Oct. 1, 2010
On Deck: I’m headed to Hartford with the football team this morning. Also this weekend… Soccer travels to Tennessee (Friday) and Georgia (Sunday) … Men’s Tennis will be competing at the Georgia Tech Classic … and Cross Country will head north to run in the Louisville Invitational.
AROUND THE WEB FRIDAY
Football: Dores work to improve third-down conversions (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
Football: Saturday preview- Vanderbilt at UConn (Mark Wheeler, The City Paper)
Football: Dores make long trek to Big East opponent (Reid Harris, InsideVandy.com)
Football: Stadium Preview- Rentschler Field (Bruce Spencer, InsideVandy.com)
Football: Stokes nominated for premier scholar-athlete award (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
Football: SEC Week 5 Did you know? (Chris Low, ESPN.com)
Football: Lutrus, Todman expected back for UConn (Neill Ostrout, Greenwich Time)
Women’s Basketball: SEC puts tournament tickets on sale (The Tennessean)
IN THE PROS
MLB: Price’s path to becoming ace far from smooth (Bill Chastain, MLB.com)
MLB: Pirates, Pedro Alvarez (3B) – 4-for-5, HR (15), 5 RBI, run (MLB.com)
MLB: Padres, Mike Baxter (1B/OF) – DNP (MLB.com)
VUCOMMODORES NEWS
Football: Joe Fisher’s Mailbag- UConn TV, road success (Joe Fisher)
Football: Football nuggets for UConn game (Larry Leathers)
Football: Joe Fisher’s 97.1 RQQ Update (Audio)
Baseball: Stellar pitching highlights scrimmage (Stooche Jones)
VIDEOS OF THE DAY
1) Football head coach Robbie Caldwell joins Joe Fisher to preview the Commodores’ matchup with Connecticut – Watch Video
2) Pirates 3B Pedro Alvarez’s big game included a career-best four hits and five RBI with his 15th homer of the season. He also has a 10-game hitting streak as the season winds down. – Watch Video
3) Soccer freshman Duggan Hahn returns home to Knoxville this weekend as the Commodores take on the Tennessee Lady Vols on Friday at 6 p.m. CT.
4) We recently posted Warren Norman’s 80-yd TD run at Ole Miss. Here’s a reel of the Commodores’ other touchdowns against the Rebels.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
(Photo Credit: Mike Marti)
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“The toughest part has been the space difference. Instead of getting a couple of yards to hit the guy, he’s right in front of you.”
— Sophomore Caleb Welchans on moving from right tackle to left guard (Source: The Tennessean)
“I’m just trying to feel a little more comfortable every day and do whatever I can to help out. I’ve been trying to make adjustments and learn as much as I can.”
— Pirates 3B Pedro Alvarez, who is hitting .463 with seven runs, five doubles, four homers and 20 RBIs in his last 10 games. (Source: MLB.com)
“That’s the thing about David and a lot of good young players, they … [are] ‘I belong here’ guys. ‘I belong here’ guys can really help you win.”
— Rays manager Joe Maddon on David Price’s confidence (Source: MLB.com)
TWEETS OF THE DAY
@Vandysocr (VU Soccer): Dinner at the Hahn’s was awesome. Now to hotel. Tomorrow: Beat UT. http://plixi.com/p/48030834
@vandyxctrack (VU XC/Track): http://twitpic.com/2tg72q – Womens xc pink singlets for the race this weekend…in honor of breast cancer month
@anchorofgold: Attaboy, John Stokes! RT @ESPN_SEC: Six SEC players nominated for scholar award – http://es.pn/9GiYJo
@sportsguy33 (ESPN’s Bill Simmons): @TJLavin stops by to discuss America’s 5th major sport (the RR/RW Challenge) with me + @jacoby_ http://es.pn/d1sXEI
RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY
Wrapping up Office Space week…
I’ll take an order of extreme fajitas.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Boggles sent me the latest song by Guster. Cool video (and a catchy song, too.)
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