It shouldn't have taken long for most to realize that this game wasn't going play out quite like the last two had. After only a half of play, Jake Bentley had already shredded the Tigers’ second ranked defense for over 300 yards through the air. The tempo, along with a litany of formations the Gamecocks were rolling out, had the Tiger defense looking confused at times, not communicating well, and on their heels consistently. It was readily apparent early on that this just wasn't going to be the defense's night. A few times this season the defense bailed out the offense, and on this night it was the offense's turn to prop up the defense.