The chancellor was literally thumping the podium. Crusty sportswriters rolled their eyes. The trolls were having a field day on the Internet.
Vanderbilt was announcing a new football coach. This had happened before.
“We win everywhere at Vanderbilt,” exhorted Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. “We win athletically. We win academically. And there’s no (thump) darn (thump) reason we can’t win at football.
“Vanderbilt is all in here.”