@JStat7 Looks Like Were Liberty Bowl Bound...

James Franklin Reminds Us Why We Love Him (And Others Do Not)

"We'll talk about it [UT Coach Dooley's locker room excitement over beating Vandy]next year a lot. We'll watch it as many times as we need to watch it. That's a wound I'm going to leave open for a year and we'll discuss it next year. I look at that as respect. Some people act like they won a Super Bowl when they beat a team that the previous two years they won two games. But we'll move on, we'll have a lot of discussions about this next year when the time is right."

But the team that is both good and intriguing enough to break up the blue blood club is Vanderbilt. Over the past few years the Commodores have been a respectable but nonthreatening bunch. This year, however, they will excel in every category. They have size, depth, athleticism, experience and quality point guard play, and Jenkins is arguably the best pure shooter in America. Kevin Stallings is an excellent coach and a good guy, and Vanderbilt is one of the finest academic schools in the country. This will be a fun team to watch and an easy team to root for. Now all they have to do is knock off Kentucky and Florida.

every time they say "James Franklin" i keep thinking i hear "James Franco" and i think.. that kid does everything!

According to a release from the NCAA Friday, the council "reached consensus on some aspects of a new men's basketball recruiting model." The release cites the following as the issues the Leadership Council, which heard presentations from two subcommittees on all manner of men's basketball issues, was able to agree on:
A start date for official visits beginning after the men’s basketball championship in April of the junior year.
Deregulating the type of communication between coaches and prospects (including text messaging and other forms of electronic communication).
Allowing unlimited communication after Aug. 1 before the junior year in high school.
Permitting evaluations at certified nonscholastic events on two weekends in April, with some restrictions.
Permitting some contact at a prospect’s educational institution in conjunction with an evaluation, with some restrictions and requirements.

Kevin Stallings. "He’s a very intelligent guy and an excellent coach.’’

ComScore, the Reston-based tracker of consumer Internet habits, tallied 5.8 million unique visitors to SB Nation Web sites during the month of November. That 208 percent increase over the 1.9 million unique visitors in November 2009 makes SB Nation the fastest growing sports Web site the company tracks.

Or Coach Woody, for that matter. You want proof? Dash friend Joe Biddle of the Tennessean reported in July that former Missouri and Vanderbilt head coach Woody Widenhofer (2) is working at a highway toll booth in the Florida panhandle. Seriously.

George Plaster with breaking news: #Vanderbilt football coach Bobby Johnson apparently steps down as football coach.

BCS Athletic Departments' Gross Revenue (Millions)
RANK - TEAM - REVENUE - BASKETBALL EXPENDITURES - RANK
3 - Florida - $108.30 - $8.10 - 7
4 - Alabama - $103.93 - $4.98 - 32
5 - LSU - $100.07 - $4.76 - 37
8 - Tennessee - $92.52 - $5.46 - 24
10 - Auburn - $87.00 - $4.51 - 47
11 - Georgia - $81.49 - $6.29 - 18
16 - South Carolina - $76.25 - $5.13 - 30
23 - Kentucky - $72.05 - $8.61 - 5
32 - Arkansas - $63.97 - $6.63 - 17
60 - Vanderbilt - $45.58 - $7.00 - 13
62 - Ole Miss - $41.31 - $2.50 - 73
65 - Mississippi St. - $36.53 - $3.72 - 67