In a game that was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the Clemson Tigers of South Carolina lost their season opener to the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, 34-10.
The loss was a stunner to Clemson, which had been ranked 9th in the pre-season poll by USA Today.
In his 2nd season as coach of the Crimson Tide, Alabama coach Nick Sabin demonstrated that perhaps the Tide, ranked 24th in the pre-season poll, had been under-rated.
Rocked by a series of scandals and coaching changes over the last 10 years, Alabama has struggled to regain some of the glory of the old days under the legendary Paul 'Bear' Bryant.
Sabin's first year as coach of the Tide was certainly no cakewalk, but with the upset victory over a strong Clemson team, perhaps Sabin has a chance in his 2nd year to give the Alabama nation a season they can be proud of.
As for Clemson coach Tommy Bowden, it will be back to the drawing board to analyze what went wrong with a team that had high expectations going into this season.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Severe Water Shortages in the Southeast
The northwestern South Carolina town of Clemson, home of the famous ACC football team The Clemson Tigers, became the first municipality in South Carolina to enact a mandatory water restriction policy at its town council meeting last evening.
Clemson police will begin writing $50 fines for infringements such as watering the lawn, washing the car, hosing off sidewalks and driveways, and watering plants, flowers, and shrubs.
The mandatory restrictions were implemented as a result of the U.S. Weather Service's designation of 5 upstate South Carolina counties as under extreme drought conditions.
At the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, for example, rainfall totals for the year thus far are down by 10 inches.
Lakes, rivers, streams, and reservoirs in the area are not only feeling the brunt of the drought, but they are showing it. Clemson, for example, is a lake town, and each day residents can see with their own eyes how severe the drought has become by simply looking at lake levels.
The U.S. Weather Service reports that the only thing to provide longterm relief for the Southeast at this point is a mild tropical system stemming from a hurricane or tropical storm.
While the area has experienced rain on a daily basis since last Thursday from afternoon and evening thunderstorms, these storms have not provided sufficient rainfall to make a dint in the drought.
Clemson police will begin writing $50 fines for infringements such as watering the lawn, washing the car, hosing off sidewalks and driveways, and watering plants, flowers, and shrubs.
The mandatory restrictions were implemented as a result of the U.S. Weather Service's designation of 5 upstate South Carolina counties as under extreme drought conditions.
At the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, for example, rainfall totals for the year thus far are down by 10 inches.
Lakes, rivers, streams, and reservoirs in the area are not only feeling the brunt of the drought, but they are showing it. Clemson, for example, is a lake town, and each day residents can see with their own eyes how severe the drought has become by simply looking at lake levels.
The U.S. Weather Service reports that the only thing to provide longterm relief for the Southeast at this point is a mild tropical system stemming from a hurricane or tropical storm.
While the area has experienced rain on a daily basis since last Thursday from afternoon and evening thunderstorms, these storms have not provided sufficient rainfall to make a dint in the drought.
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