re: What is the general consensus here on ranking of SEC campuses based on scenic beauty?

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There's one unrivaled distinction about the Fayetteville metropolis. It's the only city in America with a metro population of greater than 300,000 that's located more than 30 miles away from the nearest river, or other natural waterway.

How did y'all get that big?

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Firstly, the White River does run through the SE side of Fayetteville. It is small over on this side of the state, though. It isn't navigable, but I look at the Trinity River in DFW and wonder which river has more consistent water in it.

Secondly, we got this big because of a big university, and a handful of crazy-smart entrepreneurs. Waltons, Tysons and Hunts, to name a few.

Fayetteville was a college town pre-civil war. The Arkansas College campus was burned down in the Battle of Fayetteville, along with much of the town. The University of Arkansas was founded in 1871 as a land grant, but a college and a women's seminary had been here decades prior to that.