This was not the tweet Vanderbilt Football envisioned publishing on Saturday afternoon.
But a week of hopeful buildup was flushed away well before halftime as No. 1 Alabama came to Nashville and sweat dominance all over the field against an overmatched Commodore team. Vandy kept this game close for exactly three possessions before the Crimson Tide inundated them in a 59-0 victory.
National stage jitters clearly affected the ‘Dores early. The team’s first play of the game was prefaced by a delay of game penalty. Minutes later, a Kyle Shurmur pass downfield bounced off Jared Pinkney’s hands and into Ronnie Harrison’s.