Paul Finebaum is no stranger to taking shots at any successful program outside of the SEC, and that includes Clemson football.
The popular SEC Network personality has been known to go to bat for the SEC no matter what and that's usually at the expense of the rest of the nation. He will defend the SEC until death and that was the case yet again just this past weekend when he received a call on his show about the real Death Valley being in Clemson, S.C.
As you might know by now, Death Valley is also the nickname of Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge just like it is for Memorial Stadium in Clemson.
A caller said that he wanted Finebaum to be in attendance at the season opener between Clemson and LSU next season to decide where the real Death Valley is. Finebaum fired back by saying that he doesn't have to go to the game to know where the real Death Valley is and that's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.
The real Tiger Stadium & Death Valley reside in Baton Rouge, but for some reason Clemson fans can't handle the truth... pic.twitter.com/8xfw0vPC0F
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) April 18, 2025
This was nice bait by the caller because Finebaum can't help himself. He was baited into defending his position even though it's not correct. There are two Death Valleys in college football and both can argue they're the real one. Clemson, however, has held the distinction longer, being first dubbed "Death Valley" back in 1948 while LSU didn't earn that nickname until the 1980s.
So who's the real Death Valley? In my unbiased opinion, I'm going with Clemson because it held the nickname longer and has proven it to be true in recent years.
The Battle for Death Valley to open the 2025 season will be electric.