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Vlad The Inhaler 
Colorado State Fan
Colorado
Member since Sep 2008
1801 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:19 am to Sev09)
I guess they'll add one for their CFA win. Nice
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navy 
Navy Fan
Bannedeville, LA
Member since Sep 2010
3424 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:21 am to Tmacelroy12)
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It's straight up embarrassing to even have our name in that fricking graveyard. I'm glad I don't know any Clemson people; I don't think I could handle it.
Tell me about it. Moved to SoCar in mid-Dec, and probably 25% of my employees are Clemson fans.
I gotta listen to that crap day in / day out.... for the foreseeable future.
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GeauxPack81 
California Fan
Member since Dec 2009
2399 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:22 am to Tmacelroy12)
Does anyone else think this is pretty cool..?
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GeauxPack81
California Fan
Member since Dec 2009
2399 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:23 am to navy)
I bet if we had a graveyard there would be a consensus that its awesome to have wins like 11/5/11 in there
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tiggah1981 
Kansas Fan
Jax
Member since Aug 2007
4919 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:46 am to Sev09)
We got Clemson'ed by Clemson...if only we could have taken care of business.
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CarRamrod 
USA Fan
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
31414 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:40 am to Tmacelroy12)
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I don't care how pathetic it is.
It's straight up embarrassing to even have our name in that fricking graveyard
boo fricking hoo. Grow up.
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Dennis4LSU 
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Sep 2008
921 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:02 am to Sev09)
We can thank Les for that one
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stho381
LSU Fan
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2012
2276 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:28 am to Sev09)
Clemson is a funny place.
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bbap 
Indiana Fan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2006
71800 posts
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| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:31 am to GeauxPack81)
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Does anyone else think this is pretty cool..?
Yeah its not bad. It's a tradition of theirs. This doesnt upset me even a little bit.
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stho381
LSU Fan
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2012
2276 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:31 am to GeauxPack81)
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I bet if we had a graveyard there would be a consensus that its awesome to have wins like 11/5/11 in there
Difference is, LSU could just put top 5 teams beaten away from home and almost match the total top 25 wins Clemson has. Good for them. The 2nd teir teams need to have something to remember to give them hope and motivation to keep on. They played lights out and won the game.
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AlabamasSalaryCap
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
92 posts
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| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:34 am to stho381)
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THEdeathvalley
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2010
2214 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:54 am to stho381)
If we had a graveyard like that, it would be fricking huge.
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udtiger
LSU Fan
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
18059 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:11 am to BRUNNIN4)
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Apparently they do one for every top 25 team they beat away from home.
Looks pretty sparse.
Yet, they have one for LSU.
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Tommy Patel 
Cal State Fullerton Fan
New baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2006
5997 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:22 am to Tha Herg)
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That's an expensive way to celebrate mediocrity
 ACC gotta start somewhere
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tigerfoot 
LA-Monroe Fan
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
14165 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:31 am to Tommy Patel)
I think it is in poor taste.
A plague, a statue, something else...but a tombstone. Really.
They beat us, do what they want with it, just find it in a little poor taste. I am a sensitive bastard.
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Jrv2damac
LSU Fan
Birmingham
Member since Mar 2004
16864 posts
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| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:33 pm to Sev09)
That is extremely gay.
But not as gay as LSU actually adding to it.
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Tiger in NY
LSU Fan
Neptune Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2003
19056 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:46 pm to bbap)
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It's a tradition of theirs
Tradition is great and all, but bragging that you've beaten 9 top 25 teams on the road in your 100+ year history is just pathetic. LSU has beaten 16 ranked teams "away from home" since 2006. Including 5 wins against Top 25 teams on the road in one season.
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Tiger in NY
LSU Fan
Neptune Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2003
19056 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:47 pm to tigerfoot)
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I think it is in poor taste.
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A plague
Yet a plague isn't? Are you talking bubonic?
This post was edited on 1/28 at 12:49 pm
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SPEEDY 
Lamar Fan
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
54273 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 1:13 pm to Sev09)
4th and fricking 16. 
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ClemsonFan
Member since Jan 2013
20 posts
| re: Clemson added a tombstone to their "Death Valley"... (Posted on 1/28/13 at 1:15 pm to Tiger in NY)
I believe there are 22 away-from-home wins over ranked teams in the graveyard. (Might be short by a couple.) That dates back to 1948 when the tradition began, and does not include bowl/neutral site wins prior to the 2003 Peach Bowl. (Some people think tombstones for neutral site games is lame--I tend to agree, but whatever.) Also, the tombstones are over by the practice fields, not at Death Valley.
I don't know how many tombstones there are because there was originally just one tombstone with multiple games on it, that we added to after each qualifying win. We did not start putting up a new tombstone for each individual game until the 70s or 80s.
I think it's a great and fun tradition. Like every school, we have some good and some bad--the graveyard is a good one, IMO. If it hurts your feelings, you're just being sensitive.
Clemson fans are definitely excited to beat LSU. We were disappointed to miss out on the BCS, but were relieved and excited to at least draw an excellent matchup (just like I'm sure plenty of LSU fans were glad to play us, even if y'all weren't). Clemson has not been a great program since the 80s but playing programs like LSU is part of our road to hopefully get back there.
This post was edited on 1/28 at 2:02 pm
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