http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4899366BIG 12
Best Town: Austin (8).
Comment: "Contrary to popular belief, being on the road is not always a vacation, but when I go to Austin, I feel like it is. Good places to eat. Live music if you want. You find time to have a little fun while you're there."
Also receiving votes: Boulder, Lawrence.
Worst Town: Waco (9).
Comment: "One time, a Baylor assistant football coach got arrested for urinating on the bar at Scruffy Murphy's. That was the century's high-water mark for nightlife excitement."
Also receiving votes: Ames, Manhattan. Best Basketball Town: Lawrence (10).
Comment: "Lawrence is clearly the class of the Big 12 in hoops, the only one to win an NCAA title since the league was formed. Before ku won as a Big Eight team in 1988, the last titles belonged to Kansas in 1952 and Oklahoma State, twice in the 1940s when, I believe, they were playing three-on-three at each end, no crossing midcourt. As for Allen Fieldhouse, it's like a museum, maybe one that is haunted. I always think a famous dead guy is going reach out and shake my hand."
Also receiving votes: None. Lawrence was the lone unanimous pick in the entire survey.
Worst Basketball Town: Boulder (11).
Comment: "There are so many great things to do in Boulder during the winter. Watching college basketball doesn't make the list."
Also receiving votes: Lincoln.
So he loves Vista but hates the town? So which is it Pat?