NYT20020731.0312|NN 2002-07-31|NN 21:30|NN A4696|NN &|CC Cx1|NN f|SYM ;|: tad-z|JJ u|NN s|VBZ BC-FBC-SEC-NOTES-0801|NN -|- CO|NNP 07|CD -|- 31|CD 0671|CD BC-FBC-SEC-NOTES-0801|NN -|- COX|NNP Vandy|NNP has|VBZ big|JJ plans|NNS By|IN KAREN|NNP ROSEN|NNP Cox|NNP News|NNP Service|NNP BIRMINGHAM|NNP ,|, Ala|NNP .|. -|- -|- Since|IN he|PRP took|VBD the|DT head|NN coaching|NN job|NN at|IN bottom|JJ -|- dwelling|VBG Vanderbilt|NNP ,|, the|DT question|NN Bobby|NNP Johnson|NNP is|VBZ asked|VBN most|RBS often|RB is|VBZ not|RB ,|, "|'' Why|WRB will|MD things|NNS be|VB different|JJ under|IN you|PRP ?|. "|'' 

"|'' The|DT most|JJS -|- asked|JJ question|NN is|VBZ ,|, `|`` Do|VBP you|PRP know|VBP you|PRP look|VB like|IN Steve|NNP Martin|NNP ?|. '|POS "|'' Johnson|NNP said|VBD to|TO the|DT assembled|VBN writers|NNS at|IN SEC|NNP Kickoff|NNP 2002|CD .|. 

So|RB -|- -|- does|VBZ he|PRP ?|. 
"|'' Yeah|UH ,|, I|PRP do|VBP ,|, "|'' said|VBD Johnson|NNP ,|, who|WP has|VBZ a|DT full|JJ head|NN of|IN gray|JJ hair|NN in|IN common|JJ with|IN the|DT comedian|NN -|- turned|VBN -|- playwright|NN .|. 
"|'' I|PRP was|VBD stopped|VBN in|IN San|NNP Francisco|NNP one|CD time|NN by|IN a|DT Japanese|JJ tour|NN bus|NN .|. 
I|PRP swear|VBP .|. 
They|PRP all|DT thought|VBD I|PRP was|VBD Steve|NNP Martin|NNP .|. 
They|PRP jumped|VBD out|IN and|CC said|VBD ,|, `|`` Hollywood|NNP ,|, Hollywood|NNP .|. '|POS 
I|PRP got|VBD my|PRP$ picture|NN taken|VBN with|IN them|PRP and|CC signed|VBD a|DT few|JJ Steve|NNP Martin|NNP autographs|NNS .|. "|'' 

Johnson|NNP will|MD be|VB signing|VBG plenty|NN of|IN autographs|NNS with|IN his|PRP$ own|JJ name|NN if|IN he|PRP reaches|VBZ his|PRP$ goal|NN this|DT year|NN .|. 

"|'' I|PRP 'm|VBP planning|NN to|TO win|VB every|DT game|NN we|PRP play|VBP ,|, "|'' he|PRP said|VBD .|. 

Just|RB another|DT wild|JJ and|CC crazy|JJ guy|NN .|. 

Date|NN with|IN destiny|NN :|: After|IN Vanderbilt|NNP opens|VBZ with|IN Georgia|NNP Tech|NNP ,|, the|DT Commodores|NNP will|MD play|VB host|NN to|TO Furman|NNP ,|, which|WDT is|VBZ Johnson|NNP 's|POS former|JJ team|NN and|CC a|DT Division|NNP I-AA|NNP powerhouse|NN .|. 

