Get the Brooms Out: Vandy Sweeps Away the Vols

Just when I was ready to say the Commodores didn't have the passion to pull out an SEC East title they go out and embarrass No. 12 Tennessee.

Of course my doubt was well deserved thanks to the thrashing that Vandy received from Georgia just a few days prior. That loss had me worried that this was the same Vandy team that shows a lot of promise, but falls up short.

Past Vandy teams would have probably came out and lost to the higher ranked Tennessee Vols after a disappointing loss, but apparently not this Vandy team.

Once again the Commodores proved that they can beat you from so many different angles. This time it was Jefferey Taylor's turn who went for a season-high 26 points.

The Commodores are third in the SEC in scoring offense and a lot of that can be attributed to their four players (Ogilvy, Beal, Taylor, and Jenkins) who have gone for 20 points in a game at least once this season. Three of those doing it on four different occasions.

This team doesn't have to rely on a single player game after game. Sure, the dominance of Jermaine Beal is gladly welcomed, but it's not a necessity. This team is balanced. As long as Beal continues to effectively run the offense then the scoring will come from a variety of places.

On Tuesday night the Commodores accomplished the first season sweep of the Vols since 2004 when Buzz Peterson was still the UT coach. Now granted the Commodores have still held their own even in the Bruce Pearl era.

All of the sudden the Commodores find themselves in a pretty comfortable place in the standings. If Tennessee goes out and defeats No. 2 Kentucky on Saturday night and Vandy pulls off a huge win against Kentucky at home, then you can say hello to first place once again for Vandy.

Now I'm assuming Vandy takes care of business and puts down the inferior LSU Tigers who have three walk-ons as starters.

This scenario is not crazy to think about. We know Kentucky is full of talented players, but more importantly young players who are capable of critical mistakes. Tennessee is still a solid team led by a solid coach.

And to address the second part of that scenario, we all know how tough Vandy is to beat at home with that Memorial magic working.

There's still a ton of track left in the race to the SEC East title. All Vandy needs is a single break in stride by Kentucky.