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re: Offseason Thread: Rank the SEC college towns
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:41 pm to Rebelgator
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:41 pm to Rebelgator
Actually, no I haven't.
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Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:41 pm to msudawg1200
Well, to elaborate, it's like watching monkeys at the zoo for us.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:43 pm to Reservoir dawg
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The media is like a constituent of OM. They have graduates that are journalists and media people working behind the scenes, as well as a pumper on the largest news network constantly hounding for exposure and recognition of all things OM. The bias shown from the Jackson media outlets can be sickening
DWI lil bro
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:49 pm to Latarian
Athens
Auburn
Oxford
Tuscaloosa
Baton Rouge
Fayetteville
Knoxville
Lexington
Gainesville
Nashville
College Station
Starkville
Columbia
Mizzou
There's not one I don't like however. Not much difference in #1 vs #14 as far as Game Day atmosphere, although I am biased as far as LSU's tailgating
Auburn
Oxford
Tuscaloosa
Baton Rouge
Fayetteville
Knoxville
Lexington
Gainesville
Nashville
College Station
Starkville
Columbia
Mizzou
There's not one I don't like however. Not much difference in #1 vs #14 as far as Game Day atmosphere, although I am biased as far as LSU's tailgating
This post was edited on 3/12/15 at 9:14 am
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:50 pm to Reservoir dawg
OM bar scene is highly overrated. Only good for visiting on game weekends. Students lives there revolve around going to the library 3 or more nights a week and jamming to the mustache band. Only fun about twice then it looses its luster.
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:50 pm to msudawg1200
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And you go read the board. What does that say about you? A little Statesessed?
And I go to "People of Wamart" for comic relief from time to time to also
This post was edited on 3/11/15 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 3/11/15 at 9:09 pm to DingDongEddieStrong
Do you realize there's like one road in oxford and its either the square or bust ? And for this
I dont see it
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There's a reason recruits are blown away when they visit
I dont see it
Posted on 3/11/15 at 9:22 pm to FDOM
Actually I can back him because ive witnessed most of that to be accurate. Ive made many trips to oxford and ate at a different restaurant every trip and they're very mediocre. On top of that unless you know someone the only thing to do is go to the square. There's like one road dude
Posted on 3/11/15 at 9:50 pm to EKG
whenever starkville holds anything close to the presidential debate or anything else semi relative then we will start to compare them...until then STFU...william faulkner's grave alone is better than everything starkville has to offer combined...
Posted on 3/11/15 at 10:48 pm to gamecocks22
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Keep in mind, most of these people ranking these towns have never been to said towns.
True. So, I'll rank the ones I've been to.
1.Fayetteville
2.Baton Rouge
3.Columbia-would put above BR, but Missouri just
gives me a weird vibe. As does most of NArk.
That's it.
frick away games. Although, I am intrigued by Oxford. Why in the hell do all these hot rich white girls all go there? Even here in South Arkansas, we have a lot going to Ole Miss. I would like to attend a game there sometime. Just wanted to wait for us to get better and have a higher certainty of winning.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 7:02 am to Latarian
Ones I have been to, in order
Fayetteville
Oxford
Starkville
Knoxville
Lexington
Columbia Mo
College Station
Baton Rouge
Fayetteville
Oxford
Starkville
Knoxville
Lexington
Columbia Mo
College Station
Baton Rouge
Posted on 3/12/15 at 8:45 am to dallasga6
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I'd actually give y'all a 9 or 10 on this. Your program drips tradition & history like only 8-10 others...
I wasn't really sure what MISC stood for.
I gave us an 8 because of the city having the river flowing through it and being near the mountains.
But traffic is horrible and the road designs suck.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 8:50 am to DorchesterGamecock
Well done on Columbia. I've lived there and I'd say your rankings are pretty good.
Given that I think most of this is centered towards football I would probably give your stadium proximity a 1 or 2 since we are comparing that to all the other SEC stadiums.
And maybe a bit lower on the eyesores as there are some really significant ghetto's pretty close to campus and the railroad that's in between campus and the stadium.
But honestly you were pretty honest here, I love how USC has two distinct bar districts that perfectly divide the 18-21 crowd and the 21-30 crowd really well.
I also agree your architecture is beautiful on campus and that you can't get more centrally located and that your gameday experience is really fun once you get down to the damn stadium!!
Given that I think most of this is centered towards football I would probably give your stadium proximity a 1 or 2 since we are comparing that to all the other SEC stadiums.
