Big Ten media days coming to Las Vegas
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Great time to end media days by announcing Unlv to the big ten.
Media days should only be allowed through a negotiation that includes the Big playing a home and away football game against UNLV so that we get to play some big time draw games! Would love to see UNLV get to play Michigan, Penn State, or Ohio State at home.
I like to see UNLV play teams like Indiana, Rutgers, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska right now and then in few years get home home with PSU/OSU and Michigan types, have to build the depth.
I went to an Iowa game at Wrigley vs Northwestern two seasons ago and am going to an Iowa game in Iowa this coming season vs Oregon not sure why Im subjecting myself to this, but wanting to see Iowa play a football game is only slightly better than watching the day shift strippers at the Whats Up lounge on Boulder Highway, with all due respect since I know its no longer in business and Im sure many of those ladies are no longer with us.
You guys want me to crash the party with “UNLV to Big 1” signs???
Iowa fans travel, nice folks at MD! U get teams that bring 20k to vegas, casinos will make the investment in UNLV!
That really is what it boils down to. Vegas pays a fortune to attract visitors. The city as a whole needs to realize a small investment in UNLV athletics could mean a ton of revenue with a p4 invite. When it comes to UNLV, they need to look at Allegiant stadium as another convention center.
I shouldn’t have posted this on a board where Scrub has access. I will take full responsibility for whatever happens at this event.
You can wave to the kids in the children's hospital. That's about the only reason I'd go, one of the better traditions in college football.
Actually it was Centerfold vs. What's Up, as they were both similar crack dens and across the street from eachother. Centerfold was especially awesome, about as big as your living room. RIP to both of those legends.
Nothing like being knuckle deep during a lap dance at Centerfold and the stripper passes out.
IMO this is spot on and why the Resort Assn and Gaming have taken an interest in UNLV football. They can foresee exactly what you point out. If the event (UNLV football) can bring in 20,000 visitors for a given weekend they are all in. I remember Wisconsin bringing 20k plus to Sam Boyd. That would happen every UNLV home game in the Big 12.
I have mentioned the casino’s getting involved in NIL and some here laughed at the notion.
Some said why would the casino’s get involved, they don’t need UNLV?
Well now the doubters can see the benefit is there for both sides is there.
If this happened, UNLV could probably pick their new P4 conference affiliation.
A casino NIL collective would put UNLV football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball in a new light!
Some said why would the casino’s get involved, they don’t need UNLV?
Well now the doubters can see the benefit is there for both sides is there.
If this happened, UNLV could probably pick their new P4 conference affiliation.
A casino NIL collective would put UNLV football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball in a new light!
It's basically the same model for the Raiders and the only reason why Allegiant made any sense to begin with. If it was only locals, they'd be getting UNLV size crowds if that. Travelling fans from other parts will always come to Vegas en masse i.e. Wisconsin. It could have been done a long time ago before NIL, but Steve Wynn hated UNLV and never lifted a finger. at least they are starting to buy a clue now.
I never got the whole story about Wynn but was he jealous of Tark or did have real beef against UNLV in general?
He hated Tark. He was the king of Vegas and Tark came to town and took that crown from him.
Also, he's an awful human being. But that's another story I guess.
When I first moved here in the 70's everyone already knew who Tarkanian was, but nobody in this town had a clue who Steve Wynn was outside of some people in the casino industry, so it would be hard for me to understand how Wynn could have been King of Vegas? Wynn didn't even become a majority owner of the Golden Nugget until 1973 (at this time it was a very small downtown Casino, and didn't really become a name player in town until the Golden Nugget was sold in 1987 and he was able to develop the Wynn Hotel and Casino. By the time Wynn became a big name in Las Vegas, Tarkanian had already been a big name in Las Vegas since he came to UNLV in 1973 which was 14 years before. Tarkanian had his first big run in the NCAA tournament in 1975. By this time he was already King of Las Vegas along with Wayne Newton and Frank Sinatra while Wynn was barely a blip in Las Vegas.
Wynn was known in the 70s but agree Tark was more popular. Wynn hated Tark because he wanted to change the Las Vegas image from being seedy and mobster controlled to something more corporate and clean cut because he knew there was money to be made by doing that and he would be primary beneficiary of that. The Mirage was the first casino to really start the change from the old Vegas to the new Vegas and Wynn felt Tark and his reputation got in the middle of that. Not defending Wynn in any way, he was a total ass hat, but just explaining his thinking.
That is funny since Wynn always appeared to be in bed with the mob. My family was heavily involved in the upper levels of the casino industry, and almost everyone in the 70's and prior had some connection or involvement with the mob. Many of my friends in high school had family members directly tied to local mob leaders. Where do you think Wynn got the money to buy into the Golden Nugget from being a dealer with very little money of his own?
