[CowboyIndian]

This sounds like a great matchup; much more attractive than FF again.

El Paso is not quite a dream destination, but I love that the Sun Bowl means something to that community.  A good opponent would be a bonus.

The Chicken Bowl barely makes the local news and it doesn't help that the official city and the host city are very different places.  Maybe the bowl could get Great America to open up just for the football team and/or the ticket holders.  That might add to the appeal.  I think right now the teams go and do touristy SF stuff for a day, but none of that is particularly interesting to 18-23 year old football players.  I guess another alternative is to let all of the players ride in Google cars or visit the Tesla plant.  Both might be memorable for that age group.  Even if the Chicken Bowl did those type of Silicon Valley things the Sun Bowl and El Paso just care more about the idea of the game.  And I also love that they hate how Under Stanford Control (again) disrespected the Sun Bowl and that community.  They get bonus points right there in my book.
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I don't know who you pissed off to be in negative territory on the reputation meter but you are right on with the above. I will be in El Paso AND Ciudad Juarez! Ay-yi-yi!!

[CowboyIndian]

This sounds like a great matchup; much more attractive than FF again.

El Paso is not quite a dream destination, but I love that the Sun Bowl means something to that community.  A good opponent would be a bonus.

The Chicken Bowl barely makes the local news and it doesn't help that the official city and the host city are very different places.  Maybe the bowl could get Great America to open up just for the football team and/or the ticket holders.  That might add to the appeal.  I think right now the teams go and do touristy SF stuff for a day, but none of that is particularly interesting to 18-23 year old football players.  I guess another alternative is to let all of the players ride in Google cars or visit the Tesla plant.  Both might be memorable for that age group.  Even if the Chicken Bowl did those type of Silicon Valley things the Sun Bowl and El Paso just care more about the idea of the game.  And I also love that they hate how Under Stanford Control (again) disrespected the Sun Bowl and that community.  They get bonus points right there in my book.
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I don't know who you pissed off to be in negative territory on the reputation meter but you are right on with the above. I will be in El Paso AND Ciudad Juarez! Ay-yi-yi!!