I don't know about "nice," but I'll repeat what the jurist James L Petigru said about his home state when it seceded in 1860: "South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum."
I will also mention, however, that my late best friend and colleague, who was also my son's godfather, was a Clemson grad and fan. His brother owned the Esso Club, for those familiar with their campus party scene.