Can't Resist It!

How bout them TIGGERS!!!!!!!

Anyone who has listened to my show for more than a few minutes over the years knows I am a tried and true Gamecock fan.

They also know my nickname for Clemson is Pickens County A&M. Needless to say, I never pass up an attempt to poke fun!

Last Saturday’s debacle inside the Georgia Dome was too good to pass up. I had quite a lot of fun playing the audio from the Alabama fans articulating, as only they can do, how badly their Crimson Tide had beaten Clemson.

I also got several emails from Gamecock fans having their own fun. This “news” story was the best of the bunch. It was submitted by Mike from Ware Shoals:

Breaking News From NCN (Not Clemson Network)

8-31-08

Georgia Highway Patrol reports a large caravan of veterinarian ambulances headed north on I-85 in the early hours of Sunday morning. NCN sent a reporter Charlie Gamecock to check on this reported sighting. Charlie reports that a quick look through the windows revealed that they seemed to be carrying wounded Bengal tigers. Photos made through the darkened windows indicated that most of the tigers appeared to be badly beaten. Most showed numerous scars on their body and a state of shear exhaustion. Close examination of the photos seemed to indicate that many had missing claws and / or teeth. The trainers who accompanied the animals also appeared to be very saddened and concerned. It is also reported that the head trainer was reportedly seen on TV that the attack on his pride of tigers came at the feet of a herd of elephants that were also seen leaving Atlanta headed toward the state of Alabama.

In a curious footnote, automobiles that were spotted headed toward Atlanta in the hours before the attack sporting the color orange and markings that appeared to be a tiger paw. The occupants of these vehicles appeared to be in a jovial mood as they approached the Atlanta area. After the alleged attack, these same vehicles were reported headed back toward the state of South Carolina in what appeared to many observers to be a funeral procession. NCN plans on doing a follow-up to this story to see if these supporters appear in public over the next few days wearing these curious colors and markings.

TOO FUNNY MIKE! Oh, and by the way, that loud burst of wind you felt Saturday night…was the wind coming out of the sails of those BCS title hopes some Clemson fans had going into this year!

Oh well, there’s always The Citadel Saturday! And, be careful, don’t underestimate those pound ups, just ask us Carolina fans. I still remember that game in the early 90’s! Ruined the fair for all USC fans!

That’s my rant. What’s yours?