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#51
#51
Tony could have just decided to not take the Tennessee job to begin. You win a national championship for a program like ours, where we were going into the last series of the season every year just to see if we could qualify for the SECT, you can do whatever the hell you want to. If he really wanted to screw us he would have taken Elander with him too. A lot of y’all sound like very entitled individuals because Tony literally owed Tennessee nothing. It’s called division 1 and professional sports and it’s a business. He is a VFL because he brought this program to heights unseen. It will still be a great program because he left it in such great shape. Otherwise we still wouldn’t be getting top recruits like Elander is still getting. Life moves on. Get the f over it or go cry to your mamma about it. Go see a damn therapist if it bothers you that much.
 
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#52
#52
CTV is the GOAT in college baseball at UT ever. He built a powerhouse baseball program and brought all of the Assistants with him when he started at UT. He has every right to take all of them with him. He loves UT and Knoxville. He was at the OK and New Mexico St football games and will be at the Vandy game. When I see him again, I will shake his hand and thank him for all he’s done for TN, and tell him he’s a VFL in my book! 🍊😀😀👊👊👍👍👊😀🍊

He had a once in a lifetime opportunity to manage in MLB at a historic franchise!! It’s literally never been done in the history of the game! I’m hugely disappointed that he’s gone, but I’m happy for him and all of his Assistants! What an incredible opportunity!
 
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#53
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taylorvol said:
CTV is the GOAT in college baseball at UT ever. He built a powerhouse baseball program and brought all of the Assistants with him when he started at UT. He has every right to take all of them with him. He loves UT and Knoxville. He was at the OK and New Mexico St football games and will be at the Vandy game. When I see him again, I will shake his hand and thank him for all he’s done for TN, and tell him he’s a VFL in my book! 🍊😀😀👊👊👍👍👊😀🍊

He had a once in a lifetime opportunity to manage in MLB at a historic franchise!! It’s literally never been done in the history of the game! I’m hugely disappointed that he’s gone, but I’m happy for him and all of his Assistants! What an incredible opportunity!
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And to expound on that, he's not taking anyone. Those guys have a choice to take the opportunity he has rewarded them with in lieu of their loyalty and hard work. What is he supposed to do, deny them the opportunity out of some sense of loyalty to Tennessee over them, and say, "Well, sorry Coach ______. I know I took the opportunity of a lifetime to pursue an MLB dream, but I just can't offer you that same opportunity because some Tennessee fans might get mad."
 
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#54
#54
I love the passion for UT sports, but with passion like this it leads to some really irrational views.

This is their jobs...their careers. Maybe their career goals aren't staying in Knoxville forever; it's not personal. You need to think of in terms of a job/career, not a sports team. If your friend left for a job they said gives them more of what they are looking for, and then they recruited other coworkers they trusted to come over too....would you think anything of that? I doubt it.

Some of you all take this wayyyyy too personally. It's business and it's normal.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I love the passion for UT sports, but with passion like this it leads to some really irrational views.

This is their jobs...their careers. Maybe their career goals aren't staying in Knoxville forever; it's not personal. You need to think of in terms of a job/career, not a sports team. If your friend left for a job they said gives them more of what they are looking for, and then they recruited other coworkers they trusted to come over too....would you think anything of that? I doubt it.

Some of you all take this wayyyyy too personally. It's business and it's normal.
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💯

We have a lot of sensitive entitled brats within our fanbase that think we are owed everything. We need to just be grateful Tony even came along to put our program where it has gotten to.
 
