College Game Day is in Nashville, at Vanderbilt today as 19th ranked Vandy will take on 13th ranked Auburn at 6 pm tonight. There's much to question with Auburn's lack of offense under new offensive-coordinator Tony Franklin at the helm, Auburn has scored just three touchdowns in the first six weeks of college football. Auburn is 4-1, 2-1 in the SEC, with a 3-2 final score on their win over Mississippi State.
And now, we turn to Vanderbilt. Vandy is 4-0, 2-0 in the SEC (beating Ol'Miss and South Carolina). Vandy is ranked 19th in the nation-their highest ranking in 52 years and haven't had a winning season in the last 25 years (see stat snapped from ABC broadcast) which means no one on Vandy's squad was alive the last time the school had a winning season. Granted Vanderbilt is in a tough (SEC) conference (the Commodores are ranked 12th in total offense) and they do have tough academic standards which is prehaps the reason, Vandy also has the smallest stadium in the SEC with a capacity of just 39,000-that's only 11,000 more than the Citadel Bulldogs stadium. Yet, the Commodores are #1 in turnover margins, #1 in the nation in least amount of penalties and have an excellent chance of winning today; if they can prevent third-down conversions (read: Auburn's run attack) and continue their unique knack for gaining excellent field advantage. And it would appear that Vegas thinks this will be a close game as the line on has Auburn as -4 favorites.
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