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re: America's Best College Towns
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:29 am to Rebelgator
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:29 am to Rebelgator
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Sadly only one SEC town made the list.
Because "college" is the operative word.
You have to have some real higher objective to even be considered.
It's why Chico State in Cali used to win best party school - but not come close to college town.
Real College towns don't exist in the South.
College towns are a blend and mixture of pure students and then sports and acclaimed academia and local populace highly educated.
That doesn't exist in the South by and large according to statistics.
Yahoos showing up for a bonfire who have no connection to the University - does not equal college town.
That's the knock on the SEC...most of the fans have no real connection to the school except for their daddy's daddy...rooted for them real good.
Hell...James Carville spread the gospel. Most LSU fans never set foot in a classroom at LSU and couldn't spell "LSU".
The South is populated by hangers' on - wannabes - and false fans.
You can't have a great college football town - when most of your fans never went to college.
It's a fraud. And silly, really. You have grown men who die each Saturday with no connection to the school whatsoever. What are they dying for?
You are a tourist. LSU doesn't give a crap about you. School pride?
LSU has basically no school pride...it has hanger on pride...like Bama...no real pride...how do you have school pride when most of your fans never attended your school?
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 12:39 am
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:49 am to Zamoro10
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USC has basically no school pride...it has hanger on pride...like Bama...no real pride...how do you have school pride when most of your fans never attended your school?
FIFY
Posted on 3/11/14 at 12:52 am to Zamoro10
College Station, TX does not come close to fitting the picture you just painted; on the contrary, the city's reality is a complete cultural opposite.
Having been a faculty member at A&M (before accepting a position at another university several months ago), I can confidently state that our faculty's acclaimed membership in academe has meshed well with the city's very educated populace ( LINK).
Moreover, most of our fans do have a real connection to our university. When I read about the norm at other schools (e.g., posts like yours), I realize how special what we have in Aggieland is.
Having been a faculty member at A&M (before accepting a position at another university several months ago), I can confidently state that our faculty's acclaimed membership in academe has meshed well with the city's very educated populace ( LINK).
Moreover, most of our fans do have a real connection to our university. When I read about the norm at other schools (e.g., posts like yours), I realize how special what we have in Aggieland is.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 1:11 am to Zamoro10
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Zamoro10
I like you.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 1:29 am to Zamoro10
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College towns are a blend and mixture of pure students and then sports and acclaimed academia and local populace highly educated.
This is an extremely narrow definition of "college town." By definition there are college towns in the South.
This post was edited on 3/11/14 at 1:31 am
Posted on 3/11/14 at 2:15 am to Zamoro10
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The South is populated by hangers' on - wannabes - and false fans.
Yep.
Posted on 3/11/14 at 2:15 am to Zamoro10
quote:fricking chico
Chico State
Posted on 3/11/14 at 6:48 am to Zamoro10
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Zamoro10
As evidenced by your apparent disgust at using paragraphs...
Posted on 3/11/14 at 7:59 am to Zamoro10
Charlotte NC is covered with Ohio State fans that have never stepped foot in Columbus. So there's that. Good try there ostrich, come up for air once in a while.
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