The Official Wake Forest @ Tennessee Knoxville Regional Final Game 2 Thread (Mon. June 2) (6PM EDT ESPN2)

[2EastTnVols]

She'd rather just get belly rubs.

Looks just like my old pup Daisy. Miss her every day

 

[OmahaOmaha]

Tennessee wallops Wake, earns Super opportunity​

Posted by Marvin West | Jun 3, 2025 | westwords | 0

Pitcher Liam Doyle celebrates the win while the crowd celebrates Liam Doyle. (Tennessee Athletics)

 

[Volador]

The boys were sure fired up last night, whether at the dish, running the bases or on the mound. If I were a Deacon, I might even go as far to say that the BaseVols were obnoxious.

Keep it up young men. OH-MAHA!!!!!!

 

[TAF]

 

[C-south]

Rucker crying about the “slur” on Twitter with several tweets. I watched will Heflin’s postgame show, he said “I don’t have a problem with it. It’s baseball, we’ve all said some things. Trust Me”

I 100% agree with Heflin. Wonder if they’ll have a back and forth on pod about it.

You knew it was coming. It’s pretty ridiculous people read lips to get offended nowadays. Guess he forgot to cover his mouth before he spoke but I guarantee there’s folks that are offended by that too.

 

[Redleg68]

I understand that, but he needs to be loyal to the team, Bargo is giving us nothing from the clean up spot

Till he does

 

[knoxvol52]

You knew it was coming. It’s pretty ridiculous people read lips to get offended nowadays. Guess he forgot to cover his mouth before he spoke but I guarantee there’s folks that are offended by that too.

Lots of thin skinned individuals in America today...

 

[CAVPUT]

You knew it was coming. It’s pretty ridiculous people read lips to get offended nowadays. Guess he forgot to cover his mouth before he spoke but I guarantee there’s folks that are offended by that too.

Just the weak culture we have. You got players jumping around, flexing, screaming and generally acting a fool for making a play in any sport. The game was far saltier back in the day and it sure didn't have social media to take care of on the field issues. Players handled that themselves. Act a fool and you get ear holed or some high spikes. Same in football. Anyone who's played and been at the bottom of a pile knows what's happening. Just a different breed/culture these days. Off my soap box now. Back to screaming at clouds.

 

[CAVPUT]

And their coach yelling F***ING F***** in front of the umpires warranted a big ol' nothing? Couple real high pitches on Clark warranted nothing?

Good riddance to Wake Borest. As much trash as people talk about our guys celebrating all the time at least we aren't pure garbage like that team seems to be.

Didn't see him yelling it. Just saw one clip that showed him say it to a guy next to him in the dugout. Was there another showing the outburst and slur? Link?

 

[ohhbother]

It has nothing to be with being thin-skinned. The first word he used isn't the problem. It's the second word. It's a slur that degrades an entire group of people. There are other words like that - I don't need to name them - and society doesn't accept those words. An apology was warranted in this case - not because of the F bomb but because of the slur that followed it.

 

[volfannga]

If this is true, the HPU is admitting he didn't hear what the Wake Forest catcher said first, and he's right next to him.

Proves he cannot see nor hear.

 

[WallyBalls]

Not only this, which is egregious, but there were several things that were just dead wrong from the umpires. That clock violation called on Liam just as the 9th was starting was terrible. The music was still playing and Doyle was waiting on that as the batter stepped into the box. The ump did the signal to start and Doyle was obviously confused, as was everyone else. That ump had re-started the clock probably 20 times before that play if there was interruption/confusion. He was definitely angered with the Vols and made a couple of poor decisions.

The not letting a pitcher play catch during an opposing team's pitching change to stay slightly warm during a long inning is what had a bunch of us in a rage. UT has done that for literal years. Right outside the dugout with zero issue. Not a single ump nor opposing team

Mark Wagers got really snippy and sent them off saturday, got talked out of it by another ump on sunday (who didn't work last night) and let them toss, then went back to his BS last night and walked all the way over from 2nd base to overrule the 1B ump and send them off again.

Literally... A pitcher and a coach can't toss a ball out of the way to stay warm? One of the most petty, baffling, and stupid decisions I've seen an umpire make. That's the kind of stuff that drives the staff up the wall.

 

[minorvol]

He's right but nothing good comes of saying **** like this to your fan base.. I wish he'd stop complaining about them every time someone puts a mic in his face even if I do agree with him on almost all points.

Not saying it is the right thing to say and probably has a lot to do with the recent frustration - especially with the few so-called fans, cursing at the Vol players at the Kentucky and Vandy series. CTV called them out at the game and told them if you don’t like it leave. That’s been talked about plenty in other threads. He is a fiery - high energy coach and speaks his mind - no surprise.

I’m sure it’s also frustrating because the fans at many other SEC schools-that have more tradition, are a lot louder and more engaged.

