Having the Northern Arizona band on hand will be big plus, adding to the Sun Bowl game-day atmosphere. Our visitors will be impressed with the facility and the setting. They always are.
I once asked the dearly-departed Chris Park if his boss, Bob Stull, in the athletic department had ever considered sending the band on UTEP road games.
Oh yes, it had been considered.
Was cost a drawback?
Yes.
How much would it cost to send, say, half the band, as University of Texas does to Longhorn roadies?
$10,000-$12,000, depending on the travel.
What if I circulated among UTEP alums and, somehow, got the money donated for 2-3 selected trips a season? (I was thinking ... at Rice, at North Texas, at La Tech ...)
No, Mark, we need that money in other areas.
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