Block C Blog

In an effort to hopefully calm the nerves of some of the masses… We don’t have anything new to report tonight yet but as we reported on Gamecock Central late last night, the general timeline since last week has always been for Carolina to hope to have a deal in place sometime early this week. We were told specifically late Sunday night that the hope was to have it wrapped up by sometime Tuesday so as much as everyone wants this thing to be over and I understand the passion, I wouldn’t take the fact there’s been no official news today to mean anything at all. Shane Beamer without question knows how important this hire is and at no point was he going to skip steps just to speed to the finish. Another aspect at play is that when Briles’ name leaked, it was still fairly early in the process with him. It may “feel” slower than it does when a name leaks later in the process. With 3 openings, it is not as simple as it may seem on the surface, there are staffing aspects to get in alignment (remember the OC will have a say in the other hires), financial aspects, and logistics at play. One thing people often forget is these are real people, not characters in a movie - when you're trying to hire multiple new people, at some fundamental level you're on their (and their family’s) timeline ultimately. In the grand scheme the hire will be judged by if it works - whether it’s on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday is inconsequential at this point. But yes I’m fully aware how anxious everyone is to get this done. Anyway if anyone wants to read what we reported last night or join us for discussion and sourced info you can get in for a couple days for $1 and see how you like it before committing. Otherwise, carry on 🫡 on3.com/teams/south-carolina…