For the past two weeks I have been in South Carolina visiting my family and friends in Charleston. I did a lot of driving back and forth between Alabama and South Carolina and had a lot of time of thinking. Both states are into football and have two major rivalries: Alabama vs Auburn & USC vs Clemson. I would say that these rivalries are as intense as the other and are not greater than the other. However I have noticed that the citizens of the two states show their pride in their state in different ways. I looked at the window decals and noticed one thing...

South Carolinian show their pride through the state tree, the palmetto trees. It is EVERYWHERE and in different designs. It doesn't represent USC or Clemson, it represents the state, a state that is united under the flag. Alabamians show their pride through their schools. I see decals for UA or Auburn all the time and not necessarily the state flag. I'm not saying that Alabama is not united in pride for their state. Just something I observed these past two weeks.