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Athens, GA named number one college football town in America by expert panel
Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:20 pm
Athens, Georgia named number one college football town in America by expert panel
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The city the Georgia Bulldogs are lucky enough to call home has been named the #1 College Football Town in America, according to a poll by Athlon Sports.
After assembling a panel of ten sports personalities and experts, which included a CBS college football analyst, SiriusXM on-air talent, and writers for organizations like Fox Sports, Yahoo!, and the Associated Press, Athens, Georgia appeared on nine of the ten ballots, receiving three first place votes for a total of 62/100 points to edge out the cities of Madison, Wisconsin and Austin, Texas.
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Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:21 pm to dcbl
Yesterday's news today
Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:25 pm to dcbl
Expert panel 
Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:29 pm to Ancient Astronaut
Yeah it's obviously oxfart
Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:31 pm to Montgomery Hill
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Yesterday's news today
yeah, I saw the article about the actual Athlon article after I posted this
oh well... article title was different & I didn't pay close enough attention
Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:32 pm to dcbl
Cool baw
Posted on 6/25/16 at 4:37 pm to dcbl
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Athens, GA named number one college football town in America by Nuremberg panel
Posted on 6/25/16 at 5:45 pm to chattabama
The Berlin Wall has fallen!!
Posted on 6/25/16 at 6:05 pm to dcbl
"Expert panel"
Posted on 6/25/16 at 6:17 pm to Penrod
Posted on 6/25/16 at 6:44 pm to dcbl
I wouldn't debate that. Spend a lot of time there and love it, even with all of the UGA fans.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:29 pm to Penrod
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"Expert panel"
Pat Forde of yahoo sports was on it.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:30 pm to dcbl
Impossible. No lake and you can't see the mountains.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:34 pm to DuncanIdaho
lol it is def possible,
because a lot of sports fans like drinking, and their criteria for best college town is number of bars nearby.
i would like to see a list of the 80 bars that are claimed to be in the downtown district. i only counted 25 or so using google maps.
seems like if there are 80 bars being supported in downtown athens, they are all selling alcohol to underage students. that is a lot of bars even for a colelge town.
because a lot of sports fans like drinking, and their criteria for best college town is number of bars nearby.
i would like to see a list of the 80 bars that are claimed to be in the downtown district. i only counted 25 or so using google maps.
seems like if there are 80 bars being supported in downtown athens, they are all selling alcohol to underage students. that is a lot of bars even for a colelge town.
This post was edited on 6/25/16 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:48 pm to Tillman
Unless you've personally been to Athens, your argument is irrelevant. Google maps isn't the answer.
As for the bar scene goes, you should realize that UGA has a large graduate school, plus hipsters and townies from all over the region and country come for the shows. Athens is like an Asheville. It's very eclectic and energetic with a very liberal town feel. Once people show up, a lot of them wind up staying. Athens-Clarke county is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, coming in at #80 (out of over 4,000 U.S. Counties). The population is currently around 125,000...
I know a lot of people that came to Athens from all over just to live the college town life without going to college. I graduated in 2013.
As for the bar scene goes, you should realize that UGA has a large graduate school, plus hipsters and townies from all over the region and country come for the shows. Athens is like an Asheville. It's very eclectic and energetic with a very liberal town feel. Once people show up, a lot of them wind up staying. Athens-Clarke county is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, coming in at #80 (out of over 4,000 U.S. Counties). The population is currently around 125,000...
I know a lot of people that came to Athens from all over just to live the college town life without going to college. I graduated in 2013.
This post was edited on 6/25/16 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:50 pm to PNW
Lol, no. Find me a peach stand or peanut field within a rocks throw of Asheville. Or a redneck.
This post was edited on 6/25/16 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:53 pm to dcbl
Losing the big ones makes a town great? Will have to remember that.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:55 pm to PNW
there is nothing electric about Asheville unless you are a hippie leftwing person who wants to protest something and particpate in the drum circle on Friday night downtown. the town has a ton of homeless people in the downtown area as well.
google maps usually indicates what restaurants/ bars / stores etc are in a city. i searched for bars and zoomed in on the downtown area and counted 25 or so bars. that is a lot of bars in its own right. i just don't buy there are 80 bars in that downtown area. maybe in the entire athens area.
google maps usually indicates what restaurants/ bars / stores etc are in a city. i searched for bars and zoomed in on the downtown area and counted 25 or so bars. that is a lot of bars in its own right. i just don't buy there are 80 bars in that downtown area. maybe in the entire athens area.
This post was edited on 6/25/16 at 7:57 pm
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:55 pm to nc14
I used to work at Mount Mitchell State Park... I know Asheville. The entire area surrounding it is redneck. Much less hillbilly.
Sylva
Hendersonville
Waynesville
Fletcher
Brevard
Spruce Pine
Weaverville
Burnsville
To just name a few, are like every other stereotypical southern town.
Sylva
Hendersonville
Waynesville
Fletcher
Brevard
Spruce Pine
Weaverville
Burnsville
To just name a few, are like every other stereotypical southern town.
Posted on 6/25/16 at 7:56 pm to Tillman
Eclectic, great place. Get out some.
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