Why The Rivalry is bad for Clemson and SC football programs.

It has become apparent to me that the Clemson/SC rivalry game is holding both programs back.  A win against the other is the end all and be all for both programs and washes away all sins. Tommy Bowden made millions off beating SC and Clemson fans put up with rediculous loss after rediculous loss because he would find a way to beat SC. I see fans of SC football this week and understand thier elation but also am puzzled as to how they are not throwing up in thier mouths. If Spurrier does not make the clock management error of the year in college football against Auburn, The Gamecocks could be playing this week for a bid to the BCS National Championship game. Coach Spurrier used thier last time out after Steven Garcia had moved the ball across midfield with under 20 seconds left trailing by 3. Garcia was signalling for a spike but The Ol' Ball Coach called the final timeout after a completion for a first down. SC ended up completing a pass to put them into FG range but the clock expired before they could get the ball spotted and rush the kicking team in. IF SC beats Auburn and goes on to lose to Arkansas but win out, they would be sitting in the SEC Champuionship game with the winner going to play for the National Championship even with a loss on the road to a top 5 Arkansas team. That may be the only opportunity for a BCS NC that the Gamecocks will see in thier lifetime, and it was blown my incompetent and infantile clock management. You will not hear SC fans say this because they are caught up in the fact they beat a very young yet talented Clemson team for the third year in a row, a feat Charlie Whitehurst surpassed himself by winning 4 in a row while the Tigers QB. Enjoy the Outback Bowl and another year of bragging rights, just don't think about what SHOULD have been.