Too bad, so Jad...

31-28.

Carolina beats Clemson. Finally.

I found watching this game to be exceedingly painful. My team (the USC Gamecocks) outplayed Clemson statistically, but trailed most of the game. We kept racking up yardage and great defensive stands, but Clemson kept making big plays...and scoring.

As we build a drama program here at J.L. Mann, I want you to ignore the "big plays" and focus on sound fundamentals: solid, truthful acting; smart, imaginative ideas; steady, disciplined stage management...attention to details.

Enjoy the "big plays," but move back to fundamentals quickly. For every Show of Plenty, there are Auditorium work days, Production Team meetings, and Drama class scenes to focus on.

There will be a payoff at the end. We are going to win! We will walk away from a Spring Production with a real Drama program...one of the very best in South Carolina.