Shane Beamer and Bret Bielema are no longer friends.
After the head coaches for South Carolina and Illinois spoke glowingly of each other throughout the week leading up to Tuesday’s Citrus Bowl, all hell broke loose late in the third quarter when Bielema chose to taunt Beamer while tending to an injured player.
Throughout the game, Illinois took advantage of substitution rules when South Carolina was on offense. When the Gamecocks would substitute, Illinois would counter but do so as slowly as possible. As a result, the Gamecocks were routinely left with 10 seconds or less on the play clock by the time the officials stepped away from the spotted ball.
While Bielema was near the South Carolina sideline late in the third, he flashed the substitution signal in Beamer’s direction as a nod to the very obvious gamesmanship.
COACH BOWL BEEF BETWEEN SHANE BEAMER AND BRET BIELEMA pic.twitter.com/fW63tDCFP4
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) December 31, 2024Shane Beamer exploded afterward, launching into a tirade directed at Bielema and needing to be restrained by several South Carolina assistants.
The ABC broadcast crew caught the whole thing and remarkably pivoted from a shot of Beamer, red-faced and livid, to Bielema standing on the sideline with a grin stretched across his face.
To the unbiased observer, the interaction was hilarious. Illinois fans loved Bielema’s poking. South Carolina fans loved Beamer sticking up for his team. Everyone wants to see the 2 coaches square up in the parking lot after the game.
Here’s some of the best reactions from social media
Beamer and Bielema for real just did this in the cheez it citrus bowl pic.twitter.com/LJP6rUtvBp
— Jessica Smetana (@jessica_smetana) December 31, 2024Shane Beamer might kill Bret Bielema after this game
— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) December 31, 2024shane beamer and brett bielema after the game is over pic.twitter.com/SscnhDYVGh
— pico ? (@quokkagatorr) December 31, 2024Brett Bielema was out of breath even walking over to the other sideline.Beamer would drag him.Also this 4th quarter is about to be ELECTRIC
— J.P. Hovey (@jhovey34) December 31, 2024Seeing more Shane Beamer crashouts than football being played over at Camping World today
— Barstool Clemson (@BarstoolClemson) December 31, 2024Bielema laughing at Beamer crashing out over the substitutions is the highlight of my year ???
— Illini Nation??? (@IlliniNation_) December 31, 2024Bret Bielema is trolling Shane Beamer.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) December 31, 2024Bret Bielema is absolutely running circles around Shane Beamer right now.This is freaking awesome.
— Kyle Tausk (@ktausk13) December 31, 2024Shane Beamer in the parking lot after the game waiting for the refs pic.twitter.com/DIVB67Xf1o
— College Football Live (@CollegeFBonX) December 31, 2024Get out of the way ref and let Shane Beamer dismantle Bret Bielema on live television
— J.P. Hovey (@jhovey34) December 31, 2024If I'm a Gamecock football player I'm going all out for coach Beamer
— Gamecock Russ?? (@RustyB25) December 31, 2024Bret taunting Beamer is hilarious
— Josh Teeter (@joshteeter01) December 31, 2024Shane Beamer vs. Bret Bielema: Social media explodes after coaches go at it in Citrus Bowl Saturday Down South.
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