Pat Forde bashing Starkville.
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The biggest thing that Starkville lacks is a "strip" right off campus. Tuscaloosa, Knoxville, and Auburn each have one of these and I feel that it makes the atmosphere better. The closest thing that Starkville has is the Cotton District, but that really isn't right off campus and it doesn't offer the options that strips in other towns do.
<div>He did say he had been to all SEC towns except Fayetteville and Athens...
The crowded bars on Thursday night through Saturday night and the Junction on Friday nights (yes, Friday nights) and Saturday is better than several SEC places I've been and as good as every other. And I've been to all but Fayetteville and Athens. </div>
Athens is a pretty big one to have left out of the comparison. I'm just saying Athens is awesome.
The crowded bars on Thursday night through Saturday night and the Junction on Friday nights (yes, Friday nights) and Saturday is better than several SEC places I've been and as good as every other. And I've been to all but Fayetteville and Athens. </div>
Athens is a pretty big one to have left out of the comparison. I'm just saying Athens is awesome.
Flo & Eddies burning down and getting replaced by some utterly horrible condominiums was a blow to that effort. There are still some obvious properties along University that if Dan Camp is able to acquire them, the mixed use restaurant/bar downstairs - living upstairs will fill in along toward the gateway to campus.
Additionally, the brick apartments on the other side of University adjacent to Bin 612 are a big roadblock to completing the District/ Strip feel.
Additionally, the brick apartments on the other side of University adjacent to Bin 612 are a big roadblock to completing the District/ Strip feel.
The SEC is at its core a small town phenomenon. In its early days up until the 60s, there were only two major market teams, Tulane and Ga. Tech . Both bolted from the conference to enjoy the spoils of being unaffiliated schools in highly populated markets. That left the remaining schools, who were at the time, all small southern towns except Nashville. But Tuscaloosa, Oxford, Auburn, Starkville, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, Gainsville, Lexington were bumps in the road. The fact that MSU is located in Starkville and the city is the size it is, should be celebrated by the media. It is what the SEC is all about. and just think, out of all the college football world,most of the top ten, including the most celebrated player Tebow, and the eventual National Champions all had to pass through little ol' Starkville last year. But ya know, your right, Forde recycles this **** every year and we should all expect it.
What pisses me off is the stupid comments these writers make within the rankings. The SEC has some of the best college towns in the entire country and being ranked 10th, 11th or 12th (I personally like Starkville better than Auburn or Columbia) doesn't mean you have to make snide comments about how the town is a dump just because of that. I would venture to guess that Starkville would be in the top half if compared to almost any other conference.. I mean %!%% is L.A. a college town?
i'm sure little ole starkville doesn't look all appealing from the back of a vehicle as they drive you to the airport>hotel>stadium>hotel>airport, and most people that just drive thur or have not spend more than a night in strakville at some of the local watering holes all say the same thing. But let people think this, we know what little jewel we have in northeast MS. i just lol at people for trashing it.<div>
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But seriously, how close do you want the Cotton District to be? It has several new bars in the area now, and is much different than it was this time last year.
I said I haven't been to Athens for a game. I said that of the places I've been on football weekends, Starkville has been better than some and as good as the others.
My family came to the Egg bowl and we setup our tent at around 645 and then headed to the volleyball game. There was not a sole out there (middle of the junction). The Alabama game was packed during the ESPN pep rally deal, but was empty by 7 (I was there again). It is crazy packed in the afternoon, and hell I've seen people there mid morning, but not at night.
The ol' "Starkville is aptly named" line, I swear I've read that at least 20 times in various newspapers/magazines. Hopefully that tired old line will be on its way out once more sportswriters visit Starkville with all the recent improvements. It really is incredible how much our town has changed since I started there 8 years ago.
As far as college towns go in the SEC, I would undoubtedly put Athens at the top. I have never been to Tuscaloosa because I am not a fan of those people, but from what I've heard, it is the only other SEC town that could even come close to Athens. For the worst college town, I would pick Nashville or Columbia. Nashville is an awesome town, but as people have said on this thread, what does it do to cater to its world class university? The fact that an SEC football team in a major metropolitan area can only bring in 35K fans to a football game is beyond me. I've never been to Columbia, but I've heard its pretty nasty and that the football stadium is all the way across town from the campus at the fairgrounds or something. Doesn't exactly scream college town to me. What do people that have been to Columbia think about it?
As far as college towns go in the SEC, I would undoubtedly put Athens at the top. I have never been to Tuscaloosa because I am not a fan of those people, but from what I've heard, it is the only other SEC town that could even come close to Athens. For the worst college town, I would pick Nashville or Columbia. Nashville is an awesome town, but as people have said on this thread, what does it do to cater to its world class university? The fact that an SEC football team in a major metropolitan area can only bring in 35K fans to a football game is beyond me. I've never been to Columbia, but I've heard its pretty nasty and that the football stadium is all the way across town from the campus at the fairgrounds or something. Doesn't exactly scream college town to me. What do people that have been to Columbia think about it?
That's why I like Starkville so much. Not many people realize how great it is until you live here for a while. So all you hacks quit giving away the secret.
re"> </span></div>qdogg, you are exactly right. However, I believe the reason media bash Starkville is because of lodging and distance from major city. I have experience first hand what it is like to travel to Starkville from a good distance to try and watch a ballgame. It is a ***** to find a room and to get there. I could imagine the national media guys don't like having to take two or three legs of a flight to get there or driving 2-3 hours after flying into Jackson or Memphis. I think that is what it all stems from.
With that said though, I heard a Little Rock radio guy bashing Starkville one day. He said something along the lines of "Starkville is so bad. Even people living in Starkville don't want to be there." I called the radio show and asked the guy if he had ever been to Starkville. After he danced around and attempted to make fun of me and Starkville some more......he said no.
Bottom line, Starkville is an awesome place to go to school and live. However, it is a ***** to get there.