There may not be more of a respected name in sports media than ESPN's Scott Van Pelt. He's the final reason to even tune in to SportsCenter anymore. His show - and his podcast - are routinely great. He tells it like it is and is always well-informed.
On a recent episode of his podcast - SVPod - he and Stanford Steve discussed the Alabama-Vanderbilt game, with SVP giving his opinion that Vanderbilt should be ready for a better prepared and pissed off Alabama team this year.
"There will be a very different energy and focus on the Alabama squad in how they approach this game because you've earned their respect," Van Pelt said.