The Vols won a close game against South Carolina on Saturday, but there has been plenty of negativity after the victory.
It may sound like a broken record at this point, but it bears repeating: Tennessee's closer-than-expected victory over South Carolina on Saturday shouldn't raise much cause for concern. Yes, some troubling patterns reemerged that had died down over the past couple games, and some frustrating issues sprung up yet again that let South Carolina hang around longer than they should have. But the Vols still won and made it above .500 for the first time since the third game of the 2015 season in mid-September.