re: Who was first? Clemson/LSU?

First Death Valley was an old eastern school, which was by 1914.

That is near 33 years befor Celmson.

First to use "Tiger Rag" LSU, it was in use at LSU before 1920.

Tiger Rag was copyrighted in 1917, but had been played in New Orleans long before that, and was one of the most popular songs when the Original Dixieland Jass Band recorded it.

Some say that Tiger Rag was being played in N.O. as early as 1914.

Clemson did not use Tiger Rag as its fight song until 1942, about 22 years after LSU.