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Just watched the Bills game at the rooftop bar at BrewDog. Had $25 all you can drink craft beer during the games. I’m in trouble
Official Las Vegas Attendees Thread
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Red eye was pretty uncomfortable despite us lucking into an exit row. Been pretty useless today but I'll be close enough to normal tomorrow AM. That game and trip was awesome!
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I hope this was the scene right after the game...
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My buddy flew Spirit (mistake admitted) and it was supposed to be a direct flight back to Newark. It was changed to fly from Vegas to Ft. Lauderdale where he had a 4 hour layover before finally arriving in New Jersey around 11:30 last night. From there he still had a 2 hour drive back home. I'm sure he'd say it sucked, but if I asked him if it was worth it for the trip to Vegas, I guarantee that he'd say that it was worth it.
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Lol I was supposed to be on Spirit but they did the same thing and changed the directs to a connection through Ft Lauderdale from Boston. I had to argue for a while to get the refund but was able to get directs on Delta and Jet Blue just had to leave Saturday late.
If we had been put in the time slot where Miami played @ Cal I would have been in serious trouble and missed the game. Watched that choke job from the flight.
I dropped my phone in the pool Saturday. Its kind of worked since and gotten me Ubers and ordered a pizza but can't really do anything job related with it this AM screen shuts off all the time goes blank etc. Amazon better bring the new one by 730 this evening so I can get it switched over.
Yes ... attended the Liberty/Aces game yesterday and it was almost as entertaining as the SU game...they really know how to put on a show in Vegas
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Malachi's family.
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When we got off the flight in NJ he had on a shirt with his son's picture on it that said something like "Fastest Player in College Football." I talked to them as we made our way through the concourse and out. Very nice people! They were very impressed by how well the Cuse fans traveled.
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Still a handful of us here, just acting tough and doin snuff.
Death Valley was today… wicked cool
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Having a drink in the room - about to head to the Sphere and then Fremont. Back to Cuse in the morning.
Dinner and drink then helicopter and off to cuse at 7:30 launch to Denver to wash gton
Fremont street seemed like a socially accepted State Fair to me. Do not get the appeal.
It just the old Las Vegas and it’s more like hooker citt
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I drove down the entire strip from above downtown, and took a pic of the well known Flamingo entrance; 40 years ago I diagonally parked on the strip just a few paces from the front door - things have changed a lot since then.
Similar here, I can remember attending losses in FB in Seattle and NYC, and BB games in Utah, Atlanta, Houston, and NYC - it's been so long I can't even remember the last win.
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Yes that guitar hotel will be epic though. The one in Ft. Lauderdale is really cool and this one will be bigger.
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I think for the real Fremont experience, you need to be there like 11pm on a Saturday night. Going at noon on a Tuesday, is just like going to a strip club at noon on a Tuesday
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Flew back from Vegas to Rochester on Monday night, and then got back into Syracuse around midnight. What an amazing trip.
Trip started off extremely early Thursday morning with a drive to Rochester to catch a direct flight to Las Vegas. Little did our group know that this was the first direct flight by Southwest from Rochester to Las Vegas which included a ribbon cutting and the local news stations covering the event. We arrived at Vegas ahead of schedule, met a few more friends, grabbed some breakfast (and our first drink of the weekend) and headed out to the Hoover Dam to take in the sights. After getting back to our Airbnb we all relaxed by the pool after a long day and prepped for Friday.
Friday was game day!!! We started off the day with some amazing bagels from New York Bagel and Bakery, watched a little ESPN, and then decided to head out to Fox Smokehouse BBQ for lunch. This was some of the best BBQ I have ever had, and I have been to NC, Texas, Tennessee. Burnt ends were top notch, but the sides stole the show. After lunch we hit up Mandalay Bay and met up with a group of fellow Cuse fans, registered for our Las Vegas BetMGM accounts, and placed a few bets on the game later that evening. Obviously, everyone took Cuse and a few of us were smart enough to take the over.
For tailgating, we decided to late that we were going to the game, and the SyraCruz tailgate was sold out, but we paid the $44 to attend the Cuse sponsored tailgate. They put on a great event. I would estimate that there were 300 or so Cuse fans there, and Jim Boeheim made an appearance and took some photographs with a few fans. By this time of the day the heat was starting to get to some of us, so we decided to head into the Stadium around 4:30 so we could check it out.
Heading into the stadium was a breeze and we found out seats in section 135 surrounded by other Cuse fans which was great. I will not cover to much of the game because others have already done a much better job than I would have, but as we all know the energy from our fans was electric and it was one of the best games I have been too. After the game ended, we headed back to the Airbnb to rest up for Saturday.
Saturday, for me, will go down in the record books. Our group reserved a day bed at Circa, Stadium Swim for the morning session 8AM – 4PM. This was a fantastic way to relax, watch all the early college football games, and even watch a Mets victory. If you have not been to Stadium Swim, I highly recommend it. The only thing I wish was different was the club music was a little too loud (maybe I’m showing my age here), but they are trying to hard to have a club vibe when really, they should just embrace being an amazing outdoor .
Saturday night was probably one of the best dinners I’ve had in my life. We went to Bazaar Meat by Jose Andreas. We went with the Chef’s tasting menu which included multiple items from starters all the way through dessert. I know there are multiple locations for this restaurant, so if you have ever have the chance to get to one, I highly recommend it.
