That name is not "Commodores".
Oh . . . oh . . . Ohhh!!!
photo via Tennessean.comAnother Vanderbilt football season came to a close on Saturday afternoon, as yet another promising season ended with five wins and LOTS of turnovers. For those keeping track, the streak extends to 15 years without bowl eligibility. And yet so close!! We were at five wins with four games left!! Granted, it's doubtful that we would have made it to a bowl this year with only six wins (since all of the SEC--minus Ole Miss [Go Rebs!]--is eligible this year and Vandy doesn't have a very large traveling fan base). But still! Plus, we probably could even have made it to seven. We were only a touchdown back from Kentucky. We had a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter against UT. And I'm sure the team could have put something together against Wake Forest if maybe they had showed up at all.
I'm serious. I cannot recall a more heinous performance in my years of watching the 'Dores. It was awful. Everything about it was just depressing. I can't even explain it, really. It was just ... gray.
Anywhos, I am sorry to note that my purchasing of season tickets had no bearing upon the team's success. I am also sorry that I so readily drowned my sorrows on Saturday night with cheap beer and whiskey that was confiscated at the gates of the stadium (I no longer have a little Captain in me, I assure you). As I considered the state of things on Sunday morning, it was probably a good thing that this was the last game of the season.
Hope y'all had a Happy Thanksgiving. Ours was fine--a quick trip to Starkville and back, all on Thursday. No fried turkey this year, but I'd been missing the baked kind anyway. Plus, I'll forgive a lot of things if there's green bean casserole on the table.
Have a good one!
love, molly
previous post title source: "You'll Never Walk Alone," Rodgers and Hammerstein (anthem of Liverpool Football Club, it's what the crowd is singing in the background of Pink Floyd's "Fearless")
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