Sept. 14, 2011
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by Brandon Barca (Archive) Twitter updates @brandonbarca |
On Deck: Vanderbilt baseball’s Road to Omaha DVD is for $29.95… The Commodore soccer team has a big non-conference matchup with No. 11 Memphis Thursday night. Youth wearing soccer jerseys receive free admission… VU will hold a canned food drive in support of Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee at the VU-Memphis soccer match as well as Saturday’s football game against Ole Miss… PGA star Brandt Snedeker will be appearing on the Golf Channel’s PGA TOUR Playoff Diary Wednesday night at 8 p.m. CT… The football road game at South Carolina on September 24 will start at 6 p.m. CT on either ESPN or ESPN2 (TBA).
Top Headlines
Commodores labeled ‘Ultimate Underdog’ in Sports Illustrated
Pick up a copy of Sports Illustrated this week to read Michael Rosenberg’s four-page feature on Vanderbilt’s football program under first-year Head Coach James Franklin. Rosenberg spent three days on campus during the preseason chronicling the Commodores’ challenge to compete in the toughest conference in college football.
Opportunity of a lifetime
Andrew Kittrell, an 11-year old local youth football player, was born without a left leg and is missing fingers on both hands. After hearing about Kittrell’s story, Coach Franklin decided to give him the experience of a lifetime during the UConn game last week. It was an experience Kittrell describes as the best day of his life. Powerful and touching… a must read.
Goulbourne has fond tennis memories
Senior forward Lance Goulbourne was glued to the television during the U.S. Open men’s tennis final. Goulbourne, a Brooklyn native, lettered in the sport in high school and even served as a ball boy for five years at the U.S. Open.
No longer the same old Vanderbilt
Coach Franklin will turn any negative into a positive. Find out how Franklin reacted to a fan yelling, “Same old Vanderbilt” after the Commodores lost the lead to UConn in the 4th quarter.
Elizabeth Lillie: Science and Soccer
Balancing academics with athletics for a college student can be a grind. Soccer senior Elizabeth Lillie, a biomechanics engineering major, embraces the challenge.
Video: Through A Players Eyes with Chris Marve
Senior linebacker Chris Marve breaks down what he is looking for at the line of scrimmage.
Additional Commodore News
Football: Same old Vanderbilt? Not so (Tennessean)
Football: QB holds up behind shifting offensive line (The City Paper)
Football: Franklin gives boy a special experience (ESPN.com)
Football: Vandy: Black to the Future (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Football: Vandy’s D setting tone (Associated Press)
Football: VU no pushover when playing Ole Miss (Associated Press)
Football: Vandy always poses test (Clarion Ledger)
Football: Q&A with VU beat writer Jeff Lockridge (Clarion Ledger)
Football: Ole Miss Notebook: Bolden returns (Clarion Ledger)
Women’s Basketball: SEC unveils details of 2012 tournament (The City Paper)
Baseball: David Price MLB Box Score (MLB.com)
Baseball: Mike Minor MLB Box Score (MLB.com)
VUcommodores.com News
Football: Media Monday interviews, quotes (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Monday musings from the presser (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Nutt previews Saturday’s game (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Lohr earns SEC weekly honors (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Commodores in the NFL, Week 1 (VUcommodores.com)
Football: Notes and depth charts, Ole Miss game (VUcommodores.com)
Football: VU-South Carolina set for 6 p.m. CT (VUcommodores.com)
Women’s Golf: Dores finish 6th at Cougar (VUcommodores.com)
Cross Country: VU hosts Commodore Classic Saturday (VUcommodores.com)
General: VU athletes get certified in CPR (VUcommodores.com)
Tweet of the Day
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Video of the Day
Get all “Jacked Up” in this video of the biggest Commodore hits from the UConn game.
Photo of the Day
Here’s a screen capture of Coach Franklin on the front page of CBSsports.com. Brett McMurphy gives Franklin an A+ in his early report card on new coaches.
Song of the Day
Journey “Wheel in the Sky”