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  • #16
    Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

    Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
    What the hell kind of link is that?
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    • #17
      Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

      Originally posted by Kepler View Post
      When was the last time you went?

      Vegas sucked in the 80's -- it was awful. Then they figured out how to thrive by going all in on the joke. The Strip is now just performance art. It's the most Absurdist place this side of Alfred Jarry's bathroom; I love it there.

      The other thing about Vegas, albeit less relevant for a weekend hockey trip, is if you go 30 minutes west to the edge of the caldera, or 30 minutes east to the rocks, it's one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
      I was there four weeks ago. It is indeed absurd but calling it art of any type implies that they actually recognize that it's absurd - like as if Vegas is the inversion of hipsters going to TGI Friday's for the sake of irony. I don't think that's actually the case. I mean, I guess that isn't necessary for one to enjoy basking in the absurdity, but it doesn't do it for me.

      All that being said, Red Rocks is gorgeous, and the Hoover Dam is magnificent (in a nerdy way).
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      • #18
        Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

        Originally posted by jmh View Post
        I was there four weeks ago. It is indeed absurd but calling it art of any type implies that they actually recognize that it's absurd - like as if Vegas is the inversion of hipsters going to TGI Friday's for the sake of irony. I don't think that's actually the case. I mean, I guess that isn't necessary for one to enjoy basking in the absurdity, but it doesn't do it for me.
        I think they're in on it. But then again, I'm very forgiving -- I always think preachers and politicians are in on their jokes, too.

        The best capture of LV's special ambiance I've read is HST's:

        "The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the Sixth Reich. The ground floor is full of gambling tables, like all the other casinos . . . but the place is about four stories high, in the style of a circus tent, and all manner of strange County-Fair/Polish Carnival madness is going on up in this space."
        I'm pretty sure they're winking. I hope so, anyway.
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        • #19
          Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

          As a warning - they held the ECAC's in Atlantic City for 2 years and the city has never recovered.
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          • #20
            Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

            Originally posted by joecct View Post
            As a warning - they held the ECAC's in Atlantic City for 2 years and the city has never recovered.
            "It was like that when I got here, sir."
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            • #21
              Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

              Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
              What the hell kind of link is that?
              I am not sure how that happened. (Link Fixed).
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              • #22
                Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

                Originally posted by hockeyplayer1015 View Post
                Precisely my point.

                Ford Field v2.0- Never happening

                Las Vegas v1.0- Pipedream
                Any one want to lay odds on which one comes first?
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                • #23
                  Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

                  Vegas
                  Code:
                  As of 9/21/10:         As of 9/13/10:
College Hockey 6       College Football 0
BTHC 4                 WCHA FC:  1
                  Originally posted by SanTropez
                  May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                  Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                  I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                  Originally posted by Kepler
                  When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                  He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                  • #24
                    Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

                    And it ain't close.
                    Code:
                    As of 9/21/10:         As of 9/13/10:
College Hockey 6       College Football 0
BTHC 4                 WCHA FC:  1
                    Originally posted by SanTropez
                    May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                    Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                    I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                    Originally posted by Kepler
                    When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                    He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                    • #25
                      Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

                      Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                      And it ain't close.
                      You're probably right.
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                      • #26
                        Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

                        Maybe if the Las Vegas Bidding Committee attaches some kind of child molestation activity to their bid the NCAA would be swayed. They seem to actually like organizations that condone the rape of kids.
                        Having a clear conscience just means you have a bad memory or you had a boring weekend.

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                        • #27
                          Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

                          Originally posted by bigblue_dl View Post
                          Maybe if the Las Vegas Bidding Committee attaches some kind of child molestation activity to their bid the NCAA would be swayed. They seem to actually like organizations that condone the rape of kids.
                          Mormonism is big in Nevada...
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                          ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                          Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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                          • #28
                            Re: College Hockey: Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?

                            Originally posted by Goon View Post
                            The NCAA would have to change its stance on NCAA events being held in Las Vegas.

                            (Is A Frozen Four In Las Vegas a Possibility?)
                            Not going to happen.

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