This was a very different game from the first game against Tennessee back on January 14. Actually, this has been a very different team over the last five games.
In Vanderbilt’s first ten SEC games, the Commodore defense allowed 1.09 points per possession. Over the last five games, the Commodores have allowed just 0.97 points per possession. Now, granted, the offense has fallen off a bit too, but (a) that’s mostly related to the offense laying an egg at Missouri, and (b) the offense hasn’t fallen off as much as the defense has caught up; Vanderbilt has gone from playing teams to a tie on a per-possession basis to a +0.