July 28, 2005
PubClub: Top Party Schools & Tailgate Parties
Now here's a pre-season poll that we can all enjoy. PubClub ("Where the nation goes to party") has put together it's annual list of Top Party Schools, Top Tailgate Parties, and Top Cheerleaders. (You name it, they rank it.)
PubClub Top Party Schools 2005
1) Texas
2) Florida State
3) Florida
4) Arizona
5) Alabama
6) San Diego State
7) Cal-Santa Barbara
8) Wisconsin
9) Georgia
10) Penn State
PubClub's Top Cheerleaders
1) Southern Cal Song Leaders
2) Tennessee Cheerleaders
Who are we to argue?
Comments:
posted on July 30, 2005 9:17 PM — 68.62.114.241 — link — abuse?Pete Holiday said:
Don't be a moron, Heath -- 'Bama fans almost universally bow to the drinking and tail-gaiting prowess of LSU fans. It's the football we dont't y'all play too well.
Heath said:
posted on August 1, 2005 12:28 AM — 24.30.242.77 — link — abuse?
I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to say Pete, but I was saying that one of the guys that made that list went to Bama. Therefore, one shouldn't put a lot of stock in what he says. From what I can gather of your post (was that in Cajun or something?), you're an LSU fan. I was confirming that LSU was more worthy of being called a party school than Alabama. One last thing, I went to Auburn, moron!
schmed said:
posted on August 2, 2005 3:01 PM — 208.248.231.58 — link — abuse?
Not to spit hares, but this is a list of party *schools*, not tailgate partiers. LSU led that (six) pack for a number of years but began an upward (downward?) trend when then-new Chancellor Mark Emmmmert got into this wild "academia" thing. Now we have a Rocket Administrator - former NASA head O'Keefe (who isn't, contrary to popular belief, exactly a Rocket *Scientist*) who may yet get the Baton Rouge campus back into the top five.
Emmmmmert's taken the Chancellor's position at his Alma Mater, Wazoo State. Don't expect to see WSU on the list anytime soon.
posted on August 14, 2005 8:51 PM — link — abuse?
I don't think you can even explain how georgia southern would ever outrank florida or florida state. That's not even logical.
michelle said:
posted on August 18, 2005 7:35 PM — 66.57.1.193 — link — abuse?
Been to Florida State and the tailgating was horrible. Beautiful place but...In the ACC - NC State and Clemson rule the tailgate competition! The Terps are there in numbers but they end up trashing (knee deep)their parking lot and the fans are soooo horrible (win or lose). Virginia Tech has the best fans and the best scenery! Too much wine and cheese at Baby Blue U and Vaginia. Just my opinion.
richard said:
posted on August 23, 2005 12:22 PM — 68.213.56.253 — link — abuse?
Come on!!!!!!!!!!!! Where is LSU? Your top ten is bogus. Have you ever been to Baton Rouge. The young ,the students, the elders all bleed purple and gold,and know haw to party,besides we are only one hour from new Orleans, Wake up!
posted on August 23, 2005 1:52 PM — 70.183.214.147 — link — abuse?
Princeton Review's annual list of party schools came out yesterday and LSU was #19. This is the publication (along with Playboy) that used to put LSU at or near the top every year for many years.
These are the results of a concerted effort by LSU over the last 5 or 6 years to change the "party school" image and be taken more seriously, and also the result of a crackdown on on-campus drinking and partying after a few very unfortunate drinking-related incidents.
As far as football tailgating goes, there's still no place better than Baton Rouge.
Nate Eggleston said:
posted on August 26, 2005 12:49 AM — 68.69.45.14 — link — abuse?
You've got to be kidding me?! Where is WVU!!?!?!?! I mean common that is what we are known for! Every fricking night we have parties all over the campus and off campus! Its a mad house over here! We may not be tailgaters, but it doesnt matter whether we win or lose we still drink till we drop and we burn couches for the fun of it......and you know why......because we CAN!!!
Nate Eggleston said:
posted on August 26, 2005 12:50 AM — 68.69.45.14 — link — abuse?
