Looks like Ray Tanner made the right hire to lead the Gamecocks. From Ray Tanner’s vantage point in the bowels of Williams Brice Stadium, Shane Beamer gleefully donned an oversized Gamecocks chain that was given to him by a fan in the post-game frenzy following Saturday’s 24-point thumping of 10th-ranked Texas A&M. South Carolina’s fourth-year coach was smiling ear to ear as he adjusted the microphone inside the media room, nearly coming to tears during his opening statement.