Rocket Man

Vanderbilt University's newly found/rediscovered commitment to winning football games in the SEC had a streak of the interplanetary, when Chancellor Nick Zeppos opined that he was willing to give new head coach James Franklin "a rocket" if needed to track down recruits.
I am willing to root Franklin on, but since Vanderbilt has never won a conference title, even as a founding member of the SEC (1932), Zeppos might not just be wrapped up in histrionics when claiming that the Commodores may need to employ Werner Von Brauhn style transportation on recruiting trips.

Today, the ever cantankerous/wizened Joe Biddle has had his own take in the Tennessean...

As I watched part of Vanderbilt's annointing of its next football genius, I was impressed with Chancellor Nick Zeppos' fever during his part in announcing James Franklin.
I have been recovering from knee replacement surgery at home and thought what I heard from Chancellor Zeppos could have been caused by the pain medicine I have to take.
Correct me if I misintrepeted but did Zeppos offer to supply Franklin with a rocket ship to recruit players to Vanderbilt?
You talk about being all in? What a novel concept. I have heard on good authority that they have their eyes on a couple of five-star players in Pluto and that this next year's recruiting class in Mars is filled with Martians who can excel in the Vanderbilt classroom, as well as dominate SEC opponents on a football field.
The universe is uncharted territory and it seems Vanderbilt is going to take advantage of it.
Never mind getting an indoor practice facility. Forget upgrading the stadium that is easily mistaken for a upscale high school field.
They have rocket scientists at Vanderbilt. Now they have a rocket.
Zeppos was like a backwoods evangelist in his excitement. Pounding on the podium, cheerleading Franklin's promise to change the culture of Vanderbilt football.
He had me so pumped up, I forgot to take my pain pill at the prescribed time and did a wheelie on my walker.
I don't know if I can wait for Elon to open next season. No,
Elon is not a planet, just a football program that can get James Franklin off on the right foot.
I find it hard to believe that Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn passed up the Black and Golden opportunity.