Vandy247 Podcast
Vandy247's Billy Derrick hosts shows related to Vanderbilt football, men's basketball, and baseball, from games and off-field news to recruiting. The show frequently features Vandy247 insiders like Chris Lee, Robbie Weinstein, Joey Dwyer, and Luke Wyatt, among others. Thanks to our other sponsors Sutherland & Belk, The Kendrick Group, Stakes, and MyPerfectFranchise.net.
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When things don't add up
Malcolm Turner is gone, but there are still a lot of questions to be answered about how it went down. Chris Lee and George Plaster explore those and the general climate around Vanderbilt athletics in the not-so-distant past and touch briefly on...
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Basketball hope and a baseball lineup
Basketball has been competitive for four games, and Chris Lee and Mitch Light dive into why. They also have an interesting conversation about the baseball lineup, and how it may not be what people expect.
44 min
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How bad decisions keep happening
Chris Lee and Seabass talk about Vanderbilt's continued incompetence towards managing its athletics department and why it happens. They also discuss the football signing class a bit.
59 min
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Vanderbilt stuns LSU
Thanks to career nights from Max Evans and Saben Lee, terrific play from Scotty Pippen late in the game and a great coaching effort from Jerry Stackhouse, too, Vanderbilt has finally ended a historic losing streak, and color commentator Tim Thompson...
32 min
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Willy Daunic, on Vandy's AD change
Former Commodore basketball and baseball player Willy Daunic talks about the changing of the guard of athletic directors at Vanderbilt with Malcolm Turner leaving and Candice Lee taking over.
39 min
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The sun's set, and Turner's out
News of athletic director Malcolm Turner's departure broke minutes after Chris Lee and George Plaster did a Tuesday morning podcast... so, let's try this again. The two dive on on Turner's replacement with Candice Lee, talk about reactions to the news...
25 min
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"Is it always darkest before the dawn?"
Chris Lee and George Plaster take a stab at that question, find some encouraging things from men's basketball, and attempt to talk about what's been a crazy week behind the scenes for Vanderbilt athletics.
23 min
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Dylan Disu comes on
Amidst Vanderbilt's historic losing streak, the emergence of freshman Dylan Disu has been a bright spot. Chris Lee and Tim Thompson discuss Disu and answer listener questions.
26 min
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Unease and uncertainty
Basketball has hit an all-time low in losing, football attendance is the worst in decades, and now, optimism around a game-changing strategic plan for Vanderbilt athletics is shrinking as there's a black hole of information. Chris Lee and Seabass...
59 min
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Vanderbilt baseball: High expectations, but exp...
Willy Daunic, who played baseball at Vanderbilt, talks about the adjustment to the college game--something to watch, since VU has so many new faces in the lineup. The two touch on basketball and facilities and take a few questions.
30 min
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Vanderbilt problems with oversight and accounta...
Podcast host Chris Lee has a hypothesis: Vanderbilt's athletics problems may directly not stem from the Board of Trust and a lack of concern or an intentional neglect of athletics, but from how information is presented and/or withheld, and how the...
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Basketball's losing streak, baseball's schedule
Chris Lee and The Athletic's Mitch Light are running out of things to say about Vanderbilt hoops, but give it a try. They also dive into the baseball schedule a bit and discuss the stunning death of Kobe Bryant, too.
37 min
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Winter
Chris and Seabass discuss how football and basketball are in rough spots, and how it's going to be tough to climb out of that soon.
64 min
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Willy Daunic on The Streak
Former Commodore Willy Daunic opines on the passing of The Streak and what Vanderbilt can do to find some glimmer of hope the remainder of the basketball season.
25 min
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Dear Vanderbilt, don't get mad, just hear us out
Vanderbilt's basketball misery didn't happen by accident, and it's not going away without a change in mindset--and no, we're not talking about facilities today. Chris Lee and George Plaster speak to some of the decision-making process that got VU...
42 min
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No more Streak, and a baseball lineup
Vanderbilt's string of consecutive games with a 3-pointer is over. Chris Lee and Mitch Light discuss that and the state of basketball without Aaron Nesmith, then discuss the lineup and some other baseball-related topics.
45 min
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A $5 million gift for men's basketball
VU alum George Huber just donated $5 million to facilities for Vanderbilt men's basketball, an amount that could double with a matching component for the university. Chris Lee and Willy Daunic discuss the uses for, and significance of, the gift, and...
25 min
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Will Aaron Nesmith and Clevon Brown play at VU ...
Will Aaron Nesmith go pro? Will Clevon Brown get a redshirt? Chris Lee and Tim Thompson address those questions, and more.
27 min
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Hard times, money, facilities and expectations
Chris Lee and Seabass talk about the current misery and where Vanderbilt athletics is headed in the near future.
44 min
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Digging out of holes you didn't create
Basketball coach Jerry Stackhouse inherited a bad roster, one made worse by an apparent season-ending injury to superstar Aaron Nesmith. That now puts Stackhouse behind the 8-ball, because next year appears to be a rebuilding year, too. What can be...
39 min
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Tommy Smith on hoops reunions, facilities and s...
Tommy Smith, AD Malcolm Turner's right-hand man, joins the podcast to talk about the reunions for VU's SEC-championship-winning hoops squads, and then answer some questions on facilities, strategic plans and administrative cooperation.
41 min
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Aaron Fitt talks about the VandyBoys' decade an...
D1Baseball's Aaron Fitt talks about Vanderbilt's fantastic decade that just finished, and some of the high points of that team. Aaron also gives us a glimpse into where VU fits into the national rankings for 2020, and answers several mailbag questions.
43 min
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A near miss at Auburn
Vanderbilt just missed a huge upset at No. 5 Auburn on Thursday night. VU hoops color commentator Tim Thompson discusses the encouraging things from that game, whether Vandy can sneak some wins primarily on the backs of Aaron Nesmith and Saben Lee's...
26 min
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How small turns got Vanderbilt here
Vanderbilt's football and basketball programs aren't in good spots as 2020 begins. Chris Lee and George Plaster revisit how moves VU did (and didn't) make got those programs to this point, and answer your mailbag questions.
66 min
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Talking coordinator hires and hoops with Mitch ...
Vanderbilt has hired new coordinators on both sides of the ball, and also a new offensive line coach. Mitch Light and Chris Lee talk about that, discuss the heartbreaking hoops loss to SMU and then break a little news about a key roster departure in...
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