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Worst Clemson Football game road trip?

Jul 22, 2015, 3:05 PM

In 2009 EOTT2 called me up asking if I wanted to do a road trip to see CJ and company man handle the Yellow Jackets in Tampa at the ACCCG. Of course I did. EOTT2 had a photo gig and 1 sideline pass for the game. He had found a ticket for myself and we were meeting the guy at exit 19B and would take a route thru Atlanta to Tampa. The idea was the make this trip as cheap as possible so we'll drive to the game. watch the game drive home, All in the same 24 hr period, approx.

We get off on 19B (at the same time) and meet said ticket holder, then begin our trek early Saturday morning. At some point in the day we find ourselves in Gaineville needing a break. We parked at the Swamp and walked around to see what we could see. We saw their three crystal footballs, the "promise", and some alligator statue thing. The stadium seemed have some maintenance going on and we had trouble finding access.

At that point we went to a fanfare store attached to the stadium wearing out Clemson gear and looked around. A student chatted it up with for a sec and then asked if we wanted to see the field/stadium etc. The store had a entrance to the stadium and he ushered us thru there and down on the field. It was cool I guess. Their stadium is really close to the field in some areas. Much closer than DV. We did the photo thing and bolted.

Finally getting to Tampa worn out from the 9+ hr drive, our 2nd wind kicks in CJ begins to kick @ss. Im sure we all saw the game, very back and forth. CJ seemed as unstoppable as GT's offense. Losing that one sucked b/c CJ had worked so hard and done so much that game.

The ride home made it the worst Clemson football road trip for me. We drove straight back, 9+ hrs as soon as the game was over. That has to be the longest feeling drive ever in my life. Around 3 AM I had to pee like a newborn baby being held by a childless uncle. So we stopped at every open convenience store on one exit, then the next and none of the towel heads would let me use the restroom. I assume its b/c Im a clean cut white guy that has his chit together. So I found a dumpster and pissed all over it.

I have never been so exhausted from a road trip and disappointed at the same time. That was rough.

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My sophomore year. So fall of '010, we gathered up a crew of 10 and piled into a camry and a crv to drive to Tallahassee. It was a night game so we left that morning and arrived Tallanasty about 5pm or two hours before kick off. It was at that point that we realized the guys place we were staying at was tiny. Like one bedroom one bathroom one living room/kitchen and all tile floors. Zero room for an air mattress even if we had brought one.

Go to the game, had a good time up until we lost. I mostly blame Jamie Harper for that one. The entire time we were on campus we were being heckled and cursed at and one guy got shoved coming down the ramp as we were trying to leave the stadium. ###### overly tan trashy people everywhere.

Then we go to Waffle House around midnight where the armed guard was playing hostess and seating everyone that came in. Things were going well here until more and more drunk FSU fans started packing the place. Nothing too outrageous happened though except more insults and a few hashbrowns being thrown at us.

We arrive back at the place we're staying around 1am and everyone tries to find a place to sleep. Girls obviously got dibs on the couches and the rest of us did everything possible to get comfortable on the tile. Lights were out about 2am. About an hour later everyone realized that no one was sleeping because tile so we all hop back in the car and leave to go home. A couple people managed to sleep some in the car, but I was a bit cramped and could not.

I have no idea what time we got back to Clemson because I was in a bit of a daze at that point, but it was either late morning or early afternoon sometime and in either case I went straight to bed and did not wake up until the next day.

1/10 would not recommend trying to sleep on a tile floor in Tallanasty.

Worst Clemson Football game road trip?

This is why I don't go to road games and you were witness to

Re: What a cold f'in night that was***

Oh the wind. The unrelenting wind.***

Md when they won the ACC

Every trip to College Park is a tie for the worst road trip.***

that campus is a rat hole. not sure why anyone goes there.***

I'd have to say Orange Bowl...

What'd the ex do wrong?***

Re: s'ed the wrong d***

By far, WVU

Freshman year I went to several away games, lost them all.

My current away game record is 0-5

Get your affairs in order.***

I know, I know, but free ticket!***

Are you in control of this ticket?

No I am not in control of this ticket.

You don't want to go. If you #### this up for us... ... ...***

Obviously if I went and we lost I would lie about it here...***

You've already said you are going.

#### it.

Try going to away games that aren't big games

Yes, but as I am still a poor the only games I'm willing to

GT and any North Carolina school are not

They are if you're tailgating correctly***

1996 Gator Bowl is the correct answer

Re: I was at that game. That was a rough one to sit thru

Re: or they missed it or something

Tough call, have seen about 8000 losses in Atlanta butt

On monday, but the game was on thursday night.

Oh wait - I had blocked it. Worst was Bama game in ATL

It was also about 8000 degrees tailgating on that concrete***

Thank Tom they were too old/scared to tailgate.***

I watched that game at the Clemson bar in DC

I miss going to that place.

Worst trip other than WVU orange bowl.

Greenr's non-columbia Clemson Football Road Trips:

WHERE TO BEGIN?? ... In order

Re: Lutz I saw you at the Nancy ST game

She tossed my balls around for a while

Re: She s'ed my d on the way home

true love

Re: true #####

HA

Duke in '04

Closely followed by VT in '06

Kentucky 1985

Terrible game, but one heck of a great road trip.

Orange Bowl

Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech.

Re: UVA 1996 or 1997 - can't remember specifically

There's been a few! But also so many good ones..............

1992 Citrus Bowl loss to Cal....

Re: Was this worse than when we went to Duke

Re: I still remember the gag reflex. That was bad

Used to be Maryland. Now have to go with GT in ATL***

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