stadium that seats over 100k and has more than 100 luxury suites? It would be cool to have playoff games here but it just ain’t going to happen.

kickballpro said:

The Haskins Center once hosted NCAA Tournament games. Now it’s completely obsolete for that purpose.

Once the NCAA expands the playoff, which they will, it will eventually go to 14, then 16, 24 and 32. There is just too much money to be made.

I agree with you on 100%, which is why they need to start planning their survival strategy now.

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Senter is probably planning as you speak. Always ahead of the curve

FiliUTEP said:

So Utep is involved. Thanks for proving my point..👍👍👍

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Good fvckn gawd. Do you ever…never mind.

picks up said:

I'm still holding out hope for better attendance. Everyone bring a friend. Kane and Corona bring Vegas.

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Bring Fili

utep2step said:

Wait, what? Chose to remain for economic reasons? True.

The Pac-12 is now scrambling after UNLV said no thanks ... and college football is better off for it

It's better to have six relatively healthy non-power conferences than further separation.

sports.yahoo.com

But "take them as this point"? No.

Pac-12 looks elsewhere after UNLV, Mountain West stick together

UNLV, apparently, won’t be Rebels

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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I said “assuming it were possible”. I can’t even read whatever you sourced because it’s paywalled. The Pac 12 would certainly take UNLV at this point. They misplayed their hand and still don’t have 8 football members.

Dmanminer said:

Fili, think of it this way: You are renting a house, throwing a party, do you have to invite your landlord?

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So Utep is involved. Thanks for proving my point..👍👍👍

I'm still holding out hope for better attendance. Everyone bring a friend. Kane and Corona bring Vegas.

axingfools1 said:

UTEP should win. No let up. Keep some consistency. Play tough and keep scoring.

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Among a couple other areas, this is where Golding has fallen short. The “should” wins.

MinerManiac said:

Next up for Men's Basketball is Sam Houston State. They are only 7-7 to our 11-3, but, to be fair, have played a tougher schedule. We should win this one at home.

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Golding said on year one that he will have this team ready to win back to back tough games. At that time he said "they were not there". Well, time to show up coach because Sam will be ready after losing a tight game Thursday.

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have no fear, Mountain Mamma Miners by 12 ...

UTEP should win. No let up. Keep some consistency. Play tough and keep scoring.

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KaneFan29 said:

Due to UNLV’s location, they can be bad at sports. I don’t think the majority of them feel entitled. From what I have read, UNLV chose to remain in the MWC, due to economic reasons. The Pac 12 would definitely take them at this point, assuming it were possible.

What if UTEP had told the MWC, “we can’t afford it, no thanks”? We would be upset about it too. There’s not 1 smart UTEP fan that wouldn’t want to be in the Pac 12. It’s clearly better than the MWC.

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Wait, what? Chose to remain for economic reasons? True.

But "take them as this point"? No.

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Wonder what share UTEP would get if this holds true.

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UNLV fans biatching will be quietly silenced by this solid MAC program. Scotty and Golding need to up their game and no more boilerplate excuses that UTEP has relied on for 15 years.

Dmanminer said:

Fili, think of it this way: You are renting a house, throwing a party, do you have to invite your landlord?

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Can I use this for my real estate reports?😆

kickballpro said:

The Haskins Center once hosted NCAA Tournament games. Now it’s completely obsolete for that purpose.

Once the NCAA expands the playoff, which they will, it will eventually go to 14, then 16, 24 and 32. There is just too much money to be made.

I agree with you on 100%, which is why they need to start planning their survival strategy now.

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If they do expand it will just be with more on campus games. They really can’t expect fans to keep traveling to multiple sites with short turnaround times.

There are several bowls ahead of the Sun in stature. Having a supped up Sun Bowl is highly unlikely to draw a hypothetical game. Even then, you think it’s a wise move to throw money at it to get 1 game? Which would just be replacing the bowl game.

The Sun Bowl is successful because it’s on NYE or so every year. A playoff game would be a few weeks before that. Would it affect attendance? I don’t know.

I’m all for being proactive, I just think it’s ridiculous to think El Paso would jump bowls in San Antonio, Orlando, or LA.

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FiliUTEP said:

The only junk I'm hearing is people saying Utep has nothing to do with the Sun Bowl. Those are the trolls. That's like saying the Cinderella Castle has nothing to do with Walt Disney World.

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Fili, think of it this way: You are renting a house, throwing a party, do you have to invite your landlord?

kickballpro said:

The Sun Bowl needs to look into the future and see how they can position itself to host the opening round of the College Football Playoff.

Eventually, it will be ultra monetized like March Madness. There will be bidding for host sites, brackets will have regions for Travel purposes of fan bases, seeding and selection will get figured out, it will expand teams, the dates will be moved, etc…

The 12 team playoff is the tip of the iceberg.

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The only way the Sun Bowl would host is if UTEP was in it. The first round is held at the higher seeded host. There would be no change if they expanded, there would just be more teams that would be able to play at home for the 1st round.

One day we will talk about (again) El Paso missing out on opportunities by not being forward thinkers

dementiajoe said:

Unless the playoffs are expanded beyond 12 teams, there’s no way in hell El Paso hosts a first round game, and not until the Sun Bowl undergoes a major renovation or rebuild.

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The Haskins Center once hosted NCAA Tournament games. Now it’s completely obsolete for that purpose.

Once the NCAA expands the playoff, which they will, it will eventually go to 14, then 16, 24 and 32. There is just too much money to be made.

I agree with you on 100%, which is why they need to start planning their survival strategy now.