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#56
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VolPack22 said:
Tony could have just decided to not take the Tennessee job to begin. You win a national championship for a program like ours, where we were going into the last series of the season every year just to see if we could qualify for the SECT, you can do whatever the hell you want to. If he really wanted to screw us he would have taken Elander with him too. A lot of y’all sound like very entitled individuals because Tony literally owed Tennessee nothing. It’s called division 1 and professional sports and it’s a business. He is a VFL because he brought this program to heights unseen. It will still be a great program because he left it in such great shape. Otherwise we still wouldn’t be getting top recruits like Elander is still getting. Life moves on. Get the f over it or go cry to your mamma about it. Go see a damn therapist if it bothers you that much.
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#57
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taylorvol said:
CTV is the GOAT in college baseball at UT ever. He built a powerhouse baseball program and brought all of the Assistants with him when he started at UT. He has every right to take all of them with him. He loves UT and Knoxville. He was at the OK and New Mexico St football games and will be at the Vandy game. When I see him again, I will shake his hand and thank him for all he’s done for TN, and tell him he’s a VFL in my book! 🍊😀😀👊👊👍👍👊😀🍊

He had a once in a lifetime opportunity to manage in MLB at a historic franchise!! It’s literally never been done in the history of the game! I’m hugely disappointed that he’s gone, but I’m happy for him and all of his Assistants! What an incredible opportunity!
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knoxvol52 said:
The stars would still flock to the big market teams...salary cap or not...besides wanting to get paid theses guys want to win. You really believe teams like Pittsburgh and Colorado would have a chance with a Salary Cap? No player wants to play in those cities...
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If teams like Pittsburgh and Colorado thought they had a punchers chance?? It would completely change the landscape. Likely change ownership opportunities. Who wants to buy a team if you know you can’t spend with the Dodgers?

Look at the NFL. Who wanted to play for New England or KC in the 80s?? Those teams can compete with any major market due to the cap.
 
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WaywardVol said:
If teams like Pittsburgh and Colorado thought they had a punchers chance?? It would completely change the landscape. Likely change ownership opportunities. Who wants to buy a team if you know you can’t spend with the Dodgers?

Look at the NFL. Who wanted to play for New England or KC in the 80s?? Those teams can compete with any major market due to the cap.
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Let me say it where the people in the back can hear..


THERE NEVER WILL BE A SALARY CAP IN MLB... Players Association will never sign off on it...
 
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knoxvol52 said:
I feel the same about the OWNERS, **** them.... Nobody ask those s**'s to take a pay cut in their lives ...I bet.
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Actually, some did take a pay cut when they started revenue sharing. It was good for the game. In the current cultural environment, gimme mine, i do not foresee an equitable resolution.
 
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chuckiepoo said:
Actually, some did take a pay cut when they started revenue sharing. It was good for the game. In the current cultural environment, gimme mine, i do not foresee an equitable resolution.
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Kinda rich at the moment all Vols fans are celebrating all these recruits that we BOUGHT with money. Btw the latest surge of recruits flipping is from upping the bag as you guys say to get them here. While people bitch and gripe about MLB buying players for their teams...

Maybe should put a cap on NIL money so the little guys can compete in College...cant have your cake and eat it also.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Kinda rich at the moment all Vols fans are celebrating all these recruits that we BOUGHT with money. Btw the latest surge of recruits flipping is from upping the bag as you guys say to get them here. While people bitch and gripe about MLB buying players for their teams...

Maybe should put a cap on NIL money so the little guys can compete in College...cant have your cake and eat it also.
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The thought definitely crossed my mind.
 
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#67
We got a Dugout special coming up tomorrow night: Cowboys at Lions

Other big games: Texans at Chiefs
The season grows short…
 
#71
#71
Anderson was going to retire within a year or two anyways, if anything it's better to rip the band-aid off now and get started on the next era with the pitching coach we have now (Reynolds). And by the way, even though Tony V, Frank A, and Q helped to rebuild Tennessee baseball and take it to new heights, they are by no means the only coaches in college baseball who can do that sort of thing; the people that Tony brought in as analysts like Reynolds are really, really good at their jobs too and capable of sustaining the program. Elander also hired a strength coach based on Q's personal recommendation, so for my money that means the guy is very good at his job.

TL;DR version, Tony V left the program in the best hands possible.
 
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