Some people might put Willie on that list for Baylor. Seriously, though, if graduating is not a requirement Carlton Dotson probably would be on the top of the list.

Magnolia gets about 100K visitors per month. Per month! And that's just to visit the silos and other C&J things they've done around Waco. That isn't even to see them in person. And this has been going on for well over 5 years. Their popularity may wane as time goes on, but they have literally put Waco on the map and everything going on in downtown Waco wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for those two. 7 home football games a year doesn't justify building the hotel projects and other developments that have been built and will be built in the downtown area.

Willie is still big, but he doesn't even claim to be an alum of Baylor. At least he isn't vocal about it. And RGIII is famous in the world of sports, but most people don't remember Heisman trophy winners from other schools, if they even remember Heisman trophy winners at all. That isn't to say he is a nobody, but let's be honest, he would probably have trouble getting 5,000 people per month to a restaurant with his name on it, let alone over 1 million people per year to a store in a small town in central Texas that doesn't even have a major airport.

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No one travels anywhere to see a statue….other than DC, Italy, or Athens.

As you said, you can get the same shiz at magnolia that you can get at target.

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or Vienna,
or Paris,
or Rio,
or Mt..Rushmore,
or Thebes,
or Cairo,
or London,
or St. Petersburg,
or Bejing,
or Stone Mountain,
or the Texas State Fair,.....

Point taken but, other than Mt Rushmore & maybe a couple others on the list, I don't think most tourists are going to those cities only to see a statue. Then again, no one goes to Waco just for the RGIII statue either.

So George Washington carver and T Boone Pickens essentially. Rest of that is very much non essential people who will be forgotten in another 100 years

*20 years from now, walking through Chip and JoJo Land theme park* "Nah, just a flash in the pan. They will be forgotten soon!"

*20 years later, walking through the Chip and Jojo spaceport on the moon* "Nah, just a flash in the pan. Now, when is my flight to Chip's Demo World..."

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I would be more interested in a list of the most infamous alums from each school.

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Allan Stanford would be near the top of BU's list.

And if the criteria is "attending" and not "graduating", then Tech gets John Hinckley and UT gets Charles Whitman.

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OU has Charles Keating and Huey Long on its list of notable attendees.

KSU - Gary Patterson

Is my contention that anyone having attended classes counts as an alumnus. If you want to differentiate, specify "graduate." With that being the case, the argument between Willie and Chip/Jo is a close one. It depends on how you define famous. I'd lean Willie, but Chip/Jo are really, really, really well known by a huge portion of America. Willie probably had the more devoted fan base.

If we're talking about a combo of well known, devoted, and a heavy importance placed on how influential an individual is, I would say Rand Paul takes the cake for Baylor. He did leave without a degree, but that was before you needed a bachelors to get into med school.

Lotta shiplap in that post

You don't have to be a graduate to be an alum.

Then the word would just be graduate.

Willie or Singletary

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*20 years from now, walking through Chip and JoJo Land theme park* "Nah, just a flash in the pan. They will be forgotten soon!"

*20 years later, walking through the Chip and Jojo spaceport on the moon* "Nah, just a flash in the pan. Now, when is my flight to Chip's Demo World..."

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Do you remember Back to the Future Day? The movie ended with the time machine returning to 1985 after jumping ahead to October 21, 2015 by which time we would have flying cars powered by Mr Fusion which used garbage for fuel. Reality wasn't quite like that.

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You don't have to be a graduate to be an alum.

Then the word would just be graduate.

Willie or Singletary

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Singletary? No. He's not even the most well known Baylor football player.

I know you guys hate Chip & Joanna for whatever reasons you have, but they are the easy choice.

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I would still say nationally RGIII is more known. This seems to be a list primarily of current celebrities who are grads of these schools. Thirty years ago it would have been Crystal Bernard on the list for Baylor. Now if in 50 years or so the Chip and Joanna brand and company is as big as Disney, ok. My point all of these schools have more consequential alums who people do not know are or were alums.

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Again I would say the facts of their own tv station after having their own show, multiple brands, multiple best seller books, etc. and them turning Waco into the #1 tourist destination in TX prove that theory wrong.

