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 →
Woah. I have been very vocal about my opinion of this staff’s approach to the offensive side of the football. The gameplan week in, week out is predictable, complacent, unimaginative, and unsuccessful. My criticisms have remained consistent throughout the year: Predictable 1st and 2nd down play calling, especially early in gamesOvercomplicated scheme – K.I.S.S (Keep... 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 →
VUCommodores.com Start Off Strong Against a team like Stanford if we start off slow and let up 14 in the first quarter we won’t come back from it. We need to carry our momentum into the first few drives of this game and pound them until they quit. Our goal here is to find out... 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 →
It's that time of week again. Check out The Dore Report's predictions for Vandy-Colorado State tonight (10pmET/CBSSN): Braden McPherson "The Commodore offense finds a way to string together a few drives and put some points up on the board. Defense comes out and has another solid outing against a weaker opponent. Will this be enough... Continue Reading →
Written by: Bryce Brown Good God, this is hard to do after last week… but let's stay optimistic Obviously that ETSU game isn’t what we expected at all, so where do we go from here? An SEC school losing to an average FCS program is very bad news, (South Carolina lost to The Citadel in... Continue Reading →
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