I hung around after the game to relive grabbing a piece of DV turf, just like I did 20 years ago when Tanneyhill beat the Tigers.
I also knew that traffic would be terrible so I was in no hurry to join the pack of wounded Clemson fans on the road.
When I got back to my car, there was a Clemson fan feverishly trying to unlock the driver's side door with a coat hanger.
"Lock 'em inside?" I asked.
"Yup," was his rather curt reply. Surely the keys in the car just added fuel to his already significant bonfire of misery.
As I walked past, I peered into the passenger's side and had to do a double take. It was clear that the passenger door was unlocked. So I walked over and without really thinking about it (OK, maybe I wanted to rub his nose in his misery a bit), I opened the passenger door and said, "Hey this side is open."
Although I thought my actions would elicit a sigh of relief, it was clear that I only made things worse.
"I know! I know! I already got that side!" came the quick, frustrated and rather comical reply.
I walked back to my car with just the faintest hint of a smirk, thinking. Wait until next year.
I also knew that traffic would be terrible so I was in no hurry to join the pack of wounded Clemson fans on the road.
When I got back to my car, there was a Clemson fan feverishly trying to unlock the driver's side door with a coat hanger.
"Lock 'em inside?" I asked.
"Yup," was his rather curt reply. Surely the keys in the car just added fuel to his already significant bonfire of misery.
As I walked past, I peered into the passenger's side and had to do a double take. It was clear that the passenger door was unlocked. So I walked over and without really thinking about it (OK, maybe I wanted to rub his nose in his misery a bit), I opened the passenger door and said, "Hey this side is open."
Although I thought my actions would elicit a sigh of relief, it was clear that I only made things worse.
"I know! I know! I already got that side!" came the quick, frustrated and rather comical reply.
I walked back to my car with just the faintest hint of a smirk, thinking. Wait until next year.