Did|VBD he|PRP consider|VBP trying|VBG to|TO cancel|VB ?|. 
"|'' Let|VB me|PRP just|RB say|VBP that|IN three|CD years|NNS ago|RB when|WRB we|PRP scheduled|VBD that|DT game|NN ,|, I|PRP was|VBD feeling|VBG pretty|RB good|JJ about|IN it|PRP ,|, "|'' Johnson|NNP said|VBD .|. 
"|'' They|PRP 're|VBP seasoned|JJ ,|, they|PRP know|VBP how|WRB to|TO win|VB and|CC we|PRP 're|VBP going|VBG to|TO have|VB to|TO deal|VB with|IN that|DT .|. 
They|PRP 're|VBP going|VBG to|TO be|VB tough|JJ to|TO beat|VB "|'' 

Heavy|JJ duty|NN :|: 
Auburn|NNP football|NN players|NNS are|VBP reminded|VBN of|IN last|JJ year|NN 's|POS losses|NNS every|DT time|NN they|PRP go|VBP into|IN the|DT weight|NN room|NN .|. 
T|NNP -|- shirts|NNS hanging|VBG on|IN the|DT wall|NN are|VBP inscribed|JJ with|IN the|DT scores|NNS of|IN each|DT of|IN the|DT Tigers|NNP '|POS five|CD defeats|NNS .|. 

"|'' We|PRP see|VBP that|IN crimson|JJ (|( from|IN the|DT Alabama|NNP loss|NN )|) every|DT day|NN ,|, "|'' tight|JJ end|NN Lorenzo|NNP Diamond|NNP said|VBD ,|, "|'' and|CC that|DT 's|VBZ a|DT big|JJ motivational|NN factor|NN for|IN us|PRP .|. 

"|'' But|CC I|PRP think|VBP we|PRP 've|VBP moved|VBN past|JJ last|JJ season|NN .|. 
We|PRP have|VBP n't|RB totally|RB forgotten|VBN about|IN it|PRP ,|, but|CC we|PRP 're|VBP looking|VBG forward|RB to|TO this|DT upcoming|JJ season|NN .|. 
And|CC to|TO play|VB well|RB this|DT season|NN ,|, we|PRP have|VBP to|TO let|VB last|JJ season|NN go|NN .|. "|'' 

Mirror|NNP image|NN :|: Ole|NNP Miss|NNP coach|NN David|NNP Cutcliffe|NNP said|VBD that|DT tempo|NN is|VBZ the|DT only|JJ difference|NN between|IN quarterback|NN Eli|NNP Manning|NNP and|CC his|PRP$ brother|NN Peyton|NNP ,|, who|WP played|VBD for|IN Cutcliffe|NNP at|IN Tennessee|NNP .|. 
"|'' Every|DT quarterback|NN has|VBZ a|DT different|JJ rhythm|NN ,|, "|'' Cutcliffe|NNP said|VBD .|. 
"|'' Outside|IN of|IN that|DT ,|, he|PRP looks|VBZ like|IN a|DT clone|NN to|TO me|PRP .|. "|'' 
Now|RB that|IN Eli|NNP has|VBZ put|VBN on|IN about|IN 15|CD pounds|NNS and|CC weighs|VBZ about|IN 220|CD ,|, his|PRP$ size|NN is|VBZ closer|JJR to|TO Peyton|NNP 's|POS .|. 
"|'' Peyton|NNP came|VBD to|TO practice|VB this|DT spring|NN ,|, "|'' Cutcliffe|NNP said|VBD ,|, "|'' and|CC he|PRP said|VBD he|PRP felt|VBD like|IN he|PRP was|VBD having|VBG an|DT out|IN -|- of|IN -|- body|NN experience|NN .|. "|'' 
Poster|NNP boy|NN :|: 
Rex|NNP Grossman|NNP will|MD be|VB the|DT subject|NN of|IN a|DT Heisman|NNP Trophy|NNP campaign|NN .|. 
He|PRP was|VBD the|DT runner|NN -|- up|RP last|JJ year|NN as|IN a|DT sophomore|NN .|. 