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Beating a dead horse here, but I wanted to jump in on this historically bad take. They have their own TV channel and a store within a store at all Targets… I think you could safely bet on this one.

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Poll how many people recognize the song, mamas don't let their babies…or whiskey river…luckenbach, compared to the show fixer upper…I think the numbers would work out in willie's favor.

Net worth of each would work out in his favor as well…

Never happen, but Willie Nelson doing GameDay picks would be the biggest person they ever had made those picks.

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LOL LOL LOL

Keep dreaming. Willie is a has been.

I guarantee you very few under 30 have any clue who he is. Meanwhile they know who chip and jo are.

And they almost double his net worth. His worth is $25 million as of 2020. Theirs is at $50 million.

So keep dreaming that has been willie is bigger than a couple that owns a tv channel.

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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Waco over Austin? San Antonio? etc? No way Waco is top 20 in Texas travel destinations.

You think more people go to the Silos than the Riverwalk? 6th Street? Big Bend? NASA? Ft. Worth Zoo? The list goes on and on...

Waco has like 3 hotels worthy of tourist type travelers...

Not that this is the issue on this thread but to be as nice as I can be. Folks who think Willie isnt well known just really are out of touch. It is almost like saying Elvis isnt well known or John Lennon isnt well known. Willie is iconic.

cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-comedians/jeff-dunham-net-worth/


$140 Million.

More people have seen Dunham's puppets then have seen the show fixer upper.

A business model that caters only to middle aged, middle income white women is never gonna have the financial draw of an act that caters to all.

Gilbreath 101

Swart Dra said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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Waco over Austin? San Antonio? etc? No way Waco is top 20 in Texas travel destinations.

You think more people go to the Silos than the Riverwalk? 6th Street? Big Bend? NASA? Ft. Worth Zoo? The list goes on and on...

Waco has like 3 hotels worthy of tourist type travelers...

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Lol again facts prove you wrong

From 2018 the silos had 30,000 visitors per WEEK. More than the Alamo which was previously number 1.

So yes it has more visitors than all those places you named and has for years.

As for the hotels that is WHY there has been a growth in better hotels all over town.

https://www.businessinsider.com/hgtv-chip-and-joanna-gaines-made-waco-texas-top-travel-destination-2018-1?amp

So yeah keep arguing your biased opinions that facts prove wrong.

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Not that this is the issue on this thread but to be as nice as I can be. Folks who think Willie isnt well known just really are out of touch. It is almost like saying Elvis isnt well known or John Lennon isnt well known. Willie is iconic.

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To certain age groups those people are well known. But to others they aren't. For example, a few years ago Elton John performed with some new singer at an awards show. All sorts of people posted on social media about the "discovery" of Elton by this younger guy.

They had no clue who he was.

Swart Dra said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-comedians/jeff-dunham-net-worth/


$140 Million.

More people have seen Dunham's puppets then have seen the show fixer upper.

A business model that caters only to middle aged, middle income white women is never gonna have the financial draw of an act that caters to all.

Gilbreath 101

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Ok so he has a bigger net worth. But he not more well known.

30,000 per week and 50,000 for their spring at the silos event this last March.

cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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Waco over Austin? San Antonio? etc? No way Waco is top 20 in Texas travel destinations.

You think more people go to the Silos than the Riverwalk? 6th Street? Big Bend? NASA? Ft. Worth Zoo? The list goes on and on...

Waco has like 3 hotels worthy of tourist type travelers...

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Lol again facts prove you wrong

From 2018 the silos had 30,000 visitors per WEEK. More than the Alamo which was previously number 1.

So yes it has more visitors than all those places you named and has for years.

As for the hotels that is WHY there has been a growth in better hotels all over town.

https://www.businessinsider.com/hgtv-chip-and-joanna-gaines-made-waco-texas-top-travel-destination-2018-1?amp

So yeah keep arguing your biased opinions that facts prove wrong.

