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That sounds like fun.

And there’s a new walkway connecting Vdara, Cosmo and Bellagio.

It shouldn't be be 110 in October. Probably upper 80s. Last August I was there and it was in the 60s with downpours because of the west coast hurricane.

All MGM hotels are part of Marriott Bonvoy as well.

That makes sense. Though putting Westry in the same category as Benny isn't exactly fair.

It's strange that we seem to have a chance with former 4 and 5* football players out of the portal from schools like Georgia, Alabama and A&M, but we have no shot and aren't even in the discussion with the big basketball transfers?

Paris has a better location on the Strip, Park is closer to the game. But Park also has the free monorail to Crystals mall, Bellagio and Cosmo.

It's definitely non smoking. It's a great hotel. I stayed at Nomad there a couple years ago and loved it.

There's no heat in Allegiant. It's definitely air conditioned.

I generally prefer MGM and don't think you can go wrong at their hotels. I consider Delano to be the best value on the strip, and I actually just stayed there again a few weeks ago. Great property and hotel and closest to Allegiant. My only issue with it is location because its so far from the...

Gross hired coaches that won three national championships in three different sports and built our profile to get us into the ACC despite the poor football performance. Coyle only left because his dream job opened. Syracuse had it's best sports year in history in 2015-16. Championships in field...

I was at a Bama bar for their game. Their fans were optimistic at halftime and all I could think was that they just shot 8/11 on 3’s and are losing. That’s not a good sign.

Holy cow, is FSU seriously citing a fake news rumor mill in a legal document.

I don't have twitter, what does he say?

That's only because the Big 12 hasn't had to negotiate yet. ACC contract locked in. Big 12 teams might be begging for an invite. I don't think the Big 12 teams are going to command that much. Arizona, Utah and Colorado are their only really big markets. Kansas and WV are tiny. They have a strong...

I imagine he's going to be at least a good hire. It just feels like that guy from Holy Cross instead of Fran Brown, but maybe his DMV connections are legit and he'll end up being a homerun.

WVU in a perfect world would be in the ACC. Sadly they had no way of joining in 2023 and are in a conference that is currently stable, so why would they leave that for anything other the that big 2 conferences?

If it's the Big East or toiling against Memphis, North Texas and ECU, I really hope it's the Big East. Though I think we'll be in some ACC/Big 12 hybrid.

The rational part of me realizes that there is no way that college sports, and football specifically, are going to leave the Northeast to Rutgers and Penn State. Penn State has a following, but Rutgers is nothing outside of Jersey, and while it is getting bigger in Jersey, no one in NYS is ever...

It's insane. Winning 1 NCAA tournament is incredible. There are 351 D1 basketball programs. About 100 of them have a legit belief that they can win a championship. Call me crazy, and we all can't stand UConn, but that's about as great a team dynasty as we'll ever see. Wish it wasn't them doing...

Come on. They have 6 titles in 25 years with three different coaches. No one thinks of them like Gonzaga or Creighton. They're arguably the best program in history especially when you consider they have more championships than all but UCLA and Kentucky and have done it in an era where it's much...

Only grew up there. Pretty great place.

I had a dealer at Excalibur last year tell the table when he had blackjack and when to and when not to bet insurance. But I also just had a great time playing until 5AM at Luxor. The only casino where I find the dealers to generally have no energy and suck the joy out of the room are at Aria.

Hurley seems like a Northeast guy. I'd rather be really rich in Connecticut than really really rich in Kentucky.

Even if he did, SU would never have gone outside the family. I really respect Calhoun for retiring when he did. A legendary coach retiring at the top and making a personal sacrifice for the betterment of the program is a breath of fresh air. Firing Ollie and that ugly litigation battle was...

It's going to be a lot easier for him to build quickly wherever he goes now. He took over UConn coming off 3 losing seasons and toiling in the AAC. Of course it took him a few years to get good. Now he's the biggest coach in the country.

I think Cal's time has passed. I'm sure he'll have good seasons with NIL and the talent he can still bring in, but he's likely at the tail end of his career. This is absolutely a brilliant move for him.

I get that. Also at this point UConn wracking up titles really doesn't mean much. I'd rather them win their 6th than a program like Purdue win its first. Plus the fact that the B1G hasn't won a title since 2000 is so funny to me. I want that streak to to continue.

My office shook pretty violently, but these buildings are built to withstand earthquakes.

I bet that will come down. I don't think the market for people willing to pay $1000 rt for basic economy in Syracuse is that high, even for the convenience of a direct flight. But those are some long journeys with stops. 4.5 hours in the air vs. 7.5-8.5 hours with a layover.

I wonder if they bumped the price up for that weekend or if that's their normal fare.

Exactly. The Courts have already ruled that players have an absolute right to NIL. The only way I can think of that it could be legally regulated would be for the players to form a union and for collective bargaining to take place. I imagine even the players want more stability with respect to...

He really brought in a lot of talent. Cardozo and Engstler were such huge losses.

That's good advice. I'm glad I overpayed for my room at Cosmo, but if it's a Raiders weekend it will be a bargain.

If he really has bought into the combo guard thing that has largely failed this program since Michael Gbinije graduated then I would be very disappointed in Red. I hope that's not the case because it would be the definition of insanity.

It's Vegas, please don't stay in a motel.

Can we get him to some AAU tournaments?

UConn also had a legendary coach retire with the cupboard full and made the difficult decision to fire a coach popular with basketball alumni and went outside the "family" to hire the best coach possible. I hope Red succeeds, but if he doesn't I really hope our administration will be brave...

I just started a relationship with a bama grad. Actually had to wear a bama T-shirt last week in Vegas. That was interesting. So I guess, Roll Tide? This isn't ideal for me. I really need us to be good again.

That's the only hope of stopping uconn, but at this point one more championship doesn't really matter. I know this may be blasphemous, but would rather them than any Big 10 team.

I wish I bet more on UConn to win the title back in November. They’re somehow more dominant now than they’ve ever been.

A lot of people failed SU football in the late 90s and 00s. Jake, Buzz, Nancy, Gross, trustees...I just don't like when any one or two people get the blame. It was a group failure.

Didn't the trustees force them to fire PP after that bowl game?

The worst decision was Buzz and Jake letting the program atrophy for years and refusing to invest in it and allow it to be modernized.

I get what he's saying. It's not about predictions, it's expectations for year two. To that end, it's Red's job to build a roster that can and will compete.

Safely in the tournament as a 7 or 8 seed. Anything less than the NCAA Tournament and his seat should be flaming hot for year 3.

This is the wish.com/"we have Pitino at home" meme come to life.

Yeah if that’s all his charges are he might be looking at a decent number of years, but the feds will probably dangle something he’ll jump on to cooperate in the investigation and get probation or reduced sentence.

Who are the real 4/5 star prospects? I'd just like to know so I can't follow their threads closer.

These last few months have been a dream I don't want to wake up from. Even if we only have him for a few years, he's showing the college football world that you can recruit to Syracuse.