Aw, man, no [spoiler that may no longer be a spoiler]? :(

Gonna put this behind a cut, because it's about something that we had heard would happen in 3X10, which would be a spoiler, except now this source is saying it's not going to happen after all, so...maybe it's not a spoiler anymore? I dunno.

( Anyway... )

Carolina/Clemson day -- it's taaahm fer Carolina football!

Today's the biggest day of the year for fans of USC or Clemson football -- and a large chunk of the state. The rivalry is a deep and abiding thing, dating back to the early 1900s, when there were riots and weapons drawn and fights on the streets. In 2004, this happened:

Both teams were headed for bowl games, but both Universities decided not to allow the teams to have post-season games as a result of the fight. The next year, the teams met on the field before the game to shake hands (and apparently, the game was pretty lackluster as a result).

I can't speak for Clemson fans, but all the Carolina fans I know would rather lose every game of the season and beat Clemson than the other way around. Truefax. Last year, Carolina beat Clemson for the first time in five years. After the game ended, I called my sister (who lives in Columbia, SC). She was shopping at Kohl's, and when she told the people around her that Carolina had won, I could hear people cheering and whooping. She said people were dancing in the aisles.

Carolina is expected to lose by three points, but as any Carolina or Clemson fan will tell you, anything can and will happen at this game. Upsets are almost expected, and the teams' records for the season are pretty much irrelevant. The Carolina/Clemson game is something entirely removed from anything else that happens during the course of the year.

When I was a freshman at USC, the game ended in a tie. There was such an outcry from fans of both teams that the SC State Legislature actually passed a law stating that the Carolina/Clemson game can never again end in a tie. It must continue until one team is the winner.

If Carolina wins tonight, it'll be the first time we've beat Clemson two years in a row since 1970. GO, COCKS!

(Apologies in advance if I do the semi-hysterical multiple posting thing tonight. Game starts at 7 Eastern -- fair warning! *g*)

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"This program is not available in your area. Check Program Guide for alternate programming."

This. Is what I see on ESPN2.

...which is the channel that is broadcasting the Carolina/Clemson game.

Um.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!eleventy!!

edit: I /know/ we've watched games on ESPN2 before. I know we have! Why won't they give me my football game? GIVE ME MY FOOTBALL GAME!

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It's on! OMG I was staring at a blank screen and then it just suddenly appeared. I've missed three minutes but OMG my game is on!

(hanncoll scoreboard: 1 defriending. *g*)

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hanncoll: FUCK FUCK FUCK
zillah975: :(
hanncoll: they blocked a punt and ran it back for a touchdown.
hanncoll: WOE
zillah975: it's early early in the game sweetie
zillah975: keep your game face on! they will prevail!
hanncoll: it is. Yes. *clings*
zillah975: NO ONE CAN DEFEAT THE MIGHTY COCK
zillah975: S
hanncoll: BWAHAHAHAHA!
hanncoll: Yis omg

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OMG we're in the lead!

OMG hang onto it, boys!

:D

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Less than two minutes.

We're up by ONE POINT.

They have the ball.

*alternates chewing fingernails and ripping out hair*

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*criez and criez and criez*


I lost my shoe.*

(The SPN version of "Shakah, when the walls fell.")