You've got to be kidding me?! Where is WVU!!?!?!?! I mean common that is what we are known for! We have to at least be in the top 6 hands down! Every fricking night we have parties all over the campus and off campus! Its a mad house over here! We may not be tailgaters, but it doesnt matter whether we win or lose we still drink till we drop and we burn couches for the fun of it......and you know why......because we CAN!!!
Jade said:
posted on September 6, 2005 11:21 PM — 24.98.172.245 — link — abuse?
Any school can qualify for a top party school as long as their fans carry a World Famous Sippin' Seat. Don't know what I'm talking about??? Check it out at www.papabert.com. Binocular and cell phone flasks are small potatoes compared to this bad boy. It could quite possible be the best tailgating accessory ever invented. Pure genius for any serious football fan. Giddy up!
Volfan1742 said:
posted on September 8, 2005 12:16 PM — 66.0.232.179 — link — abuse?
I would have to say that Tennessee should be included. You walk around campus on a Friday night before gameday or Saturday night after gameday and you will pass bars, clubs, and block parties all over the place. And awesome atmosphere for the hard core partier!
volfan209 said:
posted on September 28, 2005 3:56 PM — 167.181.12.201 — link — abuse?
Okay. enough is enough. Sports Illustrated ranked Knoxville the best overall as did The Sporting News. I have to agree that a top ten anything without LSU is bogus. Cajuns just get down and dirty in Tiger Stadium. As for the rest just take your pick from the rest of the SEC. SEC leads nation in attendence, tailgating, teams, competition, parties, and just having the best time period on saturdays.
HepHoosier said:
posted on October 21, 2005 9:20 PM — 149.159.38.46 — link — abuse?
I don't care about all the football rankings, but how can you have a list of Top Party Schools without Indiana? Anyone curious should get here for Little 500 week and find out what a real party school looks like. And no place in the country rocks like Assembly Hall during basketball season.
ssful said:
posted on November 6, 2005 2:11 PM — 64.12.116.139 — link — abuse?
I'm a garnet and gold bleeding Seminole, my son will be attending LSU next year and despite my love of everything Nole...the Tigers game day spirit is clearly superior, there are no divsion of loyalties in this state PURPLE and GOLD, and the tailgating scene and stadium frenzy was unrivaled. I've watched the Noles/Miami Noles/Gators...but the Tigers and the rabid fans are nothing like I've ever seen before.Welcome to Death Valley
marianne said:
posted on December 13, 2005 2:40 PM — 209.43.23.38 — link — abuse?
INDIANA UNIVERSITY.. known as IU .. is DEFINTLY a better partyy school than a lot of those.. i mean come on. havent u ever heard about all the parties we have up here? yeah. the stupidest people can get accepted there. they might get kciked out.. but they can get accepted. wat im saying is that it def needs to be up there in that list. def #5 or higher
blake said:
posted on January 23, 2006 6:17 AM — 192.156.58.34 — link — abuse?
If a campus goes in complete anarchy with people streaking and forming a block party 10 blocks wide like Kansas State did when the Wildcats beat the Sooners in the Big 12 championship in 2003. Poeple would know that KSU belongs in the top 10 party schools in the nation.
brandon said:
posted on February 2, 2006 11:32 PM — 67.180.220.34 — link — abuse?
hey yall think you have it? santa barbara is crakin every time i go down there to party the the girls are crazy.....you other suckers got to many dudes that look like their girls! I guess there pretty though....san diego san state had a ridiculous party i went to also. hats of to those ladies and gentlemen.
Mike said:
posted on March 20, 2006 5:43 PM — 24.61.28.60 — link — abuse?
Alright this is all very nice but I have a slight dissagreement. All these colleges have good reputations for being great tailgaiting and partying schools, as i have been to them visiting. Im only a Junior in Highschool and my Highschool rocks you all even though we only have about 2000 people
YEAH ANDOVER HIGH
Nick Gaudio said:
posted on March 27, 2006 12:50 AM — 66.253.232.65 — link — abuse?
Mississippi?
C'mon now, that's just ridiculous.