Grossman|NNP said|VBD the|DT Heisman|NNP hoopla|NN "|'' did|VBD n't|RB affect|VB me|PRP last|JJ year|NN ,|, and|CC I|PRP do|VBP n't|RB think|VB it|PRP 'll|MD affect|VB me|PRP this|DT year|NN .|. "|'' 

But|CC he|PRP said|VBD promotional|JJ material|NN such|JJ as|IN posters|NNS and|CC CD|NNP -|- ROMs|NNPS can|MD be|VB "|'' embarrassing|JJ .|. "|'' 
"|'' It|PRP gets|VBZ a|DT little|RB fake|JJ when|WRB you|PRP have|VBP billboards|NNS and|CC a|DT campaign|NN ,|, "|'' he|PRP said|VBD .|. 
"|'' It|PRP gets|VBZ away|RB from|IN football|NN .|. 
You|PRP 're|VBP a|DT focal|JJ point|NN ,|, and|CC people|NNS are|VBP looking|VBG at|IN you|PRP ,|, but|CC it|PRP 's|VBZ a|DT team|NN game|NN ,|, and|CC you|PRP depend|VBP on|IN your|PRP$ team|NN 1,000|CD times|NNS more|JJR than|IN that|DT billboard|NN to|TO get|VB you|PRP the|DT Heisman|NNP .|. "|'' 

Hurricane|NNP force|NN :|: A|DT change|NN in|IN the|DT rules|NNS and|CC a|DT fluke|NN in|IN the|DT calendar|NN this|DT season|NN allows|VBZ colleges|NNS to|TO play|VB 12|CD regular|JJ -|- season|NN games|NNS .|. 
Of|IN all|PDT the|DT 12th|JJ games|NNS added|VBD to|TO the|DT schedule|NN ,|, Florida|NNP 's|POS might|MD be|VB the|DT most|RBS daunting|JJ :|: Miami|NNP on|IN Sept|NNP .|. 7|CD after|IN the|DT Gators|NNP open|JJ up|RB with|IN Alabama|NNP -|- Birmingham|NNP .|. 

"|'' What|WP do|VBP you|PRP want|VBP me|PRP to|TO say|VB ?|. "|'' first|JJ -|- year|NN Florida|NNP coach|NN Ron|NNP Zook|NNP said|VBD with|IN a|DT note|NN of|IN exasperation|NN .|. 
"|'' The|DT people|NNS of|IN Miami|NNP and|CC the|DT people|NNS of|IN the|DT University|NNP of|IN Florida|NNP wanted|VBD us|PRP to|TO have|VB it|PRP for|IN a|DT long|JJ time|NN ,|, but|CC it|PRP was|VBD n't|RB going|VBG to|TO happen|VB with|IN the|DT 11|CD -|- game|NN format|NN .|. "|'' 

Although|IN he|PRP said|VBD the|DT Gators|NNP will|MD be|VB excited|VBN to|TO play|VB the|DT Hurricanes|NNPS ,|, "|'' I|PRP do|VBP n't|RB want|VB to|TO talk|VB about|IN that|DT game|NN ,|, "|'' Zook|NNP said|VBD .|. 
"|'' If|IN you|PRP look|VBP down|RP the|DT road|NN too|RB far|RB ,|, you|PRP get|VBP your|PRP$ feet|NNS cut|NN out|IN from|IN under|IN you|PRP .|. "|'' 

Karen|NNP Rosen|NNP writes|VBZ for|IN The|DT Atlanta|NNP Journal|NNP -|- Constitution|NNP .|. 
E-|NNP mail|NN :|: krosen|NN (|( at|IN )|) ajc|NN .|. com|NN 
Story|NNP Filed|NNP By|IN Cox|NNP Newspapers|NNS 
For|IN Use|NN By|IN Clients|NNS of|IN the|DT New|NNP York|NNP Times|NNP News|NNP Service|NNP 
NYT-07|NN -|- 31|CD -|- 02|CD 2130|CD EDT|NNP 