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Posted on 9/2/21 at 8:57 am to dawgfan24348
This list is from the people that call the games.
They go eat then go back to their hotel rooms.
They dont explore the towns
They go eat then go back to their hotel rooms.
They dont explore the towns
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:24 am to Leto II
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At least they are listing real college towns and not big cities that happen to house a university
I hate when they do that. Columbus is not a college town, nor is Athens or Nashville.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:27 am to Numberwang
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The cool part of town comprises about two city blocks. The rest is meh. As much as Ole Miss people go on and on about their frat/sorat stuff, their houses seemed pretty small. Nothing grand like the ones at Arkansas and Alabama.
Ole Miss' campus is like a mini Alabama. Its the same vibe but everything is just packed together and smaller
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:27 am to abellsujr
Madison? MADISON????
not a college town at all…, just an
urban liberal cesspool and state capital.
not a college town at all…, just an
urban liberal cesspool and state capital.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:28 am to CGSC Lobotomy
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State Capitals are not college towns.
Agree with this as well. Madison should be struck
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:43 am to Henry Jones Jr
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It's incredible that so many publications and TV programs consistently rank Oxford and Ole Miss at the top for college towns and GameDay experience. But somehow this board thinks it is overrated
I think Oxford is great, and I always enjoy visiting, I think everybody gets a little tired of hearing about it though.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:52 am to Bama Bird
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What is wrong with State College? It's honestly one of the nicest towns I've seen and certainly the nicest I've lived in. It's in the middle of nowhere, but that's the only drawback really
I agree. It is really walkable and a very nice town. My only complaint is the smell of all the cow crap when things warm up. The winter festival is lots of fun.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:56 am to higgs_boson
LOL at Ann Arbor. That campus has so many Muslims on it it looks like you are in Kandahar
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:59 am to Kentucker
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Have you ever been to State College, PA?
I have a former coworker who lives up there (he’s a State grad). From all accounts it’s a nice place.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 9:59 am to bamabaseballsec
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Filters it's not just for whores
Maybe, but this particular data point is inconclusive.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 10:02 am to BluegrassBelle
I think nice is probably the best description.
Although I was pretty happy to throw away that snow shovel, now that I think about it :)
Although I was pretty happy to throw away that snow shovel, now that I think about it :)
Posted on 9/2/21 at 10:02 am to washparkhorn
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Never been to Oxford, but looking forward to it.
I was led to believe the attractions in Oxford were the lovely ladies of the South. Was I led astray?
Oxford gets that reputation due to how the women tend to dress up a bit more in the Grove/stadium. But, I think you'll find the same amount of eye candy everywhere in the Southeast (yes, that includes Starkville as well).
The Square in Oxford is really nice, albeit a bit overcrowded. The food is top notch with award winning chefs. The campus itself is beautiful and consistently wins awards.
Having said that, you'd be hard pressed to not enjoy most of the college towns in the SEC.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 11:12 am to turnpiketiger
"People that rag on starkville haven’t been there in 10 years. That place has come a long way".
It'll take way more than ten years to put anything more than
a band aid on starkville.
It'll take way more than ten years to put anything more than
a band aid on starkville.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 12:03 pm to Leto II
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At least they are listing real college towns
Madison is not exactly a town either.
MSA close to 700K
CSA above 900k
Posted on 9/2/21 at 12:13 pm to dawgfan24348
Pretty meh list.
Agree with those that say state capitols are larger metros are not college towns. I live in Austin along with 2 million other people in the metro. Texas is located here but outside of a few areas near the campus it doesn't have any feel of a college town at all. It's also too expensive to be considered a college town, half the point is a nice, safe place with character that kids on a college budget can do well. At least half the people in Austin hate Texas as well and only a small percentage went there. NYC and Boston have a lot of colleges too but they are not college towns.
Rest of the list is ok but wouldn't be my choices.
My impression of Oxford is it is a cool place to visit the first time and see the Grove and everything. Then the next visit is still fun but the uniqueness wears off. By the third trip you are only going if it is a game you really want to see.
I get State College as it is a true college town and has a lot of character.
Athens is a no brainer.
Never been to Ann Arbor but it seems like it is just a suburb of Detroit, I may be wrong though.
