Video FROM LOCK ON GAMECOCKS: What are the bad trends that Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks need to BREAK in 2022?

[FeatheredCock]

What are the bad trends that Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks need to BREAK in 2022?​

Premieres 7:00 am Aug 25, 2022, On today's show, Andrew goes over 2 major trends from the 2021 season which hampered the Gamecocks and will need to be rectified for 2022. Andrew first discusses South Carolinas situational football from last season, starting off with 3rd down offense and defense and emphasizing that while the trench play had a role, there were other factors that contributed. He then talks about the TO margin from last season and how Spencer Rattler and the offense cutting down the turnovers lost would help the team to a significant degree, then finishes up the discussion on situational football with RedZone offense and defense. Andrew lastly addresses the slow starts Shane Beamers Gamecocks had in their road games from last season, what contributed to these slow starts and how they'll need to solve this issue for this upcoming fall! What are the bad trends that Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks need to BREAK in 2022? | South Carolina Gamecocks Podcast.

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[GamecockSkip]

Olaying at the line of scrimmage.

 

[FurmanCock]

I think that's a pretty spot on summation of things that need to improve:
1. Third down defense -- it seems like this has been a problem ever since the 2011-2013 win teams.
2. Starting off games slow/lethargic. Based on the Welcome Home series on ESPN, this appears to be a big area of focus for the team.
3. Fumbles -- I just watched earlier this week a replay of the SC vs. MO game, and we were leading the league in either fumbles or lost fumbles -- got to clean that up. I'm sure the revolving door of qb's and rb's fed into the turnovers. Hopefully this year we have a lot more stability in the backfield, which should help.

And of course Oline play, especially run blocking. It seems like it has been forever since we had a line that could move a Dline backwards.

Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?

 

[kingofnerf]

I remember one of the defensive guys being asked what was the difference between TRob and Clayton White. He said TRob was really bad about calling plays during the game that they had not practiced during the week for an opponent.

The flip side of that, though, is that TRob was relying on guys retaining stuff that they had learned from previous practices.

That is the coaching side issue of our game day game management on both sides of the ball if you stop and think about it.

To me, that's the difference between the core 3* guys we have had in recent years and the upper tier recruits that Shane is beginning to bring into fold now.

It would seem that 4* and higher guys are the ones who watch enough film to anticipate the unexpected on game day.

That's what we had with Shane's recruits from his previous tenure here until they matriculated out of the system and weren't replaced enough across the board to give us the number of winning seasons we needed.

I remember there being a game last year where Shane said we got the win because we kept running the same play or two repeatedly in the second half.

I expect this year to be better than the past several seasons, but the improvement will have to come from both the coaches and players.

 

[gamecock88]

Line play. Both lines. O line needs to live up to something resembling an SEC line and a couple guys on D need to live up to their HS recruiting hype.