Anchor Drop, December 21, 2020: Introducing Clark Lea

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Vanderbilt introduced new head football coach Clark Lea at a press conference on Sunday, and here’s what you need to know: he said that football should be fun, and he wants to celebrate the wins with us. He’s almost there. We also learned that he started his career as a graduate assistant under Karl Dorrell at UCLA.

In seriousness, he listed Don Meyer and Tim Corbin as influences.

We’ll see once the games start (September 4, ETSU) but let’s just say that Clark Lea didn’t lose anyone with his introductory press conference, which was... not true of the last guy.

Vanderbilt women’s basketball improved to 4-1 with a 97-58 win over Gardner-Webb yesterday at Memorial Gym, which, hey, they might not be bad. But then we’ve thought this before...

SEC Basketball Schedule

Bad Gambling Advice: 21-28-1 ATS, 22-28 totals

Wofford at Texas A&M (12:00 PM CT, SEC Network): Wofford +6.5, Under 133.5

St. Joseph’s at Tennessee (5:00 PM CT, SEC Network): Tennessee -22, Under 147

Mississippi Valley State at Mississippi State (7:00 PM CT, SEC Network): Mississippi State -37, Over 150