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commadore wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:38 pm I hope one of our LBs knocks him into the next week. I hope he won't remember his return trip to Nashville.

FayetteDore wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:30 am Hell, most Nashvillians diss what significant parts of Nashville have become. Hence, the campaign theme of the leading vote getter in Thursday's mayoral election: "More 'Ville, Less Vegas!"

There's not much to argue with in that short 23-second clip. He's talking about Lexington's single-minded focus on UK (just like any other SEC hometown EXCEPT Nashville). I wouldn't know Aldean from Bryan if they walked in and burst out singing, and none of my friends and colleagues talk about them or other country luminaries of the moment BUUT that's about all there is to the tourist trap that downtown has become.

He didn't diss Vanderbilt; he didn't even mention Vanderbilt. Geez!

Versus75 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:13 pm 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 game in town and half the population of the state considers themselves members of the Big Blue Nation, whether or not they actually attended the university.

As far as the Nashville reference, the country music theme is pushed on everyone by the SEC Network folks but I doubt it's a negative factor for any student or student-athlete. How many football players are there for the music? If that was a factor, why did Davis transfer to Vanderbilt in the first place?

The reasons he cited for transferring to UK included some of the Kentucky players he knows who told him, "This is the place to be" or words to that effect, they said. "Come join us at UK." (A couple were right next to Davis, sharing the interview.) Davis was not asked why he entered the transfer portal in the first place. Was it graduate school options?

This line from his bio at UKathletics.com is interesting:
"Graduated from Vanderbilt in December of 2022 with a degree in communications studies … Currently working on a undergraduate certificate in business"

What is an undergraduate "certificate" and if you already have an undergraduate degree shouldn't you be working on a graduate degree?
https://ukathletics.com/sports/football ... ray-davis/

In any case, I have heard no indication of tampering.

And while I don't want to see Ray Davis injured, I REALLY want to see us win the UK game. My son, who was born in Kentucky and is a big UK fan despite playing football for Centre College, will be at the game with me as we've attended about a dozen UK-VU football games. I want him to "eat crow" one more time.

Golddore68 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:41 pm
I would think from a player like Ray Davis’ perspective, the pro sports teams would be more of something to complain about instead of country music. I can’t see how country music has any negative impact on Vanderbilt sports teams at all.