The Dore Report

Taylor Durham, the radio play-by-play broadcaster for Elon Football, joins the show to preview the Vanderbilt-Elon matchup (7:30pm ET/ESPN+), discuss his ties to Vanderbilt Football, relationship with his brother Wes Durham (Atlanta Falcons PxP), Elon's history of facing FBS opponents, players to watch, the quarterback situation, and how the Phoenix matchup w/ the Commodores. PLUS: Coach Lea annou...

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap Vandy's dominant 63-10 win at Hawaii to begin the season, discuss the historical significance, the chip on Vandy's shoulder, Max Worship's postgame comments, Mike Wright's speed, Anfernee Orji flipping the switch, Hawaii's disaster of a roster, the difference a year makes, defensive touchdowns, and a brief look-ahead to Elon.

Reece Nagaoka, who covers Hawaii for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, joins the pod to dive into the Vandy-Hawaii matchup (10:30pm ET/CBS Sports Network), a offseason for the Rainbow Warriors, background on Timmy Chang's return to Honolulu, the QB situation, crowd expectations, and give his prediction. PLUS: Vandy's path to a victory, the Dores' physical advantage on Hawaii, running the football, def...

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum discuss their fall camp takeaways, unfortunate Miles Capers news, brief look ahead to Hawaii, and give a full breakdown of the Commodores schedule. 

Robbie Weinstein, who covers Vanderbilt for 247 Sports, joined the pod to discuss what he's seen in fall camp so far, the growth of the program, AJ Swann's arm talent, deep running back room, young players standing out, new coaches settling in, win total prediction, and a brief Hawaii preview. 

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum talk Vandebrilt Football with 3 weeks remaining until Hawaii, Vandy-Memphis to open the MBB season, Mike Wright's expectations, OL development, DEEP running back room, depth at linebacker, and overall expectations for year 2 under Clark Lea. 

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane, from That SEC Podcast, joined the pod to discuss their time at SEC Media Days in Atlanta, Clark Lea's bold statement, Mike Wright's confidence, their SEC East & West predictions, and Vandy's predicted win total. PLUS: Coach Lea's comments from the podium, Mike Wright's swagger, the "quarterback battle", and an overall outlook for the Dores 2022-23 season. (Bare wit...

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum rank their top 5 moments inside Memorial Gym + discuss the commitment of Goodpasture standout Isaiah West (4-star/combo guard).  PLUS: Other recruiting notes such as Andrew Paige de-committing + Andrew Dutkanych foregoing the MLB Draft

Billy Derrick and WIll Byrum begin the first series of "top fives" as the TDR boys enter the dog days of summer. PLUS: Will Scotty Pippen Jr. be drafted? + FB recruiting update

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum put a bow on the Vanderbilt Baseball season, recap the Dores' results in the Corvallis regional, the lack of pitching depth and timely hitting, an experienced group returning for next season, final grade reports, Tim Corbin's approach to the transfer portal, eligibility concerns, football recruiting notes, and a little basketball talk. 

Robbie Weinstein, who covers Vanderbilt for 247 Sports, joins the pod to RECAP the VandyBoys’ poor showing down in Hoover, PREVIEW the Corvallis Regional this weekend, discuss the lay of the land in SEC Baseball, Carter Holton’s brilliance, Corbin’s pitching strategy, how the Dores matchup w/ both San Diego and Oregon State, and Robbie’s keys to a regional championship out west. PLUS: Vandy MBB +...

Will Byrum (@TheWillByrum) hosts episode 163 solo as Billy Derrick is down in Hoover, AL for the SEC Baseball tournament (lazy). Will discusses the infamous Vandy Whistler(s) and (former) friend of the pod Ben Mintz's confrontation and recaps Vanderbilt Baseball's recent struggles. PLUS: An update on Scotty Pippen Jr

Rhett Wiseman, former VandyBoys RF, joins the pod to watch the end of game 1 against LSU, discuss his experience of playing on Thursday nights, the VandyBoys performance in Fayetteville last weekend, Enrique Bradfield elevating his play, Corbs switching up the pitching rotation, everything the Dores must do in order to host a regional, the atmosphere down in Hoover, and his predictions on the rest...

Rhett Wiseman, a 2014 College World Series National Champion, joins the pod to recap Vandy's series victory in Lexington, Corbin's young talent adjusting to the SEC, Devin Futrell's potential impact in the postseason, the bottom of the lineup continues to struggle, Vandy teams in the past flipping the postseason switch, tough 4-game stretch coming up, and Nick Maldonado's return.  PLUS: Gabe...

