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re: The box and Death Valley is there anywhere else with that type of atmosphere
Posted on 6/8/15 at 9:50 am to Sentrius
Posted on 6/8/15 at 9:50 am to Sentrius
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LSU fans may be surprised to find out that Swinney is technically right — despite Tiger Stadium being built almost 20 years prior to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.
As the story goes, Memorial Stadium’s nickname began in the early 1950s from the cemetery that was perched on the adjacent hill overlooking the field.
The name was solidified in the early 1960s when former Clemson coach Frank Howard received what came to be known as “Howard’s Rock” from an alumnus who had plucked it from the sands of California’s Death Valley.
One local legend suggests that a few years later, LSU began to refer to Tiger Stadium as “Deaf Valley” as a way to differentiate between the Tigers of Clemson, but eventually shifted into “Death Valley” after sports writers and opposing fans from other parts of the country confused the thick Southern accent locals used.
From your paper
What's particularly embarrassing is that Clemson falls over itself copying Auburn... yall found the one thing they did first for themselves to copy.
This post was edited on 6/8/15 at 9:51 am
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Posted on 6/8/15 at 9:51 am to Swoopin
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From your paper
LSU fans denying Clemson coined "Death Valley" first are delusional. Further, why should we care? Our stadium is so thoroughly better that the name "Death Valley" has become synonymous with Tiger Stadium. It's a marathon, not a sprint - they may have started first, but we're kicking their arse.
This post was edited on 6/8/15 at 9:52 am
Posted on 6/8/15 at 10:14 am to Swoopin
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One local legend suggests that a few years later, LSU began to refer to Tiger Stadium as “Deaf Valley” as a way to differentiate between the Tigers of Clemson, but eventually shifted into “Death Valley” after sports writers and opposing fans from other parts of the country confused the thick Southern accent locals used.
No one has any good info on it. Hence the use of the word legend.
I'd always heard it was sportswriters who coined it. It was no effort of the university or fans.
But hell, Ole Miss fans want us to believe their name came from a train. Lol.
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