Vandy becoming the real UT

#54
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Vols410 said:
Without facilities, recruiting in-roads, commitment to football (resources, attendance, etc.) it’s never going to happen. Not even possible.
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It's a private school without an alumni base. Too high a percentage of their students are not from Tennessee and far too high a percentage of their graduates don't stay in Tennessee upon graduation. They give nothing back to this state. They merely take up land here.
 
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GAVol said:
You’ll have something else to start a bad thread about.
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Never understood chit like this. They say "well, its reality". Wgaf, why does anybody want to talk about stoopit crap like that?
 
#56
#56
dduncan4163 said:
Naw mainly because the administration at Vandy won't sink money and resources into the football program
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Wrong! Vandy just hired a new A D. Vandy alum are angry because he knows absolutely zero about sports.
He is a bean counter and was hired to raise money for renovations to their stadium
 
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NEOCON said:
With Vandy owning us the last few years, the new generation only knowing a UT team that loses to Vandy, and Vandy being in the heart of Nashville where almost everyone moving in is from another part of the country and holding no emotional ties to the past or clinging onto stories of the good old days......

Is there a chance that if things do not change in the next few years, that Vandy becomes the new UT and the Vols are left by the side of the road?
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In cases like this, it’s a shame that regular users can’t delete the stupid threads of others. The answer is no. The only people that optimistic about their future in athletics are delusional Vanderbilt fans. And **** Vanderbilt.
 
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I wouldn't go that far, but it's going to be interesting to see what their new AD does with their football program.
 
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Behr said:
Never understood chit like this. They say "well, its reality". Wgaf, why does anybody want to talk about stoopit crap like that?
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You don't gaf about what's happened the last 5 of 7 years behr? Somehow I don't believe that.
 
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#62
The perception that Derek Mason has been successful at Vanderbilt is completely tied to his 3-2 record vs Tennessee (which is what made them bowl eligible in both 2016 and 2018). Is there another SEC school where this doesn't get you fired after 5 seasons?....

2014: 3-9 overall 0-8 SEC
2015: 4-8 overall 2-6 SEC
2016: 6-7 overall 3-5 SEC
2017: 5-7 overall 1-7 SEC
2018: 6-6 overall 3-5 SEC

24-37 overall 9-31 SEC... this is utterly abysmal. His only saving grace is his record vs Tennessee.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
The perception that Derek Mason has been successful at Vanderbilt is completely tied to his 3-2 record vs Tennessee (which is what made them bowl eligible in both 2016 and 2018). Is there another SEC school where this doesn't get you fired after 5 seasons?....

2014: 3-9 overall 0-8 SEC
2015: 4-8 overall 2-6 SEC
2016: 6-7 overall 3-5 SEC
2017: 5-7 overall 1-7 SEC
2018: 6-6 overall 3-5 SEC

24-37 overall 9-31 SEC... this is utterly abysmal. His only saving grace is his record vs Tennessee.
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This sentence looks terrible for us.
 
#65
#65
We’re going to start seeing bumper stickers “Vanderbilt:THE University of Tennessee”.
I saw one of those years ago.
 
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#68
Let’s get facts straight

Ingram has been a billionaire for years. If he wanted to put money into football he would have done it a long time ago

Vandy draws about 15,000 -20,000 of their fans to games. The only reason they have 30,000 - 40,000 is because of the opposing teams fans.

The people moving to Nashville are already fans of other teams. It is like Atlanta where there are fans of SEC and ACC teams.

In addition many of the people moving to Nashville are already UT fans.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
The perception that Derek Mason has been successful at Vanderbilt is completely tied to his 3-2 record vs Tennessee (which is what made them bowl eligible in both 2016 and 2018). Is there another SEC school where this doesn't get you fired after 5 seasons?....

2014: 3-9 overall 0-8 SEC
2015: 4-8 overall 2-6 SEC
2016: 6-7 overall 3-5 SEC
2017: 5-7 overall 1-7 SEC
2018: 6-6 overall 3-5 SEC

24-37 overall 9-31 SEC... this is utterly abysmal. His only saving grace is his record vs Tennessee.
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60% winning percentage vs. Tennessee
17% winning percentage vs. the rest of the SEC.

SEC wins over Tennessee (3) Ole Miss (2), Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas in the Mason era.
 
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TN used to be a consistent powerhouse. Now they are not. Now Vandy is better, but they are still not a powerhouse. Ergo, Vandy is still not the real UT.

I mean, if the question is "has Vandy been better lately" then the numbers speak for themselves. But they have to first be good to be considered "the real" anything.
 
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