All I?m saying is I think it?s too risky. Ray Tanner can?t have this hire fail. Beamer no doubt is a great coach with lots of coaching experience. He could be a home run, if he is hired.
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Problem with that at a place like South Carolina (or State) is if you hit on a great OC or DC he'll get snatched up by the blue bloods or get a head gig somewhere, so you end up always shuffling the deck and disrupting continuity. Best case you get lucky and hit on another coordinator who is able to keep it going (and then leaves shortly thereafter, rinse repeat) and worst case is you get Peter Sirmon or his OC equivalent.
For continuity sake I think programs like SC or State need a head guy who will keep continuity on at least one side of the ball, preferably offense.
Shane Beamer is a hell of a hire. He will win there. Guy can recruit his ass off. He recruited a lot of Mullen's first two teams. He was here from 04-06. And I can promise you this, he'll be able to a heck of a staff together. He has connections in every conference in college football.
I think Freeze is a little more serious in his faith now. He has toned down the I'm a Christian every day on Twitter spills and he admits his flaws. I also listened to his testimony recently from a service he did at a local church in Arkansas. He just wasn't the same Freeze that he was at Mississippi.
Bad game for sure, but Matt Campbell was actually my number 1 choice, it just wasn?t realistic with the buy out and our cheap AD. Even if it would?ve meant an SEC title in 2018. Brown and Clawson were next and choices I felt were more reasonable. Brown has still done more with less in the last two years and exceeded expectations both years. Something none of our coaches have done since Mullen
This guy at Coastal Carolina would be my guy.
Bruce Feldman tweeting out that South Carolina will hire Shane Beamer. I think he is a great hire for them.
I am always iffy about a hire that is very dependent on the coordinators.
It can work out great for you (see LSU last year), but what happens when your ace coordinators leave? (see LSU this year)
I have a similar thought about Pittman at Arkansas. Briles and Odom have been VERY good for them this year, but what happens when they inevitably leave for greener pastures?
If you are only as good as your coordinators, are you actually that good?