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utep2step
LTMiner61 said:
It was a great game to watch, with the exception of the refs. The Yum Center is an incredible venue. It seats 22k and the crowd last night was a little over 11k, but it was loud. Each seat was cushioned, eating options were incredible, with several bars interspersed throughout the venue. All that to say, the experience made me wish that EP would get itself together and build (or renovate the Don) something compatible.

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The ball is in UTEP's court and to fly solo since the County said they will not partner for any bond reno funds, mostly for SB. The voters shot arena bond money down.

https://elpasomatters.org/2024/11/05/el-paso-election-results-downtown-arena-bond-revocation-city/
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New MWC Possibility:

KaneFan29
JCorona said:
I’m over being in a conference with teams east of the Mississippi. It’s only a matter of time before NIU starts pushing for teams closer to them. Eventually, when the MW gets picked apart, it’ll pave the way for adding more teams in that direction. Before you know it, the conference will be even more scattered than C-USA.
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I don’t mind being in a conference with central time zone teams. Texas teams are preferred, but Illinois is fine too. Better than Delaware and Florida.
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JCorona said:
I’m over being in a conference with teams east of the Mississippi. It’s only a matter of time before NIU starts pushing for teams closer to them. Eventually, when the MW gets picked apart, it’ll pave the way for adding more teams in that direction. Before you know it, the conference will be even more scattered than C-USA.
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Well Corona then let’s hope Utep gets their crap in order and realizes the fan base deserves more and will support winners and we get in the PAC one day!
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Looking ahead to Louisville game

MINER.JAY
LTMiner61 said:
It was a great game to watch, with the exception of the refs. The Yum Center is an incredible venue. It seats 22k and the crowd last night was a little over 11k, but it was loud. Each seat was cushioned, eating options were incredible, with several bars interspersed throughout the venue. All that to say, the experience made me wish that EP would get itself together and build (or renovate the Don) something compatible.

GO MINERS!
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They better have good eating options being called the yum center lol
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JCorona said:
Yes. I personally hate it.
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I would’ve much rather have had NDSU of course. However N. Illinois would be my second choice ahead of any FCS school and NMSU. N. Illinois while obviously not mountain or pacific gives MWC the best chance at renewing a decent TV Contract. It’s now obvious this will at the very least Quadruple our current TV cut and I’m all for that! If I were to gusss right now I’d say we are looking at 3-3.5 million. That puts us ahead of Sun Belt, MAC and CUSA. We are where we belong for now. The only thing missing is winning. I strongly believe if Utep can put 5 years together of winning in Football and Basketball and good attendance the PAC will come calling and that’s probably be our ceiling. Problem is nothing has encouraged just yet we can put 5 years winning together! The UC Davis move for Basketball was kinda weird, I think Cal Santa Barbara, Pacific or Long Beach would’ve been better if that’s the direction MWC wanted to go, but whatever.
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Looking ahead to Louisville game

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LTMiner61 said:
It was a great game to watch, with the exception of the refs. The Yum Center is an incredible venue. It seats 22k and the crowd last night was a little over 11k, but it was loud. Each seat was cushioned, eating options were incredible, with several bars interspersed throughout the venue. All that to say, the experience made me wish that EP would get itself together and build (or renovate the Don) something compatible.

GO MINERS!
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El Paso has way too many haters. We should have a modern arena by now.
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Looking ahead to Louisville game

LTMiner61
Everything from fine dining for the suites and club areas, to BBQ, Italian, and other junk food. A 22k arena is not out of the question when you compare the metro population areas of Louisville and EP, cost of living, housing and average income. Both cities are pretty even, with the exception of not having the HQ for UPS, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. But EP has PePe's Tamales, Chicos Tacos, and Cattleman's.

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Looking ahead to Louisville game

FiliUTEP
LTMiner61 said:
It was a great game to watch, with the exception of the refs. The Yum Center is an incredible venue. It seats 22k and the crowd last night was a little over 11k, but it was loud. Each seat was cushioned, eating options were incredible, with several bars interspersed throughout the venue. All that to say, the experience made me wish that EP would get itself together and build (or renovate the Don) something compatible.

GO MINERS!
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You want a 20k seat arena?? What eating options did they have?
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Looking ahead to Louisville game

LTMiner61
It was a great game to watch, with the exception of the refs. The Yum Center is an incredible venue. It seats 22k and the crowd last night was a little over 11k, but it was loud. Each seat was cushioned, eating options were incredible, with several bars interspersed throughout the venue. All that to say, the experience made me wish that EP would get itself together and build (or renovate the Don) something compatible.

GO MINERS!
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