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Do not be negative on twitter tonight about these Gamecock players. They are out manned but these kids are playing for the name on the front of the jersey & the school they represent. Right now unfortunately, it just is what it is but no need to be negative.
Shane Beamer and South Carolina land the number one ranked OT in the nation in Kam Pringle from Woodland H.S. in SC. Calling him a "massive pickup" is understated, 6'7/330 is more than massive. Gamecocks off to a huge start in the 2024 class.
South Carolina athletics has won MULTIPLE National Championships in baseball and women's basketball in the last 12 years. Tell me Shane Beamer and Lamont Paris can’t do it. Everything they need … is here!
What a 7 days for Gamecock athletics...
beat Clemson in basketball
Jordan Burch commits to Will Muschamp
Frank Martin’s team picks up a Top Ten road win vs UVA.
Should make for a pretty happy fanbase!
I know it’s Charleston Southern ...
I know this doesn’t mean much ...
I know Alabama is a little tougher ...
And I know last week was awful ...
I also know, it’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen a Gamecock team dominate any opponent of any type in the 1st half like this.
Serious tweet …
It was 35-31 and I GUARANTEE… the rest of the nation thought Tennessee would pull this out … South Carolina just scored 28 unanswered.
Let that puppy sink in for a minute.
Interesting observation since last night.
Former Gamecock Players under Spurrier are vocal that there should be higher expectations for the Gamecock program.
Players under Muschamp seem to think wins 6-7 wins are the right expectation based on tweets/retweets I’ve seen
Just saying …
@HarrisPastides
returns … Gamecock basketball men’s and women’s is rolling, Gamecock football is coming back … the king is in back!
#Pastides4ever
Call me crazy, call me inebriated.... but today is the day that changed Will Muschamp’s tenure at SC....
Why??? Because Mike Bobo is a good OC and knows what he is doing. Muschamp found his match and this team is solid moving forward.
Lot of people wanted to let Frank Martin go because they thought South Carolina could do better. 5 winning seasons in the last 7 in the SEC, 6 out of the last 7 seasons of 500 or above. There might be some hard times ahead for Gamecock basketball fans
4-Star WR Jordan Mosley has decommitted from Tennessee per a Twitter release. Gamecocks are a factor ..... if Gamecocks could reel him in plus maybe a certain current Vol WR from Dutch Fork ..... the WR group could be a lot faster in 2021.
24 months ago South Carolina was a 3-9 football team with a long rebuilding process ahead. Today, 9-4 with a New Years Day bowl victory. Would think the fan base is very happy.
I have no clue how the Shane Beamer era will go …. But South Carolina has never had a coach wanting to be here more, this invested in the program and more committed to the community as a whole.
This dude! Will ALWAYS be welcome back to South Carolina. Not sure other players understand the comfort of having a “home” to come back to when they are older.
I do not like to criticize other announcers because … Lord knows I’m not good and flat out stink doing a simple radio show … but holy *bleep* with the two calling the SC/ECU game
Pup Howard tells myself and
@SportsMediaJB
this morning on
@1075thegame
that he will be in Columbia this coming weekend and will be practicing with the team for bowl prep.
Who else is waking up this morning and excited to look at bowl projections … because you know … South Carolina is bowl eligible in Shane Beamer’s first year.
No college football tradition after a win matches that of South Carolina’s… being stopped by a train while leaving WB at 11:50pm. That is how to celebrate.
Is there a more under appreciated, underrated former Gamecock than Rams LB Ernest Jones? Was just called the “heartbeat” of the Rams defense and I don’t feel like he is promoted as a “great” former Gamecock.
Guys like Chris Steele, Jammie Robinson, Xavier Legette, etc are big recruits, but IMO convincing Javon Kinlaw, Bryan Edwards and Donnell Stanley to come back to SC in 2019 is recruiting mission
#1
for Muschamp in December.
4 ... The door is open for the Gamecocks to have a big season now. UF is beaten up & it’s a home game, A&M is very beatable, the rest, the Gamecocks should be favored in. It’s a brand new season with 6 games to go. Fascinating to see how it unfolds.
Gamecock fans have to make the CLA a rowdy, fun environment the next two months, not just for this team but to show recruits rolling through Columbia to see what’s being built by Paris.
Was hard to figure out where excitement for the 2020 South Carolina football season was going to come from, but
Hired proven OC ✅
Signed Lloyd & Doty ✅
Got a commitment from 5-star Jordan Burch ✅
That will help a little with fan excitement.
Pretty damn cool. It’s fun to see a Gamecock coach that views this as his dream job and not just another job. Think
@CoachSBeamer
is coaching the Gamecocks how a lot of lifelong fans would do it.
Play calling for Gamecocks has been fine .... stop complaining
Running game is one step away
Hilinski has been a tad off but guys are open...
