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by Johnmn555
Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Guess the Kickoff TIME-Auburn (ho co 11/4)
Replies: 7
Views: 3233

Re: Guess the Kickoff TIME-Auburn (ho co 11/4)

The centerpiece of reunions is Saturday night class dinners. They sell tickets to the football game and the dinner, and then the football game is designated for Saturday night per TV and you lose the money on the game or the dinner. Happens all the time.
by Johnmn555
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Mike Wright
Replies: 12
Views: 7508

Re: Mike Wright

I think he may be giving up an NFL career to play QB in college. He's not first to do that. A few have found a new position after college, but not most.
by Johnmn555
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Guess the Kickoff TIME-Auburn (ho co 11/4)
Replies: 7
Views: 3233

Re: Guess the Kickoff TIME-Auburn (ho co 11/4)

Shouldn't it conflict with class dinners?
by Johnmn555
Mon Sep 04, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Mike Wright
Replies: 12
Views: 7508

Re: Mike Wright

Personally, I think they should let Seals play more if nothing else to spur Swann to start looking at the field rather than locking on to one receiver. He should have been playing before it was 40-10. What are the chances that they will need him in a tight game at some point? High. What are the cha...
by Johnmn555
Sun Sep 03, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Mike Wright
Replies: 12
Views: 7508

Re: Mike Wright

The big runs for Mike tended to come against the weakest opponents, and yesterday was no different.
by Johnmn555
Sat Sep 02, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: ACC votes to invite Stanford, Cal, and SMU
Replies: 12
Views: 1981

Re: ACC votes to invite Stanford, Cal, and SMU

And with this, I assume we have seen the final post suggesting that Vanderbilt should join the ACC.
by Johnmn555
Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: OT: An Adam Sparks piece that Vandymaniacs will love
Replies: 6
Views: 1573

Re: OT: An Adam Sparks piece that Vandymaniacs will love

As a jr. lawyer in New York, in 1986-87 I found myself working on Butcher bank related cases in Knoxville. My boss was a very New York guy with the accent. He was trying to learn how to ingratiate himself with folks in Knoxville. Riding a cab in from the airport in Knoxville, he chatted up the cabbi...
by Johnmn555
Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Ten observations on Vandy’s 35-28 WIN over Hawaii
Replies: 12
Views: 4287

Re: Ten observations on Vandy’s 35-28 WIN over Hawaii

Go back and look at the onsides kick. The Hawaii player STEPPED OUT OF BOUMDS before falling on the ball. That alone should have made him ineligible to recover the fumble. The ref never said it was his elbow, only the announcer (who also never looked at the foot). I was wondering about that. Isn't ...
by Johnmn555
Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: waking up 1-0
Replies: 12
Views: 3186

Re: waking up 1-0

As much as Wright saved the game, Hawaii certainly helped with a procedure penalty on first and goal from a foot immediately before the big play.
by Johnmn555
Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: I'm At A Loss
Replies: 8
Views: 2730

Re: I'm At A Loss

For every close but uncomfortable win like this (see Elon 23', UConn 21', N. Illinois 19', Charleston Southern 14') there are also worse gut-wrenching losses (ETSU 21', UNLV 19', Western Ky 15', Temple 14'). At this point, I'll take an ugly win with optimism that the team will improve. Given three ...
by Johnmn555
Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:14 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Vanderbilt-Hawaii game thread
Replies: 167
Views: 24822

Re: Vanderbilt-Hawaii game thread

Moving the schedule ever earlier makes season tix unviable. The chances of any of the first four games being ungodly hot or delayed is high.
by Johnmn555
Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:40 am
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Whoomp! There it is... [PREMIUM, The Athletic]
Replies: 7
Views: 1886

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

The SEC and Big 10 already have mega TV leagues, and I don't see a lot of advantages for either in merging them into one. We've already looked at the politics and vote required to boot Vandy from the SEC, and after careful analysis, most everyone agreed it isn't going to happen. Big boys in the two ...
by Johnmn555
Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Starkville: MSU may use Will Rogers, Mike Wright in same backfield
Replies: 4
Views: 1199

Re: Starkville: MSU may use Will Rogers, Mike Wright in same backfield

We had both Wright and Swann/Seals in at the same time on various occasions. Perhaps MSU will do it a little more. Seems like a good way for Wright to burn a year of eligibility through limited playing time. When Rodgers is gone, Wright will be a one year option, probably to be supplanted by a new k...
by Johnmn555
Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Relive VU's epic 1996 home loss to Notre Dame here
Replies: 6
Views: 1740

Re: Relive VU's epic 1996 home loss to Notre Dame here

As I recall, ND was down 7-6 with about 3 minutes left and went for it on 4th and 7. As I feared, although our D played a great game, they couldn't stop them on that one play. Game over.
by Johnmn555
Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Derek Mason now an SEC Network analyst?
Replies: 9
Views: 3141

Re: Derek Mason now an SEC Network analyst?

After his severence, he can do this on a volunteer basis.
by Johnmn555
Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Officiating at last year's Vandy-UT game
Replies: 9
Views: 2914

Re: Officiating at last year's Vandy-UT game

Maybe he'd like to talk about the atrocity at the end of the Florida game, too. Watched that game again yesterday. Got mad all over. Showed it to my wife who asked two questions: 1. Why did they stop the clock with 2 seconds left when the guy was tackled without getting a first down and without goi...
by Johnmn555
Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:31 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: UT infractions case gets more bonkers
Replies: 6
Views: 1652

Re: UT infractions case gets more bonkers

Can't you forgive him for slipping Emmet Till a couple of bucks?
by Johnmn555
Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:27 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: Clark Lea signs contract extension
Replies: 9
Views: 1533

Re: Clark Lea signs contract extension

So he already apparently was under contract for four more seasons, and now they are extending him three more. Is that really necessary? Did we learn anything from extending Derek Mason only to have things go South as soon as we did? Everyone is happy with him now, but this board will be on fire if w...
by Johnmn555
Sun Jul 16, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: Vanderbilt Football
Topic: The Athletic (premium): VU Chancellor Harvie Branscomb proposed a "Magnolia League" in 1962; it went nowhere
Replies: 8
Views: 1603

Re: The Athletic (premium): VU Chancellor Harvie Branscomb proposed a "Magnolia League" in 1962; it went nowhere

GA's program was in bad shape circa 1961, which explains that. There was no gigantic SEC check in 1962, so this made a lot more sense then than now. Too bad it didn't happen, really.