Nothing against him, but let me know when goes undefeated In the sec
He was the one I wanted because he had won at multiple places. But our stupid BOT were lobbied by former players who pitched Beamer to them. And they fell for it. The fix was in for Beamer. SMH
Well, I'm not saying he couldn't or wouldn't, I'd just like to see rather than assume. We had one of the greatest coaches in football and had 3 good seasons and 1 decent season out of about 10. So excuse my pessimism about any one coming here and lighting up the world. It is what it is.
Vandy ain't a gimme...js
Jacksonville State (The Other Gamecocks) should be another win, but it may depend on how much grit is left in this team by then. I do expect Clemson will get their revenge on us this year, ala Tennessee.
So did Billy Napier and hes 2-0 against us
I think we are in agreement. I thought that was a BS reason people used to justify not even considering Chadwell. The bottom line is he knows what he is doing with the talent he has. We did not have that in Muschamp then NOR in Beamer now.
Oh, yeah, agree. Others knocked Chadwells schedule. Obviously he was in a conference vs D2, FCS, Sun Belt, but he won them all w his roster of players of that level also
"It probably would be better spent getting talent on the field." How does that work? Do we have an account in the Cayman Islands, create a front that operates as an athletics apparel company, then launder money destined for the athletics department and use that to "endorse" our players?
There's no way the University is going to pay anything close to that for Chadwell when he was an option during the Beamer hire. It's far too embarassing for the Athetic Department and Tanner after the Muschamp fiasco. Chadwell will be the Gregg Marshall of our football program.
I'm not sure Chadwell would be a "gamble". He has won at 3 different schools currently winning at a 4th. As the old adage goes: "One time can be luck and two times can be a coincidence. But three times makes a trend". Like I said, he is currently winning at his 4th school.
Sounds like Ray Tanner economics.
Totally. They slid that extension in when everyone was riding a high at the end of last season. Beamer received a $4mil a year raise and his contract was extended through 2027. The buyout is 65% of the contract. Yikes! He's probably our coach for at least five years.
Sure will. Hes gonna win the AAC a few times at Liberty, then get hired somewhere like West Virginia or Va Tech and make them a top 10 team again
This again. Lots of the SECs best HCs had never coached in the SEC when they got hired. And Chadwell won championships at Charleston Southern, NGU, Coastal and soon Liberty….with players who were appropriate for those conferences. Its not like he had SEC players winning the Big South. He wins with players with talent levels generally the same as his opponents, at 3 different levels. Thats absolutely proof of a great coach. As they said about Bear Bryant, “he can beat yours with his, or beat his with yours”. And NGU, CSU and Coastal were all very average programs before he won championships with them.
Beamer was a feel good hire to keep fans in the stands. Since he never was a coach or coordinator no one can say he was hired for his past success. The guy is a cheerleader with no coaching experience plain and simple. As long as the fans keep filling up the stadium, the BOT and Tanner couldn’t care less about wins.
I think Tanner thought he could copy the Dabo hire, who also was never a coordinator. But give the devil his due, Dabo was able to hire some incredible coordinators who turned their program around. We havent been able to, under Muschamp or Beamer.
I count four in that group that at least had what today would be termed Power Five head coaching experience. If we're going to do a comparison, let's do an ACTUAL comparison.
Vanderbilt has been very successful at taking a continual beating for the money. Looks like we’re following their path. Why not?
