El Paso Texas Exes Ready to Welcome Longhorn Visitors to the Sun City

EL PASO, TEXAS - The upcoming, highly anticipated college football match up between the UTEP Miners and Texas Longhorns September 6 has brought a lot of excitement to the El Paso community. Not only has this single game generated huge interest in UTEP athletics, it will make a large economic impact locally. All 3,500 game tickets made available to University of Texas season ticket holders were immediately sold out. Many more Texas Exes from all over the region are expected to converge on the Sun City. Additionally, there are an estimated 3,000 Texas Exes living in El Paso County alone.

These El Paso Texas Exes have been working hard in preparation to welcome the thousands of visitors expected for the most important Longhorn event to come to El Paso since Texas won the Sun Bowl 14 years ago. Many local Texas Exes are already UTEP season ticket holders yearly. They raise scholarship funds and hold events aimed at supporting local high school students in their quest to attend the University of Texas. A golf tournament, reception and a massive tailgate party will highlight the big game weekend and give local El Pasoans a chance to showcase our community. El Paso is ready to warmly welcome our Texas Longhorn visitors and give them an experience in our city they will never forget.

UTEP Game Hype: UPDATED

Just thought I'd share some of the local hype going on around here:

• Miners Mania
• Turn Up the Orange
• Game Watching Party in Dallas
• YouTube - UTEP vs TEXAS 2008
• UTEP vs. Texas auction
• Don't say UT Austin

Celebrity sightings in El Paso: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Cuba Gooding Jr. Who have you seen?

Game Ticket Exchange

As a service to our members and friends, this blog post will be opened to serve as a ticket exchange for the TEXAS-UTEP game Saturday, September 6, 2008.

Instructions/Rules for use are as follows:

1. If you have or need tickets, comment to this post.
   
2. Tickets should be made available for no more than face value. $30 (general admission), $40 (bronze reserved), $60 (silver reserved) and $75 (gold reserved). Sun Bowl stadium map >
   
3. Please include exact number of tickets and exact section/row/seat numbers.
   
4. Don't forget your contact information. No anonymous posts, please.
   

Where to stay for UTEP game

Welcome to El Paso! At the time of this post, space is extremely limited at the following prime locations:

University area, walking distance to tailgate/Sun Bowl, BRAND NEW! extremely convenient, shopping, restaurants:
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Hilton Garden Inn El Paso
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=ELPGIGI


Downtown El Paso, nice & historic, elegant Dome bar, restaurants, shopping, museums, theatre, near University:
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CAMINO REAL EL PASO
http://www.caminoreal.com/english/index.html

UTEP Game Ticket Information

Due to the overwhelming requests for UTEP game ticket information, we are providing the most up-to-date information we have. The information provided here is not guaranteed and is subject to change.

• Get your tickets NOW thru Friday, August 15: BEST OPTION! Purchase UTEP Season Tickets. Last day to buy season tickets is Friday, August 15! Prices start at just $99. This option at this point appears to be the only guaranteed ticket to the game. Call (915) 747-6150 or visit www.utepathletics.com.
• Pre-Sale Monday, August 18: Last year's UTEP season ticket holders who renewed by May 30 may purchase up to four additional single game tickets Monday, August 18 until supplies last. $30, $40, $60, $75.
• Public Sale Monday, August 25: If tickets remain following the pre-sale on Aug. 18, they will be made available to the general public beginning on Monday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. at the University Ticket Center. However, UTEP has gone on record stating that they expect to be SOLD OUT during the pre-sale!
• Texas Box Office (Austin): SOLD OUT to UT season ticket holders.