Clemson Fans have always taken solace in the Chicken Curse. Ever since Ben Tillman “cursed” the University by slamming his pitchfork into the earth on South Carolina’s campus the Gamecock athletic programs have suffered years of futility and routinely snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The football program lost games to The Citadel, Furman and Pacific at home, had their best season of the era foiled by a mediocre Navy program, lost 21 consecutive games and managed to go 100 years without a bowl victory. The Gamecocks were rolling again in 2010 until the long pitchfork of Tillman aided in a miraculous touchdown and subsequent interception against Kentucky.
Up until this year, Clemson always had the occult department working in their favor, but thanks to the road rock meddling with tradition, South Carolina has evened the score with “The Curse Of The Road Rock.” The Football God’s have always frowned and dealt harshly with those that mess with tradition, so it is no surprise that Clemson is 0-3 on the road after being presented with the Road Rock. The curse has already reared its ugly head with a double clutch penalty and subsequent missed FG in OT against Auburn, the mysterious amounts of passing plays in Chapel Hill, and telepathically transmitting our plays to the Boston College defense prior to the ball being snapped in Chesnutt Hill.
Hopefully the University has hired a shaman to reverse the curse prior to this weekend’s game in Tallahassee. The last thing Clemson needs is its voodoo powers couple with the cryptic negative power of the “Woo Hoo” to hold us back any longer.
The "Jim Barker/Terry Don Phillips Curse" is far more dangerous and destructive than any road rock curse will ever be. An exorcism at the highest levels of the athletic AND academic administrations is long overdue!
ReplyDeleteWe have not won a thing since the inception of the Woo Hoo- lets get rid of that too.
ReplyDeleteSwinney needs to stop creating unnecessary things (traditions) and start winning. It's one thing to be a loser, but for a loser to pump up a new tradition every now and then makes him into an utter fool.
ReplyDeleteWhat other "traditions" has Coach Swinney started? Other than bringing back the Tiger Walk?
ReplyDeleteThe rock has nothing to do with losing road games. It was a nice gesture by a great tiger fan to give the rock to Dabo. It was Dabo's choice to take it on the road. I bet if clemson wins Saturday and pretty much sews up the division title, because NC State will lose again you'll change your tune.
ReplyDeleteThe gift was a nice gesture as mentioned before but the fact the Swinney takes the rock on the road as a motications tool is ridiculous regardless of if Clemson wins tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt also is likely cursed with the spirits of the people that started the woo-hoo.