Rarely do highly anticipated events live up to the hype. We build moments up in our mind, making it nearly impossible for the actual thing to hold a candle to whatever our imagination has run wild with.
Thursday was one of those rare days that the payoff was worth all the excitement as South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer was showered with 4.5 gallons of watered-down mayonnaise after the Gamecocks won the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Thursday afternoon. South Carolina led start to finish, cruising to a 38-21 victory over the upstairs neighbor North Carolina.
The condiment event — which was streamed on the ESPN app following the trophy presentation — took place in the tunnel as Beamer sat in a chair to await his fate. As part of agreeing to be dunked in sandwich gunk, Duke’s Mayo Bowl will donate $10,000 to a charity of Beamer’s choosing.
MAYO BATH pic.twitter.com/GQh03Beue1
— Duke’s Mayo Bowl (@DukesMayoBowl) December 30, 2021
“Mayonnaise has never felt so good,” Beamer told ESPN after getting covered in mayo.
It’s so beautiful.
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