Jonathan Coachman Discusses Lafayette Comments 97.3 The Dawg

[CRAWFISH61]

I would have asked would he have said the same thing about Tuscaloosa or Waco or other cities that revolve around a university. I kind of doubt it.

[Just1More]

First of all, most major college towns don't house a professional franchise that's garbage. Second, Lafayette has hosted more minor league pro sports teams & events including wraslin, than most American urban areas, especially in the South. So his comments are baseless & show the ignorance of most people not from this part of the country.

Extremely correct. Most SEC schools are in smaller and/or more boring towns. He said something dumb. He used this explanation as a wiggle out. I give him credit for finding some wiggle room. Unfortunately, he said it to an audience that doesn't get or care to have it explained.

[Turbine]

I would have asked would he have said the same thing about Tuscaloosa or Waco or other cities that revolve around a university. I kind of doubt it.

He did say that the colleges around New York get swallowed up by the pro game and have little atmosphere.

Which I took to mean we have tons.

[CajunT]

Extremely correct. Most SEC schools are in smaller and/or more boring towns. He said something dumb. He used this explanation as a wiggle out. I give him credit for finding some wiggle room. Unfortunately, he said it to an audience that doesn't get or care to have it explained.

Listening to the guy back peddle once is enough, I have no interest in hearing it again. The guy calls Kansas God's Country. Enough said!

[Policarp]

One SEC team (Vanderbilt) is in pro-sports towns. Most are in cities similar +/- 50,000 to Lafayette metro area in size or smaller. College Station/Fayetteville/Gainesville/Tuscaloosa/Oxford/Starkville/Auburn/ Red Stick /Athens/Knoxville/Lexington.......some are slightly bigger, some smaller but nothing major in actual size difference.