Here's my season prediction:
Week 1- WKU: The Thursday night curse ends as Vanderbilt moves past Western Kentucky 52-35. The game is tight at half, but the WKU defense falls apart in the second half. Free queso for all!
Week 2- Georgia: It isn't an embarrassment, but we are clearly not the better team. 42-21 Dawgs.
Week 3- Austin Peay: 44-0 in one that is never in doubt.
Week 4- @Ole Miss: We strangely go into the locker room down just 10-7 after an ugly first half. But, Freeze motivates the team, and we lose 38-14.
Week 5- @MTSU: It's a close, hard fought game, but we survive 33-30 in overtime in Murfreesboro.
Week 7- @SC: In what is one of our best chances for a conference win, we turn in one of our worst outings of the season and lose 38-13 to the Gamecocks.
Week 8- Missouri: It is a brutal, physical game. Missouri leads 14-10 with Vandy getting the ball with 1:30 left in the game. On 4th & Goal with 5 seconds left, Webb runs the ball into the endzone from three yards out for the game winning score. The homecoming crowd storms the field for the end of the conference losing streak. 17-14 'Dores!
Week 9- @Houston- After beating Mizzou, talk begins to swirl of the Commodores becoming bowl-eligible with two more wins, most easily Houston and Kentucky. However, the team overlooks them a bit and falls 27-17 on Halloween.
Week 10- @Florida- The Gators are much improved and want revenge for 2013 in the Swamp. They overpower our Commodores 38-10, bringing the season to a best-of-three against conference opponents for bowl eligibility.
Week 11- Kentucky- On a beautiful early November afternoon, the Commodores handle the Wildcats 28-14 for win number 5.
Week 12- Texas A&M- Wanting to ensure bowl eligibility before the rivalry game, Vandy gets off to a 17-0 lead on the Aggies before falling 41-24 in front of a sold-out Dudley Field.
Week 13- @Tennessee- With the season on the line, Vanderbilt plays a much better Tennessee team in a close game that heads to overtime knotted at 24. However, an interception dooms us in a 27-24 loss to end the season 5-7.