Additional Larryshop goodness under the jump.

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Finally, EA Sports gets it right.

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NCAA Football 2011 comes out today, starring Vandy's own Larry Smith.

Photoshop, as always, by Gumbercules.

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When you go to a particular school or grow up around college football, you are more than just a fan. It's who you are. We thought we could leverage this pride in your roots and show that "where you come from" is more than just a statement about geography. By positioning NCAA Football 11 as a game that understands this pride and is authentic to these traditions, the takeaway should be that anything that is in college football is in NCAA Football 11.

And this doesn't just include game play (though that's a huge part of it). It's rivals and mascots; it's legends and stories. It's those things that are at the very fabric of the game itself. Of course the game is great this year as well. With authentic entrances, mascots and specific offenses for each team, the term "where I come from" takes on a much larger meaning. While playing NCAA Football 11 is ultimately a great sports sim, it should also give you a sense of the pride and emotion one has for being a fan of a team they will never not be a part of.

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The formula by which Vanderbilt fans calculate their expectations for the upcoming football season is understandably different than that of the typical college football fan. Certainly there is a "realistic" component, an "optimistic" component and a "pessimistic" component. When calculating my expectations for 2010, I like to add in a couple extra components for good measure:

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Thirty years of Vanderbilt football (roughly). Here are my top three moments. Unsurprisingly, they're from the last five seasons.

#3 - Vanderbilt vs Auburn - 2008

How does arguably one of the most hyped Vanderbilt football games ever not go into the list? Here's the (brief and vague) play-by-play from that day:

7:30am - Arrive at campus and sift way through ESPN Gameday security. Wait for pre-Gameday SportsCenter spot. Scream.

8:45-8:59 - Survey the size of the crowd, soak in atmosphere. Recognize the sheer improbability of the events that are coming to pass. Marvel.

9:00 - Gameday begins. Scream. Cheer. Scream. Boo. Scream. Cheer. [Repeat for an hour and a half]

9:30 - Beginning to go hoarse. Tone it down. Become aware of likelihood of traffic logistics nightmare upon exit. Executive decision to leave now.

9:45 - Head to Harris Teeter at corner of Blair and Hillsboro Road. Purchase tailgate arsenal: various meats, chips, beer, charcoal, etc.

10:15 - Head home. Season meats. Package into containers. Pack into coolers along with ice and beer. Load car.

11:00 - Arrive at Vandyville. Detach grill from trailer hitch. Reattach wheels to grill. Transport grill to tent in Vandyville.

11:10-5:30 - Tailgate. Remnants of voice completely gone. I can still scream but it burns.

5:45 - Begin to pack up anything I would be pissed to have stolen. Reattach grill to trailer hitch.

6:00 - Make way into stadium, up stands into seats.

Of course, at that point, the game had just started. And what a game it was. Vanderbilt ended up going up late, and sealed it off with a Myron Lewis interception. I kept yelling until it tasted like blood. It was awesome.

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Drumming up a small list of your all-time favorite players is a lot harder than you'd think it to be, particularly in football. How do you compare someone like D.J. Moore with someone like Brett Upson? You don't. You love them all and throw them into a huge list.

I think I'm going to make this one a little different. I'm going to add some names with one to two sentence explanations. My hope is that additional submissions will be made in the comments. I'll add those to the post periodically, along with the username of the nominator. Youtube examples are encouraged. (NOTE: This would be an excellent time to throw out nicknames for the proposals)

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I wouldn't exactly say that Vanderbilt fans have the most storied football tailgating traditions. That's not to say the Commodore fans don't love to tailgate. Something has got to be enjoyable for Vandy fans on Saturdays in the fall. Might as well be before the loss, amiright? [Hangs head in shame]

Even for teams that struggle, tailgating rules. It's the time when you're brimming with optimism. It's where "today's going to finally be the day we beat whomever." You get to eat meat, drink beer, play beer-pong or cornhole, and enjoy yourself. It's even sometimes acceptable to listen to Miley Cyrus' Oeuvre (*cough* bloggywo *cough*).

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