WEBVTT - Mac & Bone Show - Cole Bryson Interview  

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, though, let's talk a little bit of college football,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's talk a little bit of Palmetto State college

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<v Speaker 1>football specifically. Clemson has gotten their footing back a little bit, Boney,

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of weeks. I don't know if that

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<v Speaker 1>helps tomorrow night, but they certainly have got their footing

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<v Speaker 1>back the last game and a half or so. South

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina desperately looking for footing, and let's talk this through

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<v Speaker 1>with one of our favorites down there, in the palmetto

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<v Speaker 1>state he is cole bryson and he joins us from

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<v Speaker 1>the fan upstate down there in south cackalacky call what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on man how are things down there in south carolina.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, they're good. Listen, I heard you complaining about all

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<v Speaker 2>the Panther injuries and, you know, a huge Sunday night game. Listen,

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<v Speaker 2>we can't all be Cleveland. We can't all be 3-1, okay?

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<v Speaker 2>We all want to be, but that's reality. We can't

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<v Speaker 2>be Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 3>What a world. I thought about spinning it today, Cole, of, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe the Panthers can get Cleveland revenge if they meet

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<v Speaker 3>in the Super Bowl with the way the Browns are

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<v Speaker 3>going right now.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see you again in the day of Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>on Valentine's Day, baby. All right, man. Let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>your teams down there. I don't want to be rude

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<v Speaker 1>and not acknowledge that. Y'all have had some football stress

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<v Speaker 1>down there, too. Let's start with the Tigers. So what

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<v Speaker 1>do you think about what they've accomplished, Cole? How do

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<v Speaker 1>you view the rally against North Carolina? the win on

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<v Speaker 1>the road against Cal, like how encouraging should that be?

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<v Speaker 1>Or do we look at the opponents and say, ah,

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<v Speaker 1>we shouldn't be all that impressed.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think? You know, I think two things

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<v Speaker 2>can be true, right? Like you have rallied the troops

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit. You have played more inspiring football. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you look at statistically guys, since that LSU game,

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson statistically defensively has been pretty good. Now, again, going

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<v Speaker 2>back to what I said, two things can be true. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>All that's fine and dandy until Miami punches you in

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<v Speaker 2>the mouth on Saturday night, and then you go back to, oh, wait,

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<v Speaker 2>who did we play? We played a North Carolina team

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<v Speaker 2>that was better, not great, Cal that wasn't as good

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<v Speaker 2>offensively as we thought they would be, and we know

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<v Speaker 2>the other. So, yes, they have looked better. Clemson's defense specifically,

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<v Speaker 2>you look at the numbers that they've given up in

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<v Speaker 2>the past three games overall, under 15 points per game.

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<v Speaker 2>This Tom Allen defense, the secondary especially, is playing really well.

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<v Speaker 2>They've got guys that are starting to do what they're

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to do in this system, and there is confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>There is momentum. However, you play Miami, and you better

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<v Speaker 2>be glad you're in the ACC because this would be

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<v Speaker 2>like life every weekend if you maybe, let's say, were

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<v Speaker 2>another conference like the SEC where you're You were playing

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<v Speaker 2>top dogs week in and week out. So they have

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<v Speaker 2>gotten better, guys. The quarterback's still the question. Tate Reynolds,

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<v Speaker 2>still a young quarterback. He has looked good at times,

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<v Speaker 2>but also at times you've seen signs of, yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a freshman, right? So all of that being said, you're

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<v Speaker 2>not playing Georgia Southern Saturday. And I think that certainly matters.

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<v Speaker 3>Cole, when we talk about the Shane Beamer stuff in

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<v Speaker 3>a few minutes, there's no doubt he's on the hot

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<v Speaker 3>seat no matter what you think. If he's actually going

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<v Speaker 3>to get fired now, whatever, he is on the hot seat.

