Nov. 18, 2010
On Deck: Enjoy a full day of Commodore basketball. First, take an extended lunch break to watch the men’s team against Nebraska in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on ESPNU starting at 12:30 p.m. CT. Later tonight, the women’s team will host Samford at 7 p.m. CT inside Memorial Gym. To follow the action on VUcommodores.com, click here.
AROUND THE WEB THURSDAY
Football: Coaches receive new look at rivalry (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
Football: Matthews shows talent late in season (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
Football: Vanderbilt hesitates at truly competing (Joe Biddle, The Tennessean)
Football: Smotherman recalls 2005 win at Tennessee (Bryan Mullen, The Tennessean)
Football: Doctoring comes natural for Stokes (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
Football: SEC predictions Week 12 (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
Football: Vandy/Tennessee a state-ment game (Peter Nygaard, InsideVandy.com)
Men’s Basketball: Jenkins looks for his 3-point stroke (Bryan Mullen, The Tennessean)
Men’s Basketball: Offseason question marks start to fade (Jerome Boettcher, The City Paper)
Men’s Basketball: Dores look to spark season in Puerto Rico (Steve Schindler, InsideVandy.com)
Men’s Basketball: Memorial gym provides unique stage (Brian Linhares, InsideVandy.com)
Men’s Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off offers plenty of storylines (Andy Katz, ESPN.com)
Golf: Mason Rudolph begins recovery (Jimmy Trodglen, Gannett Tennessee)
IN THE PROS
NFL: SEC “My Town” with Earl Bennett (Jared Cooper, SECsports.com)
VUCOMMODORES.COM NEWS
Men’s Basketball: VU signs three to NLI’s (Andrew Boggs)
Men’s Basketball: Commodores head to Puerto Rico (Andrew Boggs)
Men’s Basketball: Appalachian State game time announced (Andrew Boggs)
Women’s Basketball: ‘Dores ready for Samford (Ryan Schulz)
Swimming: Dores add six to recruiting class (Donny Turnbaugh)
Swimming: VU to compete in WKU Invite (Donny Turnbaugh)
Men’s Tennis: VU signs six to incoming class (Laina Balafas)
Quick Slant: Fall break in South Africa (Rod Williamson)
History Corner: Fans end 1932 game with Vols (Bill Traughber)
VIDEOS OF THE DAY
1) Boggles gives us footage from Puerto Rico on Tuesday – Watch Video
2) Linebacker John Stokes delivers a big hit to keep Kentucky tailback Raymond Sanders from crossing the goal line. Watch Video
3) Brad Tinsley, Jeffery Taylor and head coach Kevin Stallings spoke with the media to preview the 2010 Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Watch Video
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Team photo of the Commodores at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Welcome Banquet last night, courtesy of Boggles.
For more updates from San Juan, follow @VandyMBB on Twitter.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Basketball coach Kevin Stallings on Kedren Johnson, Shelby Moats, and Dai-Jon Parker signing with the Commodores:
Source: VUcommodores.com
“We’re very excited about these three guys. We feel like we’ve addressed some needs. We’ve signed guys that have really bought in to the Vanderbilt concept and the way we like to do things.”
“We think they possess outstanding basketball ability or we wouldn’t have signed them. They come from great families and we’re really excited about the contributions they’ll make on the court when they get here.”
Football coach Robbie Caldwell on coaching the Commodores:
Source: The Tennessean
“You’d like to be able to put your own personal touch on some things. That takes time. You basically have to go through an offseason. I’d like to do that.”
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