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re: Oldest public university in each SEC state = SEC
Posted on 5/9/17 at 7:40 pm to Tolbert1906
Posted on 5/9/17 at 7:40 pm to Tolbert1906
This is more or less a "we're located further east than you" thread.
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Posted on 5/9/17 at 7:45 pm to wmr
I know pigs are smart, but did they really need a university back then? You should feel lucky you got one when you did. 
Posted on 5/9/17 at 7:47 pm to Murray Hill Gator
Boy let me tell ya. I'm happy we got one when we did.
A few years later and Little Rock would have gotten their post-war shite together and it'd be in Hillcrest instead of Fayetteville.
A few years later and Little Rock would have gotten their post-war shite together and it'd be in Hillcrest instead of Fayetteville.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 7:49 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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Spring Hill is the oldest public college in Alabama. Opened in 1830.
North Alabama, then LaGrange College, is about 5 months older.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 7:59 pm to Che Boludo
UNA has a cool campus. Or they did, when I visited there about a billion years ago.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:00 pm to wmr
Having never had the opportunity to visit Arkansas, I've never seen the difference but I know people who have been there and they say Fayettville is really beautiful. I hope to some day attend a game there before I die. lol
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:05 pm to texag7
Can always count on aggie wimps to find a moral victory.
If a6m were the oldest institution in TX, surely you would've made a different criteria.
Baylor (1845) punked you into a criteria that omits an SEC charter member, Vandy.
What a lil weasel.
If a6m were the oldest institution in TX, surely you would've made a different criteria.
Baylor (1845) punked you into a criteria that omits an SEC charter member, Vandy.
What a lil weasel.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:08 pm to tigercreole
Shut up dork
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:13 pm to Murray Hill Gator
Eh, Northwest Arkansas in general is pretty cool.
I was just trying to get a rise out of LR people with that. It might have actually been a good location for the school, just west of downtown. Both the university and LR would have grown faster, and probably would have wound up in the SEC a lot sooner.
I was just trying to get a rise out of LR people with that. It might have actually been a good location for the school, just west of downtown. Both the university and LR would have grown faster, and probably would have wound up in the SEC a lot sooner.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:15 pm to tigercreole
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Baylor (1845) punked you into a criteria that omits an SEC charter member, Vandy.
It is a peculiar restriction.
Southwestern University is oldest in Tejas, but private as well.
Location - Georgetown, TX
Date Founded - 1840
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:19 pm to wmr
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UNA has a cool campus.
I grew up in Florence. UNA's campus has always been nice, but the renovations they did about 15 years ago greatly improved it. Even updated and expanded the mascot cage to add a second lion.
Relatively small but nice well manicured walking campus.
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:33 pm to Carolina_Girl
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'm sorry you were one of those nerdy runts always following us around as we unmercifully made fun of you.
Therapy might help, but I doubt it bc your pansy arse nerdiness seems to only have gotten worse with time.
He was prob. too busy studying for one of engineering exams by the lake to pay attention to cheerleaders. Or he was rejected by a cheerleader. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the second.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 9:25 pm to theGarnetWay
CofC before them both 
1770 as a British college. 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence and 3 signers of the Constitution went to my alma mater
1770 as a British college. 3 signers of the Declaration of Independence and 3 signers of the Constitution went to my alma mater
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 5/9/17 at 9:37 pm to Che Boludo
UT and Tusculum were founded the same year. Kinda crazy we had two colleges that early and with both being prior to statehood. Not that it matters but I think it actually took Tusculum a bit longer to get up and running despite being chartered the same year.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 9:39 pm to Che Boludo
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North Alabama, then LaGrange College, is about 5 months older.
But it's not continuous, right? Reestablished in 1872.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 9:59 pm to GetCocky11
I think C of C was founded in 1770, and chartered in 1785.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 10:02 pm to texag7
Sometimes it seems like everybody uses weasel words to describe themselves.
Not sure why they declare it to be "continuously operated" since it was the first anyway. It began offering classes in 1822 as the Athens Female Academy.
This (I assume) is a true claim by UA. Athens State was founded as a private college for women. It didn't become public until 1975.
UNA, on the other hand, was founded in 1830. Its claim is correct, too, but it was founded by the Methodists (as LaGrange College in Leighton, not Florence). It became public in 1870. Apparently it was the first state-chartered college in Alabama.
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Athens State University is the oldest continuously operated institution of higher education in Alabama’s state educational system.
Not sure why they declare it to be "continuously operated" since it was the first anyway. It began offering classes in 1822 as the Athens Female Academy.
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Founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college,
This (I assume) is a true claim by UA. Athens State was founded as a private college for women. It didn't become public until 1975.
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Alabama’s oldest public 4-year university
UNA, on the other hand, was founded in 1830. Its claim is correct, too, but it was founded by the Methodists (as LaGrange College in Leighton, not Florence). It became public in 1870. Apparently it was the first state-chartered college in Alabama.
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 10:08 pm
Posted on 5/9/17 at 10:04 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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it's not continuous, right?
If you're asking, no, it's not contentious.
The school operated consistently. It changed names to Florence Wesleyan after moving to Florence. Changed names again in 1872 when it was deeded to the state and "reestablished" as a state normal college, later a teacher's college and eventually on to a full comprehensive university. They didn't land on UNA as a name until the 70s.
Posted on 5/9/17 at 10:06 pm to Carolina_Girl
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Academics plays a huge part in being offered one, not just cheerleading skills.
i could not tell the difference b/t a good cheerleader and a bad cheerleader. lol
and why does the crowd need somebody to lead them in a cheer. they could just cue that up on the scoreboard or the stadium speakers.
it seem to me cheerleading is just about flaunting your body in front of a crowd of people.
tell me where i'm wrong. lol
meanwhile there is a shy girl who made straight A's and comes from a poor family and she has to work 2 jobs while in college because she didn't get scholarships.
also doesn't seem right that there aren't more male cheerleaders.
This post was edited on 5/9/17 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 5/9/17 at 10:22 pm to Tillman
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Tillman
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doesn't seem right that there aren't more male cheerleaders.
CG, perhaps Tillman is not into women.
Tillman it is okay if you are gay and nobody will judge you but you might want to cruise the MU and TAMU boards if you are looking for a nice guy.
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