The Nation's Best College Town- Madison, WI

ESPN, Sports Illustrated and USA Today have all agreed that Madison, Wisconsin is the Nation's Best College Town!

[ohhbluuee]

As an Ohio state fan, I completely agree, I would love to experience a Jump Around once before I die. Lived in Janesville for about 5 years

[iyucougar]

I visited Madison for the BYU game last year.  Probably the nicest fans I've ever met.  Great atmosphere and a great time, even though the Cougs lost.  

[kdavis]

Don't forget that Wisconsin also runs a clean athletic department (sorry Ohio St.)

[HPgator]

I was born and raised in Nebraska and go to Nebraska but I went to the game in Wisconsin two years ago and loved it, even wanted to transfer there.

[lorik.]

Our daughter graduated a year ago May from UW-Madison. We just retired and moved here also a year ago. Fabulous place to work, live and play!

[alongtheway]

I am an Alabama Alumnus and have spent time in many college sports towns and I will say I agree... Madison is the best college sports town.

[Jerry-rfbn]

As a proud Wisconsin resident and a former student at UW-Madison, I couldn't agree more. In addition, Wisconsin is home to the greatest NFL stadium, Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Attending games at both venues is almost a religious experience.

[TheMisterMeowmers]

I'm from the west coast so I zone know that much about Wisconsin but damn that student section I would love to go to a game at camp

[josh_richards]

I've went to Madison graduated with a doctoring degree, went to a lot of games as a kid. The town has a great atmosphere, nicest and best fans you will ever find, best natural surroundings you got lakes, ponds, rivers and much more. Each stadium or place you go to have a different atmosphere but everyone there is nice and all respect Badgers sports. So if you visited Madison you'd never want to leave trust me. When I got my degree I wanted to stay in college and live in Madison. 

[MarylandTerrapins]

Hello Badgers! I'm a Terp alum (like Mr. van Pelt) and I'm really looking forward to catching some games up in Madison! Best of luck to your Badgers this year, and I look forward to joining the Big Ten!

[jmicmak]

wow, #goosebumps. Greatest city in America!

[MikTheAsianMan]

Haters will be haters, but there's a reason why SI, Bleacherreport and USA Today named the, "Best College Football Town In America and, "Best College Sports Town in America" If you ever come to Camp Randall, the fans are really passionate good natured fans. The men's hockey team has been averaging the higest attendence in college hockey for a while and the men's basketball team, tickets are sold out on yearly basis. They also had men's and women's outdoor hockey games that avraged about 40, 000 people. I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world.

[PatrickFallonn]

Wisconsin: established 1848
Nebraska: established 1869

We were big red first.

[gabrielparker]

"You could not invent a better college town"

[chrisk]

Born, raised (Wauwatosa...suburb of Milwaukee) and retired in Madison, Wisconsin ('17)
My daughter received her undergraduate degree from UW-MADISON, my son is a senior at UW-EAU CLAIRE.
When my wife and I were researching places to retire we visited the far northwest (Seattle) for our 20th anniversary in '13 and absolutely loved it!! Only three issues, "1", it really does rain there a lot, "2", at the time it was not apparent, but the economic/social upheaval drastically changed the ambience for the entire city and lastly, REALLY expensive cost of living.
Our second choice was Boulder, Colorado, a "smaller" Madison in the Rockie mountains were my sister and her husband (born, raised and graduated CU) have lived for the last forty yrs (he recently retired from the Colorado Denver Symphony Orchestra after 34yrs and the Colorado Central City Opera Orchestra after 25yr.
My sister was the harp faculty for the University of Colorado, Denver, first call union harpist and performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra-Denver. They are 70 and still ski the Rockies. We also loved IT!! It too is VERY expensive!!
The remaining city was Madison, Wisconsin.
It really IS a great college "town"!! Also on the expensive side, but doable.
We live about a mile+ from the stadium!

[jmicmak]

wow #goosebumps. Most incredible city in the world!

[jmicmak]

2012-2013 year

Big Ten champs: Football
Big Ten champs: Sofftball
Big Ten Championship game appearance: Basketball
Big Ten Champs: Indoor Track
WCHA Champs: Hockey

wow! Greatest sports town in the world had a hell of a year! Way to go Badgers, keep running the Big Ten.

[thebigm]

Just like Wisconsin going to a Green Bay Packers football game is like a college atmosphere Lambeau leap and all and I am glad to have seen the Wisconsin Badgers play a game at Lambeau field and do the Lambeau leap after the was over. Go Pack Go and Go Badgers On Wisconsin.

[Darkreingsvoodoo]

Did you guys use my buttercup video lol . Loved it ON WISCONSIN!

[juliemiller]

Love my Badgers!!!! They work hard, they play hard.