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Perhaps more people went to the SIlos than the actual Alamo in 2018. (Wasn't that about the time it was closed a lot for restoration work?) But I would guess in 2018 and every other year San Antonio had substantially more tourists than Waco same with Austin, DFW and Houston area.

PartyBear said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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Waco over Austin? San Antonio? etc? No way Waco is top 20 in Texas travel destinations.

You think more people go to the Silos than the Riverwalk? 6th Street? Big Bend? NASA? Ft. Worth Zoo? The list goes on and on...

Waco has like 3 hotels worthy of tourist type travelers...

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Lol again facts prove you wrong

From 2018 the silos had 30,000 visitors per WEEK. More than the Alamo which was previously number 1.

So yes it has more visitors than all those places you named and has for years.

As for the hotels that is WHY there has been a growth in better hotels all over town.

https://www.businessinsider.com/hgtv-chip-and-joanna-gaines-made-waco-texas-top-travel-destination-2018-1?amp

So yeah keep arguing your biased opinions that facts prove wrong.

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Perhaps more people went to the SIlos than the actual Alamo in 2018. (Wasn't that about the time it was closed a lot for restoration work?) But I would guess in 2018 and every other year San Antonio had substantially more tourists than Waco same with Austin, DFW and Houston area.

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The silos actually topped the Alamo in 2017 and have stayed on top since.

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2017/12/fixer-upper-attraction-more-popular-than-the-alamo.html?page=all


2020 saw a dip (obviously) but 2021 started going back up. 119,000+ in September of 2021 alone.

Hotel occupancy rates are high in Waco, higher than Texas average.

https://www.kwtx.com/2021/10/27/city-waco-experiences-increase-tourism-after-lackluster-2021/?outputType=amp

What could have been...

cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-comedians/jeff-dunham-net-worth/


$140 Million.

More people have seen Dunham's puppets then have seen the show fixer upper.

A business model that caters only to middle aged, middle income white women is never gonna have the financial draw of an act that caters to all.

Gilbreath 101

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Ok so he has a bigger net worth. But he not more well known.

30,000 per week and 50,000 for their spring at the silos event this last March.

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Dunham was seating twice that every week for years in Vegas, and he wasn't selling $18 lamps. EVERY single person that saw him was forking over $100 each.

Can't believe I'm having to explain this to you.

We are talking about a damn puppeteer who is worth 5-10 times your heroes.

Geez.

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Beating a dead horse here, but I wanted to jump in on this historically bad take. They have their own TV channel and a store within a store at all Targets… I think you could safely bet on this one.

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Agreed. They're basically shiplap Oprah at this point.

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ABC BEAR said:

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I would be more interested in a list of the most infamous alums from each school.

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Allan Stanford would be near the top of BU's list.

And if the criteria is "attending" and not "graduating", then Tech gets John Hinckley and UT gets Charles Whitman.

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Carlton Dotson would be pretty high on Baylor's attending list.

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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cowboycwr said:

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Swart Dra said:

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Stefano DiMera said:

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You have to do the Mom test. Ask yourself how would your mom answer.

My mom knows Tiger Woods..Tom Brady..Steph Curry..and Dak Prescott and Luka Doncic cause we live in Dallas. That's it..that's all the sports she knows.

She wouldn't know RG3 from the man in the moon..but is obsessed with Chip and Joanna.

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Now do dad…

Your mom knows Willie Nelson. Dad doesn't know chip and Jo.

Or if they both do, it's only because of your BU connection.

And my guess, in 20 years it will be an "oh yeah" type memory.

Not the case for a heisman winner. Every teen that plays football looks that up at some point.

I know Billy simms for the same reason. That will never go away.

Dunham is bigger than chip and Jo.

Though more people know the name "chip and jo" than the name "Angela Kinsey", more people know the character "Angela" from the office than know "fixer upper"

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Sorry but AGAIN the facts prove you wrong.

#1 tourist destination in TX is not because just women are coming here.

LMAO. Dunham??? bigger than chip and jo??? That is laughable.

Even the office connection is wrong.

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https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-comedians/jeff-dunham-net-worth/


$140 Million.

More people have seen Dunham's puppets then have seen the show fixer upper.

