Aug. 26, 2010
AROUND THE WEB THURSDAY
- Football: Commodores need more sacks from defense (Mike Organ, The Tennessean)
- Football: Norman may miss season opener (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
- Football: Norman questionable to miss opener (Mark Wheeler, The City Paper)
- Football: Norman could miss opener (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
- Football: SEC’s toughest two-game stretches (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
- Football: The SEC’s most obnoxious fans (Mark Bradley, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Men’s Tennis: Dufaux joins Wichita State men’s tennis staff (GoShockers.com)
IN THE PROS
- MLB: Alvarez chats about influences (Pirates.com)
- MLB: Pirates, Alvarez – 0-for-4 (MLB.com)
VUCOMMODORES NEWS
- Football: Norman recovering after knee scope (Larry Leathers)
- Football: Game 10 Preview – Kentucky Wildcats (David Rutz)
- Football: SEC single game tickets on sale Sept. 1 (Larry Leathers)
- Basketball: Vanderbilt to be showcased on College GameDay (Ryan Schulz and Andy Boggs)
- Women’s Golf: Clark named assistant coach (Andy Boggs)
- Bowling: Garcia honored for academics (Rod Williamson)
- General: Hall of Fame Dinner nearing sellout (Rod Williamson)
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Part 1 (of 3) of the cross country team’s preseason retreat at Natchez Trace State Park.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Larry Smith wants YOU (yes, you) to fill every seat in Vanderbilt Stadium for the Commodores’ season opener against Northwestern on September 4.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“I am thrilled to be in Nashville joining the Vanderbilt family and want to thank Coach Allen for giving me this great opportunity. To be able to work with and learn from a coach of his stature will be invaluable. I am looking forward to knowing and working with the talented girls on this team and having a great year. I am also looking forward to becoming a part of Vanderbilt’s rich athletic and academic traditions and wearing my Black and Gold with pride!”
— Holly Clark on being named VU’s women’s golf assistant coach (Source: VUcommodores.com)
“We are looking forward to the opportunity to represent Vanderbilt University and women’s basketball on such a national stage. This is an outstanding opportunity to showcase our program to the country, and we are thrilled to be a part of just the second women’s game featured on ESPN’s College GameDay.”
— Women’s basketball head coach Melanie Balcomb on the Commodores being selected to appear on ESPN’s College GameDay schedule (Source: VUCommodores.com)
“My father gave me that nickname when I was a kid. I was tall and bigger than everyone else, and kind of stocky. I actually ran over a kid once that was blocking the basepath, so from then on, I’ve been called El Toro.”
— Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez on how he got his nickname, El Toro. (Source: Pirates.com)
TWEETS OF THE DAY
@VanderbiltU (Vanderbilt University): How controlling your `inner elephant’ will make you a stellar executive http://ow.ly/18JAtZ
@BFeldmanESPN (ESPN’s Bruce Feldman): This’ll make you smile: Vandy coach Robbie Caldwell, the hit of SEC media days, wired up at practice. http://bit.ly/b93VBY
@JasonEsposito (3B Jason Esposito): Back at Vandy and today’s the first day of workouts–let’s get it get it!
@MCReid42 (Former VU pitcher Chase Reid): 1st pro save tonight… I love closing
@earlbennett80 (Former VU recevier Earl Bennett): “life is a trip so sometimes we gone stumble”
RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY
A little Dynamite to get your blood flowing.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Weezer – Say It Ain’t So
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