CTV is still selling a vision of what UT can be. He’s showing recruits not just potential but success and a path to the next level, and he’s doing that without the same facilities and NIL of other SEC programs. And he’s doing it better than anyone else in the country.

So yeah, I get the frustration. I also get he is the highest paid coach in baseball and the administration is trying to give him much better facilities.

I hope he stays at UT a very long time.

 

[Volprofch05]

 

[OmahaOmaha]

Merged the Marvin West column here? Oh Boy, such respect for an old VFL from the 1950's. And National Halls Of Fame Writer? Read the Man's Bio. Not one on here has even come close to his achievements. Very few in the entire Country have. Wow, VN, that's amazing.

 

[2EastTnVols]

Just the weak culture we have. You got players jumping around, flexing, screaming and generally acting a fool for making a play in any sport. The game was far saltier back in the day and it sure didn't have social media to take care of on the field issues. Players handled that themselves. Act a fool and you get ear holed or some high spikes. Same in football. Anyone who's played and been at the bottom of a pile knows what's happening. Just a different breed/culture these days. Off my soap box now. Back to screaming at clouds.

Totally agree. And those clouds had it coming

 

[Vawlz]

An apology was warranted in this case - not because of the F bomb but because of the slur that followed it.

Oh no, a slur!?!? In the Year of Our Lord 2025?

*clutches pearls*
*faints*

 

[barney]

Oh no, a slur!?!? In the Year of Our Lord 2025?

*clutches pearls*
*faints*

A man his age should not be talking that way to a member of an opposing team. I wouldn't want our coaches talking that way to our own players. Leaders of men need to act like it by modeling sportmanship for both players and spectators.

 

[VolsLFC]

Rucker crying about the “slur” on Twitter with several tweets. I watched will Heflin’s postgame show, he said “I don’t have a problem with it. It’s baseball, we’ve all said some things. Trust Me”

I 100% agree with Heflin. Wonder if they’ll have a back and forth on pod about it.

Don’t get me wrong, I can cuss with the best of them. I can also be pretty vulgar. I have also said the same word in my youth. I do have several gay friends, who are cool but not down with that word. Out of respect for my friends I’ve removed that word from my repertoire like many other people nowadays. I’m also not saying doing such should warrant being cancelled. Still pretty gross of him to throw that word around in 2025. Just my .02.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Don’t get me wrong, I can cuss with the best of them. I can also be pretty vulgar. I have also said the same word in my youth. I do have several gay friends, who are cool but not down with that word. Out of respect for my friends I’ve removed that word from my repertoire like many other people nowadays. I’m also not saying doing such should warrant being cancelled. Still pretty gross of him to throw that word around in 2025.

Everything was better in the early 2000’s when your life wouldn’t be ruined for making an offhand joke or saying a word.

 

[VolsLFC]

Everything was better in the early 2000’s when your life wouldn’t be ruined for making an offhand joke or saying a word.

I don’t disagree with you. Just also not something you’ll hear me go around saying, which says a lot considering what I will say. I tend to wince when I hear someone throw it around in public.

 

[Christian Lowe]

I don’t disagree with you. Just also not something you’ll hear me go around saying, which says a lot considering what I will say. I tend to wince when I hear someone throw it around in public.

I get it. I said before I still say it pretty often around friends and on the PlayStation or whatever. I’m not trying to offend anyone, one of my closest friends in HS is gay.

A comedian once said everyone is a product of their time, and he was a product of the 90’s so he’ll never let go of “retard” and that particular f word.

I agree lol

 

[barney]

I get it. I said before I still say it pretty often around friends and on the PlayStation or whatever. I’m not trying to offend anyone, one of my closest friends in HS is gay.

A comedian once said everyone is a product of their time, and he was a product of the 90’s so he’ll never let go of “retard” and that particular f word.

I agree lol

Also Tom Walters is not a 12 year old playing call of duty with his friends. He is a grown ass man in a prominent position coaching in a nationally televised sporting events. What you say in private with close friends is not necessarily what you would want to say with a big audience. Always been that way.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Also Tom Walters is not a 12 year old playing call of duty with his friends. He is a grown ass man in a prominent position coaching in a nationally televised sporting events. What you say in private with close friends is not necessarily what you would want to say with a big audience. Always been that way.

I would agree if he didn’t just say it to his assistant standing beside him quietly and happened to have the broadcast camera on him at that moment unfortunately.

 

[kptvol1]

That play was a little payback from the baseball gods for hitting 5 hard hit balls directly at Wake players in previous innings. We hit some shots at folks, then we get that Chapman gift.

Also have to say the Marin bunt was as beautiful an execution as I’ve seen in forever.

That was a perfect bunt. Whether the third baseman or the pitcher got to it, everyone was still going to be safe. It was more exciting the a line drive into outfield for me.