A business model that caters only to middle aged, middle income white women is never gonna have the financial draw of an act that caters to all.

Gilbreath 101

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Ok so he has a bigger net worth. But he not more well known.

30,000 per week and 50,000 for their spring at the silos event this last March.

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Dunham was seating twice that every week for years in Vegas, and he wasn't selling $18 lamps. EVERY single person that saw him was forking over $100 each.

Can't believe I'm having to explain this to you.

We are talking about a damn puppeteer who is worth 5-10 times your heroes.

Geez.

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Lol. They aren't my heroes. Just pointing out the effect they have had on Waco for years. To dismiss them as small time is just silly.

And I seriously doubt he drew that much twice a week.


Again it isn't about worth. It is about most well known with a connection to the school. I have seen numerous Jeff Dunham specials and never once heard him mention Baylor. I have never seen anything about him donating to Baylor. Most people probably could not name what school he went to.

Chip and jo on the other hand people could. They have turned their stores into the top tourist destination in Texas.

Honestly my first and only time seeing Jeff Dunham was when he was the guest picker on gameday. I get how big he was back in his prime but his fame is fading and has been for a while (nothing wrong with that).

Willie is iconic but he didn't even graduate and most people outside the Baylor bubble don't even know he attended. Most people under 30 in Texas absolutely know who he is but not sure you could say the same about those in the NE or PNW?

It's chip and jo easy. It's almost impossible to meet someone from out of state and mention Waco or Baylor without getting asked about Magnolia.

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#1. Willie is not an alum

#2 People don't fly from bum *** Iowa to Waco to see RG3 statue. They come for Magnolia.

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Willie is an alum.

You don't have the graduate to be considered an alum.

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Stefano DiMera said:

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#1. Willie is not an alum

#2 People don't fly from bum *** Iowa to Waco to see RG3 statue. They come for Magnolia.

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Gates, dell, and zuck aren't alumns anywhere either.

Nelson is as big in his craft as those are in theirs..

Nelson is a top 10 (worst case, 50) solo music artist of all time.

If you disagree, name 49 more….

Or even 10…

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Your definition of alumni is incorrect.

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Stefano DiMera said:

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#1. Willie is not an alum

#2 People don't fly from bum *** Iowa to Waco to see RG3 statue. They come for Magnolia.

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Willie is an alum.

You don't have the graduate to be considered an alum.

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Yes you do. The very meaning of the word is graduate.

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Stefano DiMera said:

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#1. Willie is not an alum

#2 People don't fly from bum *** Iowa to Waco to see RG3 statue. They come for Magnolia.

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Willie is an alum.

You don't have the graduate to be considered an alum.

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Yes you do. The very meaning of the word is graduate.

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Nope. This is a common misconception.

Quote:

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An alumnus (masculine) or an alumna (feminine) of a college, university, or other school is a former student who has either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The word is Latin and simply means "one who is being (or has been) nourished".

The plural is alumni for men and mixed groups and alumnae for women. The term is not synonymous with "graduate"; one can be an alumnus without graduating (Burt Reynolds, alumnus but not graduate of Florida State, is an example). The term is sometimes used to refer to a former employee or member of an organization, contributor, or inmate.

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whitetrash said:

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John Denver attended Texas Tech, back when he was still Henry Duchendorf. He had no connection to the state of West Virginia until one night backstage at a Greenwich Village folk club he was given a new song written by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, who were sharing the bill with him.

Danoff and Nivert labored on in obscurity a few more years before becoming a one-hit wonder as the nucleus of Starland Vocal Band.


Most famous WVU alum would be Don Knotts.

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and there is no way Id know who Chip and Joanna were had I not attended BU. No way they are as wildly known as Willie Nelson. Or probably even RG3.

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Uh not a fan but they are among the top 3 on this list. I underestimated it for awhile too but they are household names beyond many of those listed actually.

Relatives and friends anywhere from as far as the west coast (Cali) to Midwest (Ohio) to east (NC & Pa) were very familiar with who they were... male and female and all ages. Its a little crazy but true