Miner fans will be left with a conundrum (Fili, someone on social media should be able to define this for you) on Saturday: whether to watch Miner Football or Basketball. At 2PM MST (or, for me, 3 PM CST) the football team will play Kennesaw State; at the same time, the basketball team will play at Utah Valley. Now for those who live in El Paso and want to go to a game, the choice is obviously easy. For those either don't want to or can't attend, the choice becomes more difficult.
If the conflict had come during the Tennessee game the choice would be easy: watch basketball. Who wants to watch their team lose by more than 50 points when there is a better alternative? However, the Kennesaw State game is one of the two remaining games that we might have a chance to win. If the conflict had come when the basketball team was playing UTPB then again it would be an easy choice, as a potentially competitive football game would take precedence over another glorified scrimmage. But while not a great barometer, as Utah Valley finished .500 last year and was picked to finish 5th in the WAC this year, it's still a game against a legitimate D1 team on the road.
In my case, there's always the possibility that my wife might have something planned that I don't know about, taking the decision out of my hands. Otherwise I'll have to make a choice to watch one while following the other on my phone, with the option to switch if I'm not happy.
If the conflict had come during the Tennessee game the choice would be easy: watch basketball. Who wants to watch their team lose by more than 50 points when there is a better alternative? However, the Kennesaw State game is one of the two remaining games that we might have a chance to win. If the conflict had come when the basketball team was playing UTPB then again it would be an easy choice, as a potentially competitive football game would take precedence over another glorified scrimmage. But while not a great barometer, as Utah Valley finished .500 last year and was picked to finish 5th in the WAC this year, it's still a game against a legitimate D1 team on the road.
In my case, there's always the possibility that my wife might have something planned that I don't know about, taking the decision out of my hands. Otherwise I'll have to make a choice to watch one while following the other on my phone, with the option to switch if I'm not happy.
