Skins&Terps07 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hey Guys, I'll be down at USC for school starting this fall, and just wanted to see what the Redskins fan community was like down there. Are there any Redskins bars in Columbia? Where would anyone with experience recommend watching the games? Thanks in advance and see yall down in SC in August! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitStickTaylor21 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hey man, just graduated from USC myself and there are quite a bit of Skins fans there. I was shocked at how many kids from northern VA go to USC and you'll find a good contingent of fans all around campus. A lot of love comes if you wear your Skins apparel around campus. Best bars/places to go are Wild Wings in the Vista (easily the most populated), Damon's in the Vista is good too. A couple places in 5 Points show games, but it depends on the opponents. It's good to go to Pop's NY pizza if we're playing the Giants. Chubby's and Village Idiot in 5 Points show games too, just depends if the Panthers get top billing. Either way, look around and you'll find great places with great deals, Skins fans are abound and show a lot of love. Cheer hard and good things will come to you, I promise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I went to USC and lived in Columbia for 4 years... there were Skins' fans galore! I was the lead singer for a pretty popular band down there and my lead guitarist was also from DC... some nights we'd come out in some serious Skins' gear and most of our crowds would just go nuts. The Skins represented the Carolinas for several decades before the Panthers came around, and there are plenty of people in the Palmetto State who have stayed faithful. The problem with catching games in SC, is that the Panthers AND Falcons have regional preference... So any place just playing the FOX/CBS games are usually going to be worthless. Your actual best bets are all in the Vista... I would try Damon's first, then either Wild Hare Sports Cafe, Carolina Wings, or Jillian's. My guitarist and I finally got sick of trying to find the 'right spot' so we just bought NFL Ticket, got like 8 vintage Skins posters off EBAY, and turned our living room into a gathering ground for some of Columbia's most die-hard Skinaddicts. We had a ****ing Chip Lohmiller action figure above the TV... Anyway man, have fun down there and make sure you grub-out at The Palmetto Pig at least once... it will seriously change your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonoman Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 South Carolina was and still is Redskin country. They shoved the panthers down out throats but most of us skin fans went and got DTV and the football package.The panthers are north carolina and SON We live in SOUTH Carolina.If you ever want to fish and can get to Charleston let me know.Visit my club site at stonoriverfishingclub.com :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuraitengai Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 first off. sucky school choice. clemson is vastly better. now that aside. i hate columbia. oh...guess i wasnt done. ok, really. id agree with wild wings. i caught a few games at the wild wings in greenville the last couple seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemsSC7Skinfan Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Go Tigers, Go Skins, Boo SoCar, Boo Columbia and its concrete paradise! I'm done, I don't really have much to contribute to this thread but I'd say any local sports bar should accomodate you as long as you spend money on booze & food, easy enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan44 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Wait until Huly sees this thread. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobigred Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 It's good to see some upstate fans from the G'ville area. We should meet at a sports bar and see the games. I also graduated from Clemson. I always tell my cowboy friends there are a lot of redskin fans in the upstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I went to basic training at Fort Jackson...unfortunately we didn't talk much football... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeRedskins Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Congrats on going to USC, great decision. Don't let any tater fans tell you different. There are no real Skins viewing parties, but I'm willing to guess if you did some advertising and approached a bar about it, they would become the offical skins place since the Skins are huge down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm 70 miles from Columbia. There are Redskins fans here in Rock Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 My guitarist and I finally got sick of trying to find the 'right spot' so we just bought NFL Ticket, got like 8 vintage Skins posters off EBAY, and turned our living room into a gathering ground for some of Columbia's most die-hard Skinaddicts. We had a ****ing Chip Lohmiller action figure above the TV... Anyway man, have fun down there and make sure you grub-out at The Palmetto Pig at least once... it will seriously change your life. And why wast I aware of this????? anyway i just sprung for superfan so i gots da SKINS in HD!!!!!!!!!!!! We should all def organize!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 and yes there is much SKINS love on campus! there are even a few houses around campus that are all SKINS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins&Terps07 Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Thanks for the help guys. Apparently a brand new sports bar called Carolina Ale House just opened up and it pretty nice as well. Looking forward to seeing the Skins well-represented down in Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worstSeat Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I'm 70 miles from Columbia. There are Redskins fans here in Rock Hill. Yeah, Skins fans are in the Hill but still no good place to watch. There's that fake Irish place near Cherry Park in the shopping plaza where the Winn Dixie used to be, but what is there past that? I couldn't dig up much with the Ticket. I didn't find a good spot in Cola to watch. I took in a few games at Jillian's down in the Vista near Adluh Flour, but that was about it. Hope the Ale House works out better. In Raleigh, Hi5 was a great bar with a real Skins fan club, but SC isn't quite so lucky in my experience. Bobby Hartin's in Charleston is the closest I've seen to having a good group of Skins fans in SC. Btw, unless he's going to school to learn 'bout Holsteins or, well, anything to do with math, the OP made the right decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins&Terps07 Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Wait until Huly sees this thread. :laugh: We already didn't get along because I went to Maryland for undergrad. I guess this just makes things worse... substantially... worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorresA Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Bobby Hartin's in Charleston is the closest I've seen to having a good group of Skins fans in SC. Yea quite a bit of Skins fans down here in Chucktown as well. I went to Bobby's for a preseason game last year, Couple other skins fans there. Funny thing is Bobby is a Cowboys fan :doh: , but the other guys on his radio show or skins fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I'm coming back to USC for my second year in August, and I'm a diehard Skins fan. If you find any place for us to watch the games, definitely hit me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 the Ale House rock just cuz it does, never seen a Skins game there though. I hate watching games with non skins fans present. thats why i had to get sunday ticket, and i sprung for the super fan this year for FULL HD!!! Ale house has great food and the one in the vista has a cool atmosphere upstairs. anyways, I am out here in Irmo and i am not opposed to hosting skins fans for gameday i will even provide the everclear punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 torres, beua i will be down in charleston in aug for my sister n laws wedding we should meet up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorresA Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 torres, beua i will be down in charleston in aug for my sister n laws wedding we should meet up again When in Aug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins-o-holic Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Well sh** I'm down here in Conway and there aint a skins fan to be found!! I guess its all the jersey trash they let into Coastal...... Haha no offense to anyone from Jersey whose on the goodside. But seriously I have found a few skins fans down here mostly from Maryland and Northern Va, but then again myrtle beach isent a real place its all a dream....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsk58417 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Skins fan from Michigan currently in Rock Hill. Leaving tommorrow. Didn't know the Skins had an high fan turnout down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutlead74 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 When in Aug? 08/08/08 might just have to throw the dude a batch party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I went to the Seminary in Columbia. I usually went to Bailey's just down from the Columbiana Mall...and Damon's in downtown Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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