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Boston University

Relevant quotes pertaining to sports
... The only "pride" we have is our hockey team ...Read full comment
... Being a hockey fan, the BU Mens (and womens) hockey teams are excellent sources of entertainment and school pride ...Read full comment
... Live music, Sporting events, and Theater performances only begin to scratch the surface ...Read full comment
... BU has essentially one decent Sport ...Read full comment
... Don't buy into the narrative that we're a hockey school ...Read full comment
... Without the Hockey Team (which lives more on its past glory these days), the rest of the School is a complete joke ...Read full comment
... When I'm in there, I feel like I've been transported to a bad late 1960's office building ...Read full comment
... If you are looking for the traditional greek life and football, tailgating etc etc, go to BC or a southern school ...Read full comment
... BU is not a typical college experience in the sense of going to football games every night and getting hammered ...Read full comment
... Who the fuck really cares about hockey ...Read full comment
... Boston is COLD and the bus they use is as terrible and unreliable as the public transport ...Read full comment
... The only "pride" we have is our hockey team ...Read full comment
... There are some things that aren't for everyone such as the non-traditional campus layout, the lack of a BU community (overall its a love for Bost...Read full comment
... Kids from the suburbs will think its a great town but i look at it as a great sports TOWN ...Read full comment
... Attendance to D1 games (except hockey) can be virtually non-existent ...Read full comment
... Transportation is incredibly cheap and easy ...Read full comment
... There is school spirit, especially surrounding the BU mens hockey team ...Read full comment
... They don't have to put up with stuck-up bitches with their gucci bags and stillettos, the absence of any males, and the fact that there are no ba...Read full comment
... , there are basically no extracurriculars to speak of, and everywhere the emphasis is money, money, money ...Read full comment
... It is an actual sport, incorporating basketball, soccer, rugby, dodgeball, and flag football ...Read full comment
... Overall, it is hard to get into clubs, organizations or sports unless you really make an effort and know what you want to do before you come her...Read full comment
... Without the Hockey Team (which lives more on its past glory these days), the rest of the School is a complete joke ...Read full comment
... Hockey games are AWESOME, and the 4-way Boston rivalry between BU, BC, Northeastern and Harvard really can bring BU-ers together ...Read full comment
... BU is a good time if you get lucky and make friends with your floormates/roomates but otherwise, you can look forward to lonely nights, apathetic...Read full comment
... After reading all of the negative posts done by freshmen who cannot get used to the idea of not attending a state school with a football team and ...Read full comment
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