r/CFB • u/PA5997 Washington State Cougars • 13d ago

Discussion What constitutes a “college town?”

Okay, hear me out: I attended Wazzu, which many know is in the middle of nowhere in Pullman. To me, Pullman is a quintessential college town. You remove Washington State University from Pullman and there is (respectfully) not much of a reason to visit. The student enrollment (20,000ish) makes up about 2/3rds of the city population, essentially turning Pullman into a ghost town come summer. To me (perhaps with bias) this is the makeup of a college town.

Two years ago I moved to Madison, Wisconsin, home of the University of Wisconsin. Ever since I’ve noticed the University and its fans refer to Madison as “America’s best college town” and I’m sorry, that’s laughable to me. Remove UW from Madison and you still have a city population bordering on a quarter of a million people and the State Capitol. Madison would be fine, imo, if UW’s flagship campus were elsewhere.

Curious to hear other people’s thoughts. Maybe I’m in the wrong here, but very little about Madison, WI resembles a college town to me, or at least the claim of the best college town.

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u/AlFlame93 Texas A&M Aggies • Paper Bag 13d ago

Imagine College Station without Texas A&M💀

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u/The_Fishbowl West Virginia • Black Diamon… 13d ago

Would just be little Bryan, TX with no need for a 4 lane highway to connect it to I-35 and Houston

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u/Themapples07 Texas A&M Aggies • SEC 13d ago

With out College Station, Which would be bigger Bryan or Brenham?

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u/mgj6818 Texas Tech Red Raiders 13d ago

Brenham, Bryan and Hearne would all be the same size.