Can we fire all 3 men's major sports coaches in one year?

Legal_fowl · Feb 27, 2026

Something has to give. Maybe we can fire PM and LP, but what if the football team is a disaster this fall. Do we keep Beamer a few more year?

fire LP in March and keep PM another year and wait and see how the football team does?
keep LP and PM and wait and see how the football team does?
keep LP and fire PM?
fire both LP and PM to keep some powder dry?

Slim Chickens Gamecock · Feb 27, 2026

WE should operate the Men's Basketball team by player committee. Note sure what value add having that coach there is serving.
Can't even say the name- He Doesn't seem to have a take on how to get talent there at all.

Fried Chicken · Feb 27, 2026

Man, let’s hope not. 2 absolutely should be gone. Paris and Mainieri. Let’s hope we have a good enough season with Beamer that we have hope moving forward.

CreekSnake · Feb 27, 2026

I think the blowback that would happen if Carolina fired all 3 would be gigantic.Regardless of whether the money was private and no public funds would be used,it would be a terrible PR move.Even if a donor or group of donors paid the contract payouts it would be a legitimate question whether this was wise use of resources.Many would say if people had that much money it would better be used on the academic side.

bayrooster · Feb 27, 2026

CreekSnake said:
I think the blowback that would happen if Carolina fired all 3 would be gigantic.Regardless of whether the money was private and no public funds would be used,it would be a terrible PR move.Even if a donor or group of donors paid the contract payouts it would be a legitimate question whether this was wise use of resources.Many would say if people had that much money it would better be used on the academic side.

At least we'd dominate one news cycle.

Legal_fowl · Feb 27, 2026

CreekSnake said:
I think the blowback that would happen if Carolina fired all 3 would be gigantic.Regardless of whether the money was private and no public funds would be used,it would be a terrible PR move.Even if a donor or group of donors paid the contract payouts it would be a legitimate question whether this was wise use of resources.Many would say if people had that much money it would better be used on the academic side.

My thinking is that if they all suck you keep LP and PM and make a change in football. Keep your powder dry until the fall for that possibility.

StickyBandit · Feb 27, 2026

Legal_fowl said:
My thinking is that if they all suck you keep LP and PM and make a change in football. Keep your powder dry until the fall for that possibility.

Firing all 3 would cost up to 40M. I’d fire Lamont and Mainieri because I’m not going to keep two proven losers because I have faith as an AD that I did enough to fix the problems with football coaching-wise.

Forkcock · Mar 1, 2026

As a whole, we have the worst men's athletic department in the SEC.

The man responsible is still making $1,000,000.00 a year.

Is there another SEC school that would do the same?

Legal_fowl · Mar 2, 2026

StickyBandit said:
Firing all 3 would cost up to 40M. I’d fire Lamont and Mainieri because I’m not going to keep two proven losers because I have faith as an AD that I did enough to fix the problems with football coaching-wise.

JC Shurburt is reporting that it is likely (not certain) that Paris will be back next year with an improved NIL situation.

StickyBandit · Mar 2, 2026

Legal_fowl said:
JC Shurburt is reporting that it is likely (not certain) that Paris will be back next year with an improved NIL situation.

Yeah that’s been reported by ESPN guys too and Trilly Donovan for weeks. So nothing groundbreaking. Just reinforces my thoughts that we’ve mismanaged money during Tanner’s tenure.

1vagamecock · Mar 2, 2026

Legal_fowl said:
JC Shurburt is reporting that it is likely (not certain) that Paris will be back next year with an improved NIL situation.

So we will finish 11th or 12th instead of 15th or 16th. Great! Can't wait.

Lurker123 · Mar 3, 2026

Legal_fowl said:
JC Shurburt is reporting that it is likely (not certain) that Paris will be back next year with an improved NIL situation.

This brings up that other discussion. Which team is losing NIL funds for this, and is the preferable?

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Lurker123 said:
This brings up that other discussion. Which team is losing NIL funds for this, and is the preferable?

I don’t know but Matt Anderson is reporting that to put together a competitive roster in basketball, his sources are saying we would need $11.5M.

by comparison, this years roster according to his sources was 5.5-6M and he had more available to use.

Viennacock · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
Firing all 3 would cost up to 40M. I’d fire Lamont and Mainieri because I’m not going to keep two proven losers because I have faith as an AD that I did enough to fix the problems with football coaching-wise.

Not sure that's fair for P.M. He's been here less than 1.5 years and we are calling him a proven loser?

kidrobinski · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
I don’t know but Matt Anderson is reporting that to put together a competitive roster in basketball, his sources are saying we would need $11.5M.

by comparison, this years roster according to his sources was 5.5-6M and he had more available to use.

And you guys are good with this I assume.

Where does it go from there. And how if we don’t ‘win’ to suit the masses. Just fire a coach and bring in another. Second verse, same as the first.

It’s both absurd and disgusting.

