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The two biggest storylines with VU football for 2020 09/25/2020

The two biggest storylines with VU football for 2020 Chris Lee and Braden Gall talk about two intriguing storylines with the 2020 season: A true freshman quarterback (Ken Seals) and a defense led by new coordinator Ted Roof that has a chance to surprise. The two also talk about how Vanderbilt's baseball brand, hit some topics related to the 10-game Southeastern Conference football schedule, and discuss why Derek Mason is Braden's first choice among SEC coaches to babysit his kids. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/16158890

An unforgettable hour with Mark Howard 09/23/2020

An unforgettable hour with Mark Howard Long-time Nashville sports radio personality Mark Howard joins the show to discuss Vanderbilt's precarious position in the sports landscape, as well as some of his memories of covering the Commodores. The two also discuss the Nashville sports scene and sports media scene, and also get into some of the most memorable things Mark's covered in Nashville outside of VU. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/16133225

D1 Baseball's Aaron Fitt, on the VandyBoys 09/18/2020

D1 Baseball's Aaron Fitt, on the VandyBoys D1 Baseball's Aaron Fitt joins the podcast to answer your questions about the VandyBoys and the state of college baseball in general. Topics include Aaron's thoughts on Vandy's pitching and lineup for next year as well as his thoughts on what he saw at VU in 2020. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/16068737

Vandy's surprising hire of Louisiana Tech AD Tommy McClelland 09/14/2020

Vandy's surprising hire of Louisiana Tech AD Tommy McClelland In a move that caught everyone on both media markets by surprise, Vanderbilt plucked Louisiana Tech athletic director Tommy McClelland away to be its deputy AD on Monday. Ben Carlisle of BleedTechBlue.com gives background on McClelland and why he left for a lesser title, and answers a number of questions on the topic. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/16007762

The silver lining for the 2021 football offense 09/11/2020

The silver lining for the 2021 football offense Some of the disadvantages that the Vanderbilt offense faces for 2020 could turn out to pay dividends for 2021. Chris Lee and The Athletic's Mitch Light discuss that, as well as the general climate around college football, and get into when the college basketball season could start. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15975431

Favorite Commodores, pro futures 09/10/2020

Favorite Commodores, pro futures Chris Lee and Seabass give their favorite Vanderbilt players of all time, and talk about which VandyBoys have the brightest MLB futures. The pair also answer some football and hoops questions in the mailbag. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15953828

The state of the VandyBoys, with Kevin Ingram 09/04/2020

The state of the VandyBoys, with Kevin Ingram Chris Lee and Vanderbilt mid-week TV announcer Kevin Ingram talk about the abbreviated 2020 season and what might have been before discussing the 2021 roster. The two also share some funny Harry and Skip Caray stories on a sidebar midway through the program. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15889676

Re-boot 09/02/2020

Re-boot Has Vanderbilt abandoned all of former Malcolm Turner's strategic plans? Chris Lee and guest George Plaster discuss that, as well as some more background of Candice Lee's coming into power that's not been discussed on the podcast. The two talk about new chancellor Daniel Diermeier's latest remarks on athletics, hit the mailbag, and more in a 58-minute episode. Special thanks to our new presenting sponsor, Jody Jones DDS, for help making a sixth season of the podcast possible. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15854249

Tommy Smith answers more of your questions 08/21/2020

Tommy Smith answers more of your questions People still had questions for former VU athletics employee Tommy Smith after his two podcast appearances last week, so, he returns to the podcast to answer them. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15704570

Tommy Smith answers your questions 08/12/2020

Tommy Smith answers your questions Tommy Smith, who was Malcolm Turner's right-hand man at Vanderbilt, answers listener questions in the wake of Monday's podcast in which Smith discussed his VU experience. Topics include facilities plans, university leadership, student-athlete support and a lot more. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15586460

The truth about Vanderbilt athletics, from someone who tried to change it 08/10/2020

The truth about Vanderbilt athletics, from someone who tried to change it Tommy Smith, who was former athletic director Malcolm Turner's right-hand man, gives first-hand accounts of how things went when he and Malcolm Turner tried to change the culture around Vanderbilt athletics. Included are a revealing story about the Georgia football game, how the school views athletics as competition for resources, why Tim Corbin succeeds in spite of it, why academic standards aren't the problem and much more. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15560606

Play ball? 07/31/2020

Play ball? Chris Lee and Seabass start the episode by discussing the resumption of sports; Chris shares why he's not sure college football unfortunately may not get off the ground. The two also talk about the climate around Vanderbilt athletics and why the PR war is about to get worse for the university unless it can soon produce something that can tangibly excite its athletics community. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15432959

Opinions and evidence 07/29/2020

Opinions and evidence Chris Lee and George Plaster go over the cases that people have made as to why athletic director Candice Lee deserved the athletic director's job, and the ones they've made that she didn't. Lee, through her actions as AD and in support rules before becoming the AD in title, has a very observable track record to evaluate; how do the facts align with each camp? /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15400688

A little more behind the curtain 07/17/2020

A little more behind the curtain A little more background on Wednesday morning's story, plus, the mailbag, with Seabass. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15251471

Why the SEC is about to have revised 2020 football schedules, and more COVID-19 complications 07/10/2020

Why the SEC is about to have revised 2020 football schedules, and more COVID-19 complications Chris Lee's former radio co-host, Trey Wallace (now at Fox Sports Knoxville), joins the podcast to discuss what he's hearing in SEC offices regarding coming changes to the 2020 football schedule in light of COVID-19. The two also discuss game-day policies, what this means for teams booted off schedules, and more. Trey also discusses how Vanderbilt's dismissal of most of its sports media relations team was received around the SEC. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15163655

