Vitello has done an excellent job, no question--but there are lines that shouldn't be crossed with respect to the behavior and sportsmanship of your players, and managers should know where that line is and enforce the line--but Vitello didn't seem to care much. I can absolutely see a manager not wanting to mess with the team vibe when you are rolling along as we were, number 1, but you still have to pay attention to the sportsmanship line. Because if you don't and you end up with players and coaches getting thrown out of big games and not even getting to Omaha, as happened to us, you end up looking rather bad.
It will be very interesting to see what the vibe is next year. A lot of it will depend on how we are playing and if we are winning a lot, or not. Any manager certainly wants a high-spirited, highly-competitive team that has fun and plays well--we want that every year with every team--but you can't forget about the line.