College Basketball Crown

[TINY]

I’m wrong again. What a surprise.

MGM circa are sponsoring. Bet it’s pretty cheap for teams. Especially when fans book there etc…

It’s not gonna cost much!
That’s the point

This makes way more sense. I bet OU is not spending much here or else they would not be going.

 

[MJSooner]

Is this the first year the NIT Finals aren't at MSG?

No, this is like year 4. First two years were in Vegas last year and this year in Indy.

 

[CoachTalk]

I guess if you’re staying off the strip at motel 6 and eating the free breakfast. Food isn’t cheap in vegas and rooms aren’t either unless you’re a professional or semi-pro gambler and you get feee rooms and discounted food.

MGM is $182 a night.

Embassy suites downtown OKC is $175 a night

Same dates

 

[CoachTalk]

If you think food is cheap in Vegas, you haven't been to Vegas.

You can eat for $100-125 a day in Vegas. And eat pretty good.

Once again. I bet the casino’s sponsors are gonna give a solid discount for their buffets at the very least.

I’ve been to Vegas.

Actually found a bag of cociane in my qtip jar the last time I went. (True story) I have pics if you need those as well.

 

[aliasou]

You can eat for $100-125 a day in Vegas. And eat pretty good.

Once again. I bet the casino’s sponsors are gonna give a solid discount for their buffets at the very least.

I’ve been to Vegas.

Actually found a bag of cociane in my qtip jar the last time I went. (True story) I have pics if you need those as well.

Yes. Please provide those. I need them

 

[Boom Soon]

Good for the players to have another shot at money I guess

 

[Final fOUr]

No, I just meant it’s weird that our team will be playing in April outside of the normal tournament, long after the actual season has ended.

Well, if we can beat Colorado we can say we're playing in the Final 4 on April 4th !

 

[hoopsaustin]

Well, if we can beat Colorado we can say we're playing in the Final 4 on April 4th !

Username checks out

 

[SoonerBounce13]

You can eat for $100-125 a day in Vegas. And eat pretty good.

Once again. I bet the casino’s sponsors are gonna give a solid discount for their buffets at the very least.

I’ve been to Vegas.

Actually found a bag of cociane in my qtip jar the last time I went. (True story) I have pics if you need those as well.

Wait...$100/day is cheap?

 

[WTSooner]

Wait...$100/day is cheap?

Anything in Vegas that isn't the $2 hotdog special at Circus Circus or maybe, MAYBE fast food (specifically In-N-Out), you are paying about twice as much as you'd pay for similar food in Oklahoma.

I love Vegas. I've gone twice each of the last two years. But it has gotten so expensive that it's almost not fun anymore. Nothing free. Nothing at a discount. Very little at a reasonable price. Fees on top of fees on top of fees. $15/$25 tables is generally the minimum. You can get some free/discounted rooms, but you have to gamble quite a bit and use your rewards card.

They (Vegas) really need to re-evaluate how they are doing things. I think they'd be better off trying to increase the number of visitors by giving back some of the benefits of going to Vegas. Lower the resort fees (or do away with them). A bottle of water shouldn't be $7. I should be able to get a burger for a reasonable price.

/rant

 

[hoopsaustin]

Anything in Vegas that isn't the $2 hotdog special at Circus Circus or maybe, MAYBE fast food (specifically In-N-Out), you are paying about twice as much as you'd pay for similar food in Oklahoma.

I love Vegas. I've gone twice each of the last two years. But it has gotten so expensive that it's almost not fun anymore. Nothing free. Nothing at a discount. Very little at a reasonable price. Fees on top of fees on top of fees. $15/$25 tables is generally the minimum. You can get some free/discounted rooms, but you have to gamble quite a bit and use your rewards card.

They (Vegas) really need to re-evaluate how they are doing things. I think they'd be better off trying to increase the number of visitors by giving back some of the benefits of going to Vegas. Lower the resort fees (or do away with them). A bottle of water shouldn't be $7. I should be able to get a burger for a reasonable price.

/rant

Vegas is starting to hurt a little. Their tourism has actually been going down and its in a slow death spiral bc theyre ending vegas classics and taking away free stuff, so travelers are losing their incentives to go. My in-laws live there still and my wife is from there

 

[WaymanFan]

Vegas is starting to hurt a little. Their tourism has actually been going down and its in a slow death spiral bc theyre ending vegas classics and taking away free stuff, so travelers are losing their incentives to go. My in-laws live there still and my wife is from there

I haven't been to Vegas in a few years, but everything I have read about it in the past year backs up what you and WTSooner have said. I keep reading that FOREIGN TOURISM has taken a huge beating...surprised prices haven't come down a bit with less visitors / less spending. Regardless, let's hope this tournament does for us next year what it did for Nebraska this year.

 

[61sooner]

Can't find a point spread, perhaps too early for it.