How is Ames not the worst? Because of Lubbock, Manhattan, and Stillwater. Actually I'd say there are only 3 good Big XII towns that I've been to: Norman, Austin, and Lawrence. I've never been to Boulder or Colombia, though. I'd put Lincoln, College Station, and Waco as decent towns, not great, but decent. Lubbock, Manhattan, Ames, and Stillwater are all not very fun. I hear Boulder is a great town. Columbia's got enough to do where I think visitors would be able to have a fun weekend out of it. I've been to Austin (though not for a football game) and it's a great town. I didn't get to spend much time in Lawrence but I hear good things, especially about their downtown area, although I hated walking my fat ass up their hill campus to get to the stadium.