If Tony gets fired in 3 years

[Orangecrush#27]

How likely is it he coaches at UT again?

Zero that quickly. Moves like this burn bridge, But If it ever happens it'll be at the tail end of Tony’s career.

 

[Buzzbait]

This. You’re not rolling the dice on unproven vs established, with experience at said school.

The one Arkansas fan not happy right now is probably Hobbs. Tony would be the major roadblock to his “in waiting” status.

 

[woodpusher]

How likely is it he coaches at UT again?

Off the top of my head:
Johnny Majors, left Pitt 1976, returned 1993.
Rich Rodriguez, left WVU 2007, returned 2025.

 

[patrick]

How likely is it he coaches at UT again?

Will NEVER happen unfortunately.

 

[patrick]

Will NEVER happen unfortunately.

I’m rethinking this former post of mine because I am going to try to be positive and hope that Tony V pulls a General Neyland, of sorts. The key being Tony V comes back as Head Coach.

 

[Majors]

Tony will become a villain before he ever coaches at Tennessee.

 

[JacketVol]

He can come work for Erlander.

 

[joevols89]

He can come work for Erlander.

Lol

 

[rickyyrs]

Just posted this in another thread.

I just don’t think Danny would go for it, but with all the heat he’s getting to hire Elander, the heat to hire Tony back would be insaneeeeeeeee.

Don't know how true it is that White took NIL money away from baseball to give coach Kim and Lady Vols. Because Kim is a Danny White hire. If it is then White will have to give Elander more NIL money. Because he is a White hire.

 

[Jkm0920]

I predict we will be thankful Tony left. At least that is what I hope.

 

[tnburban]

Here's the thoughts of a future hall of famer who will be starting game 3 of the world series this year - Max Scherzer

Why Max Scherzer Believes Tony Vitello Will Succeed as Giants Manager



Edit - one thing is that Max is a lot like Tony as a competitor and with the fire. Max signed a HUGE deal over a decade ago but kept that same fire and still has it today at 40+ years old. Not sure about the makeup of the Giants roster but many many many MLB players sign big ticket deals and tend to check out a bit.

 

[Vtonerider]

Much of our fanbase absolutely, positively cannot live in the present.

 

[Vtonerider]

Tony will become a villain before he ever coaches at Tennessee.

Explain?

 

[Majors]

Explain?

Meaning if he coaches in college it won’t be at Tennessee. More than likely it’ll be in the SEC.

 

[Vtonerider]

Meaning if he coaches in college it won’t be at Tennessee. More than likely it’ll be in the SEC.

So you're predicting Coach E success?

 

[Majors]

So you're predicting Coach E success?

Shouldn't we all.

 

[Vtonerider]

Shouldn't we all.

I certainly do!

 

[gohogs14]

Hobbs is essentially the coach in waiting at Arky so I doubt Tony ends up there.

That didn’t go so well for South Carolina but Vitello, Hobbs and Wes Johnson seem to be the obvious three when the time comes.

 

[ThatVolGuy]

That didn’t go so well for South Carolina but Vitello, Hobbs and Wes Johnson seem to be the obvious three when the time comes.

Assuming Tony doesn’t stick in the big leagues, let’s hope he doesn’t want to slum it at a place with no hardware.

 

[Volstylexx]

How likely is it he coaches at UT again?

Coach Elander will be coming off three straight CWS appearances and a natty. I don't see him leaving.

 

[CAVPUT]

How likely is it he coaches at UT again?

None. Vitello won't return to UT.

 

[CAVPUT]

Coach Elander will be coming off three straight CWS appearances and a natty. I don't see him leaving.

 

[CAVPUT]

Much of our fanbase absolutely, positively cannot live in the present.

 

[wmcovol]

How likely is it he coaches at UT again?

He’ll never be back as UT coach. We all would best support Josh 100% & only fondly remember the TV era but keep looking forward.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Unlikely. Would need near perfect alignment of Tony being terrible in the MLB, our next hire being terrible, both organizations looking to move on from their current manager at the same time, etc.

If Tony fails, sadly, it means his next stop is at another SEC program.

He might get hired by another MLB team. That seems to be how it works in the majors. Just keep recycling them.