Because it was a bye weekend for Iowa football we decided to take a road trip. We're lucky to have so many college towns within driving distance here in Charlotte. Let me back up a bit. When we first moved to Charlotte we decided it would be fun to pick a local team to follow in sports. I can't remember how, but we sort of settled on Clemson. Of course they're in a completely different conference than Iowa so we wouldn't have to worry about a conflict of interest.
We enjoyed the two hour drive to Clemson, SC and even spotted a few decked out cars on their way to the game. It was obvious that the trend is to stick a tiger tail out the back of your car. We so wish we had one to join in on the fun. I didn't get a very good picture here and I missed some way cooler cars.
We planned on getting there early so we could park and walk around the campus. First things first we walked by the stadium and snapped some quick pictures. It was a beautiful day, although pretty warm.
We were both very impressed with the tailgate scene in Clemson. It was a sea of orange and purple tents. Plus each tent seemed to be set up with a plethora of food, TV with a satellite dish and liquor, lots of liquor.
We searched high and low for some food. Keep in mind it's after 1:00 and we had hardly eaten that day. Come to find out there were no food vendors outside the stadium. We were expecting to find something just like Melrose in Iowa City. But no, nothing. All we could do is wait until the stadium opened up at 2:00. In the meantime we sat on a hill and watched the players walk up to the stadium.
The stadium was very cool. Our seats were up high, very high. Although we were expecting that, we didn't expect the stairs to be so incredibly steep! So steep I didn't much care to walk up and down at all for a bathroom break.
They released balloons near the student section while the team ran on to the field.
We didn't end up staying for the entire game, but it ended up being a close one. Clemson pulled out the win as we listened to the radio on our drive back. I can't forget to add this picture too we snapped as we walked away from the stadium. Notice his shirt? We bought some before the game to fit in. No really, we planned on buying some Clemson orange for our new "local" team.
Oh and here is the same picture as above using the moreBeaute2 app. I love the affect!
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