2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Articles
Leggett brawls with entire team, wins
Clemson skipper pummels all 31 members of the baseball squad.
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The Clemson community remains in shock after a brawl between the university's baseball team and its Head Coach Jack Leggett. The altercation left 28 players injured and three missing. Only Coach Leggett emerged unscathed in the scuffle. During warm-ups for the bottom of the fourth inning, Leggett, apparently already irate with the homeplate umpire, took further frustrations out on his team when they were "lolly-gaggin'" the ball around the infield.
USC football making the world a better place
Steve Spurrier, Ric Flair and Lou Holtz bring in massive reforms.
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It finally happened. Hell has frozen over, and the South Carolina Gamecocks are trading in their black and white stripe prison uniforms for an even uglier color combination of black and garnet for a change. As spring football draws to a close, USC Head Coach Steve Spurrier has turned over a new leaf and has instilled a new approach into his formerly delinquent football program for the fall.
Cabrera's appetite dooms Detroit
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The Detroit Tigers have had the worst start of any major league baseball team this season despite having three different batting champions present in their lineup. The pitching has been atrocious, and the projected best lineup in baseball has scored the fewest runs in the majors.
Nation shocked: Tribble Reese selected as No. 1 pick
After phenomenal performance in Clemson Sons Bowl, Clemson's backup QB is taken first overall by the Dolphins.
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Sports media erupted this week as the Miami Dolphins selected their No. 1 pick of the 2008 NFL draft early. Passing up all-world running back Darren McFadden and left tackle Jake Long, the Dolphins chose Clemson's backup quarterback Tribble Reese, who preformed magnificently in the Clemson Sons Bowl.
Obama drops out of race for football
The presidential hopeful is looking forward to a future on the Clemson offensive line.
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Barack Obama, the favorite to win the Democratic nomination, announced Tuesday that he would drop out of the presidential race to pursue a college football career. After considering a number of schools from every BCS conference, Obama will attempt to walk-on at Clemson University next fall.
Bowden to son: Let up!
Father pleads with offspring to let him win.
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As long as Tommy Bowden has been at the reigns for the Tigers, the annual Florida State-Clemson matchup has changed from a Seminole beat-down, to a yearly conference victory for the Tigers. Bobby Bowden has been at the helm in Tallahassee, Fla. since Gerald Ford was in the oval office and has grown accustomed to winning games.
Daly breaks records at Augusta
Fat man sets mark for eating, drinking and smoking.
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While the world's best golfers were making their way around a tough Augusta National golf course on Sunday, John Daly, two-time major winner and bomber of the golf ball, was working on his own records at the Augusta-area Hooters. Daly, known for his gutsy style of golf, his zest for living and his plethora of wives, added another item on his resume: he is now the record holder for the most hot wings eaten in an hour, the most beers consumed in an hour and the most cigarettes smoked in an hour at the famed "Hooter's Masters" event held annually on the date of the final round of the Masters golf tournament just three miles away.
Clemson remains undefeated in annual Spring Game
Despite doubts, the Tigers maintain their perfect record. They are now an unfathomable 57-0 all-time in Spring ball.
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Last weekend, the Clemson Tigers won their spring football game decisively. This keeps up the trend of undefeated spring games for the Tigers in all years past. A crowd of 25,000 fans gathered together to watch players clad in all sorts of colors from solid purple to solid orange to a mixture of the two.
Bowden promises to actually try in 2008
After most amateurs felt they could win the Atlantic Division last year, Bowden admits he didn't try that much.
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The 2008 football season should hold immense promise for the Clemson Tigers. With the return of roughly two-thirds of the starters, the Tigers are a heavy favorite to win the Atlantic division and compete for the ACC championship. The offense will use a vast and balanced array of weapons, complementing the speed and aggressiveness of a stalwart defense.
