Gamecock fan here. Want to formerly apologize as a member of the fan base for those that had or felt they had a negative experience. Much like any other fan base, you get some bad apples here and there. Typically some of the students and some bandwagon people that tend to ebb and flow like the tide when the team starts to lose. Not sure why all the hate for A&M for those that did not have a pleasant experience in Columbia. It's a smaller town and besides the existence of USC and Ft. Jackson, would most likely not allow it to get nearly as big as it is. As a native, it is hard to find things to do sometimes but the zoo is consistently ranked top in the country and the food and bar scene is slowly progressing outside Five Points.
So again, I apologize for any poor experiences around some bad SC fans, but please don't generalize all of us as stupid or inbred. USC has the #1 business school in the country, a fairly strong nursing program and the #1 honors college. Referring back to your median salary factoid, USC also has a larger enrollment, and as such would skew the numbers in comparison to Clemson (33,000 vs. 18,000)
Btw, the only reason Clemson fans are here to add to the **** talking is because it's us. If it were them that you were playing this weekend or an ACC team like FSU, I have no doubt they would be telling you the same crap they consistently feel the need to talk to us...
Hope for a competitive and injury-free game on Saturday