Best and worse FCS college towns?

[ChickenMan]

From my experience..

Best: Charleston SC (Citadel)

Worst: Harrisonburg VA (JMU)

[89Hen]

From my experience..

Best: Charleston SC (Citadel)

Worst: Harrisonburg VA (JMU)

I love Chucktown, but there is no way I'd call it a college town. IMHO Harrisonburg is MUCH more of a college town.

[clenz]

Carbondale is a great town, lots to do

I only personally know one SIU grad and he said Carbondale was awful. He did graduate in 86, so it could be different today.

I've never been to Carbondale, but EVERY person I've talked too that has been there has hated it.

[clenz]

A mountain appellation in the US is any land formation with elevation over 1000 ft. The west has what are considered high mountains.

Def = "a natural elevation of the earth surface rising more or less abruptly from the surrounding level and attaining an altitude which, relatively to the adjacent elevation, is impressive or notable."

Laugh your asses off, I could care. Go to the Himalayas or Alps and they'd laugh at you.

So...by that definition the pig farm 24 miles from the house I grew up in is a mountain as it's elevation is 1,670 feet above sea level.


Hell, Iowa in general is a Mountain then, as the mean elevation of Iowa is 1,100 hundred feet.


Pretty much 80% of the continental US is a covered in mountains then.

[ChickenMan]

From my experience..

Best: Charleston SC (Citadel)

Worst: Harrisonburg VA (JMU)

I love Chucktown, but there is no way I'd call it a college town. IMHO Harrisonburg is MUCH more of a college town.

Maybe I misunderstood.. I was judging based on a 'vistors' experience for a football weekend.. not as a 'college town' for a resident student.

[bandl]

I love Chucktown, but there is no way I'd call it a college town. IMHO Harrisonburg is MUCH more of a college town.

Maybe I misunderstood.. I was judging based on a 'vistors' experience for a football weekend.. not as a 'college town' for a resident student.

Not sure how you got 'visitors experience for a football weekend' out of the very first post...

"...who has the most to offer its students and recruits ?
Who is the worst or most boring place to live for 4 years ?..."

[MR.3G]

And Myrtle Beach is only good for golf vacations. Its a town of crappy beaches and Jersey Shore rejects. Not that lynchburg is better, we have 0 beaches, but if your gonna go to a beach town, get your money's worth and go elsewhere

Im not saying we were the best beach! I fully acknowledge that there are some better ones on the eastern shore. However, Myrtle is still recognized as a top tourist destination no matter how you look at it. And when it comes to an issue of college towns it's one of the best places I experienced and I've heard others that have visited say the same thing. I think that besides Charleston, sc it's the best town to go to school in the Big South!

[ChickenMan]

...who has the most to offer its students and recruits ?
Who is the worst or most boring place to live for 4 years ?..."

Well if that's the criteria.. very few opinions here would have much validity.. as unless you actually lived.. worked or spent a lot of time in those 'college towns' you wouldn't have much basis for a valid opinion.

[bandl]

...who has the most to offer its students and recruits ?
Who is the worst or most boring place to live for 4 years ?..."

Well if that's the criteria.. very few opinions here would have much validity.. as unless you actually lived.. worked or spent a lot of time in those 'college town' you wouldn't have much basis for a valid opion.

Exactly. Which is what makes this thread such a great read.

Big Mountains = #1 school in ALL THE LAND!

[ASUG8]

From my experience..

Best: Charleston SC (Citadel)

Worst: Harrisonburg VA (JMU)

I love Chucktown, but there is no way I'd call it a college town. IMHO Harrisonburg is MUCH more of a college town.

I'd agree on Charleston - it's an awesome city, but I'm not sure it would qualify as a bona fide college town in spite of having several there.

[Skjellyfetti]

Williamsburg is a little sleepy from a college student perspective, but I have to object to the characterization coming from an ASU fan. My last trip to Boone was in 2001, and the highlight of the weekend was the Boone Christmas parade where the loudest applause was for the Suburban Propane truck.

Williamsburg seems to be all old, retired people and pancake houses. I can't imagine living in that town for very long. And, William and Mary has a great campus... it's just a shame what's grown up around it.

[89Hen]

Maybe I misunderstood...

Agreed.

[MR.3G]

Tired of hearing about what mountains are bigger! That stuff is irrelevant, let's get to what matters the most:

Mountain Girls:

Beach Girls:


Now that argument is settled, proceed as normal

[GannonFan]

Williamsburg is a little sleepy from a college student perspective, but I have to object to the characterization coming from an ASU fan. My last trip to Boone was in 2001, and the highlight of the weekend was the Boone Christmas parade where the loudest applause was for the Suburban Propane truck.

Williamsburg seems to be all old, retired people and pancake houses. I can't imagine living in that town for very long. And, William and Mary has a great campus... it's just a shame what's grown up around it.

"Grown up around it"? You mean Colonial Williamsburg?? Maybe colonial means something different to you, but it's not like Colonial Willamsburg has been growing up around W&M over the years - it's pretty much been that way for a good 300-400 years now.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Well if that's the criteria.. very few opinions here would have much validity.. as unless you actually lived.. worked or spent a lot of time in those 'college town' you wouldn't have much basis for a valid opion.

Exactly. Which is what makes this thread such a great read.

