The Unofficial Vanderbilt Commodores Blog * Now With Fewer Law Degrees!
The SEC Quarterfinal got off to a wild start in the 12th minute. Alabama put together a passing combination at the top of Vanderbilt’s penalty area. Nadia Ramadan played the ball in to Larkin Thomason then burst past Vanderbilt’s defenders who collapsed on Thomason. Losing sight of Ramadan was punished as the ball was immediately […]
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We should have known that one of our best weeks ever — 32-16 in Week 10 — that the next week would be crashing back to Earth. It could have been worse, but the staff combined to go 18-24. Cole, Tom, Import, and the Commentariat all tied for the best performance this week at 4-3. […]
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The School: Auburn University Record: 4-5 (1-5 in the SEC) Ranking: LOL no. Oh, actually SP+ has them as #33. That is … something? I normally like Bill C’s work, so maybe there is something there. Mascot: Aubie the Tiger. He is awesome. Truly a fantastic mascot. Location: Auburn, Alabama Coach: Hugh Freeze errr DJ […]
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The Vanderbilt Commodores finished the soccer regular season at 13-3-1 (7-2-1). This was good enough for the 2nd seed in the SEC Tournament along with a #8 ranking by the United Soccer Coaches poll, a #14 ranking by TopDrawerSoccer.com, and #5 in RPI. Their place in the NCAA Tournament is assured as an At Large […]
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It’s basketball season, and sadly I have yet to figure out how to make tables with the goofy old logos. Game time is 7 PM CT and we’re on the SEC Network+ tonight. Looking forward to Year 2 of Mark Byington after the sadness of the Bryce Drew and Jerry Stackhouse eras. Anchor Down.
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Post VANDERBILT Football and/or SEC Football questions in the comments here. Well, we’re 7-2 after losing by a field goal to Tejas in Austin. So why does it feel like we got our teeth kicked in? …and I’m sure you all have questions. Here are the rules of the mail bag: …and that’s it. *Note: […]
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11am CT on ABC. Boy did this week look a lot different on paper when schedules were first released. Time for the Gridiron Dore defense to be as stout as they were against Missourah (spits) and drop some Fallen Arches, Diego Pavia and the Boys (Dirty Mike can’t come) to get their offensive groove back, […]
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The Gridiron Dores are 7-1, and have proved they can win big, win pretty, and now after barely escaping Missourah (spits) on the backs of their strong defense, have finally proved they can win ugly. That’s a good thing, as this is what we’re up against today: M’Lady. Andrew VU ‘04 Well, Arch Manning and […]
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Vanderbilt survived its first true scare of 2025. Yes, they lost to Alabama, but I think all of us had that circled as a likely loss as revenge for last year even if you expected Vanderbilt to be 7-1 at this point. If you did, I need proof then I will fully congratulate you on […]
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Letters… we get letters… we get stacks and stacks of letters… Question from WestEndMayhem: 1: Favorite Gameday moment (or sign)? 2: What the FLIP was happening with the receiving corps??? Answers from AoG: PatrickSawyer: A friend made a “I’ll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah,” sign. It got part of my […]
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The School: University of Texas at Austin Record: 6-2 (3-1 in the SEC) Ranking: AP #20, Coaches’ Poll #19, and SP+ #13 Mascot: Bevo is a live Texas Longhorn steer. Hook’em is a costumed version of a Texas Longhorn. It is not known if Hook’em is required to be a steer… Location: Austin, Texas Coach: […]
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Dominance. Pure dominance. This was the kind of week that might trick someone into thinking that professional gambling must be easy. Only one of us lost more than we won. Tom went 3-5 which is still perfectly cromulent if it was not exactly his average. Again, gambling is dangerous. No one was 4-4. Andrew and […]
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Sunday night, the LSU head coaching job became open, in a coaching carousel where Florida and Penn State are already open, Auburn and Florida State seem to be trending that way, and Steve Sarkisian might go to the NFL… and that’s before you get into the jobs that might open because their coach leaves, like, […]
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The #10 Vanderbilt Commodores – stop me if you have heard that recently – go into the final day of the regular season with a chance to win the SEC Regular Season Championship. They could also finish as low as 5 if my rough understanding of tiebreakers is true. Currently, Georgia is the leader in […]
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Post VANDERBILT Football and/or SEC Football questions in the comments here. We just beat a top #20 Missourah (spits) team and an entire crew of refs at home. It was a weird one, but our defense shined, MK Ultra broke one, and we made just enough plays to hold on to a 17-10 victory. 7-1. […]
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Have fun. Expect to win.
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Vanderbilt hosts Missourah (spits) in what the Southeastern Conference for some unknown reason is calling a “conference game,” even though Vanderbilt is clearly hosting a Big 8 team. Also, this is unironically a game between the #15 team in the country and the #10 team in the country, and you’ll never believe which of those […]
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In a game where Vanderbilt was favored over a Top 10 team for the first time since 1978, the Commodores did their part. It was “only” a 7-point win in the inverse way that it was a 16-point loss to Alabama. Diego Pavia could have run in another TD with just under 2 minutes on […]
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Letters… we get letters… we get stacks and stacks of letters… Question(s) from Killer Furball & VU1970: How does it feel to be the #10 team in the nation? & Did you ever think we’d see a Top Ten ranked Vanderbilt football team in my lifetime? Ranked way higher than the Chuggers? Ranked above Notre […]
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The School: University of Missouri Record: 6-1 (2-1 in the SEC) Ranking: AP #15, Coaches’ Poll #14, and SP+ #8 Mascot: Truman the Tiger, who looks like he might have gotten into some special catnip. Location: Columbia, Missouri. Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz. No, I did not leave out a letter. “Drink” may have the dorkiest headshots […]
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Week 8 was back to the middle. The staff as a whole went 29-25, and the Commentariat actually got more than 1 game right! They tied with Andrew to lead the way at 6-3. VandyImport, Cole, and I were right behind at 5-4. Tom and Christian were 4-5, so no one really had a bad […]
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A ruthless attack powered Vanderbilt by Mississippi State in Starkville on Thursday. Goals in the 5th, 14th, 36th, and 38th minute gave the Commodores a 4-0 halftime lead. They had scored on 4 of their 7 shots on target and had only put 3 shot attempts off target. The scorers were, in order, Maci Teater, […]
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Post VANDERBILT Football and/or SEC Football questions in the comments here. We just beat a top 10 LSU team at home. We’ve, umm… never done that before. We’re now 6-1, have bowl eligibility before your Halloween decorations are up, and are not remotely close to being done shocking the world. Will we move into the […]
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For the second year in a row, Vanderbilt is bowl-eligible. For the first time that I could find, Vanderbilt is bowl-eligible before November. It was a ball-control, man-ball kind of win for Diego Pavia and the Commodores. After holding LSU to a field goal on its opening drive, Vanderbilt went 57 yards in 9 plays […]
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Yes, Vanderbilt is favored to beat LSU, which is worrisome not because we don’t want Vanderbilt to get respect but because… well, we know how things usually go when we have expectations for Vanderbilt football. Maybe this time is different? Have fun, expect to win.
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