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

[Other_Guy]

Hooker trashed his Heisman hopes all by himself two weeks ago and in spades tonight.

Let's see how the game ends. He can have a Missouri type finish. Honesty no one is running away with it. Coram got hurt, Shroud didn't play great. Maye just lost. USC may lose. He's not out yet.

 

[ButchPlz]

I'm concerned that Heupel hasn't won a game down at half, well, ever.

 

[first time caller]

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

I bet their punter didn't dress.

 

[Godfatha]

We need to go out and get a real DC and DB coach in the offseason. There are plenty out there who would be a vast improvement over what we have now.

 

[DaddyChad]

Maybe we spotted them the lead so all our haters could tune in second half?

 

[wmcovol]

That last TD was just a good play by sC. Very hard to defend that throw to the back shoulder with any pressure on the QB.

 

[Dergibvol]

I'm not sure the defense won a single 1-1 that half. Pathetic. Where are flowers and McCullough

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Shane Beamer is going to onside kick it to start the 2nd half.

 

[JFreak]

We got this. 1 stop on defense in the 2nd half and we win the game.

 

[rocketskates]

If the defense can somehow get two stops this next half I think we pull it out. That said, I don’t see it happening. SC might hang 60 on us.

Well the zebras have given them two free first downs tonight which resulted in 14 points.

 

[usagary]

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

Agree. We need to quit worrying about playoffs and just play football. SC is apparently not a gimme and it appears Vandy is hitting their stride at the right time.

 

[posivol]

We stopped them!

lol

 

[Bryan1]

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

It's the fact that the secondary sucks

Getting no pressure on Rattler up front either!

 

[joevols89]

It’s intentional because our kicker cant Force Touchbacks consistently when he kicks it as hard as he can.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

We get the ball to start the second half. We can make it 35-31.

 

[WestTennesseeVol]

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

Ask LSU how we performed on the road

 

[The Original Fade]

Yea, they won close games. This hasn't been close since the opening possession. Also, at what point can we just get rid of quite possibly the worst DC in my lifetime? I wouldn't be surprised if he allowed Vanderbilt to hang 40 on us.

Vandy hung 34 on UF so…

 

[DaddyChad]

I'm concerned that Heupel hasn't won a game down at half, well, ever.

Heupel isn’t who I’m worried about. Damn defense is an issue

 

[zaqhhh]

If South Carolina scores a td on their first possession of the 2nd half we should onside every kick. We ain’t stopping them so may as well hope to get one

My worry is Beamer would do it instead. He is the special teams guru after all.

 

[OrangeBloodinTN]

The Vols are still gonna win.

 

[VOLinAL]

I have zero faith we will stop them at all. When we do get lucky enough to get them in 3rd and long we commit some penalty. Our pass rush is horrific and has been late all night.

 

[tvolsfan]

I feel ill. Just an embarrassing, soul crushing defensive performance.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Need to score on first possession of 2nd half. Rattler is making his Heisman video against our defense.

 

[AllVols]

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

Man, I sure hope so.

 

[Matt2496]

Why don't we just onside kick it every time in the 2nd half? Lol. Might as well cause we have a higher chance of preventing a score doing that than letting our defense out onto the field.