Clemson Homecoming on ESPN
By Andy Denton on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 8:29 pm
What a weekend! (except for the collapse of the Panthers against the Bengals today. Thanks to bumbling, fumbling Jake Delhomme!) Two of my brothers and I got together for a fun weekend of football and comradarie. We missed having Kari and Grace, but a brother’s weekend was just what the doctor ordered.
Noah and I played a quick game of cards at my buddy’s house. Played some ping pong at my crib. Wesley showed up at 11am after driving from DC starting at 4:30. And we were on the road to Clemson by 12:30. We snapped this photo right before we took off.
A 2-hour car ride later and we arrived in ESPN-crazed Clemson, SC. Before settling in to tailgate, I had to take Wes and Noah on a quick trip to the ever famous rollercoaster road. It was certainly steep, but somehow it wasn’t as fun as I remembered it being. I was driving my low-riding magnum and I was a bit too scared of bottoming out at the bottom of the hill. So, I ended up taking the hills a little too slow for excitement. But, still good fun nonetheless.
After a few hours of tailgating and being harassed by real life yellowjackets (actual bees, not the crazed GT fans), Wesley went and grabbed a ticket with his buddies, and Noah and I went off to scalp tickets of our own. I couldn’t believe it. Tickets were going for $150/seat on the street. There was no way that I was going to pay more than $50 for a ticket. (face value was $48). After battling the fans in downtown Clemson, Noah and I ventured up near the stadium and the ticket prices were still the same. I was getting a bit discouraged because Noah came all the way up from Beaufort to visit and to come to the game. And I was hoping to show him a good time in classic Clemson football fashion.
We were in the middle of all the ticket scalpers and still no economical options were available. Then, a miracle happened. A cadillac pulled up, parked, and I guess the driver saw me holding up my fingers gestering that I needed 2 tickets. He popped out of his car holding 2 tickets. Long story short - I scored two tickets on the 45 yard line for $60/each. I couldn’t believe it. Even though I paid a bit more than I expected, it was so well worth it. These were some of the best seats in the house, and Noah and I were up close and in the middle of Clemson fans for one of the best games we’ve seen in a long while.
Wes & Noah - I can’t tell you how great it was to hang out with the both of you this weekend. I can’t wait for our trip to the Grand Canyon!
Click on any photo above to see all the photos. All the game day videos can be seen at this link.
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Comment from asher
Posted on Tuesday, 24 October 2006 at 11:59 am
must’ve been an awesome game to not only watch, but experience up close. clemson looks tough — even in those uniforms. hopefully they don’t have a let down at va tech.
i was at the cal-uw game on saturday, which also had a some drama. a bit too much (for cal fans), but thankfully it all ended well.
Comment from Andy
Posted on Wednesday, 25 October 2006 at 9:29 am
Cal - UW was a good game! I’m nervous about VA Tech. I’ll have to see what the Pickheads have to say about it! 
Comment from asher
Posted on Wednesday, 25 October 2006 at 12:16 pm
the line is moving back toward va tech and currently sits at clemson -4. the “predicted spread” (using sararin’s ratings, which makes up 1/6 of the bcs computer ranking) is clemson -6. just gotta avoid the big letdown that you typically see after big, emotional wins.
http://www.pickheads.com/matchup_detail.php?sport=NCAAF&gamenumber=84109374
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