Support for Monte Lee

[18IsTheMan]

Recruits tweeting out their support for Lee.

South Carolina baseball commits make it known who they want as Gamecocks next head coach

Following Mark Kingston being fired by South Carolina, several Gamecock commits have voiced who they want to see named as USC's next coach.

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[Melvin08]

Recruits tweeting out their support for Lee.

South Carolina baseball commits make it known who they want as Gamecocks next head coach

Following Mark Kingston being fired by South Carolina, several Gamecock commits have voiced who they want to see named as USC's next coach.

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[Melvin08]

They can keep Monte Lee as assistant coach but Landon Powell would be my choice...

 

[Fried Chicken]

Monte is going to end up at The Citadel more than likely. I get the recruits tweeting this, and they can follow him to Charleston if they really just want to play for him.

 

[Atlanta Cock]

Recruits tweeting out their support for Lee.

South Carolina baseball commits make it known who they want as Gamecocks next head coach

Following Mark Kingston being fired by South Carolina, several Gamecock commits have voiced who they want to see named as USC's next coach.

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Huge red flag. You never want a players coach. You want Patton.

 

[MickeyT20]

They can keep Monte Lee as assistant coach but Landon Powell would be my choice...

Nope ray didn't bring Monte Lee there for nothing

 

[MickeyT20]

Monte is going to end up at The Citadel more than likely. I get the recruits tweeting this, and they can follow him to Charleston if they really just want to play for him.

Not ,ray didn't bring Monte Lee there for nothing!!! He will be the next coach

 

[FightingDabos]

I think Monte would be a great fit for the Cocks as head coach. Go ahead! Make my day!

 

[1982cock]

Hopefully Ray will not be swayed by a few recruits. Lee failed at Clemson and was an integral part of failed experiment under Kingston. Need to move in a completely different direction even if we lose some recruits

 

[Forkcock]

I think Monte would be a great fit for the Cocks as head coach. Go ahead! Make my day!

Listening to Mike Morgan yesterday, he thinks we’ll pay our new coach 7 figures and we will not be hiring a current assistant coach.

 

[jasonscottinsc]

Of course they're going to stump for the guy they know... the guy that recruited them, but no, he won't be USC's next coach.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Perhaps the reason Ray moved so quickly on Kingston is that he had already tabbed Lee.

 

[will110]

Perhaps the reason Ray moved so quickly on Kingston is that he had already tabbed Lee.

If that were the case, why name him interim coach? I hope you're wrong.

 

[Fried Chicken]

I won’t guarantee that Monte Lee won’t be our next coach. However, there is no way he’s one of the first 3 options. If we get turned down a few times and the search falls apart, then we may very well end up with Monte Lee. I hope Tanner has learned from his past coaching hires, which have fallen apart. I think one good thing we have this time around are some a few coaches who aren’t still coaching their team are at the top of the list, and at least one wants to leave their current job (Louisville). We should get one of our top choices this time around.

 

[18IsTheMan]

If that were the case, why name him interim coach? I hope you're wrong.

I don't think Lee will be the next head coach, but it's at least plausible. The optics alone, hiring a coach who failed at your in-state rival, would be terrible.

But Ray and Monte have a history. He's here. It would be an easy move.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

I don't think Lee will be the next head coach, but it's at least plausible. The optics alone, hiring a coach who failed at your in-state rival, would be terrible.

But Ray and Monte have a history. He's here. It would be an easy move.

Landon Powell and Ray have history and he is a winning coach, unlike Monte.

 

[muscleknight]

Monti won at Clemson. The reason he was fired is he could never get to a super regional.

 

[Fried Chicken]

Landon Powell and Ray have history and he is a winning coach, unlike Monte.

I like what the P&C said about Landon. If he didn’t go to USC, would anyone care (be impressed) about all those D2 wins?

Landon could certainly be a fallback option. But it’s becoming more and more clear he’s not one of our top pursuits and probably shouldn’t be. That’s a big leap, and way too risky considering how big this hire is.

Wouldn’t be shocked to see him on the staff if he wants to come to SC…but it won’t be as HC.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

Monti won at Clemson. The reason he was fired is he could never get to a super regional.

Powell has won playoffs and championships.
He is a good coach, motivator and develops his players and has Gamecock history (skin in the game).
He deserves consideration.

 

[Fried Chicken]

Monti won at Clemson. The reason he was fired is he could never get to a super regional.

His last 2 seasons were pretty bad. He actually had an overall losing record in 2021. His teams were good pre-Covid.

 

[jasonscottinsc]

Powell has won playoffs and championships.
He is a good coach, motivator and develops his players and has Gamecock history (skin in the game).
He deserves consideration.

