Forbes ?? Candidate for SC
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Which is what exactly? He’s not going to voluntarily leave a Top 5 MLB job for the University of South Carolina.
Cola really is the armpit of the state lol. I’m sure there are nice parts, but I have yet to see them in my 31 years living in SC
Listen to his press conference talking about his dad encouraging to take the assistant job way back when, his dad coming to games now, all the people around the program who have been here forever who he thanked.
Did he walk out and kiss the pitching mound though?
Make no mistake, I have ZERO DOUBT that SC and 10 other consistently successful programs want Forbes badly, It's their want, not his. They can each outline their successes and positives, some they can even "try' to make themselves believe are superior to UNC's... but it never changed a truth, SC admins know this truth even if their fans continue to hold out hope that intensifies within their echo chamber. The discussion never got beyond... "hey, we'd like to talk with you or your representatives".
More will come later, once SC announces.
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I love that South Carolina fans had to watch the real Carolina and the real USC play a series that still resulted in the the outcome they weren’t rooting for haha. All time little brother moment
Whatever the outcome, pay Forbes what he wants, and give him the resources that he wants.
Sure, baseball loses money, but we're talking about a mere few million dollars in the $100+ million dollar business known as amateur college athletics.
Pay the man and keep him happy at home.
Sure, baseball loses money, but we're talking about a mere few million dollars in the $100+ million dollar business known as amateur college athletics.
Pay the man and keep him happy at home.
I haven’t read thru all 7 pages of this thread so if my question is in there somebody left me know, but what are the financial details of Forbes recent extension? I’m curious as to the gap in what SC may be willing to offer him and where he’s currently sitting at after the extension.
I realize NIL/Staff money, Rev share, etc are factors as well, but I was curious where he’s at right now.
I realize NIL/Staff money, Rev share, etc are factors as well, but I was curious where he’s at right now.
A SC radio guy is saying the offer to Forbes is $2 million and his base salary at UNC is ~750k. He signed an extension 10 days after SC fired Mainieri so presumably the SEC opening is already baked into his current contract and whatever benefits he was able to leverage. The same SC radio guy is also saying everything he’s heard is there’s no way Forbes would leave and he seems to think they’re making a mistake if they are trying to pursue him seriously.
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I will say if SC is going to offer him $2 million then he absolutely should renegotiate the last extension especially now getting back to the CWS. He’s a top 5 coach he should be paid fairly.
You can insult the football program and it is probably warranted but, we better invest in it with everything we can because, that's what drives revenue. I love our baseball program and want to it to be the top program in the country but, taking money from a revenue generating sport and giving it to a program that consistently breaks even or losing money would be something that will get an AD fired.
Because baseball isn't going to get us an invite to a new league. We need to invest heavily in the two programs that keep the lights on for the other 26 programs. Until we get in SEC or B10 we're going to constantly battle the revenue gap those leagues have over the ACC.
Somewhere above it was stated that Forbes was making $750K/year at UNC. If South Carolina offered him a base of $2M then we are going to have to increase his salary some. I think if we paid him $1.25M and had achievable incentives…and reminded him of the $9M gift currently sitting on the baseball program’s ledger…I think Scott stays right here.
Definitely. And honestly he deserves it. If his market rate is $2 mil and we’re paying top dollar for the other two big men’s sports coaches who haven’t done anything here yet it’s pretty much a no-brainer. letting Forbes for to SC would be the worst possible way for Newmark to start his tenure here.
If it's Schnall, why not hire him already?
He’s already achieved every bonus he can get except the ACC Championship bonus. One and largest is still sitting in the table.
Right…I guess I’m saying that those incentives need to be made to be worth more money. I think Scott Forbes wants to be at UNC until he coaches his last baseball game ever. But nobody should blame him if he takes a job paying him $2M more about four hours away.
FWIW, here's the Monday AM update from the SCar On3 site. Nothing really in it IMO, but it's odd how they say the CCU coach is the lead candidate but spend so much time on Forbes and put together an almost conspiracy theory-esque web of connections between SCar firing their old coach and Forbes allegedly having interest now.
www.on3.com
South Carolina Baseball Coaching Search | Monday AM Update
The most intel in the South Carolina Baseball Coaching search has pointed towards Coastal Carolina Head Coach Kevin Schnall in recent weeks. Respectfully, we believe that has changed.
I feel like the SC sites are particularly bad about just feeding readers what they want to hear
Bottom line is this:
Scott Forbes was given his first real job opportunity in coaching by Mike Fox whom he played for at NC Wesleyan. He left exactly one time for a job at Winthrop and came right back to UNC. He’s been here for 20 years and was given this job by his mentor Mike Fox. He’s got this baseball program rolling at a level that no one else in the country can emulate other than LSU with 2 titles. It’s built entirely in his image, I don’t think the money that is being paid to Scott is an issue, it’s the money for the program that he wants to grow.
Not to mention his father, who he’s never lived more than a couple hours from is having some health issues.
I think all things a big nothing burger. Go watch the pure joy on that guys face after that win. He ain’t leaving Carolina.
JC is so bad at his job, like Corey Smith levels fan boy bad.
Maybe this is an ingenious move by Scott to keep that Gamecock job open until he’s pulled what he wants from the Southeast portal options…then he will slam the door 
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"THEY" would be correct in the mistake category. But- my understanding, regardless of what is out there... Forbes and the SC admins all know he is not leaving UNC (only the fans haven't figured it out yet). An example... who were WE talking about.. just a few hours before Malone was announced... Hint- it wasn't Malone. Will Newmark circle back and recalibrate the contract AFTER another CWS appearance- PROBABLY. Side note- Forbes is VERY CLOSE to earning a NC retirement with health insurance thru retirement as well as pension. There are so many things that the "fans" are not paying attention to, or they're just spouting standard lines.. 1) Rev share- There is no real difference between SC and UNC in the BASEBALL rev share. 2) NIL- just because you can Say SEC SEC SEC, that does not automatically correlate with some massively larger NIL budget at SC baseball, even if the fans think it has to be that way because... you know... SEC SEC SEC. 3) Doubt any of those fans have any idea of the recent donor gifts amassed into support for UNC baseball so they just assume, well, SEC SEC SEC. It will all become clear SOON if the hire the expected hire or "a little later" if they wait on another CWS coach not named Forbes.
This is 100% spot on. There is some smoke to this. I hope Forbes stays, but I'm worried.
I have heard that they are down to the WVU coach and the Troy coach. CCU coach may have turned them down.
I understand this thinking, but for the fans who believe this is the right approach, there has to be an accompanying conversation about how to generate more interest in the program to help drive revenue. It's a legitimate challenge with UNC currently sitting in the ACC.
In 2024-25, UNC reported a $22.9 million surplus in men's basketball, a $14.2 million surplus in football, and a $2 million deficit in baseball.
Serious question: what is the reading behind keeping so many sports, especially given the fact that we’re behind the big 2 conferences.
It becomes much simpler financially if UNC can get to a P2 conference, for one, but there's also minimal cost in maintaining the 24 non-revenue sports outside of baseball and women's basketball. That's why UNC is working hard on program-specific endowments to cover the operational costs for those sports. But collectively, yes, it becomes a challenge with 26 sports operating at a loss. That being said, there remains a commitment to funding the sports currently being played.
I don’t think letting your coach who’s coaching on a home team discount walk while football is a train wreck and there’s major controversy over the future of basketball will help drive revenue. Baseball is the only sport where it doesn’t feel like we’re burning money right now. Just my opinion.
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