tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post4425736705470341287..comments2023-11-03T04:07:19.586-05:00Comments on Vanderbilt Sports Line: 8-8 Still A Possibility?Seamus O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-47210796093357130282009-02-25T12:23:00.000-06:002009-02-25T12:23:00.000-06:00Anything short of 9-7 in conference and an appeara...Anything short of 9-7 in conference and an appearance in the SEC finals and there's no bubble for the Commies. <BR/><BR/>Still, I think 8-8 with a win in the SEC tournament would get us to 20 wins and should mean we host at least one NIT game. Given the youth of this team, and the injuries and health problems we've battled, that is nothing to scoff at. <BR/><BR/>The key game for the Commodores is Saturday's match-up with South Carolina. A win at home puts us in a great position to end the year strong and should give fans reasons to be optimistic going forward.Bobby O'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690105481225344056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-75031530624593026222009-02-25T10:17:00.000-06:002009-02-25T10:17:00.000-06:00I do love the enthusiasm anonymous. I must admit ...I do love the enthusiasm anonymous. I must admit my mood is a bit refreshed today. I do think you've got a plausible point. A win tonight, and a huge homestand against South Carolina this weekend will go a long way to rejuvenating my spirits, and you're absolutely right about the momentum. Finishing the season strong and winning 6 out of your last 8 would be a very good accomplishment.<BR/><BR/>It's just hard to see that momentum at times when you're taking drubbings like we did at Tennessee and at Florida. While they are tough places to play, we weren't even CLOSE to in those games. That's what got me really down about the performances. I know that we can beat teams but I don't like to see such disparity between us and the teams at the top of the SEC East, particularly in a down conference year.<BR/><BR/>That being said, you raise an excellent point, and if we can put together a couple good wins this week, I'll be more optimistic.<BR/><BR/>Dunno about bubble consideration though, given the conference's low SOS and the pretty terrible RPIs of most teams.Stanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068492073488859014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-6736246114468589242009-02-25T09:07:00.000-06:002009-02-25T09:07:00.000-06:00i think we beat georgia tonight. usc is a challen...i think we beat georgia tonight. usc is a challenge but we can step up and get a big win at home. if we do that it means we've gone 6-2 in our last 8 games. i don't care what you think but that is picking up momentum and doing a lot better at the end of the year. at ut and at uf are hard places to play. if we had played away first and had those at home we might have had a better shot. if we are 7-7 going into LSU why can't we step up and upset them? i think anything's a possibility and while 8-8 is more likely i honestly think this team can go 9-7 and pick up a few in the tourney and end up being on the bubble. even if we do that we're prob still NIT bound but i'm excited to see what they can do. never in a hurry to rush the season to an end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-65792589882848146392009-02-24T15:52:00.000-06:002009-02-24T15:52:00.000-06:00The frustrating thing is the whole SEC is down so ...The frustrating thing is the whole SEC is down so I would have liked to have seen steady improvement throughout the year instead of every other game. They looked terrible against UT and Florida and good against UK. Not saying we have to beat all the big boys away from Memorial but Stan is right we weren't even competitive. I would be shocked to see us win 3 of our last 4. No way we beat LSU. I think we beat Georgia and prob Arkansas but I don't see us winning against USC.Douglas Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239502832772753923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-70858434972744255292009-02-24T15:43:00.000-06:002009-02-24T15:43:00.000-06:00Things could be worse, you know. The Dores are an...Things could be worse, you know. The Dores are an inexperienced team, but there's no shame in Vandy making some noise in the NIT.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the last four games.Anything but Gatoradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006770456109241897noreply@blogger.com