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<v Speaker 3>Is Dabo considered on the hot seat? What do you

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<v Speaker 3>think of when you think of Dabo's future? Have the

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<v Speaker 3>last couple games chilled out that talk? What right now

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<v Speaker 3>is the thought about Dabo going forward?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the last few games have definitely cooled the conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll tell you what else cools that conversation. Like, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>even after that LSU debacle where Clemson just got the

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<v Speaker 2>break speed off of them, you know what cooled that conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>that hot seat conversation, was the buyout. The buyout number

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<v Speaker 2>cools that conversation. As soon as you bring up Dabo's

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<v Speaker 2>hot seat conversation, as hot as it could have been

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<v Speaker 2>after the LSU game, it's cooled right back off with

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<v Speaker 2>a buyout. And Clemson, you can go read the articles, guys, online.

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson is a university. Like, they're not in a great

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<v Speaker 2>financial spot. They're just not. So that conversation is always

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<v Speaker 2>cooled off when you have a buyout as big as

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<v Speaker 2>Dabo Sweeney's. They simply cannot afford to do anything with that.

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<v Speaker 2>And then to your point, yes, the last three games

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<v Speaker 2>certainly have helped. And anytime you play in a conference

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<v Speaker 2>where you can get some of these games back and

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<v Speaker 2>you can bring the fan base back, rally the troops

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<v Speaker 2>per se. and look good doing it defensively, it certainly

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<v Speaker 2>does help. And, again, you talk about playing inspiring football.

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<v Speaker 2>Inspiring football doesn't save your job by any means, but

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<v Speaker 2>they have played more inspiring football, more complimentary football. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think his seat is definitely cool compared to what

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<v Speaker 2>it was after the LSU game. But, guys, even down

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<v Speaker 2>here after the LSU game, I said on air, like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>y'all may think it's hot, but they're not firing that guy.

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<v Speaker 2>So it would take him walking away– Again, the best

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<v Speaker 2>thing for him, he plays in the ACC. Regardless of

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<v Speaker 2>what happens Saturday, guys, there's still a lot more winnable

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<v Speaker 2>games on the schedule for Clemson if they can continue

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<v Speaker 2>to get better offensively. And by the end of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>Dabo isn't here. Maybe you look up and they've won nine,

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<v Speaker 2>ten games.

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<v Speaker 3>Cole, you're a hit on the text line. Someone called

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<v Speaker 3>you a Southern Mel Kiper.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we go. How about that?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that a compliment?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I took it as that. Yeah, I think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. Do you have the hair of Kuyper, though?

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<v Speaker 2>No. Man, my hairline is really, really bad. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>looking in the mirror right now, and it does not

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<v Speaker 2>resemble male Kuyper's hair in any way.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, man, we're talking with Cole Bryson, the fan upstate.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to get into the Gamecocks here in a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>Last Clemson question from me. So, OK, they're definitely improved.

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<v Speaker 1>It's too much money to fire Dabo. What does it

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<v Speaker 1>all mean for tomorrow night? Seems like you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get some weather. I wonder if we if y'all get

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<v Speaker 1>your like 48 delay down there of a football game.

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<v Speaker 1>Can they hang in the game? Dabo said this game

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<v Speaker 1>is going to come down to the last play. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you with Dabo on that?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm not. I'm not with him on that. Guys,

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<v Speaker 2>this game is going to have to be muddy, ugly, murky.

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<v Speaker 2>And with the rain and the weather you're talking about,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it could be. But guys, even then, it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to have to be murky, muddy, ugly to the sense

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<v Speaker 2>of like Clemson stealing possessions. Miami doesn't look like themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>Because when you look at statistically, going back to the

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<v Speaker 2>stats for a few minutes, what Clemson's defense has done

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<v Speaker 2>in the last three games is great. But guys, Miami's offense,

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<v Speaker 2>let's just compare offenses for a second. I was talking

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<v Speaker 2>about this on the show yesterday. You compare offenses, Miami's

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<v Speaker 2>offense versus Clemson's offense. Guys, we're looking at two different worlds.

