That remains to be seen. I'm very curious to see what the LT crowd will be like win or lose at USM. So far ticket sales seem on pace to match ODU but it's early.
UTEP's Lack of Attendance
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The ECU game in 2007 and that Army game are the two games that killed any positive momentum this program had. The Army game is the only time I’ve walked out of a UTEP game, and it’s obvious the damage it did to the fan base. I don’t want to lay ALL the blame on Kugler but our program had just had a neutron bomb dropped on them and we’re still dealing with the nuclear fallout.
It’s unreasonable to think that one 4-1 star will erase the countless YEARS of awful football and watching the Miners get curb-stomped. Just like it is taking years for the football team to turn it around it will take casual fans time to buy into what is being sold.
You’re looking at it the wrong way. Strive for fatalistic fandom. Kind of like Cleveland Browns fans.
Tio Foster we need money again...
Need to focus on Jacob Cowing. People want to see stars.
The NBA promotes Giannis, LeBron, Luka, Curry, etc..... Tune in to see these guys. The NFL promos are less and less about the teams playing and about Dak, Mahomes, Brady, etc..... The MNF was never advertised as Patriots vs. Bucs, it was Brady's return, they even did Adele Commercial.
Alabama game last week was Kiffin vs Saban, Corral vs Young.
It was pointed out before, Aaron Jones, Alvin Jones, Quintin Demps, and Nik Needham were at a game. How is UTEP marketing not telling everyone.....Come see Jacob Cowing this Saturday, also in attendance, Green Bay Packers Superstar Aaron Jones, Miami Dolphins Nik Needham....etc.
When an opponent has an NFL Prospect....Promote that guy vs Cowing.
The NBA promotes Giannis, LeBron, Luka, Curry, etc..... Tune in to see these guys. The NFL promos are less and less about the teams playing and about Dak, Mahomes, Brady, etc..... The MNF was never advertised as Patriots vs. Bucs, it was Brady's return, they even did Adele Commercial.
Alabama game last week was Kiffin vs Saban, Corral vs Young.
It was pointed out before, Aaron Jones, Alvin Jones, Quintin Demps, and Nik Needham were at a game. How is UTEP marketing not telling everyone.....Come see Jacob Cowing this Saturday, also in attendance, Green Bay Packers Superstar Aaron Jones, Miami Dolphins Nik Needham....etc.
When an opponent has an NFL Prospect....Promote that guy vs Cowing.
And promote the fact that nfl scouts have been in town this week and several times this year to watch JG, Neil, etc. Future NFL players, come out and watch them.
I think so. The perennial losing, poor marketing, weak home schedules, boring style of play, lack of tailgating, more expensive and paperless tickets, COVID, TV, increased local competition, transfer portal/NIL and concrete seats haven't helped for the majority.
This was the only game I walked out of in pure disgust. But I keep coming back year after year. Do we have a personality flaw?
I'm glad someone brought this point up. I'm curious if that's also present in people's mind and they'd rather watch at home.
Kugler had one decent year and I think having AJ helped out alot, cause he was a star. The middle Tennessee game that gave us 6 or 7 wins was amazing, had a loud crowd, but was probably under 30,000 or right at it. I distinctly remember during the Price Era getting 35+ thousand consistently. So it is very possible, it's not like Utep hasn't done it before. However, I agree it's gonna take a full year of winning to get back to even 30,000. Add that to covid concerns and just a different era of UTEP Fans and we'll be very fortunate to get 20,000 for rice with a possible winning season in the balance.
They drove that live steer all the way to El Paso from Austin?? Impressive. I thought he only did home games
Bevo goes on road games, but sometimes stadiums don’t allow live mascots. Other stadiums don’t have enough space.
Price was lightning in a bottle and then some. A proven big name coach who was charming and endeared himself to the city. He turned The Miners around really quick made everyone feel like we were watching a bigger program. I remember going to that first home game and they came down the stairs to Metallica, and Price slammed that pick into the dirt. They exuded a level of confidence and swagger that hasn’t been seen since.
Nathan Jeffrey had a game for the ages but Lamaison went 6-23 for 39 yards. That was bad.
In the 8 seasons since Price stepped down UTEP has gone 27-71. They‘ve also gone 9-40 since Kugler’s last year. That tells you all you need to know about UTEP’s lack of fan support. If there is a silver lining in all of this it’s that as of today UTEP is 7-6 over the last two seasons. Are they truly turning it around? Maybe. Their recent record is a major step forward from the 0-12, 1-11 and 1-11 record we had in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Yeah. I remember Price called a fake punt from our own 20 in the second half. It failed miserably I was so pissed. I think we held Landry Jones in check. I remember they went to Blake Bell ( the belldozer) heavy in the fourth quarter and he broke like a 60 yard run to seal it. It's funny I hadn't thought about Blake Bell until last Saturday. The way Dimel used Brownholtz was identical to how Stoops used Bell.
We sure hung in there for a good 3 quarters. Jeffery’s groin or hip injury, whatever it was, is where the party ended.
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This may sound lame but I don’t judge Price only by wins and losses. The program itself was elevated. Look at the attendance numbers especially in his early years. It didn’t feel like utep football. We were on National tv several times and generally we were close when we’d face a top tier team, and he got some big recruits(especially transfers) to come to Utep. If a few of those games had a few more breaks, his record would have been a lot different. Also in his record you’re factoring in the season he took over for Kugler
I don’t count Price’s losses when he took over for Kugler. He stepped into the middle of disaster and he was there to make sure there was as little collateral damage as possible.
I agree that for those couple of years around 2004 UTEP was anything but UTEP.
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How much $$$ does UTEP have from their Covid- 19 relief funds? If there is enough, the Sun Bowl, Don Haskins Center, University Field (soccer), Helen of Troy Field, Memorial Gym (maybe not all five, at least three of them) could be used to upgrade their arena/ field lighting systems? They would possibly be getting a rebate from EP Electric and the state of Texas.
State of Alabama is using their funds to build prisons. Why can’t UTEP use it for some lighting 🤔
Eve 6 is playing on the Speaking Rock stage for the UNT game, August 27. Game will be produced and broadcast by Stadium
Crappy rock band from the 90s', I love rock, metal, and classic rock I couldn't name 1 song of theirs.
