(09-15-2014 12:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  So more people watch a fight on TV because it happening in their area?

Yes, it's a huge party night in Vegas. It was all over the radio out there.

Also, I think Beebe is already married. His wife/girlfriend/fiancee is a dime.

Not saying they "cheated"...but did anyone else find it odd/annoying/interesting how in the 2nd half when we were running a quick O and had a good play that one of the UNLV guys on D went down in an injury...repeatedly?

There was one point on the stream that I saw after the play had ended that a UNLV player went to the ground...then the officials called a TV timeout (not injury related) and the UNLV player then popped up like nothing was wrong.

It was 100 degrees and NIU ran 97 plays. Hard for me to accuse anyone of faking it under those circumstances.

(09-15-2014 12:26 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 10:55 AM)cawoo22 Wrote:  And you know what that means for the ladies in Dekalb:



Just imagine the guys in Kalamazoo: We found your coach for the 2024 season!

Respect the Fleck! :) He got us a Solid win this weekend, surprisingly. Our only win last year was against UMass who went for 2 for the win, and their receiver dropped an easy catch. Now, it seems as though (knock on wood), we're a step above EMU & Kent State. Probably on par with Buffalo (who I'm assuming isn't going to be good).

And yes, he's a ladies man. His catch against Maryland in the Year of the MAC helped me zing my ex, who moved to Maryland with a guy who worshipped their football team. Ahhh, PJ. Way to help a (MAC) brotha out!

This guy?

In the Tribune Fred Mitchell (?) mentioned that UNLV wanted the game on Friday night but NIU wouldn't have it, so UNLV retaliated by putting the game at 4. Don't know how true that it.

(09-15-2014 12:27 PM)7 Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  So more people watch a fight on TV because it happening in their area?

Yes, it's a huge party night in Vegas. It was all over the radio out there.

Also, I think Beebe is already married. His wife/girlfriend/fiancee is a dime.

Yep...the lobby of the MGM (even on Friday) was insane, all decked out in fight signs/gear.

I walked right by Evander Holyfield who was taking pics with folks in the lobby.

(09-15-2014 12:38 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:27 PM)7 Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  So more people watch a fight on TV because it happening in their area?

Yes, it's a huge party night in Vegas. It was all over the radio out there.

Also, I think Beebe is already married. His wife/girlfriend/fiancee is a dime.

Yep...the lobby of the MGM (even on Friday) was insane, all decked out in fight signs/gear.

I walked right by Evander Holyfield who was taking pics with folks in the lobby.

I saw Prince Fielder at the club on Saturday night, that fat bastard. Frank Thomas was on my friends flight back to Chicago yesterday.

(09-15-2014 12:38 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:27 PM)7 Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  So more people watch a fight on TV because it happening in their area?

Yes, it's a huge party night in Vegas. It was all over the radio out there.

Also, I think Beebe is already married. His wife/girlfriend/fiancee is a dime.

Yep...the lobby of the MGM (even on Friday) was insane, all decked out in fight signs/gear.

I walked right by Evander Holyfield who was taking pics with folks in the lobby.

I get it for the people attending the fight but just don't get it for the locals (non-tourists) who are the UNLV ticket base.

(09-15-2014 12:39 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:38 PM)17Huskies Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:27 PM)7 Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:25 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  So more people watch a fight on TV because it happening in their area?

Yes, it's a huge party night in Vegas. It was all over the radio out there.

Also, I think Beebe is already married. His wife/girlfriend/fiancee is a dime.

Yep...the lobby of the MGM (even on Friday) was insane, all decked out in fight signs/gear.

I walked right by Evander Holyfield who was taking pics with folks in the lobby.

I get it for the people attending the fight but just don't get it for the locals (non-tourists) who are the UNLV ticket base.

You don't think bars don't do better in Chicago when the Bears are playing on Sunday than on a Sunday in March? Why do you think every city wants the Super Bowl? I think you're underestimating how much Mayweather fights bring in. He may be the last big draw boxer there is.

(09-15-2014 12:42 PM)7 Wrote:  You don't think bars don't do better in Chicago when the Bears are playing on Sunday than on a Sunday in March? Why do you think every city wants the Super Bowl? I think you're underestimating how much Mayweather fights bring in. He may be the last big draw boxer there is.

