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Shane Beamer is leaving the sunglasses at home for this game against Kentucky

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What’s the opposite of endearing? That’s what Shane Beamer did to the Big Blue Nation during his first trip to Lexington as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Ahead of his second season in Columbia, he got into a not-so-subtle war of words with Mark Stoops. It all began during an interview with Marty & McGee at SEC Media Days.

“I’ve talked years and years ago about climate vs. culture,” Stoops said. “It’s easy to change a climate. You just change a uniform, talk a little game, dance around, put on some stupid sunglasses, and you can change a climate.