2013 Pac 12 Tournament to VEGAS, BABY!

[Bone Buff]

FIFY, the WCC tournament is at the Orleans, aka St. Mary's plays Gonzaga every year with a special guest participant every 4 years.

Then, its the WAC tourney maybe?

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

Of poker?

of baseball

 

[tante]

MGM garden arena holds 16,800 which I think would be more than enough. Add that to the plethora of hotel options on the strip and we have a winner.

 

[Duff Man]

of baseball

Baseball is suddenly going to change the World Series to neutral site games?

 

[torero]

Then, its the WAC tourney maybe?

What?

 

[Bone Buff]

What?

Sorry, I'm just thinking aloud to which tourneys are in Vegas this week, and I was informed the WCC just finished up (It runs earlier than the other tournaments), so I'm assuming that its the MWC and WAC tournaments are there at the same time.

Anyway, its awesome this the tourney will be in Vegas come next year.

 

[Buffalo Brad]

Looks like I will finally get my annual trip to Vegas justified! Buffs, Blackjack and Bitches!

 

[Darth Snow]

Looks like I will finally get my annual trip to Vegas justified! Buffs, Blackjack and Bitches!

Don't forget that BBT.

 

[torero]

Sorry, I'm just thinking aloud to which tourneys are in Vegas this week, and I was informed the WCC just finished up (It runs earlier than the other tournaments), so I'm assuming that its the MWC and WAC tournaments are there at the same time.

Anyway, its awesome this the tourney will be in Vegas come next year.

Got it, I wasn't aware the WAC tourney was there too.

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

Baseball is suddenly going to change the World Series to neutral site games?

I didnt say they would. I said they would lobby for it

 

[Buffalo Brad]

Don't forget that BBT.

Pure allsome!

 

[azbuff]

I didnt say they would. I said they would lobby for it

Really? Sometimes things you want are so far out of reach it would be a complete waste of time, money and effort to lobby for them. I think the people in Vegas are smart enough to figure out this is one of those times.

 

[rynobuff]

Really? Sometimes things you want are so far out of reach it would be a complete waste of time, money and effort to lobby for them. I think the people in Vegas are smart enough to figure out this is one of those times.

"hello MLB this the the mayor of Vegas how would you like to have the world series hosted here"

"... click"

 

[Duff Man]

I didnt say they would. I said they would lobby for it

There is a major reason why the Super Bowl works well as a neutral site game...

 

[Darth Snow]

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/colleg...wing-the-2012-tournament-and-the-13-location/

First, the future: The Pac-12 is expected to announce next week that the basketball tournament is headed to the Las Vegas starting in 2013 — specifically, to the MGM Grand Garden — according to sources with knowledge of the league’s plans.The move isn’t official. It must be approved by the schools this week. Of the proposals on the table, Las Vegas/MGM is the overwhelming favorite.
Think of it as Kentucky, if the Wildcats were in the Pac-12 …

as we suspected. ALLSOME.

 

[GregInArlington]

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/colleg...wing-the-2012-tournament-and-the-13-location/

as we suspected. ALLSOME.

**** yes. I'm going.

 

[dply]

:woot: Usa, Usa, Usa

 

[GregInArlington]

:woot: Usa, Usa, Usa

That's racist!

UBL'd!

 

[azbuff]

Going. Assuming I'm allowed in the state of Nevada next March.

 

[whatthebuff]

This is awesome. Just need Bruce Buffer for the official introductions.

Pac Pac Pac

 

[Jens1893]

Scott is all hush hush, but MGM Grand reps are in LA at the P12 tourney.

 

[RK]

Scott is all hush hush, but MGM Grand reps are in LA at the P12 tourney.

They aren't gonna like what they see..

 

[Buffnik]

They aren't gonna like what they see..

Just the opposite. They're going to love the bargaining position this puts them in.

 

[Bone Buff]

We gotta get this game out of LA. Holy crap, that stadium is empty. And these 9:30 or later tips have got to go. I'll stay up for the big dance, not opening conference games.

 

[RK]

Just the opposite. They're going to love the bargaining position this puts them in.

Ah true true. Good point.

 

[Junction]

We gotta get this game out of LA. Holy crap, that stadium is empty. And these 9:30 or later tips have got to go. I'll stay up for the big dance, not opening conference games.

On the plus side, in Vegas 9:30 PM is basically 2 in the afternoon....

Not sure how it will go at MGM Grand. I've been to several hockey games there, and the place is EXTREMELY cramped outside the arena. Concourses, and the only entrance from the hotel into the arena. Basically the arena is off the mall connected to MGM Grand. To get there you walk through the mall and up a hallway. There are a few doors leading from there into the arena. Everybody basically has to come in the same way, and it ends up shoulder to shoulder all the way through the mall and the casino at the end of a game. It's still gonna be fun, though, no doubt...

 

[boulder77]

On the plus side, in Vegas 9:30 PM is basically 2 in the afternoon....

Not sure how it will go at MGM Grand. I've been to several hockey games there, and the place is EXTREMELY cramped outside the arena. Concourses, and the only entrance from the hotel into the arena. Basically the arena is off the mall connected to MGM Grand. To get there you walk through the mall and up a hallway. There are a few doors leading from there into the arena. Everybody basically has to come in the same way, and it ends up shoulder to shoulder all the way through the mall and the casino at the end of a game. It's still gonna be fun, though, no doubt...

It sounds perfect .....

 

[Jens1893]

Wilner says the Men´s Tourney is moving to Vegas with the Women´s Tourney moving to Seattle. No idea whether this is for 2012 only or permanent.