Old Dominion coach reacts to South Carolina fans booing Gamecocks
South Carolina fans were not too pleased with their team’s 23-19 win over Old Dominion on Saturday, and they let the coaches and players know it by sending down a chorus of boos at various points throughout the game.
Monarchs head coach Ricky Rahne came to Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks’ defense, using the closing statement of his press conference as a platform to express his opinions on the fans’ behavior.
“The other thing is – probably for the South Carolina people in here, more than anybody – but make sure these fans understand that there was a lot of booing out there today, and that those kids can be in the other locker room too,” Rahne said. “They deserve to be able to feel good about winning a football game because they just played a heck of a football team, so they shouldn’t feel bad.”
Rahne’s Old Dominion squad rallied from a 17-6 deficit in the second half to lead South Carolina 19-16 with just under 10 minutes left in the game. New Gamecock starting quarterback LaNorris Sellers ran in a 3-yard touchdown to give his team a late lead that it would not relinquish.
Emphasizing how hard each team played and that South Carolina truly earned this win, Rahne spoke specifically to the media when talking about how this game should be portrayed.
“No one should make those kids feel bad about, quote-unquote, ‘barely winning,'” Raine said. “So, if that is the headline that everybody’s going to write, I can assure you that is not a good headline.”
With growing talk about Beamer’s job security, the Gamecocks did not appear to impress many in the victory over the Monarchs, although plenty of opportunities to change that outlook await.
South Carolina next hits the road to take on Kentucky at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday.
I think the booing was directed more towards Beamer and Co. It was not the kids faults that they were not developed and well coached. They did their best. This was on the coaching failures.
They fell in love with their press clippings. I sure hope the SEC Nation crew still pick the Cocks over the Cats next Saturday. I never get tired of seeing the egg on their faces.
I felt very confident in the Gamecocks ability to put KY away over the past two seasons (and I was correct), but after seeing SC’s offensive performance against ODU on Saturday, I think they are in for a long day next Saturday. The Gamecocks do not lack talent, but their OC is doing absolutely nothing to help his offense and his young QB get into any kind of rhythm….way too much perimeter play, far too many long vertical routes and very little combination routes, misdirection or timing plays. My opinion is that SC’s defense keeps it close early on, but KY pours it on becausevSC’s offense cannot stay on the field…..but we’ll see.
There were and continue to be coaching gaffes in Shane’s fourth year. I agree those boos were the object of frustration with the lack of coaching and not putting a good product on the field. This was not on the players IMO.
The only reason SC won two years ago is Levis was injured. Last year, we played poorly and were down. This year looks much different, much like the years we won 6 in a row. Beamer is a cheerleader with a lisp. He runs on emotion but that only carries a team so far. He’s in over his head and should have been a HC at a lower level first. Early success made him even more arrogant than he already was when he arrived.
The only reason Mizzou beat UK last season was your receivers kept dropping key passes and killing drives. (The fake punt didn’t hurt either!)
The fake punt was not only the turning point of that game but the entire season
If I didn’t have a life, I’m sure I could go back and find a key injury or two or some other excuse during those 6 years. Anyway…
I have repeatedly referred to Beamer as the HC (head cheerleader). I am glad to see someone shares my opinion. He is living his dream and is too oblivious to see he is is in way over his head. He makes mistakes in judgement often in may areas and has shown no ability to learn from his mistakes. Just a man living the dream.
Bro, you lost those games because SC was better, scored more points and out coached your coach. Make all the excuses you want, it doesn’t change facts.
17-14 was such a a** whupping. See you Saturday
Maybe not….but 31-6 most definitely is….hope you enjoyed that.
OK…..so, what’s the excuse this year? I know you’re a Kentucky fan, but even can count to three, as in three years in a row the Gamecocks have owned the wild-kitties…..and this year was an absolute and total beatdown…a complete violation…hahahaha….well, maybe next year.
Face it when you have been a Gamecock fan for 30, 40 years you have seen a lot of bad football, but if you are a USC grad you stick with it. The thing about being a fan is nowadays you pay a lot of money to take the wife and kids to a game. The administration doesn’t care as long as they make money an the coaches don’t care, they are getting the big bucks. Players used to play for pride, but now it’s for the NIL money so what other recourse does a fan have except to voice his/her displeasure by booing! After all probably $400 or more for the right to.
Face it when you have been a Gamecock fan for 30, 40 years you have seen a lot of bad football, but if you are a USC grad you stick with it. The thing about being a fan is nowadays you pay a lot of money to take the wife and kids to a game. The administration doesn’t care as long as they make money an the coaches don’t care, they are getting the big bucks. Players used to play for pride, but now it’s for the NIL money so what other recourse does a fan have except to voice his/her displeasure by booing! After all probably they probably spent $400 or more for the right to.
Waituntil, I feel the same as you about the way things are going in college football these days. As 40 plus year fans that pay so much for season tickets not loose our precious seats and fans around us we have been through so much over the years of the ups and downs, we have a right to express anger now and then. As for the game next week with UK and USC, it still will be a good one and both have a 1 and 0 record. A win is a win in my opinion regardless of the competition. Hope neither of our teams have any serious injuries. God Bless.
If he doesn’t fix this, Beamer is done after this season.
That may be true, whether fair or not. Beamer got more than he bargained for, the challenge of turning around the Gamecocks program, which has always been a tough job, combined with all the challenges that NIL and the transfer portal bring. Gotta be a huge headache.
You are correct. Turning this program around was a big job for anyone. Especially someone who has never been any more than a position coach in his entire career. This was a bad hire by Tanner. There was no chance that this was going to end well. As much as I like his as a person, he should never have been hired as the HC. He had no job qualifications for this. Time to move on.
South Carolina has always been Clemson’s little brother. They really should focus on women’s basketball
One word…Louisville. Little brother.
They sure are… when have they beat us last.. wait, I forgot… was it 2 or 3 head coaches ago?
Actually, I think SC will just continue to focus on dominating and owning the wild-kitties….yea, that works for me.