South Carolina's Shane Beamer Excited About Team's Potential, Heading Into Kentucky Game
If there is one thing we know about coaching football in the SEC, patience from a fan base won't last very long. We can look all around the conference over the past five years and clearly see the forward trajectory these schools are looking to take. A prime example of this is in Columbia, South Carolina, home of the Gamecocks and new head coach Shane Beamer.
We all know the history of the last name, so I won't spell out the details. What Shane is trying to accomplish in his first year with the Gamecocks might seem like an uphill battle, but at least he's got the attitude for it. If you haven't seen it by now, go find the clip of Beamer discussing the loss to Georgia and the mismatches all over the field. This is pretty common in the conference, not really the rant, but the rebuild process. As you could tell by their showing against the Dawgs, it's going to take a few recruiting classes to solidify the rebuild in Columbia.
But I caution you not to judge what Beamer and his team do against opponents like Georgia. Look at what they do against a team like Kentucky (-4.5 on FanDuel), who travels to Columbia on Saturday. If you truly want to measure where the program stands, let's see whether they can keep it close and take the Wildcats into the fourth quarter. Unlike Georgia, Kentucky certainly doesn't have far more talent than South Carolina, and I also want to see how these Gamecock coaches respond to adversity. This week, Beamer spoke about how the coaches have to fix the miscommunication that plagued them against Georgia.