Derek Mason’s job should not come down to Saturday

Denny Medley-USA TODAY SportsLet’s start this discussion with some important facts.

Derek Mason is in his fifth year as the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores. In those five years, his record is 23 wins and 37 losses. His record in SEC games is 8 wins and 31 losses.

Over the past three years, his record is 16 wins and 20 losses. His record in SEC games, over the last three years, is 6 wins and 17 losses.

His record this year is 5-6, with a 2-5 SEC record.

Got all that? Okay. On what planet is 24-37, 9-31 in the SEC, acceptable, but 23-38, 8-32 in the SEC is not? Or 17-20 in the last three years, 7-17 in the SEC, is acceptable, but 16-21/6-18 is not? We’ll skate right past the fact that 6-6…