USC’s Skai Moore annoyed with some Clemson traditions

The rivalry never stops.

South Carolina junior linebacker Skai Moore fired a couple of shots across Clemson’s bow at SEC Media Days on Tuesday. Moore, who has gone 1-1 against the Tigers in his career, had one opinion and one passionately declared statement.

Asked about the most annoying tradition he’s heard, Moore said, “Probably that Clemson ‘We Too Deep’ thing. That’s something I really don’t like at all. That’s probably the most annoying thing I hear.” Some Tiger players made a hype video to the song a few years ago and still get up to it, although it’s far from taking its place among Clemson’s other traditions.

Moore was also asked about “Death Valley.” “I would say the real Death Valley is in LSU,” he said. “Definitely not Clemson.”

There haven’t been any authoritative findings on the subject, but it’s generally believed Clemson had the nickname first, because of a former Presbyterian coach tagging it as a place where teams went to die.

LSU’s Tiger Stadium was known as “Deaf Valley” for its noise, and perhaps that morphed into “Death Valley” later on, but there is no record of when it first occurred.

Tell it like it is Texas A&M made a splash during the offseason, hiring defensive coordinator John Chavis away from LSU. Chavis, a Dillon native known as “Chief,” is at his third SEC school and hoping to repair a defense that has never been able to keep up with its high-flying offense.

Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin was asked if he kind of thought, “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” after Chavis’ LSU defense squashed A&M the past three years.

“Not kind of, that’s exactly what I did,” Sumlin said with a big smile. “There’s really nothing more to the answer than that.”

Now showing The “SEC Storied” documentaries will debut five new films, one every seven days beginning on Sept. 1.

The new films are: “Wuerffel’s Way,” about Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel’s ministry in New Orleans; “Miracles on the Plains,” about the removal of the poisoned trees at Auburn’s Toomer’s Corner and how the Tigers responded with a miraculous season (featuring The Prayer at Jordan-Hare and The Kick-6); “The Bo You Don’t Know,” about late LSU football coach Bo Rein; “Sam,” about Missouri defensive end Michael Sam; and “In Search of Derrick Thomas,” about the late Alabama linebacker.

No. 1(1) USC receiver Pharoh Cooper has drawn raves for it and added his own voice Tuesday. He thinks he has the best Twitter handle in the SEC.

He thanks the fan who suggested what won – “King Tutt_chdown.”

They said it “I like to be swagged up. I have a little sock game going to.” – Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen on his adidas shoes.

This story was originally published July 14, 2015 at 6:22 PM.