Shane Beamer asked to comment on allegations at Tennessee: 'We're certainly going to do things the right way here'
Will a day ever come where South Carolina is facing recruiting allegations like Tennessee?
Not if Shane Beamer has anything to say about it.
That was the message relayed by the first-year Gamecock coach during his Tuesday press conference when he was asked about the allegations at Tennessee and how he planned to avoid any similar issues in Columbia.
“I’ve seen it at a place like Oklahoma, where we came from, and other schools where you can do things the right way. We’re certainly going to do things the right way here,” Beamer said. “It’s great teaching tools for sure, when you’re able to pinpoint or spotlight other programs that maybe are in, dealing with some issues, like some schools, out there right now as an illustration of mistakes they made.
“Not assuming anything, but one thing we talked about in that staff meeting last week was if you ever have a question about something call (South Carolina associate AD/compliance services) Jeff (Whitehead), call Chance, whoever. I’m in my 22nd year in coaching and I’ve called Jeff Whitehead I think twice this morning already about rules questions that I had in regards to stuff, now that I’m in that head coaching chair. Just to make sure that we’re doing everything, the right way.”
The way Beamer tells it, Gamecock fans can always rest easy knowing he runs a clean program in Columbia.
“I’ve got a wife and three children at home,” Beamer added. “And when I go home and see them at night and when I look myself in the mirror and lay down, I’m going to feel good about the way that we did things and the way that my staff does things and it starts with me promoting an atmosphere of compliance and that’s certainly something that we try and do each and every day and each and every week that we’re here at Carolina.”
That does make a fan base feel good to know. That is one thing I appreciated about Gus Malzahn also.
Yep, same with Kirby and his staff. The compliance folks are on speed dial for every coach, which makes Dan Patrick’s offhand and unsubstantiated remarks ludicrous. I never worried about compliance issues in Athens with Mark Rick, and I don’t with Kirby. Jim Donnan concerned me a little bit, but that ship sailed long ago.
On the other hand, I’m reading that some of UT’s compliance folks may have been complicit in the current mess. That is a scary thought, and even more motivation for the NCAA to bring the hammer down hard.
Gus always stayed above board. I was shocked to see AU pull a Mark Richt on him. Good guy and an above average Coach.
All class. So glad he removed all the trash from the program.
You better start cheating if you want to catch up to Clemson
The lesson to take from rocky flop is to cheat and not get caught in an embarrassing fashion
Hey….why don’t you take I-95 south to Miami. When you hit Miami, just keep going due south.