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<v Speaker 2>Two different sports. Yeah, different sports, right. Quarterback, obviously, Darian

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<v Speaker 2>Mensah and what Miami's offense can do. Clemson, if this

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<v Speaker 2>thing turns into any type of a track meet whatsoever,

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<v Speaker 2>if this thing gets high scoring, Clemson doesn't stand a chance.

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<v Speaker 2>They just simply can't go toe-to-toe with the offensive firepower

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<v Speaker 2>that Miami has. So when you talk about how you

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<v Speaker 2>win this game, how you keep this thing close, you

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<v Speaker 2>have to muddy it up. You have to steal possessions.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you look up, and Clemson, sometimes their best

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<v Speaker 2>defense is going to have to be offense. Like Darion

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<v Speaker 2>Mensah standing on the sideline sometimes might be your best

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<v Speaker 2>defense tomorrow night. And this offense, you talk about a

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<v Speaker 2>young quarterback, that's a tall task, right? Going out and

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<v Speaker 2>prolonging drives against a good defense, winning early downs, setting

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<v Speaker 2>yourself up on third and shorts, second and shorts, and

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<v Speaker 2>being able to sustain drives. If they can do that,

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<v Speaker 2>if they can get a little help from the weather

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<v Speaker 2>and the weather gods and anybody else, any other gods

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<v Speaker 2>they can get help from, it'd be nice. But you

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<v Speaker 2>just look at what this Miami offense can do, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>It is on a different planet. That's what worries me.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what concerns me. If this thing gets high scoring,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see any way Clemson can keep pace.

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<v Speaker 3>Cole, speaking as a Gamecock fan, it's a fan base

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<v Speaker 3>that is just starving for some form of consistency. With Beamer,

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<v Speaker 3>there's been some extreme highs, and there's been some low

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<v Speaker 3>lows like they've experienced here recently. Why do you think

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<v Speaker 3>it's been so hard for Beamer to find consistency as

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<v Speaker 3>head coach with this program?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you look at the assistant coaches that he's had,

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<v Speaker 2>and people thought coming into the year, guys, that he

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<v Speaker 2>finally hit it right. With Kendall Bryles, you bring in

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<v Speaker 2>Stan Drayton, you bring in a new offensive line coach,

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<v Speaker 2>three new assistants on this staff. And I've said for

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<v Speaker 2>years now, for the past couple of years, Shane Beamer,

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<v Speaker 2>we all know when Dabo Sweeney was at the peak,

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<v Speaker 2>at the mountaintop, he had guys on the offensive staff

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<v Speaker 2>that were rolling. He had Brent Venables, right? So like

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<v Speaker 2>Shane Beamer, when you talk about inconsistency, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>he's had the consistency within the staff to help him

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<v Speaker 2>do his job. And then you look at Shane Beamer himself.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a what? He's a special teams guy. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>Beamer ball guy. And I'm not saying I know more

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<v Speaker 2>football than Shane Beamer. I'm certainly not. But when you get, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>when you get into big games and big moments and

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<v Speaker 2>big situations and and your head coach is a special

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<v Speaker 2>teams coach, are you getting enough out of him during

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<v Speaker 2>the game to make adjustments and actually fine-tune things during

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<v Speaker 2>the game? Or is it something where he's having to

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<v Speaker 2>year in and year out rely on his assistant coaches

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<v Speaker 2>to do? And I think Kendall Bryles is fine. He's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just think ultimately it might be too little

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<v Speaker 2>too late. Guys, they've lost seven straight SEC games. seven

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<v Speaker 2>and if they lose to Kentucky Saturday you can do

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<v Speaker 2>the math that's eight by the way and by the

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<v Speaker 2>way the last SEC opponent they defeated last year was

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky so they haven't defeated an SEC opponent since Kentucky

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<v Speaker 2>last year so the inconsistency a lot of things I

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<v Speaker 2>would throw in there as to why there's been so

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<v Speaker 2>many inconsistencies but when you look at this staff they

