As South Carolina triumphed over Tennessee on the gridiron Saturday, Gamecock fans took the rallying cry of many of their Volunteer counterparts and used it to mock the struggling program.
Ever since Tennessee was blown out by Georgia, 41-0, at home, fans have been calling for the dismissal of coach Butch Jones, making the hashtag #FireButchJones a common refrain on Twitter and leading many analysts to declare the Volunteers’ matchup with USC a must-win if Jones wanted to keep his job.
On Saturday, shirts in garnet began popping up in Knoxville with the exact opposite message: Keep Butch Jones.