Clark Lea: "I’ve never been more energized for where we’re headed" And just like that, the season ended. As expected, Vanderbilt concluded the 2021 season with road losses to Ole Miss and Tennessee, finishing winless in the SEC for the second straight year. And also as expected, neither game was competitive. The Commodores lost to... Continue Reading →
There was actually some level of excitement from Commodore Nation heading into Vanderbilt’s final home game of the season against Kentucky, at least as much excitement as there could be for a 2-7 team. The university released the long-awaited renderings of their 300-million-dollar project on Friday giving fans some sense of hope for the future.... Continue Reading →
A small crowd of 19,821 sat through a dreary, drizzly afternoon to watch Vanderbilt battle Missouri – an atmosphere befitting of the last two SEC teams without a conference win. Unfortunately for the hometown Vandy fans the Commodores would remain the only winless team at the end of the day by losing to the Tigers... Continue Reading →
Vanderbilt’s near-miss against South Carolina last week led to hopes that their contest with Mississippi State would be competitive. Those hopes didn’t last long. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead and methodically pulled away to a 45-6 blowout that lacked anything to feel good about from a Vandy perspective. Mississippi State’s... Continue Reading →
I suppose there are a couple of ways you could view Vanderbilt’s heartbreaking 21-20 loss to South Carolina. The eternal optimists -- or even the more casual box score glancing fans who didn’t watch the game -- will point to a hard-fought loss against an 18-point favorite, on the road in the SEC, with the... Continue Reading →
You wouldn’t know it from the final score, but there was tangible progress in Vanderbilt’s 42-0 loss toFlorida. No, really. For a half anyway, the Commodores looked like they belonged on the same field as the Gators. Thetotal yardage was almost even – 215 for Florida versus 200 for Vanderbilt. The Commodores weredominating time of... Continue Reading →
If you were among the few fans wearing black and gold amid the sea of red as Georgia destroyed Vanderbilt 62-0, take a bow. Have a beer. You are the true fans, and you deserve it. Although few expected a competitive game, this might have been even worse than imagined. At the very least Vandy... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately, the Commodores lost more than a game against Stanford on Saturday. The team’s top running back, Re’Mahn Davis announced on Instagram that he will undergo season-ending surgery due to a torn ligament in his toe. https://twitter.com/dore_report/status/1440097938743693314 “My time here at Vanderbilt has been spent putting in hard work both on and off of the... Continue Reading →
Stanford head coach David Shaw drew the ire of Commodore Nation this week with his comment that his school’s academic superiority gave him an advantage in recruiting nationally over comparable programs like Duke, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt. Unfortunately, it was difficult to argue his point after the Cardinal dismantled the Commodores 41-23 on Saturday. Despite a... Continue Reading →
At last, the losing streak is over. While Clark Lea has tried to downplay the football program’s 11-game losing streak and the connection of his first team to previous teams, there’s no question this was a cathartic moment for the program. His postgame embrace with AD Candice Lee after earning his first victory as head... Continue Reading →
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