Your net goes up 3 spots after a 16 point loss....

Rock bottom.

... than playing in a partial construction site last season. Northwestern is contemplating building a 15k–20k seat erector-set stadium on their practice field for this upcoming season while they demo and rebuild Ryan Field.

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As expected, Florida knocked off Missouri 66 to 60 yesterday and advances to play Vandy tonight at 8 in the SEC Tournament. Let’s go !!!

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UTjr fans reached a new low for me last night. I don't know why I'm surprised but there were some super distasteful comments on a comment from Coach Corbin's interview last night. I don't want to paint all Tennessee fans in this light, but they are some of the most unintelligent hicks I've ever witnessed.

I think pretty much all of us were surprised by the late commitment of Diego Pavia in the transfer portal. Because of the timing and Vanderbilt’s current scholarship situation, Pavia will be a summer enrollee and will not be here for spring practice. This gives Nate Johnson a leg up on winning the starting QB job. But what kind of players are these two guys? Nate Johnson is an electric QB with elite traits (10.56 100m) a strong arm, and good frame (6’1, 196). He started a few games for Utah last year and won a couple big games. He’s a dynamic runner who can make you miss in the box and run right by you. In addition he shows good power to run through arm tackles. Albeit in limited action, he showed some impressive downfield accuracy last year at Utah. For those who wish to compare him to Mike Wright, he’s bigger, faster, and stronger. He also has shown much more arm strength frankly. Not to say Mike Wright was a bad player, but Johnson’s ceiling is certainly higher. In a perfect world Johnson wins the job and plays the whole season without injury or regression. However, it’s quite likely there will be bumps in the road and that’s where Diego Pavia comes in. It feels like he’s the insurance for Johnson. Simply put, Pavia’s a gamer. Listed at 6’0, 200, he’s probably more like 5’10, with a powerful build. He runs like a running back with a distinctive one cut powerful running style. He possesses a nice jump cut and runs through arm tackles. He brings an element of toughness that this team needs. As a passer, he’s inconsistent. He has a solid arm and makes some incredible throws, but he has also put the ball in harms way too often and maybe trusts his arm strength a little too much. Even if Pavia is not the starter, I wouldn’t be surprised to see some option packages or two QB sets to get him on the field with his dynamic ability. Either way, the future looks bright for Vanderbilt at the QB position.

This is the official game thread.

Weather permitting. It's raining hard down here in Franklin at the moment and it appears rain is expected throughout the afternoon and night.

Last time we were there Liam broke his leg and Jordan Weight hit a buzzer beater to beat the Cats in Rupp.

Line was UK -19.5 but has moved our way for some reason. Last time we faced them they maxed something like 10/11 first half threes and it was a dunk fest for them. I don’t expect much different this time but I’d still love to beat them (nope, it happening).

Vanderbilt to get Florida in the second round, tomorrow night's late game. Anchor Down!

I understand the interest level, and therefore audience size has dwindled dramatically over the last decade, but is broadcast accessibility not part of that equation ?
It is nearly impossible to even find VU sports programming on the radio these days. It seems the station and call letters are always changing, and always to smaller and smaller stations.
If Vu picks up a win on radio station 82.4 ( or whatever the hell nebulous station they’re on now ) , and nobody hears it, does it even count ?
VU / ADCSL / Ertel need to step up, cover some costs, and get VU back on a station that people can actually find and hear.
I can’t tell you how many games in multiple sports I’ve missed in the last several years simply because I am tired of trying to determine what damn station they’re even on.
maybe it’s just my problem.

Thing is wild

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The latest on his commitment and visit schedule here:

Left the Baylor game just now with a left knee injury. Looked like non-contact. Disu has so much talent, but hasn't been able to stay healthy either at Vandy or Texas. Hope he's alright, even though I wasn't a fan of how he left us.

Tennessee 13 - 3, at USC, home to UK
South Carolina 12 - 4, home to UT, at Miss State
Alabama 12 - 5, home to Arkansas
Auburn 12 - 5, home to Georgia
Kentucky 11 - 5, home to Vanderbilt, at UT

Just another example of March Madness! I love this time of year.

The roundtable edition with Luke, Billy and me. 9:30 Central. Presented by Sutherland & Belk.

Y'all better get your rain gear and your butts out to The Hawk this afternoon. Damn I wish I wasn't 72, somewhat handicapped, and over 100 miles away. I remember those games during Corb's 1st year at Vandy when tickets were only $5, but were frequently given to us for free by some of the players. We loved all those games and all the ones I've watched on streaming services through the years.

So here's to the next 1000. Thanks Tim and Maggie. We love you guys.

Still 95% sure that Stack is getting fired this season and that probably saves Candice’s job but if she really did negotiate against herself and give him a 25 million buyout, she probably needs to be fired.

So is the buyout 8-10 million, 10-15 million or 15-25 million as has been speculated about?

I really think Candice is in trouble either way. If the contract she extend has a buyout that large that prevents VU from being able to fire Stack, the optics of next year will be majorly embarrassing. VU fans are going to riot. If they do fire Stack and the buyout is substantial, I think she gets put on double secret probation.

My other question remains how much blood is on Candice’s hands vs how much is on Diermeier’s hands?

Regardless, the heat is on. Fire Stack a move on either way.