Vanderbilt was arguably an NCAA Tournament-caliber team in the 2022-23 season after making it to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, beating No. 6 Tennessee and going 11-7 in the SEC. The Commodores’ main knock on their resume was that they suffered six nonconference losses, including defeats to Southern Mississippi and Grambling State. This year.
This was the week. This was the moment. This is when the tides were going to turn. On Alumni Weekend, Vanderbilt was destined to win its first SEC game of the season and get back in the win column for the first time in 63 days. At least, that’s what I said on The College.