WVU= #1.
chris said:
posted on April 7, 2006 1:57 PM — 208.196.162.2 — link — abuse?
You guys are lame for thinking this is all about who has the best tailgate scene. If you have ever been on the campus of Texas or FSU, you know why they are 1 and 2: PERFECT women everywhere. go enjoy cooking burgers and weenies with a bunch of fat football fans, the rest of us are going to be at the bars drinking our minds away and talking to these hotties.
Steve said:
posted on April 9, 2006 12:03 PM — 70.186.159.5 — link — abuse?
About what Andy G Says "How can you leave out East Carolina U? ECU is a big party schools come on guysss. G-Vegas etc., ECU should be on the list. Go Pirates".
Sorry to tell you this Andy but, hahahahahahah East Carolina is Def not a party college, never has been known as one and never will man. Sorry to put it to you like that. But, if your looking for a Real known nationwide party college that parties 24/7/365 and everyone knows about, its def Florida State man. We are known to party man, thats why you see us and our hot sexy girls on girls gone wild videos, because florida state was the one that started that, aswell as on spring break on mtv and all. The majority of the time, you see Florida State, Miami, and U of Florida chicks cause we are hardcore known party schools man. No one knows about ECU nor would care too, cause they are a small, rinky dink school that doesn't party man. Face it, ecu doesn't know how to party nor ever will atleast compared to us professional hardcore schools like FSU, Miami, Florida, ect.....So say all you want about g-vegas, ecu is nothing like a party school and never will be man. I live there and know it, they only have parties on the weekends, and during the week its dead. So ecu isn't worthy and never will be worthy of being a party school, and plus ecu isn't g-vegas or even close. Go to Florida State, U of Miami, Florida, etc.. now they are known as G-vegas..
So sorry there to burst your bubble man, but you need to know your facts before you post untrue crap about ecu and them being a party school. L8ters....nole said:
posted on April 12, 2006 7:30 PM — 68.35.252.152 — link — abuse?
I agree man. The state of Florida has all the hardcore party colleges! We also have all the hardcore spring breakes, playboy girls, and tailgating you would ever want! Just check out the lastest issue of playboy and they'll tell you the same.
orangeblooded said:
posted on April 19, 2006 3:06 PM — 130.127.143.134 — link — abuse?
I think Clemson has to be a close top ten when we get night games and late afternoon games, but what sucks is we always get 12:00 games. We easily have over 120,000 people come to the ball games, because it is still packed outside the game even while the game is going on.
Regan said:
posted on April 19, 2006 6:11 PM — 64.12.116.199 — link — abuse?
orangeblooded (#53):
I agree - Clemson is a tiny little village, but it is a tiny little village of pretty much just college students and just enough bars and tailgating for them to get packed and have a blast.
I mostly go to Tiger games with my family, and we go and come, so I haven't gotten to experience the parties but once or twice; I've seen enough while I was there to wish I got to stay longer for certain, though...
Kyle said:
posted on April 26, 2006 9:35 AM — 70.177.53.221 — link — abuse?
I am from Florida and have always been a huge Florida gator fan. And I will tell you all the swamp is really loud, I thought it was the loudest place ever until I walked into LSU tiger stadium, All I have to say is damn there loud there. Out of all the different stadiums and football games I have been to I have never seen anything like LSU. Very Very Very Roudy there.
Longhorn said:
posted on April 26, 2006 12:28 PM — 70.177.53.221 — link — abuse?
I agree kyle, I have a friend that goes to lsu and I went to one of the games, and I dont know how these poeple did there poll but as much as I love Texas Longhorn Football, LSU tailgating is so much better than what we do at Texas. They should be Number one by far. I have never heard a louder stadium than LSU Tiger Stadium.
Go Longhorns!!!!
Steve said:
posted on April 27, 2006 5:31 PM — 71.50.162.228 — link — abuse?
