Vandy247 Podcast

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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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? 

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A little more background on Wednesday morning's story, plus, the mailbag, with Seabass.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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