The Coaching Legacy of Gus Malzahn: Vandy's Rise to Greatness

[Deuce2223]

Congrats on the Bowl win. Looks like Larry Smith was the man.

Well you said at earlier that you thought you would get 8-9 wins and you got them. Now it will be interesting to see what type of recruiting class you can land.

[nusie]

Wow...What a way to end the season, even if it was against the team I pull for...Surprised to see you pull out a better than .500 record in the SEC too.

[mm boost]

HELL YEA, congrats on the big bowl win. I bet that was a fun game. I wished I had more games that went into over time

and yes, I know what you mean. I feel like the players kinda take on your personality, even though its just a video game, it has that authentic feel, just like in real life. It makes it more enjoyable.

[TomahawkChop10]

Quote: Originally Posted by nusie

Wow...What a way to end the season, even if it was against the team I pull for...Surprised to see you pull out a better than .500 record in the SEC too.

Well, you gotta remember, my ratings were: B overall, A- offense, and B- defense. It's not like I was playing with a normal Vandy team where I was a C or C- in a couple o f things and B- in the other. There was plenty of talent on the team for me to win at least 4 SEC games. Especially since I had Kentucky and Ole Miss on the schedule.

The only games I ever felt truly overmatched in were Virginia Tech, Arkansas (couldn't stop their offense to save my life), and Florida. I did against Alabama for a while, but I kept on getting one or two semi-miraculous plays per drive to stay alive. I settled in and wore their defense down in the second half with the HUNH. Same thing against Penn State. My QB started off something like 3/15 or 3/16 for 45 yards and 1 INT. But like Auburn this year in real life, my HUNH wore their defense down a little and I started moving the ball easier.

[TomahawkChop10]

2014 Postseason Game Wrap-up


Polls

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Jan 11, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	Oklahoma (61)	13	1	1525
2	5	Miami	12	1	1403
3	4	Alabama	13	1	1329
4	1	Southern California	12	1	1306
5	7	Clemson	13	1	1268
6	8	Boise State	12	1	1229
7	2	Wisconsin	11	2	1125
8	11	Notre Dame	11	1	931
9	6	Iowa	10	3	833
10	13	Utah	11	2	828
11	15	UAB	13	1	744
12	9	LSU	10	3	738
13	18	Temple	13	1	616
14	10	Virginia Tech	11	3	564
15	19	West Virginia	9	4	557
16	12	Texas	10	3	532
17	20	Florida State	9	4	519
18	17	Cincinnati	10	3	463
19	25	Oregon	9	3	432
20	23	Georgia	10	3	416
21	14	Nevada	10	3	384
22	NR	Middle Tennessee State	12	1	328
23	16	TCU	10	3	317
24	NR	Vanderbilt	9	4	298
25	NR	Florida	9	5	245

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 11, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	Oklahoma (44)	13	1	1604
2	7	Boise State (21)	12	1	1407
3	3	Clemson	13	1	1313
4	6	Miami	12	1	1300
5	1	Southern California	12	1	1278
6	5	Alabama	13	1	1264
7	8	Utah	11	2	1082
8	4	Wisconsin	11	2	1068
9	12	Notre Dame	11	1	968
10	14	UAB	13	1	888
11	9	Iowa	10	3	815
12	11	LSU	10	3	766
13	18	Temple	13	1	727
14	19	Florida State	9	4	667
15	10	Virginia Tech	11	3	644
16	20	West Virginia	9	4	626
17	13	Texas	10	3	584
18	25	Oregon	9	3	573
19	22	Georgia	10	3	551
20	17	Cincinnati	10	3	544
21	15	Nevada	10	3	417
22	NR	Middle Tennessee State	12	1	400
23	16	TCU	10	3	367
24	NR	Vanderbilt	9	4	362
25	NR	Florida	9	5	348

SEC Standings

SEC East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 11, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
(25) Florida	9-5	0.640	5-4	284	234	W1
(24) Vanderbilt	9-4	0.690	5-3	453	394	W1
South Carolina	8-5	0.610	5-3	440	315	W1
(20) Georgia	10-3	0.760	5-3	340	232	W4
Tennessee	6-7	0.460	3-5	314	318	L1
Kentucky	7-6	0.530	3-5	242	193	L1

