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Pac-12 (official thread)

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kujirakira said:
Vegas would be worth the off-field stories alone. 170 kids between 2 schools... somebody is going to have a good time.
And if not them, the Hermans and Sarkisians...
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The Pac12, Big West, WAC, and Mountain West all have their conference basketball tournaments in Las Vegas.

Contrary to popular belief, the three million residents of Las Vegas do not all live and work on the strip, and vice is not the number one industry.
 
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cincibuck said:
Only 3 teams in the conference can routinely fill their stadiums, USC, Oregon, and Washington. Only one of those stadiums holds more than 80k.
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It's been awhile since USC belonged in this discussion: 2012 is the last time that they even averaged enough attendance to sell out their upcoming reduced capacity of 77,500. Truly a pathetic fanbase.
 
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lvbuckeye said:
The Pac12, Big West, WAC, and Mountain West all have their conference basketball tournaments in Las Vegas.

Contrary to popular belief, the three million residents of Las Vegas do not all live and work on the strip, and vice is not the number one industry.
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Big difference between people who live there and people who visit for entertainment.
Over 150 18-23 year olds ... "boys will be boys".
Probably not even most, but the military taught me well that you always have 'the 10%' who are going to be selfish buddyfuckers.
And then there's the coaches... an industry where a degree of arrogance and self cofidence bordering on narcissism is an occupational hazard.
 
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kujirakira said:
Big difference between people who live there and people who visit for entertainment.
Over 150 18-23 year olds ... "boys will be boys".
Probably not even most, but the military taught me well that you always have 'the 10%' who are going to be selfish buddyfuckers.
And then there's the coaches... an industry where a degree of arrogance and self cofidence bordering on narcissism is an occupational hazard.
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Those Hos ain't going to choke themselves.
 
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kujirakira said:
Big difference between people who live there and people who visit for entertainment.
Over 150 18-23 year olds ... "boys will be boys".
Probably not even most, but the military taught me well that you always have 'the 10%' who are going to be selfish buddyfuckers.
And then there's the coaches... an industry where a degree of arrogance and self cofidence bordering on narcissism is an occupational hazard.
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Did you miss the part where four conferences have their basketball tournaments in Las Vegas? That's forty teams and approximately 480 kids. Last time I checked, 480 is just a bit more than 150. The kids aren't there for entertainment. They're there to win games.
 
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Article on the decline of high school football participation on the left coast.



According to data collected by the National Federation of State High School Associations, participation in 11-on-11 tackle football in California has dropped 8.8 percent in the past five years:

2013 season: 103,474
2014 season: 103,740
2015 season: 100,205
2016 season: 97,079
2017 season: 94,286

Numbers from the fall of ’18 won’t be available until this summer, but Roger Blake, executive director of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), expects the decline to continue.

The primary reason, he said, is parental concern about injuries — in particular, head trauma.

“You used to see high school teams with 60, 70, 80 kids on the sideline on Friday night,’’ Blake said. “Now, it’s 30 or 40. Moms and dads think there’s a risk being out there, so they say, ‘Go play something else.’’’
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