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RBMAN said:

Worked there from 72-2004 who is your dad?

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Boston Rebel 2 said:

Yep that was it. Funny we must have crossed paths there too. Everyone knew who he was because of how good he was at that age. My sister and I did a small group lesson with him.

I loved Connors when he was big but tennis was great then. Andre is actually a really good guy, my Mom worked with his Dad a number of years at the MGM so she saw him all the time. Then later when he had his fundraisers they were at the MGM and my Mom assisted VIP's who participated so she met him again several times. Down to Earth, will talk with everyone, not full of himself and happy to help others. Unlike Barbara Streisand who he had a short fling with. We were at the TGI's on Flamingo for breakfast a few days after he won Wimbledon and he walked in. Everyone cheered for him when he walked in which was cool but it tells you all you need to know about him dude wins Wimbledon and he goes to TGI Friday's lol.

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Pistol Pete 1 said:

I had a good time out there today. The weather was nice, slightly overcast & it was a nice turnout. Hunkie Cooper greeted folks on the sidelines.

We definitely have some dudes out there this year. A number of freshmen will see the field for us. I don’t like to comment on players but I will say that Orji is a much better passer than I was expecting & Collandrea is a much better runner than I was expecting. Definitely a deep and talented RB group. Lots of variety with the TE’s.

It should be a fun year coming up.

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Boston Rebel 2 said:

Definitely a tennis family his sister played at Valley High and she was very good. I believe she was state champ.

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Loyal Coug1 said:

The dipshits on my Coug board, aside from flooding it with mega political threads (OK I join in), aren't saying shit about the media deal or our future 8th member. Because they know the All-Knowing Loyal One is right about the reverse merger, and that the Pac-2 has become the laughingstock of the college sports world. They are just too chicken shit to admit it and bow to my superior intelligence and insight. Stupid Cougs. But I soldier on.

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Bullmastiff 1 said:

Your boards still thinking 15 million in media money or is their growing concern. ?

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Meister_Rebel said:

We can still leave for a P5 conference without penalty. It's written in Section 7 of the GOR.

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Meister_Rebel said:

We can still leave for a P5 conference without penalty. It's written in Section 7 of the GOR.

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rebel5280 said:

True!

I knew his cousin Suzi, she played on the women’s tennis team when I was at UNLV. I met Andre through her, they were both very cool!

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Boston Rebel 2 said:

UNLV signed a deal that keeps them in the conference even if the amount owed to them gets cut to a fraction. With no out for the Big 12. Allegedly when they signed it UNLV had an out if recruited by a P5 conference what happened to that? UNLV once again taking stupidity to an art form.

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Boston Rebel 2 said:

Yep that was it. Funny we must have crossed paths there too. Everyone knew who he was because of how good he was at that age. My sister and I did a small group lesson with him.

I loved Connors when he was big but tennis was great then. Andre is actually a really good guy, my Mom worked with his Dad a number of years at the MGM so she saw him all the time. Then later when he had his fundraisers they were at the MGM and my Mom assisted VIP's who participated so she met him again several times. Down to Earth, will talk with everyone, not full of himself and happy to help others. Unlike Barbara Streisand who he had a short fling with. We were at the TGI's on Flamingo for breakfast a few days after he won Wimbledon and he walked in. Everyone cheered for him when he walked in which was cool but it tells you all you need to know about him dude wins Wimbledon and he goes to TGI Friday's lol.

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Rebel1986 said:

I didn't remember that they built the track over as far as the Castaways property (Mirage/whatever it will be now), but that is very possible. If you did work on the track and the boxing stadium, then you most likely worked for my dad.

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Boston Rebel 2 said:

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RebelScrub said:

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My uncle ruined it for us probably 8th or 9th grade. You?

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Doneoett said:

How great would it be if he gets way less than he was getting or not picked up at all.

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j. spilotro said:

The place on Spencer in between Flamingo and Twain?

I took lessons there, as well. I’m guessing I was around 9, him 6 or 7 when I first saw him beating the hell out of the ball.

When he became pro, my mom, who played a ton, loved him. I hated him and his “image is everything”. The mullet and worst, his style of play (I liked McEnroe, Cash, Edburg, serve and volley guys, couldn’t stand Lendl, Borg, Connors - style matters …). I did come to appreciate baseliners later in life.

Bumped into him on the Strip when he we were having a bachelor party for a friend, we tried to razz the hell out of him, but he was super cool, good natured, fun … wasn’t pretentious at all, didn’t fit the image of him in commercials or his flamboyant play. Then later in life, giving back to the community in a very genuine way, not looking for notoriety at all. I really misjudged that one.

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RBMAN said:

I don't think she was that young but I know she was under 16. I believe they ended up having a kid and getting married. First time I saw andre he was barely tall enough to look over the net but you could tell he was going to be good. one of these days I'll have to get rid of all the memorabilia I have.

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