SEC West Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 11, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
(3) Alabama	13-1	0.920	8-1	500	198	W6
(12) LSU	10-3	0.760	7-1	386	302	L1
Arkansas	6-6	0.500	3-5	334	327	L3
Auburn	6-7	0.460	3-5	238	220	L1
Mississippi State	5-7	0.410	2-6	286	257	W2
Ole Miss	4-8	0.330	0-8	244	257	L4

Team Stats

Vanderbilt Commodores Stats - 2011
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Larry Smith (SR)	224/433	3786	16.9	291.2	86	34	24	140.0
Jordan Rodgers (JR)	7/11	77	11.0	12.8	26	0	0	122.4
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Warren Norman (JR)	266	1173	4.4	71	7	8	90.2	5
Larry Smith (SR)	133	889	6.6	52	16	11	68.3	7
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Jordan Matthews (FR)	52	937	18.0	10	51	5	72.0	345
Brandon Barden (SR)	40	736	18.4	3	59	2	56.6	195
Jonathan Krause (SO)	36	588	16.3	7	38	4	45.2	164
John Cole (JR)	26	394	15.1	5	76	2	30.3	163
Udom Umoh (SR)	23	310	13.4	1	36	0	25.8	119
Warren Norman (JR)	18	221	12.2	4	82	5	17.0	158
Akeem Dunham (JR)	11	283	25.7	3	86	0	21.7	193
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Chris Marve (SR)	39	31	70	0.5	7	7	2	1
Rob Lohr (JR)	35	24	59	9.5	22	2	0	0
Archibald Barnes (JR)	34	23	57	1.0	5	4	0	0
Trey Wilson (JR)	33	27	60	2.0	4	4	1	0
Tim Fugger (SR)	33	26	59	9.5	18	2	0	0
Eddie Foster (JR)	29	17	46	1.0	3	4	1	0
Casey Hayward (SR)	29	12	41	0.5	5	8	2	0
T.J. Greenstone (SR)	27	20	47	5.5	15	2	0	0
DeAndre Jones (JR)	28	35	63	3.5	9	2	0	0
Walker May (SO)	23	8	31	2.5	10	3	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
John Cole (JR)	24	451	18.7	24	0	26	7.2	0
Warren Norman (JR)	21	399	19.0	29	0	--	--	--
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Royan Fowler (JR)	19	23	82	54	48	49	97	105
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
RIchard Kent (JR)	36	1577	64	43.8	1335	1	9	2

NCAA Leaders

NCAA Football Leaders - Updated: Jan 11, 2012
Passing Yards	PYD	Passing Touchdowns	PTD
1. Bryant Moniz (SR), Hawai'i	5,191	1. Zach Collaros (SR), Cincinnati	46
2. Zach Collaros (SR), Cincinnati	4,964	2. Nick Foles (SR), Arizona	44
3. Cotton Turner (SR), Houston	4,477	3. Jacory Harris (SR), Miami (FL)	43
4. Landry Jones (JR), Oklahoma	4,411	4. Kellen Moore (SR), Boise State	42
5. Nick Foles (SR), Arizona	4,380	5. Cotton Turner (SR), Houston	41
Rushing Yards	RYD	Rushing Touchdowns	RTD
1. Trent Richardson (JR), Alabama	2,472	1. Trent Richardson (JR), Alabama	24
2. Ryan Williams (JR), Virginia Tech	2,353	2. Ryan Houston (SR), UNC	22
3. Rex Burkhead (JR), Nebraska	2,243	3. Bernard Pierce (JR), Temple	21
4. John Clay (SR), Wisconsin	2,237	4. Asher Clark (SR), Air Force	19
5. Asher Clark (SR), Air Force	2,189	5. Marc Tyler (SR), Southern Cal	18
Receiving Yards	RYD	Receiving Touchdowns	RTD
1. Royce Pollard (SR), Hawai'i	2,197	1. Royce Pollard (SR), Hawai'i	19
2. Kendall Wright (SR), Baylor	1,790	2. Michael Egnew (SR), Missouri	16
3. Tyron Carrier (SR), Houston	1,745	3. D.J. Woods (SR), Cincinnati	16
4. D.J. Woods (SR), Cincinnati	1,422	4. Michael Floyd (SR), Notre Dame	15
5. Michael Egnew (SR), Missouri	1,409	5. Tyler Shoemaker (SR), Boise	15
Sacks	SKS	Interceptions	INT
1. Talia Crichton (JR), Washington	10.5	1. Mike McNeil (SR), Auburn	8
2. Danny Trevathan (SR), Kentucky	10.5	2. Tyler Sash (SR), Iowa	6
3. Donovan Miles (JR), West Virginia	9.5	3. Nick Williams (SR), Georgia	6
4. Rob Lohr (JR), Vanderbilt	9.5	4. Lyndell Gibson (JR), VT	5
5. Tim Fugger (SR), Vanderbilt	9.5	5. Terrell Springs (SR), UAB