Fried Chicken · Mar 3, 2026

CreekSnake said:
I think the blowback that would happen if Carolina fired all 3 would be gigantic.Regardless of whether the money was private and no public funds would be used,it would be a terrible PR move.Even if a donor or group of donors paid the contract payouts it would be a legitimate question whether this was wise use of resources.Many would say if people had that much money it would better be used on the academic side.

This is just one reason why we should’ve fired Mainieri last season. It was our worst season in many years with an old man never having been in the NIL era…not a longterm fix. It was understandable.

We kept him, and now we’re in this mess.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Viennacock said:
Not sure that's fair for P.M. He's been here less than 1.5 years and we are calling him a proven loser?

yeah, proven at this point. His recruiting is atrocious and shows no signs of life for the program. He has been accused of treating players awfully after last season. He’s a loser.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

kidrobinski said:
And you guys are good with this I assume.

Where does it go from there. And how if we don’t ‘win’ to suit the masses. Just fire a coach and bring in another. Second verse, same as the first.

It’s both absurd and disgusting.

Why would you assume that? I’ve never said anything of the such.

Viennacock · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
yeah, proven at this point. His recruiting is atrocious and shows no signs of life for the program. He has been accused of treating players awfully after last season. He’s a loser.

Proven at USC is what you meant t suggest?

Legal_fowl · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
Yeah that’s been reported by ESPN guys too and Trilly Donovan for weeks. So nothing groundbreaking. Just reinforces my thoughts that we’ve mismanaged money during Tanner’s tenure.

JD is between a rock and a hard place - which RT left him. I think he can fix it, but it is going to take some time. Hopefully, he will stick around and do the job.

Lurker123 · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
I don’t know but Matt Anderson is reporting that to put together a competitive roster in basketball, his sources are saying we would need $11.5M.

by comparison, this years roster according to his sources was 5.5-6M and he had more available to use.

This just brings up a debate thats been had a few times here and there.

If we have to add 5 million in NIL to the basketball team, is it worth it? Its coming out of someone else's pocket. So who is losing the 5 million? What sort of OL could that 5 million buy, etc.

Lurker123 · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
Why would you assume that? I’ve never said anything of the such.

Some posters got their feelings hurt and kind of lash out at some vague nefarious "they" on this board.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Viennacock said:
Proven at USC is what you meant t suggest?

Yeah… this isn’t LSU 17 years ago

Viennacock · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
Yeah… this isn’t LSU 17 years ago

Right, which confirms he is not a proven loser.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Lurker123 said:
This just brings up a debate thats been had a few times here and there.

If we have to add 5 million in NIL to the basketball team, is it worth it? It’s coming out of someone else's pocket. So who is losing the 5 million? What sort of OL could that 5 million buy, etc.

The easier fix is basketball since the roster is smaller and you really only need an 8-9 man rotation.

My opinion, based on advanced stats and what coaches and knowledgeable people have told me, a winning basketball team needs to look like

2 star players
3 additional solid starters
1 solid scorer off the bench
2-3 additional solid rotational guys

based on the numbers I’ve seen reported, that roster would amount to 11.5 million

2.5M per star player
1 M for quality starters
1M for 6th man
500k per rotational player

9 players = 9.5M

We will have to overpay for quality players.

the remaining roster is made up of younger players NIL is around 100k-400k for them

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Viennacock said:
Right, which confirms he is not a proven loser.

his track record here is all anyone cares about. What he did 10 years ago is irrelevant.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Legal_fowl said:
JD is between a rock and a hard place - which RT left him. I think he can fix it, but it is going to take some time. Hopefully, he will stick around and do the job.

I agree. On The Big Spur today there is an article about how historically bad Paris has been here. Donati must have his hands tied to not fire him.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Lurker123 said:
Some posters got their feelings hurt and kind of lash out at some vague nefarious "they" on this board.

I think they think you should just blindly support a program with only optimism and not talk about issues that are actually at hand.

3USC1801 · Mar 3, 2026

Viennacock said:
Right, which confirms he is not a proven loser.

It would be accurate to say he’s been a proven loser at Carolina. So far.

But your point is often overlooked (by me) . . . it’s only been one full season of failure and another possibly on the way.

I just don’t see the evidence of good recruiting and coaching, and many seem to think the same. Like Paris, I’d like to see him succeed but if this season plays out as it appears, my hope is he will retire.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

3USC1801 said:
It would be accurate to say he’s been a proven loser at Carolina. So far.

But your point is often overlooked (by me) . . . it’s only been one full season of failure and another possibly on the way.

I just don’t see the evidence of good recruiting and coaching, and many seem to think the same. Like Paris, I’d like to see him succeed but if this season plays out as it appears, my hope is he will retire.

Well it doesn’t help things when you have an article that portrays him as inept, toxic, a liar, and someone that mismanaged his team….

