"Dude's mouth is writing checks him & his team won’t cash": Fans blast Diego Pavia for making huge claims about Vandy's 2025 aspirations

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia burst onto the scene last year as he helped the Commodores pull off some thrilling wins. The most notable moment came early in the season when Pavia's performance led his team to an upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Now, Pavia is full of confidence heading into the 2025 season.

On Thursday, Pavia said he felt Vanderbilt has the offensive and defensive tools to win the national championship. That would be a huge step up for a team that won seven games last season.

SEC Network

@SECNetwork

Diego Pavia says Vanderbilt is coming for it all this season 🏆 👀 (via @finebaum)

Unsurprisingly, such a remark led to big reactions from fans on X.

"Dude's mouth is writing checks him and his team won't cash," one fan commented.

milly

@milesdetmsu

@SECNetwork @finebaum dudes mouth is writing checks him and his team won’t cash

The Bulldawg Report

@ReportBulldawg

@SECNetwork @finebaum As much as I love his confidence and moxy, Vandy isn't that program and probably never will be. I do love what he's done for the program though.

Amy

@amyknowsball

@SECNetwork @finebaum I watched one game of his last year, the bowl game vs Georgia Tech I believe and it was enough to know that he is a dawg. Fun player to watch

Dryfit Venables

@DryfitVenables

@SECNetwork @finebaum You know Vandy’s arrived when people are legit hating and not just saying awww that’s cute 😂

The Gentlemen's Outlaw

@TG_Outlaw

@SECNetwork @finebaum I love the optimism but we are talking about Vandy. They aren't getting anywhere close to a national title

IndigoMontoya

@calmstaycalm

@SECNetwork @finebaum Ummm…this will be quoted with every Vandy loss, unfortunately. Better to be quietly confident, otherwise you begin to sound loudly delusional….IMHO

Diego Pavia doubles down on his belief about Vanderbilt's 2025 expectations

Diego Pavia made his comments about Vanderbilt pushing for a national title in an appearance on "The Paul Finebaum Show" on Thursday. Finebaum reacted with surprise, asking if Pavia was serious. Pavia took the opportunity to double down, saying NIL has leveled the playing field.

He also emphasized that if he were asked to name the best player at any position in college football, he would name someone on his team.

The Vanderbilt Commodores will need to get off to a strong start to the season to prove Diego Pavia right. They start their year on Aug. 30 against Charleston Southern.