Aren't we forgetting the most amazing story today?

[BewareOfMSUDawg]

The Vanderbilt Commodores, excuse me, the 21st ranked Vanderbilt Commodores are nationally ranked for the first time since 1984. Just think about that. Vanderbilt will take the field in their next game as a nationally ranked team. For at least one week we will see a number beside Vanderbilt everytime their name pops up on ESPN or other sports networks. I don't know about anyone else, but it blows my mind about how strange it is that Vanderbilt is ranked. We're talking about Vanderbilt being ranked. Vanderbilt. Ranked. In football. Vanderbilt. Simply amazing.

BTW, take a wild guess in identifying the team in the SEC that has now gone the longest w/out being ranked. The answer will make you sick.

 

[Croomp]

we should be 17ing 3-1 right now.

 

[RebelBruiser]

I'll tell you right now that after watching Vandy this past week, that ranking won't last long. There is no way they are a Top 25 team. If we go out and play a real top 25 team and turn the ball over 6 times, I guarantee the game wouldn't even be close.

They are basically the equivalent of your team last year. They play bend but don't break defense and wait for you to make mistakes to help their offense put enough points on the board to win some games. When they face a team that actually shows up ready to play, it won't be close. Good news for them is that they have enough winnable games left that they should get to 6 wins and get an invite to the Pizza Bowl.

I actually thought more of Vandy before seeing them play in person.

Edited to add: Vandy is dead last in the SEC in total offense and dead last in total defense. It's really hard to be 4-0 when you are giving up 365 yards a game and only putting up 280 yards a game yourself. That's why I'm saying this won't last for them. You can't defy the statistics all year, and when teams start playing more efficiently against them, they'll have some ugly losses. You can defy the stats enough to get to a bowl game (which they will), but you can't carry that type of performance over to continue winning at this kind of clip.