Am I the only one tired of the absolute idiotic

[storange]

Syracuse is worst college town, the worst coaching job, the worst stadium ect...blah blah blah We have done pretty damn well over the years. Our own Nate Mink ranks us 12th Uh Nate I have been to several places, were not 12th so piss off.

 

[NashvilleOrange]

Pretty annoying. That said, the ACC blows every other conference out of the water in number of great college towns/cities. I'd gladly take a trip to any of the towns listed. Can't say that for any other conference, especially the Big 12.

 

[Bayside44]

Syracuse is worst college town, the worst coaching job, the worst stadium ect...blah blah blah We have done pretty damn well over the years. Our own Nate Mink ranks us 12th Uh Nate I have been to several places, were not 12th so piss off.

Been to a lot of those places. I mean Miami is a blast but it's hardly a "college town."

Winston is lovely but really...

 

[Millhouse]

i get so tired of rankings and lists.

 

[Cusefan78]

I kind of agree. Syracuse isn't all that great of a college town. I was at auburn golf two years ago. Now that Is A college town.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Completely agree. It's a loser's mentality. Now, I do agree that we haven't played up our unique advantages, but that's not the same as not having any.

There are special things that can help make us great that other schools don't have. We're just resistant to using them.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Syracuse is worst college town, the worst coaching job, the worst stadium ect...blah blah blah We have done pretty damn well over the years. Our own Nate Mink ranks us 12th Uh Nate I have been to several places, were not 12th so piss off.

 

[Faegan]

i get so tired of rankings and lists.

They generate page views - it's why we'll continue to see a lot more of them

 

[jr4750]

Agreed. So so many of those aren't "college towns." Pittsburgh, Miami, Boston?? Nice places, not college towns!

 

[Orijinal]

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Maybe so, but they aren't proving their case at all with the nonsense they spewed about Syracuse. Athlon doesn't hide the fact that they don't know what they're talking about.

 

[xc84]

Maybe so, but they aren't proving their case at all with the nonsense they spewed about Syracuse. Athlon doesn't hide the fact that they don't know what they're talking about.

You saying Syracuse is not really close to Lake Erie?

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Can't say that for any other conference, especially the Big 12.

I had an enjoyable 48 hours in Norman.

 

[NineOneSeven]

i get so tired of rankings and lists.

What do you hate more?

1. Rankings
Or
2. Lists

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Syracuse is worst college town, the worst coaching job, the worst stadium ect...blah blah blah We have done pretty damn well over the years. Our own Nate Mink ranks us 12th Uh Nate I have been to several places, were not 12th so piss off.

Maybe the PS is the 12th worse newspaper in the ACC?

 

[JHarris44]

Agreed. So so many of those aren't "college towns." Pittsburgh, Miami, Boston?? Nice places, not college towns!

Boston isn't a college town? I respectfully fully disagree and cite the dozen or so colleges and universities in a 5 mile radius. Also, Pittsburgh, believe it or not, has 1 big section which is predominately a college kid filled area and they seep into the surrounding neighborhoods with tons of nightlife, etc. As an alumni, I love Syracuse University and part of why I went there was for their campus; something they can play up which is far nicer/better than a Pittsburgh or BC or Miami has to offer (in my opinion)...but as far as the town itself, I don't have much of a problem with the list. I didn't go to SU for the town of Syracuse; I went for the University and the community on The Hill (a tiny slice of the town).

 

[cuseguy]

Maybe the PS is the 12th worse newspaper in the ACC?

A friend of mine who covers FSU football for the Palm Beach paper couldn't believe how bad the PS had become over the last few years.

 

[cuseguy]

Boston isn't a college town? I respectfully fully disagree and cite the dozen or so colleges and universities in a 5 mile radius. Also, Pittsburgh, believe it or not, has 1 big section which is predominately a college kid filled area and they seep into the surrounding neighborhoods with tons of nightlife, etc. As an alumni, I love Syracuse University and part of why I went there was for their campus; something they can play up which is far nicer/better than a Pittsburgh or BC or Miami has to offer (in my opinion)...but as far as the town itself, I don't have much of a problem with the list. I didn't go to SU for the town of Syracuse, I went for the University and the community on The Hill.

Boston is a college town, but Chestnut Hill isn't.