I can’t complain about what BMac is calling ...
Feaster needs to make a play & Hilinski needs to make a throw.
Lot of talk recently about coaches that "want to be here" ... The fact that Paris hopped in his car and drove to meet South Carolina instead of pushing the limits on a flight or waiting to see if the University would send a plane, tells you how much he wanted this job.
I will be very interested to see how G.G. Jackson responds to Coach Paris. On the surface, it would seem like a great fit to stay home & build with the new coach. Landing G.G. immediately would be on the same level as Beamer landing Spencer Rattler back in December.
The upside to South Carolina traveling to Alabama and then Oklahoma plus the Oct 26th bye week. There will be no State Fair overlap with a home game in 2024. I think that is a good thing?
South Carolina is 16-0 this season when holding opponents under 70 points. Tennessee is 1-2 when held under 70 pts (only win vs Tarleton St.). Just something to keep in mind as we head toward half.
I see Travaris Robinson’s name is on a watch list for the Auburn DB job. They are a Lance Thompson away from getting the gang together minus the Muschamp.
I’ve been at my sons soccer practice but I heard Coach “Stupid Glasses” out here landing a 4-Star defensive lineman and dancing around? Guess that’s what happens when he is out there changing the climate.
For the record, I think Shane Beamer is a very good hire for the Gamecocks. There is no 100%, sure fire candidate.... but Beamer arrives w/knowledge of the Gamecock program & obstacles that it has. Maybe this turns out to just be another awful take. But I think it’s a good hire.
Wherever South Carolina ends up today, Jacksonville, Tampa or Orlando, remember that 21 days ago, many were ready to burn the program down. Back to back top 10 wins, a current Top 15 recruiting class and being State Champs, the Gamecocks have a ton of momentum.
Whether it’s Beamer or Napier (I believe it will be one of the two) I think offensively, the OC should be Bobo or Bobby Bentley & Connor Shaw is an on field coach (not sure what position) w/recruiting responsibilities. Make it happen.
How I feel most interactions between Gamecock & Tiger fans today:
GC fan: I’m pretty happy with Saturday night, we played better & challenged Clemson
Tiger fan: YOU CANT BE HAPPY WE WON BY 21, STOP BEING HAPPY!!
GC fan: Nope, I’ll take it, pretty happy.
Tiger Fan:
It’s been several years since I’ve been this excited to go a South Carolina football game. ..... Sept 4, 2021 ... get here sooner!!!! (I’ll take the spring game also)
I do think USC needs to make sure they reward Eric Wolford as well. Offensive line play and recruiting has been much improved the past two years and appears to be a strength for the future.
Hmmm ..... looks like Clemson football is using a South Carolina player for their season poster ... (I’ll log off now while attacked by Clemson Twitter) 🤣🤣🤣
Bell is going to be a player that will be remembered for turning the culture back around with Beamer. Incredible supporter of his program and his coach.
Pretty cool to see Dawn Staley, Shane Beamer, Tony Annan and many others in the Gamecock athletic office supporting the Gamecock basketball program and the big news today.
The emotion that Shane Beamer has when describing both getting the news from Ray Tanner and then sharing it with his family Saturday night is fun to watch ..... Definitely a man that viewed this job differently than others.
Can’t describe how big this win is for Lamont Paris, for South Carolina basketball, for South Carolina fans. End of season, this will be a big one on the resume if South Carolina can be in NCAA contention.
Again .... if you are 20 years old or younger and reading this tweet. This dude Tiger used to do this every tournament, every wkend 10-12 years ago and blow the field away. And it was awesome.
South Carolina fans should feel better about this recruiting class along with Shane Beamer and staffs ability to evaluate with
@JyvonteMcClend1
&
@Landonsamson1
being moved to 4 stars. Great job by
@togray14
&
@coachjstepp
recruiting guys early & getting commitments.
Listening to Shane Beamer on Marty & McGee, one thing that is impressive ... Shane’s willingness to seek advice & talk w/other HCs. Most new HCs are stubborn, don’t want help, want to prove why they got the job. I like Beamer is using all his resources in building his program
I will say, if South Carolina does not land 5-Star athlete Nyckoles Harbor … it DEFINITELY… will not be for a lack of recruiting effort by the staff OR prospects Pup Howard, Dante Reno and others.
The atmosphere at Williams Brice Stadium, the fans, the lights, the sound system (🤷🏼♂️) pretty much all things not involving the offensive line thru 30 min … all top notch … the offensive line however… well, the atmosphere and lights are awesome.
It’s time to start thinking and talking … what does the remainder of the schedule look like to win an SEC Regular Season Championship. It’s more than reasonable. 2-game home stand next wk and CLA needs to be packed out both times.
