I have a very low opinion regarding Purdue fans
by saintapollonia (2022-05-11 13:52:07)

In reply to: I've never been mistreated by an opposing fan.  posted by flapjack

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I grew up in Lafayette, so I know they have a hard on for ND. But, I've attended other events and seen their fans do some horrible things, including seeing some Purdue fan slash a Sparty fan with a knife as they were walking past each other.

I have relatives that feared for their lives in the late 80s at the Orange Bowl. That place was dangerous. My friends in the band had bags of urine and hot quarters thrown at them at Ohio State in the 90s.

I've been to Bama, not necessarily in ND fan capacity, and their fans were nice and friendly...even so at the 2012 beatdown they gave us. One of the scariest fan situations I ever encountered was a LSU vs Bama game at Tuscaloosa. The LSU fans were full of hate, alcohol, and God knows what else.

Settle a bet for me with a PU alum colleague
by Freight Train  (2022-05-11 18:21:27)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Worse college town: W. Lafayette, South Bend or a statistical tie. I’ve taken the position that they’re equally lousy.

Apples and oranges.
by John@Indy  (2022-05-12 10:51:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

West Lafayette is a true "college town" where a large public university dominates the local culture, but it is not nearly as nice as comparable places such as Bloomington, Iowa City, Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, etc.

I don't think it's fair to compare WL or most college towns to South Bend, an industrial (or I guess post-industrial) city that happens to have a smaller private university nearby but outside the city limits. Even a famous, elite university such as ND will not have the effect on a town that a much larger school will have on a smaller town.

I personally like South Bend better than WL, but I have family roots in SB and have many reasons to dislike Purdue. Whichever is nicer, West Lafayette is more of an underachiever.