Shane Beamer receives raise, contract extension
The board of trustees officially extended Shane Beamer's contract on Friday morning.
Beamer Inks Contract Extension
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Well-deserved. He has proven to all the haters that he deserved the shot he was given. Best first four years of any coach in South Carolina history, despite the total dumpster fire he took over.
Huge raise from 4 years ago at 2.75 to 8.1 million and has one winning conference record (5-3). Has won less than 50 percent of conference games but has a 2-2 record against the Tigers and that’s the most important part. Congratulations to Coach Beamer.
As long as we keep the buyout reasonable, he's earned the middling salary for SEC coaches.
$2mil bump through 2030 (w/ escalation).
Between this, the Harris defeat, and a potential tour in Greenland - Watson is preparing to recede far deeper into his Foxhole than he ever anticipated.
Visionary.
Between this, the Harris defeat, and a potential tour in Greenland - Watson is preparing to recede far deeper into his Foxhole than he ever anticipated.
Visionary.
That's a whole different topic.
I liked the idea floated a few times that buyouts should be dictated by results. Buying out a 3-9 coach should not cost the same as a 9-3 coach.
But that would be a huge shift in contracts.
When agents have you by the balls during renegotiations, there's nothing you can do.
SEC Coaching Contracts are a component of an Elitist Club.
One of the last things they are going to agree to is sliding scale buyouts based on performance.
The best you're going to do is what we did with Beamer on the front end.
How do you know that nobody was coming? That's not something which always hits the press. Some schools have class and keep discussions private.
The contract had to be re-negotiated this year, he had a great season, and won Coach of The Year. He received the SEC industry average.
He could have easily walked and found that money somewhere else based on performance.
Based on what performance? Beamer got a raise because he has beaten Clemson. The university has always put that up at the top. I think Coach Beamer has really surprised some people with his coaching abilities and that’s a good thing. Now he’s going to ride Sellers for another raise.
Now you're just being silly. The man won Coach of the Year, won 6 in a row, beat ranked teams back to back, almost made the playoffs and had all of the media talking about them. It was probably the most excited season in Gamecock Football History.
You’re arguing with a troll. He’s going to take any position that’s convenient at the moment no matter how it contradicts his other positions.
The most exciting 9-4 with a win against the Tigers. I agree with the coach of the year reward as it was unexpected. 8 million seems a little high to me for what he’s done that’s all.
I liked the A&M win personally. Then what would you do if you were the AD in their situation?
Good move by our athletic administration. Yeah, I like beating Clemson. But to me , that's just one game, an important game, but just one. Does anyone think that Ohio State is going to hold Ryan Day's and Ohio State's choke job versus Michigan against Day. I sure would love to have that problem.
The bottom line is that Beamer EARNED the new contract. If ANYTHING, he MIGHT be underpaid. Personally, I believe that Beamer's contract is a "down payment" expecting bigger and better things from him in the future.
The bottom line is that Beamer EARNED the new contract. If ANYTHING, he MIGHT be underpaid. Personally, I believe that Beamer's contract is a "down payment" expecting bigger and better things from him in the future.
I think it's it sounds high because it sounds like a lot of money. But in reality, it puts him basically in the middle of SEC coaches.
Coaches are just paid those astronomical amounts these days. Even the low end coaches.
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No doubt about that and the cost to go to a game is crazy expensive. Have to get to 10 wins to make the playoffs and the gamecocks were right there late in the season. Expectations are certainly higher now after this past year.
Looking at the 3 recruiting services (Rivals, On3 and 247), the consensus ranking for SC is 20th for high school recruits and 13th for Portal recruits. That's good because you know that with rankings that high, there are some really, really good players that will help SC, as early as the upcoming season. If we continue getting the kind of coaching from Shane that we got this past season and that he showed glimpses of in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, no one will want to play South Carolina.
Then anything but a playoff game or a conference Championship game appearance is going to be considered a big disappointment for the fans from this point forward. Is 2025 going to be the year it happens?
I can only speak for MYSELF. My goal every season will be to make the playoffs.
I believe college football should do away with the bowls. But I realize cities look at bowl games as a money-maker. For ME, the season ends if you don't make the playoffs. That will be especially true for when the inevitable expansion to 16 teams happens in the next couple of years.
Regarding the 2025 season, I have said this before: I want to see how things look after the spring. That being said, some pre-season prognosticators have been high on the Gamecocks.
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