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not your favorite so much but what are some artists/bands/styles that are opposite or way different from your normal tunes?


The Dixie Chicks
any and all Pop Punk/Emo
Ska (mostly 90s)

and this is my favorite Youtuber/Creator. He's managed to carve out a nice living by mixing a lot of these things together (pop punk done in a country style, country songs done in a pop punk style, worship songs done in midwest emo style, and he really excels at turning any song into a Blink-182 song.

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Still working on getting the podcast version uploaded.

Vanderbilt student Veroncia Fraley is in Paris representing the US and Vanderbilt. She is a track and field athlete in the discus competition and I know we all wish her well. Also, a Vanderbilt graduate, Lily Williams will be taking part in cycling events. And be sure to cheer on Nashville's own and Harpeth Hall graduates, the Walsh sisters, Alex and Gretchen, who will be swimming for the US. Good luck wishes go out to them and all the US athletes. USA ! USA !.

Per his Instagram linked below, though not sure if the link works.

Was "Mr. Irrelevant" in this draft. Good-hitting catcher on JUCO powerhouse MacLennan.

Not an endorsement but this surprised me

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Just saw our former WR commit Dorian Williams is now at Ohio St as a walk-on.

@Sean_Williams , @Billy Derrick , What is the story there?

I've been looking at a few games of NMSU's 2023 season. I'm no expert, just an interested fan. I'd like to make a few comments about the NMSU offense after watching a limited amount of play. Maybe some knowledgeable coaches or fans can add to this assessment.

Comments:

• I'm not sure what I would call this offense. It's primarily a spread offense with a lot of option--and a lot of passing. There is misdirection, eye candy, and distribution to many different playmakers. Coach Beck attacks the whole field, both vertically and horizontally. A defender has nowhere to hide.
• With Pavia at QB, at least, Beck's offense generates many explosive plays--both in the air and on the ground. Maybe fans shouldn't step out for a hotdog when we have the ball. They might miss a big play!
• Someone with more technical expertise would have to confirm this, but my observation is that Beck is not locked into any particular formation or play series. He appears to have several that he prefers, but he doesn't seem particularly predictable. I think the best way to predict what he will do is for a DC to line up in a certain way to try to influence Beck to run the plays he likes to use against particular defenses.
• I don't know that SEC teams will typically run unsound defenses. However, it looks to me that Beck will make an unsound defense pay dearly. Coach Beck may be 60 years old, but he seems to have great expertise in taking advantage of a defense's weaknesses. He can make the defense look silly.
• I've changed my mind about Pavia. I knew he was supposed to be good. I think he is even better than good. He's creative, tough, a winner, and a leader. I really don't see how he could not start next season if he's physically ready.
• The other side of this is that I really, really hope that Nate Johnson quickly picks up this offense. Though I expect Pavia to start, I think Johnson could in time turn on his electric play in Beck's offense and light up the scoreboard. Pavia is savvy, etc. He knows how to make the right decisions in the offense. Sometimes the "Red Sea splits” in the middle of the line. If Pavia can take it to the house sometimes when this happens, maybe Nate can do it even more.

P.S. A couple of further comments:

(1) Beck can keep it powerfully simple. If the opposing secondary drops a defender far off a receiver, Beck sometimes spreads the field and has Pavia quickly toss the ball to that receiver. If they give the offense an easy six or seven yards, he’ll take it. No need to use Mason’s “impose your will” approach.

(2) On one midrange TD pass, NMSU lined up in a shotgun “full house backfield” with a wide receiver to each side. Using maximum protection coupled with single coverage, Pavia threaded the needle to one of the receivers who ran a simple post route for the touchdown. Pitch and catch. I assume Beck spotted a mismatch. Why make something complicated and difficult?

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D1 Baseball already has the top 100 college players ranked for next year’s draft. A lot are from the SEC.
UT - 8
LSU - 6
A&M - 5
Georgia- 4
Arky - 3
Auburn-3
Florida - 2
Vanderbilt - 2

Vandy at No. 18

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Clark is the 5th highest.

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College baseball has reportedly settled at a permissible 34 full scholarships as part of the settlement in the House vs. NCAA case. Source D1 Baseball.

Understandably, no mention of VU in this "100 Days to Go Before the Season Starts) article other than the "indirect" connection to these two coaches:

Dusty May, Michigan Wolverines: After a historic Final Four run with Florida Atlantic in 2023, May was a top candidate for coaching vacancies in that offseason but stayed in Boca Raton -- as did the bulk of that team -- for another run. He now replaces Fab Five member Juwan Howard at Michigan, and will attempt to reboot a program that won just eight games in last season and now has more league competition with the addition of four former Pac-12 schools.

Danny Sprinkle, Washington Huskies: After winning the Mountain West in his first and only season at Utah State, Sprinkle heads west for his, and Washington's, first season in the Big Ten. He has enjoyed a remarkable career to date, winning coach of the year in both the Mountain West and the Big Sky in the past three years. His rebuild process was anchored by star Great Osobor, whom he's coached at both Utah State and Montana State.

A look across the country here:

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Vandy just recently offered back on July 4th

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If Clark Lea's Media Day performance was milquetoast, what are we calling this?
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My son is 4 games into his Vandy dynasty, and half the team is transferring.

This game is going to be more difficult than the Elden Ring DLC.

Four-star Danielle Osho has included Vanderbilt in her Top 6.

The 6-foot-1 guard is the 34th best player in the Class of 2025.
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...will be held on Saturday, August 24th from 2-4pm inside the Indoor Facility:

I’ve asked this a few times and if somebody gave me an answer, I missed it so forgive me if that’s the case.

We are 2 or 3 years into this project (Vandy United), and I still haven’t heard what the plan is for the majority of the football stadium.

Bathrooms, vending, seating? For the 28,000 or so who sit in the bleachers and have the worst fan experience in the country (or one of), what is the plan?

Have they announced it?

Are they going to just leave us hanging?

Has anybody heard anything?

I’ve told this story before but my wife had to miss a little more than 1/4 of the Vandy - Bama game because she had to go to the bathroom and she declared she would never come back. She’s been true to her word since then but I grabbed 2 season tickets this year and may try to trick her into going but am worried it’ll be the same experience for us as it was then.

From his instagram story on Saturday, Diego Pavia seems to be making his presence felt in Nashville. He was out at the Barstool Nashville bar with Gunnar Hansen (and possibly other members of the o line).

Also seen in the video were a Bottle Girl with a sign that said “QB1 @ Vandy” on it or something to that effect.

I like Pavia’s swagger and smart quarterbacks take care of their o line. Hopefully that can translate to some more on field success for a program that definitely needs it.