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Bobby Johnson retires.

SECGridironGirl — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:53:40 +0000

A Nashville radio station is reporting that head coach Bobby Johnson has resigned retired just 2 months before football season begins.

http://http://www.1045thezone.com/Article.asp?id=1875377&spid=

Tony Barnhart is now confirming that Bobby Johnson has resigned retired and that he could be replaced by assistant coach Robbie Caldwell. (http://www.twitter.com/MrCFB

A press conference has been scheduled for 1:00pm.

More National Signing Day Updates!!

SECGridironGirl — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:11:14 +0000

Tennessee has announced 25 signees in Derek Dooley’s first recruiting class.
Kentucky‘s Joker Phillips’ first recruiting class is also in the books with 24 signees.
Georgia had 18 signees in this year’s recruiting class.
Arkansas announced 25 signees for their 2010 recruiting class.
Vanderbilt finishes the day with 24 signees in their recruiting class.
South Carolina announced 23 signees in their recruiting class.

Vanderbilt @ Tennessee Gameday!

SECGridironGirl — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:00 +0000

This could be the last game at Neyland for Tennessee’s Eric Berry.

For the Seniors it’s ‘Go Time’ from the start.

Kentucky at Vanderbilt Gameday

SECGridironGirl — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:06:00 +0000

Vanderbilt seniors are inspired by today’s home finale.

Coach Rich Brooks will make a game time decision on who his starting quarterback will be.

Vanderbilt at South Carolina Gameday

SECGridironGirl — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:51:00 +0000

Here is the Gameday preview for the South Carolina/Vanderbilt game.

Vanderbilt is pinning its hopes on defense.

Vanderbilt Football Update 10/22

SECGridironGirl — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:46:00 +0000

Running back Zac Stacy was back at practice Wednesday, but center Bradley Vierling was out. Both are expected to play against Carolina on Saturday.

Kick returner Warren Norman hopes to take advantage of the Gamecocks’ poorly-rated coverage teams.

Coach Bobby Johnson said this week that Coach Spurrier has been an innovator of the college game.

Don’t expect South Carolina to overlook the fact that the Commodores have won two in a row against them. “They outplayed us the last two years,” Coach Spurrier said. “They’ve outplayed us, outcoached us, outhit us.”

Defensive end Steve Stone might finally be back from his ailment.

Redshirt freshman Ryan Seymour might have to fill a vacancy on Vandy’s offensive line this week.

Off to a 2-5 start, Coach Johnson said he will appeal to his players’ sense of pride to keep them fighting in the season’s final five games.

The Commodores have lost yet another starter for the season, tight end Austin Monahan is out with an ACL tear.

Nashville’s football teams are testing fans’ patience and stomachs this year

Jamie Graham is moving from defensive back to receiver and running back Jermaine Doster has officially been booted from the university following his arrest last week.

Coach Johnson called out his offensive line after Saturday’s 34-10 loss to Georgia.

Vandy’s special teams units also got an earful from Coach Johnson.

The Commodores are desperately searching of some consistency on offense.

Here are the midseason review and the second-half outlook for the Vanderbilt Commodores from espn.com.

Georgia at Vanderbilt Gameday

SECGridironGirl — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:55:00 +0000

Here is a breakdown of the Georgia Bulldogs and the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Here is a Georgia-Vandy preview including the keys to the game for the Dawgs and the Dores.

Here is the link for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Mark Bradley’s live chat from Nashville for all the in game updates.

Vanderbilt Football Update 10/16

SECGridironGirl — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:53:00 +0000

Bobby Johnson’s decision to try to block more punts this year — Vandy hasn’t blocked one since 2006 — has hurt the Commodores’ punt return yardage.

Star linebacker Chris Marve sat out of practice yesterday but is expected to play tomorrow.

Vandy gets a visit from Georgia tomorrow for the Commodores’ homecoming.

Bobby Johnson is committed to quarterback Larry Smith. “We think he’s making good progress.”

Tailback Jared Hawkins hasn’t been ruled out for Saturday’s game, but he hasn’t practiced this week.

Georgia will be without suspended backup corner Vance Cuff.

Mark Richt talked yesterday about his own team’s woes as well as Vanderbilt’s stout defense.

Vandy has already proven to be a “get well” opponent for several teams this year.

Vanderbilt Football Update 10/1

SECGridironGirl — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:49:00 +0000

According to this notes column, will get one of their best defensive players back on Saturday (Jamie Graham), but they’ll likely be without one of their best offensive weapons (Zac Stacy).

It’s been twenty years since the 1989 Ole Miss-Vandy game. In that game everyone learned the name Roy Lee “Chucky” Mullins.

Vandy barely beat Ole Miss 23-17 last year with the help of six Rebel turnovers. In other words, if the Rebels can hold onto the football on Saturday, the ‘Dores will be in for quite a test.

Receiver Turner Wimberly could start Saturday according to this notes column.

Coach Houston Nutt talked about the Rebels during his Tuesday press conference.

Defensive end Theron Kadri is making the most of his opportunities.

This notes column points out that Vandy missed some offensive opportunities on Saturday night.

For the second year in a row, the Commodores used a second half surge to boil Rice.

Vandy’s win means that Coach Bobby Johnson will only have to worry about Ole Miss this week… not his own team’s psyche.

Vanderbilt Football Update 9/17

SECGridironGirl — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Bobby Johnson tries to prepare for injuries by making sure his players know how to play 2 positions.

Running back Jared Hawkins is still bothered by a foot injury he suffered last season.

Coach Johnson is ready to see two quarterbacks from Mississippi State on Saturday saying, “Relf does run the ball more than Lee does on designed runs. … It’s not that he can’t run, but Relf is such a specimen, I have to think they prefer him to run.”

Jared Hawkins, Eric Samuels, Jamie Graham and Patrick Benoist were all back at practice yesterday.

Center Bradley Vierling talked yesterday about the loss of starters Ryan Hamilton and James Williams.

Vandy players take the anchor stickers on the helmets seriously.

Linebacker Chris Marve has already forced three fumbles in two games. Last season he led the SEC with four.

Vanderbilt was dealt a cruel blow when team leader and senior safety Ryan Hamilton was ruled out for the season due to a torn pectoral muscle.

The Commodores will file an appeal with the NCAA to try to land Hamilton a sixth year of eligibility via the medical hardship rules.

Bobby Johnson admits that he was “jerry-rigging” his defense in the second half of the LSU game.

Alot of good can come from the Commodores tough loss to the Tigers.