They’ll be out here when we play Georgia State. He further added, “You know how our fans are. South Carolina coach Shane Beamer reminds his players the sacrifices fans make to watch the team play. Beamer had a successful first season in Columbia, improving the Gamecocks by 3.5 games, from a 2-8 mark in 2020 to a 7-6 campaign in 2021, including a convincing win over North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. … People pay money to come watch you guys play, and do that! I don’t want us to lose sight of the sacrifices people make to come watch you guys play down there,” Beamer told his team. He was named the Gamecocks’ 36th head football coach on Dec. Now you got to climb all those steps to the very top of the upper deck. You see all the construction, you see the new LED lights and ribbon boards. You all saw a lot of stuff happening on this walk over, you saw people out there trimming those trees to make it look great for game day. “I want you to understand what we do and who we do it for. Shane Beamer reminds his players the sacrifices fans make. He then gave a great speech about what fans go through in order to enjoy the game day experience. The second-year SEC head coach had his entire team walk to the top rows of Williams-Brice Stadium. Let us know in the comments how you think Shane Beamer would do.South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer pulled off a great move to remind the Gamecocks how much games matter to fans. I think Greg Sankey would be VERY unhappy with a March Madness style UFC beatdown among SEC coaches. It’s too bad we’ll never see this happen. What SEC coaches could beat Shane Beamer in a fight? (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) So, of the 14 head coaches in the SEC, there might be an argument that Beamer could be right around that 5-7 range.
Beamer definitely would get crushed by some people.ĭudes you don’t want to strap the gloves on against in the SEC are Kirby Smart, Sam Pittman – despite what Beamer might say – and maybe Clark Lea.Īs MMA fighter Connor Matthews once told me, at some point size makes a difference. If there’s one coach Beamer could rag doll, my money would be on Saban.Įli Drinkwitz, Josh Heupel, Jimbo Fisher and Brian Kelly also don’t exactly jump off the page as guys who are likely to throw down. The Alabama coach is also very short, already has had hip surgery and is 71. If there is one guy he’d roll, it’s probably Nick Saban. Shane Beamer might not be totally cooked in a fight against SEC coaches. He floated the possibility that he might be agile enough to take Sam Pittman, but would lose a “beer drinking contest.”īeamer also noted there are a “few” he believes he could take given the fact he’s still in shape and he’s only 45. However, he apparently doesn’t lack confidence. The Gamecocks head coach declined to “say a name” but he did have a big grin on his face. There’s great respect for one another but there’s things that happen outside that room and things like that where you’re kind of like, ‘come on.'” Beamer responded when asked if there were any rival SEC coaches he’d like to fight.
You sit in those head coaches meetings, and we’re all competitors and we’re intense. “There’s a few I can say that certainly at times I definitely would want to fight with. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Shane Beamer jokes about fighting his rivals. Shane Beamer jokes about fighting other SEC coaches. For Beamer, there’s at least a small handful of SEC coaches he might not be the biggest fan of. You can’t ever climb to the top of the mountain without stepping over a few bodies along the way and making some enemies. Shane Beamer apparently wouldn’t mind getting in the ring against a few other SEC coaches.īeamer has had some great success with the Gamecocks since taking the job prior to the 2021 season, and South Carolina won eight games for its best season since 2017.
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