Good For a Few Laughs-Ranking Big 12 Hometowns

[LA_Mustang]

Just my opinion but Austin > FW, and it's not really close.

[ojaipony]

Just my opinion but Austin > FW, and it's not really close.

Yep agreed. Nowhere in same universe really .. Although I haven't been in FW for about 15 years. (There's a reason for that -- and why I now LIVE in Austin).

[ponyfan37]

Stillwater is a [deleted] hole

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

I agree Austin is totally overrated now, but I have only been in Ft. Worth once for a non-SMU athletic event in the past 25 years, and at dinner I saw about 15 people in cowboy hats and even a handful in FFA jackets.

Give me a bit of traffic in Austin over that any day...

[SoCal_Pony]

Just my opinion but Austin > FW, and it's not really close.

Agreed LA.

Ghost is entitled to his opinion, but he should understand he's in a big minority.

If Austin is so undesirable, explain why its housing costs are nearly double that of FW.

IMO Austin is the best college town in the country.

[CoxMustangFan]

Lawrence is a cool college town.

I grew up in Lawrence and couldn't wait to leave. As an adult I've learned to really appreciate the town and enjoy going back to visit. A very worthy top 3.

[LA_Mustang]

Going to a game at Allen Fieldhouse is on my bucket list.

[RebStang]

Just my opinion but Austin > FW, and it's not really close.

Agreed LA.

Ghost is entitled to his opinion, but he should understand he's in a big minority.

If Austin is so undesirable, explain why its housing costs are nearly double that of FW.

IMO Austin is the best college town in the country.

Austin is a great city but it's not a college town. No city with a population close to 2 million can be considered a college town... particularly when said 'town' is also a state capital.

It's why, awesome as it is, I don't consider Madison, Wisconsin a college town - neither Madison nor Austin would dry up to nothing if the schools located in each town ceased to exist. To be a college town, the place has to basically owe its existence to the school.

[Pony Boss]

Just my opinion but Austin > FW, and it's not really close.

Agreed LA.

Ghost is entitled to his opinion, but he should understand he's in a big minority.

If Austin is so undesirable, explain why its housing costs are nearly double that of FW.

IMO Austin is the best college town in the country.

Austin is a great city but it's not a college town. No city with a population close to 2 million can be considered a college town... particularly when said 'town' is also a state capital.

It's why, awesome as it is, I don't consider Madison, Wisconsin a college town - neither Madison nor Austin would dry up to nothing if the schools located in each town ceased to exist. To be a college town, the place has to basically owe its existence to the school.

Lubbock, Waco, Stillwater, Manhattan and Norman would cease to exist if their teams weren't there. Pure dumps.

[SoCal_Pony]

Just my opinion but Austin > FW, and it's not really close.

Agreed LA.

Ghost is entitled to his opinion, but he should understand he's in a big minority.

If Austin is so undesirable, explain why its housing costs are nearly double that of FW.

IMO Austin is the best college town in the country.

Austin is a great city but it's not a college town. No city with a population close to 2 million can be considered a college town... particularly when said 'town' is also a state capital.

It's why, awesome as it is, I don't consider Madison, Wisconsin a college town - neither Madison nor Austin would dry up to nothing if the schools located in each town ceased to exist. To be a college town, the place has to basically owe its existence to the school.

Difference of opinion Reb, but I personally would never want to live in a city that if the school shutdown, the city would dry up. Too small time for me, especially in today's society.