Clemson University - Clemson Tigers, Clemson University Campus, Clemson University People, Carolina-Clemson Rivalry (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Clemson Tigers, Clemson University campus, Clemson University people, Carolina-Clemson rivalry, Clemson - Georgia Tech rivalry, Memorial Stadium, Clemson, Clemson Rugby, O'Rourke-McFadden Trophy, Clemson Tigers Sports Network, Johnstone Hall, Thomas Green Clemson, Fort Hill, Doug Kingsmore Stadium, WSBF-FM, Littlejohn Coliseum, Hanover House, Clemson College Sheep Barn, IPTAY, Clemson University Graduate School, Clemson Area Transit, Riggs Field, Fike Recreation Center, South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, The South Carolina Review, The Tiger. Excerpt: The Carolina-Clemson Rivalry is an in-state college rivalry between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. The two institutions are separated by 132 miles and have been bitter rivals since the 1880s. A heated rivalry continues to this day for a variety of reasons, including the historic tensions regarding their respective charters along with the passions surrounding their athletic programs. The athletic programs are known as the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Clemson Tigers, and both are members of premier collegiate athletic conferences: South Carolina is in the Southeastern Conference (Conference USA for men's soccer, since the SEC does not sponsor men's soccer); Clemson is in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Unlike most major college rivalries, the Carolina-Clemson rivalry did not start innocently. In fact, the seeds of bitterness were planted even before Clemson became a college. The two institutions were founded 88 years apart: South Carolina College in 1801 and Clemson Agricultural College in 1889. South Carolina College was founded in 1801 to unite and promote harmony between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry. It closed during the Civil War when its students aided the Southern cause...