You have to admire the optimism of some sports fans–Cubs fans, for example.
Or locally, the fans of Vanderbilt football.
I love how every year about this time, they’re so optimistic. “This is the year,” you’ll hear them say. “We’re going to have a big year. We’re going to a bowl game.”
I just smile nicely and wonder what’s in the Kool-Aid they’ve been drinking.
I would love to see Vandy do well becuase it goes to show the greatness that is SEC football (best conference in the nation, hands down….don’t even try to argue with me you Big 10 people….you can’t even count how many teams you’ve got correctly). Yesterday, the City Paper had an article that this could be the year…Vandy could go bowling.
I hope it turns out to be true….again, it helps the SEC in terms of having more money for revenue sharing.
But this morning, I heard a prediction that almost made me drive off the road laughing. I flipped over cause Rick and Bubba were in a break and heard a guy call into 104.5 the Zone and predict Vandy would go 8-4. At this point, I busted a gut laughing.
I know one thing–Vandy ain’t going into God’s House (Neyland Stadium) and beating the real state school again. You had your one win for the next 23 years…so that weekend it might be best to whip out that DVD and re-run it. Cause that’s about the only way you’re winning that game. And looking at the schedule, I can see that Vandy has some other difficult road games. You can’t tell me y’all are going to the Swamp and going to win either.
So, 8-4…I don’t think so. I think bowl eligible would be a good year for y’all….