Soulja Boy responds to Shane Beamer hype video for SEC Media Days
Shane Beamer channeled his inner Soulja Boy for SEC Media Days, and the legendary artist appreciated the love.
Check out Soulja Boy quote-tweeting the video of the South Carolina head coach turning his swag on, letting Beamer know his exact thoughts — fire.
After seeing Soulja Boy’s tweet, Beamer was like a kid in a candy store, tweeting, “WOW WOW WOW. “Appreciate it @souljaboy.”
Moreover, all the love stemmed from a hype video posted by the Gamecocks, where Beamer rocked a backwards hat, a pair of Pit Vipers and made a special scene with Soulja Boy’s track in the background.
The video is certainly something, and one of the most interesting you’re going to see from any coach at their respective media availability.
Shane Beamer and three South Carolina players — Jovaughn Gwyn, Dakereon Joyner and Zacch Pickens — held press conferences Tuesday at Media Days. Football season is just around the corner with just a few weeks to go until Week 0, and the excitement is through the roof.
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JD PicKell: Why South Carolina’s pro-style system will be easier for Spencer Rattler
South Carolina made a huge splash in the transfer portal this offseason when it landed Spencer Rattler from Oklahoma. The move reunited him with former Sooners tight ends coach Shane Beamer — and On3’s J.D. PicKell argued Rattler could fit the Gamecocks’ system like a glove.
Rattler was the No. 5 transfer to hit the portal this offseason, according to the On3 Transfer Portal Rankings. He played in Lincoln Riley’s system at OU, which asked a lot out of the quarterback position. But now, he’s joining a Gamecocks team with an experienced offensive line and with Christian Beal-Smith coming in from Wake Forest, the run game could also pick up.
That’s why PicKell argued South Carolina can run a pro-style offense — an offense that suits Rattler’s skill set.
“At Oklahoma, in Lincoln Riley’s offense, there’s a lot asked of the quarterback,” PicKell said on The Hard Count. “You’re making checks, you’re doing a lot physically that’s difficult in terms of what he has to do from a dual-threat perspective and throwing the ball downfield and things like that. The offense legitimately goes as the quarterback goes. So when Oklahoma sputtered, the finger’s getting pointed at Spencer Rattler.
“It’s not that he won’t have to do a lot of those things at South Carolina. He just might be asked to do some of those things less. He’s still going to have to be the leader, still lead the offense, still be accurate throwing the football, still drive the ball downfield, still make checks. All of those things are still going to be his responsibility.”