http://www.vanderbiltcommodorestickets.com Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:12:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Vanderbilt Commodores choked yet again in the NCAA tournament in a 69-66 loss to the Richmond Spiders.   For the third straight year, the Commodores were one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.   For some reason, Vanderbilt only jacked up 13 three-points shots against Richmond's zone defense.   The Commodores made six of them, so ... /2011/03/22/vanderbilt-falls-to-richmond-69-66/ By Bud L. Ellis All season long, the Vanderbilt Commodores showed flashes of being a power in the Southeastern Conference. At times, the Commodores looked like a .500 squad. So in a way, it’s fitting that both sides of Vanderbilt showed themselves in the Commodores’ NCAA tournament opener on Thursday. ... /2011/03/17/commodores-bow-out-early-again-in-ncaas/ The Vanderbilt Commodores sprinted out to a big lead and then fell apart in a 77-66 loss to the Florida Gators in the SEC tournament semi-finals.   Turnovers are usually a major problem for the Commodores, but they took care of the ball in this game, only giving it away six times.   Instead, ... /2011/03/14/vanderbilt-falls-to-florida-77-66/ By Bud L. Ellis All season, the Vanderbilt Commodores have been one of the more dangerous teams in the nation. But part of the danger is the inconsistency that comes with whether the Commodores are able to put the ball in the basket. Ranked No. 27 in the nation in ... /2011/03/05/outside-shooting-the-key-for-commodores/ The Vanderbilt Commodores came out possessed in the second half en route to a 90-69 win over the LSU Tigers.   Four Vanderbilt starters finished in double figures and a reserve also managed to reach that mark.   Jeffrey Taylor lead the club with 20 points while star and likely SEC Player of the ... /2011/03/05/vanderbilt-pounds-lsu-90-69/ The Vanderbilt Commodores faded in the second half in a 60-51 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. Vanderbilt's five-game winning streak came to an end, and top scorer John Jenkins had just two points in the second half. The loss means that Vanderbilt was swept by Tennessee this year, which won't sit well ... /2011/02/26/vanderbilt-fades-against-tennessee-60-51/ The Vanderbilt Commodores couldn't quite squeak out a road win, falling in overtime to the Florida Gators, 65-61. Vanderbilt still had a chance to tie or win the game, but a three-pointer from John Jenkins came up way short. Head coach Kevin Stallings wasn't amused after the game, saying that Jenkins doesn't ... /2011/02/04/vanderbilt-falls-to-florida-65-61/ Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin is expected to accept an offer to be the next head coach at Vanderbilt. The Commodores turned to Franklin after their top choice, the offensive coordinator at Auburn, decided to remain with the Tigers. Franklin was due a $1 million buyout next season if he was not ... /2010/12/18/franklin-to-take-vanderbilt-job/ Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson has abruptly retired just weeks before the start of the season.   The head coach said that there was nothing that caused him to retire other than he just lost his passion for the game.   Johnson said that coaching is so time consuming that he wanted to do other ... /2010/07/17/vanderbilt-coach-retires/ Vanderbilt Commodores center A.J. Ogilvy has announced his intentions to enter the NBA Draft.   Ogilvy has also decided to hire an agent, which will not allow him to withdraw from the draft and return for his senior season.   The center must have took some bad advice from someone because he is a ... /2010/04/10/ogilvy-to-enter-nba-draft/