Las Vegas Roll Call

adamw
It was disconcerting to see fewer Cornell fans at the championship game than the first round. The only explanation was that people missed the memo on the start time. Which is horrible.
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adamw

Trotsky
Everything good about Vegas is > 10 miles from the strip. It's a fantastic city if you get away from the tourist areas. Like any other city.

So you're saying you like people-less desert

French Rage

Negatives:
- Could have done without the long breaks in play. Were those for commercials?

French Rage

RichH
But I had a good time, because I know my comfort areas, and can get away from the overstimulating noise. It also carries some nostalgia for me. On top of that, it was a well run tournament overall. Ushers were friendly and left us to sit where we pleased. They provided bands, which shows they kind of “get” what the college game is about. You really don’t need a damn car to get there. It wasn’t perfect. Endless Jock Jams, an unexplained early championship game that left even the arena staff confused, and yeah, shootouts are lame. But it was a good show. The FF is coming.

This.

I enjoyed the tournament, it was a positive, and I would do it again. Now, maybe part of that is I live in CA and so I'm up for any game(s) that close to me. Yes Las Vegas is crass and over-the-top, but if done sparingly the ridiculousness of it is actually a positive in a campy way. My wife and I didn't do any gambling because we have no interest in it, but it's still fun to people watch others going about it. Yes it's designed to separate you from your money, but if you're a halfway reasonable adult you know how to avoid that; heck we each made $20 reviewing a TV show!

Positives:
- As mentioned above, close to where I live and fun to walk around for a couple days.
- Overall running of the tournament. Decent arena, easy to get in and out of, good restaurants nearby.
- The HS bands.

Negatives:
- Could have done without the long breaks in play. Were those for commercials? It hurt the flow a little and gave us little opportunity for remote-control goalie.
- As others have mentioned, the OT format. But in the end, it was a tie and they needed an excuse to give out a trophy.
- Also as others mentioned, making the championship game the early one.

Overall the first positive outweighs all of the negatives by a mile.

Now, if they did it 10 straight years it might start to get old. But for now I'd do it again.

upprdeck
every game pretty much has to have those TV timeouts with the new contracts..

and the snow shovelers are required too. the NHL requires them now. surprised that the vegas game didnt.

adamw

Trotsky
Everything good about Vegas is > 10 miles from the strip. It's a fantastic city if you get away from the tourist areas. Like any other city.

So you're saying you like people-less desert

Jeff Hopkins '82

adamw

Trotsky
Everything good about Vegas is > 10 miles from the strip. It's a fantastic city if you get away from the tourist areas. Like any other city.

So you're saying you like people-less desert

I like people-less desert. I spent Friday AM birding at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Saturday AM at Valley of Fire State Park. The birding wasn't fantastic, since it's winter, but the scenery was pretty damn amazing.

Trotsky

adamw

Trotsky
Everything good about Vegas is > 10 miles from the strip. It's a fantastic city if you get away from the tourist areas. Like any other city.

So you're saying you like people-less desert

Well. Um.

Yeah.

Have you met people?

upprdeck
I like the way they did it at the Canadiens game with 9 guys like a flying wedge scrapping the whole ice surface at high speed. of course they also use 2 zambonies and give rides on them at Pro games which is a nice touch.

RichH

Trotsky

adamw

Trotsky
Everything good about Vegas is > 10 miles from the strip. It's a fantastic city if you get away from the tourist areas. Like any other city.

So you're saying you like people-less desert

Well. Um.

Yeah.

Have you met people?

Not to overlook the joke, but have you met Trotsky?

Swampy

upprdeck
I like the way they did it at the Canadiens game with 9 guys like a flying wedge scrapping the whole ice surface at high speed. of course they also use 2 zambonies and give rides on them at Pro games which is a nice touch.

I remember that but don't recall if the 9 guys were on skates or not. But to do that you need 9 people who can skate or at least walk on ice -- skills likely in short supply in Las Vegas.

Weder

Swampy

upprdeck
I like the way they did it at the Canadiens game with 9 guys like a flying wedge scrapping the whole ice surface at high speed. of course they also use 2 zambonies and give rides on them at Pro games which is a nice touch.

I remember that but don't recall if the 9 guys were on skates or not. But to do that you need 9 people who can skate or at least walk on ice -- skills likely in short supply in Las Vegas.

The Capitals use 3 zambonis between periods, which seems excessive.


I was at a major junior game last month and they had, I think, 4 people for the scrape. The most annoying thing was that they used the zamboni to do 3/4 of the ice between OT and the shootout. I think the NHL has done away with any resurfacing between OT and the shootout. I don't really get the NCAA practice of scraping just the ice at the bench.

Weder
The Capitals use 3 zambonis between periods, which seems excessive.

Weder

Swampy

upprdeck
I like the way they did it at the Canadiens game with 9 guys like a flying wedge scrapping the whole ice surface at high speed. of course they also use 2 zambonies and give rides on them at Pro games which is a nice touch.

I remember that but don't recall if the 9 guys were on skates or not. But to do that you need 9 people who can skate or at least walk on ice -- skills likely in short supply in Las Vegas.

I don't really get the NCAA practice of scraping just the ice at the bench.

marty

Weder

Swampy

upprdeck
I like the way they did it at the Canadiens game with 9 guys like a flying wedge scrapping the whole ice surface at high speed. of course they also use 2 zambonies and give rides on them at Pro games which is a nice touch.

I remember that but don't recall if the 9 guys were on skates or not. But to do that you need 9 people who can skate or at least walk on ice -- skills likely in short supply in Las Vegas.

I don't really get the NCAA practice of scraping just the ice at the bench.

I assumed it gets especially messy there when the teams jump on and off the ice. At most rinks I think the goal area also gets the shovel.

adamw
It was disconcerting to see fewer Cornell fans at the championship game than the first round. The only explanation was that people missed the memo on the start time. Which is horrible.

I agree with everything, pro and con, said above at Vegas. This is relevant because there will be a FF there in the coming years. It's all but a done deal. It's completely crass and ridiculous, and a waste of resources. But in 3-day doses, I just take it for what it is and have a hoot with it. I don't gamble or drink much, so I don't get carried away. Just stick to what I find fun, and enjoy the energy of the surroundings. I can't imagine living there - but it's becoming a place more people are moving to, so ... that is changing the dynamic too.

ugarte

marty

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

dbilmes

adamw
It was disconcerting to see fewer Cornell fans at the championship game than the first round. The only explanation was that people missed the memo on the start time. Which is horrible.
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One possible explanation for this is the fact that there was a pre-game alumni function before the first game, but not before the second game. I'm speculating that many of the fans who attended that the first night weren't planning on coming back the next night regardless of whether we were in the championship game or not.

billhoward

ugarte

marty

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

The cheerleaders looked like high school or college girls. Some were a bit, ah, zoftig.

marty

billhoward

ugarte

marty

Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

The cheerleaders looked like high school or college girls. Some were a bit, ah, zoftig.

As Warner used to say,
"Let's go to the video".

marty

billhoward

ugarte

marty
Hooker count? - Cheerleaders in the rink excepted.

jesus christ, dude.

The cheerleaders looked like high school or college girls. Some were a bit, ah, zoftig.

As Warner used to say, "Let's go to the video".

billhoward
Some not all the cheerleaders were zoftig. Ditto for the fans.