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TX A&M came to town a few years ago...some of their comments

Jun 17, 2013, 3:07 PM [ in reply to Re: Clearly, if you think gameday at Death Valley is not a good ]

CjAg
posted 10:20a, 9/5/2005

I have been telling everyone that Clemson's tailgating is way better than anything at Kyle. Most people here said that I was crazy. Now that you have been to Clemson, what are your thoughts?

byron06
posted 10:21a, 9/5/2005

WAAAAY better. This is no contest.

CUrynoSx
posted 10:29a, 9/5/2005

With the help of about 30 Aggies possibly more, the Clemson Fire Truck tailgate floated 5 kegs and we were still craving more. It was a pleasure to tailgate and party with you all.

ktbowman
posted 10:34a, 9/5/2005

Myself and 2 friends made the trip. We were very impressed with the tailgating. A&M probably does the best in the stadium during the game. Clemson's tailgating is an entire gameday experience. They are tailgating early in the morning till the game. More like a festival atmosphere. The fans were great. My friends and I had a blast, except for the score of course.

CUwhenitburns04
posted 10:59a, 9/5/2005

Three buddies & I made it to campus at about 1pm. We never had to buy beer or food all day. We couldnt pass a tailgating spot without having things offered to us. We were full and quite toasted before the game. Then there was more of the same after the game. Thanks alot Clemson fans, you guy were awesome. Had a great time.

We also got SMOKED by some girls in flip cup & beer pong.

[This message has been edited by CUwhenitburns04 (edited 9/5/2005 11:00a).]

jt2hunt
posted 11:11a, 09/05/05

the last comment, i hope we develop that type of gameday tailgating.

TheChuck
posted 11:17a, 09/05/05

Clemson's taligating was better than I imagined.

Bonfired
posted 11:23a, 09/05/05

We're still trying to play catch-up to many of the SEC schools when it comes to tailgating...I knew of Clemson's rep in this area and wasn't disappointed.

I don't know if any of them will read this, but to the denizens of the Nowell tailgate, you were the best hosts and I was truly humbled by your generosity to a complete stranger...T-bird, Alice, Chris, John, Greg, Paige, Sara, Carrie, Mark and anyone else I forgot, thank you very much for a wonderful time. I won't soon forget it.

TalonAg20
posted 11:40a, 09/05/05

I'm with everyone else that says they had an incredible time before the game (or the entire weekend, for that matter). The Clemson tailgating scene seems to me to be the ACC's version of LSU's scene, and just like LSU's, you'd be hard pressed to find a bad time. We went to the bars for the first part of the day, then went through a group of the tailgate lots, and, like everyone else, we found ourselves being offered everything. Great people, very hospitable!! Very impressed, and thanks CU folks, for a good time.

Aggie Overnight Celebrity
posted 12:02p, 09/05/05

our tailgating is getting better, but a handful of our fans need to stop being lame and start tailgating instead of hanging out in the MSC or parking at the mall.

Students are starting to show up in hordes. There is no reason we shouldn't have at least 50,000 tailgaters outside on campus.

Screw northgate, screw house parties, screw being lame and showing up a hour or two before the game, and come tailgate.

AggieBaseball06
posted 1:03p, 09/05/05

AOC- I totally agree with you...

But even if that magically happened, we still have A LOT to do before we are anywhere near Clemson. For those who didn't get to go, you missed some awesome times.

AW 1880
posted 1:12p, 09/05/05

Clemson had the second best tailgating scene I've been to. LSU being the first. Good lord, the Clemson women. Here's to drinking more Busch Light this weekend than my entire life.

CornersBlitz
posted 1:12p, 09/05/05

I have been to Alabama, Notre Dame and UF and they all KILL our tail gate. It's not really that good here. Not sure why everyone says it is.

Aggie Overnight Celebrity
posted 3:14p, 09/05/05

well, we do have the numbers, but our tailgating is so spread out... Byrne needs to open up Simpson Drill Field and several other parking lots so people can tailgate in them.

You will also see as the season ticket holders get younger, the tailgating get better.

logjammin
posted 3:21p, 09/05/05

too many people just get smashed at Northgate before the games instead of tailgating...

"...you're killing your father Larry..."

Aggie Overnight Celebrity
posted 7:15p, 09/05/05

I know, and that needs to change. Tailgating is much more fun than going to a bar. I can go to a bar any day of the week, but tailgating is apart of what makes college football atmospheres so great.

