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Lessons in Vanderbilt Football: Auburn
Vanderbilt suffered their first loss of the season. It was a gritty, ugly game where missed opportunities bit them too often. They had a punt and field goal both blocked. The punt was returned for a TD. MK Young had a surefire TD die in a facemask full of turf when he was tripped up […]
Saturday Predictions: Georgia
Unfortunately, Tom is back to being dead, so you’re stuck with me (Andrew VU ‘04) and Patrick. So, uhh… this one’s a loss, right? Let’s see what the writers think. Andrew VU ‘04 Ever visited a slaughterhouse with the rest of your third grade class on a field trip? No? Because that would be a […]
Soccer Preview and Gamethread: Kentucky
The bitter rivals from Knoxville fell defeated before the conquering Commodores. After allowing only 5 goals through the first 10 matches, 3 of which were SEC contests, the Tennessee Volunteers yielded thrice to Vanderbilt. A team that had allowed only 1.7 shots on goal per game would give up 7. They could only muster 4 […]
2026 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #5: Answers to Your Questions
Letters… we get letters… we get stacks and stacks of letters… Question from VUAllday: We can win with our freshman quarterback. We cannot win having punts blocked for an opposing team touchdown. Or running fale punts where only the punter knows its a fake. My question is, How can we stop doing stupid stuff? Answers […]
2026 Staff Pick’em Week 5
Week 4 was a good one! For everyone! The worst performance was CDA at 5-5. Cole, Andrew, and I were all a respectable 6-4. The editor and his adoring public matched at 7-3. The real winner was Import at a ridiculous 8-2. Overall, that left the staff at 38-22 for the week and 194-184 for […]
2026 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #5: Call For Submissions
Post VANDERBILT Football and/or SEC Football questions in the comments here. The offense put us in position to get punt-blocked. …and Curtis lost his first SEC game in the Land of A Million Mascots. …and I’m sure you all have questions. Here are the rules of the mail bag: …and that’s it.
Soccer Preview and Gamethread: Tennessee
Freshman forward Mia Hebert put her stamp on the season by leading the Commodores to a 4-0 win over Ole Miss in Oxford on Thursday. She only attempted 2 shots but put both into the back of the net. She was second on the scoresheet in the 30th minute after Sydney Watts got the scoring […]
Game 4: Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers – Open Game Thread
Vanderbilt, 3-0 on the season, opens SEC play this afternoon down on the Plains at the Auburn Tigers. Auburn comes in with a 2-1 record under first-year head coach Alex Golesh, having beaten Baylor and Southern Miss before dropping a game last week at Florida. Auburn is a 9.5-point favorite. Jared Curtis will make his […]
Lessons in Vanderbilt Football: NC State
Vanderbilt played an ugly first half against North Carolina State then clawed their way back to the NC State 16 with 1:04 left in the game. Down just 3 points due to Jared Curtis showing every bit of potential you would expect from a QB of his rating and a defense that settled enough to […]
Saturday Predictions: Auburn
Well, Vanderbilt is somehow 3-0 after escaping NC State last weekend. And now, we hit SEC play. Saturday’s trip to Auburn is somehow one of the more likely wins on the SEC schedule? The Tigers are one of three unranked teams remaining on Vanderbilt’s schedule, and Kentucky just narrowly missed being ranked in this week’s […]
2026 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #4: Answers to Your Questions
Letters… we get letters… we get stacks and stacks of letters… Question from Mayhem Booster: QFTMB: Which sports deity was more responsible for the miracle we witnessed Saturday, Pinman or Vocockyteps? Hail Pinman! Goodssee Vockyteps! Answers from AoG: Tom Stephenson: Hail Pinman. PatrickSawyer: Vocockyteps. Pinman is a deity that values order. The pins are always reset […]
Soccer Preview and Gamethread: Ole Miss
How a team responds to adversity or even just falling short of expectations can be very indicative of their resilience. The closest thing to adversity since a sloppy opening night win was an SEC-opening draw at Georgia after playing three-quarters of the match with a player advantage. Vanderbilt proceeded to trounce Texas A&M 5-0. The […]
2026 Staff Pick’em Week 4
