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College football makes strange bedfellows. And there’s always enough misery to pass around. Saturday, while Maryland and Virginia were taking care of in-state non-conference foes, No. 12 Clemson came up short at Georgia Tech 24-21 to earn the ire of rival South Carolina who became Yellow Jacket fans for an afternoon.

But the No. 11 Gamecocks had its SEC opener to worry about, and losing to Vanderbilt 31-7 poked a hole in the balloon of a fan base that refers to itself as USC and Carolina despite no rational person thinking they’re either. The result gave Tiger fans a little joy to counter what has been one rough start to the season, with a pair of one-possession losses to unbeaten foes but a 1-2 start for the first time sinc

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