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[KneesInTheBreeze]

It's intriguing to me that celebs like Eli Manning and news anchor Shepard Smith sing the praises of Oxford.  I've never really been there; I did go to a football game, but we stayed in Tupelo and really didn't see anything but the stadium.  What is it that makes these folks crazy about Oxford?

[GoldenRebel]

Was just ranked the 20th best town in the USA, fwiw.

It's hard to explain, even harder to leave.

[ForwardRebels]

1. Sororstitutes.
2. The Square
3. Great looking campus
4. Parties
5. Did I mention the sororstitutes?


Even as a State fan, I do admit that having lived here since 2009, it's a damn awesome place and you'll be hard pressed to find a better town.

Only real negative is a small percentage of the Frats d-bags. Most are ok, but the small percentage that I speak of is why most have the initial impression that all Oxonians have their noses stuck up in the air.

[shamoan]

after living visiting multiple times and as a current resident of oxford, oxford is simply canton, ms but instead of nissan, you have a sec campus and instead of crack houses that line the main drag, you have a few good bars and posh/overpriced eateries.  honestly, i prefer starkville, but thats just my humble, YET UNIQUE OPINION....as i have been a student at both universities.  admittedly, i am biased.

i will say this, this fall, i despised the campus....cold, gray, rainy, and horrendously overrated, but this spring has got me in a feel-good mood and the green grass and blue skies are warming me up a bit.  still overrated though.  the women may very well be better than states as well, but honestly, the average girl is not very attractive.  come here on a football weekend and that changes dramatically, but apparently wearing no makeup and looking like a total slouch is fashionable where XL t-shirts and gym shorts are what most girls wear to class.  still probably better than state though...but mstate girls are dont lag far behind as OUR STATE has its fair share of beautiful women whether bear or bulldog.

this thread should be fun.

[shamoan]

added note....the tshirt and shorts thing may not be isolated to oxford, but i remember girls looking damn fine when i was an undergrad at state....om girls dressed and looked better then too, so if that part offends you, just assume that this is a pandemic sweeping across our nation.  encourage your gf and her friends to give a damn and the world will be a better place....for me anyway.

[ForwardRebels]

shamoan, on 25 April 2012 - 08:11 PM, said:

after living visiting multiple times and as a current resident of oxford, oxford is simply canton, ms but instead of nissan, you have a sec campus and instead of crack houses that line the main drag, you have a few good bars and posh/overpriced eateries.  honestly, i prefer starkville, but thats just my humble, YET UNIQUE OPINION....as i have been a student at both universities.  admittedly, i am biased.

i will say this, this fall, i despised the campus....cold, gray, rainy, and horrendously overrated, but this spring has got me in a feel-good mood and the green grass and blue skies are warming me up a bit.  still overrated though.  the women may very well be better than states as well, but honestly, the average girl is not very attractive.  come here on a football weekend and that changes dramatically, but apparently wearing no makeup and looking like a total slouch is fashionable where XL t-shirts and gym shorts are what most girls wear to class.  still probably better than state though...but mstate girls are dont lag far behind as OUR STATE has its fair share of beautiful women whether bear or bulldog.

this thread should be fun.

The worst thing about the campus is the parking situation.
I have to get to class a half hour before class to find a "decent" parking place.
Only 3 times during both semesters have I gotten a decent parking place like the area behind the Rebel Store and adjacent to VHS.

UM needs a parking garage like a heroin addict needs heroin.

[FlyingEagle]

I've been in Oxford. Cool place...but not "unique" at all.

[shamoan]

they demolished the parking across from swayze where i normally park so ive been riding on a scooter to class to save the mile and a half walk from the nearest parking lot.

btw, what ever happened to that parking garage that state was planning on putting near/on the old ymca/postal building?  wasnt that supposed to be turned into a parking garage/coffee/retail spot? or am i confused and are the putting those near the suttle used to be?

[shamoan]

ive heard (from a bama fan actually) that auburn is one of the nicest campuses in the sec which automatically qualifies it for one of the best in the nation.  high praise from a bammer.

[GoldenRebel]

Ole Miss was rated the #1 most beautiful campus in the US fwiw


I keep dropping these unbiased lines, because every post here is going to be bias.

Oxford is by far the best town in Mississippi, and it aint even close.  It's upscale and not in poverty.  You have the 19th century starring you in the face.  It's a literary gold mine.  Square Books.  You have beautiful million dollar properties all over downtown.  Great food, great bars, great people.  Nielsons.  The homemade ice cream sandwiches on the square.  Sardis.  The Ole Miss Golf Course is awesome.  Lamar park is nice.  Rowan Oak.  Faulkner's woods is fun at midnight while drunk.  The tunnels under the circle are cool.  It's just a neat place and has a different feel than Mississippi.

