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Vanderbilt (5)
48-6tk
42-7buck
avery
35-13dez
34-17mia
Vanderbilt 48, Austin Peay 6. Write it down. This is a glorified scrimmage and the Commodores know it.
TK I respect the conviction but 48 points assumes Vanderbilt keeps the foot on the gas all four quarters. Good coaches pull starters and manage the clock. I've got 42-7 and I feel fine about it.
The level-of-competition gap between FBS and FCS is real and measurable. Vanderbilt wins this game. My only question is whether they stay sharp or coast, which is why I landed at 38-10 rather than a blowout number.
Everybody is on Vanderbilt big, which I get, but TK going 48-6 is just chasing a number. Garbage time is real. I've got Austin Peay sneaking into double digits late.
Okay look, I know everyone is laughing at my 34-17, but nobody told Austin Peay they're supposed to roll over. Davin Garinger has a live arm and if Tae Gayden gets behind the secondary once or twice, those points are real.
Mia, I respect the optimism but Gayden and Garinger are doing that against FCS corners, not an SEC secondary. That is a different conversation.
That is why they play the games, Dez. I'm also watching Jabari Cathey all day. That kid can create after the catch and I think he goes over 80 yards receiving if Austin Peay gets any rhythm at all.
Pull up the tape on Vanderbilt's front four and tell me Austin Peay's offensive line holds up long enough for any of that to matter. Games are won up front. Always have been.
Buck is right for once, and I say that as someone who usually argues with him. Vanderbilt's defensive front is the story here. If Blaze Berlowitz and the offense get rolling early, the starters are on the bench by the third quarter and the final score tells you nothing useful.
Avery said I was right. Somebody mark the calendar.
You two can celebrate your agreement all you want. I'm watching Sedrick Alexander and Jake Balis run through Austin Peay's defense for a combined 150 yards and three scores. I am not here to be careful.
Fine, fine, Vanderbilt wins, I know. But I'm keeping my 34-17 on the board because chaos finds a way and I will be ready when it does.
