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Howard's Rock
Aug 2, 2013, 10:18 PM
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Has anyone seen this from ESPN?
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conversations/_/id/9380123/howard-rock-damaged-clemson-university
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Regarding Howard's Rock:
A friend of mine knew a guy who was on the 1966 Clemson football team. They were dorm friends. He told about what had happened the previous season. One of the players was told by Coach Howard to get a hair cut, or not show up for the game. The player did not show up for the game or daily practice for several weeks. It was not a big deal on campus because the player was not a first team starter, but it was a major disruption to the team unity. Signs were put up in the field house locker room about the player’s loyalty and character. He said that it affected the team spirit all that season.
He told me that Coach Howard wrote the player a letter telling him to get back involved with football or lose his scholarship for next semester. The guy got the hard haircut and had to finish the season and the 1966 spring practice. My friend said that Coach Howard called the player whale sh*t. Whale sh*t doesn’t float so sinks to the bottom of the ocean and is the lowest thing on earth. The player had not showed up for the current season, but was still mentioned in locker room talk. He said that he had seen the guy on campus several times that semester, shaggy hair and all..
He talked about Howard's Rock was the start of a new football tradition. He said the coaches wanted to do something to reinforce the team unity and spirit that had been broken. It occurred to me after I heard the story about the Howard's Rock being defaced that the origin of that stone and tradition was about this one player defying Coach Howard’s hair cut order.
How funny it would be, if this decades long tradition was about a guy not wanting to get a haircut.
PS Coach Howard was too fat to roll over in his grave
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June 20 2013, 10:26 AM
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I believe the crafter of that inglorious tale misspelled his
Aug 3, 2013, 6:54 AM
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name....Should have been "Dumberfail."
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good morning hartins! vodky?
Aug 3, 2013, 7:01 AM
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Howdy, Friend....Too early for the vodka....Today is
Aug 3, 2013, 7:13 AM
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attending to business matters day followed by late afternoon refurbishing of a deck for parties...the latter of which will be eased along with one of my best friends: J.D...on the rocks, of course. lol
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captain redlegs terrill said it best, "vodky is good &
Aug 3, 2013, 7:24 AM
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doing good ain't got no end."
i hope this is the right thread, i heard we were telling tall tales & flat out fabricating the truth here.
any the way, i only hope your day of activity will somehow counter balance my planned day of sloth & save the world from a terrifying, horrific end.
have a great one hartins!
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gwp has the jd, why would hartins want him on the rocks...
Aug 3, 2013, 8:43 AM
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sounds dangerous, gwp might fall and hurt a knee.
maybe that's why he's got the latter?
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Probably going hiking in the mountains together...
Aug 3, 2013, 8:48 AM
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they enjoy camping trips while staying in their 2-man tent.
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2 man? is ct88 going with them? it's nice to see two older
Aug 3, 2013, 8:55 AM
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gentleman taking the time to mentor a young lad.
hope is not lost for the next generation.
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It's just semantics. Richard's Sporting Goods calls it a
Aug 3, 2013, 9:00 AM
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"2-man tent" but that doesn't necessarily mean that there will be 2 men in the tent.
Do you think all three of them tried to fit in there? CT1988 isn't the most svelte of characters.
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knowing gwp is afraid of the dark, i'm sure both offered him
Aug 3, 2013, 9:10 AM
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comfort; it seems like the right thing to do.
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They take good care of GWP. But do you think it's a little
Aug 3, 2013, 9:16 AM
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creepy that they both insist on GWP calling them "Daddy"? If nothing else it would be a bit confusing.
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I wish you two would shut the helll up.
Aug 3, 2013, 9:22 AM
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I was trying to sleep in this morning. It's a gatdam shame when ah ole man can't sleep in on satady after a long hard week of waiting on football season to git hear!
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i apologize for bob...
Aug 3, 2013, 9:24 AM
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he's a trouble maker.
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