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

[UTwild82]

Come out, score a TD. Get a damn stop and we'll be fine.

This is the worst half of defense I've ever seen. SURELY AT SOME POINT we can get a stop.

 

[oz615]

That halftime interview with the USC coach. He basically just said their O gameplan is chuck it downfield.

Why not,because the secondary of ours is just bad period.

 

[DWright39]

Yes. The fact that one of the worst leftoversfrom the Butch Jones regime ever ended up back at Tennessee is alarming.

 

[ftsandersvol]

That halftime interview with the USC coach. He basically just said their O gameplan is chuck it downfield.

Well it’s working. No need to stop. Obviously watched a lot of film.

 

[malibuvol]

Bring on Vandy!

That's what Florida said...

 

[QuarterSawnVol]

It's deliberate

 

[shane80]

Seems like every team in playoff contention has struggled today. That's one thing have going for us right now.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Too many Karens up in here tonight!

Guilty.

 

[GoVolunteers]

I probably missed it but what is Jeremy Banks injury that he missed the trip for?

 

[Arrested Devolopment]

Mark my words, if I ever see Shane Bummer in person, I’ll hit him in the mouth.

Words = marked.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I think this obsession with the voters and playoffs is a big part of the problem tonight.

Rat Poison. Pretty obvious.

 

[865er]

You know it’s intentional, right?

 

[sjt18]

Why? Was he in charge of scheming up one of the worst O's in the SEC that doesn't have a RB? Is he the one just being embarrassed in playcalling by an OC that Gamecock fans wanted fired?

 

[Vawlranger88]

Is game over?

Uh yeah might as well be, the defense can’t stop a granny in a Hoover round, this team can perform in Neyland, not on the road

 

[DWright39]

Yeah, Martinez seems to be one of those guys that always seems to find a job even though his body of work is pretty abysmal.

Especially when he sucked it up in a big way the first time he was at Tennessee

 

[Voltrapnbama]

#5 team on the ropes. What would be your halftime message

Message would be to keep playing. Score after the half and it’s a new ball game. I have no idea what to say to the defense and game planning. I think we need to disguise defenses.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

It's not so much that the whole D sucks.....

It's the fact that the secondary sucks

Not much from B. Young or anyone else tonight. We are not even getting token pressure most plays.

 

[beachvol23]

I think this obsession with the voters and playoffs is a big part of the problem tonight.

Not at all, horrible defensive preparation all week, all year, I’ve seen enough, Martinez and banks must go! We have enough talent to have a solid Defense not look like a complete pile of ****

 

[OrangeTsar]

Amazingly enough we are still in it. We score to start the second half and it’s a ball game. Somehow, some say we got to get a couple of stops.

They did. Rattler got sacked and the refs bailed them out with a phantom holding call

 

[A Typical Vol Fan]

If you’re blaming the offense you have a football IQ of 0. Defense allowed a touchdown on every possession other than the knee at the end. You’ve just become accustomed to it getting torched every damn play.

 

[KeyVol14]

Uh yeah might as well be, the defense can’t stop a granny in a Hoover round, this team can perform in Neyland, not on the road

Alright then

 

[ftsandersvol]

Seems like every team in playoff contention has struggled today. That's one thing have going for us right now.

Only if we win.

 

[C-south]

Seems like every team in playoff contention has struggled today. That's one thing have going for us right now.

There’s no good things going for us today. Defense not only looks a terrible but completely unprepared.

 

[Arrested Devolopment]

Too many Karens up in here tonight!

The sodium level is hypertensive.

 

[johnsonbrewer]

USCjr has been Jekyl and Hyde this year, 2nd half Hyde comes out...