Oct. 31, 2014
Tim Corbin continues to work in a few public speaking engagements and we attended one that attracted 230 people – double the biggest turnout in the group’s eight-year history Thursday evening. He absolutely wowed this audience during a lengthy address about his values and methods he uses to teach those values. There wasn’t another sound in the room. On the diamond, the Commodores will conduct their annual Black and Gold Series Nov. 14-16; these games, by the way, attract more fans than our varsity games once did.
We’re looking forward to the first Basketball Dore Jam this Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium. Both the men’s and women’s teams will be there signing autographs, posing for photos and meeting the public. The time frame is 2-4 p.m.
When our bowling team travels to historic areas, it usually takes a few hours the day prior to competition to take in educational sights. Over the years they have seen the Alamo, Freedom Hall and this week while in New Jersey, they had a guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum before enjoying the sights and having dinner in Times Square. At Vanderbilt it is often about more than just the ballgame.
Surely you have noticed how the hype machines trumpet the top signing classes in college recruiting, yet when some of those heralded classes quietly dissolve little is mentioned. This writer once got caught in the four-star, five-star hoopla but is now of the thought that a two-star guy with his feet on the ground may not be a sexy signee but will often out-perform that higher-rated player over the long haul.
Jim Harwell is back with a new Freddie Russell book, Sidelines – Classic Humor from the Golden Era. As the title suggests, this book is full of the humor and pranks from the legendary Nashville Banner sports writer. The cost is $18 plus tax and can be purchased by emailing the author at harwelljd@gmail.com. Jim is a grandson of Mr. Russell.