3USC1801 · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
Well it doesn’t help things when you have an article that portrays him as inept, toxic, a liar, and someone that mismanaged his team….

I’ve read numerous posts from LSU fans on him. . . they were so happy when he left and can’t seem to understand why a program like USC hired him. The overwhelming majority thought he was too old or too inept.

Lurker123 · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
The easier fix is basketball since the roster is smaller and you really only need an 8-9 man rotation.

My opinion, based on advanced stats and what coaches and knowledgeable people have told me, a winning basketball team needs to look like

2 star players
3 additional solid starters
1 solid scorer off the bench
2-3 additional solid rotational guys

based on the numbers I’ve seen reported, that roster would amount to 11.5 million

2.5M per star player
1 M for quality starters
1M for 6th man
500k per rotational player

9 players = 9.5M

We will have to overpay for quality players.

the remaining roster is made up of younger players NIL is around 100k-400k for them

Agree with all of that.

I was taking a step further back though. The thought being, should we "give up" on other sports and focus all that NIL on just football.

If we go by revenue generating sports, football and MBB should be invested in.

I dont think there's a wrong answer, but there are differing opinions on it.

3USC1801 · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
I agree. On The Big Spur today there is an article about how historically bad Paris has been here. Donati must have his hands tied to not fire him.

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head! It’s a matter of money and donors. Donors rule the roost (terrible pun) and always have. AD’s have to navigate, coddle, and protect the money flow.

kidrobinski · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
Why would you assume that? I’ve never said anything of the such.

Sorry chief; you guys are kind of cookie cutter-ish; blend into each other. I was addressing the board, hence the plurality of ‘guys’. I didn’t mean to single you out although that is the way it looks; apologies.

So I take it you’re not in favor of annual hired guns, prostituted out to the highest bidder in the name of wins?

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

Lurker123 said:
Agree with all of that.

I was taking a step further back though. The thought being, should we "give up" on other sports and focus all that NIL on just football.

If we go by revenue generating sports, football and MBB should be invested in.

I dont think there's a wrong answer, but there are differing opinions on it.

Yeah, I think the easier fix is basketball. Football I don’t know as much about in comparison. However, it is the cash down that supports all other sports so that would probably be the priority like you’re saying.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

kidrobinski said:
Sorry chief; you guys are kind of cookie cutter-ish; blend into each other. I was addressing the board, hence the plurality of ‘guys’. I didn’t mean to single you out although that is the way it looks; apologies.

So I take it you’re not in favor of annual hired guns, prostituted out to the highest bidder in the name of wins?

No NIL and transfer portal have ruined college athletics. Until there are some regulations in place, it’s only going to get worse.

StickyBandit · Mar 3, 2026

3USC1801 said:
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head! It’s a matter of money and donors. Donors rule the roost (terrible pun) and always have. AD’s have to navigate, coddle, and protect the money flow.

Seems like the money has dried up. I can’t remember where I posted earlier but think about the last 10 years here:

Fired Muschamp
Fired Martin
Fired Kingston
Major renovations
Inexplicable contracts given to Beamer, Paris, and Maineiri
COVID wrecked athletics programs which could have set us back further than anticipated.
we are paying our women’s basketball coach as much as our men’s, and while I love Dawn and the program wins, it’s almost reckless to pay that much for a sport that doesn’t generate revenue while the ones that two are horrible. (I’m not advocating for firing Dawn)

Legal_fowl · Mar 3, 2026

kidrobinski said:
And you guys are good with this I assume.

Where does it go from there. And how if we don’t ‘win’ to suit the masses. Just fire a coach and bring in another. Second verse, same as the first.

It’s both absurd and disgusting.

Got to have salary caps sooner rather than later. Otherwise, the rich programs will just outbid everyone for the best roster.

Legal_fowl · Mar 3, 2026

Lurker123 said:
This just brings up a debate thats been had a few times here and there.

If we have to add 5 million in NIL to the basketball team, is it worth it? Its coming out of someone else's pocket. So who is losing the 5 million? What sort of OL could that 5 million buy, etc.

I'm a bit confused by this. I thought NIL came from private money and groups like The Garnet Trust and the school didn't have control over it. Was that never true or has it changed?

Legal_fowl · Mar 3, 2026

StickyBandit said:
The easier fix is basketball since the roster is smaller and you really only need an 8-9 man rotation.

My opinion, based on advanced stats and what coaches and knowledgeable people have told me, a winning basketball team needs to look like

2 star players
3 additional solid starters
1 solid scorer off the bench
2-3 additional solid rotational guys

based on the numbers I’ve seen reported, that roster would amount to 11.5 million

2.5M per star player
1 M for quality starters
1M for 6th man
500k per rotational player

9 players = 9.5M

We will have to overpay for quality players.

the remaining roster is made up of younger players NIL is around 100k-400k for them

Are you confident that LP could find and sign players like that?

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