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College Football's Greatest College Towns
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| August 12, 2019
| Joan Niesen
Posted on 08/15/2019 8:11:44 AM PDT by C19fan
There's something about college football towns. From massive city campuses to small-town places that are synonymous with their respective teams, a college town's environment, landscape, food and drink offerings, culture and music scenes are all important factors in creating the ultimate destination. In celebration of college football's 150th anniversary, we've rounded up the 10 best college towns across the U.S.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: college; football
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To: C19fan
Here is my far better list.
1. San Marcos, Texas
2. Boone, N.C.
3. West Point, N.Y.
4. Athens, GA
5. Stillwater, OK
6. Jackson, TN
7. Oxford, MS
8. Murfreesboro, TN
9. Jacksonville, AL
10. Boise, ID
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posted on
08/15/2019 8:57:41 AM PDT
by
yarddog
To: N. Theknow
To: thefactor
having college station on there is laughable
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posted on
08/15/2019 9:00:54 AM PDT
by
SPRINK
(G)
To: John Milner
But Iowa gets a lot of points for the waving to the Children’s Hospital.
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posted on
08/15/2019 9:01:25 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: C19fan
I would get rid of Austin. and replace it with Tuscaloosa or Auburn.Fixed it for you.
To: C19fan
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posted on
08/15/2019 9:09:58 AM PDT
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
To: C19fan
You are correct - there is a big difference between a college town and a town with a college in it. Pullman, Washington, for example, would be a town with a couple of gas stations on the drive between Lewiston, Idaho and Spokane, Washington if it were not for Washington State University. Without Wazzu there, Pullman wouldn't even be as big as Colfax, fifteen miles up the road.
Most all those towns on the list would be substantial towns or suburbs of larger cities without the university there. Boulder, Colorado is the most true college town I see on their list.
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08/15/2019 9:17:27 AM PDT
by
CommerceComet
(Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
To: C19fan
Iowa City first in my heart.
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posted on
08/15/2019 9:21:25 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: C19fan
Based on personal experience, I would agree that Athens,Ga., Oxford, Ms. and Madison, Wi. retain some of the collegiate atmosphere of the “boola boola” days gone by. For smaller schools, Appalachian State in Boone, NC. offers a great game day experience.
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08/15/2019 9:32:03 AM PDT
by
buckalfa
(Earth First ! We Will Strip Mine The Other Planets Later !)
To: BBQToadRibs
BA Iowa, ‘72.
Should’ve been ‘71 but Iowa City was such a fun place...
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08/15/2019 9:33:06 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: C19fan
Berkeley was super Duper fun although super far left as well you can’t beat have in San Francisco right across the pond
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08/15/2019 10:01:08 AM PDT
by
Truthoverpower
(The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
To: C19fan
Gainesville should be on the list.
To: Brilliant
Pretty much this entire list is bunk.
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