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Sigh. As a Gamecock fan and Alum(1991) since the late 80s, I can't argue with this assessment. We have experienced very sporadic success other than those 3 years under Spurrier. We need to stick with Shane Beamer to see if he can make us better. And I mean 7-9 wins with a "special" season here and there. Some of my Gamecock buddies say I am willing to settle because of this, but I am just being real. What UGA has done recently and Bama for years is impressive. Adding OU and Texas is going to make the climb even harder. GO GAMECOCKS! Let's kick some tater azz this Saturday!

Back when we (South Carolina) were looking for a coach, Napier was one of the coaches I thought could be a good hire. The jury is still out on Napier, but so far, I think the hiring of Beamer could prove to be better. As Ellis Shoe said, hiring the right guy is a lot harder than we think or know. Maybe Napier will turn it around, but these days, coaches are not given much time. Good Luck Gators. See you in October.

@NCG8R - Great post on the importance of sports. As a Gamecock alum and fan, I can attest that I gave up being angry when we lost a loooong time ago. I would be angry way too often! I can't worry about young men or women competing in sports. It's great when they win, I feel bad for them when they lose vs getting angry. Great season by UF, you really took it to us in the Supers. Congrats to LSU. They were a great team all year and capped it off with the CWS Natty.

Hopefully our new offensive coordinator knows about the slant pass pattern. I think that is a play that benefits Spencer and our WRs.

College football will not be the same without Coach Leach. His personality was much needed and appreciated these days. RIP Coach Leach, we will miss you. Prayers to his family and friends. Hail State.

I agree I-95. Beamer's success will depend on his ability to realize the Satterfield is not the right hire. Is it all his fault? Probably not, but his offense is putrid. Beamer needs to find a much better OC or his tenure as head coach will be short lived.

100% agree our offense needs to play a complete game. Also think the D needs more consistent pressure on the QB. Are we top 25? Maybe, but I am not convinced. The 4 game win streak includes 1 really bad team, 1 FCS team, KY without their QB and a down A&M team. All good wins mind you, but still lots of room for improvement. Am I happy where we are? Yes. I think Beamer knows how to recruit. Assistants will be the deal maker or breaker. Gotta have a strong staff to coach.

Well, if Sat is working that hard and getting these results, I think that speaks volumes. Sure, our offense is not great - OL and QB, but it's at least better than the plays we see being called IMO. Why didn't kick the FG is beyond me. I think Beamer needs to look for an O-Coordinator in the off season.

Doty has shown himself to be a team player and someone that works hard to get better and recover from his injury. Having 2 QBs push each other is definitely not something we have seen at South Carolina in years. Love to hear this type of news.

I think we did secure some good portal players, but #15? No way. As a Gamecock fan, I like our chances to be competitive next year, but the schedule is tough. I would rank us somewhere in the 30-40 range at this point. Our OL has to play better for us to make a move in the polls and SEC East race. Skill players are great, but if your OL struggles with sacks and penalties, that will be rough. Those are drive killers.

a 16 CFP would be fun to watch. Personally, I think they could get rid of 8-10 bowl games. Easily.

IMO, there are too many bowl games. That means a conference like the SEC is sending their mediocre teams to bowls, often playing better teams as some have mentioned above. As a South Carolina fan, I am happy to be in a bowl, especially for the seniors, but watching two 6-6 teams battle it out in the Mayo bowl is not really my idea of worthy. I hope we get the W, but outside of unc and South Carolina, I doubt there is any interest in the Mayo Bowl. And Danney Kanell can go eff himself. Most conferences have 1-2 top notch teams, then some good, then mediocre and then bad. I think the portal and opt outs have really changed bowl games forever. Look at OSU. They have NFL caliber players sitting out the ROSE BOWL! It's just very different today. And yes, 0-4 is pathetic no matter how you spin. No excuses for not winning one or two of those games.

As much as I hate to type this, I think that is what the team from the update did to a certain degree. The brotherhood, play for each other seems to have worked for them. I think when players, especially college, play for each other and are team oriented, you win more. We had individuals with CWM and it showed. Look at the sidelines under him when we were getting killed. Players were joking and laughing. Beamer seems to have that family mentality. Sure, he wants to help guys get to the NFL, but that is not his sole objective. Seems like the last staff was focused on that. Let's mash some taters this Saturday night! Good luck to all the SEC teams playing acc teams this weekend!

Parker White has been fun to watch. Great kicker that I will miss having on our team!

It was nice to win. Loved the 2 pt conversion that Mizzou did on UF. I think that was the last nail in Mullen's coffin.

Let's hope so! 1 good game offensively does not make a season, that's for sure. Let's see what we can do in the next 3 games.

They sure do. You are better off trying to sneak in a picnic basket! Seriously, they need to fix them. The locations just cause to much log jam. Horrible.

All so true. I think Zeb gives us a better chance, but A&M's D is going to pressure him all game long and our OL sucks right now. I hope we can beat them, but realistically I see us losing by double digits. I love my Gamecocks, but this is not our time.

It is only 1 game against an inferior opponent for sure. I do think what I saw Saturday impressed me. Shane and staff had a good game plan and had the team prepared. We missed that greatly under the last staff.

I will wait to see how he does in a few games, but I agree GatorPhil. I don't think he is the long term solution - unless his passing gets way better.

Let's see how Beamer and staff handle gameday. Can't be worse than Muschamp. I have a feeling we will see a huge improvement.

AFan nailed it. Every point is why he failed at UF and SC. While Beamer is unproven as a head coach, I do think he can recruit and if the coaches he hired do well and he lets them do their jobs, we will improve dramatically. Muschamp was a terrible hire. He failed at UF. How the eff would he succeed at SC? UF had won 2 nattys, the East a bunch and the SEC. If he couldn't win there, why would anyone think he could win at SC? Even as a sunshine pumper Gamecock fan, I know that it's easier to win at UF than SC. Muschamp is a horrible head coach. I never disliked him, but he should never coach a team again. He has proven he never learns from past mistakes. Good riddance to a terrible coach IMO. Congrats to Beamer and staff working their tails off to get recruits. Sure, we are not stealing them from top 10 programs, but we are getting quality players IMO.

Beamer and staff are working hard and seem to be landing some good players. Just need to see this staff coach them and create a team environment.

Agreed. UT played well to win the East. I wish my Gamecocks could have taken game 3 Saturday. Started the 9th with a double and then Sean Hunley smoked the next 3 batters with strikeouts. Looking forward to Hoover. SEC has some great baseball teams this year.

What did he say RoosterC? I did not hear or see that. I wish him well, but not surprised he is leaving. Good luck Ryan.