Tavian Feaster was everything we thought he would be. Kudos to that young man. And I hate it for Rico Dowdle, he would have had a big day & I hope the final word on his injury isn’t significant. He is having a heck of a senior season and doesn’t deserve something severe
U of South Carolina is the first college to hire a NFL agency to create its own NIL division.
@parkavesports_
will represent student-athletes for free and non-exclusively.
@ThisisESM
, which reps Jonathan Taylor, Mac Jones, Jalen Hurts, Nick Chubb & others will procure deals.
Gamecocks with a fantastic comeback victory over Florida for victory
#24
on the season. That ties the all time record for regular season wins with the 2015-16 team (who did not make the NCAA Tournament). What a season by Lamont Paris and this group of Gamecocks.
I do not think I have ever seen a last second buzzer beater make the … opposing coach cry … but I’m pretty sure I just saw the UT coach crying on the sideline.
Give some credit to South Carolina athletics tonight. Spring Games are great in theory but hard to pull off. This one has been well done and kept people entertained. LOT of former players patrolling the sidelines also. Very solid night for South Carolina.
BC up 14-0 on FSU and the BC offense is completely confusing the Seminole D. The OC for Boston College? Former Gamecock DL coach Brad Lawing's son, Will Lawing, graduated from Lexington HS (SC), played at UNC. How about that connection.
Also ... I like Dez Kitchings and Mike Peterson, I think they are good men, honest and good coaches. But for everyone that said it was time for a complete change.... they weren’t wrong, whatever was going on with the mentality of Gamecock football needs changing.
How would people feel if Shane Beamer were HC w/Bobby Bentley as OC/Connor Shaw stays on staff? No inside info, just discussion around the table this afternoon and interested to hear feedback on that start of a staff?
South Carolina has entered a new phase of the coaching search and I think the best option is BJ McKie. Time to bring BJ home and see what he can do at his alma mater.
Can’t help it ... already looking ahead to opening wkend of college football in 2021...
Miami v Alabama
Georgia v Clemson
LSU v UCLA
FSU v Notre Dame
The debut of Shane Beamer, going to be a great wkend.
Gamecock coaches Lonnie Teasley & Greg Adkins deserve A LOT of credit for the trench work recruiting taking place. 4-stars Markee Anderson, Big Tree Babalade, Trovon Baugh in this class, now Pringle and maybe a few others in 2024. Gamecocks really building a great OLine.
My South Carolina football staff thought ..... I thought Muschamp hired a home run staff when he arrived. TRob, Lance Thompson, Bentley, BMac + Muschamp as recruiter/defensive mind .... we see how that turned out. I’m just going to be patient and see what happens this time.
Last night saw me achieve a lifelong goal of having USC play “Louie, Louie,” at Williams Brice again during a game. Basically at 37 years of age .... I have now peaked, but it was a tremendous moment.
I get the SEC schedule is tough, but I see Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and now Vandy scheduling solid OOC games. The neutral site games have run their course .... home and homes are what needs to be schedule and not with ECU or AppState.
Why I love my buddy
@ClemsonTom
.... Tigers are playing .... but he is watching the Gamecocks. 😉 ole boy know a good football game/conference when he sees it. No need watching JV football
Potentially the best sporting event I’ve ever attended .... toes were on the green as Phil tapped. Apparently I knew how to put run & maneuver some people through a bunker for a prime spot to watch the end.
Clemson is the Nationals Champ
Clemson has won 5 straight
Clemson owns college football ... right now
@JungleBoi_Swagg
however will always own Clemson or be Clemson’s daddy.
Gamecocks need more of that.
Tomorrow on The Early Game … we will honor Benji Norton. But I’m not good enough to do it … I need those of you who remember him to help, he was a huge part of the station. I’m thankful I knew him and I want Columbia to have an outlet to remember how great he was.
South Carolina hasn’t been to the Gator Bowl since 1987. Fans had wanted this, better believe Jacksonville will be Garnet and Black starting Dec 28. Going to be a fun end of the season.
South Carolina lost in basketball basically ending their NCAA chances barring an SEC Tournament run.... however Post Malone is wearing a Hootie & The Blowfish T-shirt at his concert .... so it’s a good night
Thinking a lot about Andy Shlon this morning. How his simple way of greeting a customer was welcoming & made you feel like you had known him for years.
We all can do the same, simple kindness can change a persons day, kindness is free & we need more of it in our society today.
I know this isn’t the ideal time for Gamecock football to consider future scheduling but .... count me in for a home and home series vs the Hokies ... I want a trip to Blacksburg.
This man today ...
@CoachWMuschamp
... “Eskimos, here is some ice I would like to sell you,”
Eskimos .... “yes, we would like to buy some of your ice,”
Huge commitment for the Gamecocks.