The Bears are a local team...so it makes sense for the locals to support it. The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in the USA though I think of that as more of a home watching event because of the commercials...unless your team is in it.

Unless the boxers are from LV or even Nevada I don't see the attraction if you are a local of LV go to UNLV games and you don't have a ticket to the fight...especially with how expensive everything is in the tourist areas.

If that is the case then UNLV should have had a post game fight party.

(09-15-2014 12:51 PM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 12:42 PM)7 Wrote:  You don't think bars don't do better in Chicago when the Bears are playing on Sunday than on a Sunday in March? Why do you think every city wants the Super Bowl? I think you're underestimating how much Mayweather fights bring in. He may be the last big draw boxer there is.

The Bears are a local team...so it makes sense for the locals to support it. The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in the USA though I think of that as more of a home watching event because of the commercials...unless your team is in it.

Unless the boxers are from LV or even Nevada I don't see the attraction if you are a local of LV go to UNLV games and you don't have a ticket to the fight...especially with how expensive everything is in the tourist areas.

If that is the case then UNLV should have had a post game fight party.

Vegas has and will always be the "home of boxing"...so it's like their home team playing.

Floyd earned $30 million for the fight. He's 47-0 and the biggest star in the sport. If he was having a fight in Chicago (or anywhere), it would be a huge deal. You're way understimating his star power/how good he is.

Like 17 said, it's not like Vegas has any professional teams anyway so boxing kinda is their sport, and Floyd is the biggest star in said sport.

(09-15-2014 12:58 PM)7 Wrote:  Floyd earned $30 million for the fight. He's 47-0 and the biggest star in the sport. If he was having a fight in Chicago (or anywhere), it would be a huge deal. You're way understimating his star power/how good he is.

Like 17 said, it's not like Vegas has any professional teams anyway so boxing kinda is their sport, and Floyd is the biggest star in said sport.

Ok I guess I can understand that.

HuskieJohn you are absolutely underestimating the draw of a big fight out there. I went to a Vitali Klitschko fight many years ago, and it was easily one of the top 3 sporting events going to live. There is just a different feel in that town on fight night.

As 7 said right now Mayweather is the last of the big draws money wise and they are milking him for everything right now.

Did he really only earn 30 for it? I know that sounds like a dumb question but doesnt he get insane PPV points on the back end?

(09-15-2014 10:47 AM)Michael James Wrote:  Ezra is looking good too... Amazing young talent.

+1. He seems freakish fast. Kinda like Brown...always open and when he was younger with some drops.

(09-15-2014 01:06 PM)Turner4Heisman Wrote:  HuskieJohn you are absolutely underestimating the draw of a big fight out there. I went to a Vitali Klitschko fight many years ago, and it was easily one of the top 3 sporting events going to live. There is just a different feel in that town on fight night.

As 7 said right now Mayweather is the last of the big draws money wise and they are milking him for everything right now.

Did he really only earn 30 for it? I know that sounds like a dumb question but doesnt he get insane PPV points on the back end?

30 was the number before the fight with the boob he fought getting 3. I know he got 80 for a fight last year, so you're probably right he'll get some PPV quan on the back end.

I'm also not sure I could ever get used to pacific time. That was just weird, especially coming from eastern time.

Thats why coming back from vegas is always the worst too, lose 2 hours or in your case 3 hours. Less recovery time....

(09-15-2014 01:15 PM)Turner4Heisman Wrote:  Thats why coming back from vegas is always the worst too, lose 2 hours or in your case 3 hours. Less recovery time....

Yesterday was hell haha. I was so paranoid I wasn't going to wake up for my flight that I literally slept in the airport. Seemed like a good decision when I was housed at 5 am.

We took a red eye out one time because it was like $75 cheaper, so a bunch of guys left early evening late afternoon, and me and one buddy stay and gamble and drink more which cost us well over the $75 we saved on the flight.

Going to the vegas airport for a 12:30am flight might be the most depressing thing in the world. Looked like a scene from a zombie movie.

Re UNLV's stadium being located in the desert: I'm sure that's why it's hard to recruit there and their coach, who won multiple national championships in FCS, has struggled to get them competitive. I'm not sure how you overcome that on a recruiting visit. "And here's our remote, depressing and obsolete stadium where no one will come watch you play. Watch out for the Gila Monsters."