VIDEO: Mason Responds To Recent Criticism Following Vanderbilt's Win Over Missouri

It was a big win for Derek Mason and his Vanderbilt Commodores, and Mason used the moment to respond to recent criticism of he and his team.

The last week has been an emotional one for Vanderbilt football and head coach Derek Mason. It started with an ugly, blowout loss to a bad UNLV squad and ended with an upset of the 22cd. ranked team in the country when the Commodores stopped the Missouri Tigers 21-14 Saturday in Nashville.   

Mason, who has stood firm in his belief in his team, his coaching staff and himself over the last seven days got the chance following the win to respond to those crtical of how this season has gone and he made the most of it. 

Last thing I'll say, because I think I need to say this,  and I said it to the media outside so I'll say it to you, " said Mason. "Everybody thinks they want this job. Everybody thinks they want this job. But I can tell you for sure that I'm one of maybe a few men in this country that's built for this job the way it sits today."

"Man, I love this team, I love Vanderbilt. I'm a Commodore through and through," added Mason. "You can question me about decision making man, but don't question me about being a Commodore. Anchor down."