There are 130 days until Clemson opens the home portion of the 2021 football schedule with a game against in-state foe South Carolina State. The opponent might not engender a ton of excitement, but the fact that Death Valley might be full is cause enough to get out of the house and enjoy a day of football.
Clemson operated at 19% capacity last season. That meant cheerleaders weren’t on the field, the band stood six feet apart on The Hill, and recruits weren’t allowed on campus for official visits. Fans sat in pods, and while it was good that we had football, it just wasn’t the same watching Dabo Swinney run down the hill with a limited number of band members standing on the hill and not on the field, the cheerleaders near the walls, and the rest of the sidelines clear.