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fangirl_saysToday'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*)
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*)
