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Win or lose, what an elegant, colorful skyline. Lush green trees, a Catholic cathedral's steeple, and high-rise office buildings clustered in the middle, flanked by mid-rise buildings strewn across the screen should peak some interest in the capital city, much more so than the same 'ole-same 'ole capitol dome they show over and over again during USC football games. When a player hits a pop-up or home run, the camera hangs with the ball and really brings out the city from home plate. Tune in tomorrow afternoon at 4 on Fox Sports South.
I took my daughter to the game on Saturday and we had a blast (though the humidity had her cranky & tired near the end). That's my first visit to the new stadium and I couldn't get over how amazing it turned out. Very nice!
I did watch the game Friday night but didn't think to observe the background scenery.
I haven't been to Columbia in several years, but I think Columbia proper is generally a picturesque town...neat skyline (esp. for a city its size), cool capital building, lots of lush, green parks and tree-shaded neighborhoods. Yet it gets slapped with the label of being "ugly" a lot, both here on this forum and elsewhere. Maybe it's because of the suburban sprawl, which in my mind is no worse in Cola than other similar-sized towns I've been to, e.g., Greenville or Charleston. Or maybe it's because the #1 media draw in the city, Williams-Brice Stadium, is located in a not-so-scenic area of town.
Regardless, I, too, look forward to seeing the Columbia skyline on TV this weekend as the Gamecocks whip up on UConn!
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