Saturday Tailgate: The Woodybowl

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty ImagesIt feels like we’ve already written the story of Vanderbilt football’s 2021 season.

After all, Vanderbilt enters today’s game against Missouri with a 2-6 record — meaning, Vanderbilt would have to win each of its remaining games just to achieve bowl eligibility. Considering that after this week, the Commodores will close the season with Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, the latter two on the road, that seems like it’s going to be a tall order.

It’s going to be a really tall order for a team that’s averaging 13.2 points per game this season. And, sure, the Vanderbilt offenses for most of our collective football memories, Brigadoon excepted, haven’t been…