As a Season Ticket Holder, who enjoys going to all of the home games and wishes that he could watch all of the road games on TV, this frustrates me that Home Games against NMSU and Army are on TV this season, while road games against Rice and FAU are set for radio only.
Yes, I fully understand the reasons why these 2 home games are able to be televised. I am just expressing the general frustration as a fan, how some of our games this season will have multiple avenues to watch them(attend or watch on TV), while other games that UTEP plays this season will have absolutely no avenues for El Pasoans to watch them.
In regards to KDBC, I certainly do not look favorably at them for doing this. It would be helpful if they would at least respectfully consider a tape delay option instead. It wouldn't hurt for UTEP to make a phone call and request that tape delay either. ***correction***
Final thought, UTEP has had a couple of years to prepare for this game. Sure, they are doing some things, but the fact that so many tickets remain at this point truly makes them look bad. Last year, lowly NMSU had a year long "Pack the Stadium" and "Pack The PanAm" games. Businesses & the Community got involved to sell tickets and they had their largest Non-UTEP/Non-UNM crowds for these games, and last year's basketball game against Chicago State even Sold-Out. It was the first NMSU basketball sell-out in nearly 10 years. UTEP dropped the ball by not following a similar blue-print for this Army game. They should have spent all summer pushing this game and getting the community involved the same way that NMSU did for their specific games. This game should have already been sold out by now. Sure El Paso has the ultimate responsibility for that, but UTEP did not capitalize the way that they should have!
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