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Topic: Stadiums and Summaries

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medinabuckeye1

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Re: Stadiums and Summaries
« Reply #70 on: September 09, 2025, 02:10:57 PM »
Quote from: SuperMario on September 09, 2025, 01:31:33 PM
Wow.. Never realized Beaver stadium was 2nd largest in the country. Honestly thought it was slightly smaller than the Shoe.
It can be deceiving because they have that partial upper deck.  If you look at the part WITH the upper deck it looks like it would be the largest in the country BY FAR.  Then if you look at parts WITHOUT the upper deck it looks like it would barely be top-half in the conference.  
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« Reply #71 on: September 09, 2025, 02:33:17 PM »
Large stadium with crappy sightlines, for the most part.
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« Reply #72 on: September 09, 2025, 03:40:23 PM »
On TV, the scariest two places for me are at LSU and at PSU.  
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« Reply #73 on: September 09, 2025, 03:57:22 PM »
Sahara, Circus Circus and Treasure Island have free parking. 

So I could park there, hop on the free tram to Mandalay Bay, waltz on over to UNLV game, then get the Hell out of there. 

Bada bing, Bada boom. Cheap trip to Vegas. 
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« Reply #74 on: September 09, 2025, 04:43:51 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on September 09, 2025, 11:45:24 AM
Bowls have bought their way into prominence, like the FIESTA Peach Bowl has done.  It's considered a major, usually, now.  It was on the ropes for years back in the day.  
FIFY
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« Reply #75 on: September 09, 2025, 04:50:37 PM »
Quote from: GopherRock on September 09, 2025, 04:43:51 PM
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Yup, sorta anyway. It wasn't so much buying its way into the top, as it was lucking its way into the top.  The Fiesta was a minor throwaway bowl, until it was able to host a couple of top-rated independent vs. independent matchups. 

The major bowls-- Rose, Cotton, Sugar, and Orange-- were all locked in on at least one side, to conference champs.

The Fiesta did not have that limitation, and so after a few years of getting top ranked matchups between various pairings of Notre Dame and then-independent Miami, Penn State, and Florida State, it elevated its stature.
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« Reply #76 on: September 09, 2025, 06:27:38 PM »
As for Las Vegas, I could see the squeeze on during my last visit in 2014. Even then, most of the big casinos were owned by publicly traded companies, and were making everything turn profits instead of using the "cheap" dinners as loss leaders for the gambling floors.
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« Reply #77 on: September 09, 2025, 06:35:15 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on September 09, 2025, 04:50:37 PM
Yup, sorta anyway. It wasn't so much buying its way into the top, as it was lucking its way into the top.  The Fiesta was a minor throwaway bowl, until it was able to host a couple of top-rated independent vs. independent matchups. 

The major bowls-- Rose, Cotton, Sugar, and Orange-- were all locked in on at least one side, to conference champs.

The Fiesta did not have that limitation, and so after a few years of getting top ranked matchups between various pairings of Notre Dame and then-independent Miami, Penn State, and Florida State, it elevated its stature.
And again, that's my point... The top second-tier bowls aren't going to cede their conference alignments to Vegas. Which means Vegas needs a concerted multi-year effort to build its name. 

But... Why? Who's going to care about bowls in 10 years when we have a 24-team College Football Playoff? 
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« Reply #78 on: Today at 07:27:40 AM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on September 09, 2025, 06:35:15 PM
And again, that's my point... The top second-tier bowls aren't going to cede their conference alignments to Vegas. Which means Vegas needs a concerted multi-year effort to build its name.

But... Why? Who's going to care about bowls in 10 years when we have a 24-team College Football Playoff?
Right, and that's what they are doing. Look at the conference affiliations this decade versus those prior.

History - Las Vegas Bowl

In 2020 they signed an agreement with the B1G and SEC. They switch every-other-year and LV grabs another power at-large to fill the game.

In 1992 (first year), they had WAC vs. MAC for the first 5 years.
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