2008 VANDERBILT COMMODORES FOOTBALL PREVIEW

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football will not be very good. I’m sad to report this; but it is true. 2007 was the year for them to do it. We predicted last season that Vandy would have a winning season and get a bowl bid for the first time in 25 years. It didn’t quite happen. They ended up 5-7 (1 win shy of qualifying for a bowl). The one point loss to Tennessee was tough to take as was the 3 point loss to Georgia. Vanderbilt could have easily won either of those games. Should have won one of them....

Vanderbilt Commodores Football has made great strides the past year in moving up in the football world into the land of respectability. Respectable even in the SEC.

But, Vandy will always be Vandy. It is a school known for its academics more than its sports . And, certainly the Dores' will never be a football power. And, this year will be a step back down the ladder -- we think.

2006 and '07 star QB Chris Nickson is gone as is All-American Wide Receive Earl Bennett. Vandy cannot replace them. In fact, the Vanderbilt football team only has one player listed on the 1st and 2nd Team 2008 SEC Preseason Team. That player is Defensive Back DJ Moore.

Then there is the schedule. It’s not really particularly tough for an SEC schedule. But, for Vandy, it’s plenty tough. The Commodores’ schedule includes 7 opponents that went to a bowl game last season. The teams are Auburn, Mississippi State, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Wake Forest.

You can catch Vandy live on national TV early in the season. The Commodores home opener versus South Carolina on September 4, 2008 will be played before an ESPN audience. This will be the Dores’ first apearance on ESPN since the 2006 season when they faced Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Prediction: 1-7 in the SEC; 4 – 8 overall. Last in the SEC East. Might be 50 years before Vandy makes it to a bowl game.

Shouldn’t Vanderbilt and Clemson switch conferences? Think about it – Vandy, good academics; good basketball; bad football. Clemson – just the opposite. Need to Swap em.

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule

8/28 at Miami (Ohio)
9/4 South Carolina
9/13 Rice
9/20 at Mississippi
10/4 Auburn
10/11 at Mississippi State
10/18 at Georgia
10/25 Duke
11/8 Florida
11/15 at Kentucky
11/22 Tennessee
11/29 at Wake Forest

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Roster

2008 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Roster

Head Coach: Bobby Johnson; 15th season as coach, 7th at Vanderbilt (80-86 .482) (Clemson Grad)
Stadium: Dudley Field (39,773)

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