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What's up with Auburn? I almost bet the house on Clemson, yet I see fair wagers put on Auburn to beat the spread. Other than AA's alma mater, is Clemson an Auburn rival? Clem overrated or Auburn under the radar?
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What's up with Auburn? I almost bet the house on Clemson, yet I see fair wagers put on Auburn to beat the spread. Other than AA's alma mater, is Clemson an Auburn rival? Clem overrated or Auburn under the radar?
They have a history. This will be their 49th meeting, so yes. Auburn leads the series 33-14-2. A regionally famous southern writer named Lewis Grizzard called Clemson "Auburn with a lake" in that the teams, campus, and morons who count themselves as fans of the school are very similar. They have shared some coaches (John Heisman) and a guy named Riggs "borrowed" the colors and the mascot name when he was hired by Clemson as they started their program.
Auburn reeled off 17-straight wins before Clemson broke that up in 2011. Clemson has now won three-straight.
Oh, and a couple of years ago the coach at Clemson, Dabo Swinney (who is a Bama grad) said something like, "As a Bama guy, nothing is better than beat Auburn" and "No better place to end their streak than Death Valley, baby."
So, yes.
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