Edited by GoldenRebel, 25 April 2012 - 08:42 PM.

[JDawg]

Oxford is an beautiful place.... no doubt.  It's a charming, small southern town.  But I leave there every time swearing to never return.  Always get in trouble there.

But, on the flip side.... it's not the town I don't like about Oxford.... it's the students (totally no offense to those on here, ya'll are OK by me).  It's the pseudo-aristocratic/elite attitude they have.  Kinda like what FCN alluded to.  And I was in a fraternity at State and even I agree with him, to an extent.

[JDawg]

shamoan, on 25 April 2012 - 08:11 PM, said:

after living visiting multiple times and as a current resident of oxford, oxford is simply canton, ms but instead of nissan, you have a sec campus and instead of crack houses that line the main drag, you have a few good bars and posh/overpriced eateries.  honestly, i prefer starkville, but thats just my humble, YET UNIQUE OPINION....as i have been a student at both universities.  admittedly, i am biased.

i will say this, this fall, i despised the campus....cold, gray, rainy, and horrendously overrated, but this spring has got me in a feel-good mood and the green grass and blue skies are warming me up a bit.  still overrated though.  the women may very well be better than states as well, but honestly, the average girl is not very attractive.  come here on a football weekend and that changes dramatically, but apparently wearing no makeup and looking like a total slouch is fashionable where XL t-shirts and gym shorts are what most girls wear to class.  still probably better than state though...but mstate girls are dont lag far behind as OUR STATE has its fair share of beautiful women whether bear or bulldog.

this thread should be fun.

Whether bear, bulldog OR eagle.  Southern has some fine womenz, too.  Mississippi in general has many beautiful women.... anyone who visits here knows that.

[JDawg]

shamoan, on 25 April 2012 - 08:27 PM, said:

ive heard (from a bama fan actually) that auburn is one of the nicest campuses in the sec which automatically qualifies it for one of the best in the nation.  high praise from a bammer.

I visited AU for the 1st time this past season....... Definitely a pretty campus and a very nice "flow" to it.  Very spread out (and State is huge in itself..... AU is WAY spread out).  All of the buildings seemed to match.  But Auburn the town is par for the course for any SEC towns I've been to.

[shamoan]

GoldenRebel, on 25 April 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

Ole Miss was rated the #1 most beautiful campus in the US fwiw


I keep dropping these unbiased lines, because every post here is going to be bias.

Oxford is by far the best town in Mississippi, and it aint even close.  It's upscale and not in poverty.  You have the 19th century starring you in the face.  It's a literary gold mine.  Square Books.  You have beautiful million dollar properties all over downtown.  Great food, great bars, great people.  Nielsons.  The homemade ice cream sandwiches on the square.  Sardis.  The Ole Miss Golf Course is awesome.  Lamar park is nice.  Rowan Oak.  Faulkner's woods is fun at midnight while drunk.  The tunnels under the circle are cool.  It's just a neat place and has a different feel than Mississippi.

madison, ridgeland, southaven, bay st. louis, natchez, ocean springs all are better...common dawg.  oxford has its own little hidden secrets...ever driven down jefferson davis dr?  yeah, those are trailers....and a mobile home park right off jackson street.  oxford is a neat little town, but bluntly stated, its overrated.  the square on the other hand is one of the best if not the best small town public areas in the state.  ill give u that.  im not trying to push my msu lean, but trying to be as unbiased as my admittedly biased self can be, its overrated.  there are several buildings near the grove that need total demolition and are a soar thumb to the university.  the grove is nice (particularly in the spring), but that only goes so far.  the town has some history, but it is dramatically over-romanticized by om fans.  im not trying to down the town, just trying to give my best attempt at a neutral opinion.  either way, the town itself is better than starkville, but its hardly the nicest town in the state....at least in my opinion.

[JDawg]

GoldenRebel, on 25 April 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

Ole Miss was rated the #1 most beautiful campus in the US fwiw


I keep dropping these unbiased lines, because every post here is going to be bias.

Oxford is by far the best town in Mississippi, and it aint even close.  It's upscale and not in poverty.  You have the 19th century starring you in the face.  It's a literary gold mine.  Square Books.  You have beautiful million dollar properties all over downtown.  Great food, great bars, great people.  Nielsons.  The homemade ice cream sandwiches on the square.  Sardis.  The Ole Miss Golf Course is awesome.  Lamar park is nice.  Rowan Oak.  Faulkner's woods is fun at midnight while drunk.  The tunnels under the circle are cool.  It's just a neat place and has a different feel than Mississippi.

Lets be serious... Oxford has impoverished areas just like any other town in the south.  I've seen it with my own 2 eyes.