Must Gamecock offense score every time to beat Tennessee?

Score every time you have the ball. That is what it looked like Gamecock Head Football Coach Steve

Versus, Kentucky, just like Auburn,
the SC defense was hopeless. 

Spurrier had in mind in last Saturday's 45-38 loss to Auburn.

Relinquishing the football was not an option for the Gamecock offense, and it almost worked.

In a game that was expected to be a blow-out of South Carolina, Spurrier tried something different. Spurrier's game plan, to keep his offense on the field no matter what, excited fans, and made the defense irrelevant. It even gave the Gamecocks a chance to win, despite the defense’s totally inability to stop the Tigers.

Because of the result against Auburn, expect to see more. Spurrier will do whatever he can to keep the offense on the field and score. There will be no sitting on a lead. There will be hardly any punts on fourth down. Expect multiple fourth-down tries in each game. There will likely be more on-side kicks to gain an extra possession.

The Gamecocks cannot afford to abandon a drive because there is no assurance the defense can stop any opponent, even once, from anywhere on the field. The Gamecocks must score every time, and hope for a turnover to get an extra possession of two.

With the new urgency on offense, it seems Spurrier has accepted the fact that the Gamecocks may as well not have a defense on the field.

Most Gamecock fans knew the SC defense had no chance of stopping Auburn. But with the knowledge that Spurrier had no confidence in the D, and was trying to outscore his opponent, there was a chance to win the game.

With the insistence communicated to the Gamecock offense, scoring is the only answer, expect a renewed effort from the players. It was evident versus Auburn.

Living under the illusion that the offense could hand the defense a lead to protect late in the game cost the Gamecocks two much-needed wins.

After being burned, don't expect Spurrier, or the offense, to expect anything from the defense.

The offense playing like punting, or giving the ball back without a TD, is not an option, will invigorate it.

It will also give SC fans some hope that a couple or three more wins are possible.

Without Spurrier's new determination and new approach, the season was over. Now there may be a reason to watch the Gamecocks for the rest of the season.