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in great demand, maneuvering from
pregame parades to pep rallies and
energizing the masses of Clemson fans.
Then comes one of the most hallowed
traditions in sports: Running down
the hill. Around Clemson, the tradi-
tion is known as “the most exciting 25
seconds in college football,” when the
players run down an orange hill and
onto Frank Howard Field, touching
Howard’s Rock for luck, as thousands of
orange balloons are released into the air.
“Being on that hill while the play-
ers run down and onto the field is the
biggest rush I’ve ever felt in my life,”
Anthony said.
Pushups are another Clemson foot-
ball tradition near to Anthony’s heart.
After every Clemson score, The Tiger
leaps onto a board held up by ROTC
members and does a pushup for each
point. The Tiger is said to sweat off
an average of 12 pounds per game in
water weight.
Each Tiger who graduates auto-
graphs the pushup board.
“It’s going to be a huge honor to
see my name on that board one day,”
Anthony said.
The Tiger and Cocky will once
again face off in Death Valley on Nov.
29. Each mascot will sweat, cheer,
dance, taunt, tease and scream as hun-
dreds of thousands of South Carolin-
ians follow their lead in an effort to
root their team to victory.
The Tiger wanted to send Cocky a
final message that embodies his angst
and lust for revenge for five consecutive
losses to USC.
“I’m at the point now where we
could lose every other game this season,
as long as we best the University of
South Carolina,” growled The Tiger.
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