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<v Speaker 2>thought this staff could come in immediately in day one

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<v Speaker 2>with an experienced quarterback experienced receivers and Dylan Stewart. And guys,

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<v Speaker 2>things have just fallen by the wayside quickly. And if

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<v Speaker 2>they lose Saturday night, we're sitting here on Sunday looking

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<v Speaker 2>at our our phones. Refresh, refresh, refresh.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no doubt. But with all that said, though, I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of feel like, I think Kentucky's getting a bit

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<v Speaker 1>overrated because they beat up. Their big win is against

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<v Speaker 1>a Texas A &amp; M team that I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>is really worth a crap. So I kind of feel

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<v Speaker 1>like this might be their moment, Cole, where they kind

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<v Speaker 1>of rise up in front of the home crowd and

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<v Speaker 1>get that win and maybe calm things down. But Bone

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<v Speaker 1>brings up a good point. Even if things calm down

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<v Speaker 1>for a week, you got to go to Gainesville next week.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think about tomorrow night?

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<v Speaker 2>That's a good point. Life in the SEC, going back

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<v Speaker 2>to Clemson a few minutes ago, life in the SEC

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<v Speaker 2>is brutal, right? Just a slap in the face. You're right.

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<v Speaker 2>Gainesville is not going to be easy, but even if

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<v Speaker 2>they do win tomorrow, which I agree with you, I

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<v Speaker 2>think they have a very good chance. If you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to come out and you're a quarterback who you're paying

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of money to, and I know you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have Dylan Stewart tomorrow, but you're paying a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>money to your quarterback, and he's been there now three years.

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<v Speaker 2>If you expect him to come out and have that

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<v Speaker 2>game and have the game where he can rally the troops,

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<v Speaker 2>get a win, you're right. Maybe Kentucky's a little overvalued

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<v Speaker 2>at this point. It's a good team, different Kentucky team

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<v Speaker 2>than they saw last year, but I still think when

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<v Speaker 2>you look at South Carolina and the weapons they have,

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<v Speaker 2>especially at quarterback, This is the game where you expect, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been tough. You're 2-2. But if you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have that game, this is the game to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned the home crowd. You mentioned Kentucky being a

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<v Speaker 2>better team, but not like the team you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>face next week. So, obviously, there's opportunity. What worries me, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>is Kentucky is running the ball. They're playing with confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow night, like you've got to remember a week ago,

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<v Speaker 2>Kentucky guys only for the second time ever in program

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<v Speaker 2>history had three guys at running back position. all go

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<v Speaker 2>for over 100 yards in the same game. So they're

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<v Speaker 2>running the football. And if you come into Williams-Brice and

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<v Speaker 2>you can dampen that crowd and you can run the

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<v Speaker 2>football and you can take that crowd out of it,

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<v Speaker 2>who knows? I'm not saying Kentucky wins. I'm just saying

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a foregone conclusion that South Carolina does win

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<v Speaker 2>this game. I think your quarterback, who you're paying a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of money to, has to be the guy tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>night that puts a Superman cape on and puts this

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<v Speaker 2>team on his back, whatever it takes. and figures out

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<v Speaker 2>a way to win this game for the Gamecocks because he,

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<v Speaker 2>let's just be honest, he hasn't done that this year.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't great last year. He regressed last year. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's time for Lenora Sellers tomorrow night to be the

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<v Speaker 2>guy you're paying all that money to.

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<v Speaker 3>It's also a grumpy crowd, potentially. One early score by Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 3>one Lenora's bad throw. That's a crowd waiting to pounce

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<v Speaker 3>on the product that they're seeing. Get that crowd on

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<v Speaker 3>your side early. Gamecocks, please.

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<v Speaker 1>If not, they'll be chanting Fire Beamer to your point

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<v Speaker 1>bone in no time. He is Cole Bryson. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the upstate, listen to him on the fan upstate.

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<v Speaker 1>He is killing it. Thank you, Cole. Appreciate you, man. Thanks, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys rock.