Crappiest Town in the Big 12

[ponyte]

This is, of course, a trick thread. The question isn't which dump is the worse, but with the exception of Austin and Boulder, do any of the other dumps have a chance of being anything other than a nuclear device test site?

[EastStang]

If Oklahoma needed an enema Stillwater is where they'd stick it. If Texas needed an enema, Lubbock is where they'd stick it. Waco and College Station would be close behind. Remember there's even a song about Lubbock. "Happiness is Lubbock Texas in your rearview mirror." Too bad Dallas and Houston aren't represented in the Big XII anymore.

[DixieTech]

What's amazing is that despite the fact that everyone on this board agrees that most of these college towns suck, kids still flock to them and have the greatest times of their lives - even though they suck, amazing.

I know that the bar scene in Lubbock is a hell of a lot more fun than that of Dallas. Why? because there are more college students, more sense of family and the knowledge that everyone os their for the same reason.

I can see how a town like Lubbock would blow, considering the fact that the bar scene is awesome, drink specials are great, women are great, everything is close, everyone is friendly and will help you out, invite you to parties, parties are crazy, school spirit is rampant, no traffic, ability to walk around the neighboorhoods at night and hit 15 parties in a row and the sports like bball, Football etc. are all events..... but the smell once a month is killer, right.

I remember sitting in the front lawn, barbecuing and drinking until the sun came up and 100 people coming by and drinking, hanging out, talking football etc. Greatness. West Texas is desolate, but Lubbock is an epic college experience. I guess you gotta be a Red Raider to realize just how great it is. People talk more crap about Lubbock, but we don't care. We've got a treasure there and it doesn't matter what others think - another reason Lubbock rocks.

Don't mean to flame, but have you ever met a Tech grad who didn't absolutely love their time in Lubbock?

College towns rock, I love most of them. Boulder is fruity, as is Austin. The rest are cool.

[BUTitan]

What's amazing is that despite the fact that everyone on this board agrees that most of these college towns suck, kids still flock to them and have the greatest times of their lives - even though they suck, amazing.

I know that the bar scene in Lubbock is a hell of a lot more fun than that of Dallas. Why? because there are more college students, more sense of family and the knowledge that everyone os their for the same reason.

I can see how a town like Lubbock would blow, considering the fact that the bar scene is awesome, drink specials are great, women are great, everything is close, everyone is friendly and will help you out, invite you to parties, parties are crazy, school spirit is rampant, no traffic, ability to walk around the neighboorhoods at night and hit 15 parties in a row and the sports like bball, Football etc. are all events..... but the smell once a month is killer, right.

I remember sitting in the front lawn, barbecuing and drinking until the sun came up and 100 people coming by and drinking, hanging out, talking football etc. Greatness. West Texas is desolate, but Lubbock is an epic college experience. I guess you gotta be a Red Raider to realize just how great it is. People talk more crap about Lubbock, but we don't care. We've got a treasure there and it doesn't matter what others think - another reason Lubbock rocks.

Don't mean to flame, but have you ever met a Tech grad who didn't absolutely love their time in Lubbock?

College towns rock, I love most of them. Boulder is fruity, as is Austin. The rest are cool.

I agree

[el_guapissimo]

duh. I would hate to have to wake up one morning in the fine town of Lubbock and say 'You know, this city does suck' after I spent all that money on my education. And even if I was thinking it, I might just say 'Tech Rocks' while I quietly cry on the inside. You care more about what people think about your school than you say you do, hence your post Dixie. And I wouldn't put to much weight on BUTitan's support. His 'college town' sucks even worse.

[jtstang]

Don't mean to flame, but have you ever met a Tech grad who didn't absolutely love their time in Lubbock?

A high school buddy of mine went there and refers to the city as Lubuttocks. Does that count?

[Stallion]

the reason is that while the chicks are not as hot at Tech as they are at SMU, they are not nearly as "shy" at closing time either. Of course, I'm sure our GunPeruna never made it to closing time since she wanted to get to sleep by midnite so she could wake up early for Church on Sunday morning.

[No Cal Pony]

I have a work compadres that went to tech, baylor, and ut. Only my friend who went to ut has ANY positive memories. My friend who went to tech is glad that he'll never see lubbock again.

I went to SMU from '83 to '87, and at the time, Dallas was rockin'! It was great to be there and at SMU!

Go Ponies!

[friarwolf]

A friend of mine after graduation went to work for a company that sold products to banks. He had a meeting with a crusty old banker in Lubbock. The prevailing winds were blowing the distinctive smells of the feed lot through downtown and my buddy said to the banker, "what is that smell?" The banker leaned back in his chair, inhaled deeply, and said, "boy, that's the smell of money."

[Dooby]

the reason is that while the chicks are not as hot at Tech as they are at SMU, they are not nearly as "shy" at closing time either. Of course, I'm sure our GunPeruna never made it to closing time since she wanted to get to sleep by midnite so she could wake up early for Church on Sunday morning.

Stallion, they were just "shy" around you.

[BaylorGuy314]

College towns are really all relative to where you came from.

For instance, if you come from an area like Austin, Houston, Dallas, or Fort Worth and end up in Waco, College Station, or Lubbock for school then you might hate it. There are less options for everything from bars to shopping to restaurants.

However, for those like me, who come from much smaller towns (<50,000), Waco, Lubbock, and College Station sized towns are upgrades in all of those facets.

I live about 35 minutes from Downtown Houston, so I'm close to a big city, but I actually live in a town with one Wal-Mart, one (small) shopping mall, and very few "good" bars. So, when going to Waco (and I imagine the same for Tech and A&M alums and students) I enjoy the fact that there are plenty of nice restaurants, bars, etc. to choose from.

It really depends on what you are used to. Hell, on the weekends in high school, every student from my school would literally meet up at one of my buddy's farms and we'd drink around a fire by the railroad tracks. You go from that to having bars like Crickets, Georges, and more just around the corner and you think you are in heaven.

Of course, Houston and Dallas are all the much better, but they are just too big for a small town guy like me.

My point, again, is that it really depends on what you are used to. Perspective is everything.

[ponyte]

Yes, it sure sucks partying in towns like Dallas and Austin. It is almost as bad as going to college in a crummy towns like New Orleans, LA, or Chicago. There just aren't enough college girls to party with. All those other single women that are not in college just aren't as much fun. And just because there were tens of thousands of single, non-colligate women in those towns didn't seem to make matters any better. Oh how one desperately wishes one had gone to school in Lubbock or Lawrence, KS or Cornfield, NB were one could party with nothing but college girls.

One can guess fun is in the eyes of the beer holder but one hopes that their prospects wouldn't be limited to one demographic group (college women) when there is the potential to expand the possible party pool to all women in a major metropolitan area. Of course college towns are somewhat self contained and it perhaps good that kids are in a limited environment. Having the temptations of non college people about can be ruinous to one’s potential in life.