AUG 18, 2015 at 12:36p ET
AUG 18, 2015 at 12:36p ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Vanderbilt Commodores are irritated. After three straight bowl berths and back-to-back nine-win seasons, they felt they had proven Vanderbilt was a successful program on the rise.
They've heard all the talk about being the ''Same old Vandy'' since going 3-9 and failing to win even one game in the Southeastern Conference in coach Derek Mason's debut season in 2014. And they simply don't like it.
''Last year we probably took a couple steps back, and we made the corrections,'' tight end Steven Scheu said.