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Houston Final Four Thread

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Icehouse, Mar 10, 2011.

  1. emjohn

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    I won't call it a complete disaster, it's been handy for me and is nice to use instead of the buses....but again, these events are exactly what it was conceived for, exactly what they designed it for....and it is by and large a failure.

    The whole point was to put Olympic Village downtown, to put Super Bowl tourists downtown, and the rail was the magic carpet ride to/from Reliant. And it gets overwhelmed at each and every Texans game despite minimal tourists. It was a huge problem Saturday.

    The pay kiosks are slow, annoying, and can't handle crowds, especially crowds of folks trying to use them the first time. Everyone should have Q Cards, but no one from out of town has a chance in hell of getting their hands on them. Capacity falls disturbingly short.

    Does it help? Sure. But it should (ideally) be able to ferry out a quarter of the crowd and it can't keep up with 7 thousand of the 72K in Reliant.

    Walked out of sold out Wrigley and their trains got me (and nearly everyone else) out no sweat. Ditto for Nationals Stadium, MSG, and other spots that rely heavily on mass transit. Reliant only needs help from mass transit, but it chokes up immediately.

    I have my option every event to use it or drive, and I drive 99% of the time after giving the Rail a few chances. Unless you're leaving at half time, it's a nightmare.
     
  2. Ubiquitin

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    Butler vs Conn.

    No matter who wins, we lose.
     
  3. DonnyMost

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    Funny, I've been to a cubs and nationals game, and hopped on their rail immediately afterwards, and yes it was a shorter wait, but it's also a much larger and more efficient transportation system.

    Don't blame the rail for not being big enough, trust me, if Metro had its way, it wouldn't be so underequipped.

    For what it's worth, I live on the light rail line, and I've used it several hundred times... never really had a problem, even during big events.

    People here seem to want to pay coke prices for champagne, it seems.

    Calling the rail a failure because it is overused/too small is like blaming an ant for not being able to lift a boulder... it does amazingly well for its size... but you should have slightly more realistic expectations.
     
  4. Icehouse

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    I was referring to it being a complete failure for these type of huge events. I've been to other major events with rail, like the Olympic games, and didn't have to wait that long to catch the light rail. The only other time where I've had to wait that long is when I was in DC for Obama's inaug, and there were a ton more people there.

    And it seemed like the Metro folks were counting folks on departure.
     
  5. SWTsig

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    i just got invited to the game and almost turned the offer down. i'm going just to say i went and to hopefully see butler win the title but i really could'nt care less about this matchup.
     
  6. DonnyMost

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    This game is ugly, but a lot of fun to watch.

    Brad Stevens is something else.
     
  7. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    both defenses have been tough, combine that with nerves, going to be brutal scoring wise. this is butlers pace though, they can get some more boards and stop turning it over, they'll be fine
     
  8. A_3PO

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    That 1st half was complete trash, which is Butler's type of game. This sure looks like it will go down to the wire but I wonder if UConn will take control to start the 2nd half. They can't play any worse.
     
  9. Kam

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    Yeah, i kinda changed the channel. i'll catch the final ten minutes of the game later.
     
  10. MourningWood

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    As Greg Anthony said, "That's the worst half of championship basketball I've ever seen."
     
  11. Bandwagoner

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    I thought it was entertaining. Love Brad Stevens. i wonder if he wants to coach the Rox? His economics degree would make him a great match with Morey.
     
  12. RocketsPimp

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    Did ya'll see bigtexxx holding the Rice Owls sign?
     
  13. Baseballa

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    Hahahaha I just came here to post this.
     
  14. The Drake

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    hahaha, Rice is repping HOARD
     
  15. blahblehblah

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    1st butler game i've watch this year and its left me wondering, how the hell did they make it this far! :confused: While i credit their grittiness, hustle and scrappyness, they severely lack talent, athleticism, height, size and TALENT.
    Anyways, i hope they somehow win it and put this game out of its misery soon.
     
  16. mtbrays

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    This is the ugliest game of basketball I've ever seen. Neither team deserves to win after this, it's just going to come down to who survives.
     
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    Brad Stevens. They are extremely well coached and disciplined in every aspect of the game
     
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    Anyone have an online stream of this game?
     
  19. Cannonball

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    Butler can't even make layups. Under 18% shooting.
     
  20. VesceySux

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    Ugh. This sucks. Nobody wants stupid, cheating UConn to win.
     

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