#9 Being Seen on Bowman Field

Clemsonites know that Bowman Field is the center of the universe. Bowman Field is ALWAYS green, even when covered in a layer of snow, it's still green. Why is Bowman Field eternally green? Well, legend has it that Floride Clemson, daughter of Thomas Green Clemson, thought she was the princess of a magical land. Sparkly green fairies came to visit Floride and she would follow them out into the night and do as they asked. One night, the fairies asked her to retrieve a special item from the cavern (located directly under where Bowman Field is today) of a hideous, sleeping monster with eyeballs in his hands. The monster was surrounded by a huge banquet table of the most delicious food Floride had ever seen, but she was not supposed to eat any of it, or the monster would awaken. Floride was a bit of a dolt, and a little selfish, so she ate the food. The monster woke up and smashed the fairies to bits. Floride escaped but the green fairy blood remained, all over the field. It is said that this fairy blood, combined with Floride's tears are what keep Bowman Field green to this day.*

True Clemsonites sense the magic of Bowman field and that is why it is the place where they most like to be seen (though TTT on a Wednesday night is a close second).

*It is actually the $1.2 billion that Clemson spends each year on Bowman Field that keeps it green- funded, of course, by parking tickets... because it's not like that money goes to creating more parking spaces.

#8 North Face

Thomas Green Clemson, founder of Clemson University- and by extension, Clemsonites, served in Confederate Army. Though he was originally from the great Yankee land of Philadelphia, Clemson thumbed his nose at his birthplace in support of the southern states. It is a little known fact that Clemson cared so much about his fellow soldiers that he would come up with creative ways to rally the troops. One Clemson classic was to have all the men drop trow and "face north!"

As you have probably already surmised, over the years, the "face north" full-mooning has been telephone-gamed into North Face. So, you'll be hard pressed to find a Clemsonite who is not sporting at least one North Face item in honor of that zany Thomas Green Clemson and his wacky war antics. The upside to this mistake of words is that the rugged North Face gear helps protect Clemsonites from the savage climate of the South Carolina upstate. With temperatures as low as 30-40s in the winter, no Clemsonite should be caught outdoors without North Face's patented ski gear.

#7 Tommy Bowden (he coaches football sometimes)

There isn't much Clemsonites like better than football. That said, head coach Tommy Bowden is the natural hero for most Clemsonites. His fearless leadership at the helm of the Tigers Football team is an inspiration to all. Fan sites praising Tommy Bowden abound on Facebook. In fact, Tommy Bowden is so revered at Clemson that he's even mentioned in Clemson's official promotional video!