Great Event
by Sanderson84 on 1/3/11Sun Bowl Stadium - El PasoGreat atmosphere. The cold weather made the event really nice. The Sun Bowl is a really nice venue.
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Great atmosphere. The cold weather made the event really nice. The Sun Bowl is a really nice venue.
Great time, great seats but the COLD was a bummer. Coffee and hot chocolate were gone before the end of the first quarter.
Not an interesting, competitive game as expected from the beginning. Weather unusually too cold. Good entertainment from Golden Knights to patriotic half time show. Notre Dame had great band performance.
it was cold like hell, but i got see my favorite team play. my miami hurricanes lose but it was worth it.
I go to this event every year & will continue going.
Amazing work with the snow! Restrooms, Great! Buses Amazing/ small lines!
Thank you El Paso for the wonderful time we had at the Sun Bowl! We arrived Wednesday and stayed until Saturday. We attended every possible event from the Rotary Club luncheon to the (shortened) Notre Dame pep rally, to the Fiesta and tailgate and, of course, the GAME. Every event was well planned to provide visitors a fun time and a taste of west Texas culture. Every person we came in contact with wanted to make sure we were having an enjoyable time - true southern and Texan hospitality. Everyone kept apologizing for the weather - as if that was something they should have, or could have, controlled. We would certainly come again - especially if Notre Dame is playing!
The Sun Bowl stadium at UTEP is amazing. Not a bad seat in the house and the way it is constructed into the mountain is awesome. However, lines are horrendous for the restrooms (not just for the ladies' room). The concession stands ran out of certain food and drink items well before half time. It snowed the night before the game and there was ice all over the stadium. They did not even bother to put down salt to keep fans safe. Aluminum bench seats in the stands had a half inch of ice frozen to it. Luckily we came prepared with tools to chip the ice off and we had a towel to dry the seats and then a blanket to sit on. Others weren't so well prepared and couldn't even sit in their seats. We had checked the weather too and were prepared. Forecasters had predicted 58 degree weather and instead it was 29 degrees and ice was everywhere. My advice if you go...be ready for ANYTHING. The stadium is nice, but old and be ready for massive lines to use the bathrooms, come prepared with your own food since the concession lines are long and take mass transit when possible. It is cheap and the best way in and out of UTEP.
They always do a great job for the game. I go every year.
The stadium was not ready for this large of a crowd. There was only one portable bathroom in our tailgating area and in the stadium they had limited restrooms as well. They should have rented more bathrooms to avoid the 30-45 minute bathroom wait.
It was an excellent Sun Bowl game: Notre Dame vs. Miami, but we almost missed it. First, the ticket lines moved quite slow, and the event staff did nothing to prevent people from cutting to the front of the regular line, when people were using the player-family/VIP line entrance. Second, the General Admission tickets were oversold and so many people had to stand for much of the game. Finally, I do commend the Sun Bowl for providing Porta-Johns, in addition to the regular bathrooms, but there were still too few, at least for the guys. The lines had to be 15+ deep. I go to UTEP for grad school, and they definitely need to to train the event staff for a game of this size. I think they thought it would be like a typical football game. One suggestion. Have a line for people without purses/bags, like most stadiums and parks. This allows others to get through the line quicker that were smart enough not to bring these unneeded items.
PepRally place too small, Fan Fiesta OK, Block Party stunk - wasted money
Unusually chilly Sunbowl but still a great event. The pregame show, the half time show were terrific! Great win for ND!
Although it was a very cold day, El Pasoans filled up the Sun bowl, and the Fighting Irish and Miami Hurricanes put on a great show. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved the setting with the stadium nestled between the various rock outcroppings. But inside it was very cave-like. Restroom facilities were primitive and insufficient for the sold-out crowd. They were selling beer at the game, and you know how fast it recycles! Portapotties were everywhere but totally insufficient for the crowd so lines were ridicuoulusly long. No game broadcast while you were waiting which was another frustration. Vendors at the concessions were working hard but unprepared for the crowd. Hot chocolate wasn't hot, and they ran out of lids to compound the problem.
It was fantastic. Game was great and seats were just right with a great view of the game
This is a great venue to watch football and the organizers did a great job on entry, entertainment, delivering tickets timely, security, fireworks, etc. The only criticism I have is that the bathroom facilities are inadequate when an event is sold out as the Notre Dame/Miami game was. There were numerous portapotties to augment the restroom facilities but the wait in line was over 20 minutes.
It was wonderful! I have always attended the Sun Bowl, and this was one of the best!
Other than drunk Notre Dame fans and the sneaking in of alcohol, seeing two young people in handcuffs and the cold weather we enjoyed the WIN!
It was tremendous sell out, over crowded, cold, had fun with other people. It was good play for the Notre Dame players and the band was fabulous the way they played their song.