South Carolina fans are furious that Army’s Jeff Monken is a candidate for Gamecocks’ coaching job
By Adam Spencer
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Ever since South Carolina fired coach Will Muschamp, a number of names have been mentioned as his potential replacement.
Some are more far-fetched than others, as it’s unlikely the Gamecocks (or anyone, for that matter) will land guys like Urban Meyer and Bob Stoops. Liberty’s Hugh Freeze, Oklahoma OC Shane Beamer, Louisiana’s Billy Napier and others are more realistic as options.
One name that has surfaced is Army’s Jeff Monken, who has used the triple-option to great success at West Point (including a 7-2 record so far this year). Let’s just say that style, which Monken may not even use if he were to come to South Carolina, is not very popular with Gamecock fans.
As you can see below, there have been several furious tweets from fans about Monken’s name being potentially connected to the South Carolina job:
https://twitter.com/rob3gregory/status/1330930185164746753
My preference in coaching candidates, ranked:
1. Shane Beamer
2. Billy Napier
3. Jamey Chadwell
4. Literally anyone else
5. Bring back Muschamp
6. Disband the football program
7. Jeff Monken.
cc: @Bob_Caslen
— Jake Leyland (@ITSJAKELEYLAND) November 23, 2020
South Carolina is not going to hire Jeff Monken. Stop it.
— SEC Unfiltered (@SECUnfiltered) November 23, 2020
If we hire Jeff Monken I will burn Willy B to the ground so help me god.
— Gamecock Noah (@GamecockNoah) November 23, 2020
South Carolina fans saying they are out if Gamecocks hire #JeffMonken is comical. If he wins 8-10 games a year…y’all will be back. Bet that. Rumors get folks talking all kind of crazy.
— Frank Sulkowski WJCL (@TheBigGuyWJCL) November 23, 2020
If you hire Jeff Monken @Bob_Caslen you will lose this fan base and be run out of town
— INSIDE CAROLINA ?? (@GamecocksInside) November 23, 2020
Hey @Bob_Caslen @RayTannerSC, I'm gonna go ahead and speak for the whole fanbase and say not a single one of us wants Jeff Monken as our coach! Hire Napier or Beamer, be done with it, and let's get to recruiting!
— Garnet Over Everybody (@GamecockPride01) November 23, 2020
Where do I mail all of my Gamecock gear if @RayTannerSC and @Bob_Caslen hire Jeff Monken? I guess I could just burn it and save on postage.
— Stephen M Bennett (@stephen_bennett) November 23, 2020
I firmly believe the Jeff Monken rumor is just smoke by Caslen to help his old friend get a better contract at Army
— ASGI Guy (@AsgiGuy) November 23, 2020
Jeff Monken will not be hired here, simply a PR stunt to get more people on the Shane Train ?
— TGI (@thegcinsider) November 23, 2020
We’ll see where South Carolina goes with its coaching search, but it seems fans want the school to move on from Monken as quickly as possible.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