I've been to North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Florida State and Maryland, formerly of the ACC, and thought they were a bit overrated. No more to do than there is in Syracuse. I was expecting more.

 

[Macky44]

Been to a lot of those places. I mean Miami is a blast but it's hardly a "college town."

Winston is lovely but really...

Tallahassee is one of the worst towns i have ever visited. The atmosphere on a football game day does NOT make the place a good college town. Other than 7 days a year its an absolute piece of garbage. The same can be said for about half that list. Syracuse is a city that doesn't need to stand on gameday atmosphere in order for it to be a great place. Not to mention, its being ranked #1 party school in several publications...explain to me how these people can see it so differently haha.

 

[Macky44]

What do you hate more?

1. Rankings
Or
2. Lists

Or
Questions about rankings and lists

 

[Macky44]

Boston isn't a college town? I respectfully fully disagree and cite the dozen or so colleges and universities in a 5 mile radius. Also, Pittsburgh, believe it or not, has 1 big section which is predominately a college kid filled area and they seep into the surrounding neighborhoods with tons of nightlife, etc. As an alumni, I love Syracuse University and part of why I went there was for their campus; something they can play up which is far nicer/better than a Pittsburgh or BC or Miami has to offer (in my opinion)...but as far as the town itself, I don't have much of a problem with the list. I didn't go to SU for the town of Syracuse; I went for the University and the community on The Hill (a tiny slice of the town).

AND...if you had ever grown a set and stepped OFF campus you would have discovered an amazing city and area to do a plethora of things in. Imagine that.

 

[LAOrange]

A college town is by definition, a city or town dominated by its university population or identification. Ann Arbor is a college town. It exists for the U of M, but compare it to Ypsilanti, it's neighbor. Eastern Michigan has a proportionate share of the population but Ypsilanti is also known for Ford, Fisher and a couple of other industries. I wouldn't call Ypsilanti a college town. Hamilton is a college town. Maybe Geneva. Not Rochester or Buffalo. Since Syracuse lost most of its big-name industries, (e.g.Carrier, GE, Syracuse China, the foot measuring thing), there is nothing left except for the colleges. I guarantee that if you mention Syracuse anywhere outside of Syracuse, the first thought is always the University. Syracuse may be the biggest real college town in the US. Oh, Boston doesn't count, too many other influencers. Cambridge yes; but Boston, no.

 

[Macky44]

Tallahassee is one of the worst towns i have ever visited. The atmosphere on a football game day does NOT make the place a good college town. Other than 7 days a year its an absolute piece of garbage. The same can be said for about half that list. Syracuse is a city that doesn't need to stand on gameday atmosphere in order for it to be a great place. Not to mention, its being ranked #1 party school in several publications...explain to me how these people can see it so differently haha.

And to clarify...i didn't just mean one of the worst college towns..i meant one of the worst towns PERIOD.

 

[xc84]

Hey, how can Syracuse be last in the ACC but #1 in America?
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/syracuse_best_college_towns_pizza_burgers.html

America's Best College Towns
1. Syracuse, NY
2. Lafayette, LA
3. Charlottesville, VA
4. Fort Collins, CO
5. Duluth, MN
6. Saratoga Springs, NY
7. Asheville, NC
8. Flagstaff, AZ
9. San Luis Obispo, CA
10. Boulder, CO

 

[NashvilleOrange]

This is one exercise where it's probably better to have one person make the list instead of having a panel vote on it. Everyone is going to have a different opinion on what a good "college town" is. State College somehow ended up #3 in the B1G. Bloomington is a much better college town going solely on the standard definition of a vibrant town centered around a university. Some of the voters based it on which cities they personally liked the best, some on the best city overall, a few picked the best cities that were based around the college listed, others probably a mix of the three.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Hey, how can Syracuse be last in the ACC but #1 in America?
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/syracuse_best_college_towns_pizza_burgers.html

America's Best College Towns
1. Syracuse, NY
2. Lafayette, LA
3. Charlottesville, VA
4. Fort Collins, CO
5. Duluth, MN
6. Saratoga Springs, NY
7. Asheville, NC
8. Flagstaff, AZ
9. San Luis Obispo, CA
10. Boulder, CO

DROP THE MIC, I SAID DROP THE MIC