Mention anything about Herschel Walker to a Clemson fan – his run for the US Senate, his MMA or Olympic accomplishments, or even his record-setting pro football career – I’ll bet you a dollar to a donut the Clemson fan will drawl “Yeah, but he never scored a touchdown against Clempsun.”
This is true. It just leaves out all Herschel and UGA did do against Clemson those three years. Walker’s Georgia teams played the Tigers three times, and won twice. That’s the bottom line right there.
In his first two games against Clemson, Herschel rushed for a total of 232 yards: 121 yards in the 1980 win and another 111 yards in the 1981 loss.
In 1980 the Dawgs beat Clemson 20-16. Herschel gained 121 of the Dawgs 155 total yards. UGA went on to win out, beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl to win the national championship. Clemson finished with a 6-5 record, only 2-4 in the ACC.
In 1981 Clemson beat UGA 13-3. Herschel gained 111 yards. The Dawgs turned the ball over nine times, including a couple on the goal line. This was the only regular season game Herschel would lose during his college career. UGA won their next ten games before losing to Pitt in the Sugar Bowl, on a Dan Marino TD pass late in the game. Clemson went on to beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, to claim the 1981 national championship.
Two weeks before their 1982 meeting, during a preseason practice Herschel broke his thumb. He was expected to miss six weeks. Instead Herschel played in the season opener, though he was used mostly as a decoy. He only rushed eleven times. Georgia’s defense held the defending national champions to only 249 total yards, and the Dawgs won 13-7.
Clemson finished the 1982 season 9-1-1. UGA went undefeated, but was beat by Penn State in the defacto national championship game, on a late Todd Blackledge TD pass in the Sugar Bowl.
Clemson posted a 27-6-1 record over those three seasons, winning two ACC championships. Georgia went 33-3, winning three SEC titles.
Georgia leads the series against Clemson with a 43-18-4 record. Since 1980 the Dawgs record is 11-5-1 against the Tigers, including winning seven of the last eight meetings.
So if you ever hear a Clemson fan come back with that token response, you’ll know what to say.
Tomorrow:
745 tee time
900 ESPN College Gameday
1200 noon VT@GT
330 GA@FLA
330 Clemson@FSU
809 Astros@Braves
Your friend Tom Brady said he would’ve let the fan who gave back his 600th TD ball sit in his personal luxury box with wife Giselle if the demands had gone that high. I would’ve wanted to play golf with Brady or share a meal with him.
Took a quick poll about what people’s religion was. 70% Christian, 30% other (including 1% Muslim 1% Hindu 1% Buddhist).
A conservative host left The View because of the toxic atmosphere.
Last day of month plus coworker on vacation plus another offsite meeting.
ZACK WHEAT [SABR Bio] is the all-time leader for the Dodgers franchise with 2,038 singles, 464 doubles and 171 triples, Wheat is also their career leader in games (2,322), hits (2,804), at bats (8,859), plate appearances (9,731), and times on base (3,509). He also appears in the Dodgers’ (Superbas’, Robins’, etc.) top ten offense categories in RBI, BB, XBH & HBP not to mention an additional dozen lesser-known career stats. Wheat was part of an American League all-Hall of Fame outfield in his final season in the majors, 1927, Wheat played for Connie Mack’s Philadelphia A’s. Fellow outfielders on that team included Ty Cobb & Al Simmons. Wheat led his team to its first modern day pennant, and was the main offensive force on the 1916 Brooklyn Robins, who lost to Boston in the World Series.
Denison: as to why so many Americans believe in ghosts, the New York Times cites the rise of Americans claiming no religious preference and quotes sociologist Thomas Mowen, who finds that "atheists tend to report higher belief in the paranormal than religious folk." In other words, many do not believe in the supernatural when it refers to God, but they do when it does not.
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