Aug. 17, 2012
Quick Slant is an array of brief insights and occasionally opinionated overviews of collegiate athletics in general and the Vanderbilt Commodores in particular.
That video you watched and probably forwarded to your friends with James Franklin stunning walk-on Marc Panu with a scholarship went viral as they say. Posted last Friday noon, it has over a quarter million YouTube views and growing rapidly! The major national networks have taken notice and as of this writing it has already been the Play of the Day on ESPN.
Single game football tickets for Florida, Auburn and Tennessee go on sale Sept. 1. Buying online at vucommodores.com is perhaps the most convenient way to do this since you can order anytime day or night, don’t need to get in the car or even hope the phone lines are clear.
Overheard at the water cooler: Those new lights in Vanderbilt Stadium will do more than make your television picture better; they are focused on the field much like theatre spotlights, making the seating bowl a bit dimmer and the playing field more striking, thus enhancing the game environment.
Best wishes to Brad Keen, one of our two assistant directors of sales and marketing, on being named the Director of Marketing at Wake Forest. His last day here is Friday. It’s a good step and just reward for a good guy that has worked hard and effectively over the past two years. It is not only a compliment to Brad’s excellent work but it speaks well for how others perceive what we do in the areas of marketing and promotions.
Vandyville will have a record number of fan tents this fall, well over 60 and counting.
