At any other point in the history of Vanderbilt football—with the exception of the program’s early 20th-century glory years—what Commodores coach Clark Lea said at the SEC’s spring meetings Tuesday would’ve seen him laughed off the stage. Maybe there were still a few chuckles Tuesday, not necessarily out of disrespect but out of future shock over how far Vanderbilt has come.
“I didn’t come to Vanderbilt for a 10-win season,” Lea told those assembled via Pete Thamel of ESPN. “I came to win a national championship. I know we have ground to cover to do that.”
