(12-28-2017 02:33 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  

(12-28-2017 01:07 PM)GSUALUM17 Wrote:  

(12-28-2017 10:40 AM)Crump1 Wrote:  

(12-27-2017 07:31 PM)GSUALUM17 Wrote:  

(12-27-2017 07:18 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  Sorry but I just know you took over a stadium that is not on campus and your campus is downtown.

Nope totally a walking distance from the student center to the GSU Stadium...which is why the Turner field purchase made sense...it integrated into our campus as if it was meant to be there.

It just doesn't seem like an on campus stadium when you look at walking under the interstate to get there but to be fair GSU just doesn't look like what I think of as a college campus. It may just be in my head but urban campuses are probably a harder sell to recruits and their families. Talking to people involved in recruiting over the years I would think that signing JC athletes and basketball recruits are the best bet for such a campus.

I am admittedly biased towards "college towns" after sharing a conference with UNT and the F_Us for years.

I know the 2D map looks confusing. The highways go below via tunnels. Pedestrians walk above. If you don't want to walk, GSU buses are always roaming around.

Everyone has preferences. I wanted to live and breath the city life so I chose Georgia State over UGA in Athens. As for recruiting, I think you may be overthinking about the urban vs. rural aspect. Kids care about coaching, new shiny facilities, and the quality of degrees. If anything, I would assume that 18yrs old with newfound independence from their parents would prefer the hopping club scenes in the big city.

I am not overthinking it. I have spoken to a lot of people who have done it and I know there are drawbacks to having an urban campus. College towns have bar hopping too and the bars are full of mostly college students while parents often prefer a bit smaller town for their child's first time on their own. Most of the larger urban schools just don't draw the same support from the community either or at least it isn't visible because of everything else going on. It's why schools like SMU, UNT, FIU, UAB, etc. don't draw well at all despite having FAR more potential customers an supporters in the immediate vicinity.

Man you are all over the place! lol. Are you arguing about recruiting or attendance smack?