Will Seneca be “overrun” by tailgaters

At two locations tomorrow, Seneca will debut its “Alley to the Valley” tailgating. Fans headed to the Clemson-Georgia Tech season opener can park in Seneca and ride shuttle buses to a stadium remote parking lot and then catch a second ride to the stadium entrance. Seneca’s Ed Halbig says “CAT” buses will run up to two hours after the night game to return Seneca tailgaters. For those fans who aren’t going to the game, Seneca will offer a big screen TV on the downtown green opposite Ramcat Alley. Because the screen to be used tomorrow night is a projection-type screen the quality of the first few minutes of the game may not be the best, but Seneca’s Scott Moulder says the quality will improve as the sky darkens. The city administrator said Seneca has arranged for an LED screen projector to have it in place for Clemson’s second home game of the season—the September 7 Texas A&M game. Seneca bought a Clemson “IPTAY” to be granted as an official tailgating spot—all of this to provide an unprecedented service, especially for those driving onto the campus to avoid the traffic delays that are endemic with Clemson home games. It’s also an effort to further introduce the public to Seneca’s re-developing downtown and the businesses that are open on game days and nights. But this is a foray into the unknown, as alluded to by Moulder in addressing last night’s council meeting. “We are a little worried we are going to be overrun,” he said.