Oct. 7, 2010
On Deck: Senior Molly Kinsella has been named one of 20 finalists in NCAA men’s and women’s soccer for the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Vote for Molly every day until November 14 by clicking here.
AROUND THE WEB THURSDAY
Football: Commodores coach watches his weights (Mike Organ, The Tennessean)
Football: Commodores turn attention to punt returns (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
Football: Commodores take on temporary role of favorite (Mark Wheeler, The City Paper)
Football: Best SEC Plays – Bill Marinangel TD (Ron Higgins, SECsports.com)
Men’s Basketball: Dores realize they need to win in March (Andy Katz, ESPN.com)
Men’s Basketball: Stallings, staff host first coaches’ clinic on Saturday (Jeff Lockridge, The Tennessean)
IN THE PROS
NFL: Cutler’s limited participation in practice part of evaluation (Layer Mayer, ChicagoBears.com)
MLB: Rays, David Price (SP) – L (0-1), 6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 8 K (MLB.com)
VUCOMMODORES NEWS
Women’s Basketball: Get to know Tiffany Clarke (Ryan Schulz)
Soccer: Molly Kinsella named Senior CLASS finalist (Chris Weinman)
Men’s Tennis: Lipman set to play in D’Novo/ITA All-American Championships (Laina Balafas)
vUreport: Cute Commodore baby photos (fans)
VIDEO OF THE DAY
The Tennessean: A look at Coach Robbie Caldwell’s workout – Watch Video
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Check out the latest vUreport with several great photos of future Commodores!!
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Basketball coach Kevin Stallings on his expectations for the 2010-11 Commodore squad
Source: ESPN.com
“I want us to be a consistent program and consistently in the NCAA tournament. We’ve gotten to that point and I expect us to be good again this year. As usual, I think we’ll be better than people project us to be. But I never worry about it. It’s almost entertaining to me.”
“I’m very optimistic about what this team can do and what it can become. This is the hardest-working team I’ve ever coached.”
Pitcher David Price on the Rays’ ALDS Game 1 loss to Texas Wednesday
Source: MLB.com
“It’s very frustrating. I know I need to come out and throw better than that, no matter if it’s a postseason game or just any other game. Going up against a guy like Cliff Lee and a team like the Rangers, you have to throw better than that to give us a better chance, and hopefully I’ll get another shot at throwing again this series.”
Football coach Robbie Caldwell on the Dores’ practice in full pads Wednesday
Source: The Tennessean
“We toughened up and did some things. We did some more hitting. We needed to get some younger players ready because Smo is not (going to play) and T.J. is not. And so we’re going to have to play some younger guys even more.”
Former VU punter Bill Marinangel recalling his 81-yard TD run against Alabama in 1996
Source: SECsports.com
“I actually thought it was the perfect setting, so that’s why I decided to take a look at it. I guess I got pretty lucky. ‘I knew I could at least get a first down, but I never thought I’d score when I began running.
“Before the play, I was over on the sideline warming up doing some short sprints in case I had to run it. Some Alabama fans were yelling at me, `What are you running for?'”
TWEETS OF THE DAY
@RobbieCaldwell (Robbie Caldwell): Today, Wednesday practice was good. Started slow but got very physical. Starting to grow hopefully. See you in the stadium Saturday!
@vandyxctrack (VU XC/Track): http://twitpic.com/2v8l1s – Boys showing up the girls with wall sits and weights
@SonnyGray2 (Sonny Gray): Congrats to Halladay.. I bet that is one of the best feelings in the world. Playoff baseball.. Nothing like it
@JLEWFifty (Jensen Lewis): Hats off to Halladay. What an incredible performance. That’s what it’s all about!
@steveleandre (Steve Tchiengang): Couple hrs sleep in. Blessed to see the sun shine, time to get back to study. #NerdTweet
@ESPNAndyKatz (Andy Katz): Vanderbilt under appreciated again: http://es.pn/bdD89e
RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY
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SONG OF THE DAY
Brad Paisley – Me Neither
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