Sunday Funday. On Sunday we all decided it would be nice to hit up downtown Las Vegas and check out Fremont Street. Again, as others have said this had a “State Fair” vibe to it, but I thought it was great to just grab a few drinks and people watch. I also preferred the gaming floors here as the dealers were all extremely pleasant and the table minimums fit within my bankroll. I ended up at a few craps tables and overall ended the night up a couple of hundred dollars which covered some of the food and drink enjoyed over the weekend.
On Monday we knew we were flying out so we decided to just walk around some of the shops at the Venetian and Caesar’s which were cool to window shop. I don’t know how anyone affords buying from these places, but it was interesting to see. The flight back was smooth and arrived right on time.
Overall, this trip was an 11/10 and is going to be hard to top in the future.
LGO!!!
Trip started off extremely early Thursday morning with a drive to Rochester to catch a direct flight to Las Vegas. Little did our group know that this was the first direct flight by Southwest from Rochester to Las Vegas which included a ribbon cutting and the local news stations covering the event. We arrived at Vegas ahead of schedule, met a few more friends, grabbed some breakfast (and our first drink of the weekend) and headed out to the Hoover Dam to take in the sights. After getting back to our Airbnb we all relaxed by the pool after a long day and prepped for Friday.
Friday was game day!!! We started off the day with some amazing bagels from New York Bagel and Bakery, watched a little ESPN, and then decided to head out to Fox Smokehouse BBQ for lunch. This was some of the best BBQ I have ever had, and I have been to NC, Texas, Tennessee. Burnt ends were top notch, but the sides stole the show. After lunch we hit up Mandalay Bay and met up with a group of fellow Cuse fans, registered for our Las Vegas BetMGM accounts, and placed a few bets on the game later that evening. Obviously, everyone took Cuse and a few of us were smart enough to take the over.
For tailgating, we decided to late that we were going to the game, and the SyraCruz tailgate was sold out, but we paid the $44 to attend the Cuse sponsored tailgate. They put on a great event. I would estimate that there were 300 or so Cuse fans there, and Jim Boeheim made an appearance and took some photographs with a few fans. By this time of the day the heat was starting to get to some of us, so we decided to head into the Stadium around 4:30 so we could check it out.
Heading into the stadium was a breeze and we found out seats in section 135 surrounded by other Cuse fans which was great. I will not cover to much of the game because others have already done a much better job than I would have, but as we all know the energy from our fans was electric and it was one of the best games I have been too. After the game ended, we headed back to the Airbnb to rest up for Saturday.
Saturday, for me, will go down in the record books. Our group reserved a day bed at Circa, Stadium Swim for the morning session 8AM – 4PM. This was a fantastic way to relax, watch all the early college football games, and even watch a Mets victory. If you have not been to Stadium Swim, I highly recommend it. The only thing I wish was different was the club music was a little too loud (maybe I’m showing my age here), but they are trying to hard to have a club vibe when really, they should just embrace being an amazing outdoor .
Saturday night was probably one of the best dinners I’ve had in my life. We went to Bazaar Meat by Jose Andreas. We went with the Chef’s tasting menu which included multiple items from starters all the way through dessert. I know there are multiple locations for this restaurant, so if you have ever have the chance to get to one, I highly recommend it.
Sunday Funday. On Sunday we all decided it would be nice to hit up downtown Las Vegas and check out Fremont Street. Again, as others have said this had a “State Fair” vibe to it, but I thought it was great to just grab a few drinks and people watch. I also preferred the gaming floors here as the dealers were all extremely pleasant and the table minimums fit within my bankroll. I ended up at a few craps tables and overall ended the night up a couple of hundred dollars which covered some of the food and drink enjoyed over the weekend.
On Monday we knew we were flying out so we decided to just walk around some of the shops at the Venetian and Caesar’s which were cool to window shop. I don’t know how anyone affords buying from these places, but it was interesting to see. The flight back was smooth and arrived right on time.
Overall, this trip was an 11/10 and is going to be hard to top in the future.
LGO!!!
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Nothing better than leaving an opposing venue with a huge let’s go Orange chant.
Started in the halls of Allegiant - continued during the walk back to the Mandalay Bay- and erupted periodically inside the casino at Mandalay Bay.
Reminded me of leaving a Georgetown away game or the Texas game in New Orleans (easily the loudest LGO chant I’ve ever hear outside a stadium)
Talked to a couple UNLV fans who said they always get a large visitor turnout because it’s “Vegas”. But they were amazed by how many Syracuse fans showed up.
Thought we made up a legit 25% of the crowd. UNLV showed out, entire first level was full.
Their sound system was great. Very clear.
Saw a lot of Raider fans in Vegas…different city, same whacky goofy looking fans. Oddest fan base I’ve ever encountered.
Special shout out to the Iron Maiden fans who were everywhere in our hotel for the Saturday night concert at Mandalay Bay.
They all wear black concert/album t-shirts like we wear Orange.
Started in the halls of Allegiant - continued during the walk back to the Mandalay Bay- and erupted periodically inside the casino at Mandalay Bay.
Reminded me of leaving a Georgetown away game or the Texas game in New Orleans (easily the loudest LGO chant I’ve ever hear outside a stadium)
Talked to a couple UNLV fans who said they always get a large visitor turnout because it’s “Vegas”. But they were amazed by how many Syracuse fans showed up.
Thought we made up a legit 25% of the crowd. UNLV showed out, entire first level was full.
Their sound system was great. Very clear.
Saw a lot of Raider fans in Vegas…different city, same whacky goofy looking fans. Oddest fan base I’ve ever encountered.
Special shout out to the Iron Maiden fans who were everywhere in our hotel for the Saturday night concert at Mandalay Bay.
They all wear black concert/album t-shirts like we wear Orange.
