Tennessee and LSU are both dealing with their own set of issues, and each fan base is getting a little restless.

The Volunteers have reached a new low under head coach Butch Jones. The Vols suffered a last-second loss to Florida, scuffled to a close win over UMass at home, and got shutout by Georgia in a 41-0 beat down at home.

The Volunteers look lost with an offense that is struggling to move the ball and score. Saturday was one of the worst showings in recent memory, and it marked the first time the Vols have been shutout since 1994.

LSU, however, is giving Tennessee a run for its money in terms of mediocrity. The Tigers were blown out by Mississippi State on the road in a rivalry series that has been dominated by LSU in recent years. LSU did bounce back with a win over Syracuse, but the Tigers fell to Troy at home on Saturday.

The loss was an embarrassing one as Troy simply looked better than the Tigers in nearly every facet of the game. Head coach Ed Orgeron is in his first season with the Tigers, but he is in need of some key wins down the stretch to record a positive year.

In an appearance on the Opening Drive podcast, ESPN analyst Todd Blackledge was recently asked which fan base should be more concerned, and he truly believes it is 50-50 right now.

“(Laughing) Flip a coin, I guess. There’s a lot of question marks,” said Blackledge. “I can’t speak to Tennessee’s issues as much as I can LSU’s. I saw them against Mississippi State. I expected them to play a lot better than that. They did not. Obviously, they haven’t gotten it figured out yet. I still think they’ve got a lot of talent. They’ve got a lot of talented guys and a lot of team speed and all that, but they’ve not figured it out offensively yet with Matt Canada. And surprisingly, I don’t think their defense has played up to LSU standard either to this point. It’s going to be a big ballgame for them this week. I don’t think Florida is a great team, but they’re a tough team and they execute pretty well. And they play hard. They’ll be coming into that game with some confidence, even though they lost their QB Del Rio to the injury. That’s going to be a tough but a very important challenge for LSU and how they respond this weekend.”

Both teams will need to turn things around in a hurry. The heart of the SEC schedule remains for each team, and a losing season could spell disaster for Jones and Orgeron.