South Carolina fans mock Tennessee: Don’t fire embattled coach Butch Jones
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. South Carolina has now beaten Tennessee in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2012, and it appears Gamecock fans think Jones is key to keeping that streak going — or at the very least a great way to remind Tennessee of its misery.
damn. pic.twitter.com/Hut7H71vz3
— Max Olson (@max_olson) October 14, 2017
Keep. Butch. #scvstenn #Gamecocks
— Tim Thorsen (@mustardbased) October 14, 2017
Look, a couple of fans that want to keep Butch Jones pic.twitter.com/c4Bl2nU9F8
— Paul Branlund (@paulbranlund) October 14, 2017
Anyone know where I can get one of those Gamecock “Keep Butch Jones” shirts?
— Tyler Renner (@rentertyler06) October 14, 2017
When opposing rivals make shirts that say keep butch jones. How in the hell is he not gone.
— Drew (@drewcuse3055) October 14, 2017
When opposing rivals make shirts that say keep butch jones. How in the hell is he not gone.
— Drew (@drewcuse3055) October 14, 2017
This story was originally published October 14, 2017 at 3:19 PM.