Vandy247 Podcast

Athlon's editor/VU football sideline announcer Mitch Light joins the podcast to discuss Commodore sports. He discusses offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig leaving for Utah, running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn and tight end Jared Pinkney announcing their returns to VU, and then moves to hoops, where talk turns to the Commodores' shooting struggles, but sudden success with a zone defense in a loss to Kentucky. The podcast ends with baseball discussion after VU was named preseason No. 1 by D1 Baseball.

Chris Lee and VU color commentator Tim Thompson dive into Vanderbilt's poor performance on both the offensive and defensive ends in a 19-point loss at Georgia. The two discuss whether VU should play more zone, whether the team is dwelling too much on the loss of Darius Garland, what Ejike Obinna may be, and a look at Vandy hoops beyond this year.

Chris Lee and Seabass discuss the potential departure of offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig to Utah, and discuss the familiar topic of who really held the strings of the offense at VU. Also, the likely return of Ke'Shawn Vaughn and Jared Pinkney would significantly improve offensive prospects for 2019. The two discuss that, outline offensive expectations for 2019, and briefly talk about Darius Garland's return to school for the spring semester.

Chris Lee and Mitch Light discuss Vanderbilt's loss to Ole Miss, as well as some of VU's hoops struggles and how things got to this point. The two also discuss the potential returns of Ke'Shawn Vaughn and Jared Pinkney, where both might slot in preseason all-conference and All-American honors, and how the return of each would potentially give VU its most explosive offense in a long, long time.

Four-year offensive line starter Bruno Reagan tells us what it was like to play at VU, from literally getting his offer in the middle of high school Spanish class to the disappointing Texas Bowl. Reagan answers listener questions about handling academics and football, dealing with the death of a teammate, the significance of beating Tennessee three times, his thoughts on who'll play where on the offensive line at VU next year, and a whole lot more.

Chris Lee and Seabass talk for over an hour on Commodore hoops and football. Topics on hoops include the team's identity, the importance of Yanni Wetzell and Saben Lee, why this year's hoops performance may nor may not affect future recruiting. On football, the two talk about what went wrong on defense in the Texas Bowl, and both end the football season with a final rant on Ke'Shawn Vaughn's under-use.

There was poor defense from start to finish, and some questionable offensive philosophy at the end, but the Texas Bowl was rarely dull. Chris Lee and VU hoops color commentator Norman Jordan discuss VU's loss to Baylor, and look ahead a bit to next season.

Seabass and Chris Lee cover a ton of ground in their day-after-Christmas podcast. Topics include the basketball team's identity, why VU seemingly has a clear advantage in the Texas Bowl, initial thoughts for 2019 football, what new AD Malcolm Turner should do for the major sports, thoughts on Hallmark movies, plus, what Seabass is cooking for dinner.

Chris Lee and Seabass talk about Vanderbilt's 2019 football signing class, including sleepers and the transfers, and the potential for a few key juniors to return for 2019.

Chris Lee and Tim Thompson talk about Vanderbilt's surprisingly-lopsided upset of No. 18 Arizona State, and Yanni Wetzell's role within that. Other topics include VU's vastly-improved defense, how practice has helped refine VU's efforts, an Aaron Nesmith-Ronnie McMahan comparison, and how Vandy's SEC schedule might be a bit easier than we thought before the season.