"Thanks but no thanks" lol...I know, I know...man I use to love Vegas but then prices tripled on everything in like a 5-year span and stopped going. Would typically do 4-5 3-night weekends/year from '98 to 2007 or so? Anyway would be idiotic of the NCAA to not have us in the East if we're a 5-seed IMHO.
Agreed but Orlando and Vegas would be a wonderful consolation prize and tix probably easier.
Vegas probably not...Orlando I'd think so and we probably have close to 40K alumni in Florida now (it was around 20K in the early 00's).
Yeah, not sure how much thought goes into places 5+ seeds into the regions to be honest. In theory, a 5 seed shouldn't be making the 2nd weekend. I'd think by that point it's more about making the regions "fair", avoiding conference rematches etc.
Vegas is crazy expensive, but there are ways to reduce the cost. I went out to Vegas around Christmas in 2021 with a group of 4 and rented an Air BnB for a fraction of what it would cost for a hotel on the stripe. We were 20 minutes from the stripe in a beautiful house. The house was a five-bedroom, five-bathroom, rec room, movie room, huge kitchen, pool, and putting green off the back patio. It cost us $250 a night.
Wow! That’s a ridiculously good deal. Probably more comfortable than a hotel too.
