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6pm CT SECN+. Safe to say there haven’t been many years this century where the Diamond Dores and Gumbo Bengals had a combined 12 losses before the start of conference play, but both teams are noticeably weaker than normal as LSU (13-5) visits VU (11-7) this weekend to drink Nashville dry. Even stranger, the defending […]
Yesterday was torture, with Tennessee playing Auburn, between wanting Auburn to lose because I absolutely do not want a team with such a mediocre record to make the NCAA Tournament, and wanting Tennessee to lose because they’re Tennessee. Anyway, Auburn lit itself on fire midway through the second half with a 12-point lead and we […]
Good morning. Optional Musical Accompaniment Vanderbilt basketball opens SEC Tournament play today and the opponent will be Tennessee, for the third time this season and the first time since… last Saturday in the regular season finale. Tennessee was the beneficiary of Auburn lighting itself on fire yesterday afternoon, and now, the Vols and Commodores will […]
Good morning. Optional Musical Accompaniment Vanderbilt lacrosse lost 8-7 to Coastal Carolina on Wednesday at FirstBank Stadium, which… they’re playing at FirstBank Stadium now? Oh, yeah, but Vanderbilt also released renderings for the upgraded Soccer/Lacrosse Complex yesterday, as well as the new football center. Yesterday at the SEC Tournament: Kentucky, Auburn, Ole Miss, and Oklahoma […]
Good morning. Optional Musical Accompaniment Vanderbilt baseball stopped the bleeding a bit with a 14-6 win over Indiana State last night thanks to a six-run fifth inning, after falling behind the Sycamores 6-2. That improves Vanderbilt to 11-7 going into SEC play, which opens on Friday against LSU. Today’s SEC Tournament schedule, for those watching. […]
The SEC Tournament starts today, and there was a time in the not so distant past that Vanderbilt would be playing today in the first round. Not this year! Vanderbilt doesn’t play until Friday as the 4-seed. So what are the odds that Vanderbilt wins this thing? Well, let’s consult FanDuel for the SEC Tournament […]
6pm CT SECN+. With Sunday’s loss to a prior-to-Sunday one loss NDSU team, it’s understandable if you feel a bit deflated, and need a shot of confidence in the form of a victory over a usually tough mid-major before LSU comes to down and drinks Nashville dry. By you, I mean me, of course. Well, […]
Good morning. Optional Musical Accompaniment All right, so I’m bringing back the Anchor Drop as a daily feature, and also because it’s Champ Week and just before March Madness, an open thread for all the sickos with an ESPN+ subscription amongst us. Tyler Tanner is the SEC Player of the Week and also First-Team All-SEC, […]
1pm CT SECN+. Wyatt “Ice Town” Nadeau made his first Diamond Dore start (for the injured Austin Nye), and though Corbs decided to give the win to Adria Casoliba, Nadeau’s 4 scoreless innings were the story here. Though he frequently put some ducks on the pond (3 H and 4 BB), he kept them stranded, […]
Fanduel’s sponsoring this one, ladies, but this post is only tangentially gambling-related. With a Bacon and Donut Sadness-esque regular season finale victory over THEM on that court to the East… …and the Jorts handling business in Wedding Jerseytown, the Shooty Dores are getting some well-earned rest in the form of the SEC Tourney double bye. […]
7pm CT SECN+. Game One was a 14-2 run rule victory in the 7th. Thank you Dores, may we please have another. First, mea culpa. I had thought I remembered to schedule yesterday’s game thread, but must have hit the wrong button or something. As I had work and meetings all day, followed by a […]
Vanderbilt led wire-to-wire Saturday afternoon and beat Tennessee 86-82, completing its regular season with a 24-7 record, 11-7 in the SEC. The 24 regular season wins is the most for the Commodores since the 2007-08 team, which went into the SEC Tournament with a 25-6 record (let’s not talk about what happened after that.) And […]
So, here we are: Vanderbilt closes out the regular season today with a visit to Knoxville, where the hated orange team awaits. Two weeks ago in Nashville, Vanderbilt couldn’t seal the deal, and in the meantime some Vanderbilt fans decided that was the time to make excuses for Memorial Gym having a disgusting amount of […]
27-3 (13-3) AP/Coaches: 5/5 Creme: 7-seed NET:7
As we get to the end of the season, Vanderbilt seems to be firmly in the NCAA Tournament field. Seeding is a different matter, and losing to a 12-17 Ole Miss is the kind of thing that could easily drop Vanderbilt a seed line. So, don’t do that. As far as seeding for the SEC […]
4:30pm CT SECN+ On the Mound Tuesday @ 4:30pm SECN+ Vanderbilt #77 Jr. RHP Alex “The Kranz” Kranzler (1-1; 13.50 ERA) vs. Central Arkansas #39 Jr. RHP Patrick “It’s Pat” Fernandez (1-1; 6.75 ERA) The Lineup See you in the comments
16-11 (8-7) AP/Coaches: ORV/ORV (for some reason?) Creme: 7-seed NET:21
Yeah… this weekend has been a nightmare. Can we salvage one today? On the Mound Sunday @ 1:00pm on Come On, You’re Not Watching This Vanderbilt #80 So. RHP Nate “Nasty Nate” Taylor (0-1; 2.16 ERA) vs. Oregon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The Lineup *Will post when updated (actually, this is likely a lie, as I’m out shooting […]
6pm CT on A Single Use Streamer You Likely Didn’t Buy. The Diamond Dores’ bullpen imploded, as neither England Bryan nor The Faulknerian Idiot Manchild could find the plate, and we lost the opener to UC Irvine 9-4. Luckily, we get the 1-8 (holy shit!) Arizona Wildcats. Time to get back on the winning side […]
Vanderbilt heads to Kentucky, a team they blew out at Memorial Gym earlier and recently had a three-game losing streak (snapped by beating South Carolina) but is still Kentucky and this is still Rupp Arena. So, I don’t know, let’s go win.
4pm CT on D1Baseball (and they’re trying to get $30 for it) After a 6 game stretch of beating up on EMU, Marist, and Evansville, the Diamond Dores travel to the I Like Ike Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Classic (I have no idea what this refers to and I refuse to look it […]
So there’s a working group coming to tackle the “issues” in college sports, and you can tell how serious this is just by looking who is and isn’t invited. Invited: All four power conference commissioners plus the commissioners of the American and Mountain West, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Mack Brown, Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, Charlie […]
21-7 (7-7) AP/Coaches: 24/23 Creme: 6-seed NET:26
Tonight is Senior Night, and if it feels like it’s a little early for Senior Night, well, that’s because it is. Remember, Vanderbilt was supposed to have one more home game against Ole Miss next week, but the Commodores and the Rebels swapped home and road games because of that snowstorm a month ago. Somehow, […]
4:30pm CT SECN+. After a three game sweep over Niles Crane’s ex-wife, Marist, the Dores welcome The Purple Aces for some mid-week action. On the Mound Tuesday @ 4:30pm SECN+ Vanderbilt #46 Fr. RHP Tyler “The Minstrel” Baird (0-1; 5.79 ERA) vs. Evansville #29 Jr. RHP Kellen “The Monroe-vian” Roberts (0-0; 0.00 ERA) The Lineup […]