Vandy247 Podcast

Chris Lee and Sean Williams do our game preview podcast of Vandy-Western Kentucky, and also share thoughts on VU's defensive line recruiting.

Chris Lee and Seabass talk about the nagging issues of the football season, and offer scenarios where it can realistically get better.

VU color commentator Norman Jordan and Chris Lee find some things from the South Carolina game that they liked that could help VU win some games down the stretch.

Chris Lee and Seabass offer opinions on what can, and can't, be done to fix the football season, and have interesting takes on some of coach Derek Mason's comments this week. The two also examine the various takes on Brendan Harris's Vanderbilt commitment, and get into the latest developments on the recruitment of Darius Garland and Simi Shittu. The two have several strong takes in a 1:33 episode of the podcast.

Vanderbilt hitting coach and former VU/MLB player Mike Baxter joins the podcast to talk hitting philosophies, impressions of his players from the fall, and many other things. But first, we ask the question on everyone's mind: is Mike Baxter aware of the fact that he's been a VandySports cult hero for five years now? It's a can't-miss podcast for VandySports subscribers!

Gamecock Central's Chris Clark joins the podcast to talk about the Gamecocks before their Saturday game against Vanderbilt.

Vanderbilt football color commentator Norman Jordan joins the podcast to talk about how Vanderbilt gets past its rough stretch of football, starting with South Carolina. Issues include potential answers (two-minute mark), tackling issues (four), what it was like to play through tough stretches as a player (seven), how much talent is an issue compared to comparative bad stretches for past teams (nine), and a look forward to the South Carolina contest.

Chris Lee and Mitch Light go over VU's hoops slate for this year, and you won't believe how many teams on the schedule that Athlon's picked for either the NCAA or NIT tournaments. Also, the two attempt to answer the question as to what are the five toughest FBS football jobs in America.

Chris Lee and Justin Angel analyze Vanderbilt's football season through the lens of past recruiting, and give some hope for the future in what both think is an excellent 2018 class for VU. Topics include impact freshmen and transfers for next year, whether the team should move to a 4-3 defense, whether the team lost confidence (and how to get it back), James Franklin's secret sauce of winning, where VU's recruiting misses are hurting now, and whether more stringent academic requirements are hurting VU now.