02-05-2013, 05:00 PM
Sure USC and the Coliseum just ooze that football vibe. But College Station has its attractions. Note that I didn't say it had its charms. When driving into College Station over a pretty flat part of Texas the first thing one sees is a tall building on the horizon. It's the meteorology and geosciences building. Tall enough that they communicate with research ships in the Gulf of Mexico from antennas on top.
The next tallest thing in the landscape is Kyle Field, the football stadium. I worked around College Station on an environmental project. No problem orienting oneself in a strange town because you could almost always see the stadium standing out above all the other buildings on campus and in town. A powerful statement about the importance of football. Thing like that IS impressive and I don't particularly like Texas or Texas A&M...but the way that stadium grabs the eye is something. Bet it has a similar effect on recruits, too. Particularly when Kevin Sumlin is on the sidelines.
The next tallest thing in the landscape is Kyle Field, the football stadium. I worked around College Station on an environmental project. No problem orienting oneself in a strange town because you could almost always see the stadium standing out above all the other buildings on campus and in town. A powerful statement about the importance of football. Thing like that IS impressive and I don't particularly like Texas or Texas A&M...but the way that stadium grabs the eye is something. Bet it has a similar effect on recruits, too. Particularly when Kevin Sumlin is on the sidelines.