HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!

We at I’m just sayin... would like to wish all of our friends, families, and readers a very Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you enjoy this video clip from the famous WKRP Turkey Drop. Classic...


WKRP Turkey Drop from Mitch Cohen on Vimeo.

Our trip down memory lane today will take us to 2006 and 1980

USC: November 25, 2006. Steve Spurrier took his unranked Revolutionary War Heroes into Death Valley to face Tommy Bowden’s 24th ranked Tigers. This is a game that saw Clemson score on big play after big play... but when it mattered the most the Revolutionary War Heroes were able to march down the field and score. Clemson had a shot to tie it at the end of the game but they couldn’t make the FG. Really, Clemson had a shot to win it... but for reasons I’ll probably never know the coaches decided to take Reggie Merriweather out of the game (causing Steve Spurrier to look at his assistants and ask, “Why the hell are they taking Merriweather out? He’s killing us”. Or something like that... it was hard for me to read his lips from up in the upper deck with Sonny). The Revolutionary War Heroes had 492 yards of total offense that day on the way to a 31-28 win. The captains that year for USC were Fred Bennett, Ike Crofoot, and Chris White. The Revolutionary War Heroes would go on to defeat Houston in the Liberty Bowl and end the year 8-5 (3-5 in the SEC). Clemson would go on to lose to Kentucky in the Music City Bowl and would end the year 8-5 (5-3 in the ACC).

Clemson: November 22, 1980. Coach Jim Carlen took his 14th ranked Revolutionary War Heroes into Death Valley to face the unranked Tigers. The Revolutionary War Heroes were feeling pretty good with future Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers running wild all season. Clemson, on the other hand, was just ready for the season to end. Then in the Clemson locker room before the game Coach Danny Ford pulled off one of the greatest motivation acts ever… orange pants. It sounds so simple, yet when the Tigers put on the orange pants they knew they couldn’t lose. And so, with the orange pants on, Clemson held USC to two FGs and won the game 27-6. Clemson would end the season with a 6-5 record (2-4 in the ACC). USC would go on to lose to Pitt in the Gator Bowl.

Baby #3 Name Update: The name Xavier was added to the list of names The Wife has said no to.

Winthrop Update: The Eagles play Lander at 7:00pm this Saturday. I will be there cheering on Winthrop (with, I’m guessing, about 100 other people... everyone else will probably be watching football).

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Private Wallace A. Beckwith (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads:

Gallantly responded to a call for volunteers to man a battery, serving with great heroism until the termination of the engagement.

Private Richard Beddows (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 18, 1864 at Spotsylvania, Virginia. His citation reads:

Brought his guidon off in safety under a heavy fire of musketry after he had lost it by his horse becoming furious from the bursting of a shell.

First Lieutenant William S. Beebe (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on April 23, 1864 at Cane River Crossing, Louisiana. His citation reads:

Voluntarily led a successful assault on a fortified position.