No matter how good South Carolina is or how bad Vanderbilt is in one particular season, the match up between the two is always too close for comfort — specifically for Gamecock fans.
Saturday was the fifth time in the last six seasons Vanderbilt had fought South Carolina to a result with less than a ten point margin. The 34-27 score also marks the most points Vanderbilt’s scored on South Carolina since 2014 when Dylan Thompson was having to outgun every offense he faced because South Carolina’s defense was a roaring trash heap.
For whatever reason South Carolina can never seem to put away Vanderbilt.