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What was the UNLV gameday experience like? 

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What was the UNLV gameday experience like?

This was my fourth time to a game in Allegiant stadium, and it's an experience I look forward to.

Tailgating in the surrounding lots is almost nil because the pregame gatherings are absorbed into the Casinos, particularly Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur, and New York/New York. Mandalay hosts a number of pregame events, especially for Raiders games. And from Mandalay it's a short walk over the interstate to the stadium.

Stadium itself is great; feels a lot like the Arizona Cardinals stadium where the Fiesta Bowl is played. Only downside is Allegiant Stadium's interior isn't very walkable. Its interior walkways are quite narrow and get very crowded once the foot traffic starts pouring through to their seats.

UNLV home crowd was great; a larger, more vocal bunch than I expected. UCLA had their side of the field but didn't have much to cheer about losing 30-23.

If you're the type that likes Vegas it ends up being a good day of watching the earlier games at one of the casino sportsbooks or in the many sports bars spread along the Strip before getting a real game later in the day.

This was my fourth time to a game in Allegiant stadium, and it's an experience I look forward to.

Tailgating in the surrounding lots is almost nil because the pregame gatherings are absorbed into the Casinos, particularly Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur, and New York/New York. Mandalay hosts a number of pregame events, especially for Raiders games. And from Mandalay it's a short walk over the interstate to the stadium.

Stadium itself is great; feels a lot like the Arizona Cardinals stadium where the Fiesta Bowl is played. Only downside is Allegiant Stadium's interior isn't very walkable. Its interior walkways are quite narrow and get very crowded once the foot traffic starts pouring through to their seats.

UNLV home crowd was great; a larger, more vocal bunch than I expected. UCLA had their side of the field but didn't have much to cheer about losing 30-23.

If you're the type that likes Vegas it ends up being a good day of watching the earlier games at one of the casino sportsbooks or in the many sports bars spread along the Strip before getting a real game later in the day.
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With Vegas being such a big tourist destination it seems like they could parlay that and the Stadium being right on the strip into a major Bowl.

There are only 6 major bowls, and they comprise the CFP quarterfinals and semifinals.

Anything beyond that is, by definition, not even remotely major any more.

The Fiesta Bowl, as I understand it, is very boring. Having been in that area, I'd say that's the story. It was great when it was on the ASU campus, with all the bars and restaurants in Tempe. Now, not so much. That bowl can be displaced eventually.

I fear the parking would cost more than the ticket in Vegas.

Cleveland had a train that you could catch in the burbs that circumvented all the downtown Browns traffic.

Lots of big cities have that.

Got any interior pictures? My wife really wants to visit that place (Raiders fan...).

This is what I'm getting at by the narrow interior walkways (see below). It gets very crowded and slow getting to your seats. A Raiders game will draw a larger crowd, and, IMO, it's worth going at least once.

The bigger headache is how much the Vegas Strip - specifically the Strip - has added or raised prices on everything. No more free parking at the casinos. The house raising blackjack odds from 3:2 to 6:5. Minimal to no more free drink service at the tables and slots.