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re: What a true "college town" is
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:50 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:50 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:Did not know that.
Tuscaloosa existed and was the capital of the state
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:51 pm to GCTiger11
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I sort of agree with this
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:52 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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I didn't know Knoxville was that big. Would changing the figure to 500,000 help?
No we've grown a great deal. We're at over 800k now but most of the population is located outside of the city core. The weird part about Knoxville is that it's one of those places where you very much still feel like you're in a much smaller town.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:52 pm to fillmoregandt
Here are the three I can't determine though:
Durham and Chapel Hill, NC.
Could they be considered suburbs of Raleigh? Yes
Would the research triangle exist without UNC and Duke? No
Do both cities tie their existence to the two schools? Unsure
Waco, TX
Would the city exist without Baylor? Yes
Do most people associate Waco with Baylor or with the home of Dr. Pepper? Unsure
Durham and Chapel Hill, NC.
Could they be considered suburbs of Raleigh? Yes
Would the research triangle exist without UNC and Duke? No
Do both cities tie their existence to the two schools? Unsure
Waco, TX
Would the city exist without Baylor? Yes
Do most people associate Waco with Baylor or with the home of Dr. Pepper? Unsure
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:52 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
The butthurt is real. 
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:53 pm to Prof
I've amended it again basically to say that the identity or primary commerce in the city is not tied to the school.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:54 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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the primary reason that the city of Baton Rouge exists is the Louisiana State Governme
Baton Rouge existed before it was the state capital.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:55 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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I've amended it again basically to say that the identity or primary commerce in the city is not tied to the school.
Cool.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:56 pm to Nuts4LSU
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Baton Rouge existed before it was the state capital.
But LSU did not.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 3:58 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
This is becoming so sad
You've taken swipes at LSU, Baylor, Texas and before long you'll shoehorn in TCU and Tech.
Poor guy.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:01 pm to Sao
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before long you'll shoehorn in TCU
Ft. Worth isn't a college town. (TCU)
Neither is Dallas (SMU) or Houston (Rice, UH).
I'm unsure about Waco. Right now, I'm leaning yes.
This post was edited on 4/21/15 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:05 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
It's all ok. No one wants to debate with you whether or not Mechanical is the prototypical college town or not.
Freebirds sucks.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:07 pm to Sao
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Freebirds sucks.
fricking shite Sao, don't go there buddy. Don't go there.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:07 pm to Sao
Once again, another F-student in reading comprehension.
If you take out the state capitals, A&M is 8th out of 11 remaining...and that's a reasonable ranking.
If you take out the state capitals, A&M is 8th out of 11 remaining...and that's a reasonable ranking.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:10 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Oxford is an hour from Memphis and I would consider it a college town.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:11 pm to BallstotheWesleyWall
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Oxford is an hour from Memphis and I would consider it a college town.
Does Oxford owe its continued existence to Ole Miss?
That should answer your question.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:31 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Ehhh. I don't know about this. Some state capitals do "feel" like college towns..
Madison, Wisconsin being one of them. It's a capital but Wisconsin dominates that city and blends seamlessly into it. It's a great college town.
Madison, Wisconsin being one of them. It's a capital but Wisconsin dominates that city and blends seamlessly into it. It's a great college town.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:35 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Yes.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:39 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Agreed.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 5:34 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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In 1826, Tuscaloosa became the state capital when the state legislature voted to move the seat of government from Cahaba. Tuscaloosa served as the capital until 1846, when a population shift to the east caused the legislature to move the capital to Montgomery. Before it lost its status as the state capital, Tuscaloosa gained another important state institution when the University of Alabama, chartered by the legislature as the official state university in 1820, greeted its first students in 1831.
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