For the past 26 years, "The Super Bowl of Rodeo," also know as the National Finals Rodeo was held in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Arena which is located on the campus of the University of Nevada. Throughout the Vegas strip, all you could see were cowboys and their 10 gallon hats. The 10 day National Finals Rodeo is held each year in Las Vegas usually the first week in December at the Thomas & Mack Center and is organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. This year's title sponsor is Wrangler Jeans. The Thomas & Mack Center facility was first opened on September 16, 1983 and is named after E. Parry Thomas and Jerome Mack, two prominent Nevada bankers. Besides the National Finals Rodeo, it also hosts the PBR World Finals and hosts the Los Angeles Lakers pre-season games annually in October.The facility is "awesome" and the seating is well spaced. Also, the setup is great no matter where you sit, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. To give you an idea on the size of this facility, the capacity for basketball is about 18,800 and arena football is about 17,000. Too bad the facility couldn't hold a football game there instead of at the Sam Boyd stadium, which is so small. The food court prices are like most facilities, kind of pricey. The outside weather was in the low 35-45 degrees. I'm still wondering why they have the finals in December instead of during a warmer time of year. As for this local boy, I think they should move it to Hawaii. To read more about the NFR, National Finials Rodeo and photos, "click here."
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