I've never been to El Paso

greenminer · March 7, 2014

Omar has a ton of musicians in his family. I saw a really interesting rock/jazz/fusion thing at Zeppelin's near Cinci St years ago and I think all of them were cousins of his. Really really cool sound.

meangreener · March 7, 2014

Didn't say I didn't like, but it all paled in comparison to ATDI.

Damn it, there was talk about them touring after since the Coachella and Lolla shows went so well, which, btw I saw #HipsterBrag #ATDIFanboy #CapsLockIsCruiseControlForCool

One of my professors saw them at Rubber Gloves in the early 2000s. The most jealous.

greenminer · March 7, 2014

Memphis vs. UTEP in El Paso for the CUSA tourney title. Not very good video quality, but I love the atmosphere in the Haskins Center

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flHsWXh0hAA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moYeJlLYVcg

Edited March 7, 2014 by greenminer

Ben Gooding · March 7, 2014

I love the attendance that UTEP has in both football and basketball. It creates a great atmosphere and in hand is a good representation of CUSA as a whole. If CUSA throughout or at least majority had attendance numbers such as UTEP in both sports the perception of CUSA would significantly grow. There would also be a demand from the fans to put games on tv and that money would also get dumped back into the conference and distributed to the universities. Having good attendance numbers creates conference tv contracts and strengthens the conference as a whole. Creates publicity for the schools within the conference and boosts enrollment and popularity which increases revenue. If casual fans understood that something as simple as attending a game maybe they would get more in involved. And if I have to read another post saying that the 30 or 40 minute drive is too daunting I am going to flip.

UNTexas · March 7, 2014

I agree completely. I said there is not that much to do. You can only go to Chico's Tacos so many time... I guess you could now catch a Chihuahua's game now.

That would be awful. You'd have to be with large numbers of townies and possibly catch a stray round from J town. They never supported the Diablos. This will wear off quickly.

Oh, and I wouldn't feed my dog that garbage from Chico's Tacos. Total crap.

Edited March 7, 2014 by UNTexas

greenminer · March 8, 2014

They never supported the Diablos. This will wear off quickly.

Not entirely true. that town was batsh17 crazy for the Diablos when Jim Paul was working in their offices. It all went downhill when he left for NMSU AD position.

oldguystudent · March 8, 2014

They never supported the Diablos.

Wait. What? I went to quite a few sold old Diablos games.

greenminer · March 8, 2014

There is more history to the Diablos than I thought.

In 1974, Jim Paul bought the team, creating what is arguably the golden age of El Paso baseball. The name was changed from the Sun Kings to the Diablos; Paul also held numerous promotions and promoted a lively, fan-friendly atmosphere at the ballpark. The Diablos became the first Double A team to ever draw 300,000 fans.

In 1990, Cohen Stadium opened to the public, becoming an immediate success for the team. That same year, it became the only minor league ballpark to grace the cover of National Geographic.

wiki

Edited March 8, 2014 by greenminer

UNTexas · March 8, 2014

The Diablos support was so sad in the end. The city let Cohen Stadium fall apart. Especially after the wind damage a couple years back. It was awful to attend.

oldguystudent · March 9, 2014

The Diablos support was so sad in the end. The city let Cohen Stadium fall apart. Especially after the wind damage a couple years back. It was awful to attend.

That I could grant. Haven't been there since 2007. I can imagine serious decay in the time since. I did meet Don Haskins at a game there. That was pretty cool.