I made fun of Andrew for going 3-13 in Week 2. He did not improve on the win total but did improve the winning percentage by going 3-9. However, I joined him at the same mark as penance for my bullying. You ruffians in the Commentariat cannot say much since your combined brain power only […]
2026 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #4: Call For Submissions
Post VANDERBILT Football and/or SEC Football questions in the comments here. HOLY SHIT. The Curtis E. Bear as a starter era began in Bizarro World. As Clark Lea will all but assuredly hammer home to his team all week, NC State’s QB did not put his team in position to punt. …and I’m sure you […]
2026 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #4: Call For Submissions
Post VANDERBILT Football and/or SEC Football questions in the comments here. HOLY SHIT. The Curtis E. Bear as a starter era began in Bizarro World. As Clark Lea will all but assuredly hammer home to his team all week, NC State’s QB did not put his team in position to punt. …and I’m sure you […]
Vandy beats NC State 35-31 in the stupidest way possible
Vanderbilt battled back from a 24-7 second-half deficit behind Jared Curtis and had a chance to take the lead behind 31-28 in the final minute of the game, when Curtis threw an interception rather than setting up a game-tying field goal. Game over, right? NC State failed to get a first down, however, and took […]
Game 3: NC State Wolfpack at Vanderbilt Commodores
Jared Curtis makes his first career start at quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores today. Live look at the fan base:
Week 3: Saturday College Football Schedule and Open Thread
For all the non-Vanderbilt games today: 10:30 AM CT 11:00 AM CT 11:30 AM CT 12:00 PM CT 12:30 PM CT 1:00 PM CT 2:00 PM CT 2:30 PM CT 3:00 PM CT 3:15 PM CT 3:30 PM CT 5:00 PM CT 5:30 PM CT 6:00 PM CT 6:15 PM CT 6:30 PM CT 6:45 […]
Lessons in Vanderbilt Football: Delaware
Vanderbilt snuck by Delaware with a 9-point win in a game they were favored by 20+. It remains one of the more confusing re-watches that I have had. Somehow, even though I never felt during the game live or while revisiting it that Delaware had the momentum to actually win the game, my feelings about […]
Saturday Predictions: NC State
Well, Vanderbilt is 2-0, but none of us really feel good about it. After sleepwalking through wins over Austin Peay and Delaware, the competition steps up this week with NC State coming to town. But it only steps up so much. NC State lost 34-8 to Virginia in its season opener and, honestly, looked pretty […]
Soccer Preview and Gamethread: Texas A&M
The perfect run had to end eventually for Vanderbilt’s formerly #1 soccer team. Thankfully, they are still unbeaten after their first SEC contest. Vanderbilt is still ranked #3 by TopDrawerSoccer and #4 by the United Soccer Coaches Poll. The trip to Athens, Georgia started with the Bulldogs jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the […]
2026 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #3: Answers to Your Questions
Letters… we get letters… we get stacks and stacks of letters… *Note: These questions were asked on Sunday after the game, before Lea named Curtis the starter. Question(s) about the starting QB decision from BCWright54, ask_thedoctor, Vandyfan1996 & shoogymgshoogs: HCCL has thus far declined to name a starter at QB going forward. Do you find […]
2026 Vanderbilt Football Mailbag #3: Call For Submissions
Post VANDERBILT Football and/or SEC Football questions in the comments here. In the predictions post before the game, I wrote: I really want to live in a world where we kick off the training wheels of our offense, commit to one QB, have that QB be Curtis E. Bear The Courtesy Bear, and absolutely blow […]
Game 2: Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens at Vanderbilt Commodores
So Vanderbilt’s 28-9 season-opening win over Austin Peay was sleepy. Hopefully the offense will show more life tonight, and by that, a lot of us probably mean more Jared Curtis. Have fun, expect to win.
Athletes and Twitter sports lawyers got the Protect College Sports Act passed
It should surprise exactly no one that players, who were out of eligibility under NCAA rules, going through NFL training camp and filing lawsuits to play college football for another year was the last straw. A week later, the Protect College Sports Act, dead in the water a month ago, is close to passing the […]
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