Anchor Drop, October 1, 2020: The best defensive line in the country?

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

Okay, so, let’s talk about this thing that’s been making the rounds on these here interwebs all week, because vucommodores.com is:

No, I don’t know what goes into that rating, either, but “highest-graded defensive line in the country last week” sounds good, so let’s go with it! The thing is, as I wrote in the preseason mailbag, Vanderbilt’s defensive line was actually the position group I had the most confidence in going into the season. Dayo Odeyingbo is a legitimate star, and then there are all sorts of interesting prospects on the line to the point that a guy like Rutger Reitmaier was barely seen on Saturday night. So yeah, this is somewhat real, though probably not “best in the country” good.

Or it could be. I don’t know.

The Hustler talked to the LSU student newspaper’s sports editor. Meanwhile, And the Valley Shook talked to some idiot Vanderbilt blogger. Also in the Hustler: three matchups to watch and their weekly power rankings in which Vanderbilt is Not Last. Thank God for Arkansas is no longer a thing only said by Memphians.

Adam Sparks and Mike Organ have a new edition of the Breaking Down the Dores podcast, while VandySports had Chris Lee and Seabass discussing the thing we already went over on Monday.

I missed this yesterday, but Will Perdue is mad at Vanderbilt.

And finally, an interview with soccer player Blue Ellis.

Actual Sports on TV

All times Central.

• 11:00 AM: MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves (ESPN)
• 1:00 PM: MLB: Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs (ABC)
• 2:00 PM: MLB: Chicago White Sox at Oakland A’s (ESPN)
• 4:00 PM: MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres (ESPN2)
• 7:20 PM: NFL: Denver Broncos at New York Jets (NFL Network)
• 9:00 PM: MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN)