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re: 4 SEC towns made an arbitrary Top 10 list
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:39 pm to NYCAuburn
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:39 pm to NYCAuburn
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The bar I ran in Auburn, during the Ole Miss games, we always had a crowd of fans from ole miss around 9-10 talking a bunch of shite on how the bars sucked in auburn because there were no people out. We were like its only 9 dumbasses
Same in Fayetteville. You go out for dinner around 7:30 or 8:00. An old-arse like me, has a few drinks, hits a few bars, and leaves by 10:30 or 11:00, because that is when shite starts getting wild.
The earlier you head downtown, the easier it is to park. I'm old like that.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:41 pm to stat19
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Y'all can wait on the Ease of Access to Recreational Drugs list! Then you'll win! CHAMPIONSHIP!
(You do realize I'm joking around... right? I can honestly say that Tuscaloosa is nowhere near the shithole that Cleveland and Buffalo are. )
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:41 pm to Bama256
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I have honestly missed the finer points of Oxford.
No shirt no service...you'll enjoy it next time if you remember this one little rule.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:42 pm to beatbammer
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Cleveland
I dunno - Betty White makes Cleveland a fun place I hear.
Beffalo on the other-hand.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:43 pm to wmr
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Same in Fayetteville.
I was in Fayetteville for a game a few years ago, and was stunned when I couldn't buy beer before 10 (I think 10 maybe 10:30am?) Anyway, standing in line, some Arky fan sees me and does the "shite, I bet you Aubies are thrilled to be somewhere you can buy beer legally." I replied that we happen to be civilized in Auburn, you can buy beer around the clock.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:46 pm to NYCAuburn
I have several friends from school that call Louisville home and I have been there many times. It is a great town and I love going there but it is not in any shape or form what could be considered a "college town". That is about like calling Nashville a college town.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:47 pm to wmr
In Lexington, we rarely got to the bar before 11. And usually it was closer to 12.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:48 pm to busey
Fayetteville bars close at 2. So 11-2 is the prime drinking time. If the bars here stayed open til 4 like they do in LR, I would have never graduated.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:49 pm to NYCAuburn
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Articles University of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium The Gainesville Gators Hold Onto Their College Grads Gainesville is one of Livability's Top college towns.
From their website.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:50 pm to AUCatfish
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"shite, I bet you Aubies are thrilled to be somewhere you can buy beer legally."
Did they think Alabama still had prohibition on the law books??
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:50 pm to wmr
Last call is 2:30 in Lexington. We were rarely the last to leave, though. 2 hours in a bar, after pre gaming all night, is more than enough.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:51 pm to Bama256
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I have honestly missed the finer points of Oxford
I usually miss the point in ranking Notre Dame in the pre-season, but they always make all the lists. Know what I'm sayin?
Posted on 2/8/12 at 2:53 pm to wmr
Was that at a bar or at a store?
Blue laws are mostly dumb. Until recently, all beer in NWA was purchased at liquor stores only. That had more to do with the local liquor mafia lobby than anything. Now you can buy beer at gas stations and grocery stores.
I know when I lived in Dallas, liquor stores closed at 9:00pm.
When I was in college, Fayetteville liquor stores closed at 11:00 pm, but Springdale ones stayed open until midnight. Like 5 minutes away. I made many late runs to Springdale for beer back then.
Blue laws are mostly dumb. Until recently, all beer in NWA was purchased at liquor stores only. That had more to do with the local liquor mafia lobby than anything. Now you can buy beer at gas stations and grocery stores.
I know when I lived in Dallas, liquor stores closed at 9:00pm.
When I was in college, Fayetteville liquor stores closed at 11:00 pm, but Springdale ones stayed open until midnight. Like 5 minutes away. I made many late runs to Springdale for beer back then.
This post was edited on 2/8/12 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 2/8/12 at 3:06 pm to NYCAuburn
Any list that doesn't have Chapel Hill isn't worth reading in my opinion.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 3:06 pm to BamaAlum02
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I have several friends from school that call Louisville home and I have been there many times. It is a great town and I love going there but it is not in any shape or form what could be considered a "college town". That is about like calling Nashville a college town.
Yeah that annoys me.
DC is always listed on the Princeton Review's best college towns list. I know there are several schools here, but DC isn't a college town. If Georgetown, AU, GWU, and Howard dropped off of the map, DC would still largely be DC.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 3:07 pm to DCRebel
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DC is always listed on the Princeton Review's best college towns list. I know there are several schools here, but DC isn't a college town. If Georgetown, AU, GWU, and Howard dropped off of the map, DC would still largely be DC.
Yeah, that's off. Besides, if you were going to include big cities like that, then I would easily have Boston > Washington DC.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 3:08 pm to wmr
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Was that at a bar or at a store?
It was a liquor store. It was one of those crappy 1130 Jefferson Pilot kick-offs and we had drank most of our beer on the drive over. Now I stay up near the airport and buy it on the way to the game.
And honestly, Fayetteville should have made this list, it is my favorite SEC away destination.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 3:09 pm to LSUbase13
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Any list that doesn't have Chapel Hill isn't worth reading in my opinion.
agreed. chapel hill is much better than oxford, auburn, and college station, IMO.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 3:12 pm to Ala Tide
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agreed. chapel hill is much better than oxford, auburn, and college station, IMO.
I have never been to College Station, but I agree on the others. It's easily better than Oxford and Auburn. It's on par with Athens. Some might like Chapel Hill better, some might like Athens. It's really a win-win situation. I spent a lot of time at both (the Cougars didn't have a football team ) and they are both fantastic.
Posted on 2/8/12 at 3:13 pm to LSUbase13
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Any list that doesn't have Chapel Hill isn't worth reading in my opinion.
Chapel Hill is great.
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