Aug. 31, 2010
AROUND THE WEB TUESDAY
- Football: Game week here for Caldwell (Teresa Walker, Associated Press)
- Football: Commodores welcome back a bye week (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
- Football: Caldwell calm, confident as season’s first week commences (Mark Wheeler, The City Paper)
- Football: Fitzgerald focused on Northwestern’s running game (Tina Akouris, The Courier-News)
- Football: NU Wildcats hope to rush to glory (Lindsey Willhite, Daily Herald)
- Football: Northwestern kicks off season at Vanderbilt (NUsports.com)
- Football: Pat Fitzgerald press conference transcript (NUsports.com)
- Football: Cushy opening week schedule for SEC (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
- Baseball: SEC offseason grades (Kendall Rogers, Rivals.com)
IN THE PROS
- NFL: Moore happy to get chance with first team (Bob LeGere, Daily Herald)
- NFL: Bennett ecstatic to be back on practice field (Larry Mayer, ChicagoBears.com)
- MLB: Pirates, Alvarez – 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (MLB.com)
VUCOMMODORES NEWS
- Football: Caldwell’s Monday Press Conference Transcript
- Football: Week 1 Game Notes (Larry Leathers)
- Cross Country: Preseason USTFCCCA Polls Released (Laina Balafas)
VIDEOS OF THE DAY
DT TJ Greenstone, QB Larry Smith and C Joey Bailey discuss the Northwestern game
Robbie Caldwell’s meets the press Monday afternoon
Part 3 (of 3) of the cross country team’s preseason retreat at Natchez Trace State Park.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Only four days until kickoff. Do you have your tickets? (Photo Credit: Banks Shepherd)
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“Oh, I hope it doesn’t come down to me and Coach Fitzgerald, Lord have mercy. I have an education I just don’t care to use it.”
— Robbie Caldwell on coaching against Northwestern in a game dubbed the “Brain Bowl” (Source: VUcommodores.com)
“Maybe not the same circumstances so it’s difficult to compare, but through difficult times good football teams come together and they unify. They take a challenge as a motivator to play together as one. From all the things that I’ve read from down there, it seems like that’s what has happened. We’ll find a way to rise up to their level of passion on Saturday.”
— Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald on what Vanderbilt is enduring with a late coaching change (Source: NUsports.com)
REMINDER OF THE DAY
Commodore Fans: Mr. C is up for Capital One National Mascot of the Year! Spread the word and vote for him against Oregon’s “Duck.” Right now he is trailing so we need everyone to vote – Click here
TWEETS OF THE DAY
@RobbieCaldwell (Football coach Robbie Caldwell): Stopped at Mapco this morning for coffee and got to see some of the good “ole boys” of the world.
@espn: Troy Polamalu’s hair insured for $1 million by Head and Shoulders http://es.pn/8Zjrpm
@espn: ESPN The 10th Annual Herbie Awards http://es.pn/9V9nph
RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY
Football is finally here…. so let’s dance!
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SONG OF THE DAY
The White Stripes – We’re Going To Be Friends
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