It was definitely the year of the running back. The top 6 rushers broke the 2,000 yard mark a number 7 rushed for over 1,900

1. Trent Richardson, Alabama: 2,472 (475 carries)
2. Ryan Williams, VT: 2,353 (471 carries)
3. Rex Burkhead, Nebraska: 2,243 (476 carries)
4. John Clay, Wisconsin: 2,237 (446 carries)
5. Asher Clark, Air Force: 2,189 (518 carries)
6. Bernard Pierce, Temple: 2,128 (440 carries)
7. Embry Peeples, GT: 1,946 (466 carries)

Vanderbilt Player Awards

DT Rob Lohr, 6'4" 291, JR(RS): 1st team All-American, 1st team All-SEC

QB Larry Smith, 6'2" 222, SR(RS): 2nd team All-SEC

WR Jordan Matthews, 6'3" 187, FR(RS): Freshman All-American, 2nd team All-SEC

LE Tim Fugger, 6'4" 257, SR(RS): 2nd team All-SEC

DT T.J. Greenstone, 6'3" 287, SR(RS): 2nd team All-SEC

[packabacka19]

That was an awesome bowl-game read. Congrats.

[TomahawkChop10]

I just went back and read through my bowl write up, and man is it sloppy. It doesn't really flow that well, IMO. But I was playing the game a like 3:00 AM and just typing that stuff out as it happened. I should have taken some time to go through and edit it. The whole flow of the article is just awful.

But I'm an English major, wrote for the school paper, and a pretty big perfectionist when it comes to stuff like that.

[TomahawkChop10]

2012 Offseason

Players Leaving
WR Udom Umoh: Graduation (starter)
RG Kyle Fischer: Graduation (starter)
QB Larry Smith: Graduation (starter)
TE Brandon Barden: Graduation (starter)
FB Ryan van Rensburg: Grauation (starter)
MLB Chris Marve: Graduation (starter)
CB Casey Hayward: Graduation (starter)
LE Tim Fugger: Graduation (starter)
DT T.J. Greenstone: Graduation (starter)
CB Jamie Graham: Graduation (starter)
TE Austin Monahan: Graduation


11 players leaving, 5 offensive starters, 5 defensive starters, and 1 non-starter

2012 Recruiting Class
4*(3), 11 (3*), 1 (1*): Ranked 64th

Vanderbilt Commodores Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
John Moss (#20 HB)	HB	HS	Ephrata, PA	6'1"	193
Dominc Jones (#29 WR)	WR	HS	Fairview, TN	5'11"	189
Clarence Tillman (#26 HB)	HB	HS	Hohenwald, TN	5'11"	160
Tyler Johnson (#37 WR)	WR	HS	Hendersonville, NC	6'3"	180
Brad Taylor (#51 WR)	WR	HS	Sterling, VA	5'11"	173
Brandon Nelson (#29 QB)	QB	HS	Middle Valley, TN	6'3"	215
Leo Barnes (#35 QB)	QB	HS	Moultrie, GA	6'2"	202
James Kirby (#45 DT)	DT	HS	Dickson, TN	6'4"	258
Daniel Pollock (#54 HB)	HB	HS	Highland Springs, VA	5'11"	169
Bobby Morris (#27 CB)	CB	HS	Dunwoody, GA	6'0"	188
Van Greene (#29 TE)	TE	HS	Crystal Springs, MS	6'4"	252
Shane Adams (#35 OT)	OT	HS	Groveton, MS	6'6"	342
Marcus Bates (#42 CB)	CB	HS	West Augusta, GA	6'0"	188
Ross Newell (#63 OT)	OT	JUCO So	Athens, TN	6'6"	313
Tony Wallace (#16 FB)	FB	HS	Ox.Hill-Glassmanor, MD	5'11"	246