I Bet Some Vandy Folks Won’t Like Caldwell’s Personality… And They’re Daffy If They Don’t

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I hate to write this, but the more I enjoy Robbie Caldwell’s Southern wit, the more I’m afraid that some of the higher-ups at Vanderbilt won’t like being represented by a man who they might perceive as being a bit of a hillbilly.

That’s total BS if it’s the case because there are plenty of folks who can represent Vandy very well when it comes to academic circles.  But Caldwell might just bring some positive light to VU in terms of football coverage.

The guy is impossible not to like.

For example, here’s how he described his hometown of Pageland, South Carolina:

“You had to like watermelon ’cause it was the watermelon capital of the world WE proclaimed anyway.  You had to like huntin’ and fishin’, frog-giggin’.  I was scared to death of girls, so that didn’t interest me.  And I played ball.”

“I played basketball.  I was probably the worst that’s ever been but I played it so I didn’t have to go pour concrete.  That’s a fact.”

“My first hourly payin’ job was on a turkey farm.  I don’t know if I can tell you what my job was.  But… uh… I was on the ‘seminating crew.”

Monster laughs.  One woman screamed with laughter.

Vandy repped by Andy Griffith.  Whoda thunk it?