Once again the NFBC is hosting a Thursday Night NCAA Viewing Party at the beautiful Bellagio. I have reserved an Executive Penthouse Suite in the Spa Tower and everyone who is involved with drafts and auctions that weekend is invited. In fact, I've asked Charlie Wiegert to invite all of the CDM members who are out in Las Vegas that weekend to join us for that party. The entire family is welcome, so come on in!!!
This one is going to be unique because there are four NCAA games that night. Let's start the party at 4 pm PT. If you can come to the base of the Spa Towers by 4 pm PT I'll make sure we have someone downstairs to bring you up the elevators. We'll have someone down there between 4 and 5 to bring you upstairs, so just be patient and we'll get you if you come a little later. We are hosting a 5 pm Auction Championship League and two Main Event leagues at 6 pm at the Aria, so feel free to stop in, have a drink here first and we'll all take the Tram over to the Copperleaf Ballrooms at the Aria. Travelling with buddies is the way to go, right?
So here's the deal with the suite we have this year. Normally we get the one with the big boardroom, which is ideal for hosting drafts. But all of those were reserved this year, so the only suite available was the one we had a couple of years ago with the five TVs in the room with couch seating and a billiards table in the living room. I think I had trouble getting Shawn and Joe Martens out of there a few years ago, but it's a great setup. We'll have 6 different TVs, some drink and munchies and maybe more. We'll see. Come one, come all for a great kickoff party.
Like I said, we'll walk over to the Aria shortly after this one starts and get those drafts and auction started on time. Folks can hang out in the suite and get to know each other before the battles really begin that weekend. I even have the room on Friday if we happen to again get some random $350 Rotowire Online Championship Live drafts going. We can hold them in the ballroom or upstairs and hopefully we again get a Friday afternoon $750 OC Live sold out. But I'm keeping this room available for some morning or afternoon drafts in a cool, unique setting. If you know Shawn, he always walks around inbetween picks anyway, so now he can play a game of pool between high-dollar picks!!
That sets the table for the Kickoff ceremonies. No speeches, just drinks on us. See you there and look for more directions on how to find the Spa Tower. It's easy and you'll love the setup. Thanks all and safe travels.
The underdogs and the Under made folks a lot of money this weekend. What a wild, wild weekend of college hoops.