BillyPilgrim
posted 7:26p, 09/05/05

Clemson fans and tailgating were awesome! From Friday afternoon till 2:30 a.m./ on Saturday following the game, we never bought a drink. We had tons of invites to tailgates, but couldn't get to most of them because we kept getting stopped and invited to others.

Great fans and smoking hot girls. Thanks, Clemson!

TK03
posted 7:38p, 09/05/05

ONe of the condo complexes had a sign up - tailgating parking spots on sale starting at 21,000.

You'd really have to like tailgating.

Who else saw the school bus with the chairs on top that said Cheap Seats or something similar? Nice touch.

Aggie Overnight Celebrity
posted 7:39p, 09/05/05

we stayed with the Cheap Seats guys all weekend. We met them here last year, and they gave us a place to stay this year.

Great guys!

milerock
posted 7:46p, 09/05/05

The bus called "the cheapseats" is more famous for baseball games. They set it up in right center field and its easily the most rowdy group at beautiful tiger field. The bus was outfitted by Clemson students who were finishing school in May and we heard they were looking for someone to take over the tradition...sounds like they did.

YankeeAg00
posted 9:32p, 09/05/05

I used to know the guys who lived in that white house that is now the "Mellow Mushroom" (site of Cheap Seats bus). Man, talk about some great gameday partying. The perfect location, plus you could logroll to the Esso.

Legend
posted 9:46p, 09/05/05

By noon on Saturday there were tailgates everywhere and they lasted several hours after the game. Very nice people, nice looking women, etc. just as everyone has said.

A&M's tailgating scene is improving, but still needs to make up some ground. There aren't enough people who do it.

Ed 77
posted 9:52p, 09/05/05

Tailgating was fantastic...these guys do it right! Also, restroom facilities at the the field house were available for use, and they had plenty of portables. This is always a problem around Reed, where it is locked up and too few portables are available. Long story short, I think A&M wants to promote some of the pre-game activities and not encourage the tailgating.

AggieLong
posted 10:36p, 09/05/05

We tailgated til 5am! It made the drive back a little rough!

bemer
posted 10:43p, 09/05/05

Nice to have the relief of the tailgating competition. Forget winning football games,
let's kickass in the parking lots with great
buffets, cocktails, recipes to make one forget
all about football. Geez.

Aggie Overnight Celebrity
posted 8:15a, 09/06/05

not promoting tailgating is rediculous. Tailgating is what makes college football great.

I'll tell A&M to **** off if that is what they really want.

el presidente
posted 8:19a, 09/06/05

who gives a sh*t?

Aggie Overnight Celebrity
posted 8:20a, 09/06/05

I do. Our pregame atmosphere blows right now compared to other "true" football schools. Well, actually the Big 12 as a whole blows compared to the SEC and ACC.

Our pregame could be 10X better.

el presidente
posted 8:25a, 09/06/05

Ok............I'll be all for it too if it will help us win a freakin game.

Weve got to FIGHT!
posted 8:32a, 09/06/05

No Contest

Clemson is so much better it isn't compareable.

TheChuck
posted 8:37a, 09/06/05

I can't imagine that there is a college football atmosphere better than Clemson.

amg7319
posted 8:41a, 09/06/05

Clemson tailgating is in a league of their own (LSU could be included with them) but they are the best when it comes to pre-game tailgating. It was amazing. Something like 150,000 tailgaters. Half of the people tailgating don't even go to the game. They were awesome and glad we went, TOO BAD WE DIDN"T GO FOR TWO!!

Thanks Fran (Homer)

flakrat
posted 9:15a, 09/06/05

Clemson tailgating was very impressive. We arrived at around 6:30 AM to lot 13, and by 7:30 AM cars were lining up at the lot 13 gate to get in.

The gates opened at 8 and by 9:00 the tailgating was in full swing.

I didn't realize the size of the tailgating until we walked up to club Esso, there were tailgaters up and down the main road past the Esso.

To rip a lyric, "The tailgating goes on for ever and the party never ends" best sums up my impression of Clemson tailgating.

Aggie Overnight Celebrity
posted 9:18a, 09/06/05

for those that went and were impressed by the Clemson tailgating... do you tailgate at home games or go to northgate? If you don't tailgate, then get out there and do it. We can have that same type of atmosphere.

bigruss98
posted 9:20a, 09/06/05

Clemson--by FAR. The entire campus was strewn with tailgaters.

