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

[JBVolunteer]

Playoffs on the line. Beamer out motivated Huepel. That’s disgusting

Beamer needed it to get his team to a bowl. They have Clemson next week. Outside of LSU, Heupel has not had this team ready for road games.

 

[ttocswob]

Milton can make a statement here

 

[BigALWiLson]

Why did we barely blitz Rattler?

Because our dc is CUSA level on a bad squad

 

[turbovol]

Banks isn’t the problem. It’s a player problem.

We've suxed beyond belief, and SC, to their credit has played very well. Rattler is talented. We've been badly out-coached on both sides
of the ball. Our offense has not exactly rolled tonight by any stretch. They've covered our receivers pretty well, by and large. Hooker has not used
his legs enough. As good as our offense has been all years, we seem pretty predictable---an endless number of 4 yard drops and medium-distance passes. Tillman seems like a possession receiver to me--no more than that. Heupel has made a mistake, in my view, not playing Keyton more. We didn't run the ball enough because we've been behind all game.

 

[GhostVol]

Vandy will beat us next week

No they won't

 

[rocketskates]

Listen to these two. They are just loving this.

 

[Smokey7]

I want Milton to play QB and all 11 on D

 

[LLcoolDave]

Hope this doesn't deflate the team and they come to play next week

Vandy is riding sky high in confidence and if the Vols come out like this (especially the booty defense), Vols will lose

 

[Rockytoprowdy]

Maybe we should fire CJH for not telling him to do different

Maybe so…

 

[ashleyyy]

Milton still throws the ball too damn hard.

 

[PA Vol]

One thing I never understood when we were still in the game, why did we slow the pace of the offense down, especially after that opening drive?

 

[Wezcoast]

Ole Miss must have been drinking from the same keg we did. Getting ran off the field too.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

this is the first time all season that our team was not prepared to play football. The defense never got off the bus. The coaches just got out coached.

Hooker and Hyatt started reading their own press. I’m disappointed with all the back and forth Hooker allowed himself to get involved with this week.
If it is true.

 

[DOCTORLOOMIS]

It’s no consolation….but how many teams have a Joe Milton level back up? I’m excited for the future. Zero drop off IMO.

 

[Bryan1]

Something happened internally to this team from last week to this week. What that is, none of us will know, but this isn’t the same team that railroaded LSU and beat Alabama.

Might have been something on the D side anyway.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Guys that looks like achilles

 

[tdd]

Worst game defensively in Tennessee history.

 

[Bollweevil]

Save them for your “Boweevil time”. I am disappointed with this game, but still plenty happy with Tennessee’s overall progress. I remain optimistic about our future.

I bet you ain't much

 

[nomads-11]

GOOD decision to throw it by Milton!!!

 

[87&91ALUM]

No Heisman at UT this year.

 

[saxvol]

I hope we have seen that last of the Orange helmets

 

[DaddyChad]

Playoffs on the line. Beamer out motivated Huepel. That’s disgusting

Motivation I doubt had a lot to do with it. The defense being completely clueless was the issue all night. Amazing how Carolina struggled all year long and has key players out with injuries and yet shreds our defense.

 

[CAVPUT]

Does this knock us out of the Sugar Bowl ?

If LSU loses to UGA, I suspect they'll get it. Honestly, I don't know how anyone could overlook Vandy with a defense like we have. I think they'll beat us to be quite honest. Helluva fall tonight and Hooker goes down? Vandy is catching us at the perfect time. They'll be juiced.

 

[Bluetic]

Its Miltons team now...

 

[hardyemt_p]

Damn acl