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    Check out what UTEP is up to!

    Sun Bowl gets a facelift
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    Stadium renovations underway

    Darren Hunt
    El Paso Times

    The Sun Bowl is undergoing about $380,000 in renovations this summer, including a "facelift" on one end of the stadium, prior to the start of one of the most anticipated UTEP football seasons in school history.

    Among the changes to the 42-year-old facility, according to athletic department officials, is new signage throughout the 51,500-seat stadium, new wiring for the light standards and a fresh face on the south side that resembles the Bhutanese village architecture found throughout the 366-acre UTEP campus.

    "We think it's going to provide a great facelift for the stadium," UTEP senior associate athletic director Mack Rhoades said. "It's designed to look just like the north end of the stadium and the Larry Durham Center."

    Approximately $40,000 worth of labor and materials is being donated for the south end changes by the Associated General Contractors of El Paso, which includes KWAL Hanley Paint, VEMAC-Construction, Sunsets West, Gorman Moisture Protection, Manny Carrizal Painting and other businesses.

    "The texturing, in 'UTEP beige,' will all be finished by (today)," said Joe Gomez, executive vice president of the Associated General Contractors of El Paso. "The only thing left will be to manufacture and set the tiles in the 'mandelas,' the medallions that give the buildings the Bhutanese look."

    He said next year's project is to do the same thing on the exterior of the Sun Bowl press box.

    "We think the whole city of El Paso is fired up about last year's football team and this coming season under (head coach) Mike Price," Gomez said. "Last week when we were doing all the priming work, coach Price came down from his office and introduced himself to all the workers and thanked them. We're trying to make this place look like 'The House that Coach Price Built.'"

    The target date for completion of the south end renovations is Aug. 1. Gomez said it took more than 100 gallons of textured paint to cover the area, near the old Sun Bowl locker rooms.

    Flags representing the 12 schools in Conference USA, UTEP's new league, also will be added to the north concourse prior to the Sept. 16 home opener against Houston, which will be nationally televised. UTEP banners also will be added throughout the stadium.

    The new signage being added will be for seating and concessions. And the upgrade in lighting wiring will not provide any additional illumination, but rather is designed to prevent any possible problems in the future. Rhoades estimated $100,000 to $150,000 is spent annually on maintenance of the stadium.

    UTEP already has sold more than 12,600 football season tickets for its six-game home schedule. The school is launching its Miner Athletic Club Team Fund Drive today, which is designed as a final push for additional season ticket sales and donations for both football and basketball.

    "We have more people selling tickets than we've ever had before," said Darren D'Attilio, assistant athletic director for development at UTEP. "There's just great enthusiasm this year. We have about 150 people participating, and I think the most we've ever had is 125."

    UTEP uses the volunteer base to reach out to the community. The Miner Athletic Club, formerly the Miner Foundation, has more than doubled in size -- to approximately 1,600 -- since it changed names about seven years ago. D'Attilio said just since last year's 8-4 EV1.net Houston Bowl season, the first under Price, membership has jumped an estimated 25 percent.

    "Now our goal is to go out and sell 15,000 football season tickets," he said, "but really, we're shooting for as many as we can get until we stop selling them."

    Darren Hunt may be reached at dhunt@elpasotimes.com; 546-6168

    Here is the link (it has pictures): http://www.borderlandnews.com/apps/p...507200340/1002

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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    I believe if the MWC would ask ABC what it would take to be a part of the BCS they would be told to add Fresno, UTEP, and Boise.

    UTEP is on the verge of pulling a TCU like move.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tylerdawg
    I believe if the MWC would ask ABC what it would take to be a part of the BCS they would be told to add Fresno, UTEP, and Boise.

    UTEP is on the verge of pulling a TCU like move.
    Could not agree more.

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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    Quote Originally Posted by tylerdawg
    I believe if the MWC would ask ABC what it would take to be a part of the BCS they would be told to add Fresno, UTEP, and Boise.

    UTEP is on the verge of pulling a TCU like move.
    That is exactly what is going to happen with UTEP. I don't understand why CUSA couldn't see that.

    What is the contract buy out for UTEP and CUSA (year by year)? Does anyone know?

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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    Quote Originally Posted by champion110
    What is the contract buy out for UTEP and CUSA (year by year)? Does anyone know?
    I don't think it matters -

    Their goal is to be RE-associated with New Mexico and Utah and the likes of the OLD WAC and they felt the CUSA alignement was the quickest way to get there -

    And people still wonder why UTEP was choosen over us - this article points out reason 1A - INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES -

    Its not season ticket sales or attendance - its what you are willing to INVEST IN YOUR PROGRAM that turns heads - when will we realize this?

    As long as we continue with the belief and mantra that our facilities are "more than adequate" we will NEVER EVER upgrade our position in the college athletic world....
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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    UTEP is not paying for any of this...the Sun Bowl is owned by the City of El Paso! El Paso is investing in its facilities that are outdated and 42 years old.
    I'm an asshole! What's your excuse?

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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    Quote Originally Posted by CARTEK
    UTEP is not paying for any of this...the Sun Bowl is owned by the City of El Paso! El Paso is investing in its facilities that are outdated and 42 years old.
    Not any more -

    3 years ago - the city relinquished control and ownership of the Sun Bowl back to the University -

    The University is coordinating all expansion and improvements with the help of the Sun Bowl organization - including the finding and construction of the Durnham Center (sp?)

    UTEP owns the stadium and has TOTAL control over it -

    And by my last count -

    JAS is 37 years old and

    The TAC is fast approaching 25 years old -
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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    Quote Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
    Not any more -

    3 years ago - the city relinquished control and ownership of the Sun Bowl back to the University -

    The University is coordinating all expansion and improvements with the help of the Sun Bowl organization - including the finding and construction of the Durnham Center (sp?)

    UTEP owns the stadium and has TOTAL control over it -

    And by my last count -

    JAS is 37 years old and

    The TAC is fast approaching 25 years old -
    I thought JAS was much more than 13 years older than the TAC.

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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    The UT Board of Regents enacted the right of eminent domain in 2000 to regain control of the Sun Bowl property from the county -

    It was settled out of court and part of the settlement was that the county entered into a 99 year lease with the UT-System for the Sun Bowl -

    The UT System pays the county $1 annually for the lease of the land and stadium and the UT System assumes all costs associated with maintaining and improving the stadium and its surrounding area -

    With the lease the county retain the rights for the allowing the Bowl game to be played on the stadium site and the ability to play high schools games there on occasion when needed -
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    Re: Sun Bowl Gets a Facelift

    Quote Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
    The UT Board of Regents enacted the right of eminent domain in 2000 to regain control of the Sun Bowl property from the county -

    It was settled out of court and part of the settlement was that the county entered into a 99 year lease with the UT-System for the Sun Bowl -

    The UT System pays the county $1 annually for the lease of the land and stadium and the UT System assumes all costs associated with maintaining and improving the stadium and its surrounding area -

    With the lease the county retain the rights for the allowing the Bowl game to be played on the stadium site and the ability to play high schools games there on occasion when needed -
    One thing that needs to be said in all of this......

    University of Texas - Austin has a HUGE endowment and a self sufficient athletic department. The University Texas system which has UT-Tyler, UT - El Paso, UT - Arlington, UT - San Antonio is able to fund many more projects to the other campuses besides UT - Austin.

    UT- Tyler has had tremendous growth over the last 5 years alone......many private donations but ALOT of state funding.

    Good things happen when you have good state government and UTEP will beat Tech hands down....it is showing.

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