Vanderbilt dismantles its athletics communications office 07/08/2020

Vanderbilt dismantles its athletics communications office Vanderbilt stunned everyone by eliminating almost its entire athletics communication office, putting it under the auspices of the general university. Chris Lee and George Plaster talk about the "why's" of that decision and what it means. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15134069

A Season of Homecomings: Vanderbilt edition 07/03/2020

A Season of Homecomings: Vanderbilt edition Ron Lang, author of "A Season of Homecomings: Living, Learning and Loving Every School in the SEC," joins the podcast to discuss his book and the Vanderbilt portion within it. Ron conveys his impressions of Vanderbilt, names his all-time favorite Commodore, shares stories behind the scenes of the book, and answers listener questions. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15076919

Potential tough decisions, looking back a year, and... oxtail? 07/02/2020

Potential tough decisions, looking back a year, and... oxtail? Chris Lee and Seabass discuss tough coverage decisions that will have to be made if football is pushed to the spring, and talk about how much the outlook for Vanderbilt sports has changed in one year. Plus, the two talk about some dynamics with the quarterback battle heading into the 2020 (2021?) season. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/15067964

Keeping it real 06/24/2020

Keeping it real Chris Lee and Seabass discuss how the sports media works, and talk about what could happen if Vanderbilt needed to make a football coaching change immediately. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14956682

Attorney Grover Collins discusses Vanderbilt's Title IX-related allegations 06/22/2020

Attorney Grover Collins discusses Vanderbilt's Title IX-related allegations Attorney Grover Collins of Collins Legal discusses the Title IX-related allegations that went public involving Vanderbilt football this weekend. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14918195

Post-2020 MLB Draft discussion, and 2021 football recruiting 06/18/2020

Post-2020 MLB Draft discussion, and 2021 football recruiting Chris Lee and Seabass compare 2020 MLB Draft expectations compared to realities, whether Mason Hickman should stay in school or go pro, and why the Orioles shouldn't have passed on Austin Martin. Plus, Seabass gives some brief evaluations of VU's 2021 football recruits. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14866790

Academics, athletics and COVID-19 06/17/2020

Academics, athletics and COVID-19 Educational consultant (and Vanderbilt graduate) Mike Spivey tells us what he's learning about what's ahead with COVID-19 and higher ed after talking with multiple university administrators. He and Chris Lee hit the realities and the what-ifs of how universities and athletics are being affected with COVID-19 and touch on some other related issues, too. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14863154

Vanderbilt's baseball brand, and the 2020 MLB Draft 06/10/2020

Vanderbilt's baseball brand, and the 2020 MLB Draft Chris Lee and Seabass talk about the strength of the VandyBoys' brand, and cite a tangible example. Plus, the two talk about what's ahead for VU in this draft, especially in Rounds 2-5, where the Commodores might (or might not) lose a lot of key arms. The two dive into a football-themed mailbag at the end. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14776541

Will Vanderbilt play football this fall? 06/08/2020

Will Vanderbilt play football this fall? The Tennessean's Gentry Estes wrote about Vanderbilt's indecision regarding playing football this fall amidst the COVID-19 crisis. He and Chris Lee get into why VU hasn't made a decision and what could happen if Vanderbilt doesn't play this fall. It's an enlightening 35-minute episode of the VandySports Podcast. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14746370

Who'd you rather have? 06/04/2020

Who'd you rather have? Bobby Johnson or Derek Mason? Earl Bennett or Jordan Matthews? Casey Hayward or D.J. Moore? Those are a few of the questions Chris Lee asks Seabass, plus, a number of intriguing mailbag questions with an eye towards Vanderbilt's 2020 football season. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14702309

D1's David Seifert, on Vandy, the MLB Draft and the future of college baseball 06/03/2020

D1's David Seifert, on Vandy, the MLB Draft and the future of college baseball David Seifert, the head of college scouting at D1 Baseball, discusses the upcoming MLB Draft and Vanderbilt's presence within it. Seifert also shares thoughts about potential changes to the MLB calendar, discusses ramifications of whether MLB plays an abbreviated season this year or not, and a whole lot more in a 49-minute podcast. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14683982

Jeff Goodman explains his tweet 05/28/2020

Jeff Goodman explains his tweet The Stadium's Jeff Goodman sent out a tweet on Tuesday that didn't sit well with Jerry Stackhouse or Vanderbilt fans. On Tuesday afternoon, we did a podcast with Goodman in which he explains the background of that tweet. Goodman also opines on the near-future of Vanderbilt basketball and the SEC and hits on some other basketball-related topics in a 24-minute episode. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14603540

Candice Lee, Vandy AD 05/26/2020

Candice Lee, Vandy AD Candice Lee has been promoted from interim athletic director to the permanent person for that position. Chris Lee and George Plaster discuss that, how Vanderbilt got here and what that means. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14572007

2021 Vanderbilt football 05/22/2020

2021 Vanderbilt football The 2021 Vanderbilt football season should be a lot more interesting than the 2020 campaign, for two big reasons. Chris Lee and Seabass get into that, and also discuss future VU out-of-conference football schedules for the next decade. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14528069

Longer-term outlook for VU hoops, and that underrated 2004 pitching staff 05/19/2020

Longer-term outlook for VU hoops, and that underrated 2004 pitching staff Chris Lee and Mitch Light discuss Vandy hoops rosters for the next 2-3 years, and the biggest missing piece there. The two also talk briefly about the start of college football season, then, dive into the VandySports 100, which spawns a discussion of Vandy's terrific 2004 starting rotation. /episode/index/show/vandysports/id/14485721

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