No one here, except Carolina fans, can truly understand the hatred towards the sheep humping taterheads.

There is no other rivalry in the country like it because it is a deep seated hatred, not rooted in sports ... but geography, culture, religion and politics.

Carolina-Clemson Rivalry

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Unlike most major college rivalries, the Carolina–Clemson rivalry did not start innocently and because of competitive collegiate sports.[citation needed]The deep-seated bitterness began between the two schools long before Clemson received its charter and became a college.[citation needed] The two institutions were founded eighty-eight years apart: South Carolina College in 1801 and Clemson Agricultural College in 1889.

There are voodoo curses, shootouts, blood letting, clashes in the streets with sabers and swords, mafia involvement ... and then there is one of the most famous pranks in college football history.

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1961: The Prank

In 1961, the USC fraternity Sigma Nu pulled what some have called the greatest prank in the rivalry's history. A few minutes before Clemson football players entered the field for pre-game warm ups, a group of Sigma Nu fraternity members ran onto the field, jumping up and down and cheering in football uniforms that resembled the ones worn by the Tigers. This caused the Clemson band to start playing "Tiger Rag," which was followed by the pranksters falling down as they attempted to do calisthenics. They would also do football drills where guys would drop passes and miss the ball when trying to kick it. Clemson fans quickly realized that they had been tricked, and some of them angrily ran onto the field. However, security restored order before any blows could be exchanged. The Carolina frat boys had also acquired a sickly cow they planned to bring out during halftime to be the "Clemson Homecoming Queen", but the cow died en route to the stadium. Carolina won the game 21-14.

This post was edited on 11/23/15 at 9:49 am