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Kirby Doesn't Like Shane Beamer
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:05 pm
Kirby reportedly has good relationships with every coach in the SEC, except Beamer.
He is friends with Kiffen. He and Sark's families vacation together. He praises Clark Lea and Eli Drinkwitz.
But he can't fricking stand Shane Beamer.
Do any Georgia or SC insiders know the back story here?
I only know that Beamer was the special teams coach under Kirby for a couple years.
He is friends with Kiffen. He and Sark's families vacation together. He praises Clark Lea and Eli Drinkwitz.
But he can't fricking stand Shane Beamer.
Do any Georgia or SC insiders know the back story here?
I only know that Beamer was the special teams coach under Kirby for a couple years.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:08 pm to deeprig9
Kirby found him to be an extremely lazy recruiter.
This post was edited on 11/8/26 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:09 pm to JackTraven
lol.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:10 pm to deeprig9
Nobody likes Shane Beamer
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:12 pm to TouchdownAlabama
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Nobody likes Shane Beamer
I thought it might be that Beamer was arrogant and getting by on his daddy's name, and Kirby wouldn't respect that. But you could say the same for Kiffin, but Kirby likes Kiffin.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:20 pm to deeprig9
I think everyone hates Shane Beamer...most USC fans seem too. So not everyone. But 98% do.
This post was edited on 11/8/26 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:22 pm to Gatorbait2008
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think everyone hates Shane Beamer...most USC fans seem too.
Beamer is a lot of things, and it can be very grating.
But one thing he absolutely isn't, is a lazy recruiter. Beamer is a phenomenal recruiter. Not a great GameDay coach, and very thin skinned. But he sure as shite isn't a lazy recruiter.
I don't know the backstory between Kirby and Shane. But I've heard the same. Kirby didn't like him.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:24 pm to deeprig9
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Kirby reportedly has good relationships with every coach in the SEC, except Beamer.
He is friends with Kiffen. He and Sark's families vacation together. He praises Clark Lea and Eli Drinkwitz.
But he can't fricking stand Shane Beamer.
Do any Georgia or SC insiders know the back story here?
I only know that Beamer was the special teams coach under Kirby for a couple years.
oh no...
...dont care
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:25 pm to JackTraven
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Kirby found him to be an extremely lazy recruiter.
Then Kirby is stupid, because Shane is far from lazy as a recruiter. he recruits well now, and is the main recruiting reason for our early 2010's success
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:27 pm to deeprig9
Posted on 11/8/26 at 1:27 pm to JackTraven
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Kirby found him to be an extremely lazy recruiter.
Seriously? Recruiting and being a decent motivator seem to be literally the only things he brings to the table as a HC. He probably has more talent there than at any other time in history besides Spurrier's peak years.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:11 pm to Robot Santa
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He probably has more talent there than at any other time in history besides Spurrier's peak years
And Shane was the recruiting coordinator during Peak Spurrier. As soon as Shane moved on, and Steve Spurrier Jr (who was lazy) became RC, the talent fell off a table. Didn't start picking up again in earnest until Shane was hired.
For all his bluster as a great recruiter, Muschamp had some solid offensive talent, but his defensive players were all pretty mediocre.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:21 pm to GamecockUltimate
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Then Kirby is stupid, because Shane is far from lazy as a recruiter.
Check out UGAs tight end room since Shane Beamer left.
Shane was lazy. 100%
Times were tough for him in Athens and he was forced into a lateral move for a fresh start.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:24 pm to meansonny
Beamer was at UGA a decade ago. Not sure that's a correlating data point at this point.
Anyway at his weekly presser a couple of weeks ago he talked about how he and Kirby were friends.
Anyway at his weekly presser a couple of weeks ago he talked about how he and Kirby were friends.
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It was awesome. I think you could take all the coaches here at Carolina, in one form or another, or one way or another, I communicated with, and then I’ve got friends outside coaching. You know, it’s hard to have like, great relationships with competitors. So I wasn’t calling, you know, Kirby Smart, who I worked with and is a great friend. I mean, during that time, you would hear from people things like that. But certainly, we don’t play basketball coaches. So honestly, basketball coaches talked to Rick Pitino during that time. We’ve got a good relationship with him. Shaka Smart at Marquette, Tony Bennett, the former Virginia coach, you know, are very close friends.”
This post was edited on 11/8/26 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:40 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Beamer was at UGA a decade ago. Not sure that's a correlating data point at this point.
The difference was instantaneous. From 2018 to 2024, we brought in 6 NFL tight ends.
And that doesnt count Lawson Luckie who will get a shot at an NFL team next draft or Jaden Reddell who will probably go the following draft.
Elyiss Williams and Ethan Barbour signed 2025.
Shane's tight end room was weak at UGA and the tight end coach who replaced him has us stacked and running plays out of 13 and 14 personnel.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:42 pm to deeprig9
They are too much alike, cocky little guys with a chip on their shoulder.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:48 pm to meansonny
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The difference was instantaneous. From 2018 to 2024, we brought in 6 NFL tight ends.
Because you replaced him with someone better doesn't mean he was lazy. Correlation =/= causation
Posted on 11/8/26 at 3:12 pm to flipside
"Too much alike"? Who is "worse", Beamer or Dabo?
Posted on 11/8/26 at 3:22 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Because you replaced him with someone better doesn't mean he was lazy. Correlation =/= causation
Another really obvious possibility is that he was a hard worker at one point, slacked a bit at UGA, then picked it up again & got back to working hard
I don't think anyone operates at their best 100% of the time.
Or, like you're saying, he was "lazy" by Kirby standards but not actually lazy because Kirby's just a psycho
This post was edited on 11/8/26 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 3:22 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Because you replaced him with someone better doesn't mean he was lazy. Correlation =/= causation
Fair enough.
Beamer left for a lateral move and we upgraded his replacement.
Behind Schuman, Todd Hartley has been the backbone of Kirby's assistant coaching staff since 2018.
Congrats on hiring a head coach with no coordinating experience (or head coaching experience either. He is just a nepo baby with a slick tongue that sold your AD a bill of goods).
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