Vanderbilt Football -- Bowl Game?

college2332
Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:01:30 +0000

Taken from SouthernCollegeSports.com



This has the potential to be Vanderbilt’s best offense in recent history. QB Chris Nickson should improve with a year of experience under his belt, and he will have one of the nation’s best receivers to throw to in all-SEC Earl Bennett. The Commodores could feature 5 senior starting offensive linemen, and all of the top rushers return to a unit that should vastly improve upon it’s 22 point per game scoring average of last season.

With a great deal of experience returning, led by star linebacker Jon Goff, this defensive group should also make a major improvement after ranking 74th in the nation last year in total defense. This unit will not be great, but there is enough talent in place to cause problems to SEC offensive units.

The schedule is key for Vandy as they look on ending a 25-year bowl drought. The Commodores host all 4 non-conference opponents and could be favored in all of those games, with the last contest versus Wake Forest looming large for Vandy’s postseason hopes. Key home SEC dates versus Mississippi and Kentucky will likely make or break this team’s fortune, as the road schedule is brutal. With 8 home games in total, it is now or never for this program, and this looks like the year that Vanderbilt makes a statement to the league.



Schedule For Next Year (My Predictions):
RICHMOND - Win
BAMA *
MISS - Win
EAST MICH - Win
auburn - Loss
GA -Loss
s. carolina -Loss
Miami(OH) -Win
florida -Loss
UK *
tennessee -Loss
WAKE *


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