New MWC Possibility:
When was the last time UTEP averaged 9.5 in basketball? They didn’t even average 9 in the 2009-10 season.It’s one of the reasons we got the MW bid, even with bad to mediocre teams we still do well enough in attendance.
I will actually agree with picks up here, if basketball was averaging 9.5k and football 35k, it would help our athletic budget tremendously and bring us closer to being competitive in the MW. That many fans in the stands means more merch, concession, and ticket revenue and gives Senter an easier path to move on from coaches earlier. Also gives him a chance to offer more competitive salaries.
Winning really would solve a lot of our issues.
Outside of 2000, 2004, 2005, how many times have they averaged 35k?
Maybe if all of El Paso set up a tithe for UTEP, we could have toilets made up of gold at the Sun Bowl and DHC!