VSL Hotline: The Hating Begins, Edition

The Man We Love to Hate gives Commodore fans a mixed bag in his Nashville City Paper article this morning. While yesterday's practice saw the return of senior wide receiver George Smith, quarterback Chris Nickson, "dressed out" but did not participate in the non-contact work-out. According to Brett's discussion with Bobby Johnson, "[Chris is] doing fine, but we didn’t want to take a chance... [Chris] says he feels good, but we haven’t let him throw any.” Stay tuned.

Brett is also reporting that starting tight end Austin Monahan will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a broken left scapula in last week’s game.

The Bleacher Report's Tim Pollock drinks the haterade on Vanderbilt's chances of staying in the Top 25 for any extended period of time. Keep hating, we're happy to play the role of underdog.

Mo Patton's article in the Tennessean highlights how Vanderbilt's success is garnering a lot of national media attention.

Week 4's SEC Power Poll is available at Garnet and Black Attack. Here are the results:

1. Georgia, 247 points (11 first-place votes)
2. Florida, 245 (8)
3. LSU, 232 (3)
4. Alabama, 199.5
5. Auburn, 167.5
6. Vanderbilt, 161
7. Kentucky, 111
8. Mississippi, 100
8. South Carolina, 100
10. Tennessee, 86
11. Mississippi State, 34
12. Arkansas, 33

It's never an open date for VSL Nation, so keep the chatter up.

Bobby, OUT