Another Reason to be Excited
By: Roy Philpott
Aside from the Tigers being listed by nearly every preseason publication as the favorite to win the ACC, how about ESPN's College Game Day being on the scene for the Aug. 30 battle with Alabama in the Georgia Dome?
According to Tony Barnhart of the AJC, the announcement may be nothing short of a formality at this point. You can read the full article by clicking this link.
"The folks at ESPN like to keep their options open and insist no decision has been made. But I’m hearing that the College Game Day boys are coming to Atlanta on Aug. 30 as part of the run-up to the Clemson-Alabama game at the Georgia Dome," Barnhart writes.
Clemson fans will remember the last time Gameday visited the Tigers was one of the best performances turned in by a Tommy Bowden-coached team ... well ever. The 31-7 waxing of 13th-ranked Georgia Tech back Oct. 2006 is a game still talked about to this very day.
You remember it don't you? The introduction of Thunder and Lightning, the all-purple jerseys, the electricity, the excitement and the playstation-like moves of C.J. Spiller.
Of course, having Game Day on hand will only make it harded to get a ticket to what's already being called "the hardest ticket to get in the history of the Georgia Dome."
Think about it for a second ... 80,000 Clemson fans and 90,000 Alabama fans all trying to get a seat in the 70,000 seat Georgia Dome.
Because it's a season opener and expectations are still so high as neither team has yet to lose a game, you could make the argument this game could be played in a 175,000 seat stadium and it would still sell out.
But, having Game Day on hand is never a bad thing ... at minimum it's a massive opportunity for publicity and given the game is being played during the first weekend of the college football season, multiply the usual pub by about 20 considering "Clemson" and "Alabama" will be mentioned every day the entire month of August on ESPN.
And speaking of C.J. Spiller, here is one of my favorite series of pictures of him at Clemson right below. I just happened to be in the end zone in front of him as he juked a Georgia Tech defender and scampered down the sideline for the easy score in that 24-point win over the Jackets two years ago.
At this point, Jacoby Ford is thinking about what's going on after the game because the game itself was OVER.
As if Clemson fans needed another reason to be excited about the start of the 2008 season ...
Aside from the Tigers being listed by nearly every preseason publication as the favorite to win the ACC, how about ESPN's College Game Day being on the scene for the Aug. 30 battle with Alabama in the Georgia Dome?
According to Tony Barnhart of the AJC, the announcement may be nothing short of a formality at this point. You can read the full article by clicking this link.
"The folks at ESPN like to keep their options open and insist no decision has been made. But I’m hearing that the College Game Day boys are coming to Atlanta on Aug. 30 as part of the run-up to the Clemson-Alabama game at the Georgia Dome," Barnhart writes.
Clemson fans will remember the last time Gameday visited the Tigers was one of the best performances turned in by a Tommy Bowden-coached team ... well ever. The 31-7 waxing of 13th-ranked Georgia Tech back Oct. 2006 is a game still talked about to this very day.
You remember it don't you? The introduction of Thunder and Lightning, the all-purple jerseys, the electricity, the excitement and the playstation-like moves of C.J. Spiller.
Of course, having Game Day on hand will only make it harded to get a ticket to what's already being called "the hardest ticket to get in the history of the Georgia Dome."
Think about it for a second ... 80,000 Clemson fans and 90,000 Alabama fans all trying to get a seat in the 70,000 seat Georgia Dome.
Because it's a season opener and expectations are still so high as neither team has yet to lose a game, you could make the argument this game could be played in a 175,000 seat stadium and it would still sell out.
But, having Game Day on hand is never a bad thing ... at minimum it's a massive opportunity for publicity and given the game is being played during the first weekend of the college football season, multiply the usual pub by about 20 considering "Clemson" and "Alabama" will be mentioned every day the entire month of August on ESPN.
And speaking of C.J. Spiller, here is one of my favorite series of pictures of him at Clemson right below. I just happened to be in the end zone in front of him as he juked a Georgia Tech defender and scampered down the sideline for the easy score in that 24-point win over the Jackets two years ago.
At this point, Jacoby Ford is thinking about what's going on after the game because the game itself was OVER.
posted by Roy Philpott @ 7:03 PM
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Ha ha! We open on national television against Alabama, and the stupid coots open the season at home losing to N.C. State!!! I love it! Stupid coots!
Did you see the look of *absolute disbelief* on the GTech coordinator's face??? Right after that "sick" double-move on the sideline??? Somebody needs to put that kind of detail in Madden 2009 or whatever!
I'm a NC State fan and I too think that College Gameday will be at the Georgia Dome for the Alabama vs. Clemson game. It makes sense since the Gameday guys will be in Columbia on the 28th for the NC State vs. South Carolina game to kick off the college football season. Besides the Alabama/Clemson game being one of the most anticipated games of the season, it makes the most sense travel and setup wise to go to the game in Atlanta. How nice would it be for both State and Clemson to beat opponents from the mighty SEC during the first week? It'd be great for the conference.
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