Auburn's game against Vanderbilt, weirdly important.

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I'm Zach Blackerby.

He is Corey Burton, of course, with Locked on Vandy.

And man, this game is so intriguing for several reasons when you talk about the battle between

Auburn and

Vandy because, Corey, I think both teams, if they want to overachieve this season,

they've got to win this game. They've got to win this game. So, I mean, you said it at the top

there. If Vandy wants to go to a bowl game, they've got to beat the Tigers in Auburn.

Yeah, exactly.

And it's going to be huge, and they can finish that off the next week against South Carolina.

But, I mean, that's a two-game stretch that they absolutely have to have if they're going to be bowling.

Yeah, I mean, where is the game last year in the mind of the Vanderbilt football program and the Vanderbilt fan base?

Because, I mean, it's no secret.

Auburn went to Nashville from all accounts.

They took over the stadium and it was a very one-sided affair.

Has Vandy done enough to say, okay, now we're going on the road

and we're going to be able to do that to you? Well, they got the, they got the core of the

team that went on the road and did that to you, New Mexico State. I think that makes them feel

a little bit better. Yeah. The quarterback, the overhaul, everything, all the changes that were made in the

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