Loss just hurts for Beamer
For South Carolina Coach Shane Beamer, the hurt of the Gamecocks’ failure to protect a 10-point lead against Florida in the fourth quarter of a 41-39 loss got worse after the game.
When Beamer limped into his Tuesday news conference, he confessed he broke a bone in his right foot after the game when he kicked a Gatorade cooler.
“I was frustrated and kicked something I shouldn’t have kicked and thought I was OK,” Beamer said. “And then the adrenaline of the game wore off.”
The loss dropped South Carolina to 2-4 going into Saturday’s game at No. 20 Missouri.
“Before anyone starts the narrative like the head football coach is frustrated and lost his poise and all that — know I care,” Beamer said. “I care about these kids, and I was really upset on Saturday night because I didn’t do enough to help them get over the hump and win the football game.
“It hurts like you-knowwhat, but I’ve got to show toughness and fight through it. Been one of those years.”
Beamer said he doesn’t believe his injury will require surgery.
“It’s like I told the players, ‘I don’t condone it and not saying it’s OK to kick things after the game,’ ” Beamer said. “I feel bad as a dad. My kids saw me, and they were like, ‘What the heck?’ So lesson learned. Stupid on my part.”
Beamer managed to joke that he’s “very probable” for the Missouri game.
“The problem will be not being on any kind of pain medication,” he said. “Because I’ll be loopy if I’m on pain meds, so I have to make sure I can fight through with no pain meds.”