March 23, 2021 · 6:00 AM

Of all the college towns in all the world…

… Auburn, Alabama is certainly one of them.

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42 responses to “Of all the college towns in all the world…”

  1. Hogbody Spradlin
    March 23, 2021 at 6:22 AM

    I think he meant something else, but if he’s gonna be sloppy he’s gonna look stupid. 🙂

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  2. Hogbody Spradlin
    March 23, 2021 at 6:27 AM

    It’s not all bad though. When we play them this year, the broadcast will have to give equal time to Bobo to Corey Allen in 1996, along with the You Know What with our legendary boneheads.

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  3. jpmcdonough
    March 23, 2021 at 6:28 AM

    At his next presser, Bobo will channel his inner Sinead and start singing “Nothing Compares 2 U”. The man has a job, and comparative to CSU and Columbia, Auburn likely does look to be a Shangri-La of a town.

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  4. ApalachDawg aux Bruxelles
    March 23, 2021 at 6:31 AM

    …except for Athens, Georgia.

    somehow Bobo’s transcript was cut short so now it is corrected.

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  5. J.R. Clark
    March 23, 2021 at 6:55 AM

    We’ll always have Allen’s Hamburger’s and Foxz Tavern, Mike!

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  6. armydawg
    March 23, 2021 at 6:59 AM

    I guess it will take years until Bobo gets the bad taste of McGarity out of his system.

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  7. Opelikadawg
    March 23, 2021 at 7:23 AM

    Auburn really isn’t a bad place. It’s no Athens for sure, but it’s also a lot better than the Clemsons and Starkvilles of the world.

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    • fisheriesdawg
      March 23, 2021 at 8:54 AM

      Auburn had gotten a lot better in the past 20 years (as more and more Georgia kids have gone who wanted the UGA experience but weren’t gained admission?). It’s still very similar to Clemson. Agreed on Starkville. I’m not sure there’s a more aptly-named town in America.

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      • dawg100
        March 23, 2021 at 10:11 AM

        The thing about Starkville is they understand what they are and have. They joke right on the BBall court, “Starkvegas.”

        Auburn doesn’t think they are Athens, or Chapel Hill, they think they are Atlanta!

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      • Opelikadawg
        March 23, 2021 at 10:20 AM

        A friend of mine who went to grad school there calls it Starkpatch.

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  8. 3rdandGrantham
    March 23, 2021 at 7:29 AM

    Let’s not forget the Bobo was coaching in Columbia, SC last year. Hell, I would state that Auburn is an ultimate college town as well under those circumstances.

    That reminds me of a colleague who moved from Cleveland to Richmond, VA last year. He kept going on and on about what an amazing place Richmond was, which was odd to me. Then I reminded myself where he moved from and it all made sense.

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    • J.R. Clark
      March 23, 2021 at 7:45 AM

      As one who lives in Williamsburg and travels to Richmond infrequently, I agree with you. That sounds odd.

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      • 3rdandGrantham
        March 23, 2021 at 7:50 AM

        As a former C’villian, I don’t mind Richmond all that much at all… I’ve just never found it amazing or anything. But I guess if you’re coming from Cleveland you might have that perspective. That also reminds me of my time when I was in Tampa, and people would move down or visit from the rust belt region and gush over replaces like New Port Richey, Largo, etc. I just laughed.

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        • debbybalcer
          March 23, 2021 at 10:39 AM

          I like Largo better than Tampa the two and a half years I lived there. But I was more than ready to leave FL when we moved.

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    • Governor Milledge
      March 23, 2021 at 11:13 AM

      Richmond is actually pretty cool if you embrace the Fan. I lived there when I was single, but if you lived in the Fan with family and kids, there’s all sorts of fun things to do around there.

      They have a Fox Theatre equivalent at the north end of the Fan, owned by a non-profit, which shows recent run movies at a couple $ per ticket. Easter on Parade. Nary a chain restaurant in the Fan, all of which convert to active bars at night. VCU right on the fringe of the Fan. Mostly historic townhomes – think Georgetown – all with interesting character.

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  9. Twistification
    March 23, 2021 at 7:49 AM

    Well to be fair, the man knows who is signing his checks.

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  10. practicaldawg
    March 23, 2021 at 7:59 AM

    Bobo on losing his religion:

    Oh life, is bigger
    It’s bigger than you
    And you are not me
    The lengths that I will go to
    The distance in your eyes
    Oh no I’ve said too much
    I set it up

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  12. gatriguy
    March 23, 2021 at 8:45 AM

    Auburn is Statesboro with a bigger stadium. That said, it’s still easily better than Columbia.

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    • godawgs1701
      March 23, 2021 at 12:24 PM

      I was at UGA from 1998-2002 and in those years I had a lot of friends at Auburn and went to visit a few times. That town sucked hard back then, Auburn was just a frat party campus and if you didn’t have an in with a party you were out of luck. In the years since, I think they’ve gotten some better bars and restaurants around their downtown but it’s still far from being a fun scene.

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  13. Corch Irvin Meyers, Former Jags Corch (2024)
    March 23, 2021 at 8:47 AM

    Well, he can get fucked.

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  14. W Cobb Dawg
    March 23, 2021 at 9:59 AM

    This is why you restrict assistants from talking to the press🤪

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  15. 86bone
    March 23, 2021 at 10:40 AM

    I saw the Hot Tomatoes play at the War Eagle Supper Club…great fun memory but Auburn/Clemson still sucks!

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  16. Castleberry
    March 23, 2021 at 5:07 PM

    Well he was undefeated there as a player. So there’s that.

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  17. eethomaswfnc
    March 23, 2021 at 5:43 PM

    The only redeeming thing about Greater Opelika is the Robert Trent Jones Trail at Grand National. Great golf in a beautiful setting.

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