We took a charter bus to the Big Easy, and we packed and left Clemson late Thursday afternoon. Just as we were departing, we got the word that the Clemson basketball team had beaten 3rd seeded NC State 67-46 in the opening round ACC tournament. This was a big upset, and we were a happy group of guys all the way to N. O.
We arrived about noon Friday in New Orleans and rested before we had an open evening in town that evening. As you can imagine from what you may know of the PR's reputation, a good time was had by all. We struggled back to our motel and assembled the next morning to take the bus into the city to march in a parade on Saturday morning. It was then that we heard the results of the semi-final ACC game where Clemson had beaten 2nd seeded Duke 77-72 Friday evening.
On Saturday evening, we marched in a big night parade through downtown NO and the French Quarter. The Clemson football team had barely lost to top-ranked LSU in the Sugar Bowl there only three years before, and all the revelers seemed to remember and respect Clemson. We had an unforgettable evening on the town.
When we gathered on Sunday morning to return to Clemson, we learned Cinderella had lost her shoe. In the ACC finals, the Tigers lost to top-seeded Wake Forest 66-77. It ws a great run for a team with seven sophomore members of our class, Jim Brennan, Nick Milasnovich, Donnie Mahaffey, Woody Morgan, Mike Bohonak, Gary Burnisky, and Manning Privett plus two seniors.
I hope the current Tiger basketball team does as well.
I don't have any pictures from the Mardi Gras trip. There are probably a lot of PR's who are glad. At least that protects the innocent. I did take a picture of LTC Guise who was the faculty advisor for the group and who all the PR's thought was a great guy. (Click to embiggen.)
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