Good morning.
On Saturday, Vanderbilt drew 25,348 fans for the season opener against Middle Tennessee, in spite of Middle fans’ attempts to “blue out” Vanderbilt Stadium. That’s the lowest attendance for a home opener for the Commodores since 1981 (per Adam Sparks), which in addition to being the year that Vanderbilt’s attendance numbers are available, also just happens to be the year of the last major renovations to Vanderbilt Stadium. It’s slightly lower than last year’s home opener against Alabama A&M, which drew 25,802 fans.
Let’s talk about this. No, this isn’t about the lack of renovations or Nick Zeppos’ refusal to comment on anything.