College Station deserves some love. Pure college town where everything revolves around the University. Massive campus with lots of character and some cool features like the Presidential Museum. Lots of iconic bars like the Dixie Chicken and cool places to go, they have even fixed up Downtown Bryan now and it has lots of charm. Lots of good cheap eats with good variety, very safe. Metro is over 200k now so they have just about everything there and it's still only an hour away from Houston so it's easily reachable. Not many boxes it doesn't check.
Fayetteville is cool. Lots of kids go from Texas to Arkansas for the town alone, gorgeous scenery. The mountain biking they have built out there is also world class and getting better.
I've heard great things about Knoxville but never been. Also heard great things about Auburn and it sounds like it has a lot of College Station feel to it only smaller, drove through once. Never been to Lexington but I'd like to do a Bourbon trip and go there as a part of it working my way from Louisville.
Went to Gainesville and it was ok, seems like a lot of potential but just not really that special.
Tuscaloosa is a great game atmosphere but a big no on the town.
Starkville is ok but just too small, kind of reminds me of Stillwater.
Columbia, MO was actually better than I thought it would be but not some place I would make a big effort to go to.
Columbia, SC isn't really a college town but has a good game atmosphere.
I was a little disappointed in Clemson as it had been hyped up for me and I thought it was just ok.
Lincoln was actually a really cool little trip back in the day, especially on a nice Fall afternoon. People are incredibly nice.
Baton Rouge isn't a true college town and while the game atmosphere is great, tailgating is elite, and the food is amazing, the town is just rough and has too many parts that are just scary. Folks do love their team though.
Agree with those that say state capitols are larger metros are not college towns. I live in Austin along with 2 million other people in the metro. Texas is located here but outside of a few areas near the campus it doesn't have any feel of a college town at all. It's also too expensive to be considered a college town, half the point is a nice, safe place with character that kids on a college budget can do well. At least half the people in Austin hate Texas as well and only a small percentage went there. NYC and Boston have a lot of colleges too but they are not college towns.
Rest of the list is ok but wouldn't be my choices.
My impression of Oxford is it is a cool place to visit the first time and see the Grove and everything. Then the next visit is still fun but the uniqueness wears off. By the third trip you are only going if it is a game you really want to see.
I get State College as it is a true college town and has a lot of character.
Athens is a no brainer.
Never been to Ann Arbor but it seems like it is just a suburb of Detroit, I may be wrong though.
College Station deserves some love. Pure college town where everything revolves around the University. Massive campus with lots of character and some cool features like the Presidential Museum. Lots of iconic bars like the Dixie Chicken and cool places to go, they have even fixed up Downtown Bryan now and it has lots of charm. Lots of good cheap eats with good variety, very safe. Metro is over 200k now so they have just about everything there and it's still only an hour away from Houston so it's easily reachable. Not many boxes it doesn't check.
Fayetteville is cool. Lots of kids go from Texas to Arkansas for the town alone, gorgeous scenery. The mountain biking they have built out there is also world class and getting better.
I've heard great things about Knoxville but never been. Also heard great things about Auburn and it sounds like it has a lot of College Station feel to it only smaller, drove through once. Never been to Lexington but I'd like to do a Bourbon trip and go there as a part of it working my way from Louisville.
Went to Gainesville and it was ok, seems like a lot of potential but just not really that special.
Tuscaloosa is a great game atmosphere but a big no on the town.
Starkville is ok but just too small, kind of reminds me of Stillwater.
Columbia, MO was actually better than I thought it would be but not some place I would make a big effort to go to.
Columbia, SC isn't really a college town but has a good game atmosphere.
I was a little disappointed in Clemson as it had been hyped up for me and I thought it was just ok.
Lincoln was actually a really cool little trip back in the day, especially on a nice Fall afternoon. People are incredibly nice.
Baton Rouge isn't a true college town and while the game atmosphere is great, tailgating is elite, and the food is amazing, the town is just rough and has too many parts that are just scary. Folks do love their team though.
Posted on 9/2/21 at 12:18 pm to geauxtigs99
I live in AA and I'm not sure what you mean by "corporate feel". The auto industry is regional, there are a lot of engineering jobs, for sure. Pfizer used to have a major research facility here but that closed 13 years ago. Toyota has a research facility here and a Silicon Valley microchip producer opened a second global headquarters here, but I don't detect any cultural influence. AA is still dominated by U of M, both culturally and economically. U of M is much more woke than any SEC school so the feel is different. That may be what you are feeling.
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