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

[AllVols]

They only scored 6 the whole game vs. florida last week

Right!!! It's nuts we have a habit of making teams NFL caliber

 

[TN1111]

Gamecocks average 355 ypg offense on the season.

214 yards in the first quarter tonight.

Exactly... inexcusable preparation from the defensive staff.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Can’t keep up this pace? What exactly have you seen from our defense tonight that leads you to believe a switch will suddenly get flipped and USCjr will stop scoring?

We have yet to play defense

 

[VFL28]

We need to recruit an entire secondary from the portal this off-season.

Yep.

 

[sechamp2012]

21 points in the first quarter to this embarrassment of a program.

They’ve just scored 55 points in first quarter in 10 games. this year & 21 tonight go figure
Got 2 fourth downs

 

[Vol423]

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.

At least one of those undefeated teams will have a loss and multiple struggles on their resume by next weekend with a much weaker resume.

 

[wmcovol]

I haven't called for Banks to be fired all year, but something needs to change in the secondary. These guys have been bad for years and I can't tell if it's scheme or talent.

They’re just not real good players

 

[Dergibvol]

Thought their offense was worthless they look like world beaters against us

The offense is worthless...not sure whats going on. Lots of db out of position early

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

All week long all that has been heard was “Vols by fiddy, poor old Carolina with their 2 RBs out, Rattler only has 8 TDs, blah blah blah. And nobody in the world gave sc a chance, made it out like they didn’t even deserve to be on the same field as Tennessee.
Some of us had this one circled before the year even started, based on how Carolina ended last year and the fact that this is a tough place to play.
Vols are about to find out what they’re made of

 

[G0V0LS33]

The orange helmets have zero to do with it. This team needs to stop listening to the pundits and what online has to say. They need to get back to the working man’s mentality when no one respected us and play with a chip on their shoulder. Ever since we got that #1 ranking and Heisman push it got in their heads. Time to put that crap to bed and go back to work. Let all of that take care of itself.

 

[LordBolton]

#5 playing like #2,#3,#4 did today

And #1. They won 16-6 over Kentucky.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Yeah-just fire him in the game like our last coach. We really need someone who can coach football to head our program don’t we?

Martinez isn’t our HC last time I checked.

 

[1allvol]

LOL…SC averaging 10 yards/play

 

[landscapingvol]

If we come back and win, that’s if. Have you watched the rest of the games today?? It’ll be a wash and everyone will stay the same.

That has nothing to do with Banks, this team has still had a good year in spite of Tim Banks not because of him and that is the issue

 

[peachtreecornersVOL81]

Isn’t this basically the same Carolina team we pounded last year? Minus Rattler?

 

[They]

Sheesh…. Jeremy banks is far more important than I thought lol

 

[bravesvolsfan]

Hopefully, they'll straighten up by the end of the game though...

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

Cool story, bro.

Bro if you seen this coming from a mile away.. you need to get into sports betting lol

 

[usagary]

I may have some eligibility left. At 36 I can go out there and twist Rattlers ankle. Maybe that’ll help?

Get the backup while you’re at it.

 

[VOL RN]

USCjr scores fiddy?

In the first half.

 

[DaddyChad]

No ready to call it quits on Banks. I’ll rent the Uhaul for Martinez though

 

[Orangepantsforever]

Everyone has a glorified memory of the ‘01 squad (hobnail boot, SECCG excluded), but we trailed Kentucky 21-0 that year We may or may not (not looking good ATM), but this isn’t totally without precedent.
That being said, WT actual F is going on!?!

 

[joevol33]

These yahoos can't see these threads are destroying our luck so far

Yeah. Can you all stop now!

 

[LadyinOrange]

It ain't over. Lot of ball left to play.

With the same defense. I am not encouraged.

 

[patrick]

Is Tillman even healthy.