The Official #5 Tennessee @ South Carolina Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN

[Carl Pickens]

It’s crap like that …that makes people around the country talk on the Vols

 

[90 Vol]

If the D keeps up this pace, we'll need to score 85.

Rattler on pace for 750 yards

We won’t score enough. I think Hooker is rattled again.

 

[irish1485]

 

[ENGRVOL]

we got this. Let’s go score here

 

[Matt2496]

Fire the defensive staff after tonight. I don't care if we're 9-1. This has been a recurring theme all year, and our defense has regressed over the course of the season.

It's one thing to get carved up by Bama or Georgia. It's something else entirely when it's South Carolina.

 

[Orangepantsforever]

Is it the helmets?

 

[Hopeful Vol]

We look slow as molasses

 

[wmcovol]

Entire defensive staff getting severely outcoached. dL isn’t ready. DBs are lost. LBers are non existent

 

[VOL RN]

 

[vols 30]

We gotta endure the storm

The sandstorm

 

[malibuvol]

Who has responsibility for the back coming out of the backfield...This is coaching, no one knows what to do...

 

[UTK]

Well Sugar Bowl is cool. Defense ain’t gonna give the offense a legit chance

 

[BruiserVol]

“We are winning these last three games barring a catastrophic failure” lol. I guess the team went in with the same mindset as the fans.

 

[Smokey7]

The end of playoff dreams

I am so mad I can't stand what I'm seeing!!

 

[kptvol1]

You obviously didn’t watch any other games today.

I followed while at work. All the top 4 struggled, but are undefeated. I’m saying that we have a loss and adding a struggle to that does not look good.

 

[BeardedVol]

South Carolina seems to be our spoiler game when we're having a good season.

Defense is making Rattler look like a dark horse Heisman candidate.

 

[C-south]

Defense is missing Banks really bad.

There’s no excuse for what we’re seeing. Banks use to only be good for a couple personal fouls a game.

 

[Doberman]

The pass defense has been unacceptable all year long. This is the culmination.

 

[JohnD13]

This game is over. We will get laughed out of even a new Yeats day bowl game. Should have known better than trust a Tennessee team.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Guess we’ll win 62-21 then.

 

[JO VOL]

Game 11. Defense has regressed. I’m here looking for the Martinez/Banks apologists. At this point it’s ridiculous.

 

[vols40]

Uh the defense is awful. The secondary is abysmal

Do not disagree

 

[Arrested Devolopment]

If we're leading at halftime we win.

On the other hand, Heupel is 0-7 when trailing at the half.

 

[vanillagorilla]

We're fixing to find out if this team has fight or flight.

 

[fuego]

Ain't looking good folks

Nope. But plenty of time.