Raleigh is ATL Ultra Lite

4/27/2011 12:50:44 AM

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"Most overrated place on the planet."

oh god yes...after all the hype i was ready to go to McDonald's for a real meal

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 12:51 AM. Reason : .]

4/27/2011 12:50:59 AM

And fwiw I love this thread now.

4/27/2011 12:51:09 AM

i feel like this will change a little bit if they continue to build things like Stanhope Center around the area of Hillsborough Street...

4/27/2011 12:51:49 AM

raleigh is charlotte light, which is atlanta light, or something along those lines.

4/27/2011 12:52:11 AM

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"and i blame it on the stupid undergrads for living down in bumfuck tryon."

if you don't want to do on campus, where else is there?

4/27/2011 12:52:50 AM

we're at about 3 pages of travel and campus visit anecdotes. nice!

4/27/2011 12:53:10 AM

^^^pretty much

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 12:54 AM. Reason : different vernacular, same shit, different levels]

4/27/2011 12:53:35 AM

^^^^^
Yeah, there are many reasons beyond NCSU's control why Hillsborough St turned into a shithole. When my pops was there in the 70's they even had a strip club.

4/27/2011 12:53:48 AM

I guess I would have GT worse, although there is a shit load of places to go around it, 95% of them would still be there even the campus disappeared tomorrow.

4/27/2011 12:55:31 AM

GT sucks

however, they have a state of the art gym that made Carmichael look like a stone age workout

4/27/2011 12:56:22 AM

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"if you don't want to do on campus, where else is there?"

a valid point.

4/27/2011 12:57:55 AM

Let's take a place like Clemson for example. I've been there a ton. Nice "traditional campus scene", but I'll be goddamn if I would rather be a Jr or Sr at Clemson than have a region like the Triangle at my disposal.

4/27/2011 12:59:02 AM

i preferred living around Tryon/Lake Wheeler mostly because it was very convenient to downtown...like $10 to get a cab ride home with 4 people

4/27/2011 12:59:04 AM

^^ ah another great point. i passed through clemson on a road trip and was supremely disappointed w/ it.

i personally live in oakwood in a house w/ one roommate for $450/month. i don't know how much you guys pay/paid to live in the undergrad ghetto, but it can't be a lot less than that. i'm not doing much for the campus scene, but it's great for walking to downtown. i don't know where i'm really going w/ this, except that those huge complexes are miserable and i don't know how anyone lives there.

4/27/2011 1:10:06 AM

I wish he would have stuck around to see if his voice would drop

4/27/2011 1:15:57 AM

Fuck you Harrow. You were supposed to bring us back to greatness, One bad year and your coach gets fired and you quit? You are fucking weak. Not just physically weak, but mentally weak. You will never make it to the NBA you pussy. Remember this?


[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 1:28 AM. Reason : 1]

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 1:30 AM. Reason : Never thought CJL would be the tougher of you two.]

4/27/2011 1:28:09 AM

lol

4/27/2011 1:29:43 AM

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"except that those huge complexes are miserable and i don't know how anyone lives there."

what's miserable about them? if you're under 21 they're pretty damn solid. walking distance between about 3 of the biggest ones.

putting up with the people that run them may be a pain, but as far as living in one...

4/27/2011 1:43:04 AM

just b/c you're under 21 doesn't mean you have to do everything inside an apartment. underage kids can still do things like walk to dinner, walk to campus, walk to get icecream. fuck, i don't know.

4/27/2011 1:46:38 AM

qntmfred got called the fuck out by Hodge

4/27/2011 7:01:00 AM

People who complain about Raleigh not having a 'scene' are usually the most boring people I've ever met.

4/27/2011 7:37:13 AM

What in the world happened in here?

Now we're on to hating on Raleigh's nightlife?

4/27/2011 7:49:50 AM

TWW has forgotten what trolls are apparently

4/27/2011 8:00:26 AM

The time i've spent in Raleigh has depended a lot on where I lived. In school I lived right off of Hillsborough Street and I really hope that these new apartments and studios they're trying to renovate work out, because that will make a huge difference. Downtown is not that far really, it's a pain to get a cab/driver everywhere but it's really not that bad.

I say it depends on where you live because now I live in 5 points and it's 5 minutes or less to any night life scene in Raleigh and tons of other stuff and that's made a huge difference.

4/27/2011 8:22:28 AM

so w/ qntmfred's implies what? Harrow's attitude was bad for team chemistry? I'm a little confused.

4/27/2011 8:56:35 AM

if ryan transfers would he lose his scholarship?

4/27/2011 9:12:13 AM

4/27/2011 9:25:05 AM

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"Julius Hodge Don't have too read those "emotional a**" tweets/posts anymore!! #winning Was like reading an online channel of "Lifetime"! #boyestrogen lol! Okay yall know I had to make at least one JOKE "

From Jules' Facebook. Apologies if it is already posted... I am lazy today.

4/27/2011 9:32:48 AM

Agreed with Hodge.

As for Raleigh, it's a wonderful place to be. If you have trouble going a few miles downtown for the amazing bars or to Cary or Cameron Village, get more friends and make one DD.

4/27/2011 9:37:33 AM

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"As for Raleigh, it's a wonderful place to be. If you have trouble going a few miles downtown for the amazing bars or to Cary or Cameron Village, get more friends and make one DD."

lol are you fucking joking? i like raleigh just fine, but if your solution is to go to cary then you are making a terrible case for raleigh.

4/27/2011 9:39:40 AM

-shrug- how many head coaches make a comment like that about a kid? Jules want to be a coach someday, might as well start acting like it. And yeah, I've heard the rumors that some on the team questioned harrow's toughness. Doesn't matter. Be a statesman, Jules

4/27/2011 9:50:18 AM

why is anyone still posting in this thread?

