When you think of South Carolina vs. Clemson on the football field, you picture two teams that despise each other. This rivalry is one of the college football’s most underrated rivalry games, and one of the most storied.
Many college football fans are unaware that “The Battle of the Palmetto State" is the longest uninterrupted series in the south, and the second longest uninterrupted series overall, having been played every year since 1909.
Clemson holds a 65-39-4 lead in the series, which dates back to 1896, but the Gamecocks have won two straight.
As a South Carolina native, and two-time graduate of THE University of South Carolina, I was groomed to hate the color orange and can recall a lot of the games—some with joy and others that bring a sour taste to my mouth (see the offensive pass interference against Andre Goodman in 2000). 
My favorite memory of a Gamecocks win would have to be the most recent. Let me frame this by saying I married a fine Southern Belle that is originally from Clemson (before you ask—no, she is not a Clemson fan as she was saved from the Kool-Aid as a child and proved smarter than that).
So, the trips to Clemson for this rivalry game prove to be quite special, but more so in 2010 than any other due to the fact that not only did USC win, but they helped to make Clemson a 6-6 team for 2010. 
Oh, and the USC win capped off a special season that saw USC go to the SEC Championship.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself in this game, due to the fact that USC dominated the game after there was much “smack talk” from the Clemson side and no respect being given for what USC accomplished by winning the SEC East in 2010.

South Carolina limited Clemson to 260 yards and forced two turnovers. The defense even put points on the board, as Antonio Allen intercepted Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker and returned it 36 yards for a score to make it 26-7 in the third quarter. At that point, it was nice to see “orange” heading towards the exits. USC would eventually win the game by the score of 29-7.
Another thing that made the win one of my favorites was that this win gave the Gamecocks back-to-back wins over Clemson for the first time since winning three straight in the series from 1968-70.
This will be the biggest game in the history of the Clemson vs. South Carolina rivalry when it comes to combined victories for the two programs. Both schools have a 9-2 record, and this is the first time both have entered the rivalry game with at least nine wins.
Let’s hope USC can match the feat from the late '60s, and obtain the win this coming Saturday.  It would be nice to give the ACC Atlantic champs a dose of SEC medicine, and win—yet again—the “State Championship.”Read more South Carolina Football news on BleacherReport.com