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

[Tnphil]

Uh no. Murray State was the 4 seed with an RPI of 87 going in. Ole Miss had a top 10 RPI and was ranked 15th in the last D1 poll. HUGE upset for them to win the Regional.

I meant Little Rock is 27-33 beating LSU right now.

 

[StarRaider]

Manny should be player of the game... but what an all hands on deck effort.... feeling good

 

[adam.vol]

when would our super start? Thursday or Friday?

I thought I heard Friday during the game tonight. Haven’t seen anything with my own eyes.

 

[Maxwell865]

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.

Makes me like him more. Love that we have a coach who’s not afraid to speak his mind.

 

[minorvol]

Not the norm. Appreciate this Vol Nation!

 

[TrueOrange]

Wake Forest is the Vanderbilt of the ACC.

Speaking of Vanderbilt, I bet Corbin kicked his gerbil when he saw the final score

I feel like they’ve actually won more or done more across their sports more recently than Vanderbilt has, haven’t they?

(Though I guess Vanderbilt also has a 2nd College World Series championship, so there’s that.)

 

[JCP201]

I'll never sleep tonight.

 

[adam.vol]

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.

I’m guessing that Tony had to watch some friends get fired this week for early exits. It has to be difficult watching people you know lose their jobs because they slumped at the worst time.

 

[StarRaider]

 

[greasemachine]

 

[vol9799]

F these announcers covering for that

I can't understand how Kyle Peterson kept talking the whole game without even taking the HPU's "home run" out of his mouth.
Peterson became nothing but a shill for blue this game.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Makes me like him more. Love that we have a coach who’s not afraid to speak his mind.

I agree. If this quote came from a coach who was mediocre and failed to back it up in the post-season, it would sound antagonistic. But when you’ve done what Tony has done and you’re as comfortable as he is in is own skin, let it fly. Sometimes our fans (myself included) need a reality check. I think Fischer basically begging for fans to show up and get loud was a dose of that as well. Take nothing for granted.

 

[StarRaider]

 

[rockytop25]

 

[Christian Lowe]

Makes me like him more. Love that we have a coach who’s not afraid to speak his mind.

I’m guessing that Tony had to watch some friends get fired this week for early exits. It has to be difficult watching people you know lose their jobs because they slumped at the worst time.

I just know our fan base. He has the keys to the city right now, but that won't last forever if you openly antagonize them, especially if you have a bad season. Basically he will get the opposite of what he's asking for the more he asks for it.

 

[tennrich1]

I thought I heard Friday during the game tonight. Haven’t seen anything with my own eyes.

I think they will release all that in the morning around 10:00 CST

 

[adam.vol]

I just know our fan base. He has the keys to the city right now, but that won't last forever if you openly antagonize them, especially if you have a bad season. Basically he will get the opposite of what he's asking for the more he asks for it.

I believe you. Hopefully Tony is our Nick Saban and it’s all calculated on keeping the program in the best mindset. Reminds me more of a Dabo Sweeney comment though.

 

[Maxwell865]

I agree. If this quote came from a coach who was mediocre and failed to back it up in the post-season, it would sound antagonistic. But when you’ve done what Tony has done and you’re as comfortable as he is in is own skin, let it fly. Sometimes our fans (myself included) need a reality check. I think Fischer basically begging for fans to show up and get loud was a dose of that as well. Take nothing for granted.

100% agree

 

[Christian Lowe]

I believe you. Hopefully Tony is our Nick Saban and it’s all calculated on keeping the program in the best mindset.

That's exactly what he's doing, and he's earned the right to do it. Every time Alabama lost a game, Saban would say "what more do you want from me? be thankful" in much more political speech.

But this isn't football, and our fans don't really get it unfortunately. Baseball is much more fickle a game, and they will have to realize that on their own.. Tony telling them will just make them think it's excuse making. I've seen enough of our football turned baseball fans retorts to Tony on twitter.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

I feel like they’ve actually won more or done more across their sports more recently than Vanderbilt has, haven’t they?

(Though I guess Vanderbilt also has a 2nd College World Series championship, so there’s that.)

I was referring to the school colors, private school, small stadium, how others in ACC view them as being little brother to NC schools, etc.

 

[Gilbert]

Arky has a history of turtling up at home in the postseason. That home crowd energy can put more pressure on them in tight games. Vols just need to play loose and let it all hang out.

 

[JCP201]

On other subjects, these umpires have really been inserting themselves in games and in Duke and our cases giving handicaps for Super regionals Clark got hit by a pitch that was almost 100 mph-- and there was a ruckus. I'd want to throw things and curse, too. And what did Peebles say that got him ejected?

 

[Christian Lowe]

On other subjects, these umpires have really been inserting themselves in games and in Duke and our cases giving handicaps for Super regionals Clark got hit by a pitch that was almost 100 mph-- and there was a ruckus. I'd want to throw things and curse, too. And what did Peebles say that got him ejected?

"shut the **** up" it looked like

 

[volfannga]

I believe this team went thru a storm this weekend and I look for it to come out smoking at Arky. These last two games lit a fire under em. Looking forward to the weekend already.

 

[kptvol1]

That's exactly what he's doing, and he's earned the right to do it. Every time Alabama lost a game, Saban would say "what more do you want from me? be thankful" in much more political speech.

But this isn't football, and our fans don't really get it unfortunately. Baseball is much more fickle a game, and they will have to realize that on their own.. Tony telling them will just make them think it's excuse making. I've seen enough of our football turned baseball fans retorts to Tony on twitter.

Baseball is hard to understand unless you’re a fan of the sport for a while. A far superior team can lose 2 of 3 to a rag-tag bunch. Heck, even the Rockies have 10 wins this season, including one over the Yankees.