And maybe a bit lower on the eyesores as there are some really significant ghetto's pretty close to campus and the railroad that's in between campus and the stadium.
But honestly you were pretty honest here, I love how USC has two distinct bar districts that perfectly divide the 18-21 crowd and the 21-30 crowd really well.
I also agree your architecture is beautiful on campus and that you can't get more centrally located and that your gameday experience is really fun once you get down to the damn stadium!!
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:04 am to aggressor
quote:Your post/friends lost all credibility right there. Tuscaloosa has a ton of nice places to live.
Good friend of mine got a job with a company based out of Tuscaloosa. Took his wife down there to look for a place to live and were shocked at what a craphole it was, she refused to live there. They bought a house in Birmingham and he commuted.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 9:10 am to coachcrisp
That statement befuddled me too. I think people drive through the major corridors (i.e. I-20/59, I-359, Hwy 69 etc.) and see the unfortunate parts of Tuscaloosa (the south and west sides). They then make a judgement then and there. And if they make their way around campus, it's just to an athletic facility. They see The Strip near campus, but never visit midtown or downtown. This is my only conclusion. The reviews from those that have visited seem to be one end of the spectrum or the other. Which tends to back up my conclusion.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 10:43 am to CapstoneGrad06
IMO Nashville, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, and Columbia (SC) are not college towns b/c they are too big. Of those Nashville is by far my favorite.
Of the remaining ten, I have been to seven and I like them in roughly this order
1. Athens
2. Auburn
3. Fayetteville
4. Gainesville
5-7: Columbia (MO), Tuscaloosa, College Station
There is something to do in all of them and if you can't have fun over a weekend (esp a football weekend) in any of those seven, the problem is w/ you, not with the city.
Of the remaining ten, I have been to seven and I like them in roughly this order
1. Athens
2. Auburn
3. Fayetteville
4. Gainesville
5-7: Columbia (MO), Tuscaloosa, College Station
There is something to do in all of them and if you can't have fun over a weekend (esp a football weekend) in any of those seven, the problem is w/ you, not with the city.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 11:02 am to GumBro Jackson
From what I've been to...
1. Nashville - easily the best. Not necessary a "college town", but Vanderbilt is located there and it's gotta be mentioned.
2. Athens - one of the better college towns I've been to.
3. Fayetteville - I liked it a lot. Very clean...laid back...reminds me a lot of Greenville or other mountain towns in Tennessee and North Carolina.
4. Lexington - easily the most underrated. I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned before.
5. Oxford - it was..."quaint". I can see it being fun for a couple of years, but it would get old for a full 4-5 years.
6. Columbia - Slightly better than BR imo
7. Baton Rouge - I like USC's bars and campus a little better
8. Tuscaloosa - I've only been on the campus/strip. I can't imagine Tuscaloosa offering much outside of the University.
1. Nashville - easily the best. Not necessary a "college town", but Vanderbilt is located there and it's gotta be mentioned.
2. Athens - one of the better college towns I've been to.
3. Fayetteville - I liked it a lot. Very clean...laid back...reminds me a lot of Greenville or other mountain towns in Tennessee and North Carolina.
4. Lexington - easily the most underrated. I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned before.
5. Oxford - it was..."quaint". I can see it being fun for a couple of years, but it would get old for a full 4-5 years.
6. Columbia - Slightly better than BR imo
7. Baton Rouge - I like USC's bars and campus a little better
8. Tuscaloosa - I've only been on the campus/strip. I can't imagine Tuscaloosa offering much outside of the University.
This post was edited on 3/12/15 at 11:07 am
Posted on 3/12/15 at 11:03 am to msudawg1200
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I think Oxford is actually ok, but because you hear all this noise about how great it is, blah, blah, blah from the OM people you have this huge build up, and when you finally go there you're like "This is it?", "Really?". I think that's the disappointment with some on Oxford.
That's the way I feel.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 11:11 am to SmackoverHawg
Ole Miss has always been like that. It's a place where women go with the hopes of finding a husband from wealthy stock. It sure as hell isn't because OM offers better education than schools that reside in their respective home states. It's part of their culture. It's part of what OM is all about. Some like it, others, most others would not.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 11:23 am to LSUbase13
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8. Tuscaloosa - I've only been on the campus/strip. I can't imagine Tuscaloosa offering much outside of the University.
This is why people either love it or hate it. They never go anywhere but the campus or The Strip.
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