The Dore Report

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum preview the 2021-22 Men's Basketball Season, discuss realistic expectations for year three under Coach Stackhouse, starting five predictions (unhealthy/healthy), x-factors, young talent stepping up, predicted finish in the SEC, and a full schedule breakdown.

Noah Shelby and Lee Dort, a pair of talented 4-stars who committed to Vandy in April, joined the pod to discuss why they ultimately chose Vandy, recruiting Colin Smith to West End, playing on the same high school team, their strengths + weaknesses, and visiting Vandy for the Texas A&M game. PLUS, Grayson Morgan commits, Swanson and Wright are World Champs, and a closer look at Coach Lea's 10-y...

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap Vandy's 37-28 loss to Mizzou in Nashville, three main takeaways, Mike Wright might be "the guy", another killer 1st half sequence, the Star-V is BACK, Marcus Bradley enters transfer portal, Caleb Coley decommits, Swanson & Wright lead Braves, and hoops season is almost here.

Mitchell Forde, Missouri Beat Writer for PowerMizzou.com, joins the pod to preview Vandy-Mizzou (3pm ET/SEC Network), discuss the Tigers' unusually long injury report, Connor Bazelak's production this season, Tigers' defensive struggles, Vandy-Mizzou matchup history, and predictions. 

Bruno Reagan, former Vanderbilt OL under Derek Mason, joins the pod to discuss his expectations for #Team1 heading into the season, issues with the offense, Clark Lea's imprint on the defense, playing with Kyle Shurmur, the ceiling for the Clark Lea era, brief Mizzou preview, and much more.

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap Vandy's 45-6 loss to Mississippi State, the 17th straight SEC loss for the Commodores, three main takeaways, the defense's lack of preparation for the air-raid offense, the killer sequence to begin the 2nd quarter, state of the program, and Mizzou opens as 17-point favorites.

Andy Kostka, Mississippi State Beat Writer for The Clarion Ledger, joins the pod to preview Vandy-Miss St (4pm ET/SEC Network), discuss Will Rogers’ health, Bulldogs’ first trip to Nashville since 2009, Mike Leach’s game plan, Vandy’s impact players, and predictions.

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap Vandy's 21-20 loss at South Carolina, analyze every scoring drive from both teams, full stat report, Mike Wright's performance, Will Sheppard steps up, opportunistic defense, and Mississippi State is a 22-point favorite over Vandy.

Chris Phillips, the host of The Spurs Up Show, joins the pod to preview Vandy-South Carolina (4pm ET/SEC Network), discuss what happened last week in Knoxville, Gamecock's QB situation, the atmosphere in Columbia, lack of offense from both teams, Will elaborates on his Thursday night article, three things to watch, and predictions.

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap Vandy's 42-0 loss at Florida, Stackhouse picking up another 4-star in Colin Smith, thorough analysis of the offensive issues, three main takeaways, Bulovas missing three field goals, Patrick Smith is the next Jerron Seymour, Dan Mullen outcoaching Clark Lea, and why South Carolina is an early 19.5-point favorite over Vandy. 

David Waters, aka Gator Dave from Gators Breakdown, joins the pod to preview Vandy-Florida (Noon ET/SEC Network), discuss the mood in Gainesville after last week's loss at Kentucky, what went wrong in Lexington, the history behind Vanderbilt & Florida, Ken Seal's performance vs. the Gators last season, Emory Jones' evaluation, and gives his prediction. 

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap Vanderbilt's 30-28 nailbiting victory over UConn behind the leg of Joseph Bulovas, discuss three main takeaways, Ken Seals' performance, Will Sheppard's breakout game, Cam Johnson's lack of production, and Vandy opening as a 38-point underdog at Florida.

Adam Giardino, the voice of the Huskies, joins the pod to preview Vanderbilt-UConn (7:30pm ET/ESPNU), discuss what this season has been like for the Huskies, interim HC Lou Spanos' experience, UConn's QB situation, Vandy's scouting report, why fans should tune into this game, and gives his prediction.

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap the 62-0 loss at home to Georgia, give a full stat report, their three main takeaways, the current state of the program, and Vandy opens as a 14-point favorite over UConn. 

Palmer Thombs, Georgia beat writer for Dawgs HQ on the On3 Network, joins the pod to preview Vandy-Georgia (Noon ET/SECN), discuss Georgia fans' return to Vanderbilt Stadium, whether the Dawgs will be playing with an edge because of Vandy's Covid issues last season, expectations from JT Daniels, key matchups to watch, Clark Lea's future at Vandy, and gives a prediction.

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum discuss a big recruiting weekend on West End, Ray Davis' health concerns, offensive line improvement, game management/play-calling issues, final stat report, and they give three main takeaways following Vanderbilt's 41-23 loss to Stanford at Vanderbilt Stadium.

John Platz, Stanford Football Color Analyst on The Cardinal Radio Network, joins the pod to preview Vandy-Stanford (8pm ET/ESPNU), discuss how David Shaw is approaching this matchup, Tanner McKee's performance against USC last week, Vandy's impact players to watch, and gives his prediction for Saturday night. 

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap Vandy's come-from-behind victory over the Rams in Fort Collins, discuss their three main takeaways, Bulovas' postgame quote, a postgame mob of Coach Lea in the locker room, renewed confidence for team 1, and, are Vandy fans back on board??

Kevin Lytle, Colorado State beat writer for The Coloradoan, joins the pod to preview Vanderbilt-Colorado State (10pm ET/CBSSN), discuss the state of the Rams program, Addazio's approach to this Vandy matchup, defensive struggles against South Dakota State, Vandy's difference makers, keys for either team, and his prediction. 

Chris Lee, the founder of VandySports.com, joins the pod to dive into what went wrong against ETSU, discuss what he expected going into Saturday night, the moment he realized the Dores were in danger of losing, the QB rotation, the mental approach to the rest of the season, Clark Lea's demeanor, and the positives he took as a trip to Colorado State approaches.

Mike Gallagher, host of the 90-minute pregame show on the Buc Sports Network, joins the pod as we discuss the upset-minded Buccaneers team rolling into Nashville, QB Tyler Riddell, RB Quay Holmes, defensive players to watch, impact players for the Commodores, and our week one predictions. LET'S GO!!!

Chris Williams, former Vanderbilt OL from 2005-07, joins the pod to discuss his time spent with Coach Lea's program, changing the culture, the new uniforms, playing with Clark Lea and Jay Cutler, what he learned from Bobby Johnson, and realistic expectations for #Team1. 

Michael Bratton, aka "SEC Mike" from That SEC Podcast, joins the pod to discuss his impressions of Clark Lea, expectations for year 1, SEC East and West predictions, top QBs in the conferences, and the biggest game on Vanderbilt's schedule. 

Tim Corbin, the head coach of the Vanderbilt baseball program, joins the pod to discuss his busy summer, hearing former players' names called in the draft, recapping last season, his relationship with Clark Lea, the importance of the "V" on their new helmets, and the VandyBoys' incoming class of freshman. 

Whit Taylor, former Vanderbilt QB of the 1982 team, joins the pod to discuss his first game on West End, coaching transition from Fred Pancoast to George MacIntyre, playing under offensive mastermind Watson Brown, comparing QB play today from his playing time, Coach Lea's commitment to the program, his opinion on the new uniforms, and a look ahead to the 2021 season.