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by alathIN
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Thoughts on Vandy's 47-13 WIN over Alabama A&M
Replies: 14
Views: 7300

Re: Thoughts on Vandy's 47-13 WIN over Alabama A&M

Slow starts and coverage breakdowns continue to haunt. Swann looks so good on some plays it's easy to forget he's a sophomore and needs more time to develop before he has the junior or senior consistency we remember from the likes of Shurmur. The decision making is complicated and he doesn't have it...
by alathIN
Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:30 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Meh.
Replies: 0
Views: 795

Meh.

O-line could become decent at pass blocking. The sacks seemed more like blown assignments than guys getting beat by their man. Run blocking is... unimpressive. Despite last year's blowout win, I never liked this matchup. For as long as I can remember, offenses that are geared to complete a high perc...
by alathIN
Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:45 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Whoomp! There it is... [PREMIUM, The Athletic]
Replies: 7
Views: 1888

Re: Whoomp! There it is... [PREMIUM, The Athletic]

College football's intense appeal was built on people going to games in real life. Tailgating. Marching bands. Homecoming. People went to the games as kids, then as students, then as parents of kids and parents of students. Demented traditions with 100 year old traditions like The Oaken Bucket and T...
by alathIN
Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Martel Hight named preseason true freshman All- American by 247
Replies: 3
Views: 1268

Re: Martel Hight named preseason true freshman All- American by 247

If his play lives up to this, it will be a massive help in a position of need.
Should get chances to see the field and gain experience during the OOC part of the schedule.
by alathIN
Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Roster thoughts
Replies: 0
Views: 1169

Roster thoughts

In past years VU's football limiter has less often been about whether the best players we could put on the field were good enough, but more about how exploitable were the lesser players we had to put on the field. "Lesser" could simply mean a freshman who hadn't had enough coaching yet, or...
by alathIN
Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Ray Davis disses Nashville in KSR interview
Replies: 17
Views: 3923

Re: Ray Davis disses Nashville in KSR interview

I listened to the interview live yesterday on Louisville AM-790. This is just 23 seconds out of 3 or 4 minutes. I wouldn't say that Davis "dished on" (as was printed in the article) Nashville so much as he mentioned a positive about Lexington. And he is not wrong. UK football is the only ...
by alathIN
Thu Aug 03, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: SaturdayBlitz.com writer's Vandy preview, prediction
Replies: 6
Views: 1649

Re: SaturdayBlitz.com writer's Vandy preview, prediction

bornadore57 wrote: Thu Aug 03, 2023 8:10 pm I don't see Daevion Davis mentioned much lately. At one time, he was considered to be a leader on defense. Then, an injury. Any word on how he is doing?
Last I heard he was healthy and rarin' to go.
by alathIN
Thu Aug 03, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: SaturdayBlitz.com writer's Vandy preview, prediction
Replies: 6
Views: 1649

Re: SaturdayBlitz.com writer's Vandy preview, prediction

Statistics and probabilities obviously are not his strong suit. He's predicting Vanderbilt to go 0-3 in 50-50 games. Realistically I think VU are preseason underdogs against USCe, KY, FL, Ole Miss, Auburn, and Missouri. Not prohibitive underdogs, but underdogs. All of these teams fan bases expect to...
by alathIN
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:32 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Typical UT fans: setting themselves up for disappointment again
Replies: 13
Views: 4219

Re: Typical UT fans: setting themselves up for disappointment again

VU fan's honest take on Tennessee: They have taken a major step forward from the Franklin and Shurmur eras, when VU pretty much owned them. They have a solid claim to be in the upper middle class of the SEC. But(chugger) they still have a lot to prove before they can claim to be an elite SEC team. L...
by alathIN
Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:36 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Derek Mason now an SEC Network analyst?
Replies: 9
Views: 3149

Re: Derek Mason now an SEC Network analyst?

