BRISTOL, Conn. -- Within the confines of Vanderbilt's football complex, talk of competing or building to be competitive in the SEC are over.
Patience and moral victories are no longer part of the plan for the Commodores.
“We got to win and you got to talk about winning," coach Derek Mason said during last week's SEC coaches car wash at ESPN's headquarters.
Seems simple enough, and it seems like just about every message the 13 other SEC coaches will deliver in some form over the next few weeks leading into the 2016 season. But when you're Vanderbilt, internal perception is everything.