5 and 0 Baby!!!

Y'all, I just can't stop talkin about Clemson football!! We went up to Blacksburg and absolutely kicked those Hokies' tails! I mean, the only points they scored on us came from a field goal...how embarrassing! Now, this weekend we're back at home for Homecoming 2011. Homecoming at Clemson has some really great traditions, one of my favorites being the "floats" that are built on Bowman Field. Floats are built by different campus organizations that work on them around the clock the entire week before homecoming. They are then enjoyed by thousands of Tiger fans, and judged based on different criteria, with awards announced at halftime of the football game. You can watch the build live via webcam here...
http://www.clemson.edu/webcams/sikes/
Now, I'm not superstitious but I do love this fun fact:  About 14 years ago my mom bout a Clemson University Barbie (these were special edition...no joke!) and several months ago she sent it out to Colorado, where it found a prominent place on my mantle! Not because I think it is quality decor, but more as a joke to see how long it took my roommate (not a Clemson fan) to notice it up there. Long story short, the Barbie is still on the mantle and Clemson hasn't lost a game yet! So I say, Clemson Barbie stays! (Sorry Kimmy :)

Special Edition Clemson University Barbie in all her orange and white glory!

It's a Great Day to be a Clemson Tiger!

We pulled it off y'all! Remember the other day when I was so stoked about our win over Auburn and kinda nervous about this week against Florida State? Well, I couldn't be happier about the fact that we beat those Noles 35-30 and sent them packin for a long bus ride back to Tallahassee! This week's rankings were released today and Clemson is now lucky #13!!! So what's a girl to do with her team 4-0 after two consecutive wins over nationally ranked teams?? Well, as excited as I am this week, the reality is that next week we're headin up to Blacksburg  to take on a tough Virginia Tech team so for now I celebrate, but also hope those boys are working hard in practice this week so we can keep this winning streak goin! Here are some pictures from the Clemson website from the game...

Happy Signing Day!

Happy Signing Day y'all!! If you're a little confused because you thought today was Groundhog Day, let me fill you in. Signing Day is the first Wednesday in February, and it is the first day that high school seniors can sign National Letters of Intent to play college ball. Now this past football season was a bit rough for my Clemson Tigers but never fear because today we signed some awesome athletes and ended up with a top 10 recruiting class!! You can check out all the details at clemsontigers.com. So for now, it's time to cheer on our basketball and baseball teams but I sure am excited to see what the future holds for Clemson football!

College Football!

Holy buckets somebody please tell me, where did August go?! It's true y'all, fall is upon us and that means lots of things...cooler weather, pumpkin spice lattes, changing leaves, but most of all COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON!!! Can you tell I'm excited?! Because excited would be an understatement...I'm beyond excited. It's around this time every year that I wish someone would invent some sort of machine that would allow me to teleport from Colorado to South Carolina in a matter of seconds, so I didn't have to miss a single home football game Saturday at Death Valley. I understand that college football means different things to different people, but growing up in the South, college football was a way of life. On any given home game day, the town of Clemson would swell from a mere 10,000 residents to around 85,000 to watch our tigers play. Pre and post game tailgating was a requirement, as was appropriate attire which typically consisted of a dress for girls and khaki pants, a white button down and tie for guys. I think it's pretty safe to say that I love everything about college football. The pageantry, the tradition, and the comradery is not something that can be explained, only experienced. So the countdown begins...6 days until kickoff, and there's only one thing left to say...1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 C-L-E-M-S-O-N. Fight tigers, fight tigers, fight fight fight!!