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Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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ALL IN!!! GO TIGERS!!!
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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223 - Known for Rushing, Rodney Blount had 223 Receiving Yards And a Legacy
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Rodney Blount (1989-1993) was a powerful RB for Clemson – amassing 2,064 yards on 474 carries (4.4 average). He also gained another 223 yards on 33 receptions (6.8 average).
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/receiving.html
But his legacy doesn’t stop at being a bad man on the football field. Rodney Blount has gone on to become a great man at building up subsequent generations as well.
From Jacksonville.com:
The football field was swarming with dragonflies and dry enough to send up clouds of dirt when feet hit the ground. It was covered with exercise equipment - cones, ladders, bars and ropes that made you tired just looking at them.
Almost 100 youngsters gathered Saturday morning on the field, at the Johnnie W. Walker Park in Grand Park, to endure three hours of athletic drills: sprinting, leaping, skipping, hopping, tackling, throwing and lots of pushups.
They seemed to have fun, but that wasn't the point. A local nonprofit, City Streets 2 Student Athletes, hopes the exercises will help build character among the youngsters, put them on the path to college, and keep them away from the vortex of crime and drug use that has blighted some local neighborhoods.
"I've seen what the pigskin can do for you," said Rodney Blunt, a former running back at Clemson University who founded City Streets in 2009. "That's my passion: to show these kids there's an avenue out there for them."
City Streets began its exercise program in Miami in 2009, and expanded to Jacksonville about four years ago, Blunt said. Today, it operates about one exercise program a month, traveling around Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. It also offers tutoring, mentoring and college visits.
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After almost three hours of exercises, the athletes took a knee in the middle of the field while their parents stood behind them. Blunt led them in a recitation of the City Streets pledge to stay away from drugs, urging them to shout it loud enough to be heard in the Jaguars stadium.
He gave a short speech: If you want to succeed, he said, you have to work hard in school and stay away from drugs.
Amen, Mr. Blount! A true Clemson man indeed!!!
And an inspiration to many!
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/04/05/one-answer-crime-jacksonville-give-youngsters-good-workout/15657471007/
If interested, here is the website for his nonprofit, City Streets 2 Student Athletes (You’ll note the very attractive Orange colors!):
https://cs2sa.com/
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That is awesome!
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Jan 21, 2024, 2:06 AM
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The video on their website made me want to run through a wall.
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Re: That is awesome!
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Jan 21, 2024, 6:16 AM
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Rodney Blount is a true Clemson man indeed!
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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All In!!! Go Tigers!!!
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 12:05 AM
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Another day closer!
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 8:34 AM
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Does Clemson University own all of the land that's shaded? I've always wondered how much land Clemson owned.
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 8:40 AM
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It says it is their experimental forest so I think so. And that doesn't include any of the campus land, and maybe none of the agricultural areas off campus.
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Neuter them mangy mutts...223 days!!!***
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 12:52 AM
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Outstanding! Thanks O.J.
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 1:10 AM
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GO TIGERS!!!
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Slowly but Shirley!!! We're getting there!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 3:28 AM
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Go Tigers!!
Happy Sunday EVERYONE!!
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Re: Slowly but Shirley!!! We're getting there!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 8:41 AM
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Did you really duck hunt??? It got down to 16 here.
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Re: Good morning MfO!
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Jan 21, 2024, 9:21 AM
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GaTiger5® went for a while and didn't wave back.....MyfavOrange® says you reep what you sow
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Good morning GaTiger5!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 10:02 AM
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Have a great day and stay warm.
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Good morning MfO!
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Jan 21, 2024, 10:03 AM
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Same to you
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 5:36 AM
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All the way with O.J.
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Go Tigers!
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223 is 202 degrees warmer than it is in Orangeburg right now!
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Brrrrrr.... it be cold, especially with a 10 mph wind blowing.
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 7:51 AM
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Go Tigers and stay warm!
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 7:58 AM
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Thanks, O.J.
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Go Tigers!!!!***
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 8:21 AM
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Go Tigers!
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 8:29 AM
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The ox is slow, but the earth is patient. Go Tigers!!! Beat Georgia!!!
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 8:49 AM
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What are your last few days of work like?
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Jan 21, 2024, 9:00 AM
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It feels kind of funny having only a handful of days left and knowing that I'll be done working forever. I don't think it's going to really hit until I've been retired for a week or 2. I'll let you know how it feels after it sets in.
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Go Tigers!***
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Re: Hill Watch...223 days!!!
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Question. Is hill watch the time to the first game or first home game??? Thx and go Tigers!!
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Days until first game.
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BEAT UGA!!!
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