If there’s one thing about Vanderbilt fans, we’re pretty easy to please. Case in point: the feeling about the 2020 Vanderbilt football team after one game.
255 yards of total offense? 3.8 yards per play? A defense that gave up 6.8 yards per play? None of that seems to matter. The final score was 17-12, in a game in which Vanderbilt was a 30-point underdog. The defense looked as sturdy as it has since Derek Mason’s halcyon days as defensive coordinator, when in early 2017 the defense limited its first three points to 13 points — total. The offense didn’t look great, but with a true freshman quarterback behind an offensive line held together with Elmer’s glue and Scotch tape, well, what were you expecting?