Mike Rooney, from D1Baseball.com, joins the pod to recap the VandyBoys series win over Florida, leaving the Dores out of the Top 25, Corbs’ approach to replacing Rocker & Leiter, around the SEC, College Baseball’s momentum, and the VandyBoys’ 2022 recruiting class. PLUS: Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the NBA Draft, new additions of Manjon and Lewis, a Vandy United update, Will’s spring game analysis, f...

Ethan Crisp, a 3-star LB commit (Mt. Juliet) in Coach Lea's 2023 recruiting class, joins the pod to discuss his commitment to Vanderbilt, why he chose the Dores over Kentucky and Virginia Tech, his relationship with Coach Lea, his playing style, where Vandy envisions him playing on the 4-2-5 defense, the hair comparisons to Clay Matthews, his list of other mid-state players he’s recruiting to Vand...

Braden Gall, the owner of 440 Sports in Nashville, joins the pod to discuss the rivalry between the VandyBoys and Tennessee, his recent backlash from Vandy fans on Twitter, the atmosphere at The Hawk over the weekend, the recruiting impact this rivalry could have on both teams, the newfound excitement for College Baseball in the Mid-State, how the VandyBoys respond after the sweep, and the usual t...

Ben McKee, who covers Tennessee for VolQuest.com, joins the pod to preview the Vandy-UT matchup on West End this weekend, the impact on baseball in the state of Tennessee, the Vols' ridiculous pitching stats, the rise of baseball in Knoxville under Tony Vitello, the expected crowd split at The Hawk between the two fanbases, Vandy's dominance over Tennessee in the last 20 years, Enrique Bradfield's...

Billy Derrick and Will Byrum recap the 2021-22 Vanderbilt MBB season, hand out postseason awards, areas of improvement, areas to improve heading into next season, 4 transfers leaving, 4 freshman entering the program, the chances Pippen comes back, and the outlook for year 4 under Coach Stackhouse.

Rhett Wiseman , former Vanderbilt RF who played on the 2014 National Championship team, joins the pod to assess the 2022 VandyBoys, Enrique Bradfield's impact on the basepaths, Davis Diaz' emergence, offensive depth, sorting out the pitching rotation, playing under Tim Corbin, the Vandy Whistler, and the recent growth of college baseball. PLUS: Our thoughts on the new logo (sneak peek: they're not...

Steve Layman, the play-by-play voice of Belmont Men's Basketball, joins the pod to preview the Vandy-Belmont (7pm ET/ESPN2) matchup tonight, the buzz around Nashville, high motivation factor for both teams, Nick Muszynski vs. Liam Robbins, Grayson Morgan vs. Scotty Pippen Jr., Jordan Wright's emergence, predictions, and the VandyBoys matchup vs. Michigan.

George Plaster, the longtime Nashville sports talk radio host, joins the pod to recap Vandy's win over Alabama, discuss Scotty Pippen Jr. backing up his pregame quotes, Chatman & Stute's big shots, Liam Robbins' impact on the floor, defending Oscar Tshiebwe and the Cats tonight, Big Blue Nation's presence in Tampa, the Aggie's upset over Auburn, the Tennessee/Miss St matchup tonight, and the i...

Robbie Weinstein, who covers Vandy for 247 Sports, joins the pod to recap Vandy's 35-point win over Georgia last night, discuss the Bulldogs' obvious lack of effort, look ahead to the Alabama game tonight, the keys to a Commodore victory, Rodney Chatman's health, avoiding turnovers, an interesting stat on Scotty Pippen Jr., the impact of a win in the eyes of hesitant Vandy fans, and Robbie's final...

Blake Lovell, who covers SEC Basketball for Southeastern 14, joins the pod to recap Vandy's 2-point victory over Ole Miss on Saturday, look ahead to the Dores' matchup vs. Georgia on Wednesday in the SEC Tournament, Vandy's path to a quarterfinal matchup vs. Kentucky, Scotty Pippen Jr.'s draft stock, evaluating Jerry Stackhouse in year 3, unknown future of Vanderbilt basketball with Pippen (most l...

Ron Bargatze, former Vanderbilt assistant coach under Roy Skinner in the 70s, joins the pod to give his reaction after Vandy's collapse on Tuesday night, his assessment of Coach Stackhouse in year 3, the freshman talent coming in next season, losing (most likely) Scotty Pippen Jr. next season, Vandy's NIT chances, the amount of SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament, and his love for the month of March....