re: The quick cook

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What are the chances that Derrick Mason is only at Vandy for one season?

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Derek not Derrick, Derrick is the Ravens guy

As to Derek Mason
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My main knock on Mason was his lack of southern exposure and this is still my concern. Several times on the Rant my questioning of Stanford failing to play any SEC teams in ages was a point of contention (see below) and it was a concern with the new coach. Like Notre Dame was supposed to have an SEC like defense and everybody outside the SEC accepted it until Alabama showed the Irish what a real SEC defense actually is. The past few years we have heard the same about Stanford and I was not sold this time either.

Do I think he should get canned for this after 1 year, the answer is no. However, if year 3 does not show better defensive play @ Vanderbilt then the seat should be getting toasty and I might not be so inclined to keep him. The point is, it takes time to get used to the SEC but in the end you have to win or at least look competitive to stay employed in it. As to the question of going to a smaller college for the next coach, my answer is about 80% no and that probably approaches 100% by the end of year 3.



PCC team 1916 - 1959
PCC dissolved from cheating scandal
PAC team 1964 - present

Stanford vs SEC only played 6 SEC games in all of Cardinal history, and half were Tulane who left in the 1960's
0-1 Alabama : 1927 (Southern, game was tie) and 1935 (both were Rose Bowls)
0-0 Arkansas : 1970 (SWC, Hogs lost) in Little Rock
0-0 Auburn : Never played
0-0 Florida : Never played
1-0 Georgia : 1978 (Bluebonnet Bowl, Dawgs lost)
0-0 Georgia Tech : 1991 (Aloha Bowl, Cardinal lost) 2001 (Seattle Bowl, Cardinal lost) - both in ACC
0-0 Kentucky : Never played
1-0 Louisiana State : 1977 (Sun Bowl, Tigers lost)
0-0 Missouri : 1971 (Big 8, Tigers lost) in Columbia
0-0 Mississippi : Never played
0-0 Mississippi State : Never played
0-0 Sewanee : Never played
0-0 South Carolina : Never played
0-0 Tennessee : Never played
0-0 Texas A&M : 1992 (SWC, Cardinal lost) in Anaheim CA at Pigskin Classic
3-0 Tulane : 8 games (61' 62' 65'' in SEC) + (66' 77' 78' 79' 80' as IND)
0-0 Vanderbilt : Never played