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Football Diego Pavia vs Nate Johnson analysis

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.

Basketball Vandy at UK (-17.5)

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).
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Off topic speaking of radio …

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.

# 1000 is big deal.

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.

Basketball Who gets fired first? Candice or Stack?

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.

Basketball Signees

With the talk of a possible new MBB coach for next year, what are the thoughts on the 3 signees for next year's class? Are they someone that a potential new coach would want? I know 2 are guards and one is a big, are they SEC-caliber players? Is the kid from BA a player, or is he too small? Is the big a long-term project? Has anyone seen these guys and can offer an objective opinion?
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