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Uhmm, on those particular criteria, Austin easily.
- F1, SXSW, ACL > any event in Columbus by a large margin. Is there any event in Columbus bigger than an Ohio State football game?
- Ohio State is a good school, but I think certainly UT Austin is a bit more prestigious academically.
- Waterfront: both have a nice trail system on the water. Lady Bird Lake is definitely much more heavily used recreationally, though. Austin does also have Lake Austin and Lake Travis away from downtown.
- Transit, neither is good, really, but CapMetro has almost 2x the ridership of Columbus and does have a rail system (though not an ultra-useful one). AUS gets about 3x the passengers that CMH does and at least 50% more destinations.
I do think there are areas where Columbus can win, but not any of these four in my opinion.
Since no one is even attempting to make a case for Columbus, I'll step up!
I did some research, and if you add the annual attendance from the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Columbus Crew, and the overlooked Arnold Classic (which most certainly draws people from outside the region), its pretty much even with the Austin event combo above, somewhere around 1.1. million.
Also, OSU football is a larger draw than UT football, if that is to be considered something that draws people from outside the region (I don't know that it does).
UT is does seem to be better regarded academically, but Columbus also has Capital University, Otterbein, Ohio Dominican, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison and others.
Since no one is even attempting to make a case for Columbus, I'll step up!
I did some research, and if you add the annual attendance from the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Columbus Crew, and the overlooked Arnold Classic (which most certainly draws people from outside the region), its pretty much even with the Austin event combo above, somewhere around 1.1. million.
Also, OSU football is a larger draw than UT football, if that is to be considered something that draws people from outside the region (I don't know that it does).
UT is does seem to be better regarded academically, but Columbus also has Capital University, Otterbein, Ohio Dominican, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison and others.
Texas is 8th in attendance at 91,938
Ohio ST is 5th at 96,756.
Considering Ohio St has been far better than Texas for *checks calendar* the past 17 years, that's not a big gap. Those numbers are from 2021 when Texas didn't make a bowl and Ohio St just missed the playoffs. Texas can close the gap quickly if it's good. Alabama outdrew Ohio st btw.
Texas is 8th in attendance at 91,938
Ohio ST is 5th at 96,756.
Considering Ohio St has been far better than Texas for *checks calendar* the past 17 years, that's not a big gap. Those numbers are from 2021 when Texas didn't make a bowl and Ohio St just missed the playoffs. Texas can close the gap quickly if it's good. Alabama outdrew Ohio st btw.
Ohio State had their worst attended game in 50 years at the beginning of the year. One which I happened to attend. I would be interested in the average attendance outside of Covid years.
Texas is 8th in attendance at 91,938
Ohio ST is 5th at 96,756.
Considering Ohio St has been far better than Texas for *checks calendar* the past 17 years, that's not a big gap. Those numbers are from 2021 when Texas didn't make a bowl and Ohio St just missed the playoffs. Texas can close the gap quickly if it's good. Alabama outdrew Ohio st btw.
TX has been averaging over 103k in 2022. I don't think Texas can close the gap simply because Ohio State has a slightly bigger stadium. But, obviously the "gap" is more or less nonexistent in the first place. No NCAAF program is "bigger" than Texas. There are a handful (including OSU) that are at the same level and that's it.
TX has been averaging over 103k in 2022. I don't think Texas can close the gap simply because Ohio State has a slightly bigger stadium. But, obviously the "gap" is more or less nonexistent in the first place. No NCAAF program is "bigger" than Texas. There are a handful (including OSU) that are at the same level and that's it.
This is true, they are both in rare air in support.
Maybe but I feel the real ouch is for the current and future residents of Austin. The place is growing so fast and cool things like Rainy Street, have been swallowed up by towers. Cbus seems like a good pace with new infill going up all around but still reasonably priced compared to other area of the country.
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