Big Mountains = #1 school in ALL THE LAND!

Yeah, I think you have a name for this...you JMU DJ,and andy thought you invented in fact.

[Mountaineer]

Looks more like William & Mary's homecoming queen to me.

[89Hen]

Looks more like William & Mary's homecoming queen to me.

What was her, er his name?

[Blue Hen Fanatic]

I know this was not the question, but:

The worst College Programs to tailgate at are in my experience:

Rhode Island - no tailgating allowed
Villanova - very few parking lots available to tailgate
Northeastern - No parking lots to tailgate at all - only street parking and no tailgating allowed.

The Best College Programs to tailgate at are in my experience:

UD - plenty of parking and festive atmosphere
Navy - Parking is cramped but Annapolis is a great town to party in after the game.
Towson - plenty of parking for tailgating
Lehigh - plenty of room to tailgate
Georgia Southern - GSU fans are very easy to get a long with
Citadel - Charleston is a great town to party after the game and there is plenty of grass to tailgate on.

[weberwildcat]

Our resident UNC fan and Ursus turned it into a mountain pissing match. I'm looking forward to my visit to the Canadian Rockies next month - I doubt they're as awesome as Montana or Colorado, but I'm sure they'll be much nicer than these old worn out hills we have on the East coast.

Canadian Rockies kick the crap out of what we have in the lower 48, including Montana and Colorado. If you drive from Banff to Jasper you'll be in awe.
It's like Glacier Park on steroids.

To keep the thread on track: Never been to Greeley so I can't rank it, but I've been to all the other Big Sky towns. Pocatello is definately last. It sounds like Greeley may be in competition for the last spot though.

1. Missoula
2. Bozeman
3. Flagstaff
4. Ogden
5. PDX
6. Sacramento
7. Cheney
8. Pocatello
? Greeley

i would have to agree with this list though i've only been to half the conf. but still, u gotta think true college towns have to automatically be the top 3. how is cheney though??? all the rest though would be "urban" cities.

In Utah we only have 2 "college towns" out of our 6 DI schools - Southern Utah Univ and Utah State. Both are good towns to go to college at.

[andy7171]

Towson - plenty of parking for tailgating

Not only that but the best parking in the country for visiting fans. WTF? Alumni have to walk a mile, visitors nope. How abnout front row spots?

[Mountaineer]

What was her, er his name?

Jessee Vasold

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local ... 1577.story

Zoinks.

[Pigskin Steve]

Enough with the pictures of skanks.
If I wanted a pin up picture of W&M's homecoming queen I would Twitter her (or him, or it.)

Not too far from Boone is Mount Mitchell which is 6,684 feet tall, the highest point east of the Rockies. Grandfather Mountain is just a couple of feet shorter, and is just outside Boone,NC.
Those Rocky Mountains are beautiful, but you hardly ever visit the tops, unless you are racing up or down in a four wheeler. Been there.
Nothing like the mountains of North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Lush and green with rivers from white water to gently flowing. Ski slopes, ski boarding, gorgeous lakes, Scottish Highland games, beautiful girls....ow my.
Boone, just a few miles from Tennessee and Virginia; with it's European type shops, and shopping centers.
Boone, NC is my pick. Kidd-Brewer Stadium, The Rock, on a fall afternoon, nothing could be finer.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Enough with the pictures of skanks.
If I wanted a pin up picture of W&M's homecoming queen I would Twitter her (or him, or it.)

Not too far from Boone is Mount Mitchell which is 6,684 feet tall, the highest point east of the Rockies. Grandfather Mountain is just a couple of feet shorter, and is just outside Boone,NC.
Those Rocky Mountains are beautiful, but you hardly ever visit the tops, unless you are racing up or down in a four wheeler. Been there.
Nothing like the mountains of North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Lush and green with rivers from white water to gently flowing. Ski slopes, ski boarding, gorgeous lakes, Scottish Highland games, beautiful girls....ow my.
Boone, just a few miles from Tennessee and Virginia; with it's European type shops, and shopping centers.
Boone, NC is my pick. Kidd-Brewer Stadium, The Rock, on a fall afternoon, nothing could be finer.

Excellent work getting this thing back on track PS!

[MSUBear42]

Worst candidates

Carbondale, Illinois

Hit that nail on the head...


Springfield is a pretty good town for college kids. Biggest complaint you hear from them is there's no White Castle!!!

[andy7171]

Enough with the pictures of skanks.
If I wanted a pin up picture of W&M's homecoming queen I would Twitter her (or him, or it.)

Not too far from Boone is Mount Mitchell which is 6,684 feet tall, the highest point east of the Rockies. Grandfather Mountain is just a couple of feet shorter, and is just outside Boone,NC.
Those Rocky Mountains are beautiful, but you hardly ever visit the tops, unless you are racing up or down in a four wheeler. Been there.
Nothing like the mountains of North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Lush and green with rivers from white water to gently flowing. Ski slopes, ski boarding, gorgeous lakes, Scottish Highland games, beautiful girls....ow my.
Boone, just a few miles from Tennessee and Virginia; with it's European type shops, and shopping centers.
Boone, NC is my pick. Kidd-Brewer Stadium, The Rock, on a fall afternoon, nothing could be finer.

Yeah, the beautiful women of Appalacia.
Not helping our cause.