Vanderbilt coach James Franklin will call your boss to get you out of work

... if it means freeing you up to attend a Vanderbilt game, of course.

By Jason Kirk Aug 14, 2013, 12:18pm EDT

The Vanderbilt Commodores are part of college football's opening Thursday night, hosting Ole Miss on national television. Vandy can't show the world a stadium dotted with empty seats, so head coach James Franklin has spent part of his offseason pushing ticket packages and encouraging fan attendance. It's life at an upstart.

Now, two weeks out, Franklin's working on a case-by-case basis:

@jrdavis75 I really will call ur boss
— James Franklin (@jamesfranklinvu) August 14, 2013

@jrdavis75 & give me all pertinent info,what u do,where he graduated from,what part of the US is he from,who can fill in 4 u #AlwaysPrepared
— James Franklin (@jamesfranklinvu) August 14, 2013

@jamesfranklinvu Thank you again CJF. Sent the info to your assistant.
— JD (@jrdavis75) August 14, 2013

Let's keep an eye on where this one goes. I want video. Also, this won't be easy:

@jameslewis1128 @ClayTravisBGID @jamesfranklinvu Unfortunately he is, and a graduate.
— JD (@jrdavis75) August 14, 2013

Also, knowing what we know about Franklin's overwhelming intensity, we should hope JD's boss is good at Muay Thai. Just in case. No, no just in case. JD's boss: there's no way around this, because you're definitely going to have to beat up James Franklin if you don't want JD taking off work.

Via Saturday Down South, HT @teamspeedkills