I don’t disagree fielding was a problem but the substitutions in the 9th with the hit batter and a grand slam didn’t help either. Lots of blame to go around. I’m gonna hope as a collective they figure it out but you could be right on point about where we finish. Even that wouldn’t be the end of the world in fact maybe that would have been a realistic expectation pre season.
Please show me what actual evidence you have that shows he did not. You are talking the dream of pretty much every coach that exists. If they don't have the ambition to coach at the highest level possible, then their motivation and drive should be questioned. There may have been absolutely nothing short of nuking a big area of campus and building a state-of-the-art stadium for the team. Not very practical and definitely not going to be completed this year. There is an extremely high chance he would jump at the opportunity to be THE FIRST college baseball coach to jump to the big leagues and absolutely NOTHING would change his mind. Maybe you should send him a text and explain how disappointed you are in Danny White to have let him escape.
. Surely...most reasonable fans (especially the ones who understand baseball) KNEW transitioning to a new staff regardless of their pedigree would result in a drop-off. We should have taken a lesson from Texas A&M a couple years back. I personally think the BaseVols will be ok. I guess the part that bothers me...."fans" using Volnation to vent their frustration when taking all this stuff so personal. Baseball is unlike any other sport. Pitching is confidence and deception. Defense is repetition and positioning (the shift has killed us several times but sabermetrics i guess) and hitting is understanding pitching after the fundamentals are learned. We have several extremely talented arms, multiple aggressive hitters etc and I fully expect them to rebound well. After all...we still play in the SEC so buckle up and TRY to enjoy it.
This is a dumb take. Maybe some coaches like the development more than the strategy, which favors college. Some may like the idea of forming relationships and “picking” their own team, i.e. recruiting vs managing a team they have little say in. Some may not want to spend 82 nights a year on the road in a hotel room. Some may not like dealing with grown men pouting over or playing for contracts. Within the last 12 yrs+/- Coach K and Hurley had opportunities to coach in the NBA and both turned it down; is there anyone dumb enough to question their drive to succeed?
I think these things is what will bring him back to college. He loved recruiting and building relationships with players and families. He loves developing players. He just loves the college atmosphere. I think he will be back in college soon. He, like most strong competitors, wanted to try to win at the highest level.
From someone far outside Knoxville, seems odd that Danny White would spend $100 million dollars on the stadium and then only spend nickels on NIL which would lead to losing which would lead to an empty stadium. Wouldn’t make sense for anyone to decide to run things that way. Give the new coach at least two years.Seems like spending $1 million dollars on a new house and having a rusty 30 year-old Yugo with no back bumper sitting in the driveway.
I'm guessing somewhere else. I don't know about Arkansas but I think there may have been bridges burnt in the process to come back to UT. I would hope so but... He is one you either love or don't like, btw if you are wondering I love him. Didn't always agree with what he did but loved how he treated my son.
I disagree. If they didn’t come here to play for Tennessee, they would have transferred out the moment Elander was announced. It’s ok for people to feel like things are different- well because they are… but let’s give them a chance to figure it out before we go quitting on this team, and the program. That’s not who we are as a fanbase. Let’s not be like the Arkansas cry babies with no natty.
keep your heads up high. The best is yet to come with this team. GO Vols!
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