The Official #17 Tennessee @ #8 Arkansas Series Thread (Thurs. May 15 8PM EDT ESPN2) (Fri. May 16 7:30PM EDT SECNET+) Sat. May 17 3PM EDT SEC Network

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Tony Vitello in 2 weeks:

“People kept doubting us the last few weeks — questioning our grit, our lineup, our heart. But I told the team: drown out the noise, stay locked in, and let the work speak for itself. Social media doesn’t win championships — toughness does. This weekend, we didn’t just play ball. We silenced the haters. The SEC is a grind, and believe me, we were more than happy to see some other teams go through it too.”


— Karen Weekly
 
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txbo said:
Wonder who we pitch on Wednesday?

Should we give Doyle the week off to heal?
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I wonder if we get a Bama weekend starter. They play Missouri on Tuesday so I’m guessing they throw a midweek guy/bullpen game that day. So do they reset the rotation Wednesday against Tennessee or throw another midweek/bullpen guy?

That assumes they beat lowly Missouri.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
I wonder if we get a Bama weekend starter. They play Missouri on Tuesday so I’m guessing they throw a midweek guy/bullpen game that day. So do they reset the rotation Wednesday against Tennessee or throw another midweek/bullpen guy?

That assumes they beat lowly Missouri.
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I bet midweek guy. I think every postseason team will stay on normal pitching schedule since it’s a single elimination and they want to be setup for Regionals.
 
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taylorvol said:
I bet midweek guy. I think every postseason team will stay on normal pitching schedule since it’s a single elimination and they want to be setup for Regionals.
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That’d be my guess too. So maybe we’ll have a slight advantage if they’ve used up some bullpen arms vs. Missouri.

I’m honestly not too concerned about how far we go in Hoover. I just want to beat Alabama. In every sport. Every time we play them.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
That’d be my guess too. So maybe we’ll have a slight advantage if they’ve used up some bullpen arms vs. Missouri.

I’m honestly not too concerned about how far we go in Hoover. I just want to beat Alabama. In every sport. Every time we play them.
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Ironic, if Missouri somehow upsets Bama, this would crush TN’s RPI, and likely result in TN not hosting Regionals unless they win SEC Tourney.
 
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VolunteerCeltic said:
There is no guarantee Vols can win on Wednesday regardless of who they are playing.
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Well there's no guarantee for any baseball team to win any games in the SEC tournament. Look what happened to the no.1 overall seed in the softball tournament. Didn't even make it out of the regional.
 
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Just my opinion but I think you keep everyone on the same schedule as last week. Midweek/Bullpen game on Wednesday, and if you keep advancing you go Phillips Thursday, Doyle Saturday, and Kuhns Sunday.

I didn’t realize we would skip Friday if we make it past Thursday. So not sure if one day rest affects Doyle too much or not for Friday of regionals. Maybe you have him on a lower pitch count Saturday? Or maybe they roll the dice and save Doyle for Saturday of regionals for a potential matchup against the 1 seed.
 
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Gilbert said:
Just my opinion but I think you keep everyone on the same schedule as last week. Midweek/Bullpen game on Wednesday, and if you keep advancing you go Phillips Thursday, Doyle Saturday, and Kuhns Sunday.

I didn’t realize we would skip Friday if we make it past Thursday. So not sure if one day rest affects Doyle too much or not for Friday of regionals. Maybe you have him on a lower pitch count Saturday? Or maybe they roll the dice and save Doyle for Saturday of regionals for a potential matchup against the 1 seed.
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I sure wouldn't us Doyle before Saturday. It was obvious his blister problem was a factor on Friday. If it were me, I'm not sure he would be wearing his cleats this week at all.
 
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Mizzou pitched off last weekend saving their best 2 arms for tomorrow to try and beat Bama. Don't be surprised if we move guys up to pitch Wendesday and Thursday, need a couple wins to host. Tony wants to be in Knoxville if at all possible.
 
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NEBBDad said:
Mizzou pitched off last weekend saving their best 2 arms for tomorrow to try and beat Bama. Don't be surprised if we move guys up to pitch Wendesday and Thursday, need a couple wins to host. Tony wants to be in Knoxville if at all possible.
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I'd be absolutely shocked if Phillips and Doyle were moved up to Wed and Thur.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
It's a "genre" I barely listened to back in the day, and I mostly cited it as a joke between me and my fine, thinning hair. 😄

But I guess in my memory David Bowie would be the icon. You?
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I would say Bowie too, but I had to google glam rock and then talk to some people because before I posed the question I though glam rockers were the same thing as bands with guys that had really big hair. I like Bowie, so that's part of why I picked him.
 
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