When ESPN descends on Nashville and Vanderbilt Stadium for the second time this season, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler will be joining the crew to broadcast their popular College GameDay program.

Since 1993, the show has mostly taken place outside a college stadium with rowdy fans in school paraphernalia cheering behind the news desk. ESPN chose the Commodores' cross-division game against the Auburn Tigers as this week's venue due to its importance; the squaring off between two top 20 teams, both in the country's most competitive conference, is big news in the college football world.

GameDay may be surprised to find out that the fan fervor seen in South Bend or Gainesville is a little muted in Nashville. This does not mean Vanderbilt fans are poor or fair-weather, but some may question ESPN's decision to host the college football show at a school where it appears games are less about watching football and more about enjoying a Saturday afternoon with friends.

This is an opportunity, then, for fans to make a statement about our Commodores. Fans should show up early and in their best game gear (body paint or pastels) to show the nation that we love football here, too. There is little doubt Lee and Kirk will discuss Vanderbilt's preppy fraternity scene and high academic standards in conjunction with an ascendant football team.

Future Vanderbilt students may be more swayed by how we present ourselves on national television than by Commons tours touting our progressive approach to the first-year experience. Let's put on our game faces.