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It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:26 PM
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If you are looking for blame, I must admit it was me.
I am a Clemson graduate and have been going to games since 1975. My dad is a Clemson graduate and he has been going to game since 1970.
And we, alone , are to blame for this malaise we are currently in.
On January 8th 2019 my dad and I spent the day in Napa Valley and northern San Francisco, enjoying the afterglow of a 44-16 whooping of Alabama to earn our 3rd National title.
After a day filled with fun and $13 Pacifico beers, we boarded a red eye from San Fran back to Greenville, which is where the ill fated deal with the college football devil took place.
As we went wheel’s up leaving San Fran, I looked at my dad (who has since passed) and said
“If we never win another football game this was one hell of great time these past few years”.
3 years later, my dad is no longer with me and I think it is safe to acknowledge, we would like a redo on that deal in many ways,
While he would be spitting nails about this 4-4 start, I do know this as fact. Next Saturday, around 11:00 AM he would be in section UR watching warm ups with some optimism that we were going to find a way to beat the Irish.
So, this situation we find ourselves in is my fault. I am sorry for putting you through this...and I have learned my lesson on how fleeting greatness can be. And the Pacifico beers, I hear, are now $18 bucks in San Fran.
I made a deal I wish I could take back. So, blame me.
What is wrong must be fixed….and that reckoning is coming in the offseason.
But for now, here we are. I will be in Death Valley Saturday. Hope to see you there.
Go Tigers
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:32 PM
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Dabo has made some phenomenal hires. He still has a good batting average but it does appear there have been some swings and misses. OL is whipping boy for much of it. I think lack of athleticism is some of that. They do not handle twists and stuns well and are often late to the spot when pulling or on screens.
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:35 PM
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Sorry about your dad. Lost mine years ago. Just buried my elderly mom beside him last week. I always miss and think of them.
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:37 PM
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Thank you
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:56 PM
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Sorry for your loss. Prayers and good wishes to you and your family.
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:33 PM
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Good post Scott and I'm sorry about your Dad but you have
memories of you and your Dad that many don't. Cherish them
and never forget.Go Tigers,Beat the Irish.
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:47 PM
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Thanks. Go Tigers! Beat the Irish!
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Cant wait to be there Saturday
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:36 PM
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Quite literally my favorite thing in the entire world
Thanks for the story
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Re: Cant wait to be there Saturday
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Oct 30, 2023, 4:43 AM
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Agree. No place I would rather be on a Saturday.
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:38 PM
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Re: Is This Chick One Of Those Secretaries ???***
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:50 PM
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Whew, here I was looking for the right pair of lucky draws
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:56 PM
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Still can't find the right ones. Maybe it's my shirt? 😂
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:57 PM
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Sorry for your loss as well. Memories with my dad are cherished and glad yours were good ones.
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POTD***
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Oct 29, 2023, 5:59 PM
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Good story and memories.
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Oct 29, 2023, 7:00 PM
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We can also blame deadsolidperfect® since she was on vacation during those last 2 title seasons and he's posting now, his trademark "nothing good can come of this" and "let this be the last we speak of it" lol  ">
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Oct 29, 2023, 8:20 PM
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Makes since why you haven't been around much...
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Oct 29, 2023, 8:23 PM
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I appreciate your honesty, but your head has to come off now.
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 8:47 PM
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Please post more, we need more like you on here…
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Re: It's my fault. Blame me
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Oct 29, 2023, 9:07 PM
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Condolences for your loss. Knew there were some good folks in UR. Season tickets there fron 1975 thru the 2007 season.
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Great post, Scott.
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Oct 30, 2023, 4:48 AM
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Glad you got to share those moments with your Dad.
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Re: Great post, Scott.
Oct 30, 2023, 8:19 AM
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You can bet the ranch my 80 plus year old body will be sitting in US giving the game my all.
Dads are the greatest things ever invented. Second only to moms!
Go Tigers
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Just make sure you don't mix Pacifico beer and Del Taco!
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Oct 30, 2023, 8:51 AM
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The resulting explosion would be felt on the Richter scale!
Go Tigers!!!
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