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  • Final AP Poll: Florida State Clear Number One

    All the bowl games are over. Last night, Florida State defeated Auburn 34-31 in an up and down battle in the BCS title game. That means the 2013 College Football Season is officially in the books and the final AP Poll rankings were released this morning.

    Here’s a look:

    1. Florida State (60)
    2. Auburn
    3. Michigan State
    4. South Carolina
    5. Missouri
    6. Oklahoma
    7. Alabama
    8. Clemson
    9. Oregon
    10. UCF
    11. Stanford
    12. Ohio State
    13. Baylor
    14. LSU
    15. Louisville
    16. UCLA
    17. Oklahoma State
    18. Texas A&M
    19. USC
    20. Notre Dame
    21. Arizona State
    22. Wisconsin
    23. Duke
    24. Vanderbilt
    25. Washington

    The Twitter world reacted to the always controversial rankings:

    This is the third time that BCS Champ Florida State has earned top dog in the AP Poll. The Seminoles also received all 60 first-place votes. One interesting fact about the AP Poll is that a bowl win doesn’t necessarily improve a squad’s ranking. For example, underdog Clemson University surprised Ohio State in the Orange Bowl by defeating them 40-35. However, that was still only good enough for 8th place. And even though Oklahoma defeated a heavily favored Alabama team, who many thought should have been playing instead of Auburn in the BCS title game last night, they still ranked outside of the top 5.

    Tell us what you think about the final rankings?

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  • Howard’s Rock Hit By Vandalism Again, Police Now Investigating

    Howard’s Rock has been one of the greatest tradition in college football since it first led the Clemson Tigers to victory against Virginia in 1966. It’s understandable then that fans are outraged that the rock has been hit by vandalism.

    Clemson University reported Tuesday that Howard’s Rock was vandalized on June 2 or 3. The school says that a small portion of the rock was broken off. To get the piece, the vandals also had to break the glass case that protected the rock for many years.

    Clemson University Athletic Director Dan Radakovich says that the school is taking this particular case of vandalism very seriously as it has affected “an important part of [their] history.” He also says that police are now investigating the incident.

    Now, you may be wondering to yourself – why get so worked up about a rock? Howard’s Rock is seen as a good luck charm of sorts at Clemson University. Players would rub the rock before games and they found that it actually worked. It’s more of a motivational thing for players, but the rock has become engrained in the school’s culture now. It’s similar to a national symbol in that the school goes to great lengths to protect it. In fact, the Clemson University ROTC is hired to protect the rock for 24 hours before each game against South Carolina.

    The Clemson University ROTC only started protecting the rock, however, after it was vandalized in 1992. At that time, a fist sized chunk of the rock was made away with. Coach Frank Howard, whom the rock is named after, said he wouldn’t press charges against those who vandalized his rock. Instead, he would “run them up and down those stadium steps or give them 200 laps around the field.” It’s safe to say that Howard would say the same thing if he were still alive today.

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