UPDATE: Arrest Made In Connection To Howard’s Rock Vandalism
From WBTV:
Clemson University officials announced that an 18-year-old North Carolina man was arrested Friday in connection with the Howard’s Rock vandalism case.
Campus police announced that Micah Rogers, of Pisgah Forest, was arrested and charged with malicious injury to real property and unlawful entry to enclosed places.
It is also being reported that Rogers sports a Clemson sticker on his 1993 Ford F-250. Why would you do that to your own team, dick head?
From Clemson.edu:
Howard’s Rock, the iconic fixture Clemson players rub prior to running down the hill during the football team’s entrance into Memorial Stadium, was vandalized sometime June 2 or 3.
A small portion of the Rock was broken off of its pedestal after vandals broke the casing that protects the artifact.
“We take vandalism, especially of such an important part of our history, very seriously,” said Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich. “Police are investigating.”
There was no damage to the pedestal that supports the rock.
Here’s the before and after:
Savages.
Howard’s Rock, for those living under a rock (let me know if this joke is a swing and miss, because I feel pretty good about it), is part of the iconic pre-game tradition for the Clemson Tigers football team. Before every game since 1966, the players rub the rock before running down the hill and taking the field inside Memorial Stadium. The rock was transported to Clemson in ’66 from Death Valley, California. It was named after Hall of Fame coach Frank Howard, Clemson’s all-time winningest coach.
The perps (or perp) better keep their heads on a swivel once their names are known to the public, and once that info is finally released, they better hightail it to the police station pronto. You simply don’t mess with a college football fan’s team or team traditions, especially in that part of the country.
Finally, attending a Clemson football game is on my sports bucket list. I’ve heard great things.
[via Clemson.edu, CBS Sports]
Images via OrangeAndWhite.com
Nick Saban protecting his reign of evil over the NCAA by taking out the most precious thing to one of Bama’s most imminent threats. CLEMSON. FUCK YOU SABAN!!! BURN IN HELL!
12 years ago at 3:44 pmFuck you all for telling this to take a lap… haters…
12 years ago at 12:29 amThey were asking for it after vandalizing USC’s field. Mess with the bull you get the horns ya know?
12 years ago at 7:30 pmThe people who vandalized Williams Brice were actually Carolina fans…
12 years ago at 2:54 pmI’m a Florida State fan (so I hate Clemson as much as the next guy) but even I know you don’t fuck with traditions like that.
12 years ago at 12:45 amClemson has some great bar life (I saw someone get stabbed outside of TTT once), but it’s not all its cracked up to be on the field. Great road trip and cool stadium to visit but no comparison to many other schools in the southeast.
12 years ago at 2:36 amDefinitely NF to fuck with another school’s tradition though
12 years ago at 2:38 amYou boys up in Pickens can rub the rock ill have the ladies rubbin the cock. Fuck Clemson 5 in a row soon
12 years ago at 11:35 amYou, Sir, should try a bit harder.
11 years ago at 12:24 amDorn I have been to a Clemson game (USC at Clemson) and its really not that great. Not really that loud, and their Tiger roar sounds like a toilet flushing. Death Valley was a lot cooler… (Sorry I mean the real one in Baton Rouge, my mistake)
12 years ago at 8:46 am