No one cares about these little rinky dink small colleges pretending and wanting to be like everyone else, so they tell everyone and spread rumors saying they are a party college and are known for one. Like for an example,ECU... yeah right, a party college... HAHAHAHA don't make me laugh... go on pretending to be a major party college and all when everyone knows YOUR NOT ONE NOR EVER WILL BE and thats a fact.. Now on to the party colleges that knows how to party and have a reputation nationwide as one...
Florida State, Florida, Miami, L.S.U., Texas, Arizona State, and Clemson... These are the top party colleges in the nation that know how to party hard and are known nationwide as one...Steve
Steve said:
posted on May 2, 2006 1:23 PM — 71.50.162.228 — link — abuse?
Exactly, thats why Florida State isn't nor has been on the list for a while, and even if they were, they are professionals and would always be number 1, so therefore, no professionals alloweded, thats why they pick another college to be number 1, cause florida state, LSU and otheres are all retired as number1 pros.
blake said:
posted on July 15, 2006 5:40 PM — 68.219.213.62 — link — abuse?
ole miss by far should be number one. "we might not win every game but we aint never lost a party" thats the truth right there! not only do we sport the HOTTEST looking fans and the girls arent fake but only the best. what other school have you been to that has tailgating ALMOST as good as it gets in the grove. i dont know of any other school that has big screen tvs under their tents or chandeliers for that matter. nice try.. come to oxford and see how real people party. HOTTY TODDY!
fredrick said:
posted on July 17, 2006 9:53 AM — 70.177.35.199 — link — abuse?
ummm...blake...my little cousin goes to ole miss...and we went there for the lsu ole miss game...and i must say it was pretty lame...the tailgating was to crammed together...and then after the game was just as wack...not to mention the night before at the kappa sig house there was a stupid benji davis cover band...at least lsu gets the real deal...the road trip to oxford and the whoopin lsu put on ole piss was the best part of the trip
Cuda said:
posted on August 19, 2006 1:12 PM — 24.22.65.30 — link — abuse?
After graduating from Oregon and going to grad school at Tennessee for a while, Southern schools party harder than most of the West Coast Schools (though ASU and UA party hard as well), without a doubt. The tailgate parties are massive. LSU does warrant being in the top 10 though. UCSD? They do have hot girls. As far as women, most of the schools from the nice sunny and warm part of the U.S. have good looking girls. I love how some dude (Steve) launched a verbal tirade against some poor guy trying to support his school ECU. You are right Steve, that ECU guy knows nothing. I mean, he should know not to mess with FSU and their roving band of drunk ass girls that make out with each other on camera because some idiot frat boy films them. That guy should also know that his rinky dink school cannot contend with the drinking superiority of all those professionals. They are so professional, they may not even pop their collar on their polo shirt tucked into their shorts. ECU should just cease to exist! Chill out Steve, it is all in good fun. Besides, it is not like FSU is truly known as an academic school, so I guess you can be a professional in something.
Illini Guy said:
posted on August 19, 2006 5:52 PM — 74.135.49.96 — link — abuse?
contrary to my name, I'm not here to shill for U of I. but rather, my old big 10 rival from the north. On a college football saturday, 2 places stand out: Knoxville and Madsion. In just partying, nowhere competes with Madison. the Ohio U guy talks about Court Street? blah. try Mifflin Street.
Pete said:
posted on August 22, 2006 4:53 PM — 70.156.126.201 — link — abuse?
I really like how Kyle stated it. The swamp is one of the greatest football stadiums in the world. It is a great time. But once you come saturday night to death valley on the river you will never be the same. It's intoxicating just being there. LSU regesterday a small earthquake on a ricter scale accross the city one night during a game. The experience is something everybody should enjoy. True we can be brutal to the other teams but if you are nice to us, you can have a beer with me anytime! We play at the swamp this year. Floridas homecoming game. I look forward to getting druk with some cool swampers and watching a great game. Much love to all yall tailgaters and good sports whereever you may go to school. Geaux tigers!
billy said:
posted on August 24, 2006 10:34 PM — 128.211.221.32 — link — abuse?
I heard that Purdue University is supposed to be a mean ass party school this year. I dont know this for a fact since i go to Illinois, but i have gone over there every year since 2004 and let me tell you, they party harder then any school that i've ever been to. And that's real!
sLiPpY said:
posted on August 27, 2006 9:37 PM — 70.145.228.238 — link — abuse?