4/27/2011 9:53:57 AM

4/27/2011 9:55:26 AM

I can't believe I'm actually getting into the "Raleigh Nightlife" argument, but I'll just say this...

College is about house parties, flip cup, beer pong, themed parties, drinking games, etc. To say NC State sucks because the lack of bars and clubs is kinda ridiculous. Does it help?? Yes. If you don't have it, does it make it a shitty college to have fun at?? No. That's on you. In college, fun is how you make it. Especially at a large university. Sorry Jaybee...but not everyone is an over-sized techno/raver.

4/27/2011 9:56:06 AM

My college days in Raleigh were great, multiple parties to choose from every weekend, within walking (hiking) distance. And I have plenty of fun in Raleigh now. New bars/restraunts/activites opening all the time, even in this shitty economy. And Charlotte sucks.

4/27/2011 9:59:06 AM

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"College is about house parties, flip cup, beer pong, themed parties, drinking games, etc."

I think for most people, this is what the first two years of college are all about, when you're underage and don't want to deal with the hassle and bullshit of using a fake everytime you go out.

But once you hit 21, when you're ready to experience the whole club and bar scene for the first time, Raleigh really suffers.

4/27/2011 10:05:58 AM

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"But once you hit 21, when you're ready to experience the whole club and bar scene for the first time, Raleigh really suffers."

I guess I just never had that desire. I was pretty frugal in college and would much rather by beer by the case then only be able to buy a couple at a bar for that same price.

Having said that...it's a shame that Hillsborough Street doesn't have a plethora of college bars that kids want to go to. It would probably help if students didn't live so far away at other apartment complexes (Lineberry area and Kaplan)...but the late night bus routes should help that.

I've had relatives that went to State in the 70s and 80s, and Hillsborough use to be a great place to hang out (although I'm sure the 18 drinking age helped that as well with more students able to walk from the dorms...now everyone moves out after freshmen year).

4/27/2011 10:10:48 AM

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"BY BEER BY THE CASE"

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 10:15 AM. Reason : .]

4/27/2011 10:14:45 AM

I'm 100% behind you, qf.

4/27/2011 10:16:14 AM

In my first 2 years at State I've never had a problem finding anything to do on the weekends. If you didn't have fun during college then that's on you.

In terms of the bar scene once you hit 21, NC itself isn't exactly a great place for that, but there are options in downtown Raleigh and I feel like if you have enough $ to spend at a bar, then you have enough to split a cab with some people so it shouldn't be much of an issue.

From all I've heard Hillsborough used to be a great place when the drinking age was 18, but the 21 age and the noise regulations of the neighborhoods in the area have made it tough for things like clubs to open on the street. Hopefully with the new housing developments going up on each end of the street we'll see some new businesses come in to make Hillsborough the type of place to go on weekends because there is a push to make that happen.

I'm another person who actually likes the look of the campus too. And the look of campus should only improve with all of the renovation projects being planned.

I still don't see how this relates to Harrow's decision, but whatever.

/end longass rant/

4/27/2011 10:26:48 AM

move this thread to chit chat plz

4/27/2011 10:30:42 AM

What did Hodge say in reference to qtmnfred?

I'd like to use it as blackmail for my next suspension

4/27/2011 10:33:58 AM

supposedly this is from Scott Wood's dad:

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"Timmy: sdwood Prospect Post #73 MyFanPage Add Buddy Re: Back-up Point Guard? Reply -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I look at as an opportunity for my son he gets to play his natural position the two or shooting guard. He never played small foward until he got to State. He usually guarded the two any way on Defense. Remember he played Point in High school, granted it was more of a shooting point guard. He only had 27 turnovers for the entire year so I think we will be OK. Quit picking on Ryan he left because he wants to play in a dribble drive offense. Bottom Line! By the way it is hard to get a Juco into State because of the Academic requirements. "

4/27/2011 10:35:30 AM

^^ I was looking for that too.

maybe it was "winners give a fuck"

4/27/2011 10:37:28 AM

I think DROD900 nailed it a few pages back



Harrow got a little too butthurt a little too easily. Get those fucking crocodile tears the fuck out of here and man up and grow a set. Just because you're a good recruit doesn't mean you don't have to work hard.



and yeah, I know I said earlier ITT that we should rally around the kid, but damn. I didn't expect him to be such a baby.

[Edited on April 27, 2011 at 10:43 AM. Reason : .]

4/27/2011 10:40:20 AM

volcom where did u copy that from?

4/27/2011 10:44:50 AM

Armchair mind readers ITT

Armchair crazy bitch ex-girlfriends ITT

4/27/2011 10:46:07 AM

That looks like it's from Rivals.com (TheWolfpacker)

4/27/2011 10:47:32 AM

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"College is about house parties, flip cup, beer pong, themed parties, drinking games, etc. "

Thats part of it. I'm not saying not to do that, but you ALSO go out a lot too. You do both. Problem is, you cant at State near campus.

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"Sorry Jaybee...but not everyone is an over-sized techno/raver."

That shows the problem, in your mind "people that like to go to clubs=techno/raver" which isnt true at all. Going to clubs is a very very mainstream thing to do at most colleges.

Sure there are homebody types that never leave their place or their friends' place at every campus, but that is usually balanced out by people that actually like to go out too, for some reason at State you only have the homebodies for the most part (except for the occasional bar). I'm not sure why that is... as I said earlier, I have talked to a lot of people that had connections to other schools before coming to State for grad school and/or work and they all said its like pulling teeth to get people to actually go out somewhere.

Anyways, as I said, I think this had 0% to do with Harrow leaving so I am fine with letting it die in this thread.

4/27/2011 11:55:33 AM