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re: Rank the best looking SEC campuses that you have been on
Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:38 am to Pimphand
Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:38 am to Pimphand
UT is nothing to write home about either. You can brag that most of your buildings have similar orange roof tiles, but having a campus merged into an urban CBD sucks.
BTW, you picked one of the 2-3 worst buildings on campus because you are a shite-talking chimp. We also have an incredibly nice park next to Kyle and buildings like this:
BTW, you picked one of the 2-3 worst buildings on campus because you are a shite-talking chimp. We also have an incredibly nice park next to Kyle and buildings like this:
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:40 am to PSS101
There are many international visitors to Texas A&M due to the Bush Library, and its beauty is praised again and again. Especially among visitors from the Soviet Union. 
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:49 am to PSS101
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totally agree that UGA's campus is super hilly. Would hate walking that as a student there. A major drawback
Yeah. Knoxville is that way too. From the river up to the stadium is quite a hike.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:52 am to Hookem75
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Going to Auburn for the aeronautical engineering school.
She’s going to love it. Auburn is taking a ton of Texas kids. Was told by someone recently there were more than 15 kids from Highland Park High School enrolling as Freshmen at AU next year… love to hear that out of state money is being spent at Auburn.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 11:58 am to AUTiger789
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 12:00 pm to AUTiger789
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15 kids from Highland Park High School enrolling as Freshmen at AU next year
Get a few of those to donate to the athletic program somewhere down the line and y'all will be set
That highland park money is no joke
Posted on 5/19/26 at 12:02 pm to dirtsandwich
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Admit to not having spent much time there and to likely being influenced by the vagrants downtown, but it’s not at the top of my list. I could be a little low.
You have USC too high. Aside from the Horseshoe it is really not that nice. Ole Miss is my favorite from the ones that I have visited.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 12:09 pm to rebelrouser
Florida made this list in 2024
The Top 10 Most Photogenic U.S. Campuses (2024)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Harvard University
Columbia University
Boston University
University of Florida (UF)
University of Washington
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Miami (UM)
University of Arizona
The Top 10 Most Photogenic U.S. Campuses (2024)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Harvard University
Columbia University
Boston University
University of Florida (UF)
University of Washington
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Miami (UM)
University of Arizona
Posted on 5/19/26 at 12:10 pm to PSS101
Ole Miss
LSU
Arkansas
A&M/Vandy
Texas
LSU
Arkansas
A&M/Vandy
Texas
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 12:35 pm to PSS101
I have walked every SEC campus since A&M entered the league, save the one in Austin which I’ve been on many times in the past. It’s really hard to rank them. Most have some nice spots, but none of them are over the top picturesque.
The Grove at Oxford is nice.
I like the north part of the UGA campus.
The Quad in Tuscaloosa is a plus.
Arkansas has the most interesting natural landscape to work with.
I probably grade LSU lower than some would. The architecture style is the same as Texas Tech, but with 50 inches of rain instead of 20.
A&M’s disjointed architecture is well documented.
Florida’s campus theme is red brick and moss on the trees. A lot of less attractive modern buildings kind of fade into the background as a result.
OU has a nice library, but the rest of the campus is pretty blah.
The north part of Missouri’s campus is nice, but the part around the stadium looks like arse thanks to the hospital.
State is pretty utilitarian.
Auburn is nice. Kind of reminds me of Clemson without the lake.
The Grove at Oxford is nice.
I like the north part of the UGA campus.
The Quad in Tuscaloosa is a plus.
Arkansas has the most interesting natural landscape to work with.
I probably grade LSU lower than some would. The architecture style is the same as Texas Tech, but with 50 inches of rain instead of 20.
A&M’s disjointed architecture is well documented.
Florida’s campus theme is red brick and moss on the trees. A lot of less attractive modern buildings kind of fade into the background as a result.
OU has a nice library, but the rest of the campus is pretty blah.
The north part of Missouri’s campus is nice, but the part around the stadium looks like arse thanks to the hospital.
State is pretty utilitarian.
Auburn is nice. Kind of reminds me of Clemson without the lake.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 12:37 pm to AUTiger789
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Alabama has some absolutely gorgeous buildings but at the same time they might be next door to some ratty 1960s apartment complex
Oh come on! it's not that many for such a large campus
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plus there is a literal graveyard next to the stadium.
Which is actually really awesome and unique. Now you're just hating, haha
Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:08 pm to twk
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The north part of Missouri’s campus is nice, but the part around the stadium looks like arse thanks to the hospital.
The athletic complex is separated from the campus not only by the very large (and growing) hospital complex you mentioned (including a VA hospital that is not part of MU), but also Stadium Blvd (which is a really busy four lane). Re-imagining this area is a prioirty for the campus planners.
Memorial Stadium (to be renamed for the $) is much improved and will be more so when the N endzone construction is done this year. Mizzou Arena and the softball stadium are excellent, and the training facilities are also quite good. But.... they are still on an island surrounded by barren parking lots with minimal connection to the campus and nothing else around them. Unfortunately, often times that is all one sees when visiting (i.e those attending games/events). I can see why they would think the campus is not all that great.
Mizzou has submitted an RFP to private developers to take a look at that area for public/private partnership for improved entertainment, housing, and other mixed public/private use evelopments that will hopefully improve that area and the experience for visitors. I think this likely includes demolishing the massive and ugly Hearnes Center (old arena/field house). This is a similar approach to what OU is doing with the area where their new arena is going in.
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:09 pm to Hookem75
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Going to Auburn for the aeronautical engineering school. Smart little cheerleader.
Indeed. Auburn Engineering ain't easy and that's the hardest of them imo. Good for her.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:15 pm to Gunny Hartman
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UT is nothing to write home about either. You can brag that most of your buildings have similar orange roof tiles, but having a campus merged into an urban CBD sucks.
Holy insecurity and shite level reading comprehension. Please explain where I was ever once bragging about UT's campus....
Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:16 pm to Gunny Hartman
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I must say, the Arky campus was quite a bit nicer than I expected.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:21 pm to PSS101
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totally agree that UGA's campus is super hilly. Would hate walking that as a student there. A major drawback
We have the most physically fit student population in the country for a reason. Always felt like LSUs campus was far more spread out than UGA
Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:26 pm to cdur86
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Which is actually really awesome and unique.
UGA has one too, Oconee Hill Cemetery. And before anyone goes there, both cemeteries were founded in the mid 1800s long before college football was a thing. Just happens that both schools ended up building giant college football stadiums next to the cemeteries (idk about Bama but UGA hosts tailgates in ours on Gameday which I always thought was kinda awesome)
Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:30 pm to LOTOTiger
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Georgia - pretty, but seemed spread out and everything seemed to be on a hillside
Athens was founded on the overlook of the Oconee River. The town and north campus are on the overlook, as campus evolved, it moved down into the Tanyard creek valley (which feeds into the Oconee River to the east of Sanford Stadium) and then back up onto the other side. It’s honestly not that bad if you know where you’re going and how to get there. Of course, if you’re new to town or trying to manage throngs of people on Gameday then you’re likely going to follow crowds around the major road arteries
Posted on 5/19/26 at 1:32 pm to cdur86
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Which is actually really awesome and unique. Now you're just hating, haha
I have a couple of great grandparents and numerous great aunts and uncles buried in Evergreen. Since the gates are open on gamedays, I make it a point to walk through the cemetery on gamedays. It's really neat and eerie on those late fall afternoons with the long shadows and the breeze rustling the falling leaves.
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