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re: Offseason thread: Best SEC college towns

Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:39 pm to
Posted by am4titansandlsu
The South
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:39 pm to
Ive been to every sec town but college station, columbia, mo and fayetteville

Nashville- not a college town but its an amazing city. I grew up here though so Im biased.

Auburn- its boring and not much to do. Ive always had a good time there though, but thats because my sister goes there and i had some high school friends that went there

Tuscaloosa- other than the strip, ttown as a whole= the suck. that said Ive always had a lot of fun there and the strip is one of my favorite sec areas.

Oxford- love everything about it. I stayed off the square last year for the game and had a blast. Ole Miss people were really nice to my group too.

Athens- awesome town other than walking up all those hills. UGA has the best looking girls in the sec IMO.

columbia, sc- i dont remember it much since I only went when I toured USC in high school but it seemed really cool.

baton rouge- lots to do here and its a fun town, but everything is so spread out, which really sucks.

knoxville- awful town, awful campus. its a cess pool. i feel so bad for everyone that grows up in tennessee and never looks anywhere else for college. theres so many better places out there. Im glad I was one of the lucky ones that got to branch out.

gainesville- i thought it wasnt nearly as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I liked how a lot of bars were located across from the stadium and then a little farther down the road downtown. Terrible drinking rules on campus for gameday though.

lexington- it's meh. not bad, not good.

starkville- if it didnt have the cotton district it would be one of the most miserable places ive ever been in my life. State has awesome fans though.
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:40 pm to
quote:

oxford is overrated.


Your face is overrated.
Posted by Ala Tide
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:42 pm to
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Your face is overrated.


Posted by blacknblu
Member since Nov 2011
10276 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:44 pm to
You've never been to Fayettenam? Make the trip my good fellow, a good time is to be had
Posted by Ball Gravy
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2008
2985 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:49 pm to
Forgot Nashville... Obviously #1 in terms of nightlife




As for north gate it's undergoing a renovation into a 4 block walking mall that goes back 3 blocks... 30-35 bars and no car traffic. But north gate isn't the only place to o in B/CS... Tap area, downtown Bryan, fox area
Posted by TreyAnastasio
Bitch I'm From Cleveland
Member since Dec 2010
46759 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:50 pm to
Athens
Tuscaloosa
Gainesville
BR
Oxford
Knoxville
Auburn
Starkville
Posted by busey
First Coast, Florida
Member since Feb 2010
22958 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:51 pm to
I really doubt it has more than Lexington, either.

Lexington is a city of 400,000. CS has 100,000.
Posted by Ball Gravy
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2008
2985 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:54 pm to
I've been to Lexington... CS has a more concentrated area of bars and more IMO but I admit I only went to a handful of bars there in 2007
Posted by busey
First Coast, Florida
Member since Feb 2010
22958 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:55 pm to
Overall, it's pretty spread out, but that happens with a large town. But there are probably 40 bars downtown alone. Of course some of them aren't worth a shite, but that happens everywhere.
Posted by 870Hog
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:56 pm to
quote:

busey


You mad brah?

:waits4response:
Posted by busey
First Coast, Florida
Member since Feb 2010
22958 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 8:59 pm to
What would give you that idea?
Posted by 870Hog
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:00 pm to
Entire purpose of that was a reason 4 v-neck...
Posted by Touchdown sWINe
Member since Mar 2011
665 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:00 pm to
quote:

1. Fayetteville

Only one that matters!
Posted by BT Ag
Austin, Texas
Member since Jan 2012
19 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:01 pm to
I don't think the major metro areas should apply on this thread.

That would include Nashville and Knoxville. Lexington and BR are borderline.
Posted by busey
First Coast, Florida
Member since Feb 2010
22958 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:01 pm to
My bad. Was that a "U mad" pic? Because I don't remember there being any text.


Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
63043 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:03 pm to
Is Knoxville that big? I agree though, comparing BR to College Station was completely different. There's a big difference between places like College Station, Oxford and Starkville to places like BR and Lexington, even if they're smaller cities.
Posted by Ala Tide
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2009
3108 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:06 pm to
BR has a metropolitan area of 800,000+

It's not a college town and shouldn't even be compared to any.
Posted by BT Ag
Austin, Texas
Member since Jan 2012
19 posts
Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:06 pm to
Its the third largest metro area in Tennessee and has a pretty distinct downtown area. 180,000 residents in the city proper. Its definitely not what I would consider a "college town."
Posted by BT Ag
Austin, Texas
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:07 pm to
BR at 230,000. Not even borderline. My bad.
Posted by 870Hog
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Posted on 2/2/12 at 9:08 pm to
quote:

BR has a metropolitan area of 800,000+


Fay's is 450k-ish I think.
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