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

[ftsandersvol]

I bet their punter didn't dress.

He’ll be in street clothes the 2nd half.

 

[Other_Guy]

We are only down 11

And SC is literally doing whatever they want. They look like a jv unit out there.

 

[Arrested Devolopment]

Lets start a positive here.
SC has absolutely played their best. We have in no way played anywhere close to good football. Its an 11 point game. Make a statement in the 2nd half. We took the knockdown but we aint out.

Exactly. Be like Tyson Fury and get up and knock someone tf out.

 

[C-south]

Tim Banks better be on indeed.

 

[butler5]

One bad half.. and you want to trash the staff. GTFO.

Tim Banks Has been the heel in every game and you know it , watch football it is what it is . truth Is truth not trashing staff

 

[cgrish]

South Carolina gonna put 50 on us and everyone thought we would put 50 on them

If we come out blitzing a lot we can stop them. hardly no pressure on qb

 

[joevol33]

10-2 would still get a good bowl

 

[Voltrapnbama]

We kept ahead of Missouri though, the defense didn't play well at all in the first half, but the offense wasn't trying to dig us out of a hole.

I don’t disagree but they scored 24 in 1 half. It isn’t the offense this game. We will score but the defense has to get a stop or turnover for us to win.

 

[lifeisdeep]

They shouldn’t have had the ball to Maike that throw. That defensive holding call when we finally pummeled Rattler was absolute baloney

I can honestly say I have never seen a more corruptly officiated game than this one. When an OL tackles a DL and doesn't get called for it, and they make up a phantom defensive holding call to negate the one good defensive play we have had, you know it's fixed.

There really should be racketeering charges for this officiating crew. If there were any integrity in D-I there absolutely would be.

 

[Madscientistvol]

Thank God that HH is not weak willed like the wimpy masses posting here tonight. We will get to find out if this revival of Rattler can be sustained in the second half. They hit us square in the mouth, got help from the refs they probably did not need but we trail by less than 2 TD.
So I will not give up yet. Not sure if our defense or our fanbase is the most embarrassing so far.... it is close.

HH could be absolutely perfect in the 2nd half and it won’t matter if our D gives up a TD each possession.

 

[zaqhhh]

Can we wait until we have lost?

 

[vol24/7/365]

I don't think this is a scheme issue. We're playing like we're in a daze. Athletically, we're no where near what we need in the secondary. All Rattler has to do is toss the ball up and their receivers will come down with it. Watching our DBs just feels...well... hopeless.

Feels like Georgia game. Ugh

 

[posivol]

see if banks makes adjustments....better be good...still think we gonna get this w/ a few stops

 

[malibuvol]

We’re down by 11. How do you figure?

We get the second half kickoff, so that is really 2 possessions if we can get a stop

 

[nashvol1]

Anyone see us keeping them below 50? We might need 60

 

[Orangepantsforever]

Get it down to 4 points and get a stop and you’re in business. If we can take the lead they will start to panic and doubt will start creeping in. I don’t see Rattler having a second half as good as the first. Something has to give.

I need your positivity. Seriously, I’m jealous

 

[Bollweevil]

Sthu

It's OK to be delusional. If is what it is.

 

[orange_glory]

What adjustments can be made? I feel at this point the team has to just want it more.

Adjustments might not be an option if you ain't got the talent to pull it off.

 

[TNJOKER]

Bye.

Guy seems kinda flakish.

 

[VOLifornia]

Unfortunately with this D, we are NOT a built for comeback football. This will be a “true test of our belief and resiliency”.

 

[Putbacks]

Soft. Why do we expect different. Is it because we changed coaches? Tennessee will always be middle of the road. 1998 was a fluke.

You are the middle finger

 

[volfanhill]

And SC is literally doing whatever they want. They look like a jv unit out there.

An 11 point second have come back would not equate to meltdown. We do need to make adjustments.

 

[Rockytopvol86]

Can we come out with the white helmets

I was thinking the same

 

[orangerush]

I heard Tim Banks just showed up at the stadium, in Knoxville.

 

[mpfvol]

This Defense needs to find their inner monsters at half