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re: The Who is “Death Valley” argument between Clemson and LSU...
Posted on 12/5/19 at 3:37 pm to GeauxDoc
Posted on 12/5/19 at 3:37 pm to GeauxDoc
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Yeah at LSU mid 80s...Deaf Valley was definitely a thing. Whether or not it was in any way and "official" thing is another point.
by mid-80s the Welcome ti Death Valley sign was up on west side.
i was a kid so can’t testify to what was being said though.
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Posted on 12/5/19 at 3:40 pm to AustinKnight
Conversation I had in 2001
Me: Hey when did Clemson start calling Memorial Stadium “Death Valley?”
My friend who went to Clemson: 1942 after we killed Presbyterian and their coach said he felt like walking into Death Valley. When did LSU start calling Tiger Stadium “Death Valley?”
Me: Pretty sure it was 1941.
Me: Hey when did Clemson start calling Memorial Stadium “Death Valley?”
My friend who went to Clemson: 1942 after we killed Presbyterian and their coach said he felt like walking into Death Valley. When did LSU start calling Tiger Stadium “Death Valley?”
Me: Pretty sure it was 1941.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 3:43 pm to AustinKnight
Clemson is the original death valley. Clemson was called death valley in 1948 and LSU in 1959.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 3:45 pm to xiv
quote:
Conversation I had in 2001
Me: Hey when did Clemson start calling Memorial Stadium “Death Valley?”
My friend who went to Clemson: 1942 after we killed Presbyterian and their coach said he felt like walking into Death Valley. When did LSU start calling Tiger Stadium “Death Valley?”
Me: Pretty sure it was 1941.
Hahahaha this is golden !!!
Posted on 12/5/19 at 3:57 pm to AustinKnight
As someone who has attended a game in both stadiums, LSU>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CLEMSON
Clemson may have had it first but LSU's is better and there was an actual tiger in the stadium for many of those years. Much more deadly than a rock mounted on a post.
Clemson may have had it first but LSU's is better and there was an actual tiger in the stadium for many of those years. Much more deadly than a rock mounted on a post.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:03 pm to mark65mc
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Clemson may have had it first but LSU's is better and there was an actual tiger in the stadium for many of those years. Much more deadly than a rock mounted on a post.
Animal cruelty isn't really a legitimate argument.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:07 pm to mark65mc
2 Separate Timelines:
Clemson
1948 Presbyterian remarked it was like "Death Valley"
I'm not sure how soon after that the moniker was bestowed on the stadium
Just because a coach said something about it doesn't mean they started referring to it as such
LSU
Like Clemson there is murkiness in the history
"Deaf Valley"? I guess some people called it that
The moniker was officially bestowed upon Tiger Stadium in 1959
I think the sign went up in the 1980's
So you have 2 timelines
If you want to be technical Clemson can trace the origin to their moniker earlier, but when it became "official" who knows... I guess when Presbyterian sent them that rock I think a year later?
You can't really trace how early people called TS "Deaf Valley" but the name was first tossed out as Death Valley in 1959.
It's a dumb argument but whatever
It's like Leibniz and Newton both inventing calculus around the same time in their own different ways
Clemson
1948 Presbyterian remarked it was like "Death Valley"
I'm not sure how soon after that the moniker was bestowed on the stadium
Just because a coach said something about it doesn't mean they started referring to it as such
LSU
Like Clemson there is murkiness in the history
"Deaf Valley"? I guess some people called it that
The moniker was officially bestowed upon Tiger Stadium in 1959
I think the sign went up in the 1980's
So you have 2 timelines
If you want to be technical Clemson can trace the origin to their moniker earlier, but when it became "official" who knows... I guess when Presbyterian sent them that rock I think a year later?
You can't really trace how early people called TS "Deaf Valley" but the name was first tossed out as Death Valley in 1959.
It's a dumb argument but whatever
It's like Leibniz and Newton both inventing calculus around the same time in their own different ways
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:08 pm to Rougarou4lsu
Wasn't it Bear who first called it DV? I know he said something to the effect of he hated playing us.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:08 pm to AustinKnight
I've always referred to it as Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:15 pm to pitbull20
Clemson stole the name from LSU just like they stole that rock from a national park I hear.
Kinda like stealing a free ride into the D1 NCAA Football playoffs with that joke of a schedule!
Seems stealing is a Clemson thing!
Kinda like stealing a free ride into the D1 NCAA Football playoffs with that joke of a schedule!
Seems stealing is a Clemson thing!
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:43 pm to Maravich
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Comparable to Jordan hare
Clemson is very comparable to Auburn. Both middling land grant institutions named after the unimpressive cities in which they are located.
This post was edited on 12/5/19 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:50 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
I’ve been to both...
Clemson’s Memorial is like the “G” rated Death Valley, family atmosphere...it gets loud...it’s a cool place...
LSU is the “X” rated Death Valley...
There really is no comparison...
Clemson’s Memorial is like the “G” rated Death Valley, family atmosphere...it gets loud...it’s a cool place...
LSU is the “X” rated Death Valley...
There really is no comparison...
Posted on 12/5/19 at 4:55 pm to terriblegreen
quote:you don’t know your LSU history. It was indeed called Deaf Valley.
You are correct. It has literally never been called "Deaf Valley" unless some idiot didn't know what the frick they were talking about
Posted on 12/5/19 at 5:10 pm to AustinKnight
It was originally deaf valley but poster who posted that must be old as dirt
Posted on 12/5/19 at 5:23 pm to AustinKnight
We discussed this adnauseum please search
Posted on 12/5/19 at 5:24 pm to 777Tiger
I’ve followed the Tigers since I was a kid in the 70’s. As far back as I can remember Tiger Stadium has always been called Death Valley.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 5:48 pm to stratman
There was even a gas station on Highland about a block from the north gate and it was called Deaf Valley service station...in the 70's
Posted on 12/5/19 at 5:51 pm to AustinKnight
Lived in Atl about 20 years ago, a local cable documentary about Clemson. The Clemson guy says Clemson literally copied everything from LSU. Everything but that stupid rock.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 6:04 pm to stratman
As a kid in the 70s, or young teen in early 80s, that’s probably all you heard but it was most certainly referred to as Deaf Valley earlier. Both were used after late 50s defeat of Clemson and by around 75-80 Deaf Valley became basically non-existent.
Posted on 12/5/19 at 6:17 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
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It is literally that poem with some Clemson references and says “ sun sets in the EASTERN sky
I wouldn’t expect anything else. Everything is backwards in Clemson
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