Welcome back to the hot seat, Will: Gamecock fans upset with total meltdown on Rocky Top
By Keith Farner
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It started off great, and then crumbled from there.
South Carolina fans grew increasingly frustrated with the Gamecocks after they led early, but then gave up 24 unanswered points for a 41-21 loss after South Carolina led 21-17 at halftime. Two weeks after the biggest win of Will Muschamp’s career against Georgia, the Gamecocks have dropped 2 straight, as he suffered his first loss in 8 games against Tennessee. The Georgia win may have saved his job, but now the hot seat talk will return again as Muschamp’s future is again top of mind with Gamecock faithful, and things like his contract buyout are brought up.
The two special teams touchdowns surrendered and a poor effort late in the game only added to the misery.
South Carolina struggled to run the ball, especially in the second half, with just 78 yards on 30 carries. The Gamecocks were 4-for-18 on third down conversions.
Here’s a sampling of the reaction:
Yeah and Tennessee is playing with true frosh RT LT (one left hurt), and a third string QB.
— JZ Smith (@my_own_thinker) October 26, 2019
Every single “fork in the road” type of game under Muschamp, we have come out and laid a massive egg. Every. Single. One.
— Tommy Madden (@TAMadden14) October 26, 2019
Maybe…..just maybe, Will Muschamp should have spent more time getting his team prepared for Tennessee and less time bitching about officials 🤷🏼♂️
— Will Miles (@WillMilesSEC) October 26, 2019
Will Muschamp just asked for a job on my youth football team’s coaching staff. I said no.
— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) October 26, 2019
Yeah, Shi, we feel the same way about Muschamp. #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/36KXwk3LvM
— Justin Verona (@Justinverona) October 26, 2019
I’ve never been more confused about a team than I am with this Gamecocks team.
— Mike Uva (@Mike_Uva) October 26, 2019
Worst performance I have witnessed since the 0-21 streak of the late 90’s! Outside of maybe 5-6 players, the staff and other players should be ashamed of the crap they just demonstrated!!!
— Brian Potts (@BrianPotts6) October 26, 2019
41-21 as Tennessee re-takes the ball. 9:21 to go. Feels much longer.
Gamecocks have to re-examine everything after tonight, which is difficult to do after Game 8. They have been awful in every phase this game.
— David Cloninger (@DCPandC) October 26, 2019
They won’t re-examine anything. It will be the same shit next week. Just like it has been since muschamp got here.
— Chuck Winter (@chuck_winter4) October 26, 2019
Maybe we should re-examine the coaching hire….
— Skull (@Skull_71) October 26, 2019
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
