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Vanderbilt Coach Derek Mason had fun Tuesday complimenting reporters on their clothes or their questions, and he began extending invitations to some of the media members to take a look at the Commodores.

When a reporter asked him about Vandy’s victory over Tennessee last season, Mason said, “It took me to a different place,” but he ended up discussing his program.

“We built something here on West End that we know is special,” he said. “I’m not trying to convince anybody to get behind it. The movement’s already started. We’re here. We’re moving in the right direction. If you want to see great football, if you want to have an opportunity to see a great team doing great things, come check us out.”

Later, when asked by Jared Stillman of WPRT-FM in Nashville, about the “ceiling” for the Commodores, Mason went on to remark, “I feel the energy. I understand who they are. And they understand where they’re at. To you, Jared, hopefully you get behind the movement because we need you. We want you. Come check us out on West End.”