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by fldore
Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Alabama A & M Line
Replies: 4
Views: 1792

Re: Alabama A & M Line

Brutal fg to cover!
by fldore
Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: OT (presumably): Oregon and Washington going to the Big Ten
Replies: 8
Views: 1231

Re: OT (presumably): Oregon and Washington going to the Big Ten

I actually thought about Rice and Tulane but their athletics do feel a notch below even though I would like a reason to go to New Orleans. I also left off GaTech which some may want to include. I'm more interested to invite the service academies and I did think about them as well. But I also like th...
by fldore
Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: OT (presumably): Oregon and Washington going to the Big Ten
Replies: 8
Views: 1231

Re: OT (presumably): Oregon and Washington going to the Big Ten

National magnolia league time.... Vandy, Duke, Wake, Northwestern, Cal, Stanford, BC. UNC and UVA feel a little different but they'd make more sense than not for a number of reasons. Then convince Notre Dame to join as the conference would be good enough that the champion would likely be part of the...
by fldore
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:10 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Links to stadium construction livestream cameras
Replies: 59
Views: 49397

Re: Links to stadium construction livestream cameras

I haven't paid much if any attention to this but was the expectation that everything would be completed before the home opener?
by fldore
Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: Chase Burns in the portal
Replies: 18
Views: 6792

Re: Chase Burns in the portal

I am just glad he is leaving UT because he is a good pitcher and that loss hurts their team. I don't know what was going on behind the scenes, but on the surface, this appears to be a rather surprising move. I heard Vitello say that they have known about this for a while (not sure how long that is)...
by fldore
Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: Vandy-Xavier Thread
Replies: 113
Views: 29124

Re: Vandy-Xavier Thread

I'm likely crazy, but, looking at the big picture and a real shortage of offensive talent, maybe we were lucky to have as good a season as we did. We are in the bottom tier of the SEC in most offensive statistics and our LOB numbers seemed bad to me. Who is our hitting coach and should we be shoppi...
by fldore
Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: Next year's roster
Replies: 20
Views: 11647

Next year's roster

I don't know when the covid additional year finally expires. Are any of the seniors eligible to come back? Assuming the best of them will be leaving regardless. What about the juniors? Assuming Bradfield is gone. Not sure what our pitching depth looks like for next year but would like to see Owen an...
by fldore
Tue May 30, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Support for a 9-game SEC slate is reportedly waning
Replies: 19
Views: 6118

Re: Support for a 9-game SEC slate is reportedly waning

There are too many creampuffs on the sec calendar. I'd rather they go 3+6, require one power 5 non conference opponent, and then only two cream puff games each of which have to be played before middle of October. For Vandy yes it hurts our chances of 6 wins. But realistically none of the bowl games ...
by fldore
Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:47 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: Tyrin Lawrence reportedly entering the transfer portal
Replies: 125
Views: 40817

Re: Tyrin Lawrence reportedly entering the transfer portal

I'm sure it's near impossible to run a program with no transfers but we shouldn't lose players at the rate we do. There will always be a kid that wants more pt, be closer to home, etc... but the fact we have so many core players leaving for equal or lesser programs points to a deeper problem.
by fldore
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: Tyrin Lawrence reportedly entering the transfer portal
Replies: 125
Views: 40817

Re: Tyrin Lawrence reportedly entering the transfer portal

It's hard to know who or what to blame. Heck, every one of these transfers could represent unique individual circumstances. Malik Dia and Noah Shelby obviously didn't leave for NIL opportunities at Belmont and Rice, respectively. Neither did QMB or Trey Thomas, and I kind of doubt Myles Stute left ...
by fldore
Mon Apr 17, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: Gavin Casas
Replies: 18
Views: 4462

Re: Gavin Casas

Casas with a 955 OPS would still put him 4th or 5th on our team this year. And we would have killed for that last season. Guess he just needed a change of scenery.
by fldore
Mon Apr 17, 2023 6:51 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Commitment: Brycen Coleman 6-5 200 FLEX/WR/QB Berlin, Maryland
Replies: 9
Views: 2689

Re: Commitment: Brycen Coleman 6-5 200 FLEX/WR/QB Berlin, Maryland

I'm sure most here remember Matt Jones the QB at Arkansas. Running style reminds me of that.
by fldore
Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: To school like Vanderbilt??
Replies: 5
Views: 1856

Re: To school like Vanderbilt??

Just like in recruiting we'll have a hard time with the portal as our options will be much more limited than most other schools. To play devil's advocate though, I've always wondered if that should make things easier as we can focus our attention on fewer guys. Anyways, I still don't like this notio...
by fldore
Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: One of my few gripes of baseball....
Replies: 15
Views: 1625

Re: One of my few gripes of baseball....

Wins are essentially a meaningless stat except for starters. There are a number of different examples where a reliever gets a win (whether he blew a lead or just pitched a scoreless frame in a random inning in the middle of a game) where he ends up getting a win. Some are preposterous such as your e...
by fldore
Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:35 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: SEC Players in MLB on Opening Day
Replies: 3
Views: 798

Re: SEC Players in MLB on Opening Day

More hitters than pitchers for vandy which I wouldn't have guessed
by fldore
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:10 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: Pop..
Replies: 52
Views: 5925

Re: Pop..

I release that the NCAA can make a sane man a bit crazy but I would argue a very different argument. Corbs schedules elite teams to start the season and mixes in a few local cupcakes before SEC starts. If VU Basketball does what many on here are proposing the we would schedule 15 cupcakes to start ...
by fldore
Sun Mar 12, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: Vanderbilt vs. Miss State
Replies: 16
Views: 2289

Re: Vanderbilt vs. Miss State

Well their out of conference was a lot better. Scored a couple good wins on a neutral court (one of which being Marquette who is a 2 seed in the tourney), beat all the teams they should have, and only lost one game to Drake who is also in the tourney. If I look at their overall schedule I'd argue th...
by fldore
Sun Mar 12, 2023 6:23 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: that sucked, but wasn't a complete surprise
Replies: 24
Views: 3511

Re: that sucked, but wasn't a complete surprise

Yep. This preseason mentality needs to end. Stack has shown he can develop players and improve as the season goes on. But he needs to get the team playing better earlier and to make sure we win the games we're supposed to win. It's still a subjective process and obviously they value the full body of...
by fldore
Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: NCAA Tourney/Selection Thread
Replies: 32
Views: 4336

Re: NCAA Tourney/Selection Thread

Probably depends on how much they weigh recent performance vs entire body of work. Over the last month and a half we've played like one of the best teams in SEC. Assuming 5 or 6 SEC teams get in tourney and we've easily been one if the 5 or 6 best teams in conference. But obviously we get hurt by th...
by fldore
Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: Gavin Casas
Replies: 18
Views: 4462

Re: Gavin Casas

Probably got tired of sitting behind guys that were inferior hitters.