ECU has been considered a Party school, since a major magazine first published a top ten ranking back in the 1980s.
http://www.partyeastcarolina.com/default.aspx
There's nothing in the world like and East Carolina girl, and a keg emptied of beer.
ET3 said:
posted on September 5, 2006 10:02 AM — 163.2.30.245 — link — abuse?
I think it is quite humorous how all of you dispute over such trivial bragging rights as attending the biggest party school. Does that carry any weight on your future career resume to go along with the bachelors representing the four years spent in a intoxicated stupor? Im sure all your parents would love to know that is the reason why they are paying for your tuition in full. Now, I have little to support myself, however, if you are looking for a institution/organization that instills in our youth the drinking habbits prone to those who after the excuse of college are deemed 'alcoholics' (which it seems most of you are) i highly recomend the navy. A girl in every port... -no matter what age you are, you are likely legally of drinking age in whatever country you visit,and everything else is paid for (including schooling) so whatever you pocket is purely party/booze money? How can you beat being a drunken sailor? Also, it is pretty rediculous attacking the spirit of the ones who on an open forum as this go out on a limb to support their own alma matter - like putting down that guy from ECU.
Tampa Hurricane said:
posted on September 5, 2006 12:04 PM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse?
PubClub needs to rethink their cheerleader list. SEC cheerleaders are a reason to not watch the game on a large screen HD TV. I saw parts of the Tennessee/Cal game and Auburn/Washington State game and the cheerleaders for these two SEC teams had so much cottage cheese on their asses I thought the SEC was being sponsored by the State of Wisconsin! The SEC needs to do one of the following: quit showing their ugly cheerleaders during the games, have them go on a diet, or quit broadcasting in HD.
Randy said:
posted on September 11, 2006 4:27 PM — 24.151.221.62 — link — abuse?
I definitely think this list is not very accurate. LSU should be #1. Also putting Florida above Georgia? As the saying goes at the annual Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville "Georgia may not always win the game but they always win the party".
justin said:
posted on September 13, 2006 9:12 PM — 207.69.138.198 — link — abuse?
damn right ole miss rocks harder than anybody when you look at how much smaller it is than most major colleges and the fact that everybody gets wasted the day before the game, gameday, and the day after win or lose HOTTY TODDY
bama girl said:
posted on October 3, 2006 7:06 PM — 24.151.125.33 — link — abuse?
y'all come to t-town and see how its done. Alabama is #1 without a doubt. Football and gameday there is like nowhere else and the tailgaiting is insaneeee, you can't even try and compare to bama. ROLLLL TIDE ROLLLLLL!!!!!
Tommie Trojan said:
posted on October 3, 2006 9:58 PM — 206.135.38.217 — link — abuse?
Well yes ma'am:
I'll come down and root for the Tide all dayum lifetime long for some of that thar tailgatin' partie. I'll bring some of the other boyz from out here yonder and we'll just roll like the tide. Sounds like some serious fun or heartbreak. Guess it don't matter much. You only live once! ROLL TIDE!
Tommie T
Chad said:
posted on October 5, 2006 5:48 PM — 147.226.220.228 — link — abuse?
I am disappointed that you guys haven't ranked any of the Indiana schools in the top 10. Hell we have both Indiana University and Indiana State University. Little 500 at IU and ISU's homecoming are some of the most insane parties people could ever ask for. If you don't believe me come check it out.
pete said:
posted on October 6, 2006 11:20 PM — 70.183.226.177 — link — abuse?
Indiana has schools? haha. This list should be 10 SEC schools. Unfortunately , I know everyone says this, not everybody has lived in the south. Nothing can compare. End. I leaving to watch LSU kill Florida in a few hours!
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dave frey said:
posted on July 29, 2005 11:59 AM — 206.124.221.226 — link — abuse?Pfft. A list of top party schools and tailgate parties without LSU is like a list of top terrorists without Bin Laden.
Lame.