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FAN T-lATTl MIK USC, Clemsonfans show true colors in classic rivalry By BRYAN MIMS Staff Writer USC ? All roads in South Carolina led tc Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday. At least thai is what it seemed like as thousands of football fans crowded the interstates and two-lanes or their way to Columbia to celebrate a 91-year-old South Carolina tradition: the Clemson-Carolina football rivalry. "If both teams were 0-10, it would still be the atmosphere," said Melvin Truett, a long-time Gamecock fan from Surfside Beach. "The atmosphere makes this game. For people whc haven't been around South Carolina long, it takes four or five years to get into it." Lee and Edie Runion, two Clemson fans from Greenville, have lived in South Carolina all theii lives. They agree that the atmosphere makes the Clemson-Carolina game so memorable. As they waited for the 12:37 p.m. kickoff, they feasted on Kentucky Fried Chicken behind their jeep near Key Road. When a visitor stopped by to stir up a conversation, Lee quickly introduced his son, Sammy, One of the Gamernrk fans who arrnmnanierl him to the game. "He moved to Columbia and married a Gamecock," Lee said. "And that's the best thing that's ever hapj Carolina A1 Open Auditioi Nov 30th 7pm McMas Guys! Girls! Do you Sing? Dance? Tn then come audition and t USC's finest singers and 1 hour credit MWF 12:: for more information call Dr. Richard r -? SSllSHappy Birthday 1 ALPHA LAMBDA CH jJJOF DELTA DELTA T IjP^IC: HAPPY FOUNDE day ttllfiill m i 9 4th Floe You still have three days 1994 edition o only thre G . pened to him," said Sammy's wife, Sandy, who graduated from USC in 1983. But Lee had an excuse for why Sandy became a Gamecock instead of a Tiger. "She's originally from Loris, South Carolina," he said. "She was on her way to Clemson, but her car broke down in Columbia, so she went to USC." Whether their jokes commanded much laughter, the Runions, along with countless other South Carolinians, remained in high spirits throughout this big day. A little ways down Key Road, four fiancees gathered around a table covered with Wheat Thins, nachos, champagne bottles and an array of bite-sized sandwiches. Sheila Williams, the lone Clemson fan in the group, recently became engaged to a Gamecock fan named David Kelley. Before the game, they made a deal with each k other. "If Clemson wins, he has to take me any- , where I want to go, do anything I want to do," Williams said as her husband took a seat next to her. And if USC wins? "There ain't no 'if," he said. "No 'if to it." ] But after Clemson's 16-13 win Saturday, it : appears as though Sheila will get her wish. Despite USC's losing season this year, Gamecock fans such as 86-year-old Tom Witherspoon remained loyal to their team. "You're not gonna find a more loyal ? Gamecock fan than Tom Witherspoon," said t Charles Derrick, referring to his white-haired 1 friend sitting in a lounge chair. 1 Witherspoon has supported the Gamecocks ' since he was 10. For a few minutes, he kept his 1 hand out of the box of chicken wings and rpmPmhprpH thf? ripmcnn-PQrrvlina rivolripc nf days gone by. "I used to jump over the fence to get to the fairgrounds," he said as a small grin appeared > on his face. "Then, I jumped over another fence to get to the football stadium." After all these years, his pride for the i Gamecocks has not diminished. "If they can get the Tigers' fanny, he'll be happy," Derrick said. "And we're gonna kick r ?? em. 1 By mid-day, when most fans packed into the > stands and "2001" thundered over WilliamsBrice Stadium, a few fans carried on with their own festivities behind their cars and pickup trucks. I "It's just as good out here," Gary Coutsos said as he listened to Bob Fulton detail the i action on the field. When he heard the crowd c cheer in the stadium, he said, "See, you know , Carolina is doin' somethin'." 1 [j terRm311 Kwf dancers! I Conant 777-3125. Make If you have oi mononucleos fa I mayconta AFTER | Earn up to $4C >ELTA I a week for 8 DC* ;' Creat\ fl\o p . Minimum $50 pe _ ^ _ 11 a week; k|Mi >ec. 1-3 -1 and 2-5 >r Russell House > left to take your picture for th f The Garnet & Black. e days lefl vrouna! Coutsos and his buddies attend every USC game, but when the Gamecocks take on the Tigers, a big celebration is always in order. "There ain't nothin' around like a CarolinaClemson game," he said. "Alabama and Auburn ain't got nothin' on this game. What else can put 74,000 people right here in one place?" Later in the afternoon, as those thousands of South Carolinians drained out of the stadium and Clemson folks boasted about their victory, USC history freshman Lucian Ulrath and sophomore Alicia Osborn sat on their "Cocky Car," a red, Volkswagon beetle with yellow feathers garnishing the fenders. Their friend, Laura 1 Castles, a Clemson graduate, reveled in her 1 alma mater's victory. 1 But Osborn had a message for her: "Wait 'till J next year. Of course, we say that every year, but : we got to stand by those Cocks." 1 Indeed, there is always next year. Although 1 USC shot its chances for a bowl game and Coach Sparky Woods' job is sitting on a hot 1 seat, Gamecock fans will show no less enthusi- 1 asm when they meet their archrivals again next 1 year. { Clemson fan Lee Runion described this game ^ better than anyone: "No politician can bring ' South Carolinians out like this, can they?" 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