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PLEASE do not judge all Clemson fans by what you have seen here recently. The hostility is because recently our beloved Howard's Rock was defaced (think if somebody did something to your Jesus statue, it means that much to us). Of course, when something like this happens the rivalry starts getting heated up since our side is going to blame their side, and their side is going to start bring up other stuff from the past as well. It's all just a bit of a mess.

That being said, most online message boards that cater to 1 team are going to have hostile fans anyway. I feel like ours is really good about NOT having this. We have other fans on this board than Clemson fans, and the only ones we act hostile towards are those who act hostile towards us. Usually these are South Carolina fans and fans of the team we're about to play next (for a while it was LSU, obviously now it's Georgia). Granted, we do have some rival fans that we do respect on here, the problem is that most we cannot simply because they come here for one reason: to troll.

Please do not stereotype all Clemson fans by what you have seen here. Death Valley is a really nice and welcoming place to watch a game. I see other fans tailgating with Clemson fans all of the time (and I'm not just talking FCS and Mid-Majors, I'm talking big ACC opponents). You would love the experience, and we're happy to have you here. As stated above, just be nice to us and we'll be nice to you. Glad to have you, bud.

Clearly, if you think gameday at Death Valley is not a good

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Re: Clearly, if you think gameday at Death Valley is not a good

TX A&M came to town a few years ago...some of their comments

Nice...thanks for sharing***

You won't be disappointed!***

Re: You won't be disappointed!***

...he said in a hostile tone.***

Re: New guy from Notre Dame

Brosef

^^^Nutjob Exhibit A***

Re: ^^^Nutjob Exhibit A***

I've visited ND message boards

Re: I've visited ND message boards

#theycangotohades #hastagjusttohashtag***

#yes***

Re: I've visited ND message boards

they were pretty nice to me...

doesn't get being facetious^^^***

just trying to be welcoming to outsiders***

I normally would be dude was giving backhanded

lezbehonest though...

Re: New guy from Notre Dame

^^^Derailer Exhibit A***

even more sarcasm abounds

Yup. Be careful of a game at Death Valley.

Doh! Beat me to it.

Only in Lot 1 - they are the snooty crowd.***

Welcome to Tigernet. It's been a bad week here

Good advice from argonaut1992. As long as you steer clear

Re: Good advice from argonaut1992. As long as you steer clear

Nah I'm as friendly as they come...

Things seem ornery around here for 3 reasons...

the golden domer

Re: the golden domer

Hmm either you misunderstood his post, or I need to crank

...and your handle is big head. Just shut up man !***

Welcome to the board and partially to the ACC. Your

Re: Welcome to the board and partially to the ACC. Your

^^ I now think Notre Dame fans did it.***

Re: New guy from Notre Dame

Re: New guy from Notre Dame

Well SOMEBODY'S been reading "How to Make Friends

real/ non- internet Clemson fans are incredibly hospitable

BYOFootball though.

and your name is argo whatever

Re: New guy from Notre Dame

If you define a school's fan base by the way people act

Did he look like this?

Re: Did he look like this?

Clemson and Notre Dame traditionally hated each other

New guy from ND, rather than

Message Boards are usually 90% negative, and I'm 75% sure

Just bring back the piece of the rock you broke and

You will love the game day experience

Take a chance...Asheville is just a ROCK's throw from Orange

The hostility is only due to recent events

Re: New guy from Notre Dame

LOL! Typical Notre Dame snob. You say you aren't into

^^somebody needs another cup of coffee this morning

uh oh... fight!***

I can't help it. I'm just a hostile mindless banterer.***

^^^Indeed...

sign's a lil 'loud' for quiet time don't you think?***

Maybe so. Next time I'll wait until they let us out of our

i see you're making progress...

My only issue is that my attorney isn't, umm....too bright.

if a bright attorney was part of your plan...

It's a hostile sign, what did you expect?***

A hostel sign? I expected this...

you'll get no argument from me...

Considering the trend of this David78 initiated part of

I am so very sorry to have to tell you this, Bud, but that

It took David78® a while to reply...first he had to google

I know, but it makes no deference to me.***

Your posts are mind bottling.***

^^^says he doesn't need to add to the banter...while

He's got just a touch of the dingbat. Take him with a

thanks for contributing to the hostility***