I'm about to join a new sea of orange today, and it brings me back to freshmen year. Remember when you didn't know the fight song, the chants, even the star players? Well I sort of feel the same way as I venture on to campus today. I know the signal for hook 'em horns and I know to where burnt orange, but that's about it. Unfortunately I don't have the childlike enthusiasm of a freshman today because my heart is with another team about 1000 miles away. Most would say I've upgraded football teams, which may be true on paper, but it's not about national championships. Though a Clemson one would be nice.
Some things will be the same, the miles of traffic trying to get to campus, the mobs of tailgates, and the general energy that flows through the crowds as the anticipation of the first game gets underway. I won't be watching from the student section in Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium as Mack Brown and Colt McCoy start on the path to Pasadena. I will be watching though. But more importantly I'll be watching my phone for text updates with the Clemson score. I will throw up the horns while wearing my Clemson orange. And maybe once I receive the final score from Death Valley, I might break out into cadence count and cause a scene wherever I'm watching the UT game.
I can't wait til Thursday night when the GA Tech game is on TV and I can share my passion for Tiger football more openly with my surrounding Austinites. Until then, all I can say is...
1, 2, 3, 4! 1, 2, 3, 4! C-L-E-M-S-O-N-T-I-G-E-R-S! Fight Tigers! Fight Tigers! Fight Fight Fight!
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