No, you don't hire at D2 coach no D1 experience. He may eventually be a good D1 coach if he wants to go that route, but he needs to coach at a mid major first. If Powell was not an alum, nobody would know his name. Too many proven D1 coaches out there.

 

[Benjdan]

Those recruits are allowed to have their opinions but they should in no way influence the decision.
Does anyone remember that one time that a bunch of former players advocated for a head coach and we ended up with a special teams coordinator / motivational speaker? Oh wait, that’s now.

 

[18IsTheMan]

No, you don't hire at D2 coach no D1 experience. He may eventually be a good D1 coach if he wants to go that route, but he needs to coach at a mid major first. If Powell was not an alum, nobody would know his name. Too many proven D1 coaches out there.

Don't think it's that big of a deal, really. Not like it would be in football.

 

[USCEE82]

No Klempson castoffs!!! Aw, hell no! Don't like the optics.

 

[Lurker123]

Don't really follow baseball, so not familiar with specifics.

But wouldn't hiring Lee, who just failed at Clemson, be kind of like hiring Muschamp, who had just failed at Florida?

 

[18IsTheMan]

Don't really follow baseball, so not familiar with specifics.

But wouldn't hiring Lee, who just failed at Clemson, be kind of like hiring Muschamp, who had just failed at Florida?

Only worse.

 

[gamecock stock]

Maybe it's just me, but, this reminds me of former players lobbying the Board of Trustees pushing for Beamer to be hired. Ugh

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

No, you don't hire at D2 coach no D1 experience. He may eventually be a good D1 coach if he wants to go that route, but he needs to coach at a mid major first. If Powell was not an alum, nobody would know his name. Too many proven D1 coaches out there.

Do you feel that way about Beamer?

 

[jasonscottinsc]

Do you feel that way about Beamer?

The difference is, football at USC has a been a failure for most of 120+ years so an outside the box hire was OK because at least Beamer coached at a lot of other Power 5 schools. Powell has not.

 

[gamecock stock]

Do you feel that way about Beamer?

Jacque, my thought is that hiring a rookie to be Head Coach in the toughest football conference in the nation, getting on-the-job training in that league, is unwise. But, that's not surprising since we are South Carolina, after all.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Jacque, my thought is that hiring a rookie to be Head Coach in the toughest football conference in the nation, getting on-the-job training in that league, is unwise. But, that's not surprising since we are South Carolina, after all.

I get that some fans think hiring Beamer is OK because we 'suck' anyway. Awesome.

 

[Blues man]

What I care about is Kingston is gone. As interim, Monte has my full support. If he's coaching here next year, he will still have my support. If he continues here and has as bad a second year as Kingston did, I will be vocal about the need to remove him... just like I was during Kingston's run. Perhaps by then a new AD will be in place and make the next baseball hire. Whatever though. I'm just glad Kingston is gone.

 

[vacock]

Just win
and
put yourself in a position to win (coaches, facilities, NIL, and recruits)

 

[Sweetwatergolf]

Monti won at Clemson. The reason he was fired is he could never get to a super regional.

He did take CofC to a Super Regional. He has proven himself as a winner. I like him over some of the other's rumored as candidates. He would not have been at Clemson had we not held on to Holbrook an extra year or so.

 

[Islandbird]

I've watched a few Clemson games this year and they've got some solid players. Does anyone have any idea how many of their current starters were recruited by Monte Lee? I know Erik Bakich brought some of them from Michigan when he took the job.

 

[Maccmaine12]

His last 2 seasons were pretty bad. He actually had an overall losing record in 2021. His teams were good pre-Covid.

Seem like Covid derailed his tenure at Clemson. He’s a proven guy no matter how we look at it. 21 draftees at college of Charleston speaks volumes.

 

[Maccmaine12]

Those recruits are allowed to have their opinions but they should in no way influence the decision.
Does anyone remember that one time that a bunch of former players advocated for a head coach and we ended up with a special teams coordinator / motivational speaker? Oh wait, that’s now.

Shane Beamer was part of the reason we won all those games in 2010-2013. Those were his recruits. We all saw the difference in personnel once he left.

 

[Maccmaine12]

Only worse.

Worse? No. Muschamp had 1 good season at a school that’s located with the most talent in high school. Hard to lose there if you’re a good coach.

 

[TN-Gamecock]

Ok so lets keep Montie but get Landon as the Assistant Coach!!!

 

[Rogue Cock]

Nope ray didn't bring Monte Lee there for nothing

Kingston brought in ML.....Lee is a helluva recruiter (which is why it doesn't surprise me that the recruits support him) and has a similar philosophy as Kingston does.....Lee is a pure analytics style coach.

Nope ray didn't bring Monte Lee there for nothing