Well, as expected, we have been let down (again).  But, things have changed.  For starters, I tried to go to the game yesterday.  As I walked around my alma mater, I hardly recognized where I was.  Where there used to be parking lots, there are huge buildings.    The crappy, old baseball field – no more.  And, finally, and more shockingly … ticket prices.  That’s right.  They were fetching $40 for the SC game!  Then, I tried to buy tickets from scalpers.  I was shocked and dismayed to find that I couldn’t get any tickets under $35!!!  $35 for Vandy!!!!!?????  So, despite my love for the Commodores, I know that 95% of Vandy games are not worth that amount of money (as yesterday would prove to be correct).  So, I left.

Despite the bad game yesterday and the close losses which are Vanderbilt’s “m-o”, I feel that we have turned the corner.  I admit;  Bobby Johnson is starting to win me over.  I couldn’t stand this guy in the beginning, when he was pushing his “anti-profanity” agenda, as we won 2 games per season.  Then, I thought that he was a joke.  (Can you imagine Phil Fulmer saying …. “guys …. no more f-bombs and potty words”.  I fear the Vols would have very little to say.)  But, now, I think that Johnson has proven himself to be a serious coach who is finally getting us going in the right direction.  He may not be the ultimate answer;  but, for right now, he is the best that we can get.  My hat is off to the Vandy players.  Despite yesterday’s hiccup, you guys are a world ahead of where Vandy was when I was in college (the Damian Allen era).  Go Dores.  Keep the faith.  Someday, we WILL go to a bowl.  And, hey, whereever and whenever it is, I already told my wife, “I am going … no matter what!”