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re: Favorite college town you’ve visited?
Posted on 8/13/24 at 12:57 pm to Berry4Heisman
Posted on 8/13/24 at 12:57 pm to Berry4Heisman
Oxford
Athens
Athens
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Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:03 pm to Berry4Heisman
A few real college towns I enjoyed around the country that you don't often see mentioned:
New Palz, NY (SUNY)
Davis, CA (UC - Davis)
California actually has a lot of cool college towns like San Luis Obispo, Arcata, Santa Cruz etc)
Bloomington, IN
Bigger than traditional "college town" but mainly because there's around 100K college students:
Tempe, Ariz (Ariz St. etc)
Athens, Ga is still the quintessential college town.
New Palz, NY (SUNY)
Davis, CA (UC - Davis)
California actually has a lot of cool college towns like San Luis Obispo, Arcata, Santa Cruz etc)
Bloomington, IN
Bigger than traditional "college town" but mainly because there's around 100K college students:
Tempe, Ariz (Ariz St. etc)
Athens, Ga is still the quintessential college town.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:04 pm to lowhound
I live there I’m sure it’s fun to visit
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:04 pm to themetalreb
I love Oxford
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:07 pm to Landmass
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I'll say that the weirdest college town I've ever visited is Lubbock. It's in the middle of nowhere.
When did you go? I use to hate it but recently I’ve come around. They’ve dumped a lot in that town and college to build it up. Cool bar scene
Lubbock has a weird feel to it and I like it. I feel like I’m in no country for old men. It also has a great airport that I can pull up to 30 minutes before my flight and walk right on.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:15 pm to dallastiger55
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When did you go? I use to hate it but recently I’ve come around. They’ve dumped a lot in that town and college to build it up. Cool bar scene
Lubbock has a weird feel to it and I like it. I feel like I’m in no country for old men
Never been to Lubbock but can see that.
I toured a lot of western college towns when I was in my 20s in a band and loved going to Las Cruces NM (New Mexico State). Tons of college students seemingly in the middle of nowhere in a cool looking desert.
This post was edited on 8/13/24 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:28 pm to Murph4HOF
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Knoxville isn’t that large.
200K in the city and 1M in the metro area.
It isn't exactly a small, quaint college town.
If you ranked SEC campuses by "urban feel"....UT would be towards the top.
Behind Vandy and Texas and maybe tied with CoSC.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:29 pm to Landmass
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Knoxville isn’t that large.
200K in the city and 1M in the metro are
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There's only 400k in the metro area of Knoxville.
495K in Knox County
869K in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:33 pm to Berry4Heisman
State College is a really great town. It's in the absolute middle of nowhere, but very nice place
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:44 pm to Gunga Din
As die hard as a Tennessee fan I am, I have to say the campus and Knoxville in general is one of the worst I’ve been to. Its literally a construction site non stop
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:53 pm to Berry4Heisman
While it isn't flashy...I've always enjoyed myself whenever I go to Lexington.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 1:54 pm to Nomadic Bengal
State College
Chapel Hill
Madison
Chapel Hill
Madison
Posted on 8/13/24 at 2:28 pm to Berry4Heisman
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Favorite college town you’ve visited?
The Sewanee of my youth is pretty much the same rom a visit recently.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 2:33 pm to Nomadic Bengal
Auburn and Athens are both very nice--pity about the schools, though. 
Tuscaloosa was a great college town when I attended Bama, but they've corporatized/sanitized the place so much that most of the charm is gone.
Tuscaloosa was a great college town when I attended Bama, but they've corporatized/sanitized the place so much that most of the charm is gone.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 3:04 pm to madmaxvol
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495K in Knox County
869K in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area
That's a lot of hillbillies.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 3:26 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
quote:Right on point
Austin has great $65 barbecue plates with the sides coming in little plastic condiment cups. You'll also be surrounded in the restaurant by self-congratulatory hipsters, and it's always a privelege to be in the presence of people who are saving the world and making the world a better place to live.
Posted on 8/13/24 at 3:30 pm to TEXAS_1836
quote:Last time I went to Boulder for a game, my cousin and I head over to Pearl Street post-game looking for a place to eat. We see some smoking hot blonde hanging out, and my cousin asks her for a recommendation. She starts talking about some place with all organic food and an extensive vegan menu, yammering on for several minutes, then I said, "Frankly, we were thinking more like a steak." She just looked at us like we were crazy.
Boulder Colorado
This post was edited on 8/13/24 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 8/13/24 at 3:31 pm to Wanruningchen
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Madison
Headed there in September. Looking forward to seeing it and Camp Randall
Posted on 8/13/24 at 3:33 pm to Berry4Heisman
quote:The campus isn't much of a beauty spot, but for an out of towner, it's a fun road trip if done right. You can stay downtown, or on the edge of downtown, and walk to restaurants/bars, then walk to the game. There are a lot of college towns where you can't do that (College Station being one of them).
As die hard as a Tennessee fan I am, I have to say the campus and Knoxville in general is one of the worst I’ve been to. Its literally a construction site non stop
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