Friday Forum: Is Vanderbilt’s lack of fear factor permanent?

Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty ImagesOn Saturday, the Vanderbilt Commodores will host the Florida Gators — and it might be the first time in a while that Vandy has a significant edge in terms of the crowd in attendance.

Yeah, sure, Vandy’s only allowing players’ families and select students to come to this game, but that’s still a massive deviation from the masses of orange and blue that perennially show up in Nashville when the ‘Dores play the Gators. And those fans aren’t showing up to see close games, but blowouts.

Florida generally delivers. The Gators won by 10 and seven in their last two trips to Nashville, respectively, but a six-point win for Florida in 2006 and a four-point win in 2002…