GAMECOCK FANS trying to COMPARE GAMEDAY ATMOSPHERES!
Was just with my sister who spoke highly of the wonderful atmosphere at Clemson Memorial. How sportsmanlike all the fans are, etc., compared to Williams Brice where fans throw bottles at players.
I know I have seen poor behavior at Clemson games, but I don't dwell on it. IMO there are poor sports in every home stadium, but most are okay, and some are even friendly.
Still, I need some ammunition for the next time this topic comes up at a family gathering.
Any help out there?
In 2004, the last game I attended there, someone tried to rip off my USC license plate. It was bent to hell, and there were footprints on the bumper and back of my car where they obviously had worked hard to pry it off. I took it off when I got home and tried to "hammer" it out and bend it back. I kept it mounted until SCDOT sent me a new one a few years back. I still have it at home.
I have a clemson fan as a witness as well as a Wake Forest graduate but USC fan as well. Both road to the game with me. In typical fashion, the clemson fan (winthrop grad) thought it was funny at first, but later apologized.
I have witnessed 3 fights at games there as well. I know one fight was between 2 clemson fans. One clemson fan was obnoxious to a gamecock fan. Another buddy of mine who is a clemson grad, told him to quit talking crap to the gamecocks fan. A minute later, my clemson friend was hammering the rude clemson fan. This was witnessed by a large number of people in the grass tailgate area behind the stadium near the 50 yardline entrance across Press Road, if I remember correctly.
I have witnessed identical behavior by gamecock fans, UGA fans, and Auburn fans. An LSU fan threw a cup of dipspit into the carolina section and threw bottles as well. I also recall a great fight at a Wake Forest game, I believe it was among Wake fans. I did not see a fight at Ole Miss and I have not seen a fight at UT or UF. Fans at UVA are probably the best behaved, but they don't really care or go to games. Fans misbehave pretty much everywhere, however.
The OP's sister's "holier than though" attitude is more annoying than UGA fans who will yell or bark at pretty much anyone wearing visitor's colors. I do believe that there are nice family tailgate sections that avoid all the behavior I described above. I have not witnessed any bad behavior at WB since I moved into higher priced parking areas. I think the reason people like the Gamecock Park so much is that there are very few offensive visitors so yelling and fighting is less common. I am sure that fights still break out, I just have not witnessed one.
As for bottle throwing, empty or half filled water bottles probably did less damage than oranges and Zero bars thrown at USC players and fans in the past.
