I think it's safe to say Shane saved his job.
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We have stood toe to toe with every team we played except bama. We have been in position to win every game except Bama. What other coach could get us beyond that?
Yeah, we're stuck with him. If we can keep our coordinators and keep recruiting well, the next few years might be interesting.
Hey, I'm with you. You're preaching to the choir.
I want him to succeed here. Because I understand that is the MUCH BETTER alternative than firing him, and starting all over again with a coach that doesn't care at all about USC. -- That's just flat out logical. I was just thinking to myself earlier that that's 3 wins in a row over Florida, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. ...... just saying those words back in the 1990's would have been unthinkable.
Safe to say Briles has saved Shanes job. Look at those offensive numbers being put up.
Yes. I just hope he does not get a raise or extension out of this. We do, however, need to pay Briles extremely handsomely.
He can open up the door for us to recruit elite quarterbacks.
He can open up the door for us to recruit elite quarterbacks.
100% agree. No one is coming to steal Beamer.....period......and even if they did, I doubt very seriously if he would leave. I really believe that. So yeah, no raises and no extensions. I think on paper he's good through 2030 anyway.... (right??)
Briles..... eh..... I understand 100% the sentiment but good OC's leave for head coaching jobs all the time. It's just the way of the world. I doubt very seriously if we figure out some magic formula to keep him locked down here at SC, and even if we did, would he be happy being locked down?? In theory, I agree with you though. But I don't think throwing money at him is the end all be all answer. If we wants to leave, he'll bolt. Sucks but...
When Sellers leaves so does Briles as OC, barring some contract provision that prevents it.
Throwing shade at Sellers (and Beamer) is the current cool thing for the armchairs, but this is South Carolina, not Miami or some such; there will probably not be another Sellers here anytime soon and Briles knows it I assure you.
Sellers is like a ticking turnover for sure, but he has very rare skills that mitigate that. Enjoy him while we have him.
Disclaimer: if you’re one of those that believes we alone are entitled to the best of everything, this post may not be for you.
Beamer was essentially pre-compensated for this season after 2024, so yeah no extension necessary and raises are already built in to his contract, that yes is through 2030.
Being able to keep Briles is where the discussion of more money to a coach would be worth a discussion by those responsible. And that is a case where you have to potentially consider someone else hiring him away. That’s how TCU got him from Arkansas. But he probably wants to be an HC somewhere and if that is what he is after then throwing money probably doesn’t matter in that case.
When that happens this is where we’ll see how Beamer has grown. He’s figured out and/or listened to those who figured out how to lead this team in 2026, it looked like the wheels were coming off, but now an 8-4 is a very attainable goal. So we’ll see how that next big hire goes.
This is the 2nd time Beamer has done this. In the '24 season, we were 1-3 in the SEC at the mid point and went on to win 6 games in a row.
There are some coaches that implode when the season starts tanking. Beamer is not one of them.
The public image of Beamer does not align with his ability to turn things around. There's more there than meets the eye.
I think Beamer is completely safe if we get 7 wins. The admin will probably give him a raise if we get to 8+ wins…I’m not joking. I know only a jaded Gamecock would rationalize this way, but if we get to 8+ wins, let’s play that out: Beamer gets raise and/or extension; Sellers is for sure headed to the NFL; Briles is for sure going to get snatched up for a major head coaching gig. So, our reward for having one of our better seasons in program history is that we have committed even more money and time to Beamer, meanwhile LaNorris and Briles are gone. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t, right? I surely do want to win a lot more games, but why does South Carolina have to pay such a huge price for one good season? Sorry, just my Sunday rant.
I don't see any reason to give Beamer a raise unless we make the playoffs, like he guaranteed we would anyway. The $20 million buyout is a double-edged sword, it protected Beamer from being fired for poor performance but it also keeps any but the wealthiest teams from hiring him away from us. We are stuck with each other for now.
If SC locked down Briles with a long-term deal, Gamecock fans would turn on Briles and the AD as soon as Briles called a bad game.
This morning, my wife asked, "Do the message boards still want to fire Beamer?" I replied, "Maybe not today, but wait a week."
Yes aware of that, but the common feature is how LaNorris played and is playing during both of these times. We do not know what has moved him to this level of play either time. Maybe it involved Beamer, it should as he's the head coach but we don't know. His teams also had an obviously bad streak of P4 games. If he is credited with the wins he's is also responsible for the losses.
What do you think is the public image of Beamer?
I'd like a rematch against Kentucky and Mississippi State. The team that showed up the last three games could easily be 7-1.
It's too bad USC didn't get the current version of Miss St. back on Sept. 19th. Timing is everything.
And I have no doubts the version of USC we've seen the last 3 games would throttle UK - they were a blown assignment away from winning, even as poorly as they played that day.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda.
The defensive surge was the story yesterday. Suffocated them and gave the offense all kinds of opportunities.
Sound reasoning. If Beamer doesn't like the terms of his contract and leaves, elevate Briles.
We have people in the Athletic Department who are paid to search for candidates that can elevate this program. they aren’t going to go through the trouble when we have a fanbase that settles for mediocre saying ‘this is the best we could ever do deal with it’ attitude. I think that way of thinking it’s dying out….. it’s going to have to if we want to add some meaningful accomplishments…. An SEC Championship for example. We have the player talent to do it now.
I was all about firing Beamer…. until Cocktober.
now they we are on a winning streak my mind has changed.That's a perception of him for sure, and not the perception; but it isn't exactly unearned.
I'm not mollified. He's shown signs of life before only to resume the doldrums. Staying power required.We have people in the Athletic Department who are paid to search for candidates that can elevate this program. they aren’t going to go through the trouble when we have a fanbase that settles for mediocre saying ‘this is the best we could ever do deal with it’ attitude. I think that way of thinking it’s dying out….. it’s going to have to if we want to add some meaningful accomplishments…. An SEC Championship for example. We have the player talent to do it now.
I was all about firing Beamer…. until Cocktober.
In the last 4 years, this is the second time he's done this. He also "imploded" twice. Unless we're going to argue semantics about "imploded" vs losing seasons.
I certainly hope not. Because although I think it makes financial sense to come back, I think sellers is gone after this year. Jmo
I'm 99% sure you're joshing..... but it wouldn't surprise me a bit if we did beat UGA.
I'm sure you've seen me say this elsewhere but this is how I describe Gamecock Football to people: We beat people we have no business beating and lose to people we have no business losing to. It's maddening.
By falling to a losing season. Thats why i added "unless we're going to argue semantics about implode vs losing seaon". Which it looks like we are.
I misread the post of the person to whom I was replying. Thanks for calling my attention to it.
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