Somebody picked Vanderbilt to win the SEC in football

Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAt the end of this week’s SEC Media Days, the SEC released the preseason poll of media members. Vanderbilt was picked to finish last in the East, because of course, but that’s the least interesting thing about this.

Good morning. Someone gave Vanderbilt a first-place vote in the preseason media poll.

— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) July 22, 2022 Vanderbilt went 2-10 last season, 0-8 in the SEC, and lost those eight games by an average of 26 points, with only one of the games being decided by a single score. In other words, this is clearly a team that is about to contend for the SEC championship in its second year under Clark Lea, who…