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As a 1977 Sun Bowl graduate, it was a hoot (Walsh, Nelson, Benjamin and Lofton) and I have a number of fellow Alums who live in and near El Paso.  We spent the time in Juarez, and in those days everything in Juarez stayed in Juarez.  It's probably gentrified by now, but probably not......  I'm thinking of going.

Trust me, you do not want to go to Juarez now.  
US issues security alert for downtown Juarez

I remember reading a CNN article in Oct 2009, before our game then.  A CNN reporter was embedded with the Cuidad Juarez coroner, to report on a day on the job.  There were a few deaths that day, and just when he thought the day was over, there was another shooting around 11:30 PM.  A drug dealer was killed.  There were two other victims, teenage girls.  I assumed they were caught in the crossfire.  No.  They were intentionally murdered because they were siblings to the drug dealer, and the cartel left a message.

That said, El Paso is on the other side of the border and is perfectly safe.  I went in 2009, and other than the final score, it was a fun visit.  The people of El Paso take pride in their city and went out of their way to welcome us.  The pregame brunch tailgate put out by SAA then was terrific (low price, lots of bacon, intimate, got to chat with Alex Karakozoff), and I hope they do it again.  The ticket prices were reasonable, our seat allocation was great (we sat on the 40, 2/3rds of the way up), and you're close to the action.  Unfortunately, I can't go (have to submit my time off requests well in advance at work), but I encourage everyone else to go.

[Embo]

As a 1977 Sun Bowl graduate, it was a hoot (Walsh, Nelson, Benjamin and Lofton) and I have a number of fellow Alums who live in and near El Paso.  We spent the time in Juarez, and in those days everything in Juarez stayed in Juarez.  It's probably gentrified by now, but probably not......  I'm thinking of going.

Trust me, you do not want to go to Juarez now.  
US issues security alert for downtown Juarez

I remember reading a CNN article in Oct 2009, before our game then.  A CNN reporter was embedded with the Cuidad Juarez coroner, to report on a day on the job.  There were a few deaths that day, and just when he thought the day was over, there was another shooting around 11:30 PM.  A drug dealer was killed.  There were two other victims, teenage girls.  I assumed they were caught in the crossfire.  No.  They were intentionally murdered because they were siblings to the drug dealer, and the cartel left a message.

That said, El Paso is on the other side of the border and is perfectly safe.  I went in 2009, and other than the final score, it was a fun visit.  The people of El Paso take pride in their city and went out of their way to welcome us.  The pregame brunch tailgate put out by SAA then was terrific (low price, lots of bacon, intimate, got to chat with Alex Karakozoff), and I hope they do it again.  The ticket prices were reasonable, our seat allocation was great (we sat on the 40, 2/3rds of the way up), and you're close to the action.  Unfortunately, I can't go (have to submit my time off requests well in advance at work), but I encourage everyone else to go.