re: Athlon Sports Top College Towns

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Without the University of Texas and the higher thought it brings Austin the city would not be the same The culture stems from the fact that there is a huge university there. More importantly a huge university which is considered a Public Ivy Without UT you do not have much in Austin

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Are we talking about a history lesson of Austin's development or the reality of Austin now? Those are two different discussions. In terms of history, yeah, absolutely you are correct. But in terms of the character of the city as it presently exists, which is the subject of the thread, no, it does not have the size, character, or economy of a college town. Austin is a medium-to-large major city with a diversified economy and a metro population over 1,000,000 people. You can, and most people do, live here without having anything to do with UT and caring about it not one iota. That's not the case in a real college town. I don't think you really understand what the term "college town" means in common usage. College towns are little burgs utterly dependent and totally focused on the university.