The night before and here is my prediction.

I hate to lose to Clemson. Not because of the football team or the university itself. It is because of the fans.

Clemson fans have the IQ most likened to a dog’s, mud or somewhere in between. In other words they are stupid, ugly and worst of all arrogant. They are relentless is their babbling pride. They seem to think their misbegotten talent in football is somehow linked to their overall social status.

Losing to Clemson and having to this listen to these troglodytes brag for 365 days, is like a stomach churning, cramp of nausea that just refuses to go away.

Unfortunately, as Carolina fans, we have to deal with that a lot. For whatever reason, Clemson has had our number for the better part of the rivalry. They lead the all time record and have been dominating in the last decade. Their quote stealing coward of a coach Tommy Bowden has only lost to South Carolina twice during his tenure.

Tomorrow the Gamecocks will take the field against the Tigers and I have strong doubts that Tyrone Nix can come up with a defensive plan to stop Clemson’s talented running game. Still, the garnet blood coursing through my veins always gives me hope and refuses to allow me to pick against the gamecocks.

If we win it will be because we come up with 5 strong defensive stops in the game. That is my key to the game. 5 stops. Make them punt or turn the ball over a total of 5 times. Given that much space, I do have confidence that Coach Spurrier can make them pay.

I will be at the game, in the cold, cheering for my Gamecocks. Hopefully, I will experience the same thing that Bill Murray did when he finally awoke to a new day in the movie Groundhogs day.

My prediction: South Carolina 42 Clemson 35

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