Let’s at least wait until after the press conference to bury the guy!

I alluded to this during the basketball season but I know a guy who knows a guy who will burn anything down for $500 (pre inflation number, so possibly $1,500 now).

No way this is the guy we’re hiring, right?


Thoughts?

@ChesterCopperpot1 is getting his buffalo Headdress ready as we speak.

Vanderbilt now has some stiff competition for the rising 2025 WR, but are hoping their long-standing relationship will lead to a commitment. Norman details his weekend return visit to Vandy and talking with new OC Tim Beck

So, who is left? This is what we have heard and can be verified in terms of interest between coach and school.

May - Michigan
Schertz - Louisville
Smith - Stanford
Sprinkle - Washington
AAR - zero interest in VU thankfully

Mack
McMillian
Kelsey (was a candidate at Louisville)

Lower tier:
Casey Alexander
Mitch Henderson

So, here's the big problem staring at VU: what happens with Cal?

If Cal is fired, how does that affect other coaches and the dominoes that may fall?

Nate Oates? Who replaces Nate Oates?
Scott Drew? Who replaces Scott Drew?
Mark Pope? BYU - not a huge program, so not worried about our candidates.
Bruce Pearl? Who replaces Pearl at Auburn?
Billy Donovan? (no dominoes)

I think Vanderbilt would do well to get a coach in place as soon as possible - even today - before other dominoes start to fall as a result of Cal getting fired.

I’m lost.

I'm sure we'll all remember this day, won't we?

Nailed the Target! (sorry, can't embed links well, I'm almost an Old).

More on Grayshaun Swain, a four-star DE out of Huntsville (Ala.)

If Honest John is unemployed on Monday and you start hearing names like Scott Drew, Nate Oates, Billy Donovan, and Bruce Pearl.

If he wins this game.. I’m in

Louisville insider is thinking that Schertz is now the leading candidate for their coaching position. If that is true, we were not going to get him anyways.

Their message boards are not happy with Schertz as a candidate. I think he would be an exceptional hire at Louisville or VU.

And your state is mostly desert.....watch out. Vandy is coming for your peoples.

That's a stunner

I have literally never seen anything like it.

After much thought, consideration and discussion with my family, I will not be accepting the head basketball coaching position at Vanderbilt university. I will continue to attend games as I have done since 1952. My interview with the committee did not give me comfort that the program is headed in the right direction.

What an embarrassing, humiliating weekend series at South Carolina. Swept and outscored 26 to 9.

This is the official game thread.

Vanderbilt was one of three schools, along with Michigan and Louisville, that sent a term sheet to Dusty May. May has taken Michigan (and apparently left Louisville thinking it was getting him). Always thought this would be a tough get but hey, I applaud them for trying.

There seems to be a sentiment the hire is Chris Mack. I don't have enough to say it definitively. Based on the info I had 3-4 days ago (and it came from a credible place) it seemed obvious that Mack was either out of it or being slow-played. I guess we are about to find out.

I know they had not been in contact with Bucky McMillan as of a couple of days ago. Got a little info tonight that makes me back off that claim with less certainty within the last 48 hours or so (and contact would have been recent), but I'm nowhere sure about it.

Anyway, that's what I've got right now.

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Yesterday, we had a lot of Vandy fans happy that we tried to get Dusty May and lost. People were saying, “At least we were swinging for the fences.”

I have a different take. If we waited on May, got played and that hurt our chances with other coaches, I think it was idiotic. Of course, we won’t know until we finally land a coach.

We’re on our 11th day without a basketball coach, which isn’t the end of the world but our confidence in the competency of Vanderbilt is low, so we’re all starting to get a little nervous. I continue to hear that Chris Mack isn’t coming to VU at this point (@NashNative615 thinks otherwise) and if that is the case, most of us know where to go.

I honestly think, of the names we are familiar with that are realistic, only Chris Mack and Bucky McMillan would excite the fanbase. Winning is really the only thing that matters but if we hire somebody that is exciting to the fans, it will help get fans back into Memorial Gym quicker (and a good home court advantage will help us win quicker).

To be clear, I’d be fine with AAR (numerous reports saying he has no interest here), Schertz (numerous reports saying he has a deal in place with SLU) and Danny Sprinkle (I just see this as a long shot).

Is it Mack or Bucky or we riot?

Where are we at?

so utterly Vanderbilt!

Drayden Pavey talks Saturday's visit with Vanderbilt, relationship with DL coach Larry Black, and interest in the Commodores after picking up an offer. Summer OV's already set with Indiana and Purdue, so that's the competition so far.

Or hoping

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