And kudos to him and his agent for taking him from where he was in those early press conferences to being an analyst on SECN. Maybe part of it was PR training, but equally or moreso, I think he's just a deep down football guy and when he's talking about blocks and tackles and reads he's in his elem...
by alathIN
Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: James Strong named as new assistant coach
Replies: 19
Views: 8797

Re: James Strong named as new assistant coach

If he is a great coach, why has he not advanced to being a head coach at some school, especially at his age? I used to think this way, generally. But as I've gotten older, I've moved away from this presumption. That doesn't mean you're ultimately wrong, but I've run into way too many situations whe...
by alathIN
Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Oh, the humanity!
Replies: 7
Views: 2423

Oh, the humanity!

All the hand wringing about playing this season in a stadium under reconstruction :roll: We've been clamoring for facilities upgrades for 35 years (that I am personally aware of). Now we get a new administration who cares about sports and we jump into upgrades, and we're complaining about the inconv...
by alathIN
Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Tennessean's 5 burning questions for Clark Lea; story on commitment Glenn Seabrooks
Replies: 1
Views: 780

Re: Tennessean's 5 burning questions for Clark Lea; story on commitment Glenn Seabrooks

The reactions to Lea's "best program in the country" remark say more about college football culture than they do about Lea or Vanderbilt. "Best program" was automatically interpreted as most national championships - turning into another UGA or Bama - which does seem extremely unl...
by alathIN
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:37 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: OT: Serious allegations against Northwestern, Pat Fitzgerald
Replies: 24
Views: 5975

Re: OT: Serious allegations against Northwestern, Pat Fitzgerald

The whistleblower has now been quoted by the Daily Northwestern as wanting to “absolutely seek to get Fitz out of the Program”. Sorry I may be old and insensitive, but innocent until proven guilty means something. Allegations from someone with a motive, from the me first generation… just don’t carr...
by alathIN
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:22 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Podcast: Mike Wright talks about his decision to transfer from VU to Miss. State
Replies: 6
Views: 2125

Re: Podcast: Mike Wright talks about his decision to transfer from VU to Miss. State

HIs decision to transfer kind of makes sense, if you think about it. He could either stay at Vandy and be the backup for A.J. Swann for the next 2-3 years or... yes, he's likely to play behind Will Rogers this season, but if he doesn't play in more than four games, he could redshirt, and then have ...
by alathIN
Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Men's Basketball
Topic: Ven-Allen Lubin today in u19 USA vs Madagascar
Replies: 2
Views: 2337

Re: Allen-Lubin today in u19 USA vs Madagascar

Nashmann wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2023 1:30 am Not bad first game....
That was an impactful 16 minutes.
I think this will be great experience for him.
My first impression was he looks like a guy who doesn't get pushed around too easily.
by alathIN
Sun Jun 11, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: NIL vs IRS
Replies: 7
Views: 3203

Re: NIL vs IRS

My guess is the NIL organization is a non-profit since it really isn't meant to make money as an organization. The players should be paying taxes on the payments they received. My question is how does this affect the baseball players who get needs based scholarships at VU. They get into that in the...
by alathIN
Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: NIL vs IRS
Replies: 7
Views: 3203

Re: NIL vs IRS

It is possible (theoretically at least) that the player's support and endorsement of the charity could bring in enough additional donations to justify his compensation. The test is supposed to be that the money paid to the athlete is "reasonable;e compensation" paid by the business or cha...
by alathIN
Sun Jun 11, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: NIL vs IRS
Replies: 7
Views: 3203

NIL vs IRS

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2023/06/10/irs-name-image-likeness-collectives-not-tax-exempt I wonder how much impact this will have. My guess is that the people willing to plonk down six or seven figures for their team to sign and retain players will still be willing without the tax deduction. Thi...
by alathIN
Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:53 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Baseball
Topic: Next year's roster
Replies: 20
Views: 11649

Re: Next year's roster

RJ Austin, Chris Maldonado, and Davis Diaz all had stretches of looking like good hitters. If they can solve whatever slump issues they could all be very good bats. With luck maybe two of them level up over the offseason? I don't think we are doomed to be bad offensively next season. To meet Vandybo...