Alright so I was checking out that Virginia Tech Hokies vs Vanderbilt Commodores game yesterday and figured, hey why not dig into some player stats? Been doing this for my sports analysis practice lately. Grabbed my laptop around 10 AM, coffee brewing, ready to crunch some numbers.
Starting My Deep Dive
First thing? Wanted quarterback stats. Headed straight to ESPN, ’cause that’s usually reliable. Searched “virginia tech vanderbilt box score” hoping for a clean breakdown. Page took forever to load, man. Ads popping up everywhere like those Whac-A-Mole games. Finally got the QB section open.
- Kyron Drones (VT): 12/25 completions, 176 yards. Not bad. That rushing TD saved his day honestly.
- AJ Swann (Vandy): 10/27 completions? Oof. Only 87 yards and a pick. Rough.
Scrolled down for rushing yards. Took a solid minute scrolling past player cards, betting promos… you know how it is. Found the good stuff:
- Bhayshul Tuten (VT): 14 carries, 61 yards. Consistent but quiet.
- Patrick Smith (Vandy): 9 carries, 21 yards. Yeah. Vanderbilt’s run game? Not there last night.
Hitting Roadblocks
Tried pulling up defensive stats next—wanted tackles and sacks. Clicked the “DEFENSE” tab. Page ERRORED. Twice. Seriously, tech just wanted me to suffer. Reloaded and got numbers flickering. Just screenshotted it before it crashed again.
Noticed Vanderbilt’s Aeneas DiCosmo had 3 solo tackles. Kylan Johnson for VT? 4 tackles and a sack. Simple. Stats shouldn’t feel like solving a cryptogram.
Wrapping Up My Messy Stats Hunt
Spent another 20 minutes cross-checking with CBS Sports ’cause ESPN kept glitching. Felt like comparing two blurry photocopies. Saw VT’s Derrick Canteen logged an interception—missed that earlier.
Anyway… stats looked like:
- Total Yards: VT 317 – Vandy 241
- Penalties: VT 6 flags, 54 yards / Vandy 5 for 35
- Third downs: VT 5/15, Vandy 3/14. Yikes.
By noon my coffee was cold and I was just done. Ended up pasting stats into my spreadsheet, saved it as “VT-Vandy_RockyTopMess”. The endgame? Virginia Tech’s D-line bullied Vanderbilt, Swann looked shaky, and my Wi-Fi deserved a timeout.
Honestly? Don’t bother chasing full stats yourself unless you wanna wrestle slow websites for scraps. Just watch the highlight reel.
