“Get yours before they’re gone,” the bookstore said. The unranked Commodores pulled off the unthinkable, beating No. 1 Alabama 40-35 for the program’s first-ever win over an AP top-ranked team. The win snapped a 23-game Vanderbilt losing streak to Alabama. The ‘Dores last beat the Tide in 1984.

As the clock ticked down to zero at FirstBank Stadium Saturday night, Vanderbilt fans let out a roar so loud you could hear it from miles away. Their reaction matched the historic scale of Vanderbilt's "David vs.

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell trolled Alabama after Vanderbilt fans celebrated their team’s 40-35 win by tearing down the goal posts and throwing them into the Cumberland River. “I’m hearing reports that the Cumberland River is experiencing low tide,” he posted on social media late Saturday night.