Serious question for Clemson fans

[nmerritt11]

It is tradition...win or lose fans go out onto the field! They rush to players for autographs, wrist bands, etc. Been that way for years and people are just now talking about it.

I did it every game as a kid growing up. Made my day when I made it to terry Allen and got his towel. Wore it in every little league game i played.

this has nothing to do with the win over Georgia. If we would have lost fans would have still gone on the field. Kids are able to throw football, kick FGs, and enjoy an experience of getting up close to the players.

It is what it is...a tradition! Not because they won

 

[jonvi]

If I was 18, in college....I'd be rushing the field too.

 

[nmerritt11]

If I was 18, in college....I'd be rushing the field too.

most of the adults you see on the field are with young children. My kids did not go to this game with me but when they do I take them on the field. My 10 year old runs wild out there and we have a meeting spot that I walk over to and wait for him to get done talking to players.

It is really exciting for the young kids. Also, friends and girlfriends of players b-line to see them.

 

[jonvi]

most of the adults you see on the field are with young children. My kids did not go to this game with me but when they do I take them on the field. My 10 year old runs wild out there and we have a meeting spot that I walk over to and wait for him to get done talking to players.

It is really exciting for the young kids. Also, friends and girlfriends of players b-line to see them.

I'm there too. What a great time for the kids. Loved the pregame bus ride as well...all dat.

 

[nmerritt11]

I'm there too. What a great time for the kids. Loved the pregame bus ride as well...all dat.

ESPN did a great job on that piece. Most people did not realize they took a bus ride. It started because when they initially put the rock over there, the locker rooms were on that side.

Then later on down the line the locker rooms moved so the bus ride was initiated. You can hear the roar start from the WestZone when they load the buses and hear it move down the stadium. Pretty cool.

 

[GamingGator]

i think this tradition takes away from big wins, what do you do special for them?

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

South Carolina famously fans rushed the field for beating New Mexico State in this decade.

That would be NM State...not the great University of Mexico powerhouse.

So, I guess its just a statewide thing.

That game was Sept 2, 2000. Last I checked, decades were only ten years long.

You get yet another fail.

 

[nmerritt11]

i think this tradition takes away from big wins, what do you do special for them?

it has never taken away from a big win. It took nothing away from the win Saturday. The excitement of the crowd and the atmosphere of players celebrating a big win is still there. It is still much different experience.

Not many places where fans can get up so close and personal and interact with the players. To me it is one of the things that makes Clemson's gameday experience unique and I have been to tons of places in the southeast.

Pass outs at halftime and this is something lots of schools have gone away from that Clemson continues to allow and it is pretty cool.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

This whole thread was a tease for Edisto tiger, related to the game thread from saturday night.

Some got it, some didn't, and some are women.

Carry on.

 

[nmerritt11]

This whole thread was a tease for Edisto tiger, related to the game thread from saturday night.

Some got it, some didn't, and some are women.

Carry on.

hey it is my first day here. how the hell was I supposed to know. An old site I was part of was shut down and I got an e-mail from a couple members telling me to hop over so I figured I would check it out.

That was a pretty troll free board so I guess I have to get back used to troll free threads

 

[hurricane 2]

What's the big deal? Different teams celebrate in different ways. Clemson fans rush the field. Georgia fans lick each others' balls. Bama fans take home a fat girl. WTF? To each his own.

Thats hilarious !!!1

 

[hurricane 2]

Buckeye fans pay off the ref.....

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

hey it is my first day here. how the hell was I supposed to know. An old site I was part of was shut down and I got an e-mail from a couple members telling me to hop over so I figured I would check it out.

That was a pretty troll free board so I guess I have to get back used to troll free threads

Then you'd be in category 2 and no foul. Also, welcome.

These threads are not troll-proof. Just an FYI. Go ahead and assume everyone is being sarcastic, or trolling, or is just an outright asshole, and you'll do fine!

 

[4down20]

hey it is my first day here. how the hell was I supposed to know. An old site I was part of was shut down and I got an e-mail from a couple members telling me to hop over so I figured I would check it out.

That was a pretty troll free board so I guess I have to get back used to troll free threads

Nobody is trolling Edisto. I'd call it some humorous teasing as it wasn't meant to be taken serious.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Nobody is trolling Edisto. I'd call it some humorous teasing as it wasn't meant to be taken serious.

Correcked.

Hey NMerritt, where ya livin? Pickens, Oconee, or Anderson?

 

[GamingGator]

it has never taken away from a big win. It took nothing away from the win Saturday. The excitement of the crowd and the atmosphere of players celebrating a big win is still there. It is still much different experience.

Not many places where fans can get up so close and personal and interact with the players. To me it is one of the things that makes Clemson's gameday experience unique and I have been to tons of places in the southeast.

Pass outs at halftime and this is something lots of schools have gone away from that Clemson continues to allow and it is pretty cool.

if you do it every game it has to take away from the important wins. most schools only rush the field after huge wins or upsets

 

[nmerritt11]

Correcked.

Hey NMerritt, where ya livin? Pickens, Oconee, or Anderson?

Good ole Greer my man! And trust me...others from the board I jumped over from will tell you I have zero problem being sarcastic, taking sarcasm, or having fun

It is what I do best.

 

[Ballboy534]

if you do it every game it has to take away from the important wins. most schools only rush the field after huge wins or upsets

We're not most schools.

 

[metal_frk_334]

If somebody can find a video of Bama fans rushing the field... ever... plz post it. I can't remember ever seeing our fans rush the field. I think we just expect to win...

 

[GamingGator]

We're not most schools.

what's your point? it still takes away from the important wins. most schools wait for an important win which makes it all the more special, you guys do it for every win. imo that takes away from the importance and fun of rushing the field