Re: It must really suck to be a gamecock fan.

I prefer to look at in this light:

1. We have a new football coach that MIGHT be able to start winning fairly consistently and get us to a new level. I've already explained the differences between Spurrier and Holtz before, so please don't come back with the "we've heard the before" argument. I don't care to get back into it.

2. Spurrier has already proven that he will take control of our program and weed (no pun intended

) out the players that don't need to be there. You have to admit though, many of the players who have gotten in trouble were Clemson recruits at one time. So (unfairly really IMO) you can blame it on the leadership of the coach. Hopefully our new one will take care of business better.

3. Yes, we lost on a last second 3 to our rival, but we still won the NIT championship (not what we wanted, but decent consolation) and are only losing 1 key player in basketball. We also racked up a nice win against a highly ranked UK team, which was fun. I think we'll be back in the NCAAs next season.

4. Baseball has been a 'down' season for us, but all that means is that we likely won't make the CWS... With standards like those, I'm certainly not worried about our program. We'll be fine-- y'all enjoy our 'troubles', but remember, you haven't made it any further than us yet. Yes, we did go 2-2 against Clemson, but that's not terrible against a team that is hosting regionals. It would appear that y'all should be the ones disappointed in the fact that you only won 2 against USC.

5. Though we've lost more head-to-head battles against our rivals, I have been able to enjoy more combined victories in those sports than my rival fans have. Seasons consists of many games, not just the head-to-head battles. While winning the heated ones are nice, I still enjoy seeing plenty of wins.

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Me? I'm glad we own our rival.

May 30, 2005, 8:05 AM

Football:
I'm glad we have a lifetime lead in football and that the lead is getting bigger. I'm excited we've won some big games lately. I'm thrilled we have an established coach, 6 years into his building program. I'm tickled we're on a huge winning streak against our arch rival, racking up wins with huge margins recently now 13 years into the era when SC joined the SEC, the move that was said to have been SOOOOOOO important. (How's that working out?) I enjoy the fact we've won 12 or 13 times as many conference titles as SC while mostly playing in the same league. I'm happy we rank in the top 25 winningest programs in my lifetime. I'm glad that we've had 10 or 12 times as much post season success as our rival. I'm happy that when the marbles were all on the line, against a marque program in the Orange Bowl, the Tigers came through and won a National Title in the sport we all care the most about.

Baseball:
I'm glad we beat the heck out of SC the last two times we've played. I'm happy that our baseball program is ranked among the best in the country, that we play in Beautiful Kingsmore Stadium on Tiger Field, and that we're hosting a regional this week. I'm tickled we get to Omaha as often as we do, and that we get there more often than SC. I'm glad that in my lifetime, we own the series with our arch rival, South Carolina. In the best period SC has ever enjoyed on the diamond, Clemson is a little ahead in the series record; over my lifetime, the Clemson lead is substantial. It must hurt to get as good as you can, and still not beat your rival consistently. I'm confident Clemson will win a national title in baseball before South Carolina.

Basketball:
I'm happy we beat the Gamecocks on their floor the last time we met. I'm glad we have a solid up and coming coach guiding our program instead of an old guy who wants to be somewhere else. When I attended Clemson, SC was a national power in basketball annually ranking in the top ten. Since those days 30+ years ago, Clemson has owned the Gamecocks in basketball. We've won the majority of head to head match ups, we've been in the NCAA Tournament more often, and gone further when we got there than SC. We've avoided the big splashy upset losses that SC always seems to produce when they get on the national stage. We've put more and better players into the pros. I'm glad that in my lifetime of paying attention, Clemson has been better at basketball than SC.

That's the story ont the 3 major sports. There isn't much else to tell, except to mention.....

Golf:
Well, most of us DO play golf and, of course, Clemson has had a significantly better golf team than SC winning most of the head to head encounters and picking up conference and regional titles regularly. I'm happy our program won a National Title in golf. I enjoy watching the PGA and regularly seeing former Clemson players earning a nice living at the next level.

I'm REALLY happy that I was never a Gamecock fan and that I haven't had to endure a lifetime of misery brought on by being constantly outdone by my arch rival in every sport that much of anyone cares anything about.

Harley

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