Tony Vitello to SF Giants (Confirmed)

[EezyE]

hopefully better news tomorrow. I’m out.

What?

 

[Christian Lowe]

Fat lady singing in the distance

 

[taylorvol]

Do you know something? Please tell me you know something.

No. I was referring to Dickey’s tweet. It’s a crap storm

 

[TheMookieMonster]

No. I was referring to Dickey’s tweet. It’s a crap storm

Dang. Thanks for clarifying. Oh well.

 

[Edixon2]

To all the Danny defenders and people calling him the best AD please read this tweet.

 

[Adam Sandler]

So Tony is pissed off because of Revenue sharing because he didn't get a big enough slice ? WBB has a lot of support and it is one of the faces of the University. Pat built that. I love Tony, something is off here though imo. I mean it comes down to numbers and I have no idea what those are but the girls deserve to be paid just like all the other athletes. I don't think Tony wants to hold other programs hostage but he is the 2nd highest paid coach in College Baseball, got a 100m dollar stadium renovation to his vision..... He has put in the work to build Baseball here and is a fan favorite, with all that said it is still business which is what DW is here to negotiate and over see ALL Athletics. He has to run every program from a financial standpoint and upper level decision making. I guess we will see how it turns out

For as much love as TV has shown Pat summit and been a supporter of every sport, it would seem really “off” for him to split over “not getting his fair share”. I know it’s his job to fight for the betterment of his program, but his leaving does more damage to the program than the good of a few hundred thousand more rev share as is being rumored. And I agree, after the stadium reno, it’s hard to imagine him throwing this future away. But maybe that’s why he believes he has the leverage to push. I believe compromise will win out and Tony will settle for whatever DW can scrounge up.

 

[VolGee4]

To all the Danny defenders and people calling him the best AD please read this tweet.

What about it? One person’s opinion, and they don’t know any details.

I’m not defending anyone. I want both TV and DW to be on my team. But to suggest that DW hasn’t contributed to our recent success is well…kind of ignorant.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Still a head scratching situation. TV got pretty much everything he wanted here from DW and people are trying to drum up a bunch of low tier drama. I still don’t believe the NIL angle as Tony has hauled in a couple of top recruiting classes. It just doesn’t add up. If DW was diverting funds then we would see other symptoms.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

What about it? One person’s opinion, and they don’t know any details.

I’m not defending anyone. I want both TV and DW to be on my team. But to suggest that DW hasn’t contributed to our recent success is well…kind of ignorant.

Who is Landon Raby? He needs to get his panties out of a wad.

 

[Adam Sandler]

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*I've not liked Danny for a while now. I think he's gotten too greedy. I don't like how he's told lifelong fans (the locals) to pony up or get out. It's not right... I don't care what anyone says about "supply and demand" or "look at the waiting list". It's just not the right way to treat people.


**If any of this is true, then I'd believe Tony before I would Danny.

It’s really hard to imagine hating DW after how well he has positioned our university’s sports programs, even if it means the cost to us going higher.

There was a time where I would give whatever I had and more if there was a mechanism, just to see us respectable again.

Now we are and we’re complaining about the success being too expensive. Sjheesh.

 

[BigALWiLson]

To all the Danny defenders and people calling him the best AD please read this tweet.

I mean this tweet is kinda BS considering we have the best athletic department in all of sports. So yeah I would DW has something to do with it. Sounds like a disgruntled fan who is pissed off at ticket prices trying to add more fuel to the fire for clout. If that is all the ammo he has just shut up.

 

[Tnphil]

 

[Volstylexx]

Please tell me you know something. Please.

I’m thinking it was a sarcastic “thanks, Danny!” As a former Vol was verifying what TaylorVol has told us for days : that there was some friction between Tony and Danny White.

 

[cthvolsfan]

CTV specifically referred to the “missing pieces” on the 25 team. Other schools are absolutely providing a higher % of Rev share to baseball. Ex: it’s been reported that Ark provided all of women’s basketball $ to baseball. I’m sure CTV has examples of portal players he didn’t close because of $ shortages.

I'm a season ticket holder and I certainly want TV to remain. I will say that he is on record as saying don't come to TN with your hand out looking for money if you're in the portal. I took that to mean he wanted people who loved the competition. Maybe a shortage of funds played into that as well.

I'll tell you what does vex my soul is how he keeps tabs on all things Arkansas. The crying after the Super Regional last year over their coaches. Keeping up with NIL funds of Arky. All that does rub me wrong.

 

[Legion of Doom]

To all the Danny defenders and people calling him the best AD please read this tweet.

Thank you so much for this! Don’t forget to mention the almost trampling getting into some of these games. He is arrogant and could care less about the average fan.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

To all the Danny defenders and people calling him the best AD please read this tweet.

I’ve read it. Not sure I understand the point. Because some podcast bro says we should hate Danny, we should hate Danny?

 

[Adam Sandler]

Ain't you a week late on changing your username?


*AND DON'T SUMMON ME TO ANOTHER FORUM WITHOUT A HEADS-UP, @CANTEEN_BOY

If I wasn’t all-consumed by the concern of losing TV and the understandable depression due to what transpired in Tuscaloosa, the decision would be made by now!


maybe we ought to blame DW for that too!

 

[Christian Lowe]

Dickey now claiming he was hacked, don't buy it personally

 

[JacketVol]

A scout I know heard he’s gone

 

[RandomUTfan]

I’ve read it. Not sure I understand the point. Because some podcast bro says we should hate Danny, we should hate Danny?

It's a BLUE CHECK Twitter account! He gets PAID for engagement. Looks like it worked!

 

[Dadof2Vols]

For all of those that don’t understand it yet….

NIL is not the same as Revenue Sharing they are two different things and people keep interchanging the terms.

 

[ETNVolunteer1]

Dickey now claiming he was hacked, don't buy it personally

Neither do I. Someone told him to remove it.

 

[Rizzo924]

I like being considered an #EverythingSchool. We have season tickets to football, men's BB, & women's BB - inquired about baseball but waitlist. I get that revenue-sharing is different from NIL $, but I also think baseball has a bigger upside to offset revenue-sharing with $ from other sources (as compared to Lady Vols). Just wanted to add my two cents... I hate that losing Tony is bringing on this fight between fans over WHICH Tennessee sports to pull for. I think the $ issue is just one part of the equation. I don't watch much MLB & won't start just because TV is with the Giants (assuming that's how this ends up, which seems likely), but I hope he succeeds, because the biggest gut punch will be seeing him in the dugout of a different school a few years from now.

 

[Christian Lowe]

A scout I know heard he’s gone

I'm sure the news will leak after ACLS concludes

 

[BigALWiLson]

For as much love as TV has shown Pat summit and been a supporter of every sport, it would seem really “off” for him to split over “not getting his fair share”. I know it’s his job to fight for the betterment of his program, but his leaving does more damage to the program than the good of a few hundred thousand more rev share as is being rumored. And I agree, after the stadium reno, it’s hard to imagine him throwing this future away. But maybe that’s why he believes he has the leverage to push. I believe compromise will win out and Tony will settle for whatever DW can scrounge up.

Let's hope because truly it isn't a good look for Tony or DW imo. Yes he is a phenomenal Coach and will likely get a statue. He has already been given just about everything else here. Many say DW is greedy yet it looks to me like TV is being greedy when you consider all. These are just the optics based on what has been said.