An ugly, unnecessarily close win over awful team is better than any loss to an awful team. Vanderbilt sneaking by UConn qualifies as the former. The Huskies took the lead with 1:07 left in regulation, but Vanderbilt was able to get Joseph Bulovas into range to save the game. It was a victory that, as I said immediately post-game, brought little to no joy, just a wave of relief. The eventual difference between a presumed 2-10 finish and the narrowly avoided likelihood of 1-11 may never be known, but losing to UConn was certainly not going to help the rebuild.
Lessons in Vanderbilt Football: UConn
