Sept. 29, 2010
On Deck: Great news for Commodore fans in Middle Tennessee… the Vanderbilt-UConn game will be televised by Nashville’s WUXP MyTV30. Go here for more information
AROUND THE WEB WEDNESDAY
Football: Commodores will run with a full backfield (Mike Organ, The Tennessean)
Football: VU not limited to traditional offensive line (Mark Wheeler, The City Paper)
Football: UConn quotes from Tuesday press conference (UConnHuskies.com)
Football: UConn football players arrested in campus fight (Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press)
Football: UConn depth chart continues to change (Colin McDonough, The Daily Campus)
Football: Huskies face Vanderbilt week (Joe Perez, Norwich Bulletin)
Football: UConn’s Endres, Box promoted (Chris Elsberry, Greenwich Time)
IN THE PROS
MLB: Rays punch postseason ticket behind Price (Bill Chastain, MLB.com)
MLB: Rays clinch playoff berth behind David Price (Associated Press)
MLB: Rays, David Price (SP) – W (19-6), 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K (MLB.com)
MLB: Pirates, Pedro Alvarez (3B) – 1-for-5 (MLB.com)
MLB: Padres, Mike Baxter (1B/OF) – DNP (MLB.com)
VUCOMMODORES NEWS
Football: UConn game to air on Nashville’s WUXP MyTV30 (Larry Leathers)
Football: NFL Week 3 recap (Larry Leathers)
Men’s Golf: Mason Rudolph Championships photo gallery (Andrew Boggs)
Women’s Golf: Mason Rudolph Championships photo gallery (Andrew Boggs)
VIDEOS OF THE DAY
1) From Schulzie — If you got a phone call from a member of women’s basketball team last night, it was not someone doing an impersonation. Tuesday evening the team called season ticket holders thanking them for supporting the Commodores this year. IF you don’t have tickets, then make your order today. (Watch Video)
2) David Price hurls eight shutout innings to help the Rays clinch a spot in the postseason – Watch Video
3) Price and Rays celebrate clinching a playoff berth – Watch Video
PHOTO OF THE DAY
(Credit: Jason Behnken, Tampa Tribune) — Celebrate good times! Congrats to Tampa Bay for locking down a spot in the playoffs. The Rays are still fighting to clinch home field advantage in the AL. Tampa holds a 1/2 game lead over the Yankees in the East with five games remaining in the regular season.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“My knee feels good now and I don’t think it’s going to be a problem throughout the season. I don’t think I’ll have to keep having it drained or anything.”
— RB Warren Norman on his health (Source: The Tennessean)
“The LSU game was kind of a wakeup call. It was our first SEC game and most of us weren’t ready for the speed. We got accustomed to it and we came out knowing what to expect against Ole Miss and we made sure we delivered.”
— LT Wesley Johnson on the offensive line’s progression (Source: The City Paper)
“They’re a team that offensively likes to run the ball… They are a team we’re going to have to really study and understand because of all of the different looks they’ll give us. Defensively they come at you with pressure…they’re solid up front and they’re sound and solid in the special teams. Getting a chance to play them from the SEC is going to be a tremendous challenge for us and we have a lot of work to do between now and Saturday so we can go out and play the best game we can against them.”
— UConn coach Randy Edsall on the Vanderbilt game (Source: UConnHuskies.com)
“I really thought that I needed to throw nine. That was a nightmare. I knew if I didn’t throw well, I was going to be done. That was worse than Game 7 by far. Everything that led up to it was terrible. We want more fans here obviously. We love our fans that come; that’s not what I was saying last night, obviously, but that was a nightmare last night.”
— David Price on pitching Tuesday after his “tweet” about the small crowd that attended Monday night’s game (Source: MLB.com)
TWEETS OF THE DAY
@Vandysocr (VU Soccer): Vandysocr Beautiful weather for soccer in Nashville! Let’s get after it!
@RobbieCaldwell (Robbie Caldwell): Tuesday practice was good. Getting ready for another road trip. Leadership is key this week. Focus is the word!
@vandyxctrack (VU XC/Track): http://twitpic.com/2sws8f – 800 repeats by the men in centennial park
@JayBlack40 (Jonathan White): Just spent a couple hours picking the brain of an old veteran at life. It’s so important that we learn from the lessons of the past.
@SonnyGray2 (Sonny Gray): Nice job tonight @DAVIDprice14 and congrats. Guess you will be away from Nashville that much longer now haha
@steveleandre (Steve Tchiengang): I love listening to my mom encouraging words. They take me to another level. I love you Mom
@anchorofgold: RT @jryanshelton: Great couple of days for Vanderbilt alums…@JayCutler6 and @earlbennett80 last night, @DavidPrice14 tonight. fun to watch
@bjmorris84: @DAVIDprice14 you were so dominant tonight my man!! Can we say Cy Young??
@MLBknowitall: @davidprice14 Tonight you are a role model,a fire starter,but most importantly a leader.Thank you for help bringing this back to Tampa!
@GREGuthrie: @DAVIDprice14 Congratulations, David. Great performance tonight. Keep up the good work.
RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY
Office Space week continues… I still haven’t figured out why this brilliant idea never caught on.
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SONG OF THE DAY
The world was a better place when Lionel ruled the charts. (Blast this song at work and see what kind of reaction you get. You’ll be the office hero of the day. Trust me.)
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