re: Which school in the SEC would you send your children?

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TigerBait2008


What is really funny is that 4th was as high as I could go (and I'm a homer).

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I don't get the laughing at Arkansas stuff. Do people PERSONALLY know Arkansas grads or have they actually visited Fayetteville or NW Arkansas. The area is booming. A very fast growing metropolitan area. I believe it's metro area is 450,000. I may joke about Wal-Mart money funding University of Arkansas and NWA because I'm jealous. Joplin is getting new businesses and homes because of FEMA money. Northwest Arkansas is booming because of good finances, economic boom. Drive down Interstate 540 and you see nothing but new businesses, banks, hotels, etc sprouting up.

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The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city itself had a population of 73,580 at the 2010 Census. Fayetteville is deeply tied to the University of Arkansas, which is the flagship university in the state. Fall and spring bring thousands of students to campus which dramatically change the complexion of Fayetteville. As a Southeastern Conference institution, thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks fans descend upon Fayetteville for home football, basketball and baseball games. The city also contains the University of Arkansas' track and field program which has won 42 national championships to date.[4] Fayetteville was ranked as the 7th best college sports town and 8th for Business and Careers by Forbes.[5][6] Kiplinger's 2008 "Best Cities to Work, Live and Play" list featured Fayetteville as #7.[7] U.S. News ranked Fayetteville one of the best places to retire.[8] Although based in nearby Bentonville, Walmart's impact on Fayetteville cannot be understated. The city hosts the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meetings each year at Bud Walton Arena and is home to several of Walmart's corporate partners. Forbes Magazine also named the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers area as the second-best area in the United States for recovery from the current United States recession. Reasons cited were the presence of #1 Fortune 500 corporation Walmart being based in the area in addition to low unemployment (5.0%) compared to national averages.[9]

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