"Each year stands on it's own merit," Vanderbilt head coach told reporters on Monday. "I don't believe one year makes a program."
That will be the Commodores' mantra for 2015 after finishing the prior year without a win in SEC play. Mason answered questions throughout a 20-minute press conference at SEC Media Days, but one theme was persistent - that 2014 is firmly in the rearview in Nashville.
"We've done a great job in Nashville, on West End, of reinventing ourselves," Mason told a packed room in Hoover, AL. "In looking at our identity, this football team is a much different team than it was a year ago.