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Starkville is the worst P5 college town in America

Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:30 pm
Posted by Dustin Johnson
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:30 pm
Pullman, Washington
Corvallis, Oregon
Ames, Iowa
Lubbock, Texas

Would have to be on this list well, but they trump Starkville just for the sheer fact that they're not in Mississippi. Fwiw the aforementioned colleges listed also have a more storied football history than Mississippi State.

Just something to think about on this Monday afternoon

This post was edited on 11/23/15 at 2:32 pm
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:30 pm to
Of the 5 places you listed, how many have you personally visited?
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:30 pm to
Agreed.
Posted by MontyFranklyn
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:30 pm to
Auburn is top ten
Posted by Dustin Johnson
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:31 pm to
All 5
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:31 pm to
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Of the 5 places you listed, how many have you personally visited?


Come on, everyone makes an annual visit to Pullman and Ames. You don't?
Posted by rockiee
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:31 pm to
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Lubbock, Texas


Can't say too much about the other locations on the list but Starkville is much better than Lubbock imo
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:32 pm to
Have you ever been to those places? Ames is nice. Starkville is better than Lubbock.

I feel like I have heard good things about Corvalis. Don't know anything about Pullman.
This post was edited on 11/23/15 at 2:33 pm
Posted by texag7
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:32 pm to
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Lubbock, Texas


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Posted by SummerOfGeorge
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:33 pm to
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Ames is nice.


Posted by biggsc
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:33 pm to
quote:

Pullman, Washington
Corvallis, Oregon
Ames, Iowa
Lubbock, Texas

Would have to be on this list well, but they trump Starkville just for the sheer fact that they're not in Mississippi. Fwiw the aforementioned colleges listed also have a more storied football history than Mississippi State.

Just something to think about on this Monday afternoon

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Posted by Quicksilver
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:33 pm to
Lubbock has dust storms. no thanks
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:33 pm to
It's consistently named as one of the best small towns. Ames > Oxford.
Posted by TJGadsden
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:33 pm to
At least they don't host lynchings in Starkville.
Posted by Billy Mays
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:33 pm to
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Ames, Iowa


Not sure I agree with this - there is plenty of evidence out there that suggest Ames is a great college town:

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Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:34 pm to
quote:

Have you ever been to those places? Ames is nice. Starkville is better than Lubbock. I feel like I have heard good things about Corvalis. Don't know anything about Pullman.


From what I have read the worst thing about Lubbock and Pullman is that they are so isolated from society. Also, both are in treeless dry desert type regions. Would probably make me kill myself.
Posted by Boomer00
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:34 pm to
Most people don't know what makes a good "college town" Lawrence is one of the best yet doesn't get much credit. Ames is also pretty cool.
Posted by pvilleguru
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Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:35 pm to
Starkville is the worst one that I've been to.
Posted by Dustin Johnson
Member since Nov 2015
1350 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:35 pm to
I've been to all 5. Lubbock is better than Starkville. I know we all have SEC bias and whatnot but Starkville is terrible. Delta State in Cleveland is a much better college environment
This post was edited on 11/23/15 at 3:07 pm
Posted by genro
Member since Nov 2011
61788 posts
Posted on 11/23/15 at 2:37 pm to
Pullman is incredibly isolated. Practically in Idaho, no cities for hundreds of miles.

Starkville is laughably shitty, but I'd rather live there. I can handle what is basically just a small town with nothing to offer. At least I can drive to cities. Pullman is in the wilderness, it'd be like you're on an island
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