3 years ago, when i lived in upstate Vampire State of NY , Pitt was about 5 hr drive away. had a friend from HS who went to ST. VIncent's College in Latrobe. went there before school started in 72, so i got to drink the real Rolling Rock beer and see Steelers in camp long before the JETS held it in Cortland.... so, i would have done a meet up then. now, too far to drive and i don't fly anymore.
Back to the topic at hand.... Back in the day, going to the draft seemed like a cool event to attend. Now the spectacle the NFL has turned it into... no thanks.
Guys. I moved a few messages out of this thread. Let's leave politics out of the Jets forum. Back to the topic. My calendar is becoming more and more clear. I will be able to make it happen. Does anyone locked down their hotel yet?
I was going to say this but didn't want to dampen anyone else's adventure. I attended one draft - 2007 (The Revis Draft) at Radio City - the good old days! Small venue by comparison. Not only that, I was there with a media credential. I didn't really get to access restricted areas much, as I was just a helper, but it did allow me to roam around to sit wherever I wanted to. Guess what? It was boring as hell. As in really dull. By the second round I could not wait to get out of there. If you are into the draft and enjoy following it. STAY HOME near a TV. When you attend a draft you remove yourself from all the discussions, speculations, details etc that TV provides. When you're at the draft, it's a pick followed by long long dead spaces. Even if